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Originally Posted by Xazy
We also have to look at the complete Israel picture, you have Hamas firing daily from Gaza, you have Hezballah in the North and Iran building nukes. It is time now for security and making a very loud statement. .
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Can you provide a source saying that Iran is building nukes? I have often heard this but have not been able to find any reliable sources. All that I have found is that they are enriching uranium, but that is allowed for domestic use of creating energy. Thanks in advance.
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Originally Posted by Slims
Israel has already tried the carrot, and now, unfortunately for the Palestinians, they are trying the stick. I don't agree with the scope of their attacks; however, I feel they are taking extraordinary measures to hit military targets. Unfortunately those targets are deliberately placed in population centers and it is an absolute miracle so few women and children have been killed in the attacks. Last I heard, there were about 300 dead, and only about 60 women and children.
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I'm not sure what your sources are, but I just read a WashingtonPost article that quoted the Israeli Military spokeswoman saying that anything affiliated with Hamas (which is the current government of Palestine) is a legitimate target. This includes mosques, and even Universities.
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Originally Posted by Dc_Dux
And perhaps there would have been fewer Palestinian civilian casualties if Hamas had not used them as human shields (a human rights violation) by placing rocket launchers in civilian neighborhoods and military command posts next to hospitals and mosques.
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See above, the mosques were intentionally targeted (according to an Israeli spokeswoman. I hope that you accept this information.
My take in the situation is that the Palestinians in Gaza either need to get rid of Hamas, or Hamas has to accept the right of Israel to exist. This needs to be accompanied with a total cessation of rocket fire into Israel.
Israel needs to allow medical access to Gaza (instead of ramming humanitarian boats trying to reach Gaza). Finally Israel needs to stop targeting civilian buildings where there is no military presence.
There is more that both sides need to do, however I think this is the minimum platform to get these two parties at the table to talk.