Conflicts killed 108 Palestinians, three Israelis, UN says

CharlesJan 30th, 2008 - 18:12:16

You'd think by now that arabs would be ready to take the great 'risk' of peace.

If they didn't like it they could always revert to war at any time.

hey - give peace a chance!

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IranianJan 30th, 2008 - 21:14:40

L'Chaim Charles. Your mates made it quite good this time compare to what they managed during the 33 days war in Lebanon.

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CharlesJan 30th, 2008 - 22:44:26

Iranian,

I can't figure out if you relish the civilian suffering, or if you want peace. Which is it?

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arthurdeccoJan 30th, 2008 - 22:58:23

You'd think by now that Israelis would be ready to take the great 'risk' of peace.

If they didn't like it they could always revert to war at any time.

hey - give peace a chance!

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CharlesJan 31st, 2008 - 15:27:24

@Arthur

That's cute but kind of obtuse.

Are you denying that Israel pulled out of Gaza a couple of years ago? That was a risk. By pulling out they left all of Gaza open to inflitration by extremists who could then launch attacks into Israel from highly populated areas. They decided to take the chance and hope the Gazans would have others things to do in addition to waging war. There is more to life than war.

Unfortunately, rather than rebuild Gaza, they elected Hamas to parliament, who then went on to stage a violent coup against their own government, and then attack Israel.

Just imagine if the ME countries who cry such deep pools of crocodile tears for the Palestinians took a teeny weeny fraction of wealth they get for free by letting companies pump oil from underneath their territory, and invested that money into Gaza!!! Just imagine! Why Gaza would be a boom town. It would be the Singapore of the Middle East and a beacon of hope.

This whole 'shoot at Israeli civilians then whine when they shoot back' is getting old. It obviously still works as a propaganda tool with some elements of population, but not nearly as many as they think.

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IranianJan 31st, 2008 - 21:32:00

Charles the Maccabis, a zealots, and downright Likudniks. Tell us the truth,
which one is more fun for you; the celebrating Hannuka and the exploits of the Maccabis or Fourth of July?

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CharlesJan 31st, 2008 - 21:39:33

I'm more of a christmas/4th of july type.

Nice try though. I'm impressed.

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arthurdeccoFeb 1st, 2008 - 00:13:32

Well over 150 Palestinians have been murdered by the IDF since the beginning of January. 3 Israelis have died. Do the math, Charles.

I have to admit to being amazed that there are still those, like you, totally convinced by the delusions and myths manufactured, distributed and promoted by people who do not have your best interests at heart.

In an earlier post somewhere else, I described the dilemma faced by those who post like you do...'Poor, credulous, neo conned fools still licking the hand that slaps them.'

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CharlesFeb 1st, 2008 - 14:30:34

Arthur - I'm going to call you on this nonsense.

Please provide some proof that the IDF 'murdered' these people. This is a perfect example and reveals your lack of judgement and objectivity that leads you to draw fallacious - or deliberately malicious, conclusions.

The vast majority of all the reported deaths are disclosed as 'militants'. It could well be that some percentage of those killed were civilians. That is tragic. But it cannot be concluded that they were murdered. No one has even suggested that. If anything, the cynical militants who use civilian areas as launch pads for attacks are to blame. They know exactly what they are doing. They know well in advance that the IDF will try to promptly retaliate to neutralize the threat. They want and expect civilian casualties and then try to use the casualties as propaganda points. This has been documented many times - even on video. There is no doubt.

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