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Orrex

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93. Right, right.

Sat May 17, 2025, 05:21 PM

May 2025

The IDF's figures are unimpeachable truth, while Palestinian figures must be discarded entirely because Bibi might not have murdered quite as many thousands of children as the initial counts suggest.

I don't laugh of the IDF's claims; they're no doubt as reliable as our own country's claims regarding the dead women and children in Fallujah, for instance.

I find it interesting that so many can utterly dismiss the mass murder of Palestinian civilians. Are those people as quick to dismiss the unjustifiable slaughter of 1,200 innocent Israelis on October 7?

Why must we consider Palestinian lives disposable, while Israeli lives must be avenged 50 times over?

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Geeeeebz! electric_blue68 May 2025 #1

UN Human Rights Chief: "tantamount to ethnic cleansing" muriel_volestrangler May 2025 #2

A fucking hyporite. Beastly Boy May 2025 #7

Didn't Israel Eko May 2025 #38

No. No it didn't. Beastly Boy May 2025 #47

Here is some info from Israeli Newspapers IbogaProject May 2025 #55

Does any of your sources contradich what I posted? Beastly Boy May 2025 #58

Seems like they did. Eko May 2025 #96

Do you ever read articles beyond headlines? I do. Most of the time. Beastly Boy May 2025 #97

Ya I read the whole thing. Eko May 2025 #104

I congrtulate you on reading the whole thing. Beastly Boy May 2025 #125

So, Eko May 2025 #105

I have full confidence in you to find the fallacy imbedded in this question. Beastly Boy May 2025 #126

Ah, well, why dont you? Eko May 2025 #127

You mean the UN agency UNRWA - the lifeline for Palestinians - that Israel destroyed? AloeVera May 2025 #103

Must be a different UNRWA. Beastly Boy May 2025 #118

Yes, your UNRWA is a fantasy. AloeVera May 2025 #120

Yes, an independently confirmed fantasy widely covered in the media as if it were fact-based. Their mistale. Beastly Boy May 2025 #123

Here you go. AloeVera May 2025 #144

Thank you. Very helpful indeed. Something that you previously called a fantasy being confirmed as fact Beastly Boy May 2025 #146

Yup, your UNRWA is a fantasy. Eko May 2025 #156

Disgusting claudette May 2025 #3

Ain't that the truth? The influence of AIPAC and the other pro-Israeli lobbyists, as well as our historically.... FadedMullet May 2025 #4

👍 claudette May 2025 #5

It looks like Trump is giving it a serious rethink. Beastly Boy May 2025 #9

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More blah blah blah claudette May 2025 #33

Hezbollah is the reason Israel needs US military aid to defend itself. Beastly Boy May 2025 #48

I don't get the part where Israel is defending itself by killing women and children. Permanut May 2025 #79

Do you get the part where Israel is defending itself against Hamas, the Houhtis, Islamic Jihad, Iran, and Syria? Beastly Boy May 2025 #83

I Missed The Part About Blocking Food and Supplies to Women and Children in Mass Starvation DrFunkenstein May 2025 #115

My question was about what you did get, not what you missed. Beastly Boy May 2025 #130

Egypt shares a border with Gaza cabotnn22 May 2025 #158

Great question, MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #161

I've had distain for Netanyahoo for decades...but don't forget Israel's been... electric_blue68 May 2025 #60

You're right. I should not have said Jews. I'm usually more careful in distinguishing between Israel's rabid right.... FadedMullet May 2025 #74

It is warfare. In self defense. Beastly Boy May 2025 #8

Why not drop in military personnel instead to raid the hospitals? cstanleytech May 2025 #95

Drop them in where? Beastly Boy May 2025 #98

Well there are other options than dropping them. cstanleytech May 2025 #112

The questions remain: send them in where? Beastly Boy May 2025 #129

Well a good place to send them might be where they hit with the missiles perhaps?? cstanleytech May 2025 #132

The same targets they are hitting now except doing so not with a single strike but Beastly Boy May 2025 #136

Your last question is not really a good one since most of us don't know and that's why I'm asking my question. cstanleytech May 2025 #137

Well, your observation is exactly the reason my question is a good one. Beastly Boy May 2025 #139

I'm not proposing it. I'm simply wondering why they choose air strikes rather than ground troops. cstanleytech May 2025 #141

Your wondering contains a proposition for a ground assault. Beastly Boy May 2025 #143

Ahhh. Okay. Thanks for explaining your thoughts on why 🙂 cstanleytech May 2025 #148

And, drum roll, supplying the weapons. twodogsbarking May 2025 #14

Hamas needs to return the hostages. Mossfern May 2025 #15

Israel is destroying Gaza and committing BuddhaGirl May 2025 #17

So..... Mossfern May 2025 #18

Ummm... electric_blue68 May 2025 #68

It's UNRWA Beastly Boy May 2025 #80

Thanks for posting this, I was napping Mossfern May 2025 #94

They wanted to but Netanyahu broke the ceasefire. AloeVera May 2025 #30

I could agree with what you are saying Mossfern May 2025 #31

Do we need a solution to the whole issue before we can agree that this slaughter of civilians is wrong? AloeVera May 2025 #35

No. We need to free the hostages. Beastly Boy May 2025 #51

Bullshit. No one was stoping them from returning the hostages. Ever. Beastly Boy May 2025 #49

Israel won't stop committing war crimes until the enemy capitulates? AloeVera May 2025 #140

Huh? Do you even hear what YOU are admitting to? Beastly Boy May 2025 #142

Willfully missing the point and putting words in my mouth to demonize me. Again. AloeVera May 2025 #145

The abhorrent premise behind your point makes it immaterial. Beastly Boy May 2025 #147

A lesson in the art of.... AloeVera May 2025 #152

"The Holy Land" Skittles May 2025 #6

YES, and the religious right (MAGA rethugs) want this same shit bluestarone May 2025 #106

Genocide in plain sight, Bayard May 2025 #10

No need. The absurdity of the same old tired talking points is self-evident. Beastly Boy May 2025 #11

Back at'cha! Bayard May 2025 #62

If I had all the time in the world, I am sure I could have come up with a weaker response. Beastly Boy May 2025 #69

I'm going to tell Mom! Bayard May 2025 #73

Tired talking points and deflections fail to stop the slaughter. PufPuf23 May 2025 #78

Religion nowforever May 2025 #12

I'm all in. twodogsbarking May 2025 #13

You are so correct ! kimbutgar May 2025 #28

I'm sure that this is all Hamas' fault, and they can end it whenever they want Orrex May 2025 #16

I don't know of any Bibi apologists here Mossfern May 2025 #19

Maybe you can explain how murdering tens of thousands of civilians will free the hostages Orrex May 2025 #21

I didn't say that I agree with the bombings -don't put words into my mouth Mossfern May 2025 #24

What has HAMAs offered? MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #29

Yes, Palestinians should just stay in their "borders". AloeVera May 2025 #70

Maybe you can explain how taking and holding the hostages will end civilian deaths. Beastly Boy May 2025 #52

If one supports current Israeli activities in Gaza or the West Bank, one is a PufPuf23 May 2025 #81

Are you saying that there are Bibi apologists here? MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #20

I asked that question here not too long ago Mossfern May 2025 #25

Yeah, I remember that thread, MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #26

Obviously, any link to an apologist would get alerted on for calling them out muriel_volestrangler May 2025 #34

I myself would never alert on such a post, although I do understand that it could be considered a call out, MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #36

You've got the cause and effect exactly reversed. Beastly Boy May 2025 #56

Not really, you don't have to call out any DU poster, just point to the thread you think it happened in.. EX500rider May 2025 #63

No need to point to threads, beyond those with "Gaza" in the title muriel_volestrangler May 2025 #85

I see, so there are none? EX500rider May 2025 #88

No, you don't see. muriel_volestrangler May 2025 #89

Yep. They will have to live with the stink of genocide they supported. Hassin Bin Sober May 2025 #110

Hold on. You just said there aren't any DUers who have ever done that? Violet_Crumble May 2025 #157

You're asking me to call out DUers by name in violation of the TOS Orrex May 2025 #39

I'm just as horrified by the carnage on both sides, MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #41

But that's just nonsense Orrex May 2025 #43

Israel already had 10s of thousands of prisoners it held in prison w/o charges questionseverything May 2025 #108

And don't you pretend that HAMAs invaded Israel, torturing, maiming, raping, murdering, kidnapping MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #111

But you see those people aren't "hostages". AloeVera May 2025 #113

You will be hard pressed to find any DUers arguing in favor of the way the Netanyahu's government conducts the war Beastly Boy May 2025 #61

Oh my God, I am so relieved! AloeVera May 2025 #107

I am very happy for you. I hope you enjoyed it. Beastly Boy May 2025 #128

I do enjoy it. You do provide endless entertainment. AloeVera May 2025 #133

Of course you are not sure what I mean. You never were. Beastly Boy May 2025 #138

Careful... Hieronymus Phact May 2025 #22

LOL. MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #23

Let's talk numbers. Orrex May 2025 #40

"How many Palestinian civilians has Israel killed?" EX500rider May 2025 #64

Isn't part of the problem that some of the IDF has done rogue things.. electric_blue68 May 2025 #71

Right, right. Orrex May 2025 #93

People's lives aren't numbers Hieronymus Phact May 2025 #66

But slaughter of innocents is always wrong, right? AloeVera May 2025 #84

I never implied otherwise Hieronymus Phact May 2025 #102

The only people who ever make that "people aren't numbers" argument Orrex May 2025 #90

You never answered Hieronymus Phact May 2025 #109

I'm betting that you aren't really that naive. Orrex May 2025 #117

I told you: not playing your numbers games Hieronymus Phact May 2025 #131

It's not a numbers game, and your question is pointless Orrex May 2025 #149

After all that it's really all about you Hieronymus Phact May 2025 #160

That's a preposterous comparison. Beastly Boy May 2025 #67

While our illustrious press is concerned about Biden, the international news JohnSJ May 2025 #27

That would be good news indeed if Netanyahu hadn't already said: AloeVera May 2025 #37

Releasing the hostages and/or their remains couldn't hurt. Frasier Balzov May 2025 #42

Right. But all along, that's been the claim. Orrex May 2025 #44

If shaming Israel's cruelty is Hamas's objective Frasier Balzov May 2025 #50

That's a lot of words to say "Palestinian children deserve to die en masse" Orrex May 2025 #54

Islam asks us. Frasier Balzov May 2025 #57

All religious justifications are bullshit, no exceptions. Orrex May 2025 #59

I wish they would. AloeVera May 2025 #45

What will stop this war . . . Richard D May 2025 #46

In other words, it will never stop. Or until Palestinians are caged up in a dark hell-hole in Libya. AloeVera May 2025 #150

Perhaps, perhaps not Richard D May 2025 #159

Call me suspicious, but methinks your quote is fake. Beastly Boy May 2025 #72

No. There isn't. N/T AloeVera May 2025 #92

Seriously? Beastly Boy May 2025 #99

She's being quite transparent in defending HAMAs and vilifying Israel. MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #134

Well, well, well, lookee here... AloeVera May 2025 #153

Congrartulations! You found a BBC reporter who editorialized the hell out of what Netanyahu said. Beastly Boy May 2025 #155

"Operation Gideon's Chariots" LudwigPastorius May 2025 #53

Yes, indeed. Netanyahu doesn't have to "trust in God's power" because he has 1000 pound bombs and fighter jets. FadedMullet May 2025 #75

With 2000 pound bombs, who even needs God anymore? AloeVera May 2025 #77

The odd thing is that in the early Bible, the only people with chariots are the baddies muriel_volestrangler May 2025 #87

I don't follow Israel/Palestinians/Arabs issues That closely but I have been off & on for decades. This comment from... electric_blue68 May 2025 #65

That's not what he said. I noted it earlier. Beastly Boy May 2025 #76

"Making sure this never happens again is THE goal." LudwigPastorius May 2025 #119

You may be confusing cause and effect. Beastly Boy May 2025 #135

Yes, well the Israelis have only been trying it that way for over half a century. LudwigPastorius May 2025 #151

Trying what? The Israelis have been trying many thubgs for over half a century. Beastly Boy May 2025 #154

The hostages and Oct 7 provided the pretext to achieve hidden goals. AloeVera May 2025 #82

Yeah, blame the victims. Beastly Boy May 2025 #86

Lol. I've been wondering the same about your side! AloeVera May 2025 #91

Just to bring a glaring oxymoron in your statement to your attention: Beastly Boy May 2025 #100

You misread or something. AloeVera May 2025 #101

Or something. Beastly Boy May 2025 #114

I faulted the hostages? AloeVera May 2025 #116

Ummm... yeah! Beastly Boy May 2025 #121

I'm sorry about your reading comprehension. AloeVera May 2025 #122

I am almost tempted to apologize. Beastly Boy May 2025 #124