Netanyahu says Hamas using rising death toll to make Israel look bad

[Ichingcarpenter]

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed criticism of spiralling Palestinian civilian fatalities in Gaza, saying Israel tries to avoid them but that Hamas seeks to use “telegenically dead Palestinians” for its cause.

Speaking to CNN on the 13th and bloodiest day yet of Operation Protective Edge, which began with airstrikes but morphed into a ground operation last Thursday, Mr Netanyahu did not directly answer when asked whether Israel is headed towards an all-out reoccupation of the Gaza Strip. Instead, he said Israel would take “whatever action is necessary” to halt Hamas rocket attacks against Israel

“I support taking whatever action is necessary to stop this insane situation,” he said. “Nobody wants to go to excessive military plans, but what is happening here is excessive.”

The premier said all Palestinian civilian casualties are unintended and regretted by the Israeli army, but accused Hamas of wanting to “pile up as many civilian dead as they can” to make Israel look bad. “They use telegenically dead Palestinians for their cause. They want the more dead, the better.”


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israelgaza-conflict-netanyahu-says-hamas-using-rising-death-toll-to-make-israel-look-bad-9617583.html

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. Simple solution, Bibi, stop killing civilians and deprive Hamas of "telegenically" dead people.

[kelliekat44]

32. There just are not words evil enough to define Bibi. nt

[liberalhistorian]

53. What else would you expect

from such a racist, hateful, warmongering piece of shit who gets off on occupying, putting the screws to, and killing Palestinians using OUR tax money to do it? And I'm sure Rachel Corrie knew all about that. Of course, I some circles her nickname is, disgustingly enough, "St. Pancake", which should give you an idea of the kind of mindset they're coming from.

[NuclearDem]

2. Stop dying, Palestinians! You're making our efforts to kill you look bad.

[enough]

3. Starting to sound insane. (nt)

[randome]

6. Sounds like someone who is under pressure and knows he is losing this battle.

Not the military battle, the other one.
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[tritsofme]

4. Hamas' strategy is to get as many Palestinians killed as possible.

Using them as human shields to further that goal.

How dare the Israelis point this out?

[Chemisse]

21. Yes, they purposely planted civilians

In the 4 hospitals that were bombed this week.

So devious of them.

[AgingAmerican]

23. Except he didn't say that

nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

37. Is it Israel's strategy to follow Hamas' stategy by killing Palestinians?

They're doing a helluva good job of it.

[alcibiades_mystery]

45. You're reaching diminishing returns on this line of bullshit

When we see with our own eyes Israeli warships shelling a beach and killing small children, with nary a "Hamas" in sight, we can only assume that the majority of the killings are the same, and this "human shields" line you've been repeating so often and so long that it's lost all meaning is exposed as the utter bullshit that it is.

[RobertEarl]

5. Isn't that special?

[randome]

7. “I support taking whatever action is necessary..."

How about giving back some land, then, asshole?
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[mike_c]

8. that is sick....

Really, really twisted and narcissistic.

[Enrique]

9. and Netanyahu is aiding and abetting Hamas's dastardly scheme n/t

[lark]

10. Poor misunderstood Israel

Forced by mean Hamas to kill children at the beach, it wasn't their fault, how could they have known children would be there?

[libodem]

11. Bush just hated that asymmetrical warfare, too

Where the POW's stuff rags so far down their own throats at Gitmo it is impossible to dislodge them even after death.

It made us look bad and really that's was all bush was concerned over. Typical conservative.

[oldandhappy]

12. Poor Benjamin!

You have finally lost me. I am not in favor of war as an answer. Bye Bye Ben.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

13. Bibi --

You're doing that pretty good on your own.

[BillZBubb]

14. Netanyahu is a war criminal.

Nothing he says will ever change that.

[Spazito]

15. The man is truly loathsome...

[Pisces]

16. Targeting hospitals is beyond inhumane!! Bibi is doing a fine job of making Isreal look bad, and

losing public sympathy.

[morningfog]

17. He is a sick and twisted man. Truly disgusting. Shame on him and Israel.

[PDJane]

18. Self-inflicted wounds, Bibi.

[peoli]

19. I cant read the article unless I pay because Ive used my 5 free pages.

[peoli]

22. Ahh, I cleared my cache.

[MohRokTah]

20. Israel really needs to dump their rightwing government.

Seriously, it's the only path to peace.

[klook]

29. This

is fundamental. I would love to see progressives take the reins in Israel. I know many Israelis want this and are working for change. I stand with them and have not given up on the goal of a progressive Israeli government.

[mikeysnot]

24. Is it ok to call this guy an

asshole? Or is that "considered" Anti-Semitic?

[Swede Atlanta]

25. The U.S. needs to let the parties sort this out....

We need to immediately suspend all military and other assistance to either side.

If they chose to kill one another off then that is their choice. It is a horrific option but that is THEIR CHOICE.

I am tired of U.S. resources, time and effort going to try to sort out a problem the two sides need to sort out for themselves. Let's let them resolve this themselves.

Israel doesn't need our financial or military assistance.

[Orrex]

26. Netanyahu implores Palestinian civilians to stop bleeding all over IDF weapons

[klook]

27. The old "human shields" line

Those sneaky Palestinians...winning by dying!

Another devious tactic is putting all those residential areas in the path of Israel's weapons. You gotta watch these tricksters!

[Capt. Obvious]

28. You know who else likes to use Palestinian human shields?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_shield#Israel

[imthevicar]

30. Do you Know How

Stupid you sound!?

[awoke_in_2003]

31. Are you addressing the OP or Netanyahu? nt

[Jack Rabbit]

34. If he refers to the OP, then, yes, he does know how silly it sounds

This is why he posted this icon:
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. . . to let you know that it wasn't the onion.

World leaders are making it easy to write satire these days. It's just like a reporter putting his by-line on a press release and turning it in as his own story.

[imthevicar]

43. Does this question really need an answer!?

Ok Genius, BEBE!

[awoke_in_2003]

46. It was unclear to me, so I thought I would politely ask...

before throwing a knee jerk response your way.

[whatchamacallit]

33. What a fucking psycho

[rateyes]

35. Bibi rode in on his horse named Likud.

Fuck 'em both.

[alsame]

36. Telegenically dead Palestinians =

children, hospital patients and the elderly.

Bibi is a neocon sociopath, same as Cheney and the PNAC crowd.

[democrank]

38. Say what? I read that a few times and it`s still BS.

Netanyahu should be tried for war crimes.

[onecaliberal]

39. Wow

The truth is making you look bad you phucking psychotic asshole.

[LiberalArkie]

40. Well, Duh

[annabanana]

41. "telegenically dead Palestinians"

As opposed to un-telegenic? What?.. No dead uggers allowed?

[Marrah_G]

42. Netanyahu is a monster

[alcibiades_mystery]

44. This is really becoming perverse...Netanyahu has no fucking shame at all

His followers, who should be putting a check on what is increasingly looking like a sociopathic operation, are arguably worse.

[2banon]

47. omg, if the story wasn't so extremely tragic, Bebe's comment would be hilarious

the irony, oh the irony.. but thanks for the post just the same..

[Baitball Blogger]

48. .

[nilesobek]

49. There's a guy who frequents the store I work at

and he's very vocally anti-Israel. I caught him drawing Hitler mustaches on all the newspapers that had Bibi's face on it. I had to 86 him from the store but I couldn't restrain the chuckles I got, especially after management declared the man, "insane."

I hope the good people of Israel can see what a catastrophe this really is. No one is going to trust them anymore.

[JI7]

50. israel needs to get rid of Netanyahu

[SummerSnow]

51. He thinks the Palestinians aren't playing fair

If there was a rising death toll in Israel, Bibi would have told it on the mountain. There are no winners in a war.

[Phlem]

52. ...

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[malaise]

54. Send that raving lunatic murderer

to the Hague

[slipslidingaway]

55. kick because ...

this is a big change for DU, I am reading this is General Discussion.