The first Israeli child was killed today

[malaise]

I condemn that too.

[Niceguy1]

1. actually it is #4

The first three is what started this war...

[cherokeeprogressive]

4. You mean the first three that were/weren't/were killed by Hamas? n/t

[VanGoghRocks]

5. Well, there were 2 unarmed Palestinian teens killed at an IDF checkpoint in May. But

since the lives of Palestinian children don't count, they could hardly be 'what started this war'.

[regnaD kciN]

11. One of those three "children" was a 19-year-old in the IDF...

...but, still, I agree -- I mourn every life lost in this obscene conflict, on either side.

[msongs]

2. does that include from cases of local domestic violence? nt

[brer cat]

3. I'm sure we all do, malaise.

It is horrid when children are the casualties of war.

[Bettie]

6. I condemn it as well

But there will be those who believe that this one death erases all the deaths of Palestinian children.

And those who believe this one matters far more than any number of Palestinian children or adults.

As a mother who has lost a child, it doesn't matter who you are, losing your child is a pain you never recover from.

I feel for all of the mothers and fathers who have lost their children in this conflict...in all conflicts.

And I wish we could find a way to stop the killing and stop being horrible to other humans.

But this month, that seems an awfully long way away.

[malaise]

8. I am not one of them

[Bettie]

16. I know, that's why

I'm always happy to see your name in these threads.

I just wish neither of us had to post in them, I wish the violence could stop.

I wish the occupation would end.

[oberliner]

7. Very sad

That so many children have died over the years due to wars is just heartbreaking.

[TRoN33]

9. I condemned that too.

This is all fault being shouldered on Netanyahu and Hamas. They didn't done great jobs for protect their own children from their own wars.

Peace now or regret later.

[roguevalley]

10. god bless the beasts and children. so sad

[MFM008]

12. agree

100 Percent

[cer7711]

13. Of Course!

Good grief; who wouldn't mourn the tragic, violent death of a child caught up in the murderous power games of adults?

No one but a sociopathic terrorist, a psychopathic anti-Semite or a mentally-ill hate-monger--but I repeat myself.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. That's Israel's fault for provoking Hamas...

Or is that the other way around?

[spanone]

15. k&r...

[jwirr]

17. Exactly - no child should die for the idiocy of adults.