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In reply to the discussion: Gaza Police Dole Out Head-Shavings & Beatings for ‘Indecent’ Hair [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)28. I'm afraid you truly don't have a clue what you're talking about
and if and when those in gaza decide that its best not to try to kill israelis, and play nice with israel, then and only then will their lives improve.
And this is accomplished via policy that further entrenches Hamas? Exactly what are you expecting here, an armed insurrection against Hamas? Two Bushes and a Clinton expected that sort of thing in Iraq, how'd that turn out? I have explained in previous threads why it's ludicrous it is to expect the people of Gaza to side with Israel against Hamas, because, amazingly, people just don't work that way.
your answer:
I dunno.
without knowing what they believe (and their motivation) behind their actions, one can hardly find a solution...
I dunno.
without knowing what they believe (and their motivation) behind their actions, one can hardly find a solution...
Actually I was simply skirting your leading, loaded rhetorical question, to provice you with some basic information that you were studiously avoiding. That you're still avoiding. Don't worry, I don't blame you for avoiding it, if I were making your argument I'd avoid the fact that Israel's blockade hasn't seemed to stem the rockets that were the reason for the blockade, and has only further entrenched Hamas. Kinda undercuts your whole "spank the Gazans until the miserable children learn to behave!" argument.
a note: israel in 48 had one open border to the outside world...thats all a country needs, hence in answer to your comment that egypt cannot solve many of gazans problems, clearly your wrong.
It's not a matter of borders. It's a matter of isolation. Economic, diplomatic, cultural isolation. I can't tell if you're truly this ignorant or if you're just being deliberately obtuse. Neither would surprise me.
And yes i want israel out of the picture from gaza, until they learn to play nice. They had and still have an opportunity to change that, any day they want...their first step is to stop the almost daily attacks.
Ah. Ignorance it is.
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first let's get this straight Palestinians voted in Abbas as their leader not Hamas
azurnoir
Apr 2013
#11
It is a product of their culture, of their philosophy, their history, their religion.
JDPriestly
Apr 2013
#34