“No one is looking at us or the extent of this disaster or the crimes that we are experiencing in Gaza,” he said. Still holding his microphone, he slid off his flak jacket marked with the word PRESS and unstrapped his helmet.

“These protection jackets and helmets don’t protect us,” he said, flinging the equipment to the ground. “Nothing protects journalists. … We lose our lives for no reason.”

  • @[email protected]
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    -31 year ago

    It’s naive to say that kindness is going to stop violence from a group who in their founding charter call for the death of the opposing group. Hanas isn’t a good faith group and no amount of kindness will change that.

    Any solution that will be durable requires that Hanna’s is not a part of it.

    • @cogman
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      Sure, this is why the American Britain war is still waged today. It’s also why France has been relentlessly attacking England. And obviously, the British bombing of Ireland is what ended the IRA.

      Besides peace, genocide is the only way to end Hamas. And that’s what you are cheering for. Israel is creating the next generation of terrorists by terrorizing the Palestinians.

      • @[email protected]
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        -11 year ago

        Fundamentally it comes down to who is more at fault for the death of a human shield, the one who is using the human shield or the one who is attacking.

        Clearly Hamas is more at fault. If you want peace tell Hamas to surrender and return the hostages.

        • TinyPizzaOP
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          How does “clearly” go against all societal norms in your mind? You seemingly know nothing about hostage negotiation, popular culture or just being human. Wolf Blitzer is more human than you. Think on that.

          • cozz33
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            Can we refrain from calling people subhuman? It is really not a good look.

            • TinyPizzaOP
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              21 year ago

              You think being less human than wolf blitzer makes you subhuman? Tell me what do you consider Palestinian civilians to justify their treatment? How does your heart not bleed for them compassionate one?

              • cozz33
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                I think telling anybody that they know nothing about being human and saying some random person is more human than them is wrong, and given the context, frightening. The guy you said that to made two comments. Two. What did he say specifically that provoked such a response? I’d hope your heart bleeds for all innocent life lost. Palestine elected a group to lead them that specifically calls for the eradication of Jews, of course there’s going to be civilian deaths.

                • TinyPizzaOP
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                  lol, sure you do. /s

                  He justified killing human shields, which is incontrovertibly incorrect.

                  You dont like it? Take it up with Obama: “Nobody’s hands are clean’: Obama urges reflection amid Israel-Hamas conflict”

                  How do you feel about killing hostages or human shields? Because I may also be questioning your humanity shortly based on that answer. If you think that response is worse than the stakes of whats being discussed I would say that’s very telling.

                  Unironically, thanks Obama.