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My Mom use to say to me..."When you point a finger at someone 3 fingers are pointing back at YOU!"Israel Must Cease Hostilities and Bring the Hostages Home
As prime minister, I refused a deal that would have led to the release of the captive soldier Gilad Shalit. Today, I say release all Hamas prisoners and end the fighting to bring home all hostages, soldiers and the bodies of those held by Hamas for years
It's escalated to the point of Israel justifiably being accused of genocide.
More than 9 million Germans died as a result of deliberate Allied starvation and expulsion policies after World War II―one quarter of the country was annexed, and about 15 million people expelled in the largest act of ethnic cleansing the world has ever known.
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The major difference today vs 1945 is the 24 hour news and cell phones!
PLUS... what would you do? HAMAS took over Gaza in 2007! What did they do in those 16 years?
This article explores the road from Hamas’ 2007 takeover of Gaza to the October 2023 massacre.
The Road to October 7: Hamas’ Long Game, Clarified – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
Abstract: When Hamas took over the Gaza Strip by force of arms in 2007, it faced an ideological crisis. It could focus on governing Gaza and addressing the needs of the Palestinian people, or it could use the Gaza Strip as a springboard from which to attack Israel. Even then, Hamas understood...
ctc.westpoint.edu
Hamas and Israel: a history of confrontation
May 14, 20219:55 AM CDTUpdated 3 years ago
1987 - Hamas is created at the start of the first Palestinian Intifada, or uprising, against Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Two years later, Hamas carries out its first attacks on Israeli military targets, including the kidnap and murder of two Israeli soldiers.
1993 - After years of violence, the first Oslo Accord, aimed at establishing peace between Israel and the Palestinians, is signed. Hamas opposes the peace process, and seeks to derail it with bus bombings and gun attacks in Israel.
2001-02 - Hamas carries out a series of suicide bombings in Israel, including killing 21 Israelis outside a Tel Aviv disco in June 2001, and 30 Jewish celebrants at a Passover seder dinner in Netanya in March 2022
Aug. 15, 2005 - Israeli forces start a unilateral withdrawal from Gaza, captured from Egypt in the 1967 Middle East war, abandoning settlements and leaving the densely populated enclave under the control of the Palestinian Authority.
June 25, 2006 - Hamas militants capture Israeli conscript Gilad Shalit in a cross-border raid, prompting Israeli air strikes and incursions. Shalit is finally freed over five years later in a prisoner exchange
Dec 27, 2008 - Israel launches a 22-day military offensive in Gaza after Palestinians fire rockets at the southern Israeli town of Sderot. About 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis are reported killed before a ceasefire is agreed.
ay 19 - Israel says around 4,000 rockets have been launched at it from Gaza, most intercepted by missile defences and some 600 falling within the enclave.
So your statement "understandable accused of genocide"... is just truly uninformed about REALITY!
PLUS... what do you say about this FACT?
Hamas, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007, said two years before the current conflict erupted that it had installed a network of more than 500 kilometers (310 miles) of tunnels - roughly equivalent to half the length of the New York subway system.6 days.
Inside the tunnels of Gaza
A visual explainer of Hamas' network of tunnels beneath Gaza
www.reuters.com
A decade ago, Israeli authorities discovered a tunnel from Gaza into Israel 1.5 miles long and 66 feet underground. They estimated that it had cost some $10 million and required 800 tons of concrete.
So Hamas cost to build 310 miles at $10 million per 1.5 miles or over $6.6 million/mile $2,066,666,667!
If this $2 billion had been spent helping the 2 million Gaza's population that would have been over $1,000/person!
