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Over 100 Israelis have died and more than 900 were injured after rockets were fired from Gaza by Hamas militants, Israeli officials said Saturday.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said 198 were killed in Gaza and at least 1,610 were injured Saturday in retaliatory attacks from Israel.

"We are at war. We will win," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday.

The Israeli Defense Forces earlier declared "a state of alert for war," according to a statement issued by the IDF.

"Over the past hour, the Hamas terrorist organization launched massive barrages of rockets from Gaza into Israel, and its terrorist operatives have infiltrated into Israel in a number of different locations in the south," the IDF said early Saturday.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

ANC bombed civilians and their attacks were celebrated by many. The IRA did, and were celebrated by many. ETA did, and were celebrated by many. It is common, and suggesting it's unique to Palestinians is pure racism.

EDIT: Ah, looked at one of your other comments that were equally awful. Block incoming.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think you know the difference between collateral damage and massacre. Or maybe you know that, just pretend to be a moron. I can accept your pretense, but not your point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you suggesting it is not true that the groups he mentioned intentionally targeted civilians?

Perhaps you're not old enough to remember the ANC bombing campaign against Wimpy restaurants, mainly timed to go off during lunchtime to maximise damage.

The Church Street bombing it's reasonable to argue collateral damage for, but a burger chain doesn't strike me as a legitimate military or government target you can play the "collateral damage" game with.

Maybe it was just ignorance of history that made you single out Palestinians.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

OK. I don't think IRA and ANC had that nasty habit of raping their victims and parading their mutilated bodies, or lynching them, and in general these were not genocidal in ideology while Hamas is. Is that sufficiently clear for you to comprehend?

FFS, I'm Armenian and I could give Israel another try at existing after turning it into radioactive ash, but defending these animals is just vile.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

And now you're making an entirely different point and evading addressing the gross generalization you made where you blamed not just Hamas but all Palestinians for the crimes of some and implied they were uniquely bad. At this point I agree with the other person who blocked you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

where you blamed not just Hamas but all Palestinians

No, I was only talking about Hamas at every point in this thread.

At this point I agree with the other person who blocked you.

Because you have no other weapon in this conversation.