Your basing your new stance on Operation Protective Edge? Where it was triggered by the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli boys by Palestinians? With the subsequent findings by the IDF that there was a planned massive attack from the tunnels by Hamas for September?
so that you may be informed and not look foolish (your talking points), it would be best to read this entire article by Forward (and others).
propaganda is used by all nations - including Israel.
How Politics and Lies Triggered an Unintended War in Gaza
Kidnap, Crackdown, Mutual Missteps and a Hail of Rockets
...Nor was that the only fib. It was clear from the beginning that the kidnappers weren’t acting on orders from Hamas leadership in Gaza or Damascus. Hamas’ Hebron branch — more a crime family than a clandestine organization — had a history of acting without the leaders’ knowledge, sometimes against their interests. Yet Netanyahu repeatedly insisted Hamas was responsible for the crime and would pay for it.
http://forward.com/articles/201764/how-politics-and-lies-triggered-an-unintended-war/?p=all
The same Hamas that hid their weapons in civilian areas, and wouldn't let the civilians leave when the IAF would give fair warning that they would level a certain building? ETC.
um...that 'official story' has also been revealed as a lie. no evidence has ever been produced by anyone, including the IDF.
6. Israel contends that Hamas forcibly puts Palestinian civilians in the line of fire, specifically by keeping them in buildings from which Hamas fighters operate. Although this has never once been supported with conclusive evidence, the Israeli government touts it as the primary reason for the high civilian death toll.
Controversial Israeli military strategies in Gaza
Controversial, illegal, and documented: Israeli military strategies in Gaza – Mondoweiss
again, for your further learning i suggest you
read the entire report, and do follow up.
speaking of schools:
Gaza crisis: a closer look at Israeli strikes on UNRWA schools
Gaza crisis: a closer look at Israeli strikes on UNRWA schools | World news | The Guardian
Israel-Gaza conflict: Ban ki-Moon declares Israeli attack on UN school ‘a criminal act’ -
Israel was informed of the locations 17 times, then bombed anyway.
Israel-Gaza conflict: Ban ki-Moon declares Israeli attack on UN school ‘a criminal act’ - Middle East - World - The Independent
I find your reason for your change quite surprisingly abrupt, almost as if you were either injected with some kind of anti Zionist hate serum (HA), or you were feigning innocency from the start back in May. You don't have a twin sister named Zone do you?
no "change". i don't know what you are suggesting - this is an international issue. i assume you are an American, and wonder what would the population's demand be if New York invaded and took over Vermont....created a concentration camp and placed all American Indians in it...then proceeded to do all the things listed here:
Controversial Israeli military strategies in Gaza
Controversial, illegal, and documented: Israeli military strategies in Gaza – Mondoweiss
outrage? apathy? or would you say the Indians deserved it, especially if they began to resist by throwing rocks into New York?
as i simply stated the reason for this thread was outrage and revulsion over Israeli's most recent crimes against humanity (committed with impunity (55 days), protected by the United States of America - which is culpable due to misunderstanding and repeating one single verse in Genesis); combined with sadness and disappointment at ppl like yourself who appear regardless of endless evidence, to have
not a shred of empathy for civilians tormented by an occupying, apartheid and apparently sadistic nation.
as for the rest of this part, it's incoherent.
perhaps after you are up to speed on what really happened we could discuss it further.
you do realize they are trapped there, don't you?
Israeli naval ship bombs Palestinian children on Gaza beach, killing four
Israeli naval ship bombs Palestinian children on Gaza beach, killing four - Telegraph
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Israeli strike kills four Palestinian children playing soccer on Gaza Beach[/h]http://mondoweiss.net/2014/07/israeli-palestinian-children
we now know, the children were targeted - bombed as they fled for their lives. the beach was otherwise empty.
Harrowing images capture Palestinian boys fleeing beach moments before they were killed by Israeli shell
The bombing took place in front of dozens of international journalists who were in a nearby hotel.
Many rushed to help two boys who were also injured in the attack.
this is the father of the boys (an ordinary man):
The Israeli military said the reported civilian casualties were unintended and "tragic" and it was investigating what happened.
"Based on preliminary results,
the target of this strike (on the beach) was Hamas terrorist operatives," it said in a statement.
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel's armed forces
try to avoid civilian casualties but that militant rocket crews put noncombatants at risk by operating in crowded residential areas [the beach was empty, four boys clearly seen by hundreds, just playing soccer]
thank you for your post. being informed by actual facts would be helpful