Posted on 08/25/2011 12:39:29 PM PDT by Tzfat
Renewed Gaza rocket fire at Israel injured an Israeli toddler on Wednesday night, according to the IDF Spokesperson’s Twitter feed. The child is the latest to suffer injuries in Israel from rocket fire since an escalation in attacks began last week. As of early Thursday morning Israel time (August 25), the IDF said 17 rockets had been fired since the beginning of the evening. The rocket assault began again after a shaky ceasefire had seemed to take hold, following the escalation that saw more than 140 rockets fired at Israel in a little more than a weekend.
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Is it just me, or does anybody else find it disturbing and hypocritical that Israeli civilians live under the constant threat of death from suicide bombers and rocket attacks, many of whom die horrific deaths, but there is no public outcry against such vile barbarity?
Yet, if this would have been an Arab/Muslim toddler in Gaza, it would be all over the news channels, in every newspaper and harped on for weeks and months.
Public outcry from where? Many in the Israeli public are outraged, but they are outnumbered by the centrists and leftists that seek a “peace” with the “Palestinians.” Even Netanyahu has talked about giving up land for peace.
Naw, I’m talking about the rest of world.
An injury suffered by ANYONE as collateral damage by any AMERICAN action is instantly condemned by the entire world.
OY...I meant to type ISRAELI. What the hell? The reaction is the same in both instances.
Civilians die by the hundreds in Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Libya, Iran and I’m still listening for the howls of outrage.
I bet it will be a long wait.
Oh, in that case, it's because the victims are Jewish. Just like it isn't really reported here in America when a synagogue is defaced (which happens dozens of times a year I think), but if a mosque were to be defaced, it would probably be news for days.
“I bet it will be a long wait.”
Agreed. Let me put it in perspective for you: I expect you will have to wait until the stars burn-out (approximately 15 billion years).
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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I hear you. Did you ever notice how the f’ing MSM always puts it: Palestinians are killed by Israelis and Israelis are killed by ‘’rockets’’.?
Israel should just WIPE OUT the ENTIRE Gaza strip. They are a seething mass of hateful, psychotic murderers. The only reason they are in Gaza is because their Arab “brothers” rejected them.
The Palestinians HAVE a state - its Jordan and the damn Jordanians hould be forced to take them, and the Saudis should be using their perodollars to feed them intead of bankrolling Wahhibist clerics and Wahhabist Mosques and Madrassehs all over the world.
Excellent observation on your part. But, no. Never really thought about it like that. Probably because I am typically so damned PO’d about the MSM’s B.S., arrogance and double standards that I can’t see straight.
Thanks for that. Much appreciated.
You’re welcome Ernie.
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