"The tax money that we pay, to think that it is used that way is a great shame," said Ali Shaath, 25.
Shaath immigrated to Philadelphia from Gaza six years ago to run a flooring business. The events of the past week have made it difficult to be away, he said. "I have family. I wish I could be there," Shaath said.
Or the last one?
Bert Strieb, 70, a semiretired professor at La Salle University, said America needed to exert some financial muscle over Israel. "As long as Israel has the United States' backing, they have no reason to back down," he said.
IMO, Hamas blew it. Israel has every right to defend herself.
No, the people who left comments about the story.
Comments
Posted by hawk 06:29 AM, 01/04/2009
Israel has every right to defend itself. I fully support what they are doing. Hamas is another Arab terrorist organization that needs to be put down like a rabid dog
Posted by calvin14 06:35 AM, 01/04/2009
just out of curiosity - where are all these protesters when the savages suicide-bomb a pizza joint in Israel?
Those comments are not what I was referring to...I believe the comments section scrolls a little funny...At the time I saw the comments I mentioned, they might have become buried or removed by the website...
The Hamas Palestinians are reaping what they’ve sewn for years of stupid moves on their part...
Granted, I believe the Israeli govt. has done a lot to irritate the situation as well...The everyday Israeli and Palestinians are not as contentious as one would be led to believe, but during times like this, those very people do tend to give each other some space to work things out, till the time comes that the forces arrayed against each other get the kinks out and settle down...
The common knowledge is that this is never, ever going to get ironed out completely...No matter how sweet the deal is...
BTW, if you are wondering how I came up with my conclusion, I happen to work directly with a hodgepodge of individuals whose opinion I hold in high regard...And when we get to talking, you’d think I would be the one getting beat up...nahhh...
That group (all over here on work visas) is comprised of an Israeli, a Palestinian Christian, Iranian, and a couple of Indians (one a Sihk, and the other a Hindu)
You can imagine what my Monday morning os going to be like...