From: malgosia askanas (email suppressed)
Date: Sat Jan 10 2009 - 12:24:35 PST
Shelly Silver wrote:
>800 palestinians dead
>14 israelis dead
We truly live in a new world - where wars are required to be waged in such a way as to make sure one's own casualties are comparable to those of the enemy. Well, I propose that if Hamas doesn't like these figures, they should agree to a real cease-fire, recognize Israel's right to exist, and stop terrorrizing the Israeli population. This would be a very hope-inspiring first step towards an acual peace-process.
And if the Red Cross is "shocked" at civilian casualties, they should carefully examine Hamas' own treatment of Palestinian civilians - such as Hamas' practice of using homes and schools for warehousing of weapons and launching of missiles, or their practice of using civilians as living shields.
-m
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