Israel Warns Gazans Will Be Shot if They Come Close to Border Fence »
Posted By dissent 5 months, 2 weeks ago in NewsIsraeli aircrafts dropped exploding boxes full of leaflets across the Gaza Strip today, littering the tiny enclave with threats to shoot any Gazans who come within 300 meters of the border fence. The exploding boxes themselves caused a casualty, injuring a 12 year old in eastern Gaza City. The boxes also damaged several homes across the area.
The Israeli military has shot multiple Gaza civilians since the end of its invasion of the strip, including several farmers whose fields were close to the border. The warning is raising concern that civilians will be in greater danger in upcoming days.
In the densely populated strip, many residents live less than 300 meters from the border fence.
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we live in a culture of war.
let's make it a culture of peace.
"my country is the world. and my religion is to ...
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dissent5 months, 2 weeks ago
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palestinians who come within 300 meters of the border fence will be shot. this must be the justification israel will now use for the numerous shootings of palestinians by israeli border patrols since the end of the gaza massacre. several of these shootings have been caught on video and are now posted on youtube.
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the difficulty is however that many palestinians actually LIVE within 300 meters of the border fence. which means they run the risk of sniper fire every time they leave home or come back home, although for many, that is already part of an average day -
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Edmar145 months, 2 weeks ago
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For a Realizer, you seem not to realize the reason for the fence in the first place. It didn't exist for 35 years. It was erected because of the Intifada, courtesy of Yassir Arafat. They did it to themselves. Even when Israel withdrew from the Gaza strip and took its settlers with them, they got rockets fired into their cities as a thank you. Now either you aren't smart enough to understand why things are the way that they are, or you are just in denial, but the people of Gaza did it to themselves. Abba Eban once said that "the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity". When Israel withdrew from Gaza, they gave the Gazans quite an opportunity. The people of Gaza blew it as they did with the Intifada. Now they live behind a barrier because of their own folly, not because of anybody's inhumanity. Get the facts first, then you can twist them anyway that you want. And if they ever want a second homeland (Jordan is the first), they had better learn it was handed to them in 2005 and they are responsible for their plight today.
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Edmar145 months, 2 weeks ago
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Jews don't believe in hell. That is a pagan belief adopted by the early Christians from their pagan roots. Do you see how easy it is make an assumption based upon your own beliefs? That's what got the people of Gaza in trouble in the first place- listening to the wrong people.
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Endoscopy5 months, 2 weeks ago
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If Quebec had as their only solution to kill all English speaking Canadians and kept sending bombs and missiles into the rest of Canada what would you expect the Canadian military to do? Stand there and say "Naughty, naughty, stop doing that."
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dissent5 months, 2 weeks ago
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"This is a total denial of the rights of the people of Palestine. This is an open-air prison. People can't travel out of here, they can't travel in."
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Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams
and now they get shot if they're too close to the prison fence-
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Edmar145 months, 2 weeks ago
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They could travel back and forth for over 35 years. Then came the Intifada, suicide bombers and rockets. They did it to themselves. It's an open prison because they insisted on sending suicide bombers into Israel. They insisted on the Intifada. They dared Israel to stop them, and Israel did. It's kind of like blaming God for your flunking out of college because you were too lazy to study. The people of Gaza did it to themselves. When are they going to get smart?
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AnteUp5 months, 2 weeks ago
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For two weeks the cable news has been chockfull of human
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interest stories and pleas for assistance for the 1.5 to
2 million refugees in the SWAT Valley. A story that should
be seen - I agree. But what happened to any coverage of the 2.5 million GAZA refugees - displaced - malnurished?
I read - ONLINE - that they are 10 to a tent with 100
to a toilet facility. Where's Ben Wedeman - did the media
give all their experts on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
an extended vacation? WHO - ICRC - the UN - they have ALL
had plenty to say about the situation - but tell me where
you heard it? IT IS NOT ALLOWED.
I call almost daily to leave a message at CNN that I want
to know what is going on in Gaza. Is the aid getting through?
ZIP!! Distract us media - out of sight/ out of mind works.-
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Edmar145 months, 2 weeks ago
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Once again, they did it to themselves. What other country that you know of would have taken 8 years of rockets fired into their cities before they took action. Did Hamas ever notify the civilians of Sderot or Ashkelon when they were going to fire their rockets? Considering what Israel could have done in Gaza, the Gazans got off easy. Although death is never acceptable, a few hundred civilian deaths is remarkably low considering the ferocity of the bombing which would never have been necessary if Hamas wouldn't have used the cities from which to store and fire their rockets. You seem to forget that Israel took the rockets for 8 years. Thats about 7.5 years longer than any other country would have taken it, and considerably longer than you would have taken it had your neighbor fired rockets at your house. It's easy to sit in the comfort of your safe, little world and condemn everybody else.
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gamahuche5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Recognising the lack of reciprocity involved in the original order the Israelis have given assurances to the inhabitants of Gaza that they themselves will not approach within 300 metres of the border fence on the other side.
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Tcaros5 months, 2 weeks ago
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That never works. Do you remember as kids whenever someone drew a line in the sand and said "don't step over that or I'll hit you." The person always picked up the sand and threw it in their eyes.
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Lesson 1: the Israelis should practice charity instead. Invite them over for hot cocoa.
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