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I like how Americans are treated like some special class. As if the US hasn’t had collateral damage in their attacks that harm citizens of other countries. The US just uses it as a very weak reason to get more involved…

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Germany, France and Spain also have killed and kidnapped citizens. Their newspapers are reporting similar stories on their citizens, which is the reason the EU froze all the humanitarian aid to Palestine.

And those numbers will go up. All those hostages are not Israeli

Like the WTC this is truly an international incident.  

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Germany, France and Spain also have killed and kidnapped citizens.

You may wish to rephrase that…

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It’s technically true either way, but yeah that doesn’t read well and definitely wasn’t the intent.

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Maybe don’t go on vacation in an apartheid state?

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Really, victim blaming?

Get out of here with that low quality crap.

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Sure that’s a reason to kidnap kids. Congrats

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Except the EU backtracked. It’s like everyone on here is salivating at the thought of more dead Palestinians, as if they haven’t suffered enough under apartheid.

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EU paused development aid, but continues on humanitarian aid iirc

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I’m still waiting for justice for Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh — the investigation of which currently rests in the hands of her perpetrators. It seems to me that recognizing American deaths only matters when it benefits US foreign policy.

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So justice can be sought through slaughtering innocents? Bin Laden thought the same thing.

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Let’s study the conflict before making such comments.

I am not aware of any conflict in US history where the US did not defend an American journalist dying performing their duty abroad. This is a war crime, and it sets precedent for Americans when they travel or work abroad anywhere in the world.

Hamas is not representative of all Palestinians. Hamas’ attack is a reaction to a 75 year history of tit-for-tat where “Israel” continuously breaks international law including murdering of civilians, the international community condemns them, and the big world powers like the US give them impunity. Like Russia to Ukraine, Israel is an occupying force of the Palestinians — the longest in modern history.

Comparison to Bid Laden is a false equivalence.

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NO it isn’t. Its the truth. The moment you think that justice can be had by slaughtering innocents you are buying into terrorism. It didn’t work out for bin Laden in the end, and it won’t work out for Hamas.

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How many where killed by fellow Americans here on the same day? I have trouble being appalled at 9 dead there when so many dead here merit no action from our politicians.

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You can be appalled at both at the same time.

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i wonder how many of those 9 american were also having Israel citizenship.

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Both US and Israel recognize dual citizenship.

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I could give you a French article on their dead, but it would be in French.

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Sorry if that didn’t answer your question, professor. You’ll have to get your answer somewhere else.

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