While no one counts the civilian deaths in Israel due to the rocket bombardments, there is considerable hue and cry regarding the civilian deaths in Gaza, as if they were not caused by the initial actions of Hamas, but are unnecessary, brutal actions of the hated Israelis. (Actually, it appears that the rocket bombardments are a palpable failure, due to the protective technology of the Israelis).
But there is data, of a sort which is reported here. And we must keep in mind that the Palestinian terrorists always hide behind women and children, and place their operations in hospitals, schools and private homes. For the civilians, dying for Allah is a privilege, not a burden - although they always put on a show for photojournalists who believe their grief is real. In fact, many times the fatalities are not even real.
As the linked article points out, the lengths that the Israeli forces go to in order to prevent civilian death is unprecedented in the history of warfare. Nonetheless, when one starts a war, somebody is going to wind up hurt or dead. So, as far as Leftist support goes, it is in Hamas' interests to start skirmishes and then play the victim to the videocams. The Left loves victims who cannot/will not be saved, and hates the actual recipients of their savagery.
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Same "victim" M.O. as previously documented in:
The Red Cross Ambulance Incident
And the Western AtheoLeftist media shovels it out to the gullible, the ignorant and their fellow ideologues.
I guess the Israelis have NO right to existence or self-defense, just as the citizens of the U.S.A. have no right to prevent "undocumented guest workers" from entering its territories at will, just for the purpose of doing those jobs that native-born Americans will NOT do.
I can almost hear those impassioned cries from the "victims" now:
G-d damn those stubborn Jews (the Little Satan) for refusing to just DIE!
G-d damn America (the Great Satan) for continuing to support those G-d damned Jews!
Die, M-F-ers! DIE!
(I would have said "May you rot in hell!" but that would imply a belief in an after life, so we won't go there.)
So, the Israelis are supposed to negotiate in good faith with THAT ideology?!?
Only if they are also insane...
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