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Palestinian Death Toll in Gaza Tops 13,000 as Israel Repeatedly Strikes U.N. Schools Housing Refugees (www.democracynow.org)

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Over the weekend, at least 82 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Jabaliya refugee camp, including multiple United Nations schools sheltering Palestinians. At least 85 incidents of Israeli bombing have impacted 67 facilities run by the United Nations relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) in the last two months. We speak with Tamara Alrifai, spokesperson for UNRWA, about the organization sheltering close to a million Palestinians from Israel’s assault, which has killed 104 of her colleagues since the beginning of the war — the highest number of United Nations aid workers killed in a conflict in the history of the United Nations. Alrifai says her agency is only getting half of the fuel they need to serve people in Gaza, being forced to choose between clean water, food and transport. “If UNRWA ceases to exist tomorrow, then there is a huge layer of stabilizing and stability that UNRWA usually offers in a very, very volatile area that also collapses.”

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[–] c0mbatbag3l 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You assume I support Israel just because I don't believe Hamas? Lol

That's the problem with you reactionary types, you can't even conceive of someone that hates both groups.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Oops I actually got you confused with a different argument I'm having.

Let me try again: what proof do you have that Hamas is killing hostages? That's unsound strategically, hostages are far more useful alive.

Sounds like you think Hamas are animals.

[–] c0mbatbag3l 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's because Hamas are animals. They're radical fundamentalist Muslims that want everyone thats not willing to convert to their religion dead. They specifically want all Jews dead regardless. It's not conjecture, it's their mission statement.

If you don't believe me, just go over there and tell them You're LGBTQ and identify as female, you'll see how animalistic they truly are.

I lived under Sharia law for almost two years and saw the dangers of letting religion rule your law/culture. The Israelis and their surrounding Arab neighbors are going to keep killing each other until the heat death of the universe.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The "founding document" you're referring to is outdated and all the people who wrote it are likely dead. In it they declared Jews the enemy because Zionists declared themselves the Representatives of all Jews. That's blowback.

In their most recent manifesto they actually changed this stance and outlined a clear difference between Zionism and Jews, and clarified their position as opposition to Zionist occupation. They saw that they fell for one of Zionism's many lies and rectified it.

As for queerphobic Palestinians, I can not hate them for having backwards ideas about gender and sexuality. Not only do they have few opportunities to learn better, but their enemies fly rainbow flags when they murder Arabs. That's blowback and can be layed solely at the feet of Israel and the US.

Grow up.

[–] c0mbatbag3l 2 points 1 year ago

Grow up? I've lived on four continents and have had more cultural experience outside of my home country than anyone I know.

Palestinians aren't the only ones that hate queer people, we don't bomb Saudi and they happily kill them everyday.

Fucking Muslim apologists, just because they're a minority doesn't mean they're not the same conservative bigots you detest everywhere else. You grow up.