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Amid Gaza Conflict, Dissent Plagues Palestinians

A protester in Ramallah holds a picture of a young Gazan girl and says the violence must stop. He blames Israel but says his leadership must do more. (R.Collard/VOA)
A protester in Ramallah holds a picture of a young Gazan girl and says the violence must stop. He blames Israel but says his leadership must do more. (R.Collard/VOA)
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Rebecca Collard

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by: T. Spanton from: Ottawa
November 18, 2012 7:35 AM
How many Palestinians must die before Hamas realizes the consequences of their actions?


by: Steven from: US
November 17, 2012 5:21 PM
First thing first “Seriously These Attacks on Gaza" Last time I check it has been Hamas that has started every conflict with Israel. Wake up you want them to stop then the Palestine people should rise up and oust there terrorist cells that hide behind your children because there to chicken to step out in the street and fight for what you want. Because they know it’s easier to hide in a school and fire off rockets and wait for Israel drop a bomb on them, and then cry foul so the western media can twist the true and get people to feel sorry for you.

It’s easy to point fingers and blame the other side but it takes hard work determination to have what you want, but instead of you working together with Israel to make the country better you allow these Muslim radicals to infest your peoples mind and make them think that the world owes you something. No own owe you crap you want respect then earn it because all you’re really doing is turning the rest of the world against you because of the few bad apple that feel strapping a bomb to their chest and killing Americans or Jews will get you glory.

Killing innocent people that has nothing to do with some other donkey that disrespected your Prophet or your Koran doesn't help your cause. It turns the rest of the world religions against you and makes them thing you can't be trusted. That's the reason Gaza, and the west banks are isolated because a few radicals Muslims thing going into Israel with a bomb on their chest and killing dozens of Jews is justifiable and glories. When in fact all you have really done is showed the Jews that they can't trust you so instead of letting your people share the land with them they pushed you into a section of the country where you can't hurt there people.

Before you try to remove the splinter for you neighbors eye you might want to remove the torn from your own eyes. You want a prospers country learn to work together to build it, Why you thing the United states and all the other super powers of the world are so powerful, Simple we work together we don’t always agree with each other’s belief, but we look past it and strive for the bigger picture ways to solve the problems and make our country a better place for everyone.

Take a look at stable countries in the middle east that are prosperous you say there influenced by the western counties, maybe they are but they have learned to work together to make their country’s better and to give there people a chance at a better life. Killing each other will get you nowhere fast, and when the firing starts it is only the innocent people that will truly suffer.


by: Joel Sidney from: Los Angeles
November 17, 2012 4:58 PM
To Khalid
If Hamas does not have an Army or Soldiers who is sending the rockets & missiles to Israel ?, they are the mules of Iran and Iran pulls there strings. Remember if you play with fire you will get burnt. Iran is siting back drinking tea and laughing at Hamas for there stupidity.


by: Nikos Retsos from: Chicago, USA
November 17, 2012 10:02 AM
I don't see how the Gaza conflict can generate dissent against the Palestinian leadership. Let's not forget that there were elections, and Hamas trounced the Palestinian Authority (PA) that is the darling of the West and Israel. The PA is regarded by most Palestinians as "do nothing" bureaucrats who live in luxury villas and driving around in brand new Mercedes, while sewer is running in the middle of Palestinian neighborhoods - as shown on CBS News by correspondent Bob Simon.


Hamas, the current target of Israel, on the other hand, has been gaining international recognition with a recent visit by the Emir of Qatar, a visit planned by Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdogan, and the visit this week by the Egyptian prime minister. And all that recognition by U.S. allies while Hamas is listed as a "terrorist organization" by the West. Under U.S. law, the U.S. is supposed to punish Qatar, Turkey and Egypt as terrorist supporting states. The U.S., however, won't alienate all its Middle East allies to help Israel keep the Palestinians isolated!


There won't be Palestinian dissent against their leadership, because the Palestinians yearn for an Arab Spring too. And results in all Arab Springs were achieved with bloody sacrifices!
Nikos Retsos, retired professor


by: jasonalanward from: London
November 16, 2012 9:24 PM
It is no approbation Of Israel's response? to the recent events (which ought to be considered on a case-by-case basis, with the following considerations); but were Hamas to congregate on a plain, like all normal, self-respecting armies and soldiers do, how many civilian casualties do you suppose there would be then?

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by: LKhalid from: Ramallah
November 17, 2012 7:05 AM
On a plain? What is this, the seventeenth century? Are you picturing cavalrymen and cannons?

Hamas don't have an army or soldiers in any "normal" sense of the word.