Comments on: Israel Tests New Highly Lethal, Cancer-Causing Tungsten Bomb in Gaza

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:05:12 +0000

How sad that Israel, who is the military machine would use the tungsten bombs. The tungsten bomb is an analogy to how much hate and prejudice(at least 50% of the people; a generational hate) is in the hearts of the Israeli people (you distort the meaning of Judaism and degrade it). On the other hand Muslim extremists distort and degrade Islam and are holding Palestinians hostage by not recognizing Israels right to exist (at least 50% of Palestinians have a generational hate for Jews) If I was a moderate Palestinian with extremists living around my house I would be terrified to voice my beliefs openly because my family would be threatened or killed.
The light of religion has been extinguished,
So both sides pray to your bombs and missiles,
As icons of hope,
And you can sign for peace in death
With the red ink of your blood.

By: mlev

mlev — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:09:15 +0000

Thanks for all these posts. I came across the site since I was curious about the reports of tungsten particle weapons being used in Gaza. It is abundantly clear that Israel has committed major war crimes in Gaza (as it has done for years in Lebanon) so none of this surprises me and I agree whole-heartedly with the condemnation of Israeli actions from most posters.

However I’d like to point out something I find a bit inaccurate or maybe naive. Many posters seem to be under the impression that a withdrawal of Israel to the 67 borders (i.e. an “end to the occupation”) would solve the conflict. Now I agree completely that such a withdrawal is extremely desirable and definitely a step in the right direction. However, please recall that the expulsion and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians started in 1948, not in 1967. The end of occupation would have to be a first step, certainly not the end of the conflict. Even if the occupation ended tomorrow, Palestinians would still have the internationally-recognized right to compensation, an investigation of crimes committed against them, prosecution of the guilty, and where possible a restoration of their property. The best route would probably be a truth and reconciliation commission on the S. African model. In the end no solution is conceivable without dismantling Israel as a Jewish state, which is implicitly a racist state with special rights for those of a certain genetic makeup.

So I think one should be more realistic about what one is asking for.

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:24:24 +0000

We can either live as family or die as fools.

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By: Vercingetorix.XIII

Vercingetorix.XIII — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:09:10 +0000

I am Palestinian now too… I will never again view Israel in the same way I did before I found out about the palestinians, and funny thing is, I found out doing research on the holocaust…

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:04:30 +0000

DIME has killed and eviscerated numerous civilians. Why don’t you walk through a ward in a Gaza hospital, examine the injuries or talk to doctors who have treated DIME victims and then maybe you’d speak differently. But since you’re in favor of indiscriminate killing of Gazans it probably wouldn’t mean anything to you anyway.

By: sabin

sabin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:07:50 +0000

Ok, ok. We’ll stop using the DIMEs that only kill exactly who we want to kill within 4 yards. We’ll go back to using regular shells that kill everyone within 100 yards. Probably better in the long run anyway.

By: Vercingetorix.XIII

Vercingetorix.XIII — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:06:50 +0000

I read the comments and am extremely distressed that people are still trying to be loyal to their “religion” or “race” rather than speaking up for what is right… There are no excuses for this murder of innocents. Aren’t there any human beings on this earth left?

Can’t anyone look beyond race religion or nationality and see the fact that Israel is murdering women and children in a barbaric manner and then exclaiming the blame should fall on the only people trying to protect those women and children.

I am utterly astounded and repeat my above comment, what hope does humanity have?
I would like to quote a few extracts from an interview with someone I admire greatly:

“So my friend, you know the reasons we have, to be desparate and despairing. The world is not learning anything… If anyone had told us… that there are certain battles we will have to fight again, we would not have believed it. Racism, starvation of children, who would have believed that?

I was convinced, naively, that at least something happened in history and certain things would not happen again. I was convinced that at least hatred among nations, and among people, perished… It didn’t.
The victims died, but the haters are still here, new ones.
And so often I say to myself, Elie, what are we doing on this planet?”