Palestinian death toll rises to 1500.

This in a few days of bombs and missiles into civilian areas. This is before the ground offensive starts and before or the health system collapses. Two things that are about to happen.

This is likely to result in tens of thousands of deaths and many more due to starvation and disease. This is before we get to life changing injuries, which will be tens of thousands again.

I'm not shedding a tear for the Hama's fighters who targeted civilians but I am for everyone else. If a whole population must be made collectively responsible for the actions of their government then, well I deserve to die. By logical extension, I must be responsible for the Iraq war, Brexit and all the poverty caused by Tory austerity policies.

Do we value all lives equally? If we do, then we should be all be condemning the actions of the Israeli state.

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smiler2012 · 56-60

@Burnley123 why are countries of the world condemming what is going on in the middle east but not lifting a finger to stop the fighting and the killing of innocent people . not trying to get hamas and israel to the table too tallk peace or at least a cease fire whilst the talks go on

bijouxbroussard · F

@smiler2012 How would they do that ? How many times has it been attempted before ?

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@smiler2012 The message put out right now is that they side with Israel. When the body count starts to reach an extreme number, they will start to put serious diplomatic pressure to ease off but not before.

smiler2012 · 56-60

@Burnley123 that is so backward thinking by nation leaders to let innocent civilians be killed before they are willing too stop sitting on the fence and decided to intervene

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@smiler2012 I couldn't agree more.

SW-User

@smiler2012 Who says they haven't already tried ?

smiler2012 · 56-60

@SW-User normally if diplomatic efforts have been made it is soken about on the news coverage

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@SW-User They (Britain and the US at least) are sending navy ships to 'support' Israel. It doesn't amount to much militarily but it sends a clear message: 'Go for it guys.'

RileyLandS · 41-45, M

@smiler2012 the goal of hamas is to kill every Jew in the world. you don't negotiate with those with that as a goal. fuck hamas

smiler2012 · 56-60

@RileyLandS i can see a little bitterness in your answer and can undersstand at your anger towards hamas and there terrorist action. but sadly they have based there ideals in palestine where there a lot of innocent people with no connection too hamas and there terrorist activities

RileyLandS · 41-45, M

@smiler2012 bullshit. 56% of palestinians voted for hamas. they have themselves to blame.

hamas isn't a political party. they're terrorists

smiler2012 · 56-60

@RileyLandS i agree they are terrorists and no one is dispute that fact . but what about those forty four percent that never voted for hamas do they deserve to die over a power they never chose

RileyLandS · 41-45, M

@smiler2012 they don't 'deserve' to die, no. but they have to assume the risk. if they live in an area ruled by a terrorist organization, then bad things are bound to happen. i understand they may not be able to move/flee. that's sad but we as humans take risks all the time. here, unfortunately, they're risking their lives