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In reply to the discussion: US blocks Palestine from becoming full member of the United Nations [View all]William769
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US blocks Palestine from becoming full member of the United Nations [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Apr 18
OP
One of the responsibilities of a country is making sure your citizens aren't attacking other nations
ripcord
Apr 18
#9
Well to be fair it is usually the things that will pull in more viewers that get reported by the news media.
cstanleytech
Apr 18
#10
Good. Palestine is not a country, and the Gaza Strip is governed by Hamas, a terrorist organization. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 18
#12
You do know that Hamas doesn't control the West Bank, right, or do you forget that?
tornado34jh
Apr 19
#21
I didn't forget jack shit. Drop the snark. I explicitly said Hamas controls the Gaza Strip.
SunSeeker
Apr 19
#26
It is Hamas and the folks chanting "river to the sea" who think Israel shouldn't exist.
SunSeeker
Apr 19
#34
And Netanyahu would almost certainly have been pushed out by now had it not been for Hamas' 10/7 atrocity.
SunSeeker
Apr 19
#40
You are purposely ignoring decades of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
Mosby
Apr 19
#35
That is totally wrong. Joe Biden cares about the people of the middle east, and Americans.
SunSeeker
Apr 19
#37
Biden is nobody's puppet. That would be Trump, who you are assisting with your rhetoric. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 19
#50
Yes, there are extremists in Israel, like every country. And Hamas empowered them with Hamas' 10/7 atrocity.
SunSeeker
Apr 19
#56
It remains the US view that the shit that's been failing for 30 years should continue to fail
Prairie Gates
Apr 19
#24