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kpete

(71,996 posts) Tue Jul 15, 2014, 10:29 AM Jul 2014

NYT: Israelis Watch Bombs Drop on Gaza From Front-Row Seats

Last Wednesday night, as he stood on a hilltop outside the Israeli town of Sderot and watched the bombardment of Gaza on the plain below, a Danish newspaper reporter snapped an iPhone photo of about a dozen locals who cheered on their military from plastic chairs while eating popcorn.

Allan Sørensen, a veteran Middle East correspondent for Denmark’s Kristeligt Dagblad, then uploaded the image to Twitter with a sardonic caption that described the macabre scene as “Sderot cinema.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/world/middleeast/israelis-watch-bombs-drop-on-gaza-from-front-row-seats.html?_r=1

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NYT: Israelis Watch Bombs Drop on Gaza From Front-Row Seats (Original Post) kpete Jul 2014 OP

look fundie assholes, at least they can pick up all that trash laying around snooper2 Jul 2014 #1

After a Week the US finally covers this story Ichingcarpenter Jul 2014 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author lostincalifornia Jul 2014 #5

This disgusts me now and it did then. But I think the difference now is that in the Gaza & Iraq we jwirr Jul 2014 #7

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sick Marrah_G Jul 2014 #4

I've only loosely been following this, but I was under the impression that one justification... JVS Jul 2014 #6

That's because the Hamas cowards hide the rockets amongst civilians when Israel fights back. nt Dreamer Tatum Jul 2014 #9

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Hamas should be admired? conservaphobe Jul 2014 #11

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I will let you admire Hamas by yourself, thanks. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2014 #15

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A 3-post troll sending me to FR? HAHAHAHAHA. You troll poorly, son. nt Dreamer Tatum Jul 2014 #17

It would be better if they were launching those rockets from Gaza's many military installations. arcane1 Jul 2014 #18

To Hamas, all of Gaza is a military installation. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2014 #19

You should follow it more closely Bonx Jul 2014 #13

Where's the popcorn, beer, and cheerleaders? Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #8

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

1. look fundie assholes, at least they can pick up all that trash laying around

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Tue Jul 15, 2014, 10:31 AM

Jul 2014

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)

2. After a Week the US finally covers this story

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Tue Jul 15, 2014, 10:35 AM

Jul 2014

Its been in international news for a while

the video is even more disgusting.

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jwirr

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7. This disgusts me now and it did then. But I think the difference now is that in the Gaza & Iraq we

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Tue Jul 15, 2014, 12:23 PM

Jul 2014

were watching it like a movie - something to be entertained by. When we watched the coverage of Vietnam it was far from entertaining - it was horrifying - real war footage. One glorifies war the other creates a longing for peace.

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Marrah_G

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4. sick

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Tue Jul 15, 2014, 10:41 AM

Jul 2014

JVS

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6. I've only loosely been following this, but I was under the impression that one justification...

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Tue Jul 15, 2014, 10:45 AM

Jul 2014

used for these bombings was that these people are regularly being attacked by rockets from Gaza. The seriousness of that situation seems greatly reduced when the people there have so little fear of the rockets that they happily sit out for hours in the open.

Dreamer Tatum

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9. That's because the Hamas cowards hide the rockets amongst civilians when Israel fights back. nt

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Tue Jul 15, 2014, 12:35 PM

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conservaphobe

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11. Hamas should be admired?

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Tue Jul 15, 2014, 12:54 PM

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Dreamer Tatum

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15. I will let you admire Hamas by yourself, thanks.

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Tue Jul 15, 2014, 01:06 PM

Jul 2014

Although I vouchsafe there are some here who would lift a glass to that, too.

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Dreamer Tatum

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17. A 3-post troll sending me to FR? HAHAHAHAHA. You troll poorly, son. nt

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Tue Jul 15, 2014, 01:20 PM

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arcane1

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18. It would be better if they were launching those rockets from Gaza's many military installations.

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Tue Jul 15, 2014, 02:36 PM

Jul 2014

Dreamer Tatum

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19. To Hamas, all of Gaza is a military installation.

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Tue Jul 15, 2014, 02:43 PM

Jul 2014

The human beings who live around Hamas' rocket launching sites are a mere annoyance, except when the
Hamas cowards need skirts to hide behind.

Bonx

(2,053 posts)

13. You should follow it more closely

Reply to JVS (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 01:04 PM

Jul 2014

"Despite the willingness of some residents to stand in the open watching the war unfold, Sderot is well within range of rockets launched by Islamist militants in Gaza and has been hit in recent days."

Tierra_y_Libertad

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8. Where's the popcorn, beer, and cheerleaders?

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Tue Jul 15, 2014, 12:30 PM

Jul 2014

Shouldn't they be wearing togas and giving the thumbs down signal?

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