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malaise

(269,028 posts) Tue Nov 21, 2023, 08:52 AM Nov 2023

The End of Gaza's most beautiful neighborhood [View all]

https://www.bbc.com/news/extra/85JPWipoYZ/gaza_al_zahra

Around noon on Friday 20 October, the residents of the upscale Gazan neighbourhood of al-Zahra stood in front of the rubble and dust that used to be their homes.

Fridays were supposed to be special: the Islamic day of prayer marks the start of the weekend and in al-Zahra it meant falafel and hummus, coffee and tea, all served in spacious family apartments or villas by the Mediterranean Sea. Residents here knew they were luckier than most in Gaza.

But overnight, Israeli bombs had flattened 25 apartment blocks, home to many hundreds of people. Israel had been bombing Gaza for days in response to the Hamas attacks of 7 October, but al-Zahra had not been hit until now.
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Nothing justifies this collective punishment.
These are war crimes

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The End of Gaza's most beautiful neighborhood [View all] malaise Nov 2023 OP

Hamas is a piece of work. jimfields33 Nov 2023 #1

I have a lot of respect for you but Hamas is not responsible malaise Nov 2023 #2

EXACTLY RocRizzo55 Nov 2023 #9

You knew who the snake was. Why did you get it angry, then put your baby in front of it? RandomNumbers Nov 2023 #37

Agree! True Blue American Nov 2023 #78

Hamas started this war. They are getting what they wanted. Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #80

This "Well Hamas" flex y'all are doing isn't working any more obamanut2012 Nov 2023 #12

At least agree Hamas should be brought to jimfields33 Nov 2023 #14

Good luck with that. BannonsLiver Nov 2023 #24

I think it's a reasonable request. jimfields33 Nov 2023 #35

I asked that question.... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #39

Quite the opposite actually. Israel is not a party to the Rome Statute, but the so called "state of Palestine" is tritsofme Nov 2023 #41

Interesting! Think. Again. Nov 2023 #44

Post removed Post removed Nov 2023 #46

I do nopt ahve to fucking say I am anti Hamas -- you didn't even read my post obamanut2012 Nov 2023 #47

Yes, people who never had a problem with Hamas in the first place won't be impacted by that. BannonsLiver Nov 2023 #23

Post removed Post removed Nov 2023 #48

I don't agree... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #38

Keeping people in an open air prison for 20 yrs womanofthehills Nov 2023 #54

Sorry, I don't understand. BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2023 #63

That does not look like an open air prison! LeftInTX Nov 2023 #69

Agreed SYGDeb Nov 2023 #74

Post removed Post removed Nov 2023 #3

That is frightening n/t malaise Nov 2023 #6

Yes, they do and it is sad. Butterflylady Nov 2023 #8

+1 leftstreet Nov 2023 #31

+1 MorbidButterflyTat Nov 2023 #43

+1 oioioi Nov 2023 #50

It appears that the intention is to cause mass homelessness. David__77 Nov 2023 #4

Makes it much easier for settlers malaise Nov 2023 #5

I cannot fathom the military objective of destroying that housing. David__77 Nov 2023 #7

Erasure. Goddessartist Nov 2023 #10

Wiki the Dahiya Doctrine obamanut2012 Nov 2023 #13

That sounds pretty horrific. David__77 Nov 2023 #18

Not much different at this point from what Putin is doing to Ukrainian apartment buildings. brush Nov 2023 #32

What Putin does is literally the same as the Dahiya doctrine obamanut2012 Nov 2023 #49

Looks like the new buzzword arrived just in time for Christmas BannonsLiver Nov 2023 #26

That's a little tone-deaf, christmas???? Think. Again. Nov 2023 #40

This poster thread stalks me all over DU obamanut2012 Nov 2023 #51

I've had the same problem... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #59

Plot twist BannonsLiver Nov 2023 #75

Horrific! Goddessartist Nov 2023 #29

That is exactly the plan RocRizzo55 Nov 2023 #11

IKR...Egypt didn't want them GuppyGal Nov 2023 #15

Why would Egypt take Israel's refugees? David__77 Nov 2023 #19

Because that's what normal countries do with refugees Mosby Nov 2023 #21

I don't see how millions of civilians are a weapon. David__77 Nov 2023 #22

Yeah, those Palestinians are real lucky duckies Redleg Nov 2023 #42

The Egyptians, Jordanians and Syrians Mosby Nov 2023 #56

You're holding the Gazans accountable for the actions of others in the past Redleg Nov 2023 #65

They've had 75 years to negotiate a permanent settlement Mosby Nov 2023 #67

I agree in part Redleg Nov 2023 #71

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2023 #58

Beautiful neighborhood destroyed SYGDeb Nov 2023 #76

Why would you respond with a question that had nothing to do with YOUR original post that I responded GuppyGal Nov 2023 #27

There has been no way out of Gaza for 20 yrs womanofthehills Nov 2023 #55

Never leave? EX500rider Nov 2023 #61

Not true. former9thward Nov 2023 #62

Thanks for this first-hand report. yardwork Nov 2023 #64

Not quite true... Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #81

RELEASE ALL THE HOSTAGES NOW GuppyGal Nov 2023 #16

Thanks to the barbaric Hamas. nt LexVegas Nov 2023 #17

I thought Gaza was an open air prison? Mosby Nov 2023 #20

They can't keep their shit straight. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #34

What does that mean? MorbidButterflyTat Nov 2023 #45

I believe his comment was directed at the idea that yagotme Nov 2023 #66

It's not truly an "open air prison". More like "grounded for life" LeftInTX Nov 2023 #68

Upscale neighborhood? BannonsLiver Nov 2023 #25

Did you and the others post this much when it was Ukrainian children with real war crimes? GuppyGal Nov 2023 #28

It's over-retaliation. What can possibly be the reason for... brush Nov 2023 #30

It is the Dahiya doctrine obamanut2012 Nov 2023 #52

Because bombing 'em into the Stone Age works every time BeyondGeography Nov 2023 #33

Yes, same thing Putin does in Ukraine. Blow up civilian housing. brush Nov 2023 #36

Yup, the Dahiya Doctrine obamanut2012 Nov 2023 #53

Nailed it malaise Nov 2023 #70

BeyondGeography SYGDeb Nov 2023 #77

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2023 #57

Gaza's most beautiful neighborhood Bludogdem Nov 2023 #60

From the article: intrepidity Nov 2023 #79

The End of Gaza's most beautiful neighborhood SYGDeb Nov 2023 #72

Agree malaise Nov 2023 #73