Reply #3: I notice that none of the paragraphs copied from . . [View All]

[msmcghee]

. . your news sources shows this:

One marcher, Suhad el-Masri, 28, said she and several of her relatives were carrying abayas - long flowing gowns - and scarves to give to the men. "We took them so they could disguise themselves as women and escape," said Ms. Masri. Her sister, Hiba Rajab, 20, was shot in both legs and her left arm and sustained serious injuries.

In the ensuing chaos, some women reached the mosque, and the gunmen managed to slip away, the Israeli military and Palestinian witnesses said. It was not clear whether the gunmen dressed as women to facilitate their escape. Shortly after the standoff ended, the roof of the mosque collapsed, apparently from the cumulative damage sustained in the fighting.

In order to have useful discussions about these things it is important when observing these events to look objectively at what is occurring . . and not simply at partial evidence that leaves the impression that Israel (in this case) are the killers of innocent women.

I realize that to some here Israel could do nothing that would not be the target of their scorn and hatred. But, in this case it is remarkable to me that only two women were killed while trying to help the terrorists escape by walking in front of the IDF guns to bring them disguises to escape in. From these reports it seems apparent that if the IDF had simply shot most of the women before they got to the mosque that the gunmen probably would not have escaped. I congratulate the IDF for their restraint.

I have no doubt that if these women had attempted to help some opposition Palestinian gunmen inside a mosque escape from a Hamas brigade - most of them would be dead by now - and probably their children and families as well. I suspect that's why you never hear of Palestinian women doing such a foolish thing when it's an Arab vs. Arab fight.

The IDF was attempting to disrupt the missiles being fired daily into Israeli from this town near the northern border of Gaza by capturing those responsible. Let's try to keep some perspective.