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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
That's because they believe that the innocents that were killed are not only martyrs, but they make an excellent propaganda and political statement.
AS much as we call Hamas a terrorist group, they are a political animal as well.
The more deaths that occur the more cracks form in international support for Israel
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Usually, I would agree. For whatever reason, this does not seem to be happening this time:
http://news.yahoo.com/gaza-offensive...145605962.html
It's pretty surprising actually. Normally several European nations step up with statements against Israel. Even more telling are France's comments in reference to the upcoming bid for Palestinian UN recognigtion:
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French Foreign Minister Fabius said at a press conference last night that France doesn’t have a position yet on whether it will back or oppose the PLO's bid to obtain observer status at the United Nations on Nov. 29. He said France will make a decision once it knows what the positions of other European countries are, and after reading the resolution containing the bid. However, he said the timing of the Palestinian bid is awkward given the current conflict.
“It doesn’t seem to us that this moment is the best,” he said.
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The current French foreign ministe, Laurent Fabius, is a member of the French Socialist Party. These kind of statements are even more shockign coming from the left.