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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous]Muslima, how would you recommend Israel eliminate Hamas (or at least eliminate their ability to attack Israeli civilians) without any adverse effect on Gaza's civilian population?[/quote]
Why do you think Hamas needs to be eliminated?[/quote]

10:06 PP here - let's concentrate on my parenthetical.  How would you recommend Israel eliminate their ability to attack Israeli civilians?[/quote]

I can't focus on your parenthetical because I don't believe Israel has a right to eliminate Hamas. Who gave it that right?  The real question is , does Israel have the right to use force to maintain an illegal occupation and the answer is No
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Ok, let's say Israel doesn't have the right to eliminate Hamas.  How would you recommend Israel protect its citizens from the rockets Hamas fires?  From their other attacks?  [/quote]

Israel’s very posture is offensive, and it cannot claim to be engaging in “self-defense” against the very people whose land it has been illegaly occupying for decades. If Israel wants to protect their citizens, they need to end the occupation, siege , blockade ect.

[quote] [b]To personalize this for a moment, imagine a bully sitting on a smaller child, and every time someone objects to the fact that the bully is beating the smaller child with an iron rod, the bully exclaims, “Well, he tried to slap me, so I was forced to defend myself.” No, you can’t claim that you’re beating the smaller child with an iron rod in self-defense, especially when you can end the entire confrontation simply by getting off him[/b].[/quote][/quote]

If Israel ends the blockade, how can they ensure that Hamas will not immediately import sophisticated weaponry and use it on Israel? [/quote]

And how do we ensure Israel doesn't use weaponery on Gaza and Hamas? Why does Israel have a right to arm itself but nobody else can? Why would Israel have the monopoly on owning weapons?[/quote]

Look, I'm trying to get at practical solutions here.  I promise to answer this question if you answer mine first: If Israel ends the blockade, how can they ensure that Hamas will not immediately import sophisticated weaponry and use it on Israel?[/quote]

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