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document.write("<h5>Hamas</h5>");
document.write("Isreal has been bombed and Hamas does not see Israel as a government and wants to wipe Israel off the face of the earth and the world keeps quiet?? What did you expect Isreal to do? Sit back while the world sits with folded arms while rockets fly into supermarkets in Israel from Hamas? Are all the critics from Hamas?. Hein");
document.write("<h5>Killing ratio</h5>");
document.write("4 Israeli vs over 770 palestinians dead. Do those figures equate? get real Hein.. DP");
document.write("<h5>Hamas</h5>");
document.write("And it suits you just fine to forget about the casualties during the years of bombing Isreal!. How pathetic you sound. YOU come up with a solution on how to stop Hamas attacking Isreal civilians and then open your big yap!. hein");
document.write("<h5>Israel the cause</h5>");
document.write("Hein, go back and see the stats, who started the air strikes, so your comments dont make sense to me. Bilal Magid");
document.write("<h5>Not Enough</h5>");
document.write("Well if Hamas is the face of Islam - then it is one of cowardice and hiding behind women, children, hospitals, schools - all but out and fighting as they promised, - like men. Israel IDF even complains about the absence of a fighting force. If they were doiing guerrilla tactics it was still OK - BUT hiding behind kids - WOW -Cowardly rats - Israel have the right to defend itself - in this case it is a coward tryiing to hide behind innocent kids and women - not yet enough - Go Israel Go - It is your Promised Land. Protect it and do all a favour by getting it levelled with the soil and wiped out.. Ano");
document.write("<h5>Incorrect reporting by \"news editor\" Fayrooz Bailey</h5>");
document.write("The article above states \" After a brief lull to allow Gaza's beleaguered population to hunt for food and fuel...\"<br /><br />On Aljazeera TV last night they were interviewing the civilians of Gaza doing their grocery shopping, during the 3-hour ceasefire by the Israeli warplanes. These  so called \"beleaguered\" people were browsing the supermarket aisles, much like you or I would do at a pick n pay store any normal day for us. The shelves were well stocked and choice of products vast.<br /><br />Please get your facts straight, and unbiased, before reporting on a situation, Fayrooz.<br /><br />Isn't iAfrica meant to be an unbiased news report medium.... Mike");
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document.write("WOW ANO! Encouraging killing in the name of religion - how noble!. a");
document.write("<h5>Zionist</h5>");
document.write("The statitsics shows that Israel obviously do not care who they kill. They are firing misiles blindly into densely civilian populated areas. Mark my words, 10 years from now many Israeli officially will be charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. It is like letting criminals go through their entire criminal career and then charging them after the deeds have been done!!<br /><br />Hein, I agree with the \"concentration camp\" comment made by Cardinal Renato. Israelis obviously learnt and knows how to do dehumanise people by confining them to a small place, BUT, have taken it a step further by bombing the area to bits! <br /><br />The UN needs to WAKE UP and take an iron fist approach to this situation. Isreal has just bombed a UN school to pieces and all they can do is INVESTIGATE!!?<br /><br />It is clear that the entire world, or at least the majority of it wants this occupation to end! Yet the Israelis (americans) keep pushing forward! <br /><br />I think this war needs to be taken onto American soil! Where the real causes of these problems lies.... Reefer");
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document.write("While I think the situation in Gaza is terrible, I am amazed that there is so much focus on this. More people are dying from Cholera in Zim than in the war in Gaza. Our government is quick to criticise Israel but uses 'quiet diplomacy' with Zimbabwe, seems like double standards to me. Glenn");
document.write("<h5>RE: Zionist</h5>");
document.write("Glen, Thabo Mbeki and Robert Mugabe are business partners in a plethora of mining companies in Zimbabwe - why should Mbeki have done anything? It's not in his interests.... Mike");
document.write("<h5>Hamas Kill Ratio</h5>");
document.write("Is it Israels fault that Hamas brings pea shooters to a gun fight? War is War and if you planning on attacking someone, you must accept the consequences. If Hamas stops the rocket attacks, Israel will stop the retaliation. Simple. I would love to see how many people outraged by Israel's retaliations would be as outraged if and when Hamas manages to manufacture 'dirty' bombs and lob them into Israel.. L_M");
document.write("<h5>War</h5>");
document.write("A war is a fight between two military opponents.  People who chose to fight for their country.  People who joined the army, either by obligation or free-will.  When these soldiers who are trained in special forces start kililng children and women in the 'war' and the world keeps quiet...you then realize why the middle-east will always be a hot issue.<br /><br />In South Africa, if a group of people carrying weapons walk into your house and starts to strip you of your rights - would you not feel wronged? If you had the opportunity to hit back at the people that stole your property, stole your belongings, and stripped you of your rights - would you not take the opportunity?<br /><br />Not allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza shows just how this war is being fought.  it is a kill all situation, no matter how old you are.  And when Israel sends out a warning for people to flee their homes in Gaza...where do these people go to.  Israel is not offering assistance to the innocent, nor are they allowing assistance to enter the strip.  <br /><br />Dont be blind-sighted people.  See videos from Al-Jazeera and maybe your heart will be touched!. M");
document.write("<h5>Israel/Hamas</h5>");
document.write("Hein, I couldn't agree more with you, Israel is only retaliating to the rockets fired on them, If Hamas stops there nonsense, I'm sure Israel won't have any need to do anything, stop the rockets and suicide bombers and I'm pretty sure Israel will do nothing. Its sad to see people here commenting against Israel, comparing how many people were killed, no rockets, no Suicide bombers, guess what!! no deaths, easy hey!!. andrew");
document.write("<h5>Humaniterian Aid</h5>");
document.write("I wonder why Israel is not letting 'humaniterian' Aid into Gaza. Maybe because Hamas is more worried about how many weapons they recieve rather then the amount of aid? Funny how they have no aid or food, but an endless supply of rockets. Obviously a clever ploy by Israel to allow rockets in to give them an excuse to bomb innocent civilians.. Mickey Mouse");
document.write("<h5>Israel/Hamatruce</h5>");
document.write("The Israeli army has, for years, been enforcing a crippling blockade from land, sea and air. Guess what? Only Palestinian deaths, as no food, fuel or medicines were allowed through, even for UN operations. Stop the War! Free Palestine!. Rashaad");
document.write("<h5>rashaad use your brain..</h5>");
document.write("israel only blockades gaza because  hamas etc constantly bring weapons into gaza to attack  israel. you only see what you want to.. g");
document.write("<h5>Hello world</h5>");
document.write("The Qassam is a piece of #### made up of sugar and fertilizer for a propellant and a simple shell. The idea is to tell the Zionists, and the world, we are still here where you have locked us up.  We will continue making noise, until we are free.  We will not die a quiet death from the blockade. By the way read http://www.nkusa.org/ for a Jewish perspective.. Rashaad");
document.write("<h5>Rashaad</h5>");
document.write("They are only \"locked up\" to prevent them from carrying out their sole stated purpose which is the annihilation of Israel and the slaughter of the Jewish people. Stop turning murderers into martyrs. If people are killers then you lock them in prison to prevent them from killing you.. g");
document.write("<h5>hamas</h5>");
document.write("A few pieces from the Hamas covenent.<br /><br />\"Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it\" (The Martyr, Imam Hassan al-Banna, of blessed memory).<br /><br />\"Arab countries surrounding Israel are asked to open their borders before the fighters from among the Arab and Islamic nations so that they could consolidate their efforts with those of their Moslem brethren in Palestine.\"<br /><br />and many more.<br /><br />cry me a river Hamas. reap what you have sown.. g");
document.write("<h5>Wake-up</h5>");
document.write("The problem is not religion. It is Zionism. Read http://www.nkusa.org/ for a Jewish perspective. For more than 1300 years Palestinians of Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths lived together in peace. No matter the strength of the oppressor, to seek peace, in a land for all, without Apartheid is a noble cause. \"Zionism has very many parallels with racism\"-Desmond Tutu. Rashaad");
document.write("<h5>Hamas </h5>");
document.write("\"The problem is not religion. It is Zionism.\" <br />Not quite Rashaad, nearly there but not quite.  The correct answer is: <br /> The problem is not religion. It is Hamas. . jc");
document.write("<h5>Gaza</h5>");
document.write("Arab/Jewish problems are idealogical. Most of the bloodshed/ wars in the world have been caused by idealogical differences...ie. communism vs capitalsm, muslim vs jew, racial-black vs white, ethnicitical differences. also not forgeting fundamentalism. Both are fundamentalist, in my opinion; both arab and jew. As Bhudda says 'man should always strive to follow 'the middle path'.. Faisal Paruk");
document.write("<h5>How long?</h5>");
document.write("How long is this Judaism/Islam fight going to last for? Honestly, why not just put down the weapons, stay within your borders and live in peace? Its the same nonsense over and over again and I'm bored of it. You be a Jew, and you be a Muslim......whats the problem? You both have equal rights to worship whichever God you like. And for Pete sake, you guys are worshipping the SAME God....so why the bickering? Honestly......give it a rest already.. Simon");
document.write("<h5>Hamas </h5>");
document.write("Maybe Rashaad should read Hamas's political doctrine which flat out rejects the idea of an end to the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Maybe he should be asking himself why Hamas did not turn Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and the infrastructure they left behind as opportunity for economic growth for the sake of the people. 60 years later and the Palestinians are still living the dream of destroying Israel while Israel builds itself into a vibrant democracy.  . Michael");
document.write("<h5>ignorance</h5>");
document.write("When the world experiences war in Palestine, yes that’s correct Palestine not Israel, I am never disappointed with the depth of ignorance some of the users display.<br /><br />. Nizaam");
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