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Egypt-Gaza border crossing opens, letting desperately needed aid flow to Palestinians

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    All_your_base
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    I know tensions are quite high, but aid was needed desperately for the less guilty (mistake me not, I put a lot of the blame on hamas) but they waited far too long. Mass life saving measures...

    I know tensions are quite high, but aid was needed desperately for the less guilty (mistake me not, I put a lot of the blame on hamas) but they waited far too long. Mass life saving measures requiring immediate action should not be dependent on diplomatic dickering.

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      LukeZaz
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      "Less guilty" implies there is no such thing as "not guilty" here, which is a really gross take. I hope it is not what you meant.

      "Less guilty" implies there is no such thing as "not guilty" here, which is a really gross take. I hope it is not what you meant.

      10 votes
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        All_your_base
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        By "less guilty," I meant that in this case I consider both parties to be guilty, with hamas owning the lions share.

        By "less guilty," I meant that in this case I consider both parties to be guilty, with hamas owning the lions share.

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          LukeZaz
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          The aid isn't so much for Hamas, though. Palestine is not Hamas, and there are millions of civilians suffering in Gaza who are wholesale innocent yet still die as a result of these blockades. With...

          The aid isn't so much for Hamas, though. Palestine is not Hamas, and there are millions of civilians suffering in Gaza who are wholesale innocent yet still die as a result of these blockades. With your reply in mind, I trust you don't consider them guilty – which I am thankful for – but it's important to remember that there's more than just Israel and Hamas in this war.

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          1. All_your_base
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            Of course it isn't. The problem, and it is a big one, is that the desperately needed aid doesn't get to whom it is intended. It is appropriated by hamas and used against Israel. This one fact...

            Of course it isn't. The problem, and it is a big one, is that the desperately needed aid doesn't get to whom it is intended. It is appropriated by hamas and used against Israel. This one fact alone puts them very high on my shit list.

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