Will The Left Continue To Ignore This?
In the rush to judge everything America does as wrong, I see an article like this and wonder - yet again - how the left can remain silent to this. The Palestinians decided to test Israeli defenses at a checkpoint.
By sending kids toward the gate carrying toy rifles.
A group of Palestinian children were sent towards the Gaza Strip border fence holding toy guns on Thursday in order to test the vigilance of the soldiers on duty.
From a distance, troops noticed four apparently armed Palestinians approaching the border north of the Kissufim crossing.
When the four were some 400 meters from the fence, the soldiers realized that they were children, who looked to be about 13 years of age, and that their guns were toys.
The Gaza security fence has become the scene of almost daily incidences of would-be infiltrations from the Gaza Strip, attempted terror attacks, and occasionally exchanges of fire. Earlier Thursday, IDF forces arrested two unarmed Palestinians who breached the fence in order to cross into Israel.
Could someone - anyone - on the left have the human decency to decry this? Please? Instead of screaming about American soldiers, could you spare just a tiny bit of outrage for this?
For the sake of your humanity.
By Shawn, Thursday, 1 June , 2006 @ 9:52 pm
Sure, I’ll condemn it.
Sending children out to possibly be shot is almost as reprehensible as murdering them in their houses.
Almost.
How does the Palistinians’ insanity in any way excuse the alleged crimes at Haditha?
By Gaius, Thursday, 1 June , 2006 @ 10:10 pm
Let the investigation be finished before you condemn, would you? And even then, to condemn all the military for the alleged actions of a few is not a good thing.
By Roland Hesz, Friday, 2 June , 2006 @ 1:37 am
I condemn humanity.
This palestinian thing is disgusting, rotten and an outrage.
I applaud the brits and the UN to create this wonderful situation.
By Black Jack, Friday, 2 June , 2006 @ 1:29 pm
Hope springs eternal:
While I’d like to believe there’s still some level of humanity remaining among Leftists, I don’t expect them to be able to display it sans some sort of smarty pants cheap shot like those above. Leftists just can’t seem to pass up an opportunity to disgrace themselves: it’s moral handicap.