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Old 10-27-2009, 08:43 AM
 
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Amnesty International has launched a scathing attack on Israel, accusing it of rationing Palestinians to a "trickle of water".

Water Rationed By Israel: Palestinians Get Only A 'Trickle Of Water Amnesty International Report | World News | Sky News
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Old 10-27-2009, 12:05 PM
 
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Aparthied;
forcefully extirpating the the water resources away from the native palestinian population.
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Old 10-27-2009, 12:11 PM
 
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Well, this may come as a surprise to some of you but Israel and Palestine are at war....officially or otherwise. Not terribly surprised by this.

This kind of crap will be going on a hundred years from now....sigh.
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Old 10-27-2009, 01:52 PM
 
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This is the most brutal oppression of a people outside of Africa....and coming from a Country that claims to be advanced.

It's sickening that apathy and laziness here in the USA that allow us to make excuses and support these Israeli bigots.

Just a reminder.

Israel killed 320 Palestinian Children last December alone, in retaliation for make-shift, scrap metal ,rocket attacks that kiled 8 Israelis over the course of two years.

Israelis elected monsters to run their government

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Old 10-27-2009, 02:11 PM
 
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Amnesty International has launched a scathing attack on Israel, accusing it of rationing Palestinians to a "trickle of water".

Water Rationed By Israel: Palestinians Get Only A 'Trickle Of Water Amnesty International Report | World News | Sky News
"Israel allows the Palestinians access to only a fraction of the shared water resources, which lie mostly in the occupied West Bank," says the report's author, Donatella Rovera, "while the unlawful Israeli settlements receive virtually unlimited supplies."


"The inequitable arrangement allows Jewish settlements, illegal under international law, to maintain swimming pools, lush gardens and irrigated agriculture, while Palestinians are often subject to rationing and shortages, says the report."

LOL. Your article doesn't even TRY to be unbiased.

Yeah, I would use that story as an unbiased account of the current situation
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Old 10-27-2009, 02:12 PM
 
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Aparthied;
forcefully extirpating the the water resources away from the native palestinian population.
Anybody see a trend here?
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Old 10-27-2009, 02:39 PM
 
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Saddam Hussein filled in the single largest wetland in the Middle East (thus wiping out an entire ecosystem that cannot be replaced), and routed water from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to fill his man-made oasis at his palace in the midst of one of the worst droughts in Iraq history. His own people died from staggering water shortages because of his actions. I saw the oasis with my own eyes; 12 feet deep and acres upon acres of water that the country could not sacrifice. Just to make his palace grounds perfect and beautiful (which it was indeed beautiful, I reluctantly admit).

If Liberals are gonna scream at Israel for doing something similar to its enemy, at least be consistent and acknowledge that George W. Bush did the right thing by taking out Saddam Hussein for doing the same thing to his own people.
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Old 10-27-2009, 02:49 PM
 
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Saddam Hussein filled in the single largest wetland in the Middle East (thus wiping out an entire ecosystem that cannot be replaced), and routed water from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to fill his man-made oasis at his palace in the midst of one of the worst droughts in Iraq history. His own people died from staggering water shortages because of his actions. I saw the oasis with my own eyes; 12 feet deep and acres upon acres of water that the country could not sacrifice. Just to make his palace grounds perfect and beautiful (which it was indeed beautiful, I reluctantly admit).

If Liberals are gonna scream at Israel for doing something similar to its enemy, at least be consistent and acknowledge that George W. Bush did the right thing by taking out Saddam Hussein for doing the same thing to his own people.
HA! You don't actually expect that to happen, do you?
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Old 10-27-2009, 02:55 PM
 
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"Israel allows the Palestinians access to only a fraction of the shared water resources, which lie mostly in the occupied West Bank," says the report's author, Donatella Rovera, "while the unlawful Israeli settlements receive virtually unlimited supplies."


"The inequitable arrangement allows Jewish settlements, illegal under international law, to maintain swimming pools, lush gardens and irrigated agriculture, while Palestinians are often subject to rationing and shortages, says the report."

LOL. Your article doesn't even TRY to be unbiased.
Reality has a well known liberal bias.

But, you've got to be completely detached with realities to not even give a benefit of doubt.
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Old 10-27-2009, 03:03 PM
 
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The report report is false and biased from top to bottom, and that includes falsification of easily verifiable facts:
Water Authority: Amnesty didn't consult us over report | Israel Palestine-Gaza Conflict | Jerusalem Post
Foreign Ministry refutes Amnesty report on Palestinian access to water | Headlines News | Jerusalem Post
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