# American civilians are legitimate targets in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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**Created:** [January 4, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civilians-are-legitimate-targets-in-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict/479819 "2009-01-04T16:35:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civilians-are-legitimate-targets-in-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict/479819/335 "2009-01-10T00:41:44Z")

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Since Red has brought up some issues in the wrong thread, I figured I’d address them in the correct one. From [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10672912#post10672912):

The response:

> [@Obama should pressure Israel to remove some West Bank Settlements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-should-pressure-israel-to-remove-some-west-bank-settlements/480554/22):
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> Should you be finished attacking that particular source

Here, [I’ll spot you one.](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credibility) I’m not sure how you want me to address Pat’s rampant racism, conspiracy mongering and outright lunacy. What, you want a debate over whether or not Hillary really is an Israeli spy and if there really is a ZOG?  
May I suggest Stormfront?

> [@Obama should pressure Israel to remove some West Bank Settlements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-should-pressure-israel-to-remove-some-west-bank-settlements/480554/22):
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> So…let’s go with President Carter next

A man who, to be charitable, should be questioned if he said it was raining outside. He’s a pathological liar when it comes to the IP issue, and his stock in trade is massive whoppers of falsehoods, like claiming that Hamas hadn’t attacked Israel for several years during a period in which they had _repeatedly taken credit for attacks_.

I see you’ve also got some nifty Holocaust trivializing with at least one article babbling about a Palestinian Holocaust, another claiming that conduct expliictly legal under the 4th GC is “breaking all international laws” plus the “ayieee disproportionate!” canard, and you’re pretending that Israel is engaging in indiscriminate fire on Gaza… and so on. You’re hitting all the debunked talking points of the anti-Israel crowd. Who’d a thunk it?

This, of course, originally \*in a thread that’s not about Gaza \*. So, naw, credibility wise I don’t really need to waste my time, especially since I shouldn’t have been feeding your hijack in the first place.

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