[quote]Hamas, the Palestinian movement which controls the Gaza Strip, has forced residents of a southern town from their homes and demolished their houses.
The radical Islamist group says people living at the edge of the town of Rafah had built their homes illegally on government land.
Witnesses said dozens of people were pushed out of their homes but Hamas says the number has been exaggerated.
Palestinians in Gaza have been angered by the demolitions.
Palestinians are more used to seeing homes destroyed in areas occupied by Israeli military or police for being built without the correct permits, correspondents say.
Club-wielding Hamas policemen - and some female police officers wearing face-covering veils - forced people from their homes and then brought in bulldozers.
Government land
Hamas said that only seven houses were demolished, but witnesses told reporters the real number was around 30 or 40.
Some of the buildings were temporary shacks built by people who had been made homeless in an Israeli incursion into Gaza between December 2008 and January 2009.
Residents said they were sold land permits by a local land owner, but Hamas said the land was meant for government use.
"They promised reform and change - instead they've destroyed our homes," Miasar Gan told reporters.
Reporters said they were barred from the area by Hamas until the demolitions were over.
In 2005, Israel withdrew its troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza strip has been controlled by Hamas since 2007 when they forced out rivals Fatah.[/quote]
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8687974.stm[/url]
Now that is ironic :v:
Hamas is going China on us!
Hamas is going Israel on us
Hamas blows
they learned from the Israelis
And there are idiots that think Hamas is on the right with this whole conflict. Both sides are oppressive and racist.
I lol'd.
Gotta love hypocrisy...
Both sides suck because they don't give a shit about the innocent bystanders in their petty little flight.
Weren't the Israelis supposed to have pulled out 5 years ago?
[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;22069008]Weren't the Israelis supposed to have pulled out 5 years ago?[/QUOTE]
Yes
Go Hamas!
[QUOTE=tomahawk2;22068369]And there are idiots that think Hamas is on the right with this whole conflict. Both sides are oppressive and racist.[/QUOTE]
This.
This is an unfortunate event, but I'm glad it reached Facepunch. Now all the Israel-haters can't say that Hamas is pure, holy, and innocent any more.
[QUOTE=Gmod_Fan77;22074599]Now all the Israel-haters can't say that Hamas is pure, holy, and innocent any more.[/QUOTE]
uh, none of them ever said that in the first place.
[QUOTE=Gmod_Fan77;22074599]This.
This is an unfortunate event, but I'm glad it reached Facepunch. Now all the Israel-haters can't say that Hamas is pure, holy, and innocent any more.[/QUOTE]
Quote someone who said that. I've never seen anyone even imply that Hamas was innocent.
[QUOTE=Gmod_Fan77;22074599]This.
This is an unfortunate event, but I'm glad it reached Facepunch. Now all the Israel-haters can't say that Hamas is pure, holy, and innocent any more.[/QUOTE]
Oh it's the guy who hates the US but loves Israel- something quite possibly even dumber than when you thought the moon landing was fake because light "can't travel in a vacuum."
[QUOTE=Mingebox;22075888]Oh it's the guy who hates the US but loves Israel, something quite possibly even dumber than when you thought the moon landing was fake because light "can't travel in a vacuum."[/QUOTE]
wat
:geno:
[QUOTE=yawmwen;22075913]wat
:geno:[/QUOTE]
That's the worst I ever seen. Some guy on another website thought the moon landing was fake because:
"isn't the moon one of those white dwarfs where a a piece the size of a needle head weighs a ton?"
At least they're equal opportunity terrorists, women can demolish houses too.
[QUOTE=Mingebox;22075942]That's the worst I ever seen. Some guy on another website thought the moon landing was fake because:
"isn't the moon one of those white dwarfs where a a piece the size of a needle head weighs a ton?"[/QUOTE]
What the fuck? That's the most fucking retarded thing I have ever heard.
[QUOTE=Gmod_Fan77;22074599] Now all the Israel-haters can't say that Hamas is pure, holy, and innocent any more.[/QUOTE]
your mom can't say she's pure, holy, and innocent after me
[QUOTE=Mingebox;22075888]Oh it's the guy who hates the US but loves Israel- something quite possibly even dumber than when you thought the moon landing was fake because light "can't travel in a vacuum."[/QUOTE]
and the guy who thinks weed is dangerous but advocates for firearms
They learned from the best.
I never liked either side, mostly due to the fact that they can't sort out their own problems without trying to slit each others' throats.
I don't think it will end until one side gets defeated. I cannot see Jews and Muslims living peacefully in such close proximity. Especially since they consider each other enemies for life. And the fact that both sides are riddled with extremists, the Jews have the crazy Zionists and the Muslims have the Insurgents/Suicide Bombers/Terrorists.
[QUOTE=zombojoe;22078835]I don't think it will end until one side gets defeated. I cannot see Jews and Muslims living peacefully in such close proximity. Especially since they consider each other enemies for life. And the fact that both sides are riddled with extremists, the Jews have the crazy Zionists and the Muslims have the Insurgents/Suicide Bombers/Terrorists.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't be so defeatist.
They lived together peacefully before. Before Zionism anyway.
But the scars are pretty deep now.
You should see the propaganda on both sides. They're conditioned to hate each other before they can even write.
[QUOTE=Gmod_Fan77;22074599]This.
This is an unfortunate event, but I'm glad it reached Facepunch. Now all the Israel-haters can't say that Hamas is pure, holy, and innocent any more.[/QUOTE]
No one said that, we think the entire conflict is a fuck up.
Don't try and justify defending Israel.
I think what Gmod meant is that some people here always criticize Israel but don't say anything bad about the Hamas and other Arabic terrorist groups.
[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;22069008]Weren't the Israelis supposed to have pulled out 5 years ago?[/QUOTE]
What do you mean "supposed to have pulled out"? They pulled out 5 years ago as written in the article
These guys need to grow up..
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