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| | "Palestinians" themselves showed a <b>majority supporting launching rockets/missiles into Israel from within populated areas</b>, which is de factor human shields. From a poll 2014 poll:<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-palestinian-poll-reveals-waning-support-for-hamas/amp/ New Palestinian poll reveals waning support for Hamas], ''TOI'', Sep 30, 2014.<blockquote>New Palestinian poll reveals waning support for Hamas. But 80% advocate resuming rocket fire if Gaza blockade isn't lifted... | | "Palestinians" themselves showed a <b>majority supporting launching rockets/missiles into Israel from within populated areas</b>, which is de factor human shields. From a poll 2014 poll:<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-palestinian-poll-reveals-waning-support-for-hamas/amp/ New Palestinian poll reveals waning support for Hamas], ''TOI'', Sep 30, 2014.<blockquote>New Palestinian poll reveals waning support for Hamas. But 80% advocate resuming rocket fire if Gaza blockade isn't lifted... |
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| − | One question, addressing the Israeli talking point of Hamas using civilians in Gaza as "human shields," revealed interesting answers. Fifty-seven percent of respondents justified rocket launching from within populated areas; but a large discrepancy existed between Gaza — which suffered the brunt of the Israeli attacks — with 48% support, and the West Bank, with 62%.</blockquote></ref><blockquote>addressing the Israeli talking point of Hamas using civilians in Gaza as "human shields," revealed interesting answers. Fifty-seven percent of respondents justified rocket launching from within populated areas; but a large discrepancy existed between Gaza — which suffered the brunt of the Israeli attacks — with 48% support, and the West Bank, with 62%.</blockquote> | + | One question, addressing the Israeli talking point of Hamas using civilians in Gaza as "human shields," revealed interesting answers. Fifty-seven percent of respondents justified rocket launching from within populated areas; but a large discrepancy existed between Gaza — which suffered the brunt of the Israeli attacks — with 48% support, and the West Bank, with 62%.</blockquote><br> |
| | + | -'Most "Palestinians" support using its civilians as human shields (2014),' |
| | + | DP, Aug 9, 2022.<blockquote> |
| | + | As the deaths of Gazan children in Jabalia on Aug 6, 2022 was shown to be a result of, yet, another Islamic Jihad failed rocket, one should remember the wider deadly problem in that circle. |
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| | + | The BBC's Jeremy Bowen, reporting from Gaza on May 21, 2021, (amidst Guardian of Walls against Hamas barrage of rockets) showed a Gazan in the crowd screaming in ecstatic: <b>"We sacrifice everything for Jerusalem. I'm sacrificing my wife my child for Jerusalem."</b> While cheers can be heard. And this is how he reported it on BBC live TV. |
| | + | Then it was edited and the part of "my wife, my child" was removed from the clip. |
| | + | No surprise there for biased BBC or Jeremy Bowen for that matter. |
| | + | However, the Arab "Palestinians" themselves --at least since in 2014-- showed a majority in suport of launching into Israel from within populated areas: |
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| | + | "New Palestinian poll reveals waning support for Hamas," Times Of Israel, Sep 30, 2014. |
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| | + | New Palestinian poll reveals waning support for Hamas. But 80% advocate resuming rocket fire if Gaza blockade isn't lifted.. |
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| | + | One question, addressing the Israeli talking point of Hamas using civilians in Gaza as "human shields," revealed interesting answers. Fifty-seven percent of respondents justified rocket launching from within populated areas; but a large discrepancy existed between Gaza — which suffered the brunt of the Israeli attacks — with 48% support, and the West Bank, with 62%.</i></blockquote> |
| | + | </ref><blockquote>addressing the Israeli talking point of Hamas using civilians in Gaza as "human shields," revealed interesting answers. Fifty-seven percent of respondents justified rocket launching from within populated areas; but a large discrepancy existed between Gaza — which suffered the brunt of the Israeli attacks — with 48% support, and the West Bank, with 62%.</blockquote> |
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