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Rhiannon12866

(233,679 posts) Mon Oct 9, 2023, 09:00 PM Oct 2023

Velshi: Israel shutting off electricity, water in Gaza will create a 'humanitarian disaster' - Deadline [View all]

Ali Velshi host of VELSHI on MSNBC, Ben Rhodes Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama, and Rick Stengel Former Top State Department Official to President Obama join Alicia Menendez in for Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House. - Aired on 10/09/2023.

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Velshi: Israel shutting off electricity, water in Gaza will create a 'humanitarian disaster' - Deadline [View all] Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 OP

Collective punishment as a means to what? The_Casual_Observer Oct 2023 #1

Exactly! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #2

It is meant to thwart Hamas. madaboutharry Oct 2023 #5

"It isn't meant as collective punishment" ? The_Casual_Observer Oct 2023 #8

What's a few hundred thousand dead kids, I mean they're brown anyway. onecaliberal Oct 2023 #12

Actually, a million dead kids womanofthehills Oct 2023 #13

What a nightmare. mzmolly Oct 2023 #3

I know, makes me feel sick Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #4

It's terrible, mzmolly Oct 2023 #6

And it seems to be getting worse - and innocent people on both sides are dying Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #7

Right. mzmolly Oct 2023 #9

None of these innocent people have any control over what's going on or what's happening to them Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #10

Beyond sad. mzmolly Oct 2023 #11

One response that I wish would happen is wnylib Oct 2023 #14

That would certainly be ideal, but how and who could shut down a terrorist organization? Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #15

Maybe a united effort of Intel agencies from several countries, plus sanctions wnylib Oct 2023 #16