Chas is right. That Israel may not have fired a rocket into the hospital is almost irrelevant. The Gaza situation is largely due to long time Israeli policy aimed at creating an entirely Jewish state and effectively marginalizing the Arab population which accounts for nearly half of the whole population of the region.
The best policy for Israel would be to forget about revenge and bury Gaza in fresh food, water, medical care, and other civilian needs. Clyde
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Subject: Re: [Salon] ISRAEL PUBLICLY TOOK CREDIT FOR BOMBING THE HOSPITAL. Then backed down when they saw the outrage and casualties.
The problem is that nobody believes anything we or the Israelis say about such incidents. And nobody can tell what the truth is. So we are left to judge on the basis of circumstantial evidence. That does not favor Israeli self-exculpation. And even if it did, the presence of so many people at the hospital was the result of an Israeli effort to drive Gaza's population south and, if possible, into exile. Only those inclined to believe whatever Israel says will give it the benefit of the doubt under these circumstances and, in politics, perception is reality.
Chas
On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 7:25 PM MICHAEL TELSON <mltelson@aol.com> wrote:
Did Israel do it or did the other Arab group do it?
Is there enough evidence to decide this?
Everything else is commentary (and irrelevant), I hope you agree.
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On Oct 18, 2023, at 6:59 PM, Chas Freeman via Salon <salon@listserve.com> wrote:
ISRAEL PUBLICLY TOOK CREDIT FOR BOMBING THE HOSPITAL. Then backed down when they saw the outrage and casualties.
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