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The Yarmouk Double Standard
Canada Free Press ^ | 04/08/15 | Joseph Klein

Posted on 04/08/2015 10:38:53 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony

Morally confused leftist mind, Very existence of the Jewish state is reason enough to place the ultimate responsibility on Israel for the slaughter and starvation committed by the Syrian regime, the Islamic State and other jihadists

Yarmouk, once a relatively stable haven for as many as 100,000 Palestinian refugees located in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, has become a living hell for those refugees left behind whom have managed to survive years of starvation, disease or relentless attacks from the Syrian government and its adversaries.

Now, Yarmouk has become the latest front in the jihad launched by the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL), which reportedly occupies about 90% of the camp and has been busy killing Palestinian residents. More than 100 civilians may have been either killed or kidnapped by ISIS and al Nusra fighters since last week, according to one report. Another report put the figure of Palestinians killed during this time period considerably higher.

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TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: isis; israel; palestinians; syria; yarmouk

1 posted on 04/08/2015 10:38:53 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Gosh, it's almost as if no one gives a damn about the "Palestinians" apart from their symbolic role of opposing the only democracy and ultimately the only successful state in the entire region.

2 posted on 04/08/2015 2:50:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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