Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent: IDF: Three children killed in Gaza Tuesday were just playing tag
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Title:The "Crazy Israeli" syndrome
Name:Natallie Durson
City: Los AngelesState: CA
It is quite common that supporters of Israel detatch themselves, morally and emotionally when the IDF commit some terrible act, such as the "accidental killing" of children or other civilians. In these cases, most of Israels supporters never utter a single word of regret over the killings. The usual reaction is to blame the intended targets of the IDF for causing the IDF to take action, even if that action was incompetent or inappropriate. Some people even cheer the IDF on, as if they have just scored an important goal in the game of death. These reactions are rarely seen from the so called anti-Israeli crowd when Hamas kills a civilian. Child killing has been quite rare from Hamas, so not much data available on that aspect.