John M. writes: > And in any case, Hamas is not using Gazans as "human shields"; that is just > Israeli state propaganda, and Jerry''s citation addresses the issue > effectively.
Quite right. Cohen is arguing that the Gazan populace is likely to be supportive enough of Hamas (their democratically elected representatives, as opposed to an invading Israeli force that is killing them indiscriminately) that they would not regard themeselves as hostages. Jerome --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
