German ‘Pacifist’ Woman Captured by
Hamas Terrorists at Music Festival Massacre
Might Be Alive in Gaza, Claims Mother
Posted By: FL_Absentee_Voter, 10/10/2023 6:31:59 PM
The mother of a German woman, who was paraded half-naked in the back of a terrorist pickup truck after being captured from the scene of a Hamas massacre at a music festival in Southern Israel, has claimed to have reason to believe that her daughter is still alive in Gaza. [snip] Despite initial rumours from pro-Palestinian sources claiming that Shani was an Israeli soldier, her aunt said that Shani was, in fact, a peace campaigner and a conscientious objector. Shani, her aunt told Der Spiegel, refused to enter into the mandatory military service in Israel because of her belief in pacifism...
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Democrats support Palestinians over Israel,
GOP overwhelmingly stands with US ally:
2023 poll 23 replies
GOP overwhelmingly stands with US ally:
2023 poll 23 replies
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Shani should be well aware of the applicable expression her fellow Germans use for such a scenario. Seriously, though, how many will still refuse - even after this - to wake up to the realities of the world in which we live?