Hamas attack on Israel

[jamie_1875]

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I disagree.

Another poster made the Rangers liquidation comparison earlier and as I said then it doesn't stack up. Of course it was funny seeing them go under (I was also desperately hoping Hearts would disappear around the same time) but as you say nobody was wanting the people at the club to die as well.

This is entirely different. Its enemies hate Israel with a ferocity that makes any football rivalry seem utterly trivial. They want it erased from the face of the earth and I think anyone who witnessed the way the chant was delivered understands completely what Bob Vylan were calling for. Death to the IDF means death. If they'd meant 'disband', 'abolish' or 'reform' they could quite easily have said so. Wouldn't have carried the same shock value though.

I've just noticed that their US visas have been revoked for their forthcoming tour.

I would agree in that I do actually believe Pascal Robinson-Foster did actually mean death to the IDF. But I do think the fact that some people think that and some don't proves their is indeed ambiguity about it.