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Ted Cruz: “Hamas wants palestinian civilian casualties. Why? Because…”

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Biden’s Anti-Israel Agenda on Full Display | Verdict Ep. 201

Published | Video Starts at 04:08

They put their headquarters in Gaza in the basement of a hospital to use palestinian mothers and babies as human shields. They put missiles in the basements of elementary schools to use palestinian children as human shields. And it is Hamas wants palestinian civilian casualties. Why? Because useful idiots like Joe Biden and the rest of the Democrat party and the rest of the liars in the corporate media will then say what Joe Biden just said, which is Israel is [the bad guy]. The bad guy, and Hamas lies a lot. And I think that's part of what people really need to understand. Hamas lied about the attack on the hospital, for example, early on. (04:08–04:25)

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Asserts that Hamas desires Palestinian civilian casualties to manipulate media and political narratives.

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