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These kinds of stories are a magnet for trolls.

And yet...

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=438654

So why can't the discussion continue? Why aren't Israel and Hamas's actions viable targets of inquiry?

Just as you can run across a busy highway once, twice, or ten times and come out fine, doesn't mean that's it's a good idea, so allowing one story like this won't cause much damage, but as an editorial policy is a disaster.

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