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Biden on children beheadings:
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Only quibble is the part about the six billion dollars, but, even with that minor falsity, that's a solid as hell article.
I’ve never suggested it was. The poster I was replying to was asking about when Palestine had put the brakes on a two-state peace deal and I was responding.
Hamas played a blinder with drones to render impotent comm gear & sensors along the border simultaneously with the actual invasion. No doubt the IDF was also a little distracted (if that's the right word) with the holiday.
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The IDF could do with reading their own history.
I guess it wasn’t bollocks as some of the twitter handles were trying to prove. Or is biden reliable source or not?
Careful spoony, that might be considered hate speech.
Don't see any daylight between the two myself. Both are equally abhorrent, regardless the spin.
So far it's Barak Ravid claiming Biden said it.
Never mind, every other outlet just confirmed he said it live.
@Pexbo Presumably Andrew Neil got some sort of a heads up that these pictures existed. He’s pretty well connected, after all.
No doubt.
The movement of multiple battalions from the Gaza border to the West Bank might have also imbued those left guarding the Gazan border with a bit of self confidence or a lack of steadfastness.
https://www.youtube.com/live/At9I8O-I8no?si=3DT6lRK8Z8638ymh
17th minute. Straight from the president's mouth.
He also labours the point that Israel must abide by the rules of war in midst of feeling all this anger.
17th minute. Straight from the president's mouth.
He also labours the point that Israel must abide by the rules of war in midst of feeling all this anger.
You're not mentioning the fact he was pretty much incorruptible and very popular among your compatriots when appointed, it was feasible he would have easily won an election in a direct vote. And the crux of the matter is he was overthrown with the backing of the US because of his audacity in wanting to nationalise Iran's oil. The take home point is the very same US you're revering have no interest in what your people want, but rather are only concerned with their own geopolitical interest. Which is fine considering the realpolitik-al world we live in, but to simply wave their flags like they even care about you is bizarre too. And again, we forgetting its the same US that supported and armed Saddam while he used chemical weapons on your people, not to mention how they choose to collectively punish you with sanctions.
Re: Saddam...Gazzans love Saddam. Here is Saddam square in Gazza, while in Israel they have "Cyrus the great street" ...
And to contextualise it - do you blame them? He's been one of the few Arab leaders in modern decades to be outspoken in his support for the Palestinian cause, so its understandable why they'd revere him....and I'm saying that as someone who's family suffered immeasurably under Saddam and his Ba'athi goons.
If you feel that way about the Palestinian people then that's your prerogative, and honestly I wouldn't fault you for feeling that way. But to simply shrug your shoulders at the apartheid angle and happily wave those Israeli flags shows a lack of moral integrity.
See the mistake you're making is indulging in the 'enemy of my enemy is my friend' trope while ignoring the objective humanity of it all. Its perfectly fine to despise Saddam and the Ba'athis, and feel bitter towards the Palestinian for championing a leader who caused both our respective people considerable hurt. But to simply use that a crutch to not only ignore the suffering of others, but to champion those who've engineered that suffering is a pretty unfortunate position to hold if you ask me.
But again you feel what you feel, and its not my place to impose my own thoughts on you. Just a frustrated outpouring from my end that's close to home.
Rightio, moving a bit fast for me no doubt
Mood among Israeli troops:
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-ea...p22d9mjuytqynh5&reflink=article_copyURL_share
Yeah, it unfortunately feels like we are approaching critical mass here very soon & the conduit for release will be the ground forces rolling into Gaza.
That's such a disappointing thought.
Sounds like there is a big risk that some IDF soldiers will get their revenge, whether they find Hamas fighters or not.
It's devastating. Hot headed soldiers, some of which reservists, entering one of the most challenging urban warfare environments in the world. This can't end well.
As has already been explained when the enemy is putting military equipment in these buildings as Hamas regularly do, they cease to become protected by war crimes law.
Not to mention you've got it the wrong way around. Hamas attacked Israel like Russia attacked Ukraine.
Great write up.
They're just going to go in and shoot anything that moves.
There's no plan, they don't know who it is they're looking for...if they're breathing, they're getting murdered, man, woman, or child.
There's no plan, they don't know who it is they're looking for...if they're breathing, they're getting murdered, man, woman, or child.
You’ve just won gold in the mental gymnastics.
I had to read it twice and still doesn't make sense. Somehow they missed the parts about cutting of electricity and water supplies and humanitarian aid routes.
Also the idiocy of positioning Hamas (re Palestine) as Russia in their respective conflicts just boggles the mind.
God help anyone who gets in the way of, or within 100ft of, whoever they believe might have cut the head off a child. Hamas are going to get what they appear to want.
I agree with you, by the way. It's an argument often used by people who don't want peace, but want to be able to blame someone else for its absence.
That's not correct at all. They can still fight Hamas while keeping food, water and electricity open for the rest of the innocent civilians. Else what is the difference between Israel and Hamas?
Apologies if already posted. Concerned for this cat's health...
Iran's president, Saudi crown prince speak for the first time since diplomatic ties restored.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middl...-first-time-since-diplomatic-ties-2023-10-11/
Or the fact this conflict didn't start feckin 3 days ago.
Good stuff. Basically reinforces everything the Israelis have been saying about Hamas all along.
Also fascinating that these guys think a hostage swap will in any way beneficial to Hamas, since the Israelis are going into Gaza either way.
The US is like the big dude that pretends to stop a fight while holding one guy and letting the other guy hitting him while shouting stop it boys
Posturing.