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Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag * directly elected member of the Bundestag since 1998 * Socialist * Feminist * European * freedom-loving


Those german politicians are a disgrace to humanity. Directly responsible for two genocides, complicit in a 3rd in a span of 120 years.
 
I, for one, am shocked that the terrorist state of israel is making up lies for propaganda. Even more shocked that gfactor lapped it all up.

I do not know the language so I can't contradict that.

But I will say that Israel had this film for a long time and didn't publish it. It was the families of those abducted soldiers who desperately decided to do so today, and I don't believe they'll be willingfully involved in deceipt.
 
Even though I have some thoughts about the why some of these nations support an independent Palestine that goes beyond the conflict itself - I think it's great we finally have some Western nations that do not fall in line with whatever the US or even the UK says is the way to go. Even my European relatives say that if there is one thing Trump was good for - its that he made other countries re-think their blind allegiance to America and started speaking for themselves more on the geopolitical stage. Touche Russian hackers.

Maybe was Trump, but I think the hypocrisy and double standards on the ICJ, ICC, UNRWA and all this blind support to a genocide could tilt it even more. US is dragging his boasted morals, values and international influence through the mud now much more than with Trump

And the fact that is Biden who is doing it and not Trump is even worse, because if trump would be at the helm of this feck up (and I have 0 doubts that he would if he would be POTUS) shows that is american stablishment that has lost it and not Trump crazyness while thinking that with the Democrats that would never happened.

Reality is that US influence is crumbling because the "normal" politicians are responsible of this, not Trump outlier
 
It's quite telling that your partner in crime immediately used this opportunity to attack Ireland and Norway as Hamas supporters, and that the Twitter account you linked to has a post seemingly attacking Cate Blachett for possibly showing support to the Palestinian cause on a red carpet somewhere. Just deeply unserious.

What you can't seem to fathom is that everyone condemns Hamas. Their actions on October 7th were barbaric and reprehensible. But Israel has now matched that horror and then some in the seven months since then by slaughtering thousands indiscriminately and imposing a famine on 2 million people that are decidedly not Hamas. People that post in this thread, or protest in the street, and countries that want to recognize Palestine as a state generally want the bloodshed to stop. But you and other Zionists are so myopic that you can only see that as an attack on you. It's really quite sad.

So getting back to the bolded part, there are countless examples that you are simply wrong. Here you have just one:
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Care to explain the map?

Care to explain what are those means?
 
So getting back to the bolded part, there are countless examples that you are simply wrong. Here you have just one:
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Care to explain the map?

Care to explain what are those means?

The map shows the area of land that was previously inhabited by Palestinians, under a British Mandate, under Ottoman rule and going back centuries.

It also shows the land stolen from the Palestinians by the Zionists with the backing of Britain.

If you want to make this about Palestinians complaining about their land being stolen or wanting it back then yeah of course they are!

And they want it back. Is it likely they will get it all back? No. Should they have their own state and the right to govern themselves? Hell yes!
 
I do not know the language so I can't contradict that.

But I will say that Israel had this film for a long time and didn't publish it. It was the families of those abducted soldiers who desperately decided to do so today, and I don't believe they'll be willingfully involved in deceipt.
It's a lie. "Get pregnant" is not what he said.

Netanyahu and his cronies have most likely released it to distract the world from the ICC arrest warrants and undermine the recognition of Palestine by Ireland, Norway and Spain.

Just to say: See? That's who you've just recognized and who you compare us to.
 
Netanyahu and his cronies have most likely released it to distract the world from the ICC arrest warrants and undermine the recognition of Palestine by Ireland, Norway and Spain.

Just to say: See? That's who you've just recognized and who you compare us to.

You're not completely wrong because Netanyahu IS trying to get a horror video released for the purpose you mentioned, but this particuarly video release was not his doing. It was only released yesterday because the families chose to.
 
I do not know the language so I can't contradict that.

But I will say that Israel had this film for a long time and didn't publish it. It was the families of those abducted soldiers who desperately decided to do so today, and I don't believe they'll be willingfully involved in deceipt.

Interesting timing of it's release. I asked a colleague to translate for me and he also says it is inaccurate. Someone is intentionally trying to decieve.
 
Terrible thing to do against their families.

Let's just say that this is not the worst thing done to those poor families, who have been vilified and became enemies of the far right and even more moderate right, who sees the hostages as an obstacle in the war on Hamas.
 
You're not completely wrong because Netanyahu IS trying to get a horror video released for the purpose you mentioned, but this particuarly video release was not his doing. It was only released yesterday because the families chose to.
I stand corrected then.

The video is awful and heartbreaking and I had a hard time imagining the hostage families wilfully approving its release. But in hindsight you're right, as wretched as Netanyahu is, he wouldn't unilaterally release it without massive backlash.
 
The map shows the area of land that was previously inhabited by Palestinians, under a British Mandate, under Ottoman rule and going back centuries.

It also shows the land stolen from the Palestinians by the Zionists with the backing of Britain.

If you want to make this about Palestinians complaining about their land being stolen or wanting it back then yeah of course they are!

And they want it back. Is it likely they will get it all back? No. Should they have their own state and the right to govern themselves? Hell yes!

Your historical interpretations are quite hilarious. Have you ever heard the term "land purchase"? Have you heard of dozens agencies that facilitated those purchases? Can you comprehend the idea that Arabs willingly sold the land?

I have to say, you are quite inventive. You invent your own history.
 
He said "generally."

No, he said everybody condemns Hamas. Clearly not everybody does. The picture is only one example and it is not an exemption. So clearly it is not "generally". There are countless examples.

And he finished by some myopic BS about seeing attack everywhere. That picture is nothing but attack and threat to the Jewish people. And Jews know very well what "by any means necessary" mean. And you do too.
 
No, he said everybody condemns Hamas. Clearly not everybody does. The picture is only one example and it is not an exemption. So clearly it is not "generally". There are countless examples.

And he finished by some myopic BS about seeing attack everywhere. That picture is nothing but attack and threat to the Jewish people. And Jews know very well what "by any means necessary" mean. And you do too.
Thank god the people in gaza don't have to deal with pictures like those on a daily basis.
 
Wow Giggsy PO nailed it there, can't argue with it lads. Not everyone in the entire world disagrees with Hamas aim to claim back land, what a master intellect we've come up against.

Time to close the thread I think, how can we possibly discuss Israeli war crimes after being so squarely put in our place.
 
That picture is nothing but attack and threat to the Jewish people.

You know what was an actual attack and threat on the Palestinian people? The attempts to defund UNRWA based on spurious claims of their involvement in the Oct 7th attacks. You know, the ones you were posting about:
It seems the evidence must be pretty solid as they have been fired on the spot.
“The claims” forced the head of UNWRA to terminate the contracts of suspects. Is he also an Israeli puppet? You have to come up with something better.
What ever happened to that, dawg?

An independent review finds no evidence for Israel's claims about UNRWA and Hamas

Ah.
 
To be fair to Giggsy and Gfactor. As an Israeli, what else can they say? The atrocities is broadcasted live on daily basis. I dont even think the IDF or Bibi cares about optics. They just spouts bravadoes and blatant proverbial "La La La" with closing the ear gesture
 
To be fair to Giggsy and Gfactor. As an Israeli, what else can they say? The atrocities is broadcasted live on daily basis. I dont even think the IDF or Bibi cares about optics. They just spouts bravadoes and blatant proverbial "La La La" with closing the ear gesture
That's not true and you're painting Israelis with a quite broad brush.

Amir and ScholesyTheWise are both Israelis and have a fundamentally different discourse and view of the situation (as well as a different way to engage with people).

We also have to suppose that the two you mentioned are indeed Israelis.
 
You know what was an actual attack and threat on the Palestinian people? The attempts to defund UNRWA based on spurious claims of their involvement in the Oct 7th attacks. You know, the ones you were posting about:


What ever happened to that, dawg?

An independent review finds no evidence for Israel's claims about UNRWA and Hamas

Ah.

It is as independent as Jamie Carragher commentary during Liverpool match.

Report: UNRWA Rigged ‘Independent’ Probe To Whitewash Its Pervasive Terror Ties

• Ms. Colonna’s previous role overseeing France’s significant financial and political support for UNRWA means that her impartiality in evaluating the agency is compromised. Her leadership of the Review Group constitutes a violation of the legal principles and UN standards of conduct relating to conflict of interest and the requirement for impartiality in UN audits, investigations, and reviews.

• France is UNRWA’s fourth-largest donor and a commission member overseeing UNRWA’s work. Any adverse finding about system-wide failures at UNRWA would therefore implicate herself and other French officials who failed to exercise their fiduciary oversight duties. There is a clear conflict of interest, and Colonna’s leadership of the group violates the U.N.’s own standards of conduct for investigators.

• In addition, the three institutes staffing the Colonna Group were selected by UNRWA because of their history of embracing UNRWA’s narrative and talking points, strongly advocating funding for the agency, and dismissing evidence of pervasive incitement to terrorism among UNRWA staff.

• For example, in 2022, the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) of Norway, one of the three institutes in the Review Group, published a major report about UNRWA which completely dismissed allegations of UNRWA teachers promoting terrorism—documented in UN Watch reports that show screenshots of UNRWA teachers on social media calling to slaughter Jews—as “unfounded claims.”

• CMI’s lead expert on UNRWA, Kjersti Berg, suddenly deleted her Twitter account yesterday after UN Watch exposed how her life’s work is devoted to denying UNRWA’s documented terror ties.

• The head of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, another member of the Review Group, has for years publicly advocated funding UNRWA and dismissing allegations of the agency’s terror ties. He and his colleagues have also portrayed Israel as uniquely evil, accusing the Jewish state of committing “apartheid” and “genocide.”

• The Danish Institute for Human Rights, the third member of the Review Group, has demonstrated a sharp pro-UNRWA and anti-Israel bias in the pronouncements of its board members and senior staff.

Oh.
 
And then you post a link from an organization who is basically israeli propaganda. Amazing really.
Everything that is not in line with your opinion is Israeli propaganda. Not amazing.
 
Oh look, another peaceful protester. She just wants to end the bloodbath.

 
Isn't it pretty much agreed World wide that the UNRWA accusations were bullshit, hence why countries have started funding them again? It's only Israeli strict allies that haven't refunded them because they're just going along with whatever Israel says.
 
I've seen a video somewhere that has a United supporter kicking a dog. All United fans kick dogs, hateful arseholes us United fans. All 1 billion of us.
 
I, for one, am shocked that the terrorist state of israel is making up lies for propaganda. Even more shocked that gfactor lapped it all up.

I, for one, am shocked that the terrorist state of israel is making up lies for propaganda. Even more shocked that gfactor lapped it all up.

I wonder what the speaker actually says, when the subtitles about the pregnant thing appear? it's very hard to decipher.
@That_Bloke I seem to remember you speak Arabic...?

I watched the clip a couple of times...

it's quite scary how numb i am, can barely feel anything. of course, it's heart breaking, but my emotions are beyond suppressed by now.
feels very weird.

And another thing I noticed that seems to be glossed over-

When one of the girls says "I have friends in Palestine". It shows perfectly how average Israelis have no clue what really happens in the WB in Gaza.
She most probably means that she has some Israeli-Arab friends who maybe don't recognize themselves with very strong Palestinian sentiments,
which allows them to befriend Jewish Israelis.

I too have Arab friends who live inside Israel, they work with me as nurses and doctors in the hospice service.
They have rather comfortable lives (still living within a racist society amongst other things), but their families were probably fortunate enough to not get heavily displaced (if at all) in 1948, which makes everything alot easier and convenient.

I hate the fact that I came back posting in this thread, but what can you do :/
 
Isn't it pretty much agreed World wide that the UNRWA accusations were bullshit, hence why countries have started funding them again? It's only Israeli strict allies that haven't refunded them because they're just going along with whatever Israel says.

Hasbara trolls never give up on their lies.
 
To be fair to Giggsy and Gfactor. As an Israeli, what else can they say? The atrocities is broadcasted live on daily basis. I dont even think the IDF or Bibi cares about optics. They just spouts bravadoes and blatant proverbial "La La La" with closing the ear gesture

Neither of them are Israeli, as far as I know.