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Magic Powers
Profile Joined April 2012
Austria4478 Posts
December 30 2023 16:26 GMT
#3481
"None of your points are as personally awful."

Not even a single one.

Ok, we're done then. You won't hear a single response from me ever again.
If you want to do the right thing, 80% of your job is done if you don't do the wrong thing.
JimmiC
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada22817 Posts
December 30 2023 17:55 GMT
#3482
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JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17293 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-12-30 18:37:01
December 30 2023 18:35 GMT
#3483
On December 31 2023 01:26 Magic Powers wrote:
"None of your points are as personally awful."
Not even a single one.
Ok, we're done then. You won't hear a single response from me ever again.

your stance is not totally crazy. the problem is unsolvable. there are deep thinkers and scholars with mountains of evidence claiming Jews have no claim to any land now occupied by Israel. OTOH, there is another army of scholars and deep thinkers who claim Jews have the right to all the lands now occupied by Israel. There is another camp of scholars who think Jews have claims to some of the land. etc etc etc.

These conflicts have been going on forever and will continue forever. The smartest long term and most practical plan for anyone in and around Israel is to leave. This is why Israeli emigration stats are such a point of contention. No one wants to admit when large #s of hard working, competent ambitious Israelis decide to "abandon the homeland".

Of course, any one with a martyrdom complex can stay in and around Israel and they'll always have an excuse as to why their life is miserable.

OTOH
One major thing Israel and its surrounding areas has over New York state ... better weather. Two weeks ago it was -10C in parts of New YOrk while it is 20C in Israel.
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stilt
Profile Joined October 2012
France2754 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-12-30 19:59:35
December 30 2023 19:55 GMT
#3484
On December 30 2023 08:45 JimmiC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 30 2023 08:29 Magic Powers wrote:
On December 30 2023 08:12 JimmiC wrote:
On December 30 2023 08:04 Magic Powers wrote:
On December 30 2023 07:58 JimmiC wrote:
On December 30 2023 07:38 Magic Powers wrote:
On December 30 2023 07:32 JimmiC wrote:
On December 30 2023 06:59 Magic Powers wrote:
On December 30 2023 06:25 JimmiC wrote:
On December 30 2023 06:20 Magic Powers wrote:
[quote]

I absolutely do believe that Palestinians would be better off under Hamas rule if they had their own state with no oppression by Israel. Yes.

Glad you finally said it. I completely disagree. How do you deal with their complete lack of respect for human rights, especially those of women?


Complete lack of respect for human rights sounds exactly like Israeli oppression of Palestinians. I think that should settle the question. At least then they get to live under the rule that they chose for themselves.

That’s false equivalence, are you trying to win an internet argument or is that what you really believe.

Of course they should. A democracy would be fantastic. Pretending that extodinarly abused women since childhood have any say or are choosing it is horrible. It is worse than the western attitude of she wanted it because of how she dressed or acted. Do better please.


It's not a false equivalence. The oppression by Israel is worse than whatever oppression you imagine by Hamas. The vast majority of Palestinians apparently support Sharia Law. I posted the link to the survey results. Any comments on that?

I do not imagine it, they are proud of it. You seriously need to do some reading about what Hamas is as an organization and what they believe in. Start with women and their eligibility for basic schooling, female circumcises and move on to honor killings then go from there. Also check out what they do to men that are not devout as them, even other Muslims.


I know very well how horrible Sharia Law is.

So now explain how that is way worse than what Israel is doing? Keep in mind that if Israel wins and defeats Hamas, Fatah or another group could take over soon after the war. Hamas wins you have them for a long time. And Bibi supported Hamas.


I think I said everything. For the Palestinian people, Israel's oppression is worse than Hamas style Sharia Law. How is this hard to understand? You can disagree all you want, I think the argument is valid. In Gaza and the West bank, Israel is not welcome. Hamas has plenty of support. It's clear as day to me.

It’s hard to understand because you won’t explain it outside of the word oppression.
Nazis, the Japan fascists, Mussolini, taliban all appear to have lots of support. Still wouldnt wish them on anyone or support them in anyway.


The application of sharia law by hamas is not better or worse than in most muslim countries.
Being subjucated to a foreign power who puts your kids in prison without any judgment and ofc lawyer is quite worse. At least in sharia law there is ... A law not arbutrary violence. Israelis can even murder 2 years old without any prosecution (see mohamed tamini killed in june 2023...)
So yes, Israel is way worse than Hamas for the average palestinian as israelis have a right of life and death on them. And even when there is a actual prosecution, it ends up like the Elor Azaria's one which tells a lot about the prevalent fascist, racism or wathever you want to call it within israeli society.

Overall the success of islamism comes from the failure of pan arabism and arab nationalism to quell foreign imperialism. (And at the time, the western power were pro islam against the arab left... The muslim Brotherhood has been a long time ally of usa until the fall os ussr)
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17293 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-12-30 20:17:59
December 30 2023 20:11 GMT
#3485
On December 31 2023 04:55 stilt wrote:
Overall the success of islamism comes from the failure of pan arabism and arab nationalism to quell foreign imperialism. (And at the time, the western power were pro islam against the arab left... The muslim Brotherhood has been a long time ally of usa until the fall os ussr)

The "muslim brotherhood" in iran was not an ally of the USA while the Soviet Union existed.
On December 31 2023 04:55 stilt wrote:
The application of sharia law by hamas is not better or worse than in most muslim countries.
Being subjucated to a foreign power who puts your kids in prison without any judgment and ofc lawyer is quite worse. At least in sharia law there is ... A law not arbutrary violence. Israelis can even murder 2 years old without any prosecution (see mohamed tamini killed in june 2023...)
So yes, Israel is way worse than Hamas for the average palestinian as israelis have a right of life and death on them. And even when there is a actual prosecution, it ends up like the Elor Azaria's one which tells a lot about the prevalent fascist, racism or wathever you want to call it within israeli society.

are we in here " talkin' 'bout practice? " ( see the Allan Iverson rant about missing 1 practice ).
You've outlined one case. The population in Gaza is skyrocketing so the genocide ain't going to great.
Prosecutors in any country can elect not to prosecute any one for any arbitrary reason. Happens all the time.
On December 31 2023 04:55 stilt wrote:
The application of sharia law by hamas is not better or worse than in most muslim countries.

How do you know this? You've got knowledge of 50+ countries to make this statement?
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-12-30 20:20:45
December 30 2023 20:20 GMT
#3486
No country in the history of the world would allow such an agreement to take place. Not even Israel themselves. Unless they are thinking of double border checkpoints etc. Not to mention that Egypt has been fortifying their border for the past few weeks. Bigger walls, watch towers etc.

JERUSALEM, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The border zone between the Gaza Strip and Egypt should be under Israel's control, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday as he predicted the war in the Palestinian enclave and on other regional fronts would last many more months.

Netanyahu held a news conference as Israel entered the 13th week of its war against Gaza's ruling Hamas Islamists, which has stoked violence in the occupied West Bank and touched off attacks by Iran-backed groups in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

"The Philadelphi Corridor - or to put it more correctly, the southern stoppage point (of Gaza) - must be in our hands. It must be shut. It is clear that any other arrangement would not ensure the demilitarisation that we seek," he said.

Israel has said it intends to destroy Hamas in Gaza and demilitarise and deradicalise the territory in order to prevent any repeat of the Oct. 7 cross-border killing and kidnapping spree by the Palestinians militant group that sparked the war.

"The war is at its height. We are fighting on all of the fronts. Achieving victory will require time. As the (IDF) chief of staff has said, the war will continue for many more months," Netanyahu said.

He added a rare threat to attack Iran directly over the near-daily exchanges of fire across the Israel-Lebanon border. "If Hezbollah expands the warfare, it will suffer blows that it has not dreamed of - and so too Iran," Netanyahu said without elaborating.


Source
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Gorsameth
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands22121 Posts
December 30 2023 20:25 GMT
#3487
On December 31 2023 05:20 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
No country in the history of the world would allow such an agreement to take place. Not even Israel themselves. Unless they are thinking of double border checkpoints etc. Not to mention that Egypt has been fortifying their border for the past few weeks. Bigger walls, watch towers etc.

Show nested quote +
JERUSALEM, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The border zone between the Gaza Strip and Egypt should be under Israel's control, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday as he predicted the war in the Palestinian enclave and on other regional fronts would last many more months.

Netanyahu held a news conference as Israel entered the 13th week of its war against Gaza's ruling Hamas Islamists, which has stoked violence in the occupied West Bank and touched off attacks by Iran-backed groups in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

"The Philadelphi Corridor - or to put it more correctly, the southern stoppage point (of Gaza) - must be in our hands. It must be shut. It is clear that any other arrangement would not ensure the demilitarisation that we seek," he said.

Israel has said it intends to destroy Hamas in Gaza and demilitarise and deradicalise the territory in order to prevent any repeat of the Oct. 7 cross-border killing and kidnapping spree by the Palestinians militant group that sparked the war.

"The war is at its height. We are fighting on all of the fronts. Achieving victory will require time. As the (IDF) chief of staff has said, the war will continue for many more months," Netanyahu said.

He added a rare threat to attack Iran directly over the near-daily exchanges of fire across the Israel-Lebanon border. "If Hezbollah expands the warfare, it will suffer blows that it has not dreamed of - and so too Iran," Netanyahu said without elaborating.


Source
"we cannot allow Palestinians to have a means to escape us or receive aid".
But sure, lets keep talking about how they would be better off under Israeli rule.
It ignores such insignificant forces as time, entropy, and death
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17293 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-12-30 20:35:27
December 30 2023 20:33 GMT
#3488
Israel has already won. IMO, Netanyahu's goal is to destroy all infrastructure in Gaza making it a horrible place for a young person to live. From Netanyahu's perspective he is "draining the swamp". IMO, He doesn't want to kill anybody. He wants every piece of infrastructure, every building, everything vaporized into nothing. He wants to lower the population by motivating the people living there to exit. His excuse is he is searching for the Hamas Leadership personnel. He can't just say he is looking for the leader. Haniyeh can be proven to be dead. He has to keep his goal vague. This allows him to keep on bombing anything taller than a 3 story building.

I mean, what exactly is "Hamas Leadership"? They can just start making up names. They can then say: "Well we can not find XYZ so we must keep bombing."
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
RenSC2
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States1081 Posts
December 30 2023 20:43 GMT
#3489
On December 31 2023 05:25 Gorsameth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 31 2023 05:20 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
No country in the history of the world would allow such an agreement to take place. Not even Israel themselves. Unless they are thinking of double border checkpoints etc. Not to mention that Egypt has been fortifying their border for the past few weeks. Bigger walls, watch towers etc.

JERUSALEM, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The border zone between the Gaza Strip and Egypt should be under Israel's control, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday as he predicted the war in the Palestinian enclave and on other regional fronts would last many more months.

Netanyahu held a news conference as Israel entered the 13th week of its war against Gaza's ruling Hamas Islamists, which has stoked violence in the occupied West Bank and touched off attacks by Iran-backed groups in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

"The Philadelphi Corridor - or to put it more correctly, the southern stoppage point (of Gaza) - must be in our hands. It must be shut. It is clear that any other arrangement would not ensure the demilitarisation that we seek," he said.

Israel has said it intends to destroy Hamas in Gaza and demilitarise and deradicalise the territory in order to prevent any repeat of the Oct. 7 cross-border killing and kidnapping spree by the Palestinians militant group that sparked the war.

"The war is at its height. We are fighting on all of the fronts. Achieving victory will require time. As the (IDF) chief of staff has said, the war will continue for many more months," Netanyahu said.

He added a rare threat to attack Iran directly over the near-daily exchanges of fire across the Israel-Lebanon border. "If Hezbollah expands the warfare, it will suffer blows that it has not dreamed of - and so too Iran," Netanyahu said without elaborating.


Source
"we cannot allow Palestinians to have a means to escape us or receive aid".
But sure, lets keep talking about how they would be better off under Israeli rule.

Under Hamas rule, over 20,000 people have died because they were used as human shields by their own government.

Yeah, Israel rule would be better than that.
Playing better than standard requires deviation. This divergence usually results in sub-standard play.
Magic Powers
Profile Joined April 2012
Austria4478 Posts
December 30 2023 20:51 GMT
#3490
On December 31 2023 05:20 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
No country in the history of the world would allow such an agreement to take place. Not even Israel themselves. Unless they are thinking of double border checkpoints etc. Not to mention that Egypt has been fortifying their border for the past few weeks. Bigger walls, watch towers etc.

Show nested quote +
JERUSALEM, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The border zone between the Gaza Strip and Egypt should be under Israel's control, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday as he predicted the war in the Palestinian enclave and on other regional fronts would last many more months.

Netanyahu held a news conference as Israel entered the 13th week of its war against Gaza's ruling Hamas Islamists, which has stoked violence in the occupied West Bank and touched off attacks by Iran-backed groups in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

"The Philadelphi Corridor - or to put it more correctly, the southern stoppage point (of Gaza) - must be in our hands. It must be shut. It is clear that any other arrangement would not ensure the demilitarisation that we seek," he said.

Israel has said it intends to destroy Hamas in Gaza and demilitarise and deradicalise the territory in order to prevent any repeat of the Oct. 7 cross-border killing and kidnapping spree by the Palestinians militant group that sparked the war.

"The war is at its height. We are fighting on all of the fronts. Achieving victory will require time. As the (IDF) chief of staff has said, the war will continue for many more months," Netanyahu said.

He added a rare threat to attack Iran directly over the near-daily exchanges of fire across the Israel-Lebanon border. "If Hezbollah expands the warfare, it will suffer blows that it has not dreamed of - and so too Iran," Netanyahu said without elaborating.


Source


"The war is at its height. We are fighting on all of the fronts. Achieving victory will require time. As the (IDF) chief of staff has said, the war will continue for many more months," Netanyahu said.

There we have it, the cat's out the bag. Anyone surprised? I shit you not, I expected that man to say almost these exact words. This is such an unbelievable atrocity already, and it's going to be several times worse when it's over.
The pressure on the US and other Israeli allies such as Germany and the UK has to increase quickly and maximally. They have to stop supporting Israel's military. It has to end.
If you want to do the right thing, 80% of your job is done if you don't do the wrong thing.
GreenHorizons
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States23672 Posts
December 30 2023 20:52 GMT
#3491
On December 31 2023 05:25 Gorsameth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 31 2023 05:20 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
No country in the history of the world would allow such an agreement to take place. Not even Israel themselves. Unless they are thinking of double border checkpoints etc. Not to mention that Egypt has been fortifying their border for the past few weeks. Bigger walls, watch towers etc.

JERUSALEM, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The border zone between the Gaza Strip and Egypt should be under Israel's control, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday as he predicted the war in the Palestinian enclave and on other regional fronts would last many more months.

Netanyahu held a news conference as Israel entered the 13th week of its war against Gaza's ruling Hamas Islamists, which has stoked violence in the occupied West Bank and touched off attacks by Iran-backed groups in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

"The Philadelphi Corridor - or to put it more correctly, the southern stoppage point (of Gaza) - must be in our hands. It must be shut. It is clear that any other arrangement would not ensure the demilitarisation that we seek," he said.

Israel has said it intends to destroy Hamas in Gaza and demilitarise and deradicalise the territory in order to prevent any repeat of the Oct. 7 cross-border killing and kidnapping spree by the Palestinians militant group that sparked the war.

"The war is at its height. We are fighting on all of the fronts. Achieving victory will require time. As the (IDF) chief of staff has said, the war will continue for many more months," Netanyahu said.

He added a rare threat to attack Iran directly over the near-daily exchanges of fire across the Israel-Lebanon border. "If Hezbollah expands the warfare, it will suffer blows that it has not dreamed of - and so too Iran," Netanyahu said without elaborating.


Source
"we cannot allow Palestinians to have a means to escape us or receive aid".
But sure, lets keep talking about how they would be better off under Israeli rule.

At this point I'm just wondering how anyone that thinks the "rules based order" is something other than a tool for US hegemony rationalizes those "rules" not applying to Israel (or the US).

There's just no coherent way to reconcile the ostensible "rules based order", Israel's ongoing ethnic cleansing campaign, and the US's continued support of it (including Biden circumventing Congress to rush them more weapons to massacre Palestinians with).
"People like to look at history and think 'If that was me back then, I would have...' We're living through history, and the truth is, whatever you are doing now is probably what you would have done then" "Scratch a Liberal..."
Magic Powers
Profile Joined April 2012
Austria4478 Posts
December 30 2023 20:58 GMT
#3492
On December 31 2023 05:43 RenSC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 31 2023 05:25 Gorsameth wrote:
On December 31 2023 05:20 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
No country in the history of the world would allow such an agreement to take place. Not even Israel themselves. Unless they are thinking of double border checkpoints etc. Not to mention that Egypt has been fortifying their border for the past few weeks. Bigger walls, watch towers etc.

JERUSALEM, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The border zone between the Gaza Strip and Egypt should be under Israel's control, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday as he predicted the war in the Palestinian enclave and on other regional fronts would last many more months.

Netanyahu held a news conference as Israel entered the 13th week of its war against Gaza's ruling Hamas Islamists, which has stoked violence in the occupied West Bank and touched off attacks by Iran-backed groups in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

"The Philadelphi Corridor - or to put it more correctly, the southern stoppage point (of Gaza) - must be in our hands. It must be shut. It is clear that any other arrangement would not ensure the demilitarisation that we seek," he said.

Israel has said it intends to destroy Hamas in Gaza and demilitarise and deradicalise the territory in order to prevent any repeat of the Oct. 7 cross-border killing and kidnapping spree by the Palestinians militant group that sparked the war.

"The war is at its height. We are fighting on all of the fronts. Achieving victory will require time. As the (IDF) chief of staff has said, the war will continue for many more months," Netanyahu said.

He added a rare threat to attack Iran directly over the near-daily exchanges of fire across the Israel-Lebanon border. "If Hezbollah expands the warfare, it will suffer blows that it has not dreamed of - and so too Iran," Netanyahu said without elaborating.


Source
"we cannot allow Palestinians to have a means to escape us or receive aid".
But sure, lets keep talking about how they would be better off under Israeli rule.

Under Hamas rule, over 20,000 people have died because they were used as human shields by their own government.

Yeah, Israel rule would be better than that.


Isn't it amazing how this sounds almost 1:1 as if Putin was talking.
If you want to do the right thing, 80% of your job is done if you don't do the wrong thing.
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13991 Posts
December 30 2023 20:59 GMT
#3493
On December 31 2023 05:43 RenSC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 31 2023 05:25 Gorsameth wrote:
On December 31 2023 05:20 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
No country in the history of the world would allow such an agreement to take place. Not even Israel themselves. Unless they are thinking of double border checkpoints etc. Not to mention that Egypt has been fortifying their border for the past few weeks. Bigger walls, watch towers etc.

JERUSALEM, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The border zone between the Gaza Strip and Egypt should be under Israel's control, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday as he predicted the war in the Palestinian enclave and on other regional fronts would last many more months.

Netanyahu held a news conference as Israel entered the 13th week of its war against Gaza's ruling Hamas Islamists, which has stoked violence in the occupied West Bank and touched off attacks by Iran-backed groups in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

"The Philadelphi Corridor - or to put it more correctly, the southern stoppage point (of Gaza) - must be in our hands. It must be shut. It is clear that any other arrangement would not ensure the demilitarisation that we seek," he said.

Israel has said it intends to destroy Hamas in Gaza and demilitarise and deradicalise the territory in order to prevent any repeat of the Oct. 7 cross-border killing and kidnapping spree by the Palestinians militant group that sparked the war.

"The war is at its height. We are fighting on all of the fronts. Achieving victory will require time. As the (IDF) chief of staff has said, the war will continue for many more months," Netanyahu said.

He added a rare threat to attack Iran directly over the near-daily exchanges of fire across the Israel-Lebanon border. "If Hezbollah expands the warfare, it will suffer blows that it has not dreamed of - and so too Iran," Netanyahu said without elaborating.


Source
"we cannot allow Palestinians to have a means to escape us or receive aid".
But sure, lets keep talking about how they would be better off under Israeli rule.

Under Hamas rule, over 20,000 people have died because they were used as human shields by their own government.

Yeah, Israel rule would be better than that.

Yup yup. Bombs don't kill people. The terrorists hiding in tunnels to avoid bombs kill people.
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RenSC2
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States1081 Posts
December 30 2023 21:20 GMT
#3494
You guys do realize that Hamas is the leadership of Gaza right now, right?

I remember having this conversation about Trump back in 2020 during the election when someone on a different forum said that if elected, Trump would stop the George Floyd riots. I had to inform the person that Trump was actually already the president when it was all happening and he didn't do anything to stop it.

Hamas is the leadership of Gaza. They had the slightest bit of military power and they used it to slaughter over 1000 Israelis to provoke a response. Israel responded. Everything that is happening right now is due to Hamas leadership. Gaza getting flattened is under Hamas's leadership. Over 20,000 civilians dead as human shields is under Hamas leadership. This is what Hamas used their power to do.

People complain about the money that Bibi supposedly let Hamas have. They could have used that money for food, medical supplies, and infrastructure improvement. They bought weapons instead. They could have used their smuggling tunnels for food and other supplies to improve the quality of life of Palestinians. They used it for weapons. What is happening to Gaza right now is the result of Hamas leadership and the choices they made.

Yes, Gaza would be a hell of a lot better off under Israeli control. Palestinians that prefer Hamas rule should take a good hard look at what it has gotten them. But as the old Voltaire quote goes, "It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere."
Playing better than standard requires deviation. This divergence usually results in sub-standard play.
Magic Powers
Profile Joined April 2012
Austria4478 Posts
December 30 2023 21:31 GMT
#3495
Yes, we know the song. If you get your eye gouged out by a psychopath neighbor, you're allowed to slaughter the entire neighborhood. We've been over this.
If you want to do the right thing, 80% of your job is done if you don't do the wrong thing.
Nebuchad
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Switzerland12405 Posts
December 30 2023 21:39 GMT
#3496
Whose regime is it worse to live under, is it worse to live under a far right regime that identifies you as its own people, or is it worse to live under a far right regime that thinks of you as subhumans who live on land that it wants to claim for itself, what a riddle guys, I really can't see how we're going to solve this one, this is extremely difficult.
No will to live, no wish to die
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-12-30 22:02:57
December 30 2023 22:01 GMT
#3497
Seems like an important capture. If Hamas did not destroy everything before falling back.

"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
JimmiC
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada22817 Posts
December 30 2023 22:45 GMT
#3498
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JimmiC
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December 30 2023 22:51 GMT
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Magic Powers
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Austria4478 Posts
December 30 2023 23:27 GMT
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"Attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are surging, with at least 115 killed, more than 2,000 injured and nearly 1,000 others forcibly displaced from their homes because of violence and intimidation by Israeli forces and settlers since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, according the United Nations."

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/world/middleeast/west-bank-settlers-palestinians-violence.html

Posted three weeks after Hamas' invasion. Two more months have passed since. I wonder if the numbers went up, down, or stayed the same.

When reality is literally opposite to people's beliefs, but their beliefs hold regardless. Odd, innit.
If you want to do the right thing, 80% of your job is done if you don't do the wrong thing.
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