Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine - Page 232

On March 07 2024 21:50 Magic Powers wrote:
"They do this by hiding behind civilians and civilian infrastructure making them a valid military target."

The IDF has attacked various refugee camps. That's more than "Israel also playing a role". It's a war crime.

On March 07 2024 15:10 Acrofales wrote:

None of the surrounding countries have a government that follows an ideology of martyrdom. I agree that nuking Gaza or WB would be ineffective and counterproductive on very very many levels.

On March 07 2024 12:52 gobbledydook wrote:

It’s lebensraum right? Straight out of the Nazi playbook

On March 07 2024 22:59 JimmiC wrote:

It is more so then the old not all criticisms of Israel are antisemitic, but all antisemitic's criticize Israel.

So take this comparison the word, that I like probably everyone had never heard of, basically originally meant expansionism for Germany, not the worst comparison. But you throw in the Nazi part, and you read how they perverted the term to also include their biopolitical and race superiority bullshit and you see that the comparison falls flat.

So I'm not saying that gobbeydook is antisemitic, he probably just read it on a facebook or instagram post, didn't look into it and was like "ya they are like the Nazis". Which was likely the goal of the antisemitic guy/gal who made the original post.

On March 07 2024 23:25 Magic Powers wrote:


Mask off.

CAIRO — Hamas said a delegation of its officials had left the current round of cease-fire talks in the Egyptian capital Thursday as negotiations continue.

The group said in a statement on Telegram that its officials had “left Cairo to consult with the leadership of the movement” over unresolved issues concerning humanitarian aid, ending the fighting and returning displaced Gazans. Egyptian state media reported that talks would resume next week.

Separately, a Hamas official told The Post that the delegation left for Doha to meet with Hamas leadership based in Qatar.

“The round in Cairo ended but the negotiations did not end, the negotiations are continuing,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about ongoing negotiations. “We want a permanent cease-fire, and we want the withdrawal of the Israeli army from the Gaza Strip.”

The official said Hamas wanted displaced Gazans to return to the strip’s north and had rejected demands to “divide Gaza into two parts.”

The Hamas official added that they were seeking a permanent cease-fire that would extend beyond Ramadan — amid fears from his side that a six-week truce releasing all the hostages would leave Gazans with no guarantee that hostilities would not resume after the time period expires. The Islamic fasting month is due to begin on Sunday or Monday.

State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters Wednesday that he was still optimistic a deal could be agreed. “We continue to believe that the obstacles are not insurmountable and that a deal can be reached,” he told reporters, adding that an agreement is in the interest of all parties and the broader region.

At a briefing Thursday afternoon local time, David Mencer, an Israeli government spokesperson, said he “can’t comment on our efforts to release the hostages. Israel would do whatever she can to release them.”

“It is Hamas who is the stumbling block, by not giving the list of the names of the hostages,” he said.

On March 08 2024 00:45 JimmiC wrote:

Not to be too picky, but there was a war crime, just it was Hamas putting their military assets there.

On March 08 2024 02:08 RvB wrote:

Refugee camps in name only. They were refugee camps decades ago and developed into cities. Either way even civilian objects with special protections under IHL can become a valid target. Rules are stricter but it's possible nonetheless. If we think about it that makes a lot of sense because otherwise it'd be very easy for organizations like Hamas to abuse IHL in their favor. Whether these attacks are a war crime or not is heavily context dependent. We almost always do not have that context.

President Joe Biden is to announce that the US military will construct a port in Gaza to get more humanitarian aid into the territory by sea, senior US officials say.

He will make the announcement during his State of the Union address later.

The temporary port will increase the amount of humanitarian assistance to Palestinians by "hundreds of additional truckloads" per day, officials say.

The effort will reportedly take "a number of weeks" to execute.

The initial shipments will arrive via Cyprus and security will be coordinated with Israel, officials say.

In his speech to Congress on Thursday, President Biden will announce that he has ordered the military "to undertake an emergency mission to establish a port in Gaza, working with like-minded countries and humanitarian partners", an official said.