What part of some violence is acceptable and some isn't is so incredibly hard for you to grasp that you start making shit up about my position? — Benkei
Thanks for the correction, I'm not so familiar with different sects of Israel.As far as I am aware, the majority of settlers are regular Orthodox Jews. The ultra-orthodox Haredi have largely (but not always) opposed settling on the West Bank due to their anti-Zionist stances. — Tzeentch
And given support of relevant foreign governments, even such a "clean" strike is not going to help Palestinian aims. But I don't think it follows they shouldn't do anything in such an event. — Benkei
History is replete with examples where violence to gain independence was acceptable. The point being that if the Palestinian cause for independence is justified, every action by Israel against that is already contaminated as something immoral. — Benkei
Hamas has spent years stockpiling desperately needed fuel, food and medicine, as well as ammo and weapons, in the miles of tunnels it has carved out under Gaza. ...
Hamas has hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel for vehicles and rockets; caches of ammunition, explosives and materials to make more; and stockpiles of food, water and medicine.... A senior Lebanese official said Hamas, which is estimated to number between 35,000 and 40,000, had enough stocked away to keep fighting for three to four months without resupply.
...The supply situation speaks to the relative sophistication of Hamas as a fighting force — an axiom among military professionals is that while amateurs talk about tactics, professionals talk about logistics. Yet with Gazans facing a humanitarian catastrophe, Hamas’s stockpiles raise questions about what responsibility, if any, it has to the civilian population. ...
Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, a freed hostage, said that while in captivity she ate the same single meal that Hamas fighters eat every day: pita bread with two kinds of cheese and cucumber.
Mr. Ghattas said there was little chance that Hamas would be willing to provide food or any other kinds of supplies to aid civilians. “The Hamas movement cares only about the Hamas movement,” he said. “The public of Gaza mean absolutely nothing for Hamas.” — As Gazans Scrounge for Food and Water, Hamas Sits on a Rich Trove of Supplies
Doesn't look good. Hopefully both Iran and the US can keep their cool. And minimize it to slaps on the wrist. — ssu
Just two aircraft carriers is rare and basically a two carrier battle group is a wartime deployment. Four would basically mean all possible carriers out of the eleven, because with a rule of thumb one third is on repairs and fitting out... in peacetime.Reports are that four US carrier groups are headed to the eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea. That's a massive deployment, likely not meant to scare small fish like Hamas or Hezbollah, and probably offensive in nature.
But time will tell. — Tzeentch
Notable is that along the lines of US and Israel, the only other US allies that joined being against were Czechia, Croatia and Hungary. The majority abstained and France voted in favour.Also, yesterday a resolution was adopted by the UN General Assembly calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities.” — Tzeentch
I think the actual leadership is now committed to the fighting in Gaza. Of course the "representatives" in the Gulf States are there to hold up the flag especially if the present cadre is wiped out in Gaza.Meanwhile the senior leadership of Hamas resides in relative luxury in hotels in Qatar, as well as in Lebanon, Turkey and other safe spaces well away from the conflict zone. — Wayfarer
So whenever Israel has a spat with a country, they should be disallowed from participating in UN bodies? — Tzeentch
Fortunately the Jewish religious zealots aren't so deadly towards Christians as the Muslim religious zealots are towards them in many other Middle Eastern countries. And it's now a bit ironic that the ultra-orthodox protested against their military service. — ssu
You and Baden apparently have no problem with Iran leading a UN human rights group. I think you're nuts. — RogueAI
An insight from today's NY Times (gift link provided) — Wayfarer
This conflict is a acid test for humanity. — FreeEmotion
An insight from today's NY Times (gift link provided) — Wayfarer
And in which religion murder wouldn't be a sin? Those religions with human sacrifices have dissappeared, and even they didn't that you can randomly murder anyone. You can have individuals, groups organizations and states that are murderous, not whole people.Jews are not a murderous people. Murder is the primeval sin in our religious texts; Judaism is also a much older religion than Islam. The ultra-orthodox have been disliked for years by their fellow Israeli Jews for a myriad of reasons. — BitconnectCarlos
I wouldn't say that. The EU is quite divided in this issue and for example France and Macron don't share the views of the US. Erdogan is so mad that Israel is withdrawing diplomats because of his comments. And Hamas has achieved at least one objective, the halting of the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi-Arabia. The Palestinians are back in the center of focus.Neither Nettanyahus extreme right wing Zionist government cares about the Gaza, it would seem, no-one cares. — FreeEmotion
The Palestinians are back in the center of focus. — ssu
And for the Palestinian Christians who would say to you,
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“We are actively being oppressed by the state of Israel. We're persecuted here.”
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What do you say to them?
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I would say,
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take a look at the scriptures and love them and be a blessing in any way you can,
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even if you're being persecuted. What did Jesus say?
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He said, “Turn the cheek.”
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You think they should love their oppressor?
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I don't believe that Israel is oppressing them.
The EU is quite divided in this issue and for example France and Macron don't share the views of the US. — ssu
At least Azeris are happy, they got the Nagorno-Karabakh to themselves and the Armenians there are fleeing (or have left) the place. That conflict is resolved.Look at all the other conflicts- Yemen for example, or Sudan. Azerbaijan. What is happening there? — FreeEmotion
The support of American Evangelicals of Israel one of the most ludicrous things in present politics. For them Israel isn't an ordinary state, it's something nearly divine.I must say I am rather surprised and disappointed that those supporting the "Evangelicals" are so very unscrupulous. — FreeEmotion
Urban combat is dangerous for civilians, especially there's not much restrictions on using artillery.The largest number of deaths was recorded in March 2022 - more than 3,900 - when Russian troops occupied part of Kyiv region and advanced towards the capital.
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