Israel/Palestine Thread

well what did they really expect. hampers & goody bags? HAMISIS will be delighted. more ready recruits. more willing martyrs. mare anti-Israeli sentiment.

the media usually don’t criticise a leader in times like this in any country, that Haretz is coming so hard and so early after Bibi is astonishing , he has always nakedly stirred tension in the occupied territories for political gain and now it’s come back to bite him, his legacy is ruined regardless of what happens now

one thing you can’t say about Israelis is they don’t discuss things , they argue until the cows come home about everything and Bibi will not be spared analysis despite the slaughter

Aren't you the free market purist

a few things which are undeniable

israel is a country since 1948 and will remain a country

israel engages in land theft in order to grow

the Palestinians are penned in

the Arab countries in the region not only do fcuk all for the Palestinians, they use their plight cynically to pander to the prejudices of their own populations as a way of diverting attention from domestic troubles

all Arab cultures have a hang up about Jews and this is their issue to fix , Israel is stealing land but Israel is not the root cause of their ( Arab population, not Palestinian )problems

Given the scale of the attack, the dead, injured and kidnapped. There will be very few in Israel who are not friends with or related to someone involved. Proportionally it is much bigger than 9 11.

Have you actually informed yourself on the facts around the history of this conflict.

You do realise that this area was a homeland to Jewish people going back centuries.

The Balfour agreement post ww1 gave Palestinians a separate state.

The United nations general assembly in 1948 established 2 states. Accepted by Jews rejected by Palestinians and neighbouring Arabs.

Israel was attacked by surrounding countries in 1948 including Palestinians. Israel won that conflict and yes took more land than originally granted. 850000 Palestinians displaced and Jewish people from neighbouring Arab countries entered Israel.

1967 israel attacked again in 6 day war by a coalition of Arab states.

Oslo accord 1993 established a pathway for peace between Palestinian Authority and Israel.

But no once again the pa were ousted by Palestinians and hamas elected. This same Hamas who 100% want the state of Israel destroyed.

Please spare me the crap all you lefties hand wringing free Palestine propaganda. You haven't a clue , just jumping on a tag line.

Same in 70's and 80's anti apartheid movement. Destroyed a country , look at what it is now.

Neither party is an angel in this conflict but people need to read the history before making black and white opinions.

I believe in the right of Palestinians to exist in peace in their own homeland as prescribed by UN in 1948.

That Palestinian state must also respect the right of Israel to exist without the threat of destruction and terrorism as a constant threat.

Only two words to describe this: War Crime

Israel will I fear go completely OTT and bitterly regret it afterwards.

I said Israel is not the cause of the problems of other Arab populations, my point was that other Arab governments in the region point to Israel in order to distract from the domestic problems facing their citizens

even Israel withdraws to the 1967 border ( and they should) , it would not fix the hang up a lot of Arab populations have about a Jewish country being a neighbour, that is on them , not Israel