Israel are going to start WWIII

Israel is not like every country in the world. If it were , every country would be attacking every other country. No other country has been condemned by the UN, or have as many resolutions passed against them as Israel. By a huge margin.

Israel 297 and Iran 23. Now that says a lot.

Next Monday is the US election. There will be wall-to-wall coverage for that event across all media - probably until the end of the week.

Israel are masters at burying bad news. I'd bet they have already planned their actions next week. Undoubtedly a lot more horrific than normal (if that was even possible) - because Israel knows the world will be tuned into election fever.

And journalists in Gaza are either banned or dead of course.

Just noticed this on the BBC:

Israel must immediately address the “catastrophic humanitarian situation” in Gaza, the US envoy to the UN has warned, as the deadline approaches to improve the flow of aid or face cuts to American military assistance.

“Israel’s words must be matched by action on the ground,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield said. “Right now, that is not happening.”

The US has given its ally until 12 November to "surge" all assistance, with a minimum of 350 lorries entering Gaza daily. But the UN says only 10% of that number have crossed each day on average since then.

Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, said it was going “above and beyond its humanitarian obligations” and blamed Hamas.

Indeed. '' I didn't stab him, he jumped into the knife 10 times '' kind of thing.

I appreciate that Harris is walking a fine line so that the Zionist lobby doesn't attack her, while at the same time trying not to lose Muslim votes. That said, I have neither seen nor heard a single thing to make me believe that she is any better than Biden on Palestine - and he is the one who has given a clear green light to Israel to carry out their continuing massacre of Palestinians, and of Lebanese, along with their constant attacks on Syria and occasional attacks on Iran.

While I share most Irish people's distaste for Trump, has there been any evidence to suggest that he is worse in real, practical terms on the Palestinian question than Biden? We know Trump's form on the matter, it's not good, but Biden's form is absolutely appalling. Harris has said nothing to give the slightest indication that she would be better than Biden, never mind Trump, on this matter.

Must be because they have democracy. Interestingly, most of those countries in that list have some form of sanctions on them except Israel. UN is useless, no country should have veto rights.

You would think it would be full on embarrassing for Israel to have virtually every sociopath and psychopath on social media shilling for them, but that's pretty much the point we are at now - look at Twitter on any given day.

You are right I'd say, they are waiting (like a lot of people) to see what happens in the US election.

I thought the Israeli attack on Iran was weaker than expected, but that is just going by the public build up to it by Israel's government/military.

I kind of think there may be a lot of communication between Netanyahu/Israeli govt. and the potential Trump team.

Even though Trump and co. don't care how many Palestinians or Lebanese Israel kills (or may even prefer the death toll rise further, and will supply Israel all the weapons it needs/wants to do that), a Trump admin. could have same general opinion as a Biden admin. or Harris admin. on the question of starting a bigger war with or for Israel in the ME.

i.e. Israel/Bibi can go and take a hike if they think the US military is going to wade into a war with Iran for them!

I would be surprised if they do. After the election the US will not care about holding Israel back and may decide to join in to end the Iranian missile threat once and for all.

Oh yeah, I am sure the USA will sort out Iran once and for all. Their track record is exemplary in that regard.

The only people that can sort out Iran are the Iranian people. With the age of information and technology, it's harder and harder for religious loons to control people.

Absolutely. But if a handful of Israelis are unfortunately killed, the narrative will be it is the most barbaric, unprovoked attack ever to have happened. The 40,000 + dead in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran that Israel have killed in the past year won’t even figure.

if iran attack israel again, most likely israel will all the targets it is waiting for next time - oil, nuclear whatever it wants

While it may have been true that not all of the Jews in the MENA region were in danger, the fact is that a very large number left their homes in a short space of time - often in a hurry - and not all destined for Israel as about 250,000 - 300,000 went to other countries.

I think it was 12 tribes historically, but the ancestors of many of todays' Jews would have converted. But the fact remains that many Israeli Jews are partially or wholly natives of the MENA region, and thus have a blood claim to a home in that part of the world.

Jewish emigrants were given the opportunity to emigrate to the US, Canada, France and other countries, in the post war era by instruments such as the Truman Directive etc.