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Hamas strike on Israel

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,868 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    You ignore the fact he has been been in power for 17 years out of the last 29 years. He has been returned to power for many of those years due to his popularity among Israelis irrespective of how the current government came into formation.

    If you are going to criticise Palestinians for making bad choices, then be consistent. What excuse do Israelis have - since you admit they were free to vote for other people? Also Bibi has been written off so many times before only to defy the odds so I would be sceptical of anyone dismissing his chances of returning to power again. As for Hamas it's hard to gauge what their actual level of support , since anyone who has protested against their rule has been dealt with harshly.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 740 ✭✭✭sheepysheep


    Let me guess, you think i went to Auschwitz and wasn't aware of what the final solution was. Pretty strange. But keep chugging

    Relative to. That I've been to Israel. Have you. Can't see what you'd be doing there tbh.

    You seem to care very deeply about the origin of Hamas rather than the reality of what they are.

    There wasn't a single Jew in the whole of Gaza in 2006. They chose Hamas. Hamas chose their course. Hamas had free agency.

    It's simply racist on your part to deny Hamas and Palestinains that agency.

    They could have turned Gaza into a fully functioning country with good border relations with Israel. It could be a fantastic place by now, like Tel Aviv, but they choose what they choose.

    Relations were actually quite good leading up to Oct 7th, so relaxed in fact that Hamas were able to take advantage of that.

    Hamas freely chose to launch that attack not because of oppression, historical or otherwise, but because they were about to be sidelined by The Abraham accords and the normalisation of Israeli relations with Saudia Arabia.

    The historical reasons for the emergence of terrorist groups has nothing to do with that. It only tends to matter to people like you who want to provide some sort of justification for their existance.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 740 ✭✭✭sheepysheep


    Close but what else do they derive their ire from?

    Absolute nilhistic hatred of Jews and their desire to eradicate the state of Jews from the face of the earth.

    Nothing to do with the state of Israel, allthough you'll deny that.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭Suckler


    Let me guess, you think i went to Auschwitz and wasn't aware of what the final solution was. Pretty strange. But keep chugging

    I'm not guessing anything. You put those words down for all to see.

    "Pretty strange" no, pretty pathetic of you to repeatedly write that.

    It's plain for all to see you "Final Result" wishes.

    Relative to. That I've been to Israel. Have you.

    Yes, you mentioned you have been, we discussed it. Have I? Yes, again you don't really read my posts

    Can't see what you'd be doing there tbh.

    Now there's a very petty and childish line. Was it you that was complaining about abusive posts not 5 minutes ago??

    I was on a work trip there. A project I was on purchased Israeli military technology.

    It was there I saw how the checkpoints operate; again I mentioned this. I know you missed out on the checkpoints part though.

    You seem to care very deeply about the origin of Hamas rather than the reality of what they are.

    You see when you keep misrepresenting what I say it's entirely obvious you just can't argue the point.

    I 'care' in so far as realising the historical reality of the situation. You wish to live in a fantasy land wherein the governing body is the 'good guy' and those rebelling are automatically the 'bad guy'. Situations like this don't just arise in simple isolation

    And before you be simply dishonestly opportunistic; the good guy/bad guy scenario is simplified for you; I do not see the reverse as being true. Hamas are an abhorrent terrorist group.

    There wasn't a single Jew in the whole of Gaza in 2006.

    Really?? There wasn't a single Jewish person in the the sliver of land that the Israeli Government have essentially confined Palestinian people in??!! The irony is again completely lost on you.

    They chose Hamas. Hamas chose their course. Hamas had free agency.

    Hamas did have free agency, this is how terrorist groups like this operate and wield power in scenarios that Israel have created. This is what you don't wish to take cognisance of.

    It's simply racist on your part to deny Hamas and Palestinains that agency.

    You never really grow tired of the labels despite your previous protestations…..

    It is again very simplistic of you to use the choice made 20 years ago and, more importantly, continued refusal to recognise the state control, oppression and denial of any semblance of equality that led to the situation with Hamas/Hezbollah etc. etc.

    If you’re going to call me “racist” you’re going to have show why, otherwise it would just appear to be lashing out in very immature pathetic manner as you’re (again) scrambling to make any sense….

    Otherwise retract it and show some semblance of decency.

    They could have turned Gaza into a fully functioning country with good border relations with Israel. It could be a fantastic place by now, like Tel Aviv, but they choose what they choose.

    And there's the real betrayal of your complete lack of knowledge of Gaza. They have restricted control over Gaza; they are extremely limited in what they can and cannot do. Again the oppressive methods of Daniella Weiss were shown to you yet you still refuse to recognise the reality of how they are controlled.

    To say that they could have had a similar city to Tel Aviv is laughable.

    Relations were actually quite good leading up to Oct 7th, so relaxed in fact that Hamas were able to take advantage of that.

    "Quite good" …..Ah yes they should just stay in their lane and be happy with the crumbs Israel provide. And if a Jewish person from New York wishes to take some land sure that's ok too.

    "Quite good" aside from the clashes in 2021 / 2019 / 2018 / 2014 etc. etc.

    "Quite good" is morally dismissive.

    Hamas freely chose to launch that attack not because of oppression, historical or otherwise, but because they were about to be sidelined by The Abraham accords and the normalisation of Israeli relations with Saudia Arabia.

    The Abrahams accord were laid 5 years before the Oct 7th attack. They were and are still progressing. Nothing Hamas could've have done would affect them.

    The historical reasons for the emergence of terrorist groups has nothing to do with that. It only tends to matter to people like you who want to provide some sort of justification for their existance.

    "nothing to do with it" is just an easy escape route for those ignorant of these situations.

    Again you misrepresent and misunderstand this and wash over with "justification". If you want to ignore the facts, don't expect everyone else to and accept your narrowmindedness.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭REDBULL68


    Hundreds of men woman and kids blown up and burnt in their tents and living in the rubble, believing they were safe now ,I.D.F. are murdering scum who will say when challenged WE WERE ONLY FOLLOWING ORDERS. 🤔



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭Suckler


    Nearly there……where do you think this generational hatred has stemmed from..??? Or do you simply wish to continue the charade that Oct 7th 23 wasn't linked to something much more extensive and complex than your select view.……

    Nothing to do with the state of Israel, allthough you'll deny that.

    The words in bold are lost on you.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,204 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    I’m not excusing the part Hamas have played in this conflict , but surely people can recognise that BiBi is nothing different to the Serbian leader Slob in the Balkans war .
    My enduring memory of this is Israelis having a beer fuelled party as Palestine was bombed back to the dark ages .

    And all because Donald has his eyes on a Mediterranean resort .

    Be in no doubt that regardless of political aspirations this is nothing more than a land grab



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,079 ✭✭✭dmcdona


    Haaretz published a detailed report of atrocities in the Netzarim corridor supported by testimony from IDF soldiers.

    It was clear that some IDF soldiers were clearly only following orders but recognised the barbarity of what they were ordered to do. It was also clear that there are IDF soldiers who were totally detached from reality and humanity and were hellbent on killing anything that moved.

    There are corroborated reports of IDF using human shields, perpetrating sexual violence and looting. But not all IDF soldiers are involved in that.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,956 ✭✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    What are you talking about? Hamas is a fighting force again after 2 weeks of zero aid and ceasefire - that's your justification? This is your response to my post which was mainly about the killing of 174 children? Seriously.

    Post edited by Cluedo Monopoly on

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,956 ✭✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    It is a lie. Your weak defence of it proves it even more. There isn't a single poster who believes you tried to visit Gaza. I suppose you have a Lonely Planet Gaza book too.

    To try and reclaim some credibility, why don't you respond to my post about Gaza during the Blockade. The 4 links will give you great insights into what Gaza was like to live in. I am puzzled why you are unwilling to learn that considering your travel plans.

    Post edited by Cluedo Monopoly on

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,158 ✭✭✭✭Francie Barrett


    People are just refusing to accept that there's simply no scenario where Israel are going to accept Hamas as the group controlling Gaza.

    That leaves two options on the table. Either Hamas ends the war and accepts exile, or else fighting starts again and they are forced out.

    The ball has always been in Hamas' court, they can stop the fighting at any point and negotiate their surrender.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,956 ✭✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    Do you accept that Netanyahu needs the war to go on indefinitely? Why did they leave the ceasefire negotiations when they were going so well? Don't be so naive.

    Even if Hamas announced surrender and left tomorrow, do you think Netanyahu would believe them and stop? Do you think he would help rebuild Gaza for Palestinians?

    174 children died yesterday? Was that a legitimate bombing? Have Israel normalised war crimes and breaches of IHL that much for you? Civilians are supposed to be protected you know. Or has that been forgotten?

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,079 ✭✭✭dmcdona


    That's precisely what Hamas have done - they have laid out terms:

    1. All hostages will be released
    2. Hamas will not take any part in Gaza - politically or militarily

    In return, Israel will cease hostilities and return agreed Palestinian prisoners/detainees

    That's it. That's the deal.

    Israel have reneged on it for political reasons as previously posted. And have recommenced the bombing of Gaza and as alleged War Criminal #1 has stated "the strikes are only the beginning".



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,158 ✭✭✭✭Francie Barrett


    Netanyahu's war goals have been clear from day one. Destroy Hamas and secure the hostages.

    A ceasefire where neither are being achieved is a worthless agreement and only strengthens the position of Hamas.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,956 ✭✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    That's simplistic nonsense. The hostages were being released. Netanyahu broke the ceasefire. He refused to negotiate. He is putting the remaining hostages in danger. Hamas are no longer a fighting force. Gaza is utterly destroyed. The very one sided war enables him to cling to power. And remember, there are engagement rules that must be followed during a war, even for Palestinians. Take off the blinkers.

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,158 ✭✭✭✭Francie Barrett


    That is not what the agreement said.

    Anyway, Hamas have no moral, legal, or military authority to be dictating the terms of any agreement. They must accept the terms they are given and stop the war. Of course, they will never do this. As we've seen over the last year, they are determined to bring every single Palestinian down with them.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,623 ✭✭✭✭blanch152


    From October 8th it was clear that only the surrender of Hamas will bring peace.

    I saw an article yesterday where Hamas leaders were complaining that Israel was trying to force their surrender. What did they truly expect?

    Once again, Hamas will retreat into anonymity, hide under the skirts of women with children, cower in their tunnels and bring destruction raining down on their own people.

    Look back to WW2. The Japanese Emperor realised that the continuation of the government of Japan would lead to the destruction of the country so he put the people before the government and surrendered. Time for Hamas to do the same.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,079 ✭✭✭dmcdona


    Do you have a source confirming that? I've posted reports from Haaretz stating what Hamas have agreed to.

    Hamas had accepted all the terms of the agreement - Israel reneged on it. It is Israel who are continuing the war. It is Israel who is murdering Palestinians - not Hamas. The victim blaming line is getting really tired at this point.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,159 ✭✭✭Spudmonkey


    It's funny isn't it. Israel yesterday launched the worst attack since October 7th and we still have lads on here defending them.

    I've seen more toddlers with their limbs blown off over the past 24 hours but its the two women spitting at a couple of Israelis that's the egregious thing.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,071 ✭✭✭DayInTheBog


    Who said that many were killed. Oh I forgot..Hamas, the terrorist organisation. And yes I stand over my post. It stops them doing what they've been doing for years. Robbing supplies from the people they're supposed to care about. The only think Hamas care about is wiping out Israel and they have the support of the Gazans who voted them into power and have done nothing to remove them.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,956 ✭✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    I'll be honest - I am not easily shocked but I am struggling to comprehend how cold people can be about Gaza. I want to understand it but some posters never answer questions.

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,956 ✭✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    Again a nothing post which didn't answer a single question I asked.

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,071 ✭✭✭DayInTheBog


    It just doesn't give you the answer you want to hear. I'm sorry, Hamas aren't the good guys and the "poor" gazans aren't all innocent.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,956 ✭✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    Oh please. When is the last time an IDF soldier was shot? What are the military objectives in a refugee camp?

    It doesn't take much mental gymnastics to understand the IDF are targeting civilians.

    There is no justification for yesterday.

    Post edited by Cluedo Monopoly on

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭Sudden Valley


    The lack of empathy for the innocent Gazans being killed is not shocking. It's been evident since the first day of bombing that there is no ceiling on the amount of civilians that be killed in the minds of some Israel supporters here as long as Hamas are removed. I doubt the posters that support this position would post this way on any other conflict in the world at the moment.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,159 ✭✭✭Spudmonkey


    We're seeing ever more inventive ways to blame people for backing into bullets. It's relatively easy to defend when you think a Palestinian life is worth less than an Israeli. It's fairly racist but you're a radical lefty for pointing that out…



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,956 ✭✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    The fundamental rule of international humanitarian law in conflict is that all parties must distinguish, at all times, between combatants and civilians. Civilians and civilian objects must never be the target of attack; parties may only target combatants and military objectives.

    It is not simply enough to claim that civilians are not the target of the attack; international humanitarian law requires that the parties to the conflict must take all feasible precautions to minimise harm to civilians and civilian objects.

    Simple steps...do you agree with above? Yes or No. If Yes, what went wrong? What was the military objective?

    I don't expect an answer of course. And vanishing act.

    Post edited by Cluedo Monopoly on

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,115 ✭✭✭Miniegg


    It's amazing how radicalized people are on here.

    I don't know how otherwise normal (I assume) people are on here defending and backing blowing up innocent men women and children on one end of the scale, or completely ignoring it as irrelevant at the other. I don't know what is worse.

    None of them answer questions honestly. None reply to facts. It's just constantly a bullsh*t after bullsh*t narratives that make no sense, baseless accusations of anti semitism and projecting Hamas or jihadi support toward people who find all this death and destruction horrific. Do ye really think Ireland is full of people supporting jihadis and are rabid antisemites? F*ckin ludicrous.

    I don't know if they are like this because they hate Muslims, hate Palestinians, love Israelis, I can't get anyone to explain it to me logically - I doubt most people from Ireland could tell one from the other. But they are willing to back slaughter, ignore warcrimes, slander their own country and its history, defame international law, and back a country that is being openly hostile to us for us holding a position of adherence to international law. We haven't treated Israel any differently to Russia, and are consistent.

    I don't know to what end. I don't ever meet people like this in real life



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,279 ✭✭✭✭Tony EH


    A fine measured response to a particularly redundant question. This "both sides" bollocks is truly nauseating, when one side is absolutely determined to scupper the process that would see a ceasefire of any relative solidity get put into effect, up to and including the deliberate slaughter of women and children in the middle of the night as they sleep in their makeshift tents.

    That doctor is entirely correct.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,159 ✭✭✭Spudmonkey




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