Hamas strike on Israel - mod warning in OP updated 19/10/23

Looks like the Houthis air blockade warning has been heeded by international airlines to go along with the bankruptcy of Eilat port and all shipping to Israel now going via Africa instead of the Red sea.

British Airways – flights cancelled until July 31

Transavia – flights cancelled until June 24, inclusive.

United Airlines – flights cancelled until June 13, inclusive.

LOT Polish Airlines – flights cancelled until May 26.

Lufthansa Group – which includes Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Alitalia, Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings – cancels flights until June 8.

Iberia Express – flights cancelled until June 1

EasyJet – extends its suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv until June 30.

Air India – flights cancelled until June 19.

Air Baltic – Flights cancelled until June 2.

Air Seychelles – Flights cancelled until July 31.Air France – Flights cancelled until May 26, inclusive.

Air Canada – Flights cancelled until September 8.

Ryanair – Flights cancelled until June 11.

Now they are starting a blockade on Haifa port

The strange thing about all this is Yitzshak Shamir's comments about Bibi almost seem prophetic now. He said Bibi would destroy Likud and was a threat to the Israeli state. As you outline Senior Israeli Officials past and present are now echoing what he said

Yitzshak and Bibi both hated each other but what united them was their opposition to a two state solution. They both, as we have seen over the years, were prepared to do anything to stop that from happening .

Yeah it really does. The reputation of Israel has been damaged for decades. I have a feeling Netanyahu might lose power sooner than he thinks.

Israel will tell you that they only target Hamas terrorists

I'm sure someone will be along any minute now to explain which ones of these children were terrorists

https://www.reddit.com/r/Israel/s/2gY8w1YPCP

Daily dose of r/israel's madness. It's fun watching support of Israel descending into conspiratorial rantings about the MSM, the UN, the EU, other Jews. Literally anyone who has a problem with the actions of Israel.

"You need to destroy their offspring to prevent them from creating more offspring," says Israeli protesting aid going to the starving population in Gaza

(ITV News)

You couldn't get that out of me with a blowtorch.

This is a prime example of the false argument used on here that Israel is under "existential threat".

The person in that video is verbalising exactly what Israel is actually doing and is being reported on in real time - exterminating children.

Posts here frequently argue that the Palestinians want to wipe Israel off the map. Where is the proof that they are actually doing it or that they have the means to do it? It has never been posted here - because it doesn't exist.

The corollary of Israel exterminating Palestinians is as plain to see as the nose on your face.

So while our tables are increasingly empty because our food prices continue to rise, Hamas is enjoying free meals

That's like Nazis complaining that Jews in concentration camps are eating food, so they protest against Hitler for supplying food.

For a long time I dreamed of joining the Mev. I wanted to protect my people. But now I find myself asking: Why? While I respect our military, and respect our fighters, it's hard... so hard to respect those who beat and silence Jews for doing what's right. For standing up for what truly protects our people.

It's completely and utterly obscene.

If Israel is found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity. Will they be liable to pay compensation to the loved ones of the innocent civilians killed, injured, traumatised etc?

Germany is still paying over a billion dollars a year to the quarter of a million holocaust survivors still alive. The majority of whom were children during the war.
Could the Israeli state be forced to pay reparations for years to come to hundreds of thousands of Gazans? Could this compensation help to rehabilitate the country’s reputation once the attacks on Gaza end?

Force by who? The Israeli's are the money men in the western world and have huge influence throughout the monetary systems and the corporate West.

And most major military players on this planet don't recognise those courts. Don't get your hopes up.

Of course Israel will not comply. They failed to comply with the provisional measures the ICJ demanded of them twice already.

They have also failed to comply with the ICJ ruling last year that they withdraw from all illegally occupied territories and pay reparations to the Palestinians.

If the ICJ rule that Israel has committed Genocide, Israel will not care about any reparations. They will only care about the damage to their reputation - which of course they will vehemently deny. Witch hunt, politically motivated, blood libel, antisemitic etc. ad nauseum.

When Israelis boot out their genocidal leaders, perhaps there will a change in tone and perhaps apologies and reparations will follow.

Here is a very good follow-up report from Tony Connolly (RTE) on what exactly happened in the EU vote.

It politics so a pretty dry subject for most. But the insights into who voted for/against and why is fascinating (in my opinion). Also, why Spain/ireland pressure failed last year.

What is more interesting is what will happen next. The report delves into that too.

Not everyone's cup of tea but if you want to be informed on political machinations both now and in the future, essential reading.

There was a post here stating that contraception is essential humanitarian aid and Palestinians in Gaza shouldn't be having children.

If the mother had taken contraception, she wouldn't be mourning her 9 dead children. So, completely her fault - right?

In my opinion the cheap shot was the argument that contraception as essential humanitarian aid was a crass and disgusting deflection from the core issue - Israel is starving Gazans to death. They need food and water or they will continue to die.

I highlighted the most recent abhorrent incident to prove the point.

It's telling that you felt the need to call it a cheap shot.