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

Very hard to take her serious on anything especially after her previous support for Assad regime in Syria. She appears to be just a bit more subtle compared to Wallace and Vomit but with the "morally corrupt EU" the mask is slipping.

Oh please is that all you got? You haven't even mentioned the people of Gaza but jumped in on Connolly. I have educated your lot on her thoughts around Syria/Assad in the past within the Presidential election thread. FFG folks dislike Connolly because she is a very smart woman and not afraid to speak out. Do you want me to repeat her Dail comments on Syria/Assad here?

In some ways I agree but we seem to have taken a lead in the criticism and then stalled. We don't seem to have taken any concrete actions and I'd like to see stronger words at the EU and UN. The EU should not be sending arms to those IDF pricks. We are way too nice saying things like the shots fired at UN peacekeepers today are "unacceptable". They were shots fired by a rogue state led by corrupt/evil leaders in order to provoke and intimidate us and distract from the genocide that the superpowers are letting happen. Let's call that out.

Didn't you recently say that Trump was absolutely right to criticise and ridicule Zelensky in the Oval office because he didn't wear a suit? Was that not real grandstanding? Connolly is one of the most sincere people in the Dail. Other shallower TDs fear her because of it. And we all know Harris is all about image.

I added that Connolly is one of the most sincere people in the Dail. Other shallower TDs fear her because of it. And we all know Harris is all about image.

I saw your edit. Anyway, I see it as nothing but grandstanding by the bloody lot a them. All fighting to show who “cares” the most.. and very very little mention of the hostages still being held. It was all just bash Israel bash Israel.. like how this thread has become

I wouldn't be surprised at all if the IDF attack on Irish Peacekeepers was totally deliberate given that today is International Day of UN Peacekeepers.

I know you defended her to the hilt on another thread even after her support for Assad was pointed out to you. So selective and hypocritical reasoning from her is acceptable to you once she hates Israel?

when you have a heap a opposition politicians claiming we as a country are facilitating genocide (based off some poxy bank bonds), yes, I will call that out as a crock a Sh1t, and grandstanding. And disgraceful.

This thread has descended into who can post the most stuff that portrays Israel as evil.

There are "war bonds" in the mix too. Hence the outrage.

Nope she has criticised Assad and his murderous regime countless times including in the Dail several times. It's on record. Nice try though. I will post links tomorrow. YouTube them yourself if you care and think for yourself.

I am not sure if that aspect is unique.

There's always been supporters of genocidal regimes in Western countries e.g. all the Stalin and Mao apologists during the Cold war, and of course the (admittedly pre Holocaust) fascist sympathisers in every country in Europe pre WW2, some of whom managed to rise to power.

One thing that is odd though is alot of these horrible movements still hate Jews, and it doesn't take much for any rabidly pro Israel "mask" covering that to drop.

People running Israel do not appear concerned about their antisemitism, however e.g. they were giving support to the pro-Russian far right presidential candidate in Romania who got banned.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-11-30/ty-article/.premium/israeli-ministers-call-to-pro-nazi-romanian-candidate-sparks-election-interference-claims/00000193-7e20-de89-abff-7ffb63590000

These parties/groups hate muslims/arabs more, and will support Israel in attacking them, that's the main thing.

Maybe they (Israel) think they are being doubly clever, as Western countries electing more racist and even Nazi sympathetic far right parties and becoming a colder house for Jews could drive more "Aliyah" emigration to the homeland!

Much like today, with a microphone and camera rolling she mouthed what she thinks you like to hear. Image is important, as you said of another politician.

Why didn't she vote for sanctions on the Assad regime?

But sure you don't just say it about that politician, you say it about everyone on here who is speaking out, it is bizarre.

This thread isn't about Israel. Could be a lovely country full of fine lovely people, I haven't a clue. This thread is about Israel's conflict with Palestine, which is by many accounts an active genocide. There isn't much good to say about that surely. I would say 90% of items posted on this thread in defence of Palestinian civilians is corroborated - if Israel keep doing evil ****, some of those bad things get posted here - and it isn't even the half of it.

The other side post blatant lies, nonsense and disinformation, topped off with slander, which you seem to have no problem with.

It's fine if you don't care about what's going on, live your life. What's mad is that you actively go out of your way to sneer people who do. I couldn't give a fiddlers about Rugby, I'm not over there day in day out sneering all the people discussing it to show how much I don't care.

Anyway, don't let me slow you down, have at it.

I guess committing the biggest mass slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust wasn't such a great idea was it? All Hamas had to do was just release the remaining Israeli hostages and all Hamas had to do was stop stealing and manipulating the aid distribution going into Gaza, and all Hamas had to do was stop hiding in their terror tunnels deliberately trying to get their own civilians killed for their own propaganda purposes.