Hamas strike on Israel

Why are the US and Israel not pushing for regime change in Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Turkey, Saudi, UAE, Bahrain considering these places oppress women and minorities?

I mean shouldn't they be trying to bomb/starve them too, for consistency sake?

It's quite bizarre to see Israel trying to portray itself as a tolerant and ultra liberal paradise, when in reality it is probably the most right wing, racist and bigoted country in the developed world. Does anyone believe for a moment that Israeli Zionists are kind and gentle and tolerant people?

Why wouldn't the Arabs want control?

You mean, why would the Arabs give up total control over Palestine and employ a 'majority rules' based society, where they would have total control over the Jewish population.

Hmmm, I wonder why this would make Jewish leader nervours considering what happened in Europe, and what was happening in the region since the 1920's with ethic and sectarian tensions.

Given our own experience in the North, does it really have to be explained to people why an ethnic minority may want their own state?

Try living in Iran or anywhere else in the Middle East.

Has nothing to do with anything.

https://x.com/itamarbengvir/status/1948749412437500172

"Complete halt of "humanitarian" aid.

Total occupation of the Strip.

Total destruction of Hamas.

Encouragement of migration.

Settlement.

This is not the alternative path - this is the royal road to securing the release of the hostages and achieving victory in the war.

Mr. Prime Minister, give the order!"

Ben-Gvir.

Not a genocide.

It doesnt matter what your wish is, but we need to base ourselves in reality.

I may want to win the Euromillions, it doenst mean that its going to happen.

Dismantling Israel as a state can only happen in one way, via military means. And since we have seen that they are a military superpower in the region, then it's not going to happen. Your viewpoint is that of the 1940's and early 70's when Egypt and Jordan wanted rid of Israel.

But they realised that its not going to happen. So lets stick to reality, shall we?

I suppose Starmer is being antisemitic now as well.

What a weasal commitment by the UK. Either recognise Palestine or not. Israel cannot be rewarded for ending a genocide they started.

Looks like Starmer thinks another month or so of killing in Gaza is OK

That is the point Brendan. Hamas put these people into enormous peril when they took the hostages - which kicked off this particular round of hell for Gazans.

But today - given Israel's clear genocidal actions, intent, and rhetoric - they maybe the only thing preventing Israel from "wiping Gaza off the face of the earth", as an associate very close to Netenyahu said to a British conservative politician (who is also part Jewish btw, doubt a Hamas propagandist).

Israeli society only care about the hostages, any failure to rescue them/ or any harm Israel do to them will land Netenyahu in jail - something he takes v v seriously as I'm sure you will agree.

I hope Hamas release the hostages in the morning, but not if it means Gazans will be exterminated for doing it. I don't know how anybody with a moral bone in their body could disagree with that.