Israel/Palestine Thread

Apparently, the Manchester attack is "a pivotal juncture in Britain's history" - hyperbole much Mr. Sa'ar?

And as for Amichai Chikli, seems he cancelled a planned trip to the European Parliament in Brussels in January 2025 amid legal action initiated by the Hind Rajab Foundation. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office cited “specific security warnings” and advice from security agencies as the reason. Chikli claimed Brussels had become “unsafe for Jews and Israelis.” However, the HRF accused him of evading accountability, asserting the cancellation aimed to avoid potential arrest over alleged war crimes, not genuine safety concerns. Belgian authorities noted Chikli lacked diplomatic immunity as his visit was unofficial and he risked the possibility of arrest.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar spoke with British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, calling the attack "a pivotal juncture in Britain's history" and urging vigorous action against pro-Palestinian demonstrations with "antisemitic overtones."

Several Netanyahu cabinet ministers blamed the British government for the attack, linking it to what they called "antisemitic" measures such as the recent diplomatic recognition of Palestine. Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said Starmer's "hollow proclamations for a Palestinian terror state, directly enabled this atrocity," adding: "I pray the British people rise like lions…purge their nation of radical Islamism."

In my opinion, Netanyahu, Herzog, Smotrich and Ben-Gvir eclipse that level of evil.

Hopefully, Justice will be properly served and we'll get a 21st Century version of the Nuremberg Trials.

They should all rot in a cell in The Hague.

Well you don't have to be an 'Israeli supporter' to see that Israel's going to intercept this flotilla and ship the protestors back to where they came from.

How that's going to influence general public opinion is puzzling.

I'm not saying they should stop pretesting, just that they should put themselves more in peril or think of a way that will influence a wider audience.

Israel's going to intercept this flotilla and ship the protestors back to where they came from

You've answered you're own question I think. The general public aren't stupid - Israel taking hostages on the high seas shows them for what they are - a State that is totally out of control.

That's why Israel is demonstrably a World Pariah.

I wonder if there'll be an enquiry ?

I heard that there was one this morning in Gaza but your friends bombed and shot them.

I suppose a lot of people do have a lot of negatives or positives in their life that preoccupies them to the exclusion of all else.

I's say the majority of people do have a bit of room to contemplate what is going on in the world and having their say about it.

In fairness, here I am on on a an Irish bulletin board giving out yards about Israel and supporting those who give out about Israel. There are others who spar and fight and give out about Hamas and Palestinian supporters. What are we achieving? Personally, if I can educate myself about precisely what this conflict is all about and why it matters (at least to me) then that's good enough. If I can educate others, even better. By being informed, one can make better judgements and decisions.

I don't know which side of the fence, if any, you sit on. But here you are. Clearly you're not preoccupied with life's other miseries/joys and have found the time to engage in some discourse about a topic you have some interest in. And that's not a bad thing.

You gave yourself away very early.

I never said they were excluding anything but otherwise I'm reasonably in agreement.

I was waxing lyrical… I think you mentioned people being preoccupied by the plight of the Palestinians (the one's in the activist bubble). I suppose there are others preoccupied with everything but the plight of the Palestinians (there's plenty to choose from - success, failure, money, Trump, illness, dodgy websites etc). Then there's everyone else - neither ignoring nor preoccupied with the Palestinians.

I'd at least applaud those activists who feel compelled enough to get on a boat and risk their lives for the lives of others. I wouldn't do it myself though.

I see that the IDF exploded 2 grenades near the Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon today. Real gentlemen indeed.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1003/1536742-unifil-irish/