US/Israel conduct airstrikes on Iran again

“While also ensuring these rich Arab states will be spending billions to refill their stocks.”

So “bomb baby bomb” is the new MAGA chant

There are lots of articles on the web about the present and future e.g.

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-880969

Bit by bit, a Turkish front is forming, more dangerous than Israel’s seven arenas since Oct. 7. Erdogan’s ideology and ambition require Israel to refocus on a higher strategic risk.

p.s. Israel doesn't need a real reason to invent an existential threat

What happened to that man? He has really gone off the deep end.

The guy has extremist positions on a whole range of issues but feels comfortable labelling the Irish population as 'racists' and 'bigots'.

Turkey is a frenemy of Israel’s. While they have co-operated in some areas, eg arming Azerbaijan, Erdoğan is none too fond of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and they have issues about gas in the Mediterranean. Greece’s increasing ties with Israel have definitely been noticed in Ankara.

I’ve been pretty much glued to the news watching the protests in Iran unfold since January. Honestly, my heart really goes out to the protesters there. These are just everyday people who have been crushed under a brutal dictatorship for decades, and they are risking literally everything just to live normal lives.

When it comes to the attacks/moves by Trump, I’m honestly pretty split. On one hand, if—just for the sake of argument—this pressure actually causes the regime to collapse, that’s obviously a massive net positive in the long term for the Iranian people and the region. But on the other hand... man, I’m old enough to clearly remember the lead-up to Iraq and how all of that played out. The absolute last thing we need right now is getting dragged into another endless, years-long quagmire in the Middle East.

But what’s really been frustrating me lately is watching the reactions from the self-proclaimed "anti-war" crowds, specifically looking at the recent protests in Dublin and Belfast.

It just feels incredibly selective. Where exactly were all these loud anti-war voices when Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine? Where were the massive street shutdowns when Russia was literally bombing maternity hospitals? Or, for that matter, where were they when the Iranian dictatorship was slaughtering thousands of their own citizens just for protesting in the streets over the last few years? It was absolutely crickets from these groups.

If you want to see the disconnect in real time, go look for the footage of the recent protest and counter-protest in Belfast. You literally had Iranian counter-protesters—people who actually know what the regime is like—facing off directly against these "anti-war" protesters. It’s surreal to watch.

Out of interest, where are you getting these talking points from? This isn't the first post that brings Ukraine into the discussion or claims a knowledge of Iranian domestic politics going back very recently or brings in 'but the left' type arguments.

Given what a Kippah is supposed to represent for Jews.
To signify reverence, humility, and fear of God, acting as a constant reminder of a higher authority above them. That it is an affirmation of awareness of and submission to God?

I as an irreligious atheist, find Fine's MAGA Kippah offensive, demeaning and genuinely an absolute mockery of the faith he purports to represent.

It's a trend I see online, but seeing it play out in real life really drives the point home.

There is a local group of self-styled "anti-war" protesters that gathers in my town literally every Thursday evening. They have been doing this like clockwork for the past two years straight. I drive past them all the time.

It’s always the exact same routine. You hear the usual chants aimed at the USA and Israel, and without fail, they’ll be on the megaphones chanting, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."

Look, people have the right to protest whatever they want, and I'm not saying the situation in Gaza isn't a tragedy. But what really strikes me is the glaring double standard.

In two whole years of these guys standing out there every single Thursday, I have never once heard a single chant about freedom for Ukraine. Not a single sign, not a single chant condemning Putin, nothing about Russia's invasion. It is complete and utter silence.

It just perfectly mirrors what I observe online. It really feels like for a lot of these groups, "anti-war" just means "anti-West." If the US or its allies are involved, it's a weekly scheduled event with megaphones and banners. But if Putin is dropping bombs on Ukrainian cities... suddenly they don't have anything to say.

Not sure the warmonger brigade are quite thinking through their 'there is no such thing as international law or rules' viewpoint. If that is the case, there is no such thing as 'international terrorism' either, the gloves are off and all parties to a conflict can do whatever the hell they choose.

Extremely well paid job, lot of responsibility of course, that needs to be on site.

People crying about the effect of covid etc etc on children's mental health and here you have it years after covid and ,,,,...

"60% of consultant psychiatrists for Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are never on site."

Anyway - digressing from this thread ...mentioned it out sheer disbelief and also considering people are being evacuated from the middle east ...

while children being bombed there ..

It's all optics by the government... they seem to be so worried and concerned when it's easy pickings international stuff like organizing a flight and could not give a damn for internal stuff or difficult international stuff like condemning the attacks.

I’ve been criticizing Putin since the war started - and Donald Trump’s manoeuvres in his favour.

Too much money and too much time on his hands.

I mean in the post referenced he referred to Ireland as medieval and antisemitic. That is just blinkered stuff and/or a fella on the wind up. Stirring the pot.

I can even see that even though I have more than my fair share of skepticism of all countries in the Middle East. They all have their own agendas.