Israel/Palestine Thread

And going back to what I have always said - there is an incredibly large number of people who are unable to think for themselves.

Is the real problem(crime) that Ben Gvir was caught on camera doing this ? If there had been no video, and Bibi got word of what Ben Gvir did, would he have still saw fit to issue a statement condemning it?

There's an element of this, yes. Netanyahu has faced international scrutiny and he's managed to piss off the Americans on enough occasions to be put back in his box by Trump.

Now a video has come out showing how they treat detainees, and the question now is if they're willing to do this on camera what will they do away from it.

The fact Mike Huckabee (US Ambassador to Israel) is pissed about this isn't a coincidence.

Well.

16 resolutions against Israel since 2015 versus ZERO against China, Saudi or Qatar doesn't sound entirely objective - and those are “well respected” countries without any “heavy sanctions” but then who cares about the Uighur or Jimmy Lai right? To choose two versions of China’s complete refusal to respect human rights whether of whole groups or of individuals. I find it hard to believe they’ve done NOTHING significantly problematic in over a decade.

Whautaboutery central. Start a thread about it if you are so concerned

What do you want the govt to do in fairness? They've been to the forefront in the condemnation of Israel. The Israelis have withdrawn their ambassador, they hate the Irish govts stance.

This Irish govt bashing is just as ridiculous as it gets, rants for the sake of ranting.

I wouldn’t agree with “shallow” maybe they have a degree of reality and are not led by the nose supporting ‘causes’ like it would appear amongst some. Maybe they have done all they can and have some common sense here,

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Am I? I didn't know that.

Tick-tock …

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/5/20/massie-defeated-the-israel-lobbys-pyrrhic-victory-in-kentucky

US Representative Thomas Massie lost his Republican primary on Tuesday after one of the most expensive and politically charged congressional campaigns in modern United States history. For the Israel lobby and its allies, the result marked a decisive victory. US President Donald Trump deployed his political weight against Massie, endorsing his chosen challenger, Ed Gallrein, and turning a local race into a national confrontation. At the same time, pro-Israel organisations and billionaire donors, including Miriam Adelson, poured extraordinary sums into Kentucky to defeat a congressman whose offence was questioning military aid to Israel and challenging the expanding influence of pro-Israel lobbying power in Washington.

Yet beneath the celebration lies a deeper and more troubling reality. The Kentucky race exposed a widening backlash among Americans increasingly uneasy with the scale of political influence exercised by organisations and donors aligned with a foreign state. What unfolded no longer resembled a conventional congressional primary. To many voters, the contest appeared less about Kentucky, less about conservative priorities, and less even about US national interests than about enforcing ideological conformity to Israel’s political preferences and punishing dissent within the Republican Party.

The US doesn't like democracy!

The United States has instructed its embassy in occupied al-Quds to pressure Palestinian leadership to withdraw a bid for a UN General Assembly vice-presidency role, The Guardian reported, citing a State Department cable.

The move comes amid US concerns that the position could allow the Palestinian delegation to preside over or influence high-profile debates on West Asian issues at the United Nations. The cable, dated  May 19 and looked over by The Guardian, directed US diplomats to issue a formal demarche to thePalestinian Authority leadership, urging them to abandon the bid.

According to the document, Palestinian officials were given until May 22 to withdraw their candidacy for one of the 16 vice-presidential positions of the UN General Assembly. The cable warned that “consequences will follow” if the Palestinian side failed to comply, adding that the US mission had “repeatedly appealed” for them to step down.

The elections are scheduled for June 2, alongside the selection of the next General Assembly president.

Morocco and UAE sent money. I wonder if those funds will get "mislaid" somehow should the board of peace be scrapped