Israel/Palestine Thread

yes. I already addressed that to Miniegg. Meant to type Gaza. As I actually did correctly type Gaza at end my post.

Russia attacked/invaded a sovereign state. Different situation, different peoples involved etc. different thread

If you want to be more pro Israel after watching them murder at least 50k women and children, that’s your business.

Not a hope I’ll ever understand how you can hold that view while pretending to care about the people in Gaza.

Has any country ever been falsely accused of committing genocide and multiple war crimes? It would seem quite an extraordinary development in geopolitical history.

You have been.

Stating that the flotilla could have been a security threat to Gaza, stating “there’s far too much at state for Gazans” while also denying a genocide that has been stated as such by endless genocide scholars. But sure you know better.

If you cared about Gaza (like you say you do) you’d be appalled by the IDF for obliterating it.

The parallel is they are both illegal occupiers and both have committed war crimes against civilians. The leaders of both countries are wanted by the ICC. Leaders who have both expressed admiration for each other too.

Why is it supporters of Israel don't mind discussions of other countries if it's in defense of Israel, however they aren't as keen to discuss other countries when it highlights a possible double standard in their own position?

"A bill to ban the importation of goods from Israeli settlements will go before the Cabinet on Tuesday after being signed off at a meeting of Coalition leaders on Monday night."

Senan Molony, Political Correspondent / 26 May 2026 5:30 AM

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/bill-to-ban-goods-from-israeli-settlements-goes-to-cabinet-but-services-remain-exempt/a/153198622.html

A token sanction on physical goods (estimated to be €125,000 per annum). But the far more lucrative online and digital trade services remain exempt. This protects both the profits and the compliance of US tech multinationals using Ireland as their European hub.

An alliance of Ireland, Spain and Slovenia were trying to “build a momentum” when they asked EU to discuss suspending its trade pact with Israel (in full or even partially) by leveraging human rights clause Article 2 of EU-Israel Association Agreement. This would require a unanimous vote among all 27 EU member states. Key powers Germany and Italy have used backchannels to coordinate a veto and block the move.

To underscore, EU is Israel’s biggest trading partner.

Thank you Senan.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/dr-margaret-connolly-says-conditions-of-israeli-detention-centre-akin-to-concentration-camp-with-regular-beatings-and-sexual-assaults/a/152294387.html

Dr Margaret Connolly told Drivetime on RTÉ Radio One:

“My colleagues experienced 35 fractures, five head injuries, there was 15 sexual assaults, eye injuries, ear injuries, huge number of laser injuries.”

She also alleged that bullets were shot at people’s feet and that people were “bent down like hogs” and forced to kneed in excruciating positions for extended periods of time. [...]

“We walked among lots of people with fractures who screamed and howled in pain all night long, and we had no pain relief,” she said.

“People in agony, people freezing and cold with hypothermia, no clothes, drenched clothes."

I read IDF had rubber bullets.

Global Sumud Flotilla - In Solidarity with the Palestinian People

'When the World Stays Silent, We Set Sail'

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYsl5gVModU/

'Middle East Eye': “We used our bodyweight to stop people from dying of hypothermia,” said Dr Margaret Connolly, an activist from the Global Sumud Flotilla and sister of Irish President Catherine Connolly.”