Israel to "conquer" Gaza

What's your definition of genocide Anniebach?

Oh gosh Whitewavemark2 😲 you’re happy to tell others they’re biased but can’t see that you are in your views.
FYI the BBC have had to pull propaganda film set in Gaza and which was one sided and featured hamas relatives, have had to also look into BBC features on Al Jazeera for the same reasons and still refuse to call hamas a terrorist organisation.You can google all those things btw.

growstuff

What's your definition of genocide Anniebach?

You keep asking the same passive aggressive question.

The Israelis are trying to rid Gaza of hamas and not the Palestinians.If genocide was what they wanted there wouldn’t be any Gazans there at all now.

Israel is systematically taking over Gaza. Illegal settlers believe that the land is theirs as God says so.
The actions of Hamas on 7th October were atrocious and appalling and can never be forgotten but are Palestinians wrong to fight for their own land. The behaviour of the IDF is nothing to be proud of either.

Quote Oreo Fri 09-May-25 08:44:20
The Israelis are trying to rid Gaza of hamas and not the Palestinians.If genocide was what they wanted there wouldn’t be any Gazans there at all now.

Israel has said they need to finish Hamas, Hamas has said it wants to rid the world of Jews

AGAA4

Israel is systematically taking over Gaza. Illegal settlers believe that the land is theirs as God says so.
The actions of Hamas on 7th October were atrocious and appalling and can never be forgotten but are Palestinians wrong to fight for their own land. The behaviour of the IDF is nothing to be proud of either.

By Palestinians do you mean hamas? They are the only ones fighting against the IDF.
Illegal settlers are in the West Bank, not Gaza.
They don’t represent most Israelis btw.
Yes, I think Israel do have to take over Gaza, whether that will be permanent or not remains to be seen.

Whitewave had shock because I said Hamas are Palestinians,
I await another post expressing her shock

Of course Hamas is still active, no one suggests they weren't. Many of us keep saying that you can't wipe out terrorism with guns and bombs. Think about it! If you starve a population, people will go to where they will find food and it will drive men straight into the arms of the terrorists. The actions of the IDF are creating more terrorists with every building they bomb and every woman and child who is crying out for food and water. It's the appalling and inhuman treatment of the Gazans that will keep Hamas afloat.
Try putting on the shoes of a Gazan, Annie just try to imagine what their lives have been like, imagine seeing your home crumble around you, think about digging the bodies of your loved ones from the rubble with your bare hands. Imagine having no food, what water you have is dirty, you've been moved almost constantly, you're living in a makeshift tent, you've got injured but there's no hospital to go to. A very high percentage of the population weren't even born in 2006 when Gaza, by a tiny majority, voted for Hamas, yet they suffer just the same. Just try to imagine living like a Gazan for one day .
DavidHow on earth can you expect them to rise up against armed terrorists! These people have no food let alone guns!

Hamas are Palestinians. They are a brutal group no doubt but are still part of that country.
The IDF are not innocent either. They are following orders, I know, so foot soldiers can't be blamed for some of the atrocities.

Yet again women and children are starving, not families but
women and children, Hamas has played this consistently, their many videos,

You can feel sorry for Gazans who don’t support hamas but you know, most of them did and many still do.
Women and children always suffer the most in any conflict it’s very sad.
Gazans don’t have to physically fight hamas, they just have to let them know they have lost support.
Turning against hamas wherever they can is the surest way to not recruit new hamas members in the future.

The Gazans are turning against Hamas. Their lives have been very hard and I'm sure most ordinary people want to live in peace.

Oreo "You can feel sorry for Gazans who don’t support hamas but you know, most of them did and many still do."

Please supply some evidence of this, otherwise it is just your opinion.
In 2006 44.45% voted for Hamas, even then it was not a majority. What that percentage would be now is completely unknown. I think it is highly likely that the majority of Gazans would vote for peace if they had the chance, as Hamas seem unlikely to be able to offer them that, it is, therefore, highly likely that Hamas would not be well supported. However, I am speculating, just like you are and to continue the mass killing of civilians on the basis that you think they might be terrorists is IMO completely unacceptable.

Oreo

growstuff

What's your definition of genocide Anniebach?

You keep asking the same passive aggressive question.

It's a simple question. Not difficult to answer.

Anniebach

Quote Oreo Fri 09-May-25 08:44:20
The Israelis are trying to rid Gaza of hamas and not the Palestinians.If genocide was what they wanted there wouldn’t be any Gazans there at all now.

Israel has said they need to finish Hamas, Hamas has said it wants to rid the world of Jews

Israel has said it wants to take over Gaza, not just Hamas.

foxie you earlier said

The actions of the IDF are creating more terrorists with every building they bomb and every woman and child who is crying out for food and water. It's the appalling and inhuman treatment of the Gazans that will keep Hamas afloat.

Now you say you think they would vote differently

TBH I don't think the two statements are conflicting, I think Gazans want peace but ATM they are not in a position to bargain for that. They also need food to stay alive so if it's a question of starve and die or accept food from Hamas, I doubt they have any other choice, do you?

65th day of Israeli blockade of Food, water and humanitarian assistance.

The majority of Israelis are in favour of stopping the war, rescuing the hostages and withdrawing from Gaza.

Netanyahu and the far right are in direct opposition to the majority of Israelis.

Ben-Gvir one of Netanyahu’s supporters and politicians was asked whether he agreed that food, water and aid be stopped for ever replied. ………. He did not disagree in principle, but rather thought that the world would not tolerate Israel starving the Palestinians to death. Quite frankly I am not convinced judging the way so little is being done by the rest of the world.

There is no question in my mind that the Netanyahu, the far right and settler movement will not stop until that have annexed the whole of Palestine, which then begs the question of where do the Palestinians go?

Whitewave you do not know what the majority of Israelis
want, you read any newspaper and quote which you want to be
right, doesn’t make it so

AGAA4

The Gazans are turning against Hamas. Their lives have been very hard and I'm sure most ordinary people want to live in peace.

I think there are probably those who are turning against Hamas and those who see no alternative and support them.

But those opposing Hamas don't have the ability to rise up against them.

Moved around constantly and worrying about enough food and now the prospect of a southern ghetto, saying "it's up to them" is less possible than before.

Anniebach

Whitewave you do not know what the majority of Israelis
want, you read any newspaper and quote which you want to be
right, doesn’t make it so

I was quoting Rory Stewart - two points.

You should know that I don’t post this things off the top of my head.

Rory Stewart spends a lot of time in Israel, and as an academic, I trust that he knows what he is talking about.

It’s not what the majority of Israelis want, they have been protesting in great numbers , it’s what Netanyahu and his cronies want.

Quote Whitewavemark2 Fri 09-May-25 10:24:53
Anniebach
Whitewave you do not know what the majority of Israelis
want, you read any newspaper and quote which you want to be
right, doesn’t make it so
I was quoting Rory Stewart - two points.

You should know that I don’t post this things off the top of my head.

Rory Stewart spends a lot of time in Israel, and as an academic, I trust that he knows what he is talking about.

I said you do not know, you quote what pleases you, you believe blindly in academics !

Anniebach

Quote Whitewavemark2 Fri 09-May-25 10:24:53
Anniebach
Whitewave you do not know what the majority of Israelis
want, you read any newspaper and quote which you want to be
right, doesn’t make it so
I was quoting Rory Stewart - two points.

You should know that I don’t post this things off the top of my head.

Rory Stewart spends a lot of time in Israel, and as an academic, I trust that he knows what he is talking about.

I said you do not know, you quote what pleases you, you believe blindly in academics !

I certainly believe a Harvard professor over media reports and opinions on this thread.