Israel to conquer Gaza. Part 3

Post away Petra. I am as usual interested to read your thoughts.
So, let's go back to your post which said,
'Hamas has said on numerous ocassions that it will destroy Israel.'
I believe you about that, and I agree that a nation state has a right to defend itself,
however
my point is,
threats from a terrorist organisation like Hamas, are not threats from a whole population.
Are you saying that Palestinians are all Hamas?
Even the children and the Christians? Is that your belief?
It is not mine,
and threats and atrocities by a terrorist organisation,
which also causes fear among its own people,
do not ever justify in any way shape or form the war crimes and genocide that is being perpetrated on the people of Palestine.
What Hamas has said, the evil that Hamas has done does not justify genocide.
Luckily more folk in the world are now coming round to that way of thinking.
Hope that clarifies my response to your original statement.

If the young Palestinians had behaved themselves they wouldn’t have been harmed or got into trouble.Throwing stones makes them sound like four year olds, but Palestinians use slings and can kill with stone hurling.
While I don’t agree with what the settlers are doing at all, the West Bank contain all sorts of armed groups and rabble rousers which even the PA can’t control.

Other than odd individual incidents over the years the 7 October was the first time Israel has been seriously attacked.

The Palestinians on the other hand have been attacked many times by Israel over many decades but these attacks increased in the last 20 or so years to every couple of years when overall thousands of Palestinians have been killed. Homes destroyed and people driven off their land. The usual.

A number of those killed were youngsters throwing stones. These incursions lasted a few days or a few weeks and were barely reported on by our media but I was interested so I noticed.

It’s easy to find this information online for those who want to know more.

Petra 👏👏👏 thank you ,

Petra 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Oreo

Caleo

bmacca, I apologise. You are right., and I was wrong. I was thinking only of popular public opinion.

Even then, I have been biased in my calculations by Gransnet responses which are from almost the same subscribers throughout.

I do wonder a little about the many Gnet subscribers who are apparently not interested in the topic.

It may be not the case that they aren’t interested, but it’s true that there are hundreds and hundreds of GN members and only the same handful of posters.

It may be that they are very interested, Caleo, but they see little point in posting.

In fact, no point at all.

petra Please could you report a couple of other threads and posters while you're at it?

AGAA4

That is true of most of the longer threads so we don't get opinions from many on a lot of subjects.
The opinions of GNs isn't important in the face of all the evidence that has been provided by British doctors, the Jews who visited Gaza recently and others who have seen what is happening to the Palestinians.
The world has been waking up to the atrocities and condemning the perpetrators.

Many GN members won’t get sucked into exchanges of insults from posters, so sensible to stay away really.Passive aggressive posts abound on here.

Maremia
Has your position of thread moderator been sanctioned by HQ? If yes I will drop them a line asking why we weren’t informed.
If you have taken it upon yourself without permission then you can just do one.
That’s my polite response to you. I think you can guess what I wanted to post.

Quote Maremia Thu 24-Jul-25 16:28:03
It is a thread about Gaza, as it says at the top.
Some folk want the thread to be just about Hamas.
Others, myself included, wish to sympathise with the people of Palestine, the women, the children, the Christians and other faiths caught up in the genocide with no means of escape.
Threads on GN twist and turn, as you well know.
So no, AnnieB, I do not 'control' the narrative and neither do you.

Hamas are Palestinians, Gaza government Hamas are Palestinians, speak of Israel government but not Gaza government?

That was to Oreo

That is true of most of the longer threads so we don't get opinions from many on a lot of subjects.
The opinions of GNs isn't important in the face of all the evidence that has been provided by British doctors, the Jews who visited Gaza recently and others who have seen what is happening to the Palestinians.
The world has been waking up to the atrocities and condemning the perpetrators.

Evidence of denying something is happening.
Seriously?
Just read this thread, and see if you can find evidence of genocide denial.

It is a thread about Gaza, as it says at the top.
Some folk want the thread to be just about Hamas.
Others, myself included, wish to sympathise with the people of Palestine, the women, the children, the Christians and other faiths caught up in the genocide with no means of escape.
Threads on GN twist and turn, as you well know.
So no, AnnieB, I do not 'control' the narrative and neither do you.

Oreo Thu 24-Jul-25 16:23:40
Caleo
bmacca, I apologise. You are right., and I was wrong. I was thinking only of popular public opinion.

Even then, I have been biased in my calculations by Gransnet responses which are from almost the same subscribers throughout.

I do wonder a little about the many Gnet subscribers who are apparently not interested in the topic.
It may be not the case that they aren’t interested, but it’s true that there are hundreds and hundreds of GN members and only the same handful of posters.

And now restrictions on what can be discussed

Caleo

bmacca, I apologise. You are right., and I was wrong. I was thinking only of popular public opinion.

Even then, I have been biased in my calculations by Gransnet responses which are from almost the same subscribers throughout.

I do wonder a little about the many Gnet subscribers who are apparently not interested in the topic.

It may be not the case that they aren’t interested, but it’s true that there are hundreds and hundreds of GN members and only the same handful of posters.

Quote AGAA4 Thu 24-Jul-25 16:14:55
Much of what has been discussed on this thread has been garnered from various news outlets and different people. Clear evidence has emerged over time of the genocide of the Palestinian people.
There has been no evidence to deny this is happening.

How does one find evidence that denies something is
happening ?

silverlining48

‘Some’ will never change their views and will ignore anything which does not agree with their rigid beliefs.

Are you including yourself in that?

Much of what has been discussed on this thread has been garnered from various news outlets and different people. Clear evidence has emerged over time of the genocide of the Palestinian people.
There has been no evidence to deny this is happening.

Quote Maremia Thu 24-Jul-25 15:56:19
'Hamas has said...'
Yes, I think everyone knows that,
but,
we are talking about Palestine, and the genocide that is being enacted on the innocents, the women and children, including Christians, who in no way shape or form may be considered to be Hamas.
We are not talking about a proportionate fight back to protect your own state,
no,
we are talking about war crimes, as defined by international law, not opinions on Gransnet.

You are setting out what is acceptable to discuss on this thread ,
what you think is acceptable and not acceptable so not a thread for all

'Hamas has said...'
Yes, I think everyone knows that,
but,
we are talking about Palestine, and the genocide that is being enacted on the innocents, the women and children, including Christians, who in no way shape or form may be considered to be Hamas.
We are not talking about a proportionate fight back to protect your own state,
no,
we are talking about war crimes, as defined by international law, not opinions on Gransnet.

Quote petra Thu 24-Jul-25 15:09:37
MayBee70
It’s beyond me how a people that have known persecution themselves then do the same to others…sad. What is happening to the Palestinians is beyond belief and the world is watching and doing nothing. It’s why I can’t watch the news these days. I just feel helpless.
Because Hamas has said on numerous occasions that it will destroy israel.

The 7th October 2023 must have brought back thoughts of
sheer hatred because they are Jews, the pogrom , Russia
and then Europe , then the Holocaust

Anniebach

Quote growstuff Thu 24-Jul-25 07:29:00
Anniebach
Quote growstuff Wed 23-Jul-25 21:51:12
So how does the IDF defends its claims that it only targets Hamas, if it doesn't know who they are?

Have they said they target women and children ? No,, but Hamas does hide in hospitals and schools, fact
I didn't write that they target women and children, but the IDF claims that it targets Hamas - it doesn't. The IDF has no idea whether there are any Hamas operatives in the specific hospitals and schools it has bombed. It's "carpet bombing" and it just seems to hope that some of the killed were Hamas.

You have inside knowledge

No, just a brain and eyes.

MayBee70

It’s beyond me how a people that have known persecution themselves then do the same to others…. What is happening to the Palestinians is beyond belief and the world is watching and doing nothing. It’s why I can’t watch the news these days. I just feel helpless.

Because Hamas has said on numerous occasions that it will destroy israel.

Hi Caleo, bmacca and other Watchers who dip in and out. We all have our feelings and opinions about what is happening in Gaza just now. Some of our replies are a direct response to an individual question, or our own requests for information from other Posters.
When we have information from media sources, we usually give some sort of reference, so that everyone may check out the details for themselves.
It is a very tragic situation, with seemingly no end in sight.