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The Middle East - Gaza, Israel, West Bank and Syria

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Whitewavemark2 Fri 25-Jul-25 11:04:56

I’ve continued the thread but sort of opened it up a bit, as Israel has also been trying to de-stable the new Syrian government by interfering in the fracas between the various religious factions in Syria.

Israel does not want a successful government in Syria for obvious reasons. I think this story might also have legs.

AGAA4 Sat 26-Jul-25 10:06:47

The children in Palestine aren't Hamas. Nor are many others. The Christians there are unlikely to be Hamas. The British doctors and many aid workers who are all starving too aren't Hamas.
It's wrong to believe everyone in Palestine is Hamas.

Allira Sat 26-Jul-25 10:09:35

AGAA4

The children in Palestine aren't Hamas. Nor are many others. The Christians there are unlikely to be Hamas. The British doctors and many aid workers who are all starving too aren't Hamas.
It's wrong to believe everyone in Palestine is Hamas.

The small children and many people in Germany weren't Nazis, either, just to illustrate the point I was making.

It's time this was stopped.

Oreo Sat 26-Jul-25 10:11:32

I doubt anyone at all thinks all Gazans are hamas, where did that idea come from?

Anniebach Sat 26-Jul-25 10:15:49

Christians in Israel Around 120,000
Christians in Gaza Around 1,000

AGAA4 Sat 26-Jul-25 10:32:42

I don't think equating what happened in WW2 is relevant as Germany were bombing us to smithereens too. We didn't starve small children either.
This occupation of Gaza is completely one sided.

Anniebach Sat 26-Jul-25 10:41:51

Quote AGAA4 Sat 26-Jul-25 10:32:42
I don't think equating what happened in WW2 is relevant as Germany were bombing us to smithereens too. We didn't starve small children either.
This occupation of Gaza is completely one sided.

No children were killed by bombs in Germany WW2 ?

AGAA4 Sat 26-Jul-25 10:49:42

Yes Anniebach and many were killed by bombs in Britain too. How many Israeli children have been killed in the last year?

Maremia Sat 26-Jul-25 10:52:01

So, Israel knows how to get humanitarian aid and medical supplies in Syria, but not into Gaza?

Maremia Sat 26-Jul-25 10:54:10

And now their PR machine is trying to say that it is the UN workers who are causing the log jam.

Maremia Sat 26-Jul-25 10:57:10

Now that 220 politicians are pressuring Starmer to recognise a Palestinian state, I wonder if the Conservative Friends of Israel and the Labour Friends of Israel would consider putting pressure on Netanyahu to properly facilitate the aid deliveries?

Anniebach Sat 26-Jul-25 11:00:59

Quote AGAA4 Sat 26-Jul-25 10:49:42
Yes Anniebach and many were killed by bombs in Britain too. How many Israeli children have been killed in the last year?

Yes, war means deaths .

Anniebach Sat 26-Jul-25 11:03:38

Quote Maremia Sat 26-Jul-25 10:54:10
And now their PR machine is trying to say that it is the UN workers who are causing the log jam.

There were some UN workers involved in the 7th October 2023 attack on Israel

Smileless2012 Sat 26-Jul-25 12:00:50

How many were there*Annie*, a handful I seem to remember and what does that have to do with the lies coming from the Israeli PR machine?

Galaxy Sat 26-Jul-25 12:06:54

I don't trust the UN for one second. We are now in a terrible position where many don't trust organisations that were once seen as trustworthy.

Maremia Sat 26-Jul-25 12:12:53

Do you think Galaxy, that it is the UN operatives who are holding up the aid, and not the IDF?
This is what the Israeli PR is attempting to present.
Do you trust the IDF?

Anniebach Sat 26-Jul-25 12:13:06

Quote Smileless2012 Sat 26-Jul-25 12:00:50
How many were there*Annie*, a handful I seem to remember and what does that have to do with the lies coming from the Israeli PR machine?

They were involved , you choose to excuse I do not, I didn’t
read of it through social media or newspapers, UN admitted it
and said the aid workers had been dismissed.

Maremia Sat 26-Jul-25 12:14:47

Did anyone manage to see the footage of the big demonstration in Tel Aviv? I was out and could only glimpse.

Anniebach Sat 26-Jul-25 12:15:34

Quote Galaxy Sat 26-Jul-25 12:06:54
I don't trust the UN for one second. We are now in a terrible position where many don't trust organisations that were once seen as trustworthy.

I do not trust UN , it’s difficult to trust many organisations

Maremia Sat 26-Jul-25 12:16:13

And there you have it Annie, the guilty ones were dismissed, gone from the scene, but still you tar a huge organisation with that brush.

Grantanow Sat 26-Jul-25 12:17:33

Israel should continue to support the Druze, an oppressed minority in Syria.

Maremia Sat 26-Jul-25 12:20:57

And Israel should let those aid lorries into Gaza to help the Palestinians, an oppressed minority in Israel.

growstuff Sat 26-Jul-25 12:27:31

Anniebach

Quote AGAA4 Sat 26-Jul-25 10:49:42
Yes Anniebach and many were killed by bombs in Britain too. How many Israeli children have been killed in the last year?

Yes, war means deaths .

In the six years of WW2, there were approximately 70,000 UK civilian casualties in a population of about 46 million.

growstuff Sat 26-Jul-25 12:29:20

Anniebach

Quote Smileless2012 Sat 26-Jul-25 12:00:50
How many were there*Annie*, a handful I seem to remember and what does that have to do with the lies coming from the Israeli PR machine?

They were involved , you choose to excuse I do not, I didn’t
read of it through social media or newspapers, UN admitted it
and said the aid workers had been dismissed.

How did you find out, if it wasn't through social media or newspapers?

Anniebach Sat 26-Jul-25 12:36:50

Quote growstuff Sat 26-Jul-25 12:29:20
Anniebach
Quote Smileless2012 Sat 26-Jul-25 12:00:50
How many were there*Annie*, a handful I seem to remember and what does that have to do with the lies coming from the Israeli PR machine?

They were involved , you choose to excuse I do not, I didn’t
read of it through social media or newspapers, UN admitted it
and said the aid workers had been dismissed.
How did you find out, if it wasn't through social media or newspapers?

The statement was released by UN ,

Maremia Sat 26-Jul-25 12:40:31

But you don't trust the UN??????
Or just when it suits your narrative?