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Israel Committing War Crimes - Israel - Gaza Part 4

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Magenta8 Fri 25-Jul-25 11:08:56

It is very difficult to understand what is really happening and what are lies being perpetrated by Israel or Hamas. Add to this reporting restrictions and it is surprising we know as much as we do.

Maremia Fri 25-Jul-25 17:14:32

Agree with Whitewave about letting the lorries in.

Oreo Fri 25-Jul-25 17:10:55

Whitewavemark2

Just let the lorries in.

It isn’t bloody rocket science

I actually agree with you.The IDF could provide cover in case of mass violence and looting.The GHF isn’t working as it was meant to.

Lesley60 Fri 25-Jul-25 17:09:24

It’s heartbreaking to see the mothers with their children crying because they are so hungry and starving to death and there’s nothing they can do about it.
I just don’t understand how people can kill people who are trying to get food for their children, no matter what faith or nationality, colour or religion.
It looks to me as if the hunted (Jews in Holocaust)are becoming the hunters

Whitewavemark2 Fri 25-Jul-25 17:09:10

That is because they have the backing of Trump.

Lose that and it will be a different ball game,.

But there is too much money in it for. Trump so he won’t be stopping the atrocities.

Oreo Fri 25-Jul-25 17:08:28

Caleo

A punitive regime is a response to either fascist politicians personal agendas, or other hand it responds to politicians' perceived threat from dissident against how the regime is dealing with a complex danger.

This prudential attitude of our UK prime minister is sometimes regarded as cowardice. However it is prudential.

The way ahead is to answer the question "do we throw caution to the winds and do the humane thing which amounts to declaring war on Israel? "

Caleo Are you for real? Suggesting we declare war on Israel!
Or do you throw that in like a firework to see what happens on here?

AGAA4 Fri 25-Jul-25 17:00:12

You are right smileless but they don't seem too bothered by world opinion so far. They carry on with the same excuses saying Hamas are causing the food shortages when every organisation knows it's Israel that won't let the lorries through.
They claim that the IDF don't kill civilians when that is clearly not true.

Their actions so far have alienated many countries and redeeming themselves doesn't seem to be on the agenda.

Smileless2012 Fri 25-Jul-25 16:48:37

hmm I'm not convinced that in the eyes of the world it is in their best interests AGA. Food deprivation is what terrorists do, not to mention indiscriminate bombing and firing into queues of desperate men, women and children desperate to get their hands on what little aid is available.

Eloethan Fri 25-Jul-25 16:45:14

They are talking about dropping enormously heavy pallets of food from aircraft - which is very dangerous and which is likely to cause stampedes because people are so desperately hungry. It is an absolute disgrace that the world has stood by and allowed this massacre to continue. I wonder what history will make of it all.

AGAA4 Fri 25-Jul-25 16:44:15

It's in their own interests for Israel to drag their heels and make it difficult for aid to.get in to Gaza. They are still using food deprivation as a weapon.

Smileless2012 Fri 25-Jul-25 16:32:54

No it isn't WWM it's humane but that just doesn't appear to be on Israel's agenda does it, not when it comes to Palestinians.

Whitewavemark2 Fri 25-Jul-25 16:29:51

Just let the lorries in.

It isn’t bloody rocket science

Cadenza123 Fri 25-Jul-25 16:28:17

AGAA4

Israel have said they will allow air drops of aid into Gaza over the coming days.
It's usually not enough but anything is better than nothing.

The thing about air drops is that they are totally indiscriminate. They will go to the strongest rather than those in most need. Earlier people drowned when trying to teach people packages that landed off the coast. I totally agree it's better than nothing but there are 2 million people in dire want.

AGAA4 Fri 25-Jul-25 16:21:17

Israel have said they will allow air drops of aid into Gaza over the coming days.
It's usually not enough but anything is better than nothing.

Maremia Fri 25-Jul-25 15:06:13

Sarnia, I suspect that your choice of the word 'equate' may have a deeper implication.
I am begining to doubt if the powers that be in Israel feel that a Palestinian child 'equates' in any way with an Israeli child.

Magenta8 Fri 25-Jul-25 14:44:10

I think that the fact we have as much information as we do have is mainly owing to the bravery of reporters, quite a few of whom have been illegally killed.

Sarnia Fri 25-Jul-25 14:41:29

How Israel can deny starving children in Gaza when the evidence is there to see is beyond me. Utter cruelty to treat civilians the way they are. No wonder the Israelis do not want journalists' reporting this. Do they not equate how Jewish children were treated during WW2 with their own actions against Palestinian children today?

Maremia Fri 25-Jul-25 14:34:53

Yes AnnieB, it is shocking. So good of you to have emphasised my point. It is worth repeating for everyone to see.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) counted 178 jpurnalists who were killed, as of the 12th of June.
Of these 176 were Palestinian and 2 Israeli. Can you just imagine the shocking total if more Reporters had gone in?
It seems to be a feature of fascist regimes, to kill the journalists, and attempt to hide the truth.
But, luckily, there are other reliable sources.

Anniebach Fri 25-Jul-25 14:20:06

Maremia Fri 25-Jul-25 14:14:47
Well, if it is difficult to get reliable information from Gaza, then we know who to blame. The Israeli government has barred independent journalists and reporters. Why would they do that, if there was nothing to hide?
Also, Amnesty International has recorded a very high number of journalists being killed in Gaza, despite them wearing distintive clothing. It has been claimed that these reporters were deliberately targetted, as the number killed was beyond the possibility of accidental shootings.
During the Iraq war, jornalists went in with the troops. They called it 'embeded'.
That was the way to do it.

Independent journalists banned from Gaza , a very high number of journalists have been killed in Gaza

Maremia Fri 25-Jul-25 14:16:03

Yes, that was a bit strange about the arrest of the man with the Private Eye poster.

Maremia Fri 25-Jul-25 14:14:47

Well, if it is difficult to get reliable information from Gaza, then we know who to blame. The Israeli government has barred independent journalists and reporters. Why would they do that, if there was nothing to hide?
Also, Amnesty International has recorded a very high number of journalists being killed in Gaza, despite them wearing distintive clothing. It has been claimed that these reporters were deliberately targetted, as the number killed was beyond the possibility of accidental shootings.
During the Iraq war, jornalists went in with the troops. They called it 'embeded'.
That was the way to do it.

Caleo Fri 25-Jul-25 13:13:43

A punitive regime is a response to either fascist politicians personal agendas, or other hand it responds to politicians' perceived threat from dissident against how the regime is dealing with a complex danger.

This prudential attitude of our UK prime minister is sometimes regarded as cowardice. However it is prudential.

The way ahead is to answer the question "do we throw caution to the winds and do the humane thing which amounts to declaring war on Israel? "

silverlining48 Fri 25-Jul-25 12:55:46

What the Palestinian action people did was criminal damage, I don’t understand how they can be termed terrorists and anyone silently and peacefully supporting them are themselves arrested and wonder if this may be the start of repression of rights to demonstrate in this country.

Magenta8 Fri 25-Jul-25 12:55:03

I was not suggesting that all support for Palestine was peaceful and legal or that peaceful protest has been banned by the government.

I was commenting on the numerous instances where the police have weighed in and arrested peaceful demonstrators.

Two recent examples come to mind. Firstly there was the case of the meeting in a Quaker Meeting House that was raided by six police officers who broke down the door and arrested some young women who were having a discussion.

The second example was a man who made a cartoon from the magazine Private Eye into a placard which he carried during a peaceful demonstration and was arrested for doing so.

AGAA4 Fri 25-Jul-25 12:14:28

Palestine Action have been proscribed by our government as terrorists. They have done a lot of costly damage and caused violence.
The government haven't banned all marches for Palestine.

Magenta8 Fri 25-Jul-25 11:30:46

The British police have taken the view that any private meeting or public show of sympathy for the plight of the Palestinians in Gaza is an anti-semitic act of terrorism in support of Hamas and they treat protesters accordingly.