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by Pete George on May 16, 2018
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Posted by Pete George on May 16, 2018
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Gezza
/ May 16, 201861 Palestinians murdered by IDF snipers as at midnight Tuesday.
NB: this figure may include a baby girl suffocated by teargas dropped well behind the fence-line by IDF drones.
David
/ May 16, 2018Makes you wonder what a baby girl was doing there doesn’t it?
Patzcuaro
/ May 16, 2018She was probably at home.
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018She was at home, doofus. There are villages not that far from the fence. The IDF is flying drones that sometimes drop clusters of teargas bombs near the villages.
David
/ May 16, 2018Was she?
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018I apologise for my error. That was my understanding last night. Inattention on my part, not Aljaz misinformation.
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018Nevertheless:
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital ‘on brink of collapse’ as injuries mount
Al-Shifa hospital overflowing with patients, after Israeli army shoots scores of protesters on deadliest day since 2014.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/gaza-al-shifa-hospital-brink-collapse-injuries-mount-180515102023155.html
David
/ May 16, 2018Hamas will be thrilled, lots of photo ops for new headlines.
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018Don’t blame us when it goes purple-black, shrivels up, & drops off, PDT. You’ve been warned enuf times it would happen.
David
/ May 16, 2018The Muslim Brotherhood has declared war on the US;
“Jerusalem is an Islamic and Arab land, for which we shed blood, freedom, and life, and we wage war against every aggressor and every supporter of aggression….Palestinian factions and Islamic movements to ignite an uprising [‘intifada’] throughout the Islamic world against the Zionist occupation and the American administration.”
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018Empty rhetoric, as usual. It is correct though, as the Bible shows. The Israelites stole the land from others but the Jews couldn’t even maintain it as a single state and only actually controlled it for about 300 years. For most of subsequent history – around 1400 years – except for the periods where it was taken over by the crusaders, who massacred the Jews in Jerusalem – it has been in Muslim hands.
David
/ May 16, 2018“Empty rhetoric, as usual. ”
Yes, they just promise violence, and let their people get slaughtered to produce headlines.
“except for the periods where it was taken over by the crusaders, who massacred the Jews in Jerusalem – it has been in Muslim hands.”
How did the Muslims get it exactly?
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018Mainly conversions I think. Would need to check that though. Most of the Jews had been booted out long before by the Romans.
David
/ May 16, 2018“Mainly conversions I think. ”
That is one way of putting it.
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018Aljazeera tv is currently showing an in-depth analysis of the Palestine Israel history and the current forces in play on both sides.
I will post the link when it becomes available later for those who are interested in understanding the situation rather than just swallowing and pumping out the selective information and propaganda of whichever side they favour.
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018That’s if it’s available
Memo to self: Search “Palestine Israel 70”
High Flying Duck
/ May 16, 2018This is a fairly “down the middle” primer on the Israeli / Palestine situation. It also has “further reading” for both sides:
Everything you need to know about Israel-Palestine
//embed.vox.com/cardstack.js
High Flying Duck
/ May 16, 2018Not saying you need it – you obviously have read extensively…
High Flying Duck
/ May 16, 2018And to save further argument…
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/traditional-narratives-of-israeli-and-palestinian-history
Pete George
/ May 16, 2018Pete George
/ May 16, 2018Talk of Nobel Peace prizes may have been a bit premature – I have pointed this out before.
And stirring up the Middle East may count against it as well.
MaureenW
/ May 16, 2018Posturing
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018😳
Why, Maureen?
Is someone taking photos of you for the YNZ bumbum competition you suggested?
Pete George
/ May 16, 2018Gezza
/ May 16, 2018How could you trust a man wearing a suit like that?
MaureenW
/ May 16, 2018I think it’s quite natty. Jacket only, hope there isn’t matching pants:)
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018😀
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018Reminds me of some American comedian. Can’t remember which one exactly – might’ve been Don Rickles
Alan Wilkinson
/ May 16, 2018Trump’s drug pricing plan failures:
http://prospect.org/article/trumps-drug-pricing-scam
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018So, it’s all just more bs from the World BS Heavyweighttitleholder.
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018(pretend there’s a space between those two t’s in the middle – that’s what I’m doing) 😕
Alan Wilkinson
/ May 16, 2018Blaming the rest of the world was always factual b.s. but tactically smart as previously noted. The rest of the package pulls too many punches. Hopefully it will get modified after the elections later this year. Politicians too dependent on lobbying at present.
PartisanZ
/ May 16, 2018“Boiled down, they [Trump, Pence & 10 members of Cabinet] believe in Armageddon — an apocalyptic Middle Eastern war — and the second coming of Jesus Christ. When this happens, 144,000 Christian souls will be granted access to Heaven. The rest will remain on Earth to be punished.
In this context, chaos in the Middle East is interpreted as a good thing. To them, it’s a sign that the Second Coming is at hand. Peace efforts are simply postponing God’s will.
Oddly enough, it’s a belief very similar to the prophecy Islamic State used to inspire its jihadist fighters. Here, the final showdown between Islam and infidels would bring the second coming of the prophet Jesus, which would herald the end of days. One difference is that the final battle will be sited at Dabiq in northern Syria, not Meggido (Armageddon) in northern Israel.
Both religious views are fundamentalist.”
Middle Eastern prophecy: Is Trump a reincarnated King Cyrus, destined to herald the end of days? – NZ Heraldo
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12052786
MaureenW
/ May 16, 2018What twaddle, I’m sure they used to write the same crap about George W
Gezza
/ May 16, 2018Never mind that, Maureen. When are you posting your bumbum pic?
Let’s get your competition out of the starting blocks. 😎