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You're absolutely right on this, and it needs to be acknowledged. But, then again, Israel absolutely don't want a two state solution. They want a one state solution, with Palestinians wiped out. And they're brilliantly effective at it. We're at about 30 to 1 in the current conflagration. And...

Guess which issue has generated the most vetoes in the UN Security Council? And guess which of the P5 exercised that veto? And guess over which issue that P5 exercised that veto?

Well, I'm of the view that antisemitism has been present in UK politics, although overstated. Labour under Corbyn helped facilitate it by being fundamentally naive. The extent of it hasn't been as prevalent as Islamophobia though. Saying things like this has generated hostility and suggestible...

I like his journalism too. Less keen on his podcast. I prefer David Runciman (formerly Talking Politics, currently Past, Present, Future) and Adam Tooze on Ones and Tooze. But, back on track, I think I mentioned Lyse Doucet's nightly podcast is worth tuning into, but there's also a 13.45 R4...

I'm not the greatest fan of 'balance' but in the interests of more than one side and the complexity of this situation, there was a representative of Hamas on C4 News last night who delivered an appalling interview. It was qualitatively different from the likes of Regev, who is one of the most...

This is a quite brilliant article written by a Brighton resident: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/19/trivia-british-political-discourse-times-of-war

Agreed, but this is nothing new. It's been going on for decades. The standard Likud/Israeli PR machine is just to steamroller through an interview, speak over the interviewer, make accusations, and not give them a chance to speak. Mark Regev is an absolute master at it.

The fact that Mark Regev has been sent straight out to deny Israeli culpability says a lot. He is their go-to guy when things need to be massaged.

I think if they're posting a fake video, we probably do know what the truth is on this one, especially when combined with intelligence that Hamas/Islamic Jihad don't possess weapons with such destructive capability.

The IDF have said Islamic Jihad launched the rocket that took down the hospital. (Does anyone know if they've responded to today's strike on the school?) Reports that violence has erupted in the West Bank as a result of the hospital.

On such things, Lyse Doucet is doing a daily show on the conflict: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gkff2h

I've followed a lot of this thread, and found that the vast majority are trying to explain their points and perspectives, and nuance their responses. Your post doesn't fall into that category but, yes I agree, some shocking views have been expressed on this thread.

I think he's saying that Hamas kills barbarically, whereas Israel kills benevolently. I see the word kills and then the qualification with loaded adjectives. Unfortunately many are swayed by the loaded adjectives.

Yes, it is such an organisation. But, then again, from where we're standing, it looks as though Israel is succeeding in wiping the north of Gaza off the planet.

Yup. It's over Israel that the Permanent 5 (ie US) have most used the power of the veto in the UN Security Council. We've had a period of international integration in the aftermath of the Cold War. It's now very difficult to deny that we're living through a period of international...

Nope. Hamas really isn't Nazi Germany, on whatever scale. Nazi Germany was a state, and an expansionary state. Palestine's lands are occupied, and they are denied state-hood. Over decades, there have been multiple incursions into and settlements built on Palestine's lands. And when you don't...

My impression (it's just that, an impression) is that there is much sympathy and foreboding for the people of Gaza on here and justifiably in my view. As this is a complex situation, it's important that alternative views are also sought, and this is as good a 'view from Israel' from one of the...

There are two parts to the post you're responding to. The first relates to current reporting in the UK. The second relates to the longer-term history of the conflict and blockade/occupation. In terms of the first, it is the case that many Palestinian officials that have been interviewed are...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/11/why-are-some-of-the-left-celebrating-the-killings-of-israeli-jews

Are you claiming that I'm from Palestine?