Hamas/Israel conflict: news and discussion

[brogdale]

Retaliation was inevitable. I guess the Palestinians knew this and are prepared to pay any price for. The F18 squadrons from the USS Ford will be overhead shortly

I would imagine that the vast majority of Palestinians knew nothing about any action by their state actors.

 

[platinumsage]

I keenly await a specific thread to discuss the gliders used by Hamas

Paramotors

 

[The39thStep]

Retaliation was inevitable. I guess the Palestinians knew this and are prepared to pay any price for. The F18 squadrons from the USS Ford will be overhead shortly

In what way was retaliation from the USA inevitable?

 

[agricola]

I see sunak's offering the defenceless zionists any form of assistance they desire

I did like the No.10 spokesman's statement: "We support Israel exercising its right to self-defence and proportionate action to bring an end to the violence", which we will no doubt find out means we didn't really support what they ended up doing.

 

[TopCat]

Retaliation was inevitable. I guess the Palestinians knew this and are prepared to pay any price for. The F18 squadrons from the USS Ford will be overhead shortly

The US are not going to do anything.

 

[bcuster]

In what way was retaliation from the USA inevitable?

I don't think it is inevitable. Biden has made strong pro-Israel statements, though

 

[TopCat]

I don't think it is inevitable. Biden has made strong pro-Israel statements, though

Not the same as attacking.

 

[bcuster]

The US are not going to do anything.

I hope you are right

 

[floyd99]

The zionists already play in Europe plus as anyone who watches eurovision will confirm they're already in that too. Personally I favour birobidzhan

Yes I know and said so in my post. Israel clearly wants to be in Europe. My plan will make that happen in the only way that really matters. Geographically.

Adding a third party to the North/South Cyprus vendetta sounds like a marvellous idea

There will be no Cypriots. Re-read my plan. Everyone from Cyprus gets a free fancy flat in Turkey or Greece (their choice). Cyprus is empty when we move in the Israelis and rename the island as Israel.

Solving the Northern/Southern Cyprus conflict isn't the main aim of my plan, it's just a happy side effect. You're welcome.

 

[Pickman's model]

I don't think it is inevitable. Biden has made strong pro-Israel statements, though

Sure he remembers what happened to the usmc in Lebanon 40 years ago

 

[TopCat]

Sure he remembers what happened to the usmc in Lebanon 40 years ago

They ran away after, whining that they were attacked.

 

[The39thStep]

I don't think it is inevitable. Biden has made strong pro-Israel statements, though

Perhaps I misread your post

 

[moochedit]

Adding a third party to the North/South Cyprus vendetta sounds like a marvellous idea

And this is the post that brings him out of lurking since 2012

Still i'm sure the populations of both Cyprus's will be happy to move

 

[Pickman's model]

Yes I know and said so in my post. Israel clearly wants to be in Europe. My plan will make that happen in the only way that really matters. Geographically.

Tbh you think you said that but your post is equivocal on those points and I took you to mean cyprael would enjoy access to, not that you felt they already do. Anyway it is a silly idea

 

[Pickman's model]

They ran away after, whining that they were attacked.

Leaving 240 marines behind

 

[bcuster]

They ran away after, whining that they were attacked.

Is that bad?

 

[Pickman's model]

And this is the post that brings him out of lurking since 2012

Still i'm sure the populations of both Cyprus's will be happy to move

Opposition to this daft notion will bring the Cypriots together

 

[Spymaster]

If visitors to South Africa’s Sun City during apartheid years were attacked I would not have given two fucks. Going for a party two miles from the perimeter fence of Gaza in an occupied country suggests a willingness to completely ignore the reality of life for the Palestinians whilst doing balloons and dancing to trance.

Fucking hell

 

[Karl Masks]

Also said

“We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly,”

This is horrible. Starving children. Unconscionnable

 

[mojo pixy]

both Israel (non-occupied areas) and Cyprus are of broadly similar size.

They certainly aren't. Cyprus is less than half the size of Israel.

 

[JimW]

Israel is essentially a constructed nation placed up another one. I'm not suggesting moving its people to Africa; Uganda as Joseph Chamberlain wanted or Madagascar as the Nazis initially planned.

Cyprus is a lovely f***ing island with a similar climate and orange groves etc as Israel. It's also in Europe, where (UEFA footballing and Eurovision entering) Israel would be geographically happier.

Cyprus also has (albeit less intense these days) issues of its own and both Israel (non-occupied areas) and Cyprus are of broadly similar size.

You could fix both issues by rehoming every Cypriot in a fancy seafront new build in (their choice) Turkey or Greece PLUS new build, move and rehome all Israelis for… does back of vape not fag packet maths …maybe £100bn.

Not cheap but how f***ing much is this never ending ME situation costing everyone. My solution will fix things permanently. You're welcome.

Yeah, them Cypriots don't give a fuck about the old village or grandma's grave, they'll be off like a shot.

 

[agricola]

The US are not going to do anything.

That is probably their intention, but I think there is a decent chance they get dragged into this - even if its just basing troops there, or covering parts of the country that would allow the IDF to be redeployed.

Bibi's incompetence is such that, should the bombing and mooted ground invasion not work, his next person to blame will be Biden for not supporting Israel enough / abandoning the US's strongest ally etc etc. That call will get eager backing from the Republicans and wider media. It will then be up to Biden to either just give in, or do what should have been done already and make further US support conditional on the Israelis getting rid of the man who has led his country onto the edge of an abyss (and throwing out the far right who back him).

 

[Raheem]

They certainly aren't. Cyprus is less than half the size of Israel.

So we're going to need Crete as well.

 

[floyd99]

And this is the post that brings him out of lurking since 2012

I'm generally only here for the Hamlet content tbf. Just realised how to fix the world and felt it rude not to share x

 

[JimW]

So we're going to need Crete as well.

Chuck in Malta too, everyone likes a Malteser. Though aren't they a bit Arab?

 

[Cid]

About the size of Wales. Just saying.

 

[JimW]

the Hamlet content

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy?

 

[LDC]

All this island swapping to sort the issue made me think of this...

 

[TopCat]

Is that bad?

It was a good thing that lorry bomb.

 

[Artaxerxes]

And this is the post that brings him out of lurking since 2012

Still i'm sure the populations of both Cyprus's will be happy to move

Move them to Norn alongside the Hong Kong refugees as I’ve seen mooted maybe?