Israel at war

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So what risk profile is sufficient to stop?
That is for whomever is contemplating an action to decide for themselves. How much risk are they willing to take?

Do you think that Hamas made a good decision on Oct. 7? Mind you, the risk they themselves took was insignificant compared to the risk they imposed on Gaza and its' citizens.

But you said that Hamas surrendering isn't enough to stop, the risk has to be zero, didn't you?
No. I NEVER said anything about no risk. That's virtually impossible. Just about everything we do in this world comes with some risk

I completely agree Hamas should surrender, but if Hamas surrendering isn't sufficient reason to stop, how does that save Palestinian lives?
Actually, I was trying to say that a Hamas surrender (and returning the hostages) IS enough to stop the current fighting.

In case I misunderstood you and you are saying that it's not a 100% solution, that's like the anti-environmentalists saying we shouldn't try to improve the environment because some other countries won't participate. Or the gun lovers saying there's no sense making gun laws stricter because there will still be gun deaths. It will still be a huge improvement on the status quo.

As to your question, it's a simple premise. Many Palestinians are dying every single day. A Hamas surrender immediately stops that. Nothing else stops the Israeli onslaught as quickly. That's how Palestinian lives get saved. And the sooner the fighting stops, the more lives will be saved.

OK.
This sounds like a different requirement than you were arguing earlier.
This is "Hamas surrenders and Israel stops bombing".
Which is a good start./QUOTE]
Apologies if my statements weren't phrased properly.

It doesn't really answer any of the long term issues (i.e. - what happens next) but at least it isn't "Israel bombs until it feels like stopping".
The last part referred to "as long as Hamas keeps fighting instead of surrendering".

The long term is much more complicated. That's been at the crux of every Israeli/Arab/Palestinian/Hamas/PLO negotiation. Nobody's figured it out yet, and I won't pretend to be smarter or more qualified than they. I think that stopping the current killing is, as you say, a good start. Whenever it happens it would, or should, turn down the dial greatly on the tensions we are now witnessing. And the sooner the better. Which, again, is the reason I keep calling for a Hamas surrender. There is no faster solution.
 

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Israel is killing as many Palestinians as they think they can get away with.
Even now they have pushed Biden as far as they can.
If they killed more even Biden would abandon them.
For public consumption.

Don't kid yourself, the US needs Israel almost as much as Israel need them.
 
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Hamas is still there.
And Israel is Hamas' cancer eating away at them bit by bit, relentlessly.

Israel and zionism now means genocide.
The world hates zionists.

And next week Israel goes on trial for genocide.
After that they get banned from the UN and sanctions start.

It'll be the end of zionism.
And even though you know that nobody is listening to you, you keep yelling wolf. Sad and pathetic.
 
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Yes, and the only ones fighting for survival are the Palestinians.
Yet their population continues to grow. The only thing that impedes it is when they keep starting wars.

Unfortunately, for you, Apartheid has nothing to do with citizenship.
It has everything to do with citizenship. I posted the history of apartheid in S. Africa. Black and brown citizens were denied some of the rights that white citizens had and S. Africa called that policy apartheid. The international community can come up with a different name for the practice of not bestowing full rights to foreigners.
And that name could apply to every single country in the world.

Your biased and discriminatory semantics are a joke. The goalposts were moved specifically for the purpose of demonizing Israel.

You have still not given me the list of countries that give voting rights to people who are not citizens. And if there are no names on that list be honourable enough to admit that you want Israel to do what no other country does. This is a perfect example of setting higher standards for Israel than for other countries. That's called discrimination. Actually that would be imposing apartheid upon the State of Israel. They are being treated differently than every other country.

So please provide that list that frank is too cowardly to respond you. I consider you more honest than frank, but that's still an extremely low bar to exceed.
 

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Apartheid has nothing to do with just voting rights.
But the S. Africans took away the blacks' right to vote. The ability, or lack thereof, is inextricably linked to the policy of apartheid. Actually it's probably the most important right that got taken away.

So there is no reason to give you a list of countries that give voting rights to non-citizens, as that is irrelevant.
Once again, a crucial point I am making, which you claim is irrelevant and ignore, is because you know I have displayed your biased bullshit and you have no counter argument.

You couldn't give a list even if you tried, because there is no such list. Not one country confers a vote, or full rights (voting was just one example of that) to non-citizens/foreigners. By admitting that there is not one other country in the world that confers full rights of citizens to non-citizens, yet you expect Israel to, proves that you have a hypocritical set of standards. To you, Israel must do things that you do not ask of other countries. More exposed hypocrisy and prejudice for you to chew on.

And it also has nothing to do with citizenship per international law.
As mentioned the goalposts were moved strictly for the purposes of demonizing Israel. Call it something else, but it is not apartheid as defined by the S. African governments of that time. Their policy had nothing to with foreigners.

How you and a few other Zionists and racists, define Apartheid, in an attempt to absolve Israel, is irrelevant. It is you vs The UN, Amnesty, The African National Congress and many other human rights organizations. Most importantly, it is your definition vs international law. Guess who has more credibility?
How you define apartheid is an attempt to indict Israel and is irrelevant. All the entities you mentioned have no credibility when discussing Israel. They have as much neutrality as you, which is zilch. You just keep pointing out how much anti-Semitism there is in the world.
 

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But the S. Africans took away the blacks' right to vote. The ability, or lack thereof, is inextricably linked to the policy of apartheid. Actually it's probably the most important right that got taken away.


Once again, a crucial point I am making, which you claim is irrelevant and ignore, is because you know I have displayed your biased bullshit and you have no counter argument.

You couldn't give a list even if you tried, because there is no such list. Not one country confers a vote, or full rights (voting was just one example of that) to non-citizens/foreigners. By admitting that there is not one other country in the world that confers full rights of citizens to non-citizens, yet you expect Israel to, proves that you have a hypocritical set of standards. To you, Israel must do things that you do not ask of other countries. More exposed hypocrisy and prejudice for you to chew on.

As mentioned the goalposts were moved strictly for the purposes of demonizing Israel. Call it something else, but it is not apartheid as defined by the S. African governments of that time. Their policy had nothing to with foreigners.

How you define apartheid is an attempt to indict Israel and is irrelevant. All the entities you mentioned have no credibility when discussing Israel. They have as much neutrality as you, which is zilch. You just keep pointing out how much anti-Semitism there is in the world.
Adolescent
 
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Then he should have no issues debating it, because he has indisputable proof. But the thing is there is no proof out there, and any subsequent cross questioning of this nonsensical narrative, that no one believes, will not stand up to scrutiny and Eylon will be left red-faced. Just as he was on fucking Piers Morgan, of all places, when Piers asked him "How many of the dead are Hamas?", in response to Eylon saying, the majority of the dead in Gaza were Hamas. Eylon's response? "Many". 😂
Kauty, I posted probably 40 different interviews and examples with survivors or eye witnesses of 7 October in that other thread.

You and Frankie and Klatty still don't accept it happened. You're in a cult.

If Eylon debated that asstwat, the asstwat would just laugh and state that "there's no proof of 7 October" and people like you would nod your heads and say "That's right. No proof at all."

So why would Eylon bother to do it??... The proof is out there and ample. The "River to the Sea Cult" - like you and your buddies - just ignores the proof.

Apartheid has nothing to do with just voting rights. So there is no reason to give you a list of countries that give voting rights to non-citizens, as that is irrelevant.

And it also has nothing to do with citizenship per international law.

How you and a few other Zionists and racists, define Apartheid, in an attempt to absolve Israel, is irrelevant. It is you vs The UN, Amnesty, The African National Congress and many other human rights organizations. Most importantly, it is your definition vs international law. Guess who has more credibility?
Seriously, What a joke you are!
 
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