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Klatuu

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Western countries shut down opponents' media outlets in times of war. Churchill shut down Nazi propagandists in Britain in WW2. Ukraine shuts down pro Kremlin outlets.

This is standard.
Israel is not at war with Qatar. But, go ahead, run with your insipid fealty to the terrified ethno supremacist Israel. It needs your apparent willingness to dumb down at a moment’s notice.
 

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In terms of land? No different. In terms of freedom they'd have their own state and not be governed by the Israelis. Which is more important? I think the focus needs to shift at some point to liberating the people than liberating the land. The land can be negotiated for after the people are free. IMO.
How would they have more freedom?

Israelis would still control the borders, walls and access.
They'd have the same amount of freedom within those walls but even less outside if they are foreigners.

B'tselem has detailed reports on the present apartheid wall (ordered torn down by the ICJ) and control of movement.

The ceasefire talks are on hold.
Hamas will only agree to a ceasefire to end the violence and Israel only wants a 40 day window to return hostages.

 
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Once a free state is established the Palestinians would control their borders. That's the point of a free state. There are many landlocked countries.
The borders of the bantustans?
I'm curious how you think that would work or be different.



 
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Do you think the zionists who call themselves the 'chosen people' think that slaughtering the Palestinians they refuse basic human rights to think they are on a path to righteousness, hammy? Under Israeli apartheid, Palestinians have zero human rights, do you think that makes them legally 'lesser humans' than Israeli Jews?

Do you support keeping Palestinians legally as 'lesser humans' on your own path to righteousness on this board?
Is that why you keep arguing they are not part of the 'civilized world'?

Will you stand by me and categorically state Palestinians are full humans who deserve all basic human rights, including the right to self defence and the Universal Right of Return? Or are you still here arguing they don't deserve the same right as all other humans?
I'm not sure what you're talking about. I never called them "lesser humans". That was you. I've only denigrated Hamas and have never once called them vermin like you disgustingly try to say that I do. You constantly lie. There are at least 5 lies in this one post. And you have the nerve to call me nasty.

Of course they are full humans and allowed full human rights.

Like the right to have free and full elections in Gaza like they have NOT had for almost 20 years.
The right to speak out against their own government, Hamas, without fear of retaliation or reprisals.
The right to not be used as sacrificial lambs by Hamas.
The right to receive international aid intended for them without it being stolen by Hamas and then being sold back to them or for the aid to be used to buy weapons and build tunnels.
They have the right to not be thrust into a war that they never had a chance of winning but only to be used as pawns for PR purposes.

Why does Hamas deprive them of these basic rights?

The right of self-defense does not include the right to attack, rape and kill 1,200 peaceful civilians as Hamas did on Oct.7

A basic human right does not include the right to become Israeli citizens or vote in Israeli elections. As a sovereign nation, Israel has the right to decide who is entitled to become a citizen, just like every other sovereign nation in the world.
 
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I'm not sure what you're talking about. I never called them "lesser humans". That was you. I've only denigrated Hamas and have never once called them vermin like you disgustingly try to say that I do. You constantly lie. There are at least 5 lies in this one post. And you have the nerve to call me nasty.

Of course they are full humans and allowed full human rights.

Like the right to have free and full elections in Gaza like they have NOT had for almost 20 years.
The right to speak out against their own government, Hamas, without fear of retaliation or reprisals.
The right to not be used as sacrificial lambs by Hamas.
The right to receive international aid intended for them without it being stolen by Hamas and then being sold back to them or for the aid to be used to buy weapons and build tunnels.
They have the right to not be thrust into a war that they never had a chance of winning but only to be used as pawns for PR purposes.

Why does Hamas deprive them of these basic rights?

The right of self-defense does not include the right to attack, rape and kill 1,200 peaceful civilians as Hamas did on Oct.7

A basic human right does not include the right to become Israeli citizens or vote in Israeli elections. As a sovereign nation, Israel has the right to decide who is entitled to become a citizen, just like every other sovereign nation in the world.
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Great news. A victory for the cause of universal human rights. Full transparency
Like I said earlier, how you view this may vary depending on what you think the point of the protests were.

Transparency on investments and an agreement to publish a report on what can or can't be done to change those investments in winter 2025 may not be seen by some as a victory.
 

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Of course they are full humans and allowed full human rights.
Ok, you have declared Palestinians are allowed full human rights.
The right to self determination
The right to self defence
The right of return

Now you need to explain why you back

The right of self-defense does not include the right to attack, rape and kill 1,200 peaceful civilians as Hamas did on Oct.7

A basic human right does not include the right to become Israeli citizens or vote in Israeli elections. As a sovereign nation, Israel has the right to decide who is entitled to become a citizen, just like every other sovereign nation in the world.
The right to self defence doesn't include any rights to attack civilians, but it does include the right to attack IDF. So your Oct 7 count has to remove all IDF killed on that day as within Palestinian rights. That brings the total down to about 600 civilians and we still don't know how many were killed by Israel's Hannibal Doctrine, likely about half.

Israel has no right to occupy Palestine.
Israel has no right to rule through apartheid.
Israel has no right to colonize Palestine through 'settlements'.

All of those are war crimes.

Israel is also legally bound to be responsible for the welfare of all those they occupy, including Hamas and all Palestinians in Gaza.

 
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Like I said earlier, how you view this may vary depending on what you think the point of the protests were.

Transparency on investments and an agreement to publish a report on what can or can't be done to change those investments in winter 2025 may not be seen by some as a victory.
This is how the end of South African apartheid started.
 
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Those things have to be negotiated. My point is that Palestinian sovereignty should be number 1 on the the priority list. May be some land swaps to enable a contiguous land needs to be agreed to. The alternative is perpetrual misery.

Israel does not have any incentive to agree to a 2 state or a 1 state solution. They have money, power, control and the patronage of the world's most powerful country that will go to any lengths including hurting their own countrymen, to protect Israel. The Palestinians are at a severe disadvantage and it is time to look at their reality and make the best out of it. I am not saying it is just or ideal. I am saying, what else can they do, to get Israel to agree?

Things like BDS take a long time to work. People are fundamentally uncaring so when you tell an American business to choose between money and the Palestinians, they are going to choose money. So I guess what I am saying is, aim for quick wins. And then negotiate from there.
But it sounds like you are suggesting they negotiate for permanent misery instead of perpetual.

In 2007 Israeli PM Olmert issued this warning:
In an interview with the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz, Ehud Olmert said Israel was "finished" if it forced the Palestinians into a struggle for equal rights.If the two-state solution collapsed, he said, Israel would "face a South African-style struggle for equal voting rights, and as soon as that happens, the state of Israel is finished". Israel's supporters abroad would quickly turn against such a state, he said."The Jewish organisations, which were our power base in America, will be the first to come out against us because they will say they cannot support a state that does not support democracy and equal voting rights for all its residents," he said.

Those reports have come out and Israel has worked incredibly hard to keep them out of the mainstream. Add in charges at the ICJ and ICC and Israel becomes a pariah state. Already they've lost about half their support of US Jews and the support of most Americans and Canadians. Governments can't continue to be backing an apartheid state in trial for genocide.

For Palestinians this means not fighting for slightly better bantustans it means fighting for the end of zionism and its rule in Israel.
That is now coming.
 

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Ok, you have declared Palestinians are allowed full human rights.
The right to self determination
The right to self defence
The right of return
The devil is in the details. For example, no normal person would agree that self-defense means murdering 1,200 innocent civilians in a surprise terrorist attack.

Or that self-determination means voting in the elections of a country of which you are not a citizen.

Now you need to explain why you back...
Why do you back terrorism.
Why do you back denying your citizens free and fair elections.
Why do you back using human shields.
Why do you back executing people because of their sexual preferences.
Why do you back taking infants as hostages and then you back defying UN, ICC, ICJ orders to return those hostages immediately and unconditionally.
 
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