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FirmSkater
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News in the U.S. has been pretty much saturated in health care debate so the conflict over the newest Israeli settlement announcement has been sort of out of the spotlight. I typed up a little summary in case you've missed it.
This is a thread in which we discuss further development in the newest Israeli/Palistinian armed conflict. Or I guess we could also talk about the upcoming vote on healthcare reform this Sunday.
In February it looked like there was finally going to be talks for Peace again between Israel and the PNA President Mahmoud Abbas. Mediation by U.S. officials was agreed to and things were looking pretty positive!
Then earlier this month while Joe Biden was on a trip visiting Israel, an Israeli official announced the plan to build 1,600 new homes in East Jurusalem. Not only severely pissing off Biden but also thousands of Palestinians.
At first it looked like the U.S. might actually stand up to Netenyahu. Going as far as calling it an "insult." But since the first response they have been downplaying those comments.
In response to protests Israel closed off access to the Al-Aqsa mosque, not allowing any men under the age of 50 inside. This provoked further protests and led to a rocket attack that killed a Thai greenhouse worker.
Israel has launched several air raids into Gaza in retaliation for the rocket attacks. There are report of clashes with police in the West Bank as well, especially in Hebron. The U.S. is calling for Israel to freeze construction but Netanyahu has thus far refused.
Then earlier this month while Joe Biden was on a trip visiting Israel, an Israeli official announced the plan to build 1,600 new homes in East Jurusalem. Not only severely pissing off Biden but also thousands of Palestinians.
At first it looked like the U.S. might actually stand up to Netenyahu. Going as far as calling it an "insult." But since the first response they have been downplaying those comments.
In response to protests Israel closed off access to the Al-Aqsa mosque, not allowing any men under the age of 50 inside. This provoked further protests and led to a rocket attack that killed a Thai greenhouse worker.
Israel has launched several air raids into Gaza in retaliation for the rocket attacks. There are report of clashes with police in the West Bank as well, especially in Hebron. The U.S. is calling for Israel to freeze construction but Netanyahu has thus far refused.
This is a thread in which we discuss further development in the newest Israeli/Palistinian armed conflict. Or I guess we could also talk about the upcoming vote on healthcare reform this Sunday.
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Shit is fucked
and isreal should've learned it's lesson from a few years ago where pretty much this same thing happened
maybe i'm jaded but that place will NEVER have peace
both israel and palestine are at each other's throats all the time there's no chance in hell they'll ever have peace because of the constant bickering
moreover the fact that the US has been downplaying the reprimand to israel is only going to fuel the conspiracy theorists that the US is Jewish run (which is bullshit of course) and further the conservative view that the current president cant do shit or has sold out to foreign interests
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I have a theory: whenever smart people of almost all political persuasions agree on a thing, but it isn't being done, then it's a political impossibility. Dumb assholes rule the world.
Examples: ending farm subsidies, ending the drug war and the drinking age of 21, lowering the visa cap for foreign students into the US. And the two-state solution.
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well in their half assed defense they've had hundreds if not thousands of years of persecution
i guess its only natural that they become uber suspicious and not trust even their own allies
after all who'd want a repeat of the spanish exodus and the second war?
israel needs to get fucked in the worst way
I'm not saying everyone involved shouldn't keep trying to make it better but there's always going to be a bunch of assholes out in the desert chopping each other's heads off
edit: it's bombings now but it was a metaphor, you know what I mean
Kill her, it's the only humane thing left to do.
also yeah, i'm pretty cynical on the conflict, same with just about any damn conflict in the middle east, honestly.
well its a skewed report remember what they do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OefgMtXOc1M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht2B9KaDAEw&NR=1
their so called "freedom fighters" dont care about the collateral damage, if kids die better for them since it angers their bethren and "reinforces" them
nah
If it can go from the bastion of civilization to land of clusterfuck, I think it can probably reverse the process too
Worth reading if you have the time.
or alternately, video here.
oh hey apparently he grew up right near where I live
yeah sure nobody likes those hamas guys
but still
israel a dick
No that's not a dick thing, both sides need to cease and desist immediately.
I'd like to actually see that one day.
all is forgive pearsun
With the amount of support the US provides to Israel I think it's safe to say that we are already "in their business."
(unless that's what you meant)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Shoot_an_Elephant
Which is about last years Gaza War
Watch for free here:
http://dotsub.com/view/55379d14-0e87-45ad-9bf3-7a8550b4de0d
if fucking only they could simply let them function in peace, eh? but the world never allows things to be that simple.
Good point. The fucked dick is still a dick. And has done its share of fucking.
I suspect that there is a lot of material there that would make me literally angry with rage
Yes well those major world powers should stop backing that dick and let both dicks fuck each other until they're completely tired of fucking each other.
That will never happen.
Do you hold back the big guy with the brass knuckles first or the small guy without them?