“We are killing like we haven’t killed since 1967”

valdali, far too many.

Doesn't being an ally of another country imply mutual benefit?

No ally of mine. Monsters.

Maremia

Maybe, after the elections in October, if the Israelis chose to remove Netanyahu from power, maybe then, rule of law will return.

How many West-Bank families will die, be maimed or made homeless between now and october though?

This is our ally doing this.

BoadiceaJones

I've been a voice in the wilderness since I spent time in the ME - Israel and the Lebanon - in 1972. For 54 years I've been accused of anti-Semitism, when all I was doing was expressing anxiety about the fate of the Palestinians, watching the whittling away of their territory. I have Jewish ancestry, BTW.

Thank you for speaking out, you are far from alone. In my Womens interfaith group there are also people who are practicing Jews, as well as Muslims, Sikh, and different streams of Christianity.

It is hosted by the women vicar of a large church which is also a community centre for those who are vulnerable or marginalised, and a Muslim woman from the local community.

BoadiceaJones

I've been a voice in the wilderness since I spent time in the ME - Israel and the Lebanon - in 1972. For 54 years I've been accused of anti-Semitism, when all I was doing was expressing anxiety about the fate of the Palestinians, watching the whittling away of their territory. I have Jewish ancestry, BTW.

Just because you care about one group of people doesn't mean you hate others.

Maremia

There is an awful lot of conflation, around the issue of being anti Netanyahu and anti semitic.
It happens frequently on GN Threads.
It is usually called out when it occurs.

For an explanation, I think that you can’t do better than consult the Holocaust Museums guidance in Jerusalem.

For years I was unclear, but am now absolutely confident in my understanding.

There is an awful lot of conflation, around the issue of being anti Netanyahu and anti semitic.
It happens frequently on GN Threads.
It is usually called out when it occurs.

I've been a voice in the wilderness since I spent time in the ME - Israel and the Lebanon - in 1972. For 54 years I've been accused of anti-Semitism, when all I was doing was expressing anxiety about the fate of the Palestinians, watching the whittling away of their territory. I have Jewish ancestry, BTW.

Maybe, after the elections in October, if the Israelis chose to remove Netanyahu from power, maybe then, rule of law will return.

sixandahalf

It's gone on for years and years. It is a deliberate attempt to destroy a race of people.

When journalists get in there, God knows what horrors will be on our screens.

Providing the IDF don’t kill them before they can report.

It's gone on for years and years. It is a deliberate attempt to destroy a race of people.

When journalists get in there, God knows what horrors will be on our screens.

I remember the video of a young boy being shot by the IDF. It was clear that one of the soldiers dropped a stone by the dead boy's hand so it looked as though he was armed with a stone.
They are beyond despicable. When they kill unarmed children there is no hope at all for them. They are in a very dark and evil place.

It is sickening. Just plain evil. Absolutely no excuse.

sixandahalf

I'm afraid I have got to the state where I can't let this into my consciousness. It sends me to a point where I can't cope.

And people on here whining about flags.

I feel very similar to you. At times I feel quite ill regarding this and have to withdraw. I then feel guilty about that. I've always found injustice so difficult to deal with. It's nothing though compared to what these Palestinians are going through.

It IS hard to see, Litterpicker, that so many atrocities in the West Bank and elsewhere are ignored.

I'm glad you have hope Litterpicker

Maremia

While the gaze of the world is elsewhere.

No, thhe world is watching, but helplessly. The IDf has the American President on its side. As the Ukrainians have found, once superpower has you in their sight, you are stuffed and nthing anyone else does can stop it.

Litterpicker

I sympathise with sixandahalf but, coming from a Christian perspective, I hang on by a thread due to following, and supporting when I can, several organisations who work with partners in both Israel and Palestine. If they can go on working in this seemingly hopeless situation then I should not give up hope, but it is hard to see how easily both government and the media move on to other issues and do not hold the government of Israel to account for the horrors described by Whitewavemark.

I am in interfaith groups: we need both that and condemnation where appropriate.

According to 'The Times of Israel', Bluth has condemned the actions of "extremist fringe groups" who have burned people alive in their houses; so why isn't he using the IDF to stop this happening?

He has admitted to loosening 'the rules' whereby people can be shot in the knee so I for one, find it impossible to believe that the IDF is not taking part in the horror being inflicted on innocent Palestinian men, women and children.

I sympathise with sixandahalf but, coming from a Christian perspective, I hang on by a thread due to following, and supporting when I can, several organisations who work with partners in both Israel and Palestine. If they can go on working in this seemingly hopeless situation then I should not give up hope, but it is hard to see how easily both government and the media move on to other issues and do not hold the government of Israel to account for the horrors described by Whitewavemark.

Yes I understand Maremia.

Several sources online, including Guardian, and the Times of Israel. I simply googled IDF leader Bluth 2026.

I felt I had to ask, Smileless. Just for balance.

Wyllow3

And we wonder why people still need to march to bring this to light? As said, while the attention of the world is elsewhere. 😡

And oh, the devastation for those forced out of their homes and injured by an army of young men given the go ahead for this sort of action and of course we need to shout loudly.

These people are not Terrorists, they are farmers, families like any other.

Absolutely, however it appears some humans lives are not as important as others.

The issue here again is if one supports “normal” people living in Gaza, some feel this is supporting Hamas and/or hating Jews.

I neither hate Jews nor support terrorism of any kind.

I don’t believe many Jewish communities outside of Israel support Netanyahu or his actions.

Somehow, sometime very soon, people living in these areas of horrific events, including Gaza and Israel, Ukraine and Russia, Iran and the USA have to reach a mutually acceptable peace agreement, which is fair to both sides and makes it clear terrorism/murder is neither acceptable nor the resolution.

Otherwise we will have more and more murders, more towns and cities utterly destroyed and more and more displaced citizens looking for safe places to live, including the UK.