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30 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Over 76% of Gaza’s schools are damaged or destroyed. (January)

 

https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/story/children-suffer-as-education-under-attack-in-the-west-bank-and-gaza/

 

 

 

Is there a reason they are targeting schools?

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Tell that to the families of the Israeli war dead from this war.

Hamas started this war.

The point of war is to win.

Would you complain about too many dead Germans in WW2?

Firstly, I wouldn't call this a war, how many Israelis have died since Oct 7 and how many Gazans?

It is like the Gazans are locked into their given area and the Israeli army are killing them off 10, 20, 100 at a time. They can't defend themselves and they have nowhere to go, it is a slaughter. 

Surely you don't think the Oct 7th event happened for no reason?

No, the Germans started the war.

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Hamas invaded Israel and intends to murder all Jews.

Israel is defending itself too.

But I get. You don't think the world's one tiny Jewish state has that right.

My point was Gaza can't defend itself. 

Great news, as I recently renewed my Thai passport to a ten year one. 

I'll be able to tell the UK authorities I remain in the UK, if I use my Thai passport to travel there. 

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

The Palestinian Authority controlled the Gaza Strip prior to the Palestinian elections of 2006 and the subsequent Gaza conflict between the Fatah and Hamas parties, when it lost control to Hamas, the PA continues to claim the Gaza Strip, although Hamas exercises de facto control,

Just to remind you that the Palestinians depends on Israel for almost all life's necessities as the're unable to provide for themselves,

Israel would love nothing better than to get rid of this cesspool of a place and let them fend for themselves but they can't,

Also, Hamas didn't have any problems bringing tones of war materiel and weapons through tunnels and from Egypt,

they could have just as well use this methods for doing good, no evil,

To cut a long story short, as long as Hams and its masters Iran are there controlling everything,

no peace process will work,as 7.10 will only repeat itself again and again.. get the terrorist out and all will

have a very good chance to be well.. Can you argue with that?...

Total nonsense. 

Your greed for land will be your downfall. 

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/3/22/how-israeli-settlers-are-expanding-illegal-outposts-amid-gaza-war-3

An investigation by Al Jazeera shows how Israeli settlers have been expanding in the occupied West Bank at unprecedented rate, since Israel’s war on Gaza began.

1 hour ago, WDSmart said:

My speculation is what Hamas was thinking when they launched their terrorist attack on Israel on 7 Oct was that Israel would respond pretty much as it has, which would do two things:

1. Wake the world up so they would pay attention to how Israel was continuing to occupy Palestinian land, and;

2. Provoke Israel into a counterattack, which would, as they've done in the past, be completely over-the-top and weaken their support from their allies, bringing more of the world onto the side of the Palestinians.

And, if that was their thinking...it's working!

If Hamas are wiped out, along with their mothers wives and children, Israel lose. 

If Hamas survive, Israel lose. 

They brought it onto themselves with their greed for more land. 

The world now knows about Israel, sadly through the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent civilians, mostly women and kids. 

The USA have been here before with their shenanigans in Iraq. Dangerous for any Yank or Israeli to wear their country's flag on their rucksack. 

7 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

Would you have halted the Olympics if the only war was the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

Ukraine can defend themselves and are helped by the USA. The US are helping  the Israel Genocide of Gazans, HUGE difference.

On 3/20/2024 at 5:42 AM, Social Media said:

Antony Blinken has issued a stark warning, highlighting the severe levels of acute food insecurity experienced by the territory's two million inhabitants.

Who was the guy that gave the go ahead to start the war? Jeez, what hypocrisy. 

You send Israel the bombs and money for their army then have the nerve to complain about the enemy suffering....

On 3/20/2024 at 11:08 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

So, you sad little man, do something about it instead of wringing your hands and crying crocodile tears. Make the israelis let the aid in- 500 trucks a day like before the israeli slaughter began.

 

Blinken and Biden, IMO colluders in war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Even Biden must be starting to get worried about his prospects in November if thousands of Palestinian children stave to death, when he could have done something about it. Has he no humanity, no empathy for children being slaughtered? What is wrong with him to collude in so vile an endeavour?

 

Exactly.  

13 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

I don't understand your irrational and obsessive demonization of Israel and as above obviously bleeding into Jew hatred.

I never mentioned Jews, jeez....

Most of the world are against Israel's Genocide, you are a minority here.

1 hour ago, WDSmart said:

Again, a video of a man who is defending his home from invading IDF and is about to be killed, or a woman who has been taken hostage is not "hilarious." They are despicable.  

Wow, did he say it was 'hilarious'? 

He mistakenly outed himself earlier as being Israeli, so kind of explains the prolific, biased posting on this thread defending the IDF, probably fought in it himself.

On 3/22/2024 at 2:49 PM, Jingthing said:

Your post making excuses for terrorism at the Olympics indicates differently.

BTW -- as I said, I was at the Munich Olympics so naturally I followed news about that.

Yes of course the Palestinian terrorists were to blame but sadly the Germans have a lot to answer for as well. 

As far as Paris, we can be assured that the athletes will be getting very beefed up security. 

Bizarre again, your bias in this conflict is obvious. Quote where I make excuses for terrorism. 

2 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

Yes! Yes! Yes! As I've noted before in the past, "Semite," which is the base term in "antisemitism," refers to BOTH Jews and Arabs (and some others), but the term "antisemite" is now used only to mean "anti-Jew(ethnic)." 
Semite noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

Israel and its supporters often leverage accusations of anti-Semitism to deflect criticism, silence dissent, and rally international support for their policies and illegal actions.

2 minutes ago, Hummin said:

And Jews are more or less origin arabs to! They are all related as brothers and cousins. 

 

It is just a matter of religion and faith as speaking

Herein lies the problem in that area now, division of religions rather living together.

6 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

 

There you go again!
Do not put words in my mouth.

I have never said that I support everything Israeli governemts do.
Why do Israel demonizers feel the need to try to make very complex things so simple minded?

 Do you also support the US providing the weapons to Israel?

4 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

This is true as Jews are an ETHNORELIGIOUS group, like the Kurds.

Interesting. I know a Rabbi that is a naturalized Thai. I know Sikhhs that have got Thai citizenship by birth and get equal rights. 

Do you know know any non-Jew who got Israeli citizenship by naturalization?

Maybe @Bkk Brian does? 

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

It's not necessarily about you just because I responded to your post.

I agree totally of course that civilian suffering especially children is horrible.

 

Yet, you support what Israel are doing, this makes no sense. Do you also support the US providing the weapons to Israel?

16 minutes ago, Hummin said:

I waited a bit to see if anyone came with the correct answer.

 

Anyone who have converted, have equal right to emigrate to Israel.

 

"The Law of Return, 1950 (hereinafter - the Law of Return), and the Citizenship Law, 1952, give a Jew - defined as anyone born of a Jewish mother or who converted, and is not a member of another religion - and his family members the right to immigrate to the State of Israel and get citizenship"

 

https://www.gov.il/en/departments/about/aboutconversion

 

 

This discriminatory policy grants automatic citizenship and preferential treatment to Jews from around the world, while denying the same rights to Palestinians who were born in Israel or forcibly displaced during the creation of the state. This means that a Palestinian non-Jew born in Israel faces significant barriers to citizenship and equal rights, despite being a native to the land, while a Jew born in the United States or any other country is granted immediate citizenship upon arrival in Israel. This obviously  hinders any peace process or reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. 

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

Oh please.

Every country has a right to set their own immigration policies.

Don't be so bigoted against the one Jewish state.

Many countries have immigration rights based on descent, for example having an Italian grandparent for Italy, etc.

But this is purely dependent on religion, no other country does this - non-Jewish Palestinians, including descendants of Palestinians who were living in the territory that became Israel prior to 1948, do not have an automatic right to citizenship under the Law of Return.

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

There is an interesting wrinkle which excludes a person born a Jew who is practicing another religion.

As far as I know Jewish atheists do qualify though it would likely be more diplomatic to say non-religious or secular Jew. 

Rather discriminatory law? 

36 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Part of Jerusalem. 

Sorry but every sovereign nation has the right to determine their capitol.

 

Do you think Palestine should also be a Sovereign nation -  if not, why?

12 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Normally not, but there will be a GI specialist joining Be Well on 25 March who looks OK

https://bewell.co.th/supporting-specialists/

 

Hua Hin Hospital is not a very high level hospital, lucky if they even have a GI specialist and would likely be not daily.

 

 

Thanks for that. I assume Bewell can't do an endoscopy, and balloon procedure, which I'm sure I need. So, they'd refer me to Bangkok Hospital. 

I'll see a doctor next week and maybe if he refers me to another hospital, I can use my Social Security. 

1 minute ago, Celsius said:

 

I thought this was another "Paddy" - Aussie YouTuber who speaks almost perfect Thai. He's ok, I like his channel.

He's OK but I think his Thai is not so good, but better than a year ago. 

17 minutes ago, Dolf said:

Never had a female pilot. I would be worried as women can't read maps. Might end up in the wrong city.

A bit more adventurous. Best thing that happened to me in India was lose my map and guide book. 

18 minutes ago, still kicking said:

I guess you don't get it

Get what?