animalmagic

Perhaps true to an extent, but I don't think even a yank would break into their house, kill men, women and children with indiscriminate gunfire, burnings and beheadings. Nor would they use rape as a form of warfare or kidnap old women and young children that live there.

After the WWI Gaza became part of mandated Palestine, and a small coastal port (fishing, lighterage) was operated on the coast. When the Palestine partition plan was promulgated by the United Nations (1947), Gaza was assigned to what was to be an Arab state. That state, however, was not set up, and Gaza was occupied in 1948 by Egyptians. At the time of the signing of the Israeli-Egyptian armistice (February 1949), Egypt held Gaza and its environs, a situation that resulted in the creation of the Gaza Strip. Egypt did not annex the city and territory but administered it through a military governor. Gaza and its surroundings have continued to be greatly overpopulated by Palestinian Arab refugees. During the Sinai campaign of November 1956, Gaza and its environs were taken by Israeli troops, but international pressure soon forced Israel to withdraw. Reoccupied by Israel in the Six-Day War (June 1967), the city remained under Israeli military administration until 1994, when a phased transfer of governmental authority to the Palestinians got under way. In 2005 Israel completed its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, handing over control of the region to the Palestinian Authority (PA). In 2006 Hamas, a militant Palestinian nationalist and Islamist movement, won parliamentary elections held that year for the PA. After its victory prompted international sanctions, violence escalated between Palestinian factions, especially in Gaza. Hamas gained control of the Gaza Strip, which Israel subsequently blockaded, and the group largely maintained its dominance of the territory into the 2020s. Since 2008 the Gaza Strip has been at the center of several conflicts between Israel and Hamas, which have had a devastating effect on the city.

The only things 'The Don' keeps open is his mouth....and his flies!

Thank you for the advice. My good Cantonese is not bad, and my bad Cantonese is quite good.

I was in a taxi in Hong Kong with my Chinese girlfriend and a colleague with his Thai wife. He explained to his wife where we going in Thai and used the phrase 'gai-gai'. Apparently, it means something like close to in Thai; in Chinese it is a slang word for pu**y. My girlfriend was horrified then amused.

Gaza was plunged into darkness when Hamas took over control. Hamas won the Palestinian Legislative Elections in January 2006. Israel and the Quartet—comprising the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations—demanded that the new Hamas government accept all previous agreements, recognize Israel's right to exist, and renounce violence; when Hamas refused, they cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority.

Years ago, I was mistaken for my father's brother, and then for my mother's husband! I am happy to report I am now starting to age my look. 😊

If any person through some deception (false valuations, lies, etc) obtains a loan, or one at a more preferential rate, that they would not normally have been granted if the true facts were known, commits an offence. Commonly called fraud but can also be termed 'obtaining pecuniary advantage through deception'.

Seems about right. From my limited experience most Thais are ripped off by their siblings.

Of course you can. And be happy in the knowledge that at least Santa is real!🎅

One widespread explanation of the origin of the date is that December 25 was the Christianizing of the dies solis invicti nati (“day of the birth of the unconquered sun”), a popular holiday in the Roman Empire that celebrated the winter solstice as a symbol of the resurgence of the sun, the casting away of winter and the heralding of the rebirth of spring and summer. After December 25 had become widely accepted as the date of Jesus’ birth, Christian writers frequently made the connection between the rebirth of the sun and the birth of the Son. Basically, theft of a pagan ritual celebrating the natural changing of the seasons.

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Ah yes, pray. Always effective! I'm pretty sure the Hamas terrorists said their prayers to seek blessing and success before killing babies, raping women and taking hostages.

I totally agree........animalmagic ????

Wrong, the war started AFTER innocent civilians were taken captive by Hamas

Depends what I'm driving!

Stems from one of their big local suppliers in 2008 using melamine in it which resulted in kidney damage, but the kids were really easy to wipe down????. They used to clear the shelves in HK until a limit was imposed on how much any person can buy. Illegal export was criminalised and the penalties were higher than for some dangerous drug offences.

In my honest opinion most of this stuff is happening because he WAS president. A self centred, weak and ineffective buffoon who made decisions to enrich himself and who could be bought with flattery and golf tournaments. Knowing so little about geography, history and religious influences he approached every diplomatic situation looking at what's in it for him and without a care for the weak and oppressed. Justice and compassion are anathema to him. He took a strong, but admittedly flawed, nation and hollowed it out through outrageous lies and personal attacks using pathetic name calling against those who did not agree with him. For any enemy of America, he was a precious gift as he polarised elements of American society against each other. what better way to defeat any country than let it destroy itself from within.

Hamas is A Sunni fundamentalist Islamic organisation and it would be unlikely that they operate at the direction of Iran as that country is Shia and supports Hezbollah, a Shia fundamentalist Islamic organisation. Islam's Sunni-Shia Divide, Explained | HISTORY

"Jakkapong further disclosed that about 30,000 Thai nationals are employed in Israel, primarily in the agricultural sector. " It's not difficult!

Nope, it sank!

I did something similar. I got slaughtered at a work party in Hong Kong and woke up in the Philippines!

The British did build a desalination plant at a place called Lok On Pai near Tuen Mun. The growth of population and attendant demands for water and vegetables could not have been met locally. How much backbone would be needed to feed and water a population of 6 million while trying to stop the Red Army from waltzing over the border? It was militarily and logistically impossible. The British military presence in HK in modern years was smaller than the presence that could not stop the Japanese in December 1941. Apart from certain rooftops you appear to know very little about the place.

A bit condescending and based on incorrect information. Kowloon peninsula was ceded to the British in 1842. The area of the Kowloon peninsula north of Boundary Street now known as the New Territories was given to Britain on a 99 year lease commencing 1898 and expiring on 30 June 1997. The subsequent talks between Maggie Thatcher and Deng Xiao Ping in the eighties resulted in the Joint Declaration stating that China would resume sovereignty over Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories on the 1st July 1997. Hong Kong and Kowloon were at that time so intertwined with the New Territories that it was impossible to separate them. Was I there - Yes Did I take part in the handover - Yes Rooftop - Yes, and many other weird places over the years.

This is how we know there is intelligent life out there............they haven't made contact with Earth!