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At least the next time round, Jews WON'T be digging their own graves, nor will they walk quietly to them. If the Israelis and other Jews ever do go down, they'll take one hell of a lot of Arabs and Muslims with them.

@stevenl You can clear things up by answering one question with either "yes" or "no." You can't add any words or explanation, just a one-word answer. The question is: Does Israel have the right to exist behind secure borders as the homeland of the world's Jews? My answer would be "yes." What's yours?

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Your comment reminds of two lines from the 1960's protest song For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield: "There's battle lines being drawn And nobody's right if everybody's wrong." What's necessary is to decide which side has the more reliable figures. I find it hard to believe anyone would put much faith in anything Hamas, a designated terrorist group, says. Hamas' goal is to destroy Israel and its statement of principles is the definition of antisemitism.

If I were an Irish Jew, I'd be getting nervous now. Changing laws to make it easier to prosecute Jews is how the Holocaust started in Germany when the Nazis took power in 1933. One of the first steps the Nazis took was to change laws to the detriment of Jews. This helped "normalize" the persecution of Jews. , A very small number of Jews live in Ireland, which makes their situation all the more perilous. An estimated 2,500 to 2,600 Jews reside in the Republic of Ireland, but less tan 800 are Irish citizens, according Wikipedia. The others are employees of multinational companies, digital nomads, exchange students and spouses of Irish citizens. As the Irish Republic has 5.35 million residents, only 0.05% are Jewish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Ireland The Israeli government has reacted strongly to its Irish counterpart's constant siding with those who seek to destroy Israel. In response to the antisemitic policies of the Irish government, Israel is closing its embassy in Dublin. Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced the closure of the country’s embassy in Ireland on Sunday, accusing Ireland of “extreme anti-Israel policies.” “The actions and antisemitic rhetoric used by Ireland against Israel are rooted in the delegitimization and demonization of the Jewish state, along with double standards. Ireland has crossed every red line in its relations with Israel,” Sa’ar said, according to a foreign ministry statement. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israel-closes-embassy-in-ireland-blaming-extreme-anti-israel-policies/ar-AA1vTTE7 Meanwhile, there have been attacks on individual Jews, The young man in the story below was an exchange student from the U.S. who was weaing a Star of David pendant. Jewish student attacked in Dublin nightclub in suspected hate crime amid fears of rising anti-Semitism Victim (23) says he was asked ‘are you Jewish?’ before being assaulted by three men A Jewish student suffered a concussion after he was attacked by three men in a Dublin nightclub in a suspected anti-Semitic assault. https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024/11/30/jewish-student-attacked-in-dublin-nightclub-in-suspected-hate-crime-amid-fears-of-rising-anti-semitism/ I wouldn't be surprised if Jews with Irish passports began to decide Israel would be a better place for them to live.

The Agreement on Disengagement between Israel and Syria was between military forces, not civilian governments. It was signed in Geneva by an Israeli major general and a Syrian general and was witnessed by a Fimnish general serving with a U.N. peacekeeping force. The final paragraph of the agreement states: "This Agreement is not a Peace Agreement. It is a step towards a just and durable peace on the basis of Security Council resolution 338 dated 22 October 1973." https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v26/d88 When the Assad regime fell, the Syrian Army deserted the positions it had held for the past 50 years under the terms of the agreement. The IDF moved in to prevent these positions from falling to Islamist or other hostile forces. Some minority groups, such as the Druze and Christians, may feel they have more to lose under Islamist control than Israeli control. If past history is any guide, the Islamists have little tolerance for minority religions and crack down hard on them. Moreover, some groups within the Syrian rebels want to wage war against Israel. Footage shows Syrian rebels in Damascus vowing: ‘From here to Jerusalem. We’re coming for Jerusalem. Patience, people of Gaza’ Footage from a mosque in Damascus aired by Hebrew media shows Syrian rebels vowing to march on Jerusalem, a day after a stunning opposition advance took over the capital, ending the Assad family’s five decades of iron rule. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/footage-shows-syrian-rebels-in-damascus-vowing-were-coming-for-jerusalem-patience-people-of-gaza/ It's not surprising under these circumstances Israel's leaders would choose to move the IDF into the Syrian side of the border area between the two countries while choaos reigns.

It could be the manufacturer is woried the plastic used in the bags will break down when stored in Thailand's heat and humidity.

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Did you buy genuine Ziploc brand (part of the SC Johnson group) bags or a generic "ziplock" brand? The Ziploc sandwich bags I bought here in the U.S. don't have a "use by" date printed on the bag or the box that contains them.

This is a crucial point. The claims of genocide are based on figures that have been distorted to serve Hamas' agenda. Anyone who is interested in gaining the real picure of the Israel-Hamas War should read the full report

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The statuatory rules which govern the use of Hyde Park established Speakers' Corner in 1866. https://www.betteradvocacy.org/post/from-soapboxes-to-megaphones-a-walk-through-the-unique-story-of-speakers-corner-in-london Unfortunately, Speakers' Corner has fallen far from the days when world figures ranging from Karl Marx and Vladamir Lenin through Winston Churchill, George Orwell and Mahatma Gandhi spoke there. As @herfiehandbag noted, in recent years it's been taken over by Muslims and used as a platform to proclaim Islam.

@stevenl Could you please provide links to the coverage of the trials by Dutch-language independent media? We could use online translators to see if there's any contradiction between the articles posted by @Nick Carter icp and the coverage you consider to be accurate.

You may be using "the law" as an informal synonym for the "court system" or "judicial system." In any case, O. J. Simpson was found "not guilty" by the jury, which means the prosecutor did not establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In the U.S., defendants in criminal trials are presumed innocent and are found guilty or not guilty. There's no verdict of "innocent." The burden of proof is always on the prosecution to establish guilt. A defendant does not have to prove his innocence. Please note: this applies to criminal trials before a judge or judge and jury. Different rules apply in civil trials or on appeal of a criminal trial verdict to a higher court.