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The Iranians aren't doing as well as the Palestinian leaders once did- and may still do. Yasser Arafat had a multi-billion-dollar fortune. Where’s Arafat’s Money? In the mid-1990s, Arafat controlled a financial empire worth at least $3 billion. https://time.com/archive/6739932/wheres-arafats-money/ It's an old article, but it explains how Arafat became an extremely wealthy man/

A wise decision on their part. IDF recruits get a lot of training in hand-to-hand combat.

The IDF has shown plenty of guts and backbone, fighting almost constantly for 78 years against huge odds to defend the people of Israel. Since the founding of Israel on May 14, 1948, the IDF has fought in the following wars or major military conflicts: 1948 Arab–Israeli War (November 1947 – July 1949) Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency (1950s–1960s) Suez Crisis (October 1956) Six-Day War (June 1967) War of Attrition (1967–1970) Yom Kippur War (October 1973). Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon (1971–1982) 1982 Lebanon War (1982) South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000) First Intifada (1987–1993) Second Intifada (2000–2005) Israel–Hezbollah War (2006) Gaza War or Operation Cast Lead (December 2008 – January 2009) 2012 Gaza War or Operation Pillar of Defense (November 2012) 2014 Gaza War or Operation Protective Edge (July–August 2014) Syrian Civil War and the Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war. 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis or Operation Guardian of the Walls (May 2021) Gaza war or Operation Iron Swords (October 2023–present) Israeli invasion of Lebanon or Operation Northern Arrows (September–November 2024). Israeli invasion of Syria or Operation Arrow of Bashan (2024–present) Twelve-Day War or Operation Rising Lion (June 2025). 2026 Iran war (February 2026–present) In addition, the IDF has fought in dozens of smaller-scale military operations since 1948. You can see the complete list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Israel_Defense_Forces_operations The Entebbe Raid in 1978 to rescue 106 hostages held in Uganda is one of the most daring military operations of all time. It couldn't have been carried out without the IDF having more guts and backbone than just about any military force in the world. https://jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-entebbe-rescue-operation

Like the Nazis did with German laws back in the1930s? a copy of the Nuremberg race laws. https://sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au/news/nuremberg-from-the-imperial-castle-to-race-laws/

You are mistaken. The Jews of Israel have remembered the two most important lessons of the Holocaust. First, no one will protect Jews, they have to do it themselves; and second, Between 1941 and 1945, the Nazis killed six million Jews. Back then, many Jews walked without resistance to their deaths. In two months, Israel will mark 78 years since its founding. Those eight decades have been one long struggle for survival against national armies and terrorist groups. But this time round, the would-be perpetrators of the Holocaust, chapter 2, whether Arab or Iranian, face a very different group of Jews: Lesson learned, lesson applied.

An earnest plea to all board members who support Israel and the right of Jews to live securely in their homeland: please don't respond directly to any hate speech or antisemitic comments you encounter in this or any other thread. Report all rule-breaking posts to the Mods and let them deal with the situation. Nothing you can write will make any difference to a hard-core Jew hater. You can't change their minds through intellectual argumentation. Instead, the goal is to have venomous, hate-dripping posts removed. That can only be done by an Admin or Mod. When you encounter hate speech or antisemitic tropes straight out of the Middle Ages: report, don't reply report, don't reply report, don't reply

I'm skeptical of this story, at least the reporting of it. Take a look at this version: Phuket Shop Owner Shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’ At Israeli Tourist In Viral Clip ... In the video, the male tourist, wearing a black T-shirt and black shorts and believed by some viewers to be Israeli, is seen walking along a roadside in the Ban Bang Ma Lao area of Sakhu subdistrict in Thalang district. As he passes a shop, a man believed to be the shop owner appears to shout at him in Thai, English and another foreign language, ordering him to leave. The shop owner is also heard shouting “Allahu Akbar” (“God is the Greatest”) in the clip. https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2026/03/10/phuket-shop-owner-shouts-allahu-akbar-at-israeli-tourist-in-viral-clip/ In this version, it's a shopkeeper, not a restaurant owner, who yells at the tourist. The name given for the person who posted the video is Thai, but no profile shows up using the Facebook search bar for that name. Also, while it's possible a Thai Muslim could yell “Allahu Akbar,” it's unlikely. For an Arab to do so means he is calling out the passerby as a Jew. So which was it? Thai shop owner; Arab shop owner; Thai restaurant owner; or Arab restaurant owner? For an Arab to harass a Jew is an everyday occurrence and has been for 1,400 years. It's no exactly news.

I totally agree that freedom of speech and expression should allow criticism and/or ridicule of all religions, idea, people, institutions, etc. From what I understand, that has been the case in the U.K. for many years, but Muslim groups have sought exceptions to freedom of speech to "protect" Muhammad, the Quran and Islam from criticism or ridicule. English literature has many negative portrayals of Jews. "The Prioress's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales is basically a retelling of a medieval antisemitic trope about Jews murdering a Christian child, The moneylender Shylock in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice has been called the world's best-known Jewish villain. Fagin in Dickens' Oliver Twist is another famous Jewish villain. No Jewish groups have ever attempted to censure these literary works or more recent examples of anti-Jewish expression.. Compare that to the Muslim outcry over The Satanic Verses and Danish cartoons.

This is heavy-duty antisemitism. Attacks against Jewish-owned businesses were the focus of the infamous "Kristalnacht" in Germany in 1938. What connection does a London bakery have with the war in Gaza? It is insane to consider vandalism a form of political protest. New branch of Gail's is targeted for second time by vandals painting anti-Zionist graffiti A new branch of a Gail's bakery has been targeted for a second time by pro-Palestine vandals who smashed windows and painted anti-Zionist graffiti. The shop in Archway, north London, only on opened last week but has been repeatedly attacked as part of an 'intimidation' campaign. The coffee shop's windows were smashed and anti-Zionist messages were sprayed onto the front early on Wednesday morning. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/new-branch-of-gail-s-is-targeted-for-second-time-by-vandals-painting-anti-zionist-graffiti/AA1X910auxmode=ruby&ocid=edgntpruby&pc=W230&cvid=69aff50696f24a4aa2af632727fd728d&ei=52&cvpid=aba3fd0eea7d4f71a9490ea37d2b9384

Easy answer. Antisemitism.

This is old news, The story about restaurant owner Bob putting up a "No Israeli" sign was reported in October 2025. There is even a thread about it on AN: https://aseannow.com/topic/1377716-badly-behaved-israelis-to-feel-the-wrath-of-thai-law/page/6/#findComment-20200559 One of the photo's in the "X" posts was taken on Oct. 29. https://asia.nikkei.com/business/travel-leisure/anti-israel-sentiment-flares-in-thailand-aided-by-misinformation Looks like old reports have been recycled.

The crucial factor regarding free speech is whether the definition of anti-Muslim hate allows for criticism or ridicule of the Prophet Muhammad. Does the definition make illegal graphic depictions like the Danish Muhammad cartoons or text like that found in Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses? The government seems to be saying "No." Hopefully, that is the case.

@Purdey is referring to what's called the Khazar theory, a pseudoscience notion that European (Ashkenazi) Jews are the descendants of the Khazars, a Turkic semi-nomadic people, rather than the th Hebrew tribes described in the Torah and Old Testament.. Here's what Google's AI Overview said when I ran the search "khazar theory debunked:" "The Khazar theory, which claims Ashkenazi Jews are descendants of Turkic converts rather than ancient Israelites, is widely considered debunked by historians, linguists, and geneticists. Scientific studies confirm Ashkenazi Jews share a common Middle Eastern ancestry, with no significant genetic link to the Caucasus region." The AI engine added the highlight. There is no real evidence to support the claim that Ashkenazi Jews descended from the Khazars and plenty of evidence their ancestors were the Jews of the Bible.

You are mistaken. The U.K. government saw all its attempts to resolve the situation in Palestine fail and no longer wanted to bear the financial and military burden that came with administering Palestine as the Mandatory power. In February, 1947, the U.K. government informed the fledgling United Nations it would withdraw all civil servants and military troops from Palestine by Aug. 1, 1948. The U.N. appointed a special committee to find the best course for Palestine's future. The committee came up with two proposals: the partition plan backed by the committee's majority and a minority plan which called for a federal state with Arab and Jewish areas. The U.N. General Assembly approved the partition plan, but the Arab League rejected it, so the plan couldn't be put into action. The U.K said its responsibility for Palestine would end at midnight on May 14, 1948, which was two-and-a-half-months earlier than first announced. Ben Gurion and the other Zionist leaders took the opportunity to declare Israel's independence at midnight on May 14. That was 6.00 p.m. in Washington and the U.S. recognized the State of Israel 11 minutes later at 6.11 p.m. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_of_the_British_Mandate_for_Palestine https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/press-release-announcing-us-recognition-of-israel Virtually all national governments at that time expected the Arab nations to take over all of the former Mandate of Palestine once the British were out. Even the U.S. government believed Israel couldn't stand against the armies of its Arab neighbors. The courage and determination of the Israeli people proved them wrong. Again, you are wrong. The partition plan said nothing about a right of return. That was part of U.N. resolution passed in 1949. The source you cited said that (my color highlight).

That's still true today. Tourists entering Israel at Ben Gurion Airport get a paper "visa slip" to carry with their passport instead of a stamp. The slip is returned when they leave Israel. People who want an Israeli visa stamp in their passports for sentimental reasons and figure they will never visit an Arab country can ask for a visa stamp, but visa slips are given by default.

Like every other country in the world, Israel has a need for charities. My favorite charity is Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces. https://www.fidf.org/ It's nonsense to claim the American Israel Public Affairs Committee controls the U.S. AIPAC is an influential and effective lobbying group on behalf of Israel, but it wields no actual power. There are other lobby groups which are much more powerful. To say AIPAC controls the U.S. is antisemitism straight out of the pages of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/protocols-of-the-elders-of-zion Such claims reflect a fear of a Jewish conspiracy than is totally out of step with reality. They also go way beyond criticism of Zionism and the state of Israel to encompass all Jews.

The entry of the Kurds into the war could have a significant effect. Kurdish forces don't show a lot of restraint and the civilian population of Iran is terrified of them. I imagine there would be 100% civilian flight from any area the Kurds invaded, which could only contribute to the pressure for regime change. Iranian Kurdish forces, based in Iraq, are preparing armed units that could be sent into Iran, potentially with U.S. support, in an insurgency that would open a new front against the Iranian government. Though the White House has denied that it agreed to any plan for the Kurds to launch an insurgency in Iran, the United States has a long history of working with Kurdish militias around the region. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/world/middleeast/iran-kurds-who.html

It's an acronym for "Trump always chickens out."

I never thought I would be reading in the year 2026 that antisemite is "becoming a badge of honor and decency." I believed we had come further than that. @1tooth You need to think about the enormity of what you wrote. Below are some of the individuals who proudly wore or wear the badge of antisemitism. Do you want to be counted among them?

I forgot to include a link to the Gallup poll in the above post and now it's too late to edit it in. Here's the link: https://news.gallup.com/poll/702440/israelis-no-longer-ahead-americans-middle-east-sympathies.aspx

That is exactly what the IHRA is saying and I agree with its working definition of antisemitism. No comparison at all. https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definition-antisemitism My eyes are wide open and I don't get my information from CIA propoganda. While sympathy for Israel has decreased among Americans in recent years, most "normal Yanks" are not against Israel. Take a look at this recent poll from Gallup: Israelis No Longer Ahead in Americans' Middle East Sympathies Israel still viewed more favorably; support for two-state solution highest since 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forty-one percent of Americans now say they sympathize more with the Palestinians in the Middle East situation, while 36% sympathize more with the Israelis. ... In the past year, Americans’ favorability toward Israel has declined, while their view of the Palestinian Territories has improved. Still, Americans retain a more positive view of Israel, with 46% viewing it favorably, than of the Palestinian Territories, at 37%. I am someone who strongly supports the right of Jews to have Israel as their homeland and to live there securely. I know that makes me odd in the eyes of antisemites.

That is one person. What about the other 799? Do you feel your friend would deserve to be harassed or assaulted because he donates to Israel? I am comparing donations to charities in Israel to charities in Gaza. That's a direct, head-on comparison.

Jews were often well integrated into local economies. They obeyed local laws and performed useful services such as money lending/pawnbroking or international trade as well as local peddling. Jews kept their own religion and culture, but that caused no harm. There was no legitimate reason for people to oppress Jews. At various times in various countries, Catholics or Protestants have been the outsiders and failed to integrate. Even today, groups like the Amish don't integrate fully into mainstream society. Is that a reason to hate them? No insight whatsoever. That question doesn't make sense. I have a feeling you wouldn't excel on the Fluid Reasoning section of Stanford Binet 5.

You might want to check the spelling of the word "retard" before you attempt to use it. What possible connection does Donald Trump's comment about using an Irish airbase have with the 800 Jewish citizens of Ireland??? What "evil things" are the Jews of Ireland protecting? How do you know this? How much do they donate? Do you mean some Irish Jews donate money to charities in Israel? What's wrong with that? Many Muslims all over the world donate money to charities in Gaza. The U.S. national committee of UNRWA has a website dedicated to donations to Gaza. https://www.unrwausa.org/ Are people who donate through that web site, whether Muslims or others, supporting Hamas?

As I have written before, the difference is this time round, Jews won't walk peacefully to their eliminiation. It won't be easy for whatever country or countries attempt the Holocaust, chapter 2. In your case, I'm happy to offend! 😄 BTW, you might want to check the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism. Two of the examples of antisemitic expression it lists are: Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis. Holding Jews collectively responsible for actions of the state of Israel. https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definition-antisemitism