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Just were I happened to be at the time. The Korean guy was also in India, mistook the address and tried to enter the house late night. Thought it was a burglar.

1 Indian. 1 Korean. 1 American. As far as I recall.

And fail, miserably.

I've never been caned. But I did hit some people with a baseball bat. We all have our skeletons.

Of course you do.

You will also find that they are not countries/governments calling Hamas 'freedom fighters' post 7/10 - which was your original comment. Deflect away.

Indeed. But to make tough decisions, a country needs a leader that's up to the challenge. Netanyahu ain't it.

So basically, two countries that always have issues with Israel, one of them sometimes playing host to Hamas leaders. Anything of substance to support your claim?

I think easiest way is to hop over to your branch, and ask them. They've always been quite accommodating when asking for stuff like that. The address thing could be included in an attached letter signed by branch manager, it usually does the trick for official purposes.

I think things are probably not as dire for all. Depends on how long they were in Israel and how the money sent home was managed. Maybe harsher on newer arrivals, and those with an financially irresponsible wife/family.

Post 7/10, which countries/governments call Hamas 'freedom fighters'?

Other than the obvious issues, there may be political calculations involved. Netanyahu, for example, is effectively already in elections campaign mode. What represents greater political value - photo op with released hostages or reports of them dead by bombings, or IS style execution clips? Just a simple example. I'm sure his campaign people are on it, polling every which way.

Exacerbated how? Other than talk, not much. Iran's puppets are doing their thing, but not going out of bounds. Lebanon and Hezbollah just had mouthful about Hamas leader whining they aren't supportive enough. Qatar reportedly agreed to evacuate Hamas from premises once deal is reached. Other than Turkey, no significant change in diplomatic relations so far - and Erdogan is always a wildcard anyway. There was a rise in expressions of antisemitism during and following each previous round of fighting. How were the Abraham Accords effected? Did any of the countries pull out? The only thing that was put on hold was normalization with Saudi Arabia, and there was already a report (previously linked) that the message is it may be on after the fog settles. I'm not saying all is well, but not quite as dire as some paint.

Not sure what your point is, or what you were trying to say, even.

I don't know if Israel can NOT prioritize release of the hostages. It may mean winning the war, but losing the nation. A whole lot of commentary on this in local media.

Israel routinely negotiates with terrorists, including Hamas. Granted, that might be yesterday's strategy, and out the window. But so far, there are negotiations mediated by Qatar. I think some people fail to understand how much public pressure is applied on this issue. Or how effective it is. It's part of the Israeli ethos, and goes back to certain Jewish traditions. Same way Israeli Embassies often go out of their way to help Israelis abroad.

How many of the people participating on them protest have voting rights? How many are potential Conservative voters?

Support fluctuates, and in my experience, both Israeli and Palestinian public opinion, support, voting polls are quite susceptible to the effects of current events. There's a quite common observation with regard to Israeli politics, which IMO applies to the Palestinian side as well - namely, that voters might be unsatisfied with and critical of Netanyahu, but still vote the same on elections. Reason being the vote is less rational, and more effected by emotions, group affiliation, election trail rhetoric or simply voting against the other team. I often reference the resemblance between Netanyahu and Trump - in this case, think Republican voters. I'm not exactly sure which 'other' parties/options make up these 15%, but as I understand it the options include specific regional candidates (not so good for Fatah), or anti (government, corruption, economy) parties indicative of public dissatisfaction. So while maybe not directly affiliated or supportive of Hamas, IMO they do take away votes from the Fatah. In addition to all that, what you refer to are general support figures. While you may disregard how elections work, that would be a mistake. If the same election system is applied, Hamas could still come on top - maybe not as decisively, maybe having to form a coalition, but anyway a force in domestic politics. To highlight this - the general vote count on the recent Israeli elections saw the current coalition win by a small margin of several ten thousand votes. Translated to parliament seats, however, it resulted in a 'stronger' majority. As for what may or may not happen, we'll obviously have to wait and see. I think it quite probable that Israel would further curtail Hamas's political activity in the West Bank after the war, so some of the discussion above may prove irrelevant.

We're very happy with Dr. Vader (he's a Star Wars fan...), cared for our girl while she was the communal street dog, refused payment for the operation. The backup in the next town is excellent as well, plus there's a government vet hospital nearby. All that's and i still fret whenever she farts the wrong way...

Deflection, again.

I thought that the question was obviously referring to the scope of attack and casualties. Guess you went for nitpicking again, then?

There is no such information available on the attack referenced in the BBC report. Information about the recent highlighted attack is still patchy, although there are more indications it may have been legit.

That would be your fantasy, I'm referring to reality.

Struggling how? I don't know the details, I hope there will be more information. That you have decided there are 'war crimes' is not evidence.

Even the link provided explains why the airstrikes were carried out.