Jeff the Chef

Two US officials speaking with The Times of Israel made no such indication that the US opposed Israel’s operations in Gaza, as Netanyahu suggested. Rather, Washington had pushed for the IDF to ensure the protection of civilians, the officials said, noting that they support expanding the ground operation into southern Gaza in principle, so long as civilians are offered protection. “I have known Biden for more than 40 years, and know how to speak to the American public,” Kan quoted Netanyahu as having told the Likud backbenchers in individual meetings. One of Netanyahu’s sit-downs was with Likud MK David Bitan, who urged the prime minister to avoid extravagant declarations that have come back to haunt him. Netanyahu had initially declared that Israel would not allow any fuel into Gaza before walking that pledge back earlier this month. Kan reported that Netanyahu made clear to his faction members that he does not plan to leave office after the war, even though opinion polls have consistently predicted since the war began that had elections been held at this time, Netanyahu’s party would crash and his current coalition would plummet from 64 Knesset seats to 42 and be ousted from power. https://www.timesofisrael.com/there-are-2-million-nazis-in-west-bank-says-far-right-finance-minister-smotrich/

Separately on Monday, the Kan public broadcaster reported that Netanyahu has met with at least 10 backbenchers in his Likud party over the past week in an effort to ensure their continued support, as the ruling party — and the premier himself — drops further and further in the polls since the war. “I am the only one who will prevent a Palestinian state in Gaza and [the West Bank] after the war,” Kan quoted Netanyahu as having told the lawmakers. The stance clashes directly with the policy of US President Joe Biden’s administration, which has sought to revive talk of a two-state solution in order to maintain the support of the Arab world, as Biden continues to offer robust backing of Israel during its ongoing war aimed at destroying Hamas and securing the release of the hostages the terror group seized on October 7. Netanyahu reportedly also told the Likud lawmakers that the Biden administration had not wanted Israel to launch a ground incursion in Gaza and had not wanted the IDF to enter Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital, where extensive signs of Hamas presence were found. Netanyahu reportedly boasted about having gone against the US wishes in both of those cases. https://www.timesofisrael.com/there-are-2-million-nazis-in-west-bank-says-far-right-finance-minister-smotrich/

Interesting that the people of Israel use the holocaust to create one of their own.

‘There are 2 million Nazis’ in West Bank, says far-right Finance Minister Smotrich Remark made in reference to polls showing most West Bank Palestinians back Hamas’s Oct. 7 onslaught; Netanyahu said lobbying Likud MKs, saying only he can foil Palestinian state https://www.timesofisrael.com/there-are-2-million-nazis-in-west-bank-says-far-right-finance-minister-smotrich/

Don't eat yellow snow, perhaps.

RIP to all killed in this tragic war.

You try to be civil, oh well.

No problem, I'll take you off the Christmas card list.

Thanks Bri, what a pal

As there the only ones reporting directly from Gaza there's not a lot more choice. Your best mate Bkk Brian quotes them too. So more useless nonsense from you to.

I wouldn't trust 99% of main stream media no matter where it comes from, they all do there owners bidding or there out of a job.

Norman Finkelstein my hero

Now you have the benefit of religion I thankfully do not, so my soul and the devil don't compute. Whatever the Hamas leader has said is your normal deflection away from the post you questioned originally but as you brought it up I'll give you my take on it. Hamas will lose this war as they are fighting a far better armed and supported military who don't care how many innocent Palestinians they kill on the way, putting that to one side, what next? My guess is Israel will go back to normal running Gaza as an open-air prison with all the same restrictions on Palestinians as before, but this time International support for Gaza will be huge as the one thing that is getting out to the world is the fact that Israel is a Apartheid state with the morals of an alleycat.

Bizarre, really so we can have opinions but the negotiator who along with others got Thai nationals out of Gaza quicker than most other nationals thinks what he does. I'm not saying he's right but to me his opinion counts just as much as anybody else.

Great that you know, now everyone that doesn't know has the opportunity to know as well. If members comment, great if they don't not my problem.

You are on a Thai Forum, and a Thai has negotiated the release of the detainees and now you want to put him down for saying it as he saw it. And I'm disgusting, do some short sharp jumpy movements and jog off.

Glad I've live up to your expectations, you've certainly lived up to mine with your one-sided views.

As I've said before, no like, move on.

Innocent until proved guilty same as Israel if they ever get charged.

Not up to me, is it? I can't answer for the Thai negotiator.

Go to 2.08 that question was asked and answered in the video, it's all there.

Lerpong Sayed told Sky News Hamas saw his negotiating team as "Thai Muslims" rather than as politicians. Thais make up the largest group of foreign nationals working in Israel and many were among those taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October. Thai hostage negotiator thanks Iran for support - and says Hamas justified in taking captives https://news.sky.com/story/thai-hostage-negotiator-thanks-iran-for-support-and-says-hamas-justified-in-taking-captives-13018272

Euro-Med Monitor estimated that at least 15,271 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, including 3,561 women and 6,403 children. If those figures are anywhere near correct there must be a case for either War Crimes or Crimes against Humanity, and it's nowhere near over yet.

Edited it for you

Nonsense, I have always excepted Hamas's atrocities of the 7th are War Crimes, what others on here fail to get is that Israel is also more than likely guilty of War Crimes as well.