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It's also a lot more than Hamas propaganda and Queers for Palestine protests too.

Total B.S. This is a war. Hamas struck first with a barbaric pogrom that reminded Jews all over the world that the sickness of antisemitism never goes away. The Hamas ideology is to KILL ALL JEWS, and of course to crush Israel. Yes Israel has a strong military but the side of Hamas has Hezbollah and all backed by IRAN. Normal criticism of any country is normal. Sadly criticism of Israel very often is quite odd -- expecting things of Israel nobody would expect of anyone else. Nobody is saying that all people in Gaza are terrorists. Stop lying! Israel is openly and explicitly going specific Hamas targets. But Hamas uses human shields, expects mass civilian deaths (and doesn't care), and then uses that result for propaganda (which works quite well). As far as persecution of all Gazans, the blame for that is in no way only on Israel. You've got Hamas itself which uses resources for war instead of infrastructure and you've got the Arab/Muslim world including Egypt that has a border with Gaza. You can say war crimes but I don't think it's rational to label targeted attacks on legit targets as war crimes where the enemy has designed things to allow mass civilian casualties. It's not like Russia intentionally bombing civilian targets where there is no military target. Israel didn't ask for this war. They got it, and they have every right to defend themselves from the genocidal Hamas terrorists.

Hamas invaded Israel to start this war. Russia invaded Ukraine to start the war there. You may as well have been honest and said you hate Israel and I the USA and have a soft spot for Putin. I agree that for at least the immediate future recruiting Thai workers to go to Israel will be a hard sell.

Israel definitely wanted it in 1948. But the Arab world went for broke. Took a high odds gamble that they could crush Israel and lost.

Being antiwar is all fine and good when war can be avoided by reasonable compromises through negotiations. This is not one of those times. Israel didn't ask for this war but Israel must fight this war.

Correct. Not the time. Those calling for it are either naive or intentionally trying to help Hamas.

I don't follow your "logic" at all.

Absurd post. There wasn't an election finalization going on. Just a hearing.

Speaking about what is taught in schools. BTW -- I totally believe this -- that the majority of non Israeli Palestinians do not want two states but instead want the end of Israel, just as Hamas does.

Israelis would rather see their nation state survive against the evil forces of genocide from Hamas and their River to the Sea cheerleaders.

I'm not seeing any genocidal intentions from the Israelis. I am seeing boatloads of genocidal intentions from Hamas and all the people chanting River to the Sea.

That's an option but I don't bother unless I happen to much further up the street towards Jomtien to start with. If it's any consolation the people watching on the queue buses sometimes has it's charms.

The front bus setup makes sense for the drivers. They don't need to back up for it. But I was shocked the first time as I sat down on the back bus and so did some others, and it took about ten minutes to be told to get off. But now I know and hopefully everyone reading this topic knows too if they didn't already.

Their country, their rules. I always do my extensions late afternoon and always need to come in next day to pick up my passport.

No need for confirmation. We already know what they are. Yes Israel's goals no matter how difficult are correct to at least deeply weaken their military and governmental capabilities. The after that will be very tricky, but one step at a time.

I'm not religious and I could care less about whatever game you're playing now.

Living in peace next to a place where the government wants to murder all Jews is a bit of a stretch.

If I watch it I'll judge for myself.

Yes but it's not as if Israel has anywhere near total control about what happens to the hostages. Man plans. God laughs.

Not everyone is you.

I get what you're saying but I really think October 7 shook up all previous assumptions. They'll try very hard of course but I can't believe anyone believes their efforts will be fully successful. Look at the ceasefire question. Some would argue Israel going along with that increases the hostages chances. Not sure if that is true but Israel still has very good reasons not to agree. So it's not a black and white thing in practical reality

They care but they know they're going to lose some or most of them regardless. Surely some of the bombs going after targets has hit some already.

I wouldn't have used them in my 20s.

It usually goes as far as North Pattaya road. 10 baht.

Whatevers.