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Here's a link disputing that... Israel's Occupation: 50 Years of Dispossession - Amnesty International

Here are the posts that show you where it would still be genocide...

Yes it was crock then just as it is now. Yes, I know you think that, but the crock is now simmering. Soon it will be ready to serve, and when it does, you'll see the proposal, and hopefully agreement, on the plate is very similar to what I've been suggesting.

There may not ever be a path to a "sustainable" peace, but for a chance at that, here's what I believe has to be done, and in this order: 1 - a permanent (I guess the term is now "sustained") ceasefire, preferably enforced by some armed, on-site, peacekeeping force; 2 - an exchange of hostages/prisoners; 3 - forced negotiations started on a two-state solution. Of course, Fetterman, and probably a few on this forum, would not require all of these conditions...

And another one of your posts with which I agree - awful news... I can only point out which countries vetoed this: Russia and China. Why, I don't know, but anything they team up to do, especially if they are the only ones, is suspiciously deviant to me. Was Isreal allowed a vote on this? If so, how did they vote?

Thanks for clarifying that. I, as you know, consider this conflict all the same "war," and each major episode, like Oct 7, is just another campaign of that war. To call each of these separate "wars," for me, just seems to ignore that they are all part of the same conflict. But I understand what you are saying, and you are right in that many of these, what I would call "campaigns," are called "wars" by the media. Thanks again for your explanation.

No, but in truth, I don't know much about Nazi ideology. I only know they were racist, right-wing nationalists and, of course, persecuted Jews because they thought they were an inferior race and would corrupt what they thought was the White Aryan bloodline.

What would you call all the attacks that took place before that? Were each one a separate war?

What would you call the hundreds of attacks from each side that have occurred for many years before Oct 7? Do you deny they every happened? Do you deny that they were fought over the same thing - the control of parts of Israel/Palestine?

Comprehension is one of my strongest points. Waiting my turn is not.

So you missed the post I was talking about talking about "understanding" people hating ALL Jews. Don't insult my intelligence. "Nobody here" and just "people" doesn't describe the same group.

No, doing what you perceive as patronizing other posters doesn't give me a superiority complex. However, reading your and a few others's posts on this forum does.

That's the trouble and the point of my previous, long post. I don't think these people do know deep down inside of them that they are wrong. 🥹

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Those are my initials! Bill Smart! 😁

I was not "promoting" Jew hatred. Just as I have never "promoted" or "justified" the Oct 7 attack, nor will I ever "promote" or "justify" the retaliatory, revengeful, indiscriminate bombing of Gaza. What I have done and will continue to do is try to provide a balanced view of these subjects and "explain" from the different perspectives on why these things occur. And I am not a "Jew hater," nor am I an "Arab hater."

Links about Israeli settlers wanting to occupy Gaza have been posted here. I do understand that there are many who hate Jews, for what reason, I didn't know. I had some Jewish friends growing up, and I spent some time with them and their families. There were Jews in my college, and some were friends. I never really gave much thought to what was happening in Israel and only in the past year or so began seeing and reading reports on what was going on there. Even then, I just assumed it was a dispute between two rivals who wanted control of the same land, but I never thought it would end up like this. After seeing and reading what has happened over the past six months and reading in more detail about what has been happening over the past 75 years, and now seeing the vile, bitter, and insulting comments from the pro-(censored)s on this forum who are fixated on supporting the killing or driving all Palestinians out of what used to be their land, if these posters are anything like regular Israelis, I can understand why there are "hundreds of millions around the world" who hate Jews.

My point was that although you boast about the IDF killing 140 militants (supposedly, by their ID and count), no hostages have been released. If the recovery of hostages were the primary goal of the Israeli government, their plans so far are not working. If they really valued the lives of all those hostages, they should more seriously consider a ceasefire, not continuing attacks.

And, how many hostages have been released recently?

Its not what I think, its what you claim, where did you get this from? I not only think that Blinken is expecting a permanent ceasefire, but most of the rest of the world is slowly coming around to that expectation. Isreal, if it doesn't comply, will soon become a worldwide pariah, just what it didn't want. - Permanent ceasefire; - Exchange of all hostages and prisoners; - Begin negotiations for a long-term agreement, which will probably be a two-state solution.

This is one of the very few posts you've posted that I've indicated I liked.

Get on topic and cease this nonsense, So, I was unable to put words in your mouth because you have no answer to that question. Just another reminder, I ALWAYS answer questions put directly to me on this and other forums with a "Yes" or "No" answer (or occasionally, "I don't know), followed with more detail if I deem necessary. Just sayin'...

I do. I'd like to know if you think the life of an Australian, American, British, German, Palestinian, or Jewish terrorist has any value.