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Remember George Bush's statement after 9/11, "You are either with us or against us"? Now Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself in a similar situation. I don't think it wise to publicly announce your war plans in detail. Never let the enemy know what your strategy is. Same thing applies to an exit plan. As more and more of Hamas's atrocities and bold face lies are exposed, more Israelis will support Netanyahu. There is no doubt that Netanyahu has made some political blunders in the past as you have mentioned. However, I think he is the right person for the job at hand of exterminating or at least crippling Hamas. What comes next is anyone's guess.

Many in the EU and elsewhere are fed up with how UNRWA operates. As its leading contributor, Germany is leading the trend to halt funding this organization that has been accused of promoting an "excitement of hatred." Meanwhile in the U.S. violence associated with pro-Palestinian demonstrations will curb any more support to UNRWA. And the exposure of how Hamas has siphoned off resources certainly doesn't help. There may not be a flip flop like one poster suggested. Time will tell. is also a deterrent to continue supporting

Early on, Netanyahu said the war will be "long and difficult." His statement came as the ground assault of Gaza (second stage) began. It has been over 6 weeks since this assessment was made. And it looks like the hostilities will continue a lot longer. Today UNWRA's largest contributor, Germany, announced it will be freezing it contributions to the agency. Switzerland is also taking similar measures. Word is that other EU nations are thinking of also cutting back funding or completely halt aid. It is rather doubtful that the U.S., or anyone else for that matter, will make up the shortfall. This is not good news for Hamas and the Palestinians who rely on this aid to survive. It may also mean that mass starvation will possibly bring this conflict closer to an end. Not a pleasant thought, but a real possibility.

Tedious and boring.............

They are all savages and need to be dealt with accordingly. Every last one of them has to be eliminated. Like cancer, it may require a surgical operation and the Israelis have the surgeons to do it.

Count me in.

Who am I? I am an 84 year old retired military veteran living in peaceful Hawaii. I was born here and so were my parents. I grew up in a multicultural society and learned to work and get along with everyone, no matter their ethnicity or religious beliefs. My Thai girlfriend and I have visited Thailand once or twice a year for the past 30 years. I find it difficult to understand how you are so conflicted with your beliefs. None of my Thai friends think like you do. Neither does any of my girl's family members. Have a good day.

I never accused you of what you are claiming. Stop the BS. I said it before and I will say it again, this conflict (for your sake, WAR) began when Hamas first attacked on October 7, 2023) Therefore, I would say they committed war crimes by their savage acts. If there is no war why is Hamas firing rockets? If there is no war, why the cease fire?

That is exactly what I said in another post, "albeit an undeclared war."

If you can't take the heat, then get out of the kitchen.

You have to excuse him. He does not think logically.

If you condemn this savagery, then say so instead of skirting the issue. This is what trolls do.

I see you love to argue over semantics. War crimes and terrorist acts, same heinous crimes, just categorized differently.

Because Neeranam claims there was no war when the hostage taking took place. Even if not classified as a war crime it still does not lessen seriousness of the offenses, especially because of the sickening way in which the hostages were taken.

The war began as soon as Hamas went on their rampage, albeit an undeclared war. Seems as if you classify collateral deaths by targeted bombing and shelling as atrocities the same as the slaughtering of civilians, rapes and hostage taking of civilians.

He is using an Iranian rule book authored by the mullahs.

What kind of scale are you using to weigh all of these atrocities? Hopefully, not one made in Iran.

McAfee is rubbish. They are also sneaky and not to be trusted.

You also don't have to be an expert to know that hostage taking of civilians is still a war crime even if you treat your captives well and they wave good bye when they are released.

Since you are the expert on Hamas, you tell us what that is all about. I am looking forward to your explanation.

Morality and justice are "foreign" words for the strugglers you referred to.

Let's be optimistic that everything goes as agreed upon. However, knowing how Hamas operates I wouldn't hold your breath.

Most of the world hopes you are wrong. Experts are now agreeing that the spread of Covid19 could have been contained had the Chinese been more forthcoming. It is almost like they intentionally let the virus loose on the world. Their disregard for human life is endless.

Of course you can believe anything Iran says. Yeah, right.

The U.N. is a joke and now serves no purpose other than a platform to bash the U.S. And 99.9% of media outlets no longer offer real news. It is mostly the opinions of left-leaning so-called journalists.