RobKray

And away the straw-man arguments go. No serious critic claims that Israeli Arab citizens do not exist, do not vote, or are imaginary. Of course they vote. Of course there are Arab MKs. Of course Israeli Arabs have access to healthcare, education, and employment under Israeli law. That is not the debate, and pretending it is only avoids the real issues. The issue is systemic inequality, not total exclusion. Even within Israel proper: Arab towns receive significantly lower per-capita funding than Jewish towns. Housing permits are disproportionately denied to Arab citizens, while Jewish settlements expand. Over 65 laws have been identified by Israeli legal groups that explicitly or effectively privilege Jewish citizens. The Nation-State Law (2018) formally enshrines Jewish self-determination as exclusive, downgrading Arabic and placing Arab citizens outside the core national identity of the state. Now to the part that is always waved away: The West Bank and Gaza are not Israel’s moral blind spot – they are the core of the criticism. Palestinians there do not vote in Israeli elections despite living under Israeli military control. They are governed by military law, while Jewish settlers next door live under civil law. Movement is restricted by checkpoints, permits, and segregated road systems. Land seizures, home demolitions, and settlement expansion occur under a legal system Palestinians cannot access equally. These are not Arab propaganda points. They are documented by: Israeli human rights organisations Former Israeli Supreme Court judges Ex-IDF officers International legal bodies Pointing this out does not mean “Israel is always wrong” or that the Arab or Muslim world is always right. That’s a false binary. You can acknowledge that: Israel is a functioning democracy for its citizens AND that it operates a two-tier legal and political system in territories it controls Both can be true at the same time. And finally, it is increasingly difficult to establish any uncontested truth at all, because access and information are now part of the battlefield. Israel has severely restricted foreign journalists’ access to Gaza, meaning much reporting relies on second-hand sources, military briefings, or limited embeds. Even major outlets like the BBC have publicly acknowledged that they cannot independently verify large parts of what is happening on the ground due to these restrictions. When journalists cannot freely report, when narratives are controlled, and when access is denied, certainty disappears – and suspicion grows. Calling criticism “propaganda,” “brainwashing,” or “Stockholm syndrome” doesn’t address any of this. It just avoids engaging with uncomfortable facts. You don’t need two moral standards. You just need one – applied consistently.

Careful to believe any news coming from Israeli sources. What a joke. The Union of Journalists and Journalists' Organisations said they would petition the High Court of Justice against the decision, calling it "a severe and unlawful infringement on freedom of expression and freedom of the press". https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2k47wg2j90o

It’s tiles, ceramic I guess. It’s ok now as guy still cleaning it when he is reminded. 1.5 m deep. He uses chlorine and another white powder.

You believe Clinton? 😀

That argument only works if you pretend the “offers” were reasonable, viable, or made in good faith. They weren’t. Being offered a fragmented, non-sovereign entity with no real control over borders, airspace, security, or resources is not a peace deal – it’s permanent subordination with a flag attached. Saying “they rejected peace” glosses over what was actually on the table. No Palestinian leadership could accept a deal that legitimised settlement expansion, annexation of key land, and indefinite military control and still call it a state. Rejecting a bad deal is not the same thing as rejecting peace. Israel didn’t “try for peace” in a vacuum. Negotiations happened while settlements expanded, land was confiscated, and facts were created on the ground that made any future state less viable year by year. That alone undermines the claim of generosity. The idea that “the more Israel offers, the more is demanded” reverses cause and effect. What changed wasn’t Palestinian expectations – it was the steady erosion of what was left to negotiate over. Each so-called offer came with less territory, less sovereignty, and more permanent constraints. And no, criticism of this reality isn’t about Israel “never being good enough”. It’s about recognising that peace requires a genuinely viable outcome, not an ultimatum dressed up as compromise. Dismissing all rejection as irrational or malicious avoids confronting the substance of why those offers failed. If anything, repeating the same talking points while expecting a different result is the real delusion.

He is second generation Cuban.

My God, what a distasteful thing to say.

Damn, I used to buy THC oil from a shop on Thong Lor.

This already happens. I was refused last Friday in a Nana bar when I obviously had had too many drinks.

What the fork has it got to do with Rubio? Go away and stop your complicity in genocide in the Middle East.

Wait a minute, do you agree with what Israel is doing regarding these settlements? It sounds very much like you do.

It’s hard to find a reliable pool cleaner where I live. Can anyone recommend a good place to learn how to clean a small pool by myself? It's only 6x6 meters. TIA.

Absolutely, humanity has to punish Israel for these acts of terrorism.

Ok, thanks. I have a Thai wife. I’ll research the prices and forecasts.

Must be embarrassed. I feel for you.