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.

In a letter he addressed to the Israeli soldiers and officers on Friday, he used several quotes from the Torah to incite them against the Gaza Strip. "Remember what Amalek did to you," Netanyahu told the Israeli soldiers, in reference to the warring Amalekites tribe, mentioned in several books of the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, to justify their attacks on Gaza. “This is a war between the children of light and the children of darkness,” Netanyahu said using these words of religious connotation. "We will not relent in our mission until the light overcomes the darkness; the good will defeat the extremist evil that threatens us and the entire world." "You have girded me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me," Netanyahu quoted from the Jewish book of Tanakh (Psalms 18:40). Last week, Netanyahu also invoked Jewish and Christian scripture to justify the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip. "The Bible says that 'there is a time for peace and a time for war.' This is a time for war," Netanyahu told a press conference, quoting Ecclesiastes, a book in both the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. On Oct. 28, he invoked for the first time the Amalekites theory to justify his actions against Gaza. “With shared forces, with deep faith in the justice of our cause and in the eternity of Israel, we will realize the prophecy of Isaiah 60:18 – 'Violence shall no more be heard in your land, desolation nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise',” he said. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/premier-netanyahu-continues-to-use-scriptures-to-defend-israeli-war-on-gaza/3042801

In ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities, women face massive, institutionalized discrimination that shapes every part of their lives. They are barred from religious leadership, excluded from public prayer, and segregated from men in schools, synagogues, buses, and community events. Their images are censored - entire newspapers and magazines literally erase women from photographs as if they do not exist. Their clothing, movement, and behaviour are policed under strict modesty rules, and they are not allowed to celebrate, participate, or even be visibly present in the same way men are. They are denied the basic dignity of visibility, voice, and equal status. It is a system where inequality isn’t accidental - it is enforced, normalised, and defended as religious law.

Throughout the Torah,God commands the Israelites to kill entire groups, towns, and enemy peoples. So if you want to cite biblical law as universal, you also have to include all of that. What makes my first quote shocking is that Netanyahu quoted it recently. The commandment “You shall not murder” (Lo tirtsach) applies to unlawful killing within the Israelite community. The Torah explicitly permits killing in war. The Torah explicitly commands killing certain groups. The Torah does not treat all killing as equal, which is why “murder” is the correct translation. So when someone says the Torah teaches a universal “Thou shalt not kill,” they are ignoring the broader legal and narrative context. Deuteronomy 25:17-19 Later clarified in Exodus 17:14-16 Deuteronomy 20:16-17 God commands Israel to show no mercy to certain peoples: Hittites Amorites Canaanites Perizzites Hivites Jebusites Numbers 31:1-18 God commands Moses to attack Midian: All male Midianites are killed Captives taken Moses orders the killing of all boys and all non-virgin women Numbers 21:34-35 Deuteronomy 13:12-16 If an Israelite town turns to other gods:

If you live in Thailand, or read Thai social media df is, you'll know that Israel and it's actions are not flavor of the month.

Saw a very informative but sad documentary on AJ and thought I’d research. 95% of arable land has been destroyed or under Israeli army control. The genocide continues. https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165587 Ongoing starvation This report comes as Israel’s offensive inside Gaza continues to restrict aid distribution – and starvation-related deaths rise. The local Ministry of Health reported five new malnutrition-related deaths in the past 24 hours on Wednesday, bringing the total to almost 200 starvation-related deaths, half of them children.

Can foreigners buy gold online from Kasikorn? Is it better than buying the physical gold?

You know nothing about it then. 4 year cycle. Haters Al way chip in when it crashes 30% after rising 1000% 😂

Macedonia, well they are a real force. What about ME countries, who know more about it?

Do you think the Knesset has neo-nazi ministers? It is obvious to me they do, and I include Bibi. Israel’s better, unbiased newspaper, Haaretz agrees. The Israeli military’s ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip has reached a tipping point — not just in terms of human suffering and infrastructural devastation, but also in moral clarity. In a shocking turn, several Israeli soldiers have publicly likened their conduct in Gaza to that of Nazi forces during the Holocaust, a parallel long considered taboo within Israeli discourse. https://gvwire.com/2025/07/02/from-victims-to-perpetrators-israeli-soldiers-nazi-comparisons-and-the-unfolding-war-crimes-in-gaza/

What are they going to do about it - nothing. They should immediately impose sanctions on Israel. Does anyone here support the annexation?