thaibeachlovers

Train to Surat Thani and 2 weeks on Phangan.

It's better than the <deleted> they came from and gives them benefits which they didn't get back home.

and you believe all that, do you? LOL. It's not even an NZ media source.

Good to see not everyone has fallen for the propaganda that all Gazans are Hamas and deserve to die.

If biden cares so much about American citizens why is he apparently ignoring the Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza, and not trying to get them out? Different story with israeli Americans. https://apnews.com/article/israel-us-hamas-blinken-saudi-487f746b102a82f4c345a058584e2518 Egyptian officials said the southern Rafah crossing would open later Saturday for the first time in days to allow foreigners out. According to Al Jazeera that didn't happen.

I take it you are not going to Penang for the beaches or the night life. I've been there and I was not impressed. Couldn't wait to go back to Thailand.

In your opinion. In my opinion, Thaksin was.

No surprises there. Any attempt to give special privileges to a minority will likely fail. Australians have probably been looking at what is happening in another country they know well.

They will do on the same day that the US and israel return all of their stolen lands to the original owner / occupiers.

IMO that is never going to happen. Hamas is in a fight to the death, and the hostages are their only bargaining point. What should happen is that the two state solution should happen, but that's not going to happen either. That option vanished when the first illegal settlement was built.

Please stop making it up about me. I support the innocent lives being lost by israeli bombing on a defenseless population. If killing 724 children is OK with you, that is on you. The world is watching, the world will not forget.

Sorry, but the UN hasn't been able to fix this for 30 years, and won't fix it in the future because the US can veto anything they come up with. I'd say that israel has just created 2 million new Hamas supporters. Hate begets hate. Rinse and repeat ad infinitum.

Just making the point that both sides have committed atrocities. Despite the wish of certain posters to excuse israeli atrocities it's all documented, so can't be hidden.

Anyone that served in the military would understand that, as that is a common occurrence in military life. For those that didn't serve, google is their friend.

So, what is your solution?

Back at you. I have already commented that I find these attempts to minimize israeli atrocities through focusing on this detail or that, repulsive. There's no shortage of evil associated with this attack. That you, and other posters on here keep harping on it, despite there being gruesome pictures out there, demanding they be posted on here or else all of what is claimed is untrue - that's just vile. There are, naturally, inaccurate reports - that's quite normal for a battle zone. To discount everything, or to condone and minimize what israel did - that's already a choice. Apparently, you've made yours long ago.

Johnathan Cook holds different views on the conflict than I. Try to read my reply to poster in the context of his usual content on these topics. Fixed it for you.

Truth is the first casualty of war!

Soooo what is the big picture? Has netanyahu been having a conversation with you? The only big picture I see is dead Palestinian children. Perhaps that is what you want? Sad. Meanwhile the protests against israel increase around the world. Someone in israel is a nutter, as apparently threatening to destroy Lebanon if they attack israel. They are not defenceless against the israelis, and if the israelis tried they'd have Iran involved.

Correct.

Don't need to worry if going to reputable dentist. I had almost all my dental work done in Thailand. If he wasn't thinking when he agreed to have the tooth pulled that is on him.

You are making it up now. That's whatabouterism.

Excellent post, especially the first paragraph.

Does the British government think israel can't win against a few lightly armed fighters so it has to offer support? Doesn't israel have a massive military that has been successful in a few wars? One has to wonder what the <deleted> is going on, that the same countries that jump in to support Ukraine against Russia have abandoned 2 million people to death and destruction in a similar situation.

Errrr, what "success" did Clinton achieve? Has anything changed? Has anything got better for the Palestinians? Answer- NO.