thaibeachlovers

I think Trump lives in his head as he talks about him so much.

If you are claiming that they now say israel didn't do it you must have read a different version to the one you quoted. The relevant words are from that article and I quote them "The Times continued to update its coverage as more information became available, reporting the disputed claims of responsibility and noting that the death toll might be lower than initially reported. Within two hours, the headline and other text at the top of the website reflected the scope of the explosion and the dispute over responsibility." the dispute over responsibility is not the same as "Hamas did it"

Certain posters seem to think that as it's only 4 thousand Gazans dead that's OK because it's not as much as in Syria. Only 2 point something million Palestinians live in Gaza, and how many in Syria? The US continues to show its hypocrisy by calling on Lebanon and Iran not to get involved while arming israel to the teeth. IMO US and EU "diplomacy" has well and truly failed, given the continued bombing of civilians in Gaza, and they should be worried about the huge rage against israel and any that support it as evidenced by the massive demonstrations against israel all over the world.

LOL. Do you think they spend as much money from the EU, USA etc on weapons as israel does with the money it gets from the US? Israel doesn't get all those tanks and aircraft for free. Are you saying Hamas does not have a right to defend Gaza from israeli aggression?

I suspected that. NZ used to get a 90 day reciprocal agreement till NZ stopped it and Thailand also in revenge.

I suspected that. NZ used to get a 90 day reciprocal agreement till NZ stopped it and Thailand also in revenge.

Ukraine is so last year's news. We have a different war to quibble over now.

Don't be silly. Afghani's don't have enough money, and does anyone want Iranians?

You are rich, most are not. Just because you can afford 5 new cars doesn't mean you are the norm.

In that case Ukraine is wrong to want the Crimea back. Zelensky might disagree with you though.

The UN disagrees with you.

If it's true that the US has diverted the artillery shells to israel, that's probably the end of any offensive right there, and they'll be lucky to keep what they took. Link in my thread about missiles.

The israeli conflict is certainly going to affect artillery shells that will be diverted to israel from Ukraine. One couldn't make it up. I'd love to be in the room with Zelensky when he was told about that! https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/22/us/politics/israel-ukraine-weapons.html With his prime-time vow to send more weapons to both Ukraine and Israel, President Biden sought to make clear on Thursday that the United States was not prioritizing one war over the other. But hours earlier, a Defense Department official said that tens of thousands of 155-millimeter artillery shells promised to Ukraine would be diverted to Israel. One wonders why israel needs tens of thousands of shells to defeat a few lightly armed Hamas fighters? Is the israeli army not actually as good as they always claim?

If it wasn't so problematic it'd be hysterically funny. The US unconditionally supports israel and then complains that other nations might not like what they are doing to fellow Arabs and Muslims. How stupid can the US leadership get? One suspects that certain elements in the US government want another war in the Middle East, except this time IMO they'd be on their own except possibly for the UK.

LOL. Le Monde certainly claims Gaza has a power station. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/10/11/gaza-power-authority-warns-that-electricity-will-run-out-within-hours_6164059_4.html# The only power plant in the Gaza Strip, which is under Israeli bombardment and siege, shut down Wednesday, October 11, after it ran out of fuel, said the Palestinian enclave's electricity authority.

LOL. The UN certainly thinks Gaza has desalination plants. They have 3, which you'd know if you had googled https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/18/middleeast/gaza-water-access-supply-mapped-dg/index.html The last functioning desalination plant shut down on Sunday due to lack of fuel, as did the last functioning wastewater treatment plant, the UN reported.

LOL. It was never israel's to "give" them. The israelis illegally occupied it till they were "persuaded" to leave. If you are going to comment, try and get it right.

Please explain how people living in multi level buildings or condos can benefit from the sunshine in LOS? Any cost of providing charging facilities will be past on the the residents. As for those that have to park on the streets......................................? I used to have to park over a mile from where I lived. I'd need a very long extension cord for that! 😞

You have never q'd because so few people drive them. Quadruple the number and it may be a different story.

555555555555555. Do you disagree that most people rarely, if ever, buy a new car? $30,000 might as well be $30 million for all their ability to afford that for many. Forget about second hand EVs due to current expense of battery replacements.

You miss the financial benefit to the usual suspects. IMO schemes like this are rarely about the supposed benefit to the populace, but they are about the expanded wallets of a few.

Israeli forces abduct and kill Palestinians with appalling frequency with their raids into Palestinian areas. Do they not count because they are only Palestinians?

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-president-emmanuel-macron-visit-israel-coming-days-2023-10-22/ French president Emmanuel Macron to visit Israel in coming days That is one leader that has to be concerned about the reaction to israel's attack on Gaza, given the very large and very angry Muslim population in France.

I do believe in God, but in the cosmic sense, so to God a species killing itself to extinction is probably no big deal. After all, in the universe entire galaxies are being swallowed by black holes, so if the human race on an insignificant planet in an insignificant solar system exterminates itself it's nothing to get exercised about ( on a cosmic scale ). Perhaps the species that comes after us will be actually intelligent, and not consider killing itself to be a good thing.

Perhaps it's just me, but I fail to understand how a nation with a history like theirs can then do much the same to the Palestinians. However, I consider humanity to be a horrid species so nothing surprises me at it's excesses.