paddypower

Thanks for your vigilance.

Biggly, too

agreed. I ready to call a spade a spade. fact: there is nowhere to go. The description 'open air prison' is widely used. It is moronic to call it a slogan, in the face of published opinions. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/gaza-er-map-in-and-out-of-gaza/1226/ . You're putting words in my mouth when you say I claim that the blockade is not maintained by Egypt, and that it has nothing to do with Hamas. I wrote no such thing. All you do is babble that I am a partisan. By definition, of partisan - yes, I support those Palestinian people who do not support Hamas. It is subjective - because my country experienced colonialism, sectarian violence by the English for centuries and finally, peace. But my opinions are complex. Many Irish like myself show solidarity with Palestinian people - not as a “like for like” reflex nor merely a kind of political sentimentalism (where you show your ignorance by using the term partisan) . It is articulated through protest and activism, and a historically informed sense of empathy for those whose lives are curtailed by occupation and violence. so yes - I still hold the view is that you truly do deflect -because either (i) you have no empathy or (ii) you know nothing about anyone who might emphatise with Palestines.

Deflection ' the decision to describe my post as 'a whole lot of assertions' provides a neat deflection from a discussion'. ( with appologies to the Cambridge dictionary). do your due diligence before posting nonsence. All the border out of Gaza are closed, making it a prison to be carpet bombed. references: <https://www.vox.com/23910085/netanyahu-israel-right-hamas-gaza-war-history> quote: ' Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas. This is part of our strategy — to isolate the Palestinians in Gaza from the Palestinians in the West Bank. Benjamin Netanyahu, 2019

some more humour from my Irish sources .... WORLD CUP LAUREL & HARDY WhatsApp Video 2023-10-23 at 18.27.03_335df185.mp4

now now....

excellent - have you seen the Laurel & Hardy meme ? Priceless.

Soccer football, Rugby football, Cricket, ...perhaps England should go back beating the Germans at their national sport (Thatcher's best line) - or just go back to Jousting ?

I'm not falling for that trick - where I post a photo off 3,700 (and counting) blown up Palestinian children to make a point. That is a facile form of debating. I don't argue with the facts you describe. they were horrific and never to be forgotten. look at the map of Gaza, relative to the whole region. It takes a warmonger, like Netanyahu (desperately trying to stay out of jail on multiple counts of corruption) to invent an offer which is impossible to accept.this is probably not too bright an idea. But the Israeli army is probably the greatest, well equipped fight force on the planet. That,, plus some of its 300,000 reservists are quite capable of invading the Gaza strip and kill all of the Hamas followers there, without carpet bombing the whole region.

read it, previously - thank you ! - one of my favourite, reasonably unbiased sources. This is a very moving Interview (podcast) with a truly extraordinary Israeli - who shows his commitment to peace, despite Hamas murdering his daughter. I wish more people would read some of the positive thinking that is available to read or listen to, on news sites like Haaretz.com - and not just the hatred. https://www.haaretz.com/.../0000018b-861f-df47-a3df... I was quite surprised to the article on the Indiatoday, but I have not evaluated its objectivity yet.

267 pages and i just joined the thread. Best to just ignore me if I'm adding nothing extra. 55

quite true that ''some Palestinians'' hate Israel. But a slim majority do not support Hamas, altho' it misleads many into terrorism. Eradicate Hamas (but how?) but don't destroy a civilization that has been subjected to colonialism and apartheid for a century. That is not even the main issue, which is the little known fact about why Netanyahu helped fund Hamas. I suggest, with respect, that you inform yourself about something has been censored by most of the western press (excepting the Guardian). If you wish, here are 2 pro-Israeli news sites that : Haazar.com and <https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/israel-helped-funnel-qatar-money-to-fund-hamas-netanyahu-palestinian-state-gaza-war-2456157-2023-11-01> .

I've lost complete faith in the objectivity of the BBC, CNN etc. . The Guardian actually has a very good record of investigative journalism (international scandals/corruption: British Covid/ NHS/ Panama Papers). Try Hazara News. It's liberal Israeli - has a world class editorial room.

so, Aseannow classifies you as an ''advanced''member''. that is really really sad.

so, there's hope 555. Unfortunately - you can smile at ignorant posts - it is the cranky posters who are more annoying.

thanks Barry, I've decided to minimize the sources of news like this. so Im loggin off.

byeeee

i didn't know that part of the news. even after 28 years living here, that blows me away.

First, RIP to the deceased and it must be heart breaking for the mother to watch the video. why in God's name (or Buddha's for that matter) do they film stuff like this and post it. ? the only way to consider this, is that we're living in SE Asia, yet we still bring our values, our login, our way of thinking with us - and are horrified by news like this.

you wrote ''small be good'' ?? that must be some good dope youre smoking 55

yes, it is. and with a Goodgle ad coming up, every time you post, Aseannow is getting to not be worth the price of admission.

you have trouble following the general discussion, unless everyone attaches a quote?. I will try harder to please you - not.

judging by some of today's xenophobiac posts, Aseannow is going downhill fast.

it's the old addage - ''don't judge the book by its cover''. in this case, feel free to judge this particular poster by his lack of intelligence.

enough of that kind of thing. some of my best friends are from a few of those countries. speaking of which -there's a fair representation of foreign mafia on Phuket from Britain. stupid is as stupid does.