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  1. A month after Israeli allegations that a dozen United Nations staff were involved in the 7 October Hamas attack, UN investigators have yet to receive any evidence from Israel to support the claims though they expect some material to be forthcoming “shortly”. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/01/unrwa-funding-pause-employees-october-7-hamas-attack-claims-no-evidence-un?utm_term=65e160d4bb415b2863189e1ea45554ef&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email
  2. One month after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered “immediate and effective measures” to protect Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip from the risk of genocide by ensuring sufficient humanitarian assistance and enabling basic services, Israel has failed to take even the bare minimum steps to comply, https://www.amnesty.org.au/israel-defying-icj-ruling-to-prevent-genocide-by-failing-to-allow-adequate-humanitarian-aid-to-gaza/#:~:text=One month after the International,bare minimum steps to comply%2C
  3. Unfortunately it's all rather "so what". Israel has violated 28 resolutions of the United Nations Security Council (which are legally binding on member-nations U.N. Accordingly I assume Israel will ignore any advisory / ruling of the ICJ the Israelis consider not to their advantage.
  4. USA is not a State member of ICJ so cannot veto any decision by the Court.
  5. Interesting...last year there were more than 4 millions Malaysian visitors to Thailand. https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2024/01/02/at-456-million-malaysian-tourists-top-list-of-visitors-to-thailand-in-2023-says-thai-minister/110295#:~:text=BANGKOK%2C Jan 2 — Malaysians led,international visitors during the year.
  6. No import duty on used personal items. When I used a service from QLD to Pattaya the local agent was Asian Tigers, can't remember the Oz company so suggest you contact Asian Tigers in BKK, they have staff who understand English. No problems whatsoever with the service.
  7. The OP is primarily focusing on exports for food, fashion, pharmaceuticals and herbal products, cocoa. Tourism and services for Muslims which is already well underway from Malaysia, KSR etc
  8. The document issued by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overnight into Friday about postwar Gaza is unworthy of being called a diplomatic plan, let alone a vision for the future. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-02-24/ty-article/.premium/netanyahus-ideas-for-postwar-gaza-are-aimed-at-strengthening-the-occupation/0000018d-dc0f-dc4b-a1cd-dd2f35200000?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=1b129b1ffb
  9. Ozimoron's post is certainly on topic as addressing some fundamental issues (children staving) for the Gazan population which logically will have increasing as the Israeli position does not appear to have altered. URL posted again for your comprehension... https://www.newsweek.com/famine-imminent-dem-senator-demands-biden-intervene-gaza-1869330
  10. No I won't re-word, as I understand deliberately limiting supplies for civilians is, as I understand, a crime against humanity. True some UN staff were acting contrary to their mission and far outweighed by UN staff deaths as a result of Israeli actions. . But staff involved with Hamas were very few compared to more than 13,000 UN staff in Gaza. I will not respond to you further in this topic, waste of time due to fundamental disagreement concerning Israeli actions limiting supply to civilians. One of many articles covering this issue... https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/16/israeli-authorities-cutting-water-leading-public-health-crisis-gaza
  11. Somewhat nonsensical commentary. The primary reason why UN / NGOs are currently experiencing logistical issues is due to Israeli military and political interference. Also let's not overlook UN staff deaths, plus NGO staff, killed in Gaza - way back in December it was 136, by now it must be a great deal more. https://www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-136-un-staff-killed-in-gaza-says-guterres/live-67809478#:~:text=The secretary-general of the,a toll on UN workers.
  12. As the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip enters its 20th week, food and safe water have become incredibly scarce and diseases are rife, compromising women and children’s nutrition and immunity and resulting in a surge of acute malnutrition. https://www.who.int/news/item/19-02-2024-children-s-lives-threatened-by-rising-malnutrition-in-the-gaza-strip To suggest the above regards civilians / children is not a direct outcome of Israeli revenge policy to restrict supplies into Gaza is nonsense. It is sad to observe the prior reputation, excepting Settlement policy, of Israel is being severely eroded by their current Government / War Cabinet.
  13. I disagree, limiting food, water and medicine and so on for the civilian population is 'revenge' and contrary to the Rules of War. A number of Israeli politicians have referred to "revenge". e.g. Israel vows mighty vengeance". https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/07/israel-declares-state-of-war-alert-after-surprise-hamas-attack.html In any case IMO the destruction of civilian infrastructure, deaths and injuries to the civilian population is way over the top. I am not alone with this POV it has been articulated by a number of senior Western politicians.
  14. The children are not combatants. To attempt to justify starvation of children for revenge is contrary to any norms of humanity.
  15. Lol - Israel has ignored UN directives for decades.
  16. I presume all are US related. Trump applied for a casino licence in Sydney, Australia, but was declined by Australian Federal Police due to his US mafia business relations. Always wondered how he was licensed in the US -corruption?
  17. Claimed without any proof whatsoever, just like the political loser trump. Personally I switch channels now, I'm sick of listening to trump's lies and poor little me whining. Hopefully he will stop conning / begging when he lists Truth Social, but I doubt it.
  18. A number of media outlets have mentioned the bombing in the area were used as a distraction supporting special forces during the hostage rescue. In parallel stating the claimed deaths of 67 civilians from the bombing is unjustified. It seems to me the IDF have lost a sense of proportionality - surely enough blood of civilians has been shed. It would be good to hear from the Israelis how they intend to totally destroy Hamas, without totally destroying Gaza.
  19. Plus the fact NATO countries has agreed to increase to 2% of GDP spending by 2024. Trump unilaterally tried to nullify an international agreement with Allies. From some of the comments above it appears some US citizens have a very little understanding of why the US invests in defense in conjunction with it's allies.
  20. I did not "deflect". I made a statement of fact regarding the OP. The OP is in reference to action/s by the US government, not other countries. Pulling other countries making statements or not, is IMO Off Topic
  21. The OP is not related to Arab countries response, but to USA.
  22. Where do you source this info from? If you compare IDF kill ratio after Oct 7 it's estimated approx 27,000 killed to date out of which roughly 9000 are from Hamas which is a similar ration to Hamas killing on Oct 7.
  23. A quote from the link provided... "We urge Israel to do more to help civilians, knowing full well that it faces an enemy that would never hold itself to those standards – an enemy that cynically embeds itself among men, women, and children, and fires rockets from hospitals, from schools, from mosques, from residential buildings; an enemy whose leaders surround themselves with hostages; an enemy that has declared publicly its goal: to kill as many innocent civilians as it can, simply because they’re Jews, and to wipe Israel off the map. That’s why we’ve made clear that Israel is fully justified in confronting Hamas and other terrorist organizations. And that’s why the United States has done more than any other country to support Israel’s right to ensure that October 7th never happens again. Israelis were dehumanized in the most horrific way on October 7th." From my reading most Western countries have stated similar sentiments. Countries, including the President of the USA, do caution the Israelis to wind back the level of killing and injuries of the Gazan population whilst recognizing Hamas have made no such commitment / effort to lower civilian casualties. I understand the critique of Israel is, to put it simply, overkill. Netanyahu has now demanded Gazans evacuate Rafah, for an IDF assault, with a current population estimated at 1.2 million plus; where on earth are they going to go? https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/feb/09/middle-east-crisis-israel-gaza-war-hamas-updates
  24. Excellent post - well done. Trump directed his sycophants to reject the Bill to spite Biden with the associated damage to the West. Trump is not fit to represent the Office of the President of the USA- what a pathetic individual as are his enablers.
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