-
Recently Browsing 1 member
Announcements
-
Topics
-
-
-
Popular Contributors
-
-
Latest posts...
-
5
Mama noodles
Although I have a pack of noodles for an emergency, they've expired by the date for sure. High in Sodium, low in nutrients, high in refined carbs and fats, artificial additives, 0 calories…15 years in Asia and, definitely, not in my kitchen.👎 -
729
The alarming mental decline of Donald J. Trump -- watch this space
That kinds of pales in comparison to Trump repeatedly claiming drug prices have gone down thousands of percent. With a straight face. The man dictating an insane tariff policy because he knows numbers better than anybody. -
142
Air Fryer
They're just a miniature fan oven. They rock. They make the best crispy bacon in the world. -
140
‘It doesn’t matter now if they are children’
Israel has no control over the Rafah Crossing. The restrictions on Palestinians leaving or re-entering Gaza through that gateway are set by Egypt and, on the Gaza side, Hamas. As you rightly point out: Egypt’s reluctance to open the crossing fully is not arbitrary. Cairo views Hamas as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, a movement it has long considered a direct threat to its own regime. Allowing large numbers of Gazans into Sinai risks importing Hamas fighters and networks, potentially turning Egyptian territory into a new staging ground for attacks on Israel or even destabilising Egypt itself, and we have seen what has occurred in both Lebanon and Jordan. Additionally, the fear is not unfounded. The Sinai Peninsula has already been plagued by jihadist insurgencies, some with suspected links to Gaza smuggling tunnels. Egypt has spent years trying to stamp out militancy there, at great cost. Opening Rafah without restrictions would risk inflaming a volatile region on its own doorstep. History also weighs heavily. Egypt fought four wars with Israel - in 1948, 1956, 1967, and 1973.... and the memory of the Six-Day War of 1967, when Israel decisively defeated Egypt (and its allies) in less than a week, still lingers. Cairo has no appetite for being dragged into another conflict with Israel, directly or indirectly, especially on behalf of Hamas. Its strategy since the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty has been clear: keep the peace, avoid entanglement, and secure its own borders first. Thus... while many in the West simplistically ask why Palestinians cannot just cross into Egypt, the reality is that Egypt has powerful strategic, security, and political reasons to keep Rafah tightly controlled. It does not want Gaza’s problems becoming Egypt’s problems - and certainly not at the cost of reigniting a war with Israel... This stance is held by all of 'Palestines' neighbours... So the question lingers: if Egypt does not want Gaza’s Palestinians, and Jordan, Lebanon, and other Arab states are equally reluctant, then who does? No Arab state is volunteering to absorb them permanently. Lebanon has kept Palestinians in refugee camps for decades without granting full rights. Jordan, though it absorbed many, violently crushed Palestinian militancy in Black September (1970–71). The reality is stark: no one else wants them. That raises a difficult, even uncomfortable question: if their supposed “home” is so widely rejected by their neighbours, is it really their home at all? The debate, of course, is highly emotive and steeped in history. Advocates speak of Palestine as an eternal homeland, yet it is worth noting that the word “Palestine” does not appear in the Qur’an. By contrast, The name "Israel" (إسرائيل) does appear repeatedly in the Qur’an - as the name of Prophet Jacob and his descendants, the Children of Israel. The land of Israel - its people, its prophets, Jerusalem itself - is also referenced repeatedly in Jewish scripture and appears in the Bible as the land of the Israelites, long before the term “Palestine” was ever used. Historically, the earliest mentions are of Israel, Judea, and the Jewish kingdoms, centuries before the Roman Empire renamed the region “Syria Palaestina” in the 2nd century AD, in an attempt to erase Jewish identity after the Bar Kokhba revolt. To be clear, today’s conflict is not a straightforward religious war - it is primarily a turf war, one of land and sovereignty. Yet the historical record matters, because it underlines that both peoples have lived on this strip of land for millennia, but the Jewish connection is traceable far earlier in recorded history than the concept of “Palestine” itself. -
20
THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 22 August 2025
Wild Elephant Found Dead at Kaeng Krachan Reservoir Picture courtesy of Daily News. Park rangers and officials have buried the carcass of a wild elephant discovered near the Saowha Reservoir in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province. Full story:https://aseannow.com/topic/1370549-wild-elephant-found-dead-at-kaeng-krachan-reservoir/ -
0
Community Wild Elephant Found Dead at Kaeng Krachan Reservoir
Picture courtesy of Daily News. Park rangers and officials have buried the carcass of a wild elephant discovered near the Saowha Reservoir in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province. The body of the female elephant, estimated to be around five years old, was found by local residents near the water’s edge in Moo 6, Huai Sat Yai subdistrict, close to the Kaeng Krachan National Park boundary. Authorities from the Department of National Parks, soldiers, police officers and local administrative officials were dispatched to the site after receiving the report on 20 August. Veterinarians examined the carcass and confirmed that the animal had likely been dead for about a week. No gunshot wounds or traces of bullets were detected, ruling out poaching. Instead, injuries on the body suggested the elephant had been fatally attacked by another elephant, possibly a larger bull within its herd. Heavy machinery was brought in to bury the remains, with lime spread around the grave to prevent the spread of disease. Officials from Kaeng Krachan National Park have said they will continue to monitor elephant activity in the area. Adapted by Asean Now from Daily News 2025-08-22
-
-
Popular in The Pub
-
.thumb.jpg.3ee24d9400fb02605ea21bc13b1bf901.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now