5 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I'd like to straighten something out...

The UN’s own investigations after the 2014 Gaza war confirmed that weapons were stored in UN schools and that those facilities were likely used by militants. That’s wasn't “propaganda” - it was proven and documented.

So when people talk about Hamas operating in civilian areas, it’s not some fringe claim. It’s a pattern:

- Rockets launched from residential neighbourhoods

- Weapons hidden in schools

- Fighting embedded in densely populated zones

Hamas using civilians as shields - whether people like the wording or not.

If we try and flip the situation for a second - If Israel stored missiles in its own schools or fired rockets from hospitals, the global reaction would be instant and absolute outrage. There would be nonstop headlines, sanctions, protests - no nuance, no “context”, no excuses.

But when it’s Hamas, for 'some' people suddenly everything becomes complicated, justified, or ignored.

You can criticise Israel all day long - and many do - but if you can’t also acknowledge this reality about Hamas, then it’s not about human rights anymore. It’s about selective outrage.

5 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I'd like to straighten something out ...

You speak of 'patterns' and 'documented weapons,' as if the existence of a rocket in a school locker somehow balances the scales of an entire society being systematically erased. Let’s talk about patterns.

The most documented pattern in this conflict isn't just where Hamas hides; it’s where Israel chooses to strike. You say there would be 'instant outrage' if Israel stored missiles in schools. But we don't need to imagine a hypothetical: Israel has turned the entirety of Gaza into a shooting gallery where every school, every hospital, and every shelter is a legitimate target the moment an intelligence officer whispers the word 'Hamas.'

You call it 'selective outrage,' but the real selection is in your vision. You see the rocket in the school, but you are blind to the 2,000-pound bomb dropped on the residential block. You see the 'human shield,' but you ignore the finger on the trigger that decides to pull anyway, knowing full well the 'shield' is a five-year-old child. To claim that a militant’s presence justifies the slaughter of an entire neighborhood is not a legal argument; it is a moral surrender.

And your flip of the situation? It’s a fantasy. Israel doesn't need to store missiles in schools because it has the most sophisticated military bases in the world, funded by billions in foreign aid, while Gaza is a cage where the hunter and the hunted are trapped in the same few square miles.

The outrage isn't selective. It is an instinctive reaction to the most disproportionate slaughter of our century. If you think the 'context' of Hamas justifies the 'reality' of ten thousand dead children, then it is you who has abandoned human rights in favor of a ledger where some lives simply count for more than others. In Israel, they have become experts at looking at the rubble and seeing only their own victimhood. It’s time to look at the rubble and see the human beings buried beneath it.

And I am finished with the 'Hamas' distraction a monster incubated and bankrolled by Netanyahu himself to ensure the Palestinian house remained divided and the prospect of a state remained dead.

Hamas? Schamas. To millions of us, their rockets are little more than sputtering fireworks a desperate, primitive 'bang' born of a cage. These are nasty, driven-mad people, yes. But we must ask: what drives a human being to such madness?

This is what happens when the victims of European barbarism arrive on the shores of Palestine and seek to cure their own trauma by inflicting it on another. In 1948, 700,000 Palestinians were driven from their ancestral lands through the barrel of a gun, through massacre, and through calculated terror. Israel has spent the last 78 years trying to enforce a 'Year Zero' a collective amnesia where the 'Original Sin' of the Nakba is scrubbed from the map and denied all meaning.

But history is not a whiteboard you can just wipe clean. When you treat refugees with such relentless brutality, when you hem them into a strip of sand and sandblast their dignity every single day, they will fight back. And when they do, the state responds with an escalation of terror so vast it makes the original resistance look like a footnote. We are witnessing a superpower trapped in its own cycle of state terror, unable to face the fact that the 'security' it seeks can never be found through the end of a tank's barrel.

Hope that helps ....

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/23/human-shielding-in-action-israeli-forces-strap-palestinian-man-to-jeep

24 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Nurse

You killed her in an air strike - so I'm left ranting into the acrid, cordite wind ...

11 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I'd like to straighten something out...

The UN’s own investigations after the 2014 Gaza war confirmed that weapons were stored in UN schools and that those facilities were likely used by militants. That’s wasn't “propaganda” - it was proven and documented.

So when people talk about Hamas operating in civilian areas, it’s not some fringe claim. It’s a pattern:

- Rockets launched from residential neighbourhoods

- Weapons hidden in schools

- Fighting embedded in densely populated zones

Hamas using civilians as shields - whether people like the wording or not.

If we try and flip the situation for a second - If Israel stored missiles in its own schools or fired rockets from hospitals, the global reaction would be instant and absolute outrage. There would be nonstop headlines, sanctions, protests - no nuance, no “context”, no excuses.

But when it’s Hamas, for 'some' people suddenly everything becomes complicated, justified, or ignored.

You can criticise Israel all day long - and many do - but if you can’t also acknowledge this reality about Hamas, then it’s not about human rights anymore. It’s about selective outrage.

My God man, you're delusional. Comparing a country like Israel, backed by the USA to Gaza, a country that has been under blockade and occupation for decades, just think about the biased nonsense to write.

You know well that Oct 7 didn't happen in a vacuum, and you probably think 9/11 did.

If any country flattened 95% of Israel, including all schools, hospitals, synagogues, and killed 10% of it's population, do you think there would be any consequences by international cours or the UN?

59 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Jim, this is satire of Olympic standard; and please remember, only a few hours ago, you referred to a proscribed muslim terrorist organisation, Hezbollah, as freedom fighters.

Peaceful religion of Islam, Jim; you seem to have a short memory, so here’s a few reminders for you.

9/11 USA 2,996 dead 25,000 + injured

7/7  London bombs 52 dead 784 injured

2017 London Bridge, 8 killed 48 injured

2017 Barcelona, driver mows down 100 people, 14 dead 130 injured.

2022 Manchester concert bomb, 22 dead 119 injured

2015 Charlie Hebbo 12 dead

2019 London Bridge 2 dead 3 injured

2020 France stabbing and beheading 3 dead

2020 Samuel Paty, French teacher beheaded in the street 

2015 Bataclan, Paris 130 dead 350 wounded

2015 Nice, France, truck rampage 86 dead 434 injured 

2023 Arras France .. teacher stabbed to death

2016 Rouen France 85 year old priest has throat slit at alter of church

2023 Brussels, 2 Swedish football fans shot dead

2018 Carcassonne France 5 dead 15 injured 

2024 Crocus hall Moscow: 140 dead 300 injured

2023 7th October Israel: 1,195 Killed 250 taken hostage.

2025 Feb 13 Munich: Car ramming, 37 injured 2 killed.

2025 Dec 14 Bondi: 15 killed 40 injured 

All these slaughters of innocent western civilians, and there are hundreds more, yes, hundreds, and hundreds more, were carried out by adherents to the faith of Islam …. peace be with you ✌️

That list doesn’t prove anything about Islam - it just proves extremists exist and you are a bigot.
If we play that game, Christianity gave us the Crusades, the KKK, and ethnic cleansing in the Balkans. The IRA, in the Catholic-Protestant conflict, carried out decades of bombings and killings. Personally, I didn't call them terrorists and they have similarities to Hezbollah, who you falsely claim are terrorists when in fact, onlt 15-20 countries proscribe them as such(therefore  around 175–180 countries do NOT designate it as a terrorist group)  and we know that is just because of Israel and the USA and the others do as the US says - the following countries don't think they are -  sorry but can't be bothered with all 180-  Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Russia, China, Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, Venezuela, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco

Buddhism isn’t exempt either - look at Myanmar. In Sri Lanka, Buddhist extremists have carried out anti-Muslim riots and attacks.

2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Once again, I have not accused you of posting hate.

He has and is trying to squirm his way out by lying.

3 minutes ago, JimCM said:

That list doesn’t prove anything about Islam - it just proves extremists exist and you are a bigot.
If we play that game, Christianity gave us the Crusades, the KKK, and ethnic cleansing in the Balkans. The IRA, in the Catholic-Protestant conflict, carried out decades of bombings and killings. Personally, I didn't call them terrorists and they have similarities to Hezbollah, who you falsely claim are terrorists when in fact, onlt 15-20 countries proscribe them as such(therefore  around 175–180 countries do NOT designate it as a terrorist group)  and we know that is just because of Israel and the USA and the others do as the US says - the following countries don't think they are -  sorry but can't be bothered with all 180-  Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Russia, China, Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, Venezuela, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco

Buddhism isn’t exempt either - look at Myanmar. In Sri Lanka, Buddhist extremists have carried out anti-Muslim riots and attacks.

One of the goals of Hezbollah is destroy Israel. Which makes Hezbollah one of your favorite groups.

3 minutes ago, TedG said:

One of the goals of Hezbollah is destroy Israel. Which makes Hezbollah one of your favorite groups.

3 minutes ago, TedG said:

One of the goals of Hezbollah is destroy Israel. Which makes Hezbollah one of your favorite groups.

Huh, I don't like not dislike Hezbollah....show me one post where I said I did.

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

“This ‘peaceful religion’ you speak of…

When someone shouts ‘Allāhu akbar’ in a crowded place, the mood changes instantly - people tense up, eyes scan, that split second of fear kicks in.

Yet if someone shouts ‘praise be to Jesus’, people would just roll their eyes - another loud believer, maybe a bit unhinged, but not a threat.

What you’re saying isn’t some universal truth about religion - it’s a very British, media-shaped reaction, and treating it as evidence says more about your islamophobia than reality. In countries like Iran or Malaysia, where Muslim populations are the majority, hearing “Allahu akbar” is completely normal and wouldn’t cause the slightest concern, whereas someone loudly shouting “praise be to Jesus” in a crowded space could easily draw suspicion simply because it’s unfamiliar in that context. The reaction you’re describing flips depending on where you are, which shows it’s not about the words themselves but about what people have been conditioned to associate with “threat.” By presenting a normal phrase used by millions of ordinary Muslims as inherently alarming, you’re not just making a neutral observation - you’re generalising a whole group through a lens of fear. That’s why it comes across as racist: it reduces a diverse set of people to a single negative association based on selective exposure rather than reality.  

5 minutes ago, TedG said:

Stop lying.

Translated to, "I can't find any". While you're looking also give one reason why a Buddhist Englishman in Thailand would like Hezbollah. Stop trolling.

Just one post will do.

9 minutes ago, JimCM said:

Translated to, "I can't find any". While you're looking also give one reason why a Buddhist Englishman in Thailand would like Hezbollah. Stop trolling.

Just one post will do.

This translates to "I JimCM defends HAMAS and Hezbollah at all and lies about my love of these two organizations".

12 minutes ago, TedG said:

This translates to "I JimCM defends HAMAS and Hezbollah at all and lies about my love of these two organizations".

Still not found any post where I said I like Hezbollah?

Your quickly putting yourself in the same level of YelloEloYagoNic

1 hour ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Jim, this is satire of Olympic standard; and please remember, only a few hours ago, you referred to a proscribed muslim terrorist organisation, Hezbollah, as freedom fighters.

Peaceful religion of Islam, Jim; you seem to have a short memory, so here’s a few reminders for you.

I know you're not American but have links to Israel, so watch this piece of truth.

41 minutes ago, JimCM said:

What you’re saying isn’t some universal truth about religion - it’s a very British, media-shaped reaction, and treating it as evidence says more about your islamophobia than reality. In countries like Iran or Malaysia, where Muslim populations are the majority, hearing “Allahu akbar” is completely normal and wouldn’t cause the slightest concern, whereas someone loudly shouting “praise be to Jesus” in a crowded space could easily draw suspicion simply because it’s unfamiliar in that context.

The reaction you’re describing flips depending on where you are, which shows it’s not about the words themselves but about what people have been conditioned to associate with “threat.” By presenting a normal phrase used by millions of ordinary Muslims as inherently alarming, you’re not just making a neutral observation - you’re generalising a whole group through a lens of fear. That’s why it comes across as racist: it reduces a diverse set of people to a single negative association based on selective exposure rather than reality.  

That’s not accurate - and it’s not “media conditioning” to recognise context.

I’ve spent a huge amount of the past two decades across the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and everyday speech among Muslims is far more likely to include phrases like Alhamdulillah and Inshallah - those are part of normal, daily conversation.

Allahu Akbar is a legitimate religious phrase used in prayer and religious contexts. But it’s part of regular conversation, and that distinction matters.

In today’s world, after years of it being used in extremist attacks, the phrase has taken on an additional association. That’s not about labelling all Muslims - it’s about recognising how repeated real-world events shape public perception.

Thats not islamaphobia - thats just your attempt to deflect through accusation.

If someone suddenly shouted “Allahu akbar” loudly in a crowded mall in places like Bahrain or Dubai, it would alarm people - not because the words themselves are inherently bad, but because of how and where they’re being used... using that term insights fear - switch the script and "praise be to Jesus" would not insight he same fear in locals in shopping centres across the Middle East or in Europe or the USA.

Context matters. Behaviour matters. And pretending those associations don’t exist doesn’t make them disappear.

6 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Well you certainly nailed your colours firmly to the mast there; no ambiguity about that little gem.

What do you mean by that? If you are implying I am some how in support of terrorist/paramilitary groups in the region you are completely and utterly wrong. I support the Geneva Conventions.

6 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

You mean the 4 Geneva conventions of 1949 that Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houtis, the IRGC and Islamic Jihad have all signed up to; oh, wait a minute, I forgot, it is only Israel that the world demands play by the rules …. I bet you can’t even remember what happened on 7th October 2023

I placed a bet. £50 please, You lost the bet.

4 hours ago, JimCM said:

I know you're not American but have links to Israel, so watch this piece of truth.

Dave Smith (Jewish btw) really spanks these Zionist shills - his takedown of Dougla Murray on Rogan was his best ever - take no prisoners Dave we love you !

9 hours ago, TedG said:

This translates to "I JimCM defends HAMAS and Hezbollah at all and lies about my love of these two organizations".

You make an accusation, can't back it up so double down on it, again without a shred of evidence.

But I'm sure in your mind what you're saying is the holy truth.

22 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

All loss of life in this appalling middle-east war is tragic, and completely unacceptable; it’s a shame however, that you neglected to mention that this only happened because Hezbollah resumed firing rockets and drones indiscriminately at the civilian population of Israel on 2nd March 2026, breaking a ceasefire that had been in place since November 2024 ✌️ 

in response to the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran.

Israel govt is horrible and evil.

Israel is at it again intentionally targeting innocent civilians and medics. This is what terrorist entities do.

20 minutes ago, Danny Australia said:

Israel is at it again intentionally targeting innocent civilians and medics. This is what terrorist entities do.

Where were you when Iran was slaughtering protestors?

17 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Where were you when Iran was slaughtering protestors?

Omg, when you can't justify you're support for Israeli terrorism, you whatabout to something totally off topic and unrelated

Reaching new low Yello

42 minutes ago, Danny Australia said:

Israel is at it again intentionally targeting innocent civilians and medics. This is what terrorist entities do.

Can you believe there are a couple of posters here still supporting them?

5 hours ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

Dave Smith (Jewish btw) really spanks these Zionist shills - his takedown of Dougla Murray on Rogan was his best ever - take no prisoners Dave we love you !

I'll check it out, that Murray is a clueless bigot.

On 3/26/2026 at 9:19 AM, JimCM said:

Can anyone else see a repeating pattern here of war crimes and total disregard to international law, and of course no consequences as they the terrorist nstate of Israel is protected by the mighty USA. 

They are both rogue nations so they do what they want.

45 minutes ago, JimCM said:

Omg, when you can't justify you're support for Israeli terrorism, you whatabout to something totally off topic and unrelated

Reaching new low Yello

That's what I thought

4 hours ago, JimCM said:

I'll check it out, that Murray is a clueless bigot.

Douglas Murray is a hugely intelligent writer and orator; that you dismiss him as a clueless bigot, serves only to highlight your very limited ability to understand critical thinking and intellectual discourse.

32 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Douglas Murray is a hugely intelligent writer and orator; that you dismiss him as a clueless bigot, serves only to highlight your very limited ability to understand critical thinking and intellectual discourse.

It is amusing when someone like @JimCM calls someone like Douglas Murray a "clueless bigot".

33 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

It is amusing when someone like @JimCM calls someone like Douglas Murray a "clueless bigot".

Indeed; it elevates irony to a new level

1 hour ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Douglas Murray is a hugely intelligent writer and orator; that you dismiss him as a clueless bigot, serves only to highlight your very limited ability to understand critical thinking and intellectual discourse.

A Jewish comedian Dave Smith gave him the spanking of his life on Joe Rogan - enjoy ! His gay husband is an Israeli and he likes to cosplay with the IDF.

On 3/26/2026 at 5:40 AM, JimCM said:

They are going to be stronger than ever.

https://iranpress.com/content/305312/iranian-lecturer-the-world-hate-israel-result-resistance

Jim CM ,, you are probably now on Mossads and CIA hit list as a supporter of islamist terrorism , id would be worried about your thai visa renewal too ,, Thailand does a lot of business with israel ,including military and intelligence ..