ISRAEL/PALESTINE Conflict Discussion Thread I (2023)

[iARTEMx]

Originally Posted by kellyhound

No war pics/vids or personal attacks or derailing by bringing up stuff that has nothing to do with the current war.

I think we will see a lot of new material here about this war in Israel.
I wake up now and saw all that shit is happening

Israel says it is “at war” after Hamas launched a large-scale military operation against the country, saying it was in response to the desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque and increased settler violence.

The group running the besieged Gaza Strip fired thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations, catching the country off-guard on a major holiday. The surprise operation comes after thousands of Israeli settlers in recent days carried out provocative tours of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

Six hours after the invasion began at daybreak on Saturday, Hamas fighters were still fighting gun battles inside several Israeli communities. Israel says at least 22 people have been killed and hundreds wounded.

The infiltration of fighters into southern Israel marked a major escalation by Hamas that forced millions of Israelis to hunker down in safe rooms. Cities and towns emptied as the military closed roads near Gaza. Israel’s rescue service and the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza appealed to the public to donate blood.

“We understand that this is something big,” Lt Col Richard Hecht, an Israeli army spokesman, told reporters. He said the Israeli military had called up the army reserves.

Hecht declined to comment on how Hamas had managed to catch the army off-guard. “That’s a good question,” he said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Israel was “at war” and called for a mass mobilisation of army reserves. The invasion revived memories of the 1973 war practically 50 years to the day.

[v1r]

My friend in Tel Aviv is not responding. He is probably fine, but I want to know.

[v1r]

Okay he is in USA currently.

[v1r]

I can't wait to see how western and european people are going to justify the Palestinian rodents actions.

[Naratengonti]

i honestly think this is gonna be the end of gaza and hamas as we know it

[iARTEMx]

Originally Posted by Naratengonti

i honestly think this is gonna be the end of gaza and hamas as we know it

Agree.

[BreakingBad]

Originally Posted by Naratengonti

i honestly think this is gonna be the end of gaza and hamas as we know it

One can only hope. Most of those 'civilians' in the Gaza strip are unfathomably prone to radicalization, and would kill any Israeli if the opportunity were presented. I just hope that the lives of genuine civilians would be spared in the process of eradicating the current Palestinian ideology.

[Faust]

Originally Posted by v1r

I can't wait to see how western and european people are going to justify the Palestinian rodents actions.

To be fair, in the western community, and even on this very board, the consensus for the past 1.5 year has been:

-“Death to invaders”
-“Kill the occupiers”
-“People living in occupied territories are legitimate targets”
-“attacking the occupying country is justified”

So how could the people in the Gaza Strip know this does not extend to Muslims?

I am not saying killing anybody is right btw

[Faust]

Originally Posted by BreakingBad

One can only hope. Most of those 'civilians' in the Gaza strip are unfathomably prone to radicalization, and would kill any Israeli if the opportunity were presented. I just hope that the lives of genuine civilians would be spared in the process of eradicating the current Palestinian ideology.

This is how I feel about Ukraine!

[v1r]

Can you dumb down "So how could the people in the Gaza Strip know this does not extend to Muslims?" for me? I'm too foreign to grasp what you mean.