With all due respect Purple, your post is simple’whataboutery’.
Certainly the attack is horrific, it did not occur in isolation
Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is illegal
Israel’s ongoing expropriation of Palestinian land in the West Bank is slow motion ethnic cleansing
Israel’s expansion of settlements is illegal and designed to change ‘facts on the ground’
The ongoing campaign of the settlers against the people of the West Bank is just state sponsored murder.
Israel’s blockade of Gaza is unconscionable. They have turned the homeplace of 2 million people into a prison.
Most of all what are the Palestinians to do. Hamas may be religious fanatics but the good guys have absolutely abandoned the Palestinians.
The Root of Violence Is Oppression. - JVP
We grieve the lives of those already lost and remain committed to a future where every life is precious, and all people live in freedom and safety.www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org
Just for some context on the scale of the violence
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With all due respect Purple, your post is simple’whataboutery’.
Certainly the attack is horrific, it did not occur in isolation
Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is illegal
Israel’s ongoing expropriation of Palestinian land in the West Bank is slow motion ethnic cleansing
Israel’s expansion of settlements is illegal and designed to change ‘facts on the ground’
The ongoing campaign of the settlers against the people of the West Bank is just state sponsored murder.
Israel’s blockade of Gaza is unconscionable. They have turned the homeplace of 2 million people into a prison.
Most of all what are the Palestinians to do. Hamas may be religious fanatics but the good guys have absolutely abandoned the Palestinians.
The Root of Violence Is Oppression. - JVP
We grieve the lives of those already lost and remain committed to a future where every life is precious, and all people live in freedom and safety.www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org
Just for some context on the scale of the violence
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What whataboutery?With all due respect Purple, your post is simple’whataboutery’.
Whataboutery other attacks are you referring to?Certainly the attack is horrific, it did not occur in isolation
It is, but it is necessary for the protection of Israel, a fact that is now recognised by many of its neighbours.Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is illegal
Or reclaiming their historical lands from Planters like we did post Independence when we reduced the Protestant population of our country by over 70%.Israel’s ongoing expropriation of Palestinian land in the West Bank is slow motion ethnic cleansing
It is. It is wrong and should be condemned.Israel’s expansion of settlements is illegal and designed to change ‘facts on the ground’
Hyperbole.The ongoing campaign of the settlers against the people of the West Bank is just state sponsored murder.
Except that there is a large land border with Egypt so it's a prison where the Israelis only control 3 of the four walls.Israel’s blockade of Gaza is unconscionable. They have turned the homeplace of 2 million people into a prison.
Oppose the terrorists and murderers that run their country/state.Most of all what are the Palestinians to do.
No, Hamas killed the good guys or drove them into exile (just like they did to LGBT people and other minorities).Hamas may be religious fanatics but the good guys have absolutely abandoned the Palestinians.
I don't put too much store in fundamentalists of any hue and expressly anti-Zionist ultra orthodox Jews are as crazy as they come so their website is as good for context on this topic as a creationists' is for what happened to the Dinosaurs.The Root of Violence Is Oppression. - JVP
We grieve the lives of those already lost and remain committed to a future where every life is precious, and all people live in freedom and safety.www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org
Just for some context on the scale of the violence
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I look at a conflict between a democratic state with a free press and a constitution that is upheld by a supreme court which respects the rights of those who oppose it using peaceful means and the other side which is run by fundamentalist terrorists which kills their internal political opponents and those who don't conform to their brand of religion.Why do we have to pick sides? The whole thing is desperately sad, horrendous and tragic and thousands of innocent people are being murdered. Politics has utterly failed in that region but quite why we over here have to argue over which side is at fault (or rather more at fault than the other) I don't understand. They're both behaving with complete disregard for civilians as far as I can see.
Most of all what are the Palestinians to do.
What did he say? I searched for it and could only find articles where he is condemning antisemitism.openly anti semitic rhetoric from Mickey D I'm not holding my breath.
Well Purple described what happened on Saturday as 'shocking', and I described it as 'horrific'.More like, Most of all what are the Palestinians not to do. Exactly what they did on Saturday.
Israel’s ongoing expropriation of Palestinian land in the West Bank is slow motion ethnic cleansing
Or reclaiming their historical lands from Planters like we did post Independence when we reduced the Protestant population of our country by over 70%.
The ongoing campaign of the settlers against the people of the West Bank is just state sponsored murder.
Hyperbole.
It’s equally inaccurate and unreasonable to describe either as ethnic cleansing.If you think the decline in the Irish protestant population since independence can reasonable be described as 'ethnic cleansing' fair enough, I won't try to argue with you on the fact. I am sure your knowledge is every bit as good as mine, but I must say your interpretation of those facts seems unreasonable.
I really don't think so.
There’s already a solution. It was agreed and implemented by the Israeli and Palestinian governments. Then a terrorist organisation called Hamas took power in Gaza and threw their own people into the mincing machine because all they care about is destroying Israel and they’ll kill as many of their own as they want to do it.Well Purple described what happened on Saturday as 'shocking', and I described it as 'horrific'.
None of that addresses what the Palestinians should do about Israel's illegal occupation of their land.
It shows how biased and unprofessional RTE are. Their coverage of the budget this morning on the radio would be laughable if it wasn't so serious.I agree with your sentiment @Ceist Beag, but it is not politics that has failed it is ideology.
Governments need to be agnostic.
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