Israel/Palestine thread

Israel/Palestine thread

Think this merits its own thread...

Discuss my fellow 2+2ers..

AM YISRAEL CHAI.


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07 October 2023 at 09:33 PM
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by rafiki P

We just never get to quantify the impact on the human tragedy that form of fighting has. And it definitely has some. This fight could be a lot cleaner than it is. On both sides surely.


could be cleaner on both sides? one side is caged like anmimals and the other side is controlling all supplies. HOW IS that clean? thats not even a clean fight.


this is ofc what rafki is talking about. (its really easy to find where he gets his propaganda). we are not supposed to make inferences on intent, but I will just say I find it pretty telling that he did not link to the tweet given it was immediately debunked and the guy got ratioed.


yes during a famine and war, food and aid is guarded by armed police. this does not give Israel carte blanche to murder UN workers and children.


a quick google search did not find the Reuters article. again, we are not supposed to guess at intent of posters.


they are planning to give gaza back to the settlers.
over 50% of bibs party are all for it. 26% of the rest of population.
its the settlers wet dream, they get gaza back and can build the riviera on top of dead children they just blew up. wtf?
gazans in that vision dont exist.


by washoe P

they are planning to give gaza back to the settlers.
over 50% of bibs party are all for it. 26% of the rest of population.
its the settlers wet dream, they get gaza back and can build the riviera on top of dead children they just blew up. wtf?
gazans in that vision dont exist.

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Gross and completely disgusting.

"but not genocide" my arse


by Victor P

this is ofc what rafki is talking about. (its really easy to find where he gets his propaganda). we are not supposed to make inferences on intent, but I will just say I find it pretty telling that he did not link to the tweet given it was immediately debunked and the guy got ratioed.


yes during a famine and war, food and aid is guarded by armed police. this does not give Israel carte blanche to murder UN workers and children.

Well the whole idea is that there aren't "good Hamas guys" you know? the "police" are terrorists, they can't oversee aid disbursal in any capacity or they will keep using it for their aims lol, that's one of the main reasons for the invasion, cutoff Hamas income stream from aid siphoning.

There are no legitimate Hamas members in general, they all have a death sentence upon their head and they are all terrorists.


by Victor P

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by metsandfinsfan P

Everyone is entitled to an opinion including holocaust survivors. I can still disagree with his opinion

Sure but can you do it logically?


this dude is 100% getting bombed by the end of the week


I really appreciate all the support and effort I’ve seen from you guys so far.

I’ve seen a few things that were pretty close to the edge but for the most part you’re all doing great.

One note, and I don’t mean this to pick on Mets bc there were a couple others too, but if we can, let’s try to avoid posts like below that are really only about each other and not content.

by metsandfinsfan P

Yes the only way you will be hsppy is no Jewish State


Also, washoe I appreciate your edits. Thank you 😀

Otherwise and carry on!


by Victor P

you are right. they will surely regroup and continue the terrorization and theft. the only way this ends is when Israel ends.

Not having a state of Israel is not necessarily anti-Zionist, at least that's what the moron and Zionist Albert Einstein thought.


by Luciom P

the "police" are terrorists

True enough, but there's a thread for that.

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/285/p...


thats what the reeducation camps are for


by PointlessWords P

Sure but can you do it logically?

Yes

Israel needs to get hamas out of power for their future survival
Civilian death is an unfortunate consequence but still not genocide

Very logical


by washoe P

they are planning to give gaza back to the settlers.
over 50% of bibs party are all for it. 26% of the rest of population.
its the settlers wet dream, they get gaza back and can build the riviera on top of dead children they just blew up. wtf?
gazans in that vision dont exist.


Again it isn't true

I'll bet you 1000 dollars there will be no Israeli settlers in gaza in the next 10 years

Cross can escrow


by microbet P

Not having a state of Israel is not necessarily anti-Zionist, at least that's what the moron and Zionist Albert Einstein thought.



by metsandfinsfan P

Yes

Israel needs to get hamas out of power for their future survival
Civilian death is an unfortunate consequence but still not genocide

Very logical

I haven’t seen anything to suggest Hamas could wipe out Israel.

Do you think that because Israel can wipe out Hamas that Palestine has to get the IDF out of power for its future survival?

Of course civilian death (like Oct 7) is an unfortunate consequence but not genocide


by metsandfinsfan P

Yes

Israel needs to get hamas out of power for their future survival
Civilian death is an unfortunate consequence but still not genocide

Very logical

sure its not genocide. genocide is an abstraction. its a term for generalization.

lets call it what it really is

-mass murder of people
-mass decapitation of people
-mass burying alive of people
-mass burning alive of people
-mass blowing up of people
-mass starvation of people
-mass amputation of people
-mass torture of people where they are forced to sit blindfolded and in diapers for months on end
-destruction of all infrastucture including electricity, water, housing

a country that does these things on such a scale has no right to exist. Jewish or not. nothing special about them despite what the Habara has told us for decades.


Well nobody has a right to exist. Force or the appearance of force is what lets countries exist imo


These days, almost every country knows that if you invade your neighbor with tanks and planes, they are going to start popping up out of holes shooting your tanks and running cheap drones into your airfields

You used to have a problem when guys had AKs, RPGs and mortars. Now they have drones too. Goodbless the guerilla fighters, they are brave and nuts.


by metsandfinsfan P

Citing the dictionary is dumb like saying "Econ 101!" or "First Principles!" is. It is actually possible to get deeper into a subject. If your understanding of Zionism is limited to the dictionary, you should read more.


Encyclopedias aren't deep into a subject, but sure as hell deeper than dictionaries.

Einstein was a prominent supporter of both Labor Zionism and efforts to encourage Jewish–Arab cooperation.[24] In 1938 Einstein explained "In this hour one thing, above all, must be emphasized: Judaism owes a great debt of gratitude to Zionism. The Zionist movement has revived among Jews the sense of community. It has performed productive work surpassing all the expectations any one could entertain. This productive work in Palestine, to which self-sacrificing Jews throughout the world have contributed has saved a large number of our brethren from direst need".[25] Einstein supported the creation of a Jewish national homeland in the British mandate of Palestine but was opposed to the idea of a Jewish state "with borders, an army, and a measure of temporal power."[26]: 33  According to Marc Elis, Einstein declared himself a human being, a Jew, an opponent of nationalism, and a Zionist; he supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine but until summer 1947 conceived of this as a bi-national (Jewish and Arab) state, with "continuously functioning, mixed, administrative, economic, and social organizations."

Einstein wasn't just making up some unheard of position. This was a common position among Zionists and one that wasn't ignored before the "coup".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biltmore_C...

The program has been described by a number of historians as "a virtual coup d’état" within Zionism since the movement's more moderate leaders were replaced with leaders with more aggressive goals.

Of course this post will be ignored by mets. Maybe someone else will read it.


by PointlessWords P

I haven’t seen anything to suggest Hamas could wipe out Israel.

Neither have i. But what military from the blowback you mentioned was the big threat?


by Victor P

a quick google search did not find the Reuters article. again, we are not supposed to guess at intent of posters.

I could perhaps help you learn how to use Google over a video meeting? There's some time in my schedule.

I feel it could lead to smoother conversation then.


by microbet P

Encyclopedias aren't deep into a subject, but sure as hell deeper than dictionaries.

Einstein wasn't just making up some unheard of position. This was a common position among Zionists and one that wasn't ignored before the "coup".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biltmore_C...

Of course this post will be ignored by mets. Maybe someone else will read it.

I dont think you can unring that bell.


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