And worth remembering that, immediately after being elected, they rounded up all their political opponents and threw them off rooftops. (View Post)

If all the hostages were released tonight, everyone in Gaza stopped firing rockets at Israeli towns and cities, and the Hamas leadership surrendered unconditionally, Israel would immediately cease fi… (View Post)

Gaza is not under occupation by Israel, and hasn't been since 2005. Civil disobedience by Palestinians in Gaza would necessarily be towards Hamas, which would indeed be a massive step in the right di… (View Post)

The bombardment didn't last as long as Israel's current campaign has, but then again there wasn't an issue with US hostages being held and ongoing attempts to negotiate their release. Anyway, it's es… (View Post)

Absolute rubbish. The specific objection is to the BBC's repeated use of the word "militants" rather than "terrorists". Eg 14 times in this article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/wor… (View Post)