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For people who say I stand with Israel

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sprinklesprinkle · 22/10/2023 15:30

What does that mean to you? Especially for Jewish people who are happy to answer.

I know what Free Palestine means - it has always meant freedom for Palestinians, peace, basic human rights such as water, the right to life essentially.

I Stand with Israel - what exactly does this mean?

I am genuinely not being 'goady" to use a MN word but I want to learn & understand. I know many will say not to have Israelis attacked at a festival or for the hostages to be released but what is the long term goal for those that support what the Israeli government is doing. What do you want for Palestinians?

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Defiantjazz · 23/10/2023 08:22

Oh I can interpret things very logically. You wrote “the actions of Hamas can be justified” I correctly interpreted that, it tied in with your overall anti Israeli stance, there was nothing illogical about it

Not sure why “it was a typo” is so difficult to understand.

Teddleshon · 23/10/2023 08:20

When they are done with the Jews we are all doomed.

Rubbishagain · 23/10/2023 08:20

soddingspiderseason · 23/10/2023 07:37

Are Hamas still firing rockets at Israel? Are you expecting Israel to just sit there and be bombed by Hamas following the atrocities? Where are the rocket launchers? The problem is Hamas using the Gaza people as human shields.

I appreciate and understand what you’re saying. On a day to day basis however the Palestinians have to contend with checkpoints and the violence of IDF towards everyone. Their homes and land is constantly being stolen and they have no way to improve their lives because they are having to rehome displaced families and rebuild every year after Israel has bombed them. This situation didn’t start in October. It has gone on for decades and Palestinians are dealing with an Apartheid regime. The carpet bombing and use of phosphorus bombs is also abhorrent. The Palestinians literally have nothing left to lose and they’ve had enough of this treatment

petuniasandpetals · 23/10/2023 08:18

@Rubbishagain
Free Palestine = kill the Jews

It doesn't mean anything else. When they are done with us they won't be especially interested in you.

rosemaryandparsley · 23/10/2023 08:18

Medlady · 22/10/2023 16:15

Palestine didn’t start it. Hamas did. And there is the problem.

The German people didn't start WW2, the Nazis did.

If WW2 hadn't been fought and won by the Allies, those of us in UK would all be living under a fascist regime now and speaking German.
And there wouldn't have been a single Jew left alive in UK.

This was the cost;

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/research-starters-worldwide-deaths-world-war

Research Starters: Worldwide Deaths in World War II | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

See estimates for worldwide deaths, broken down by country, in World War II. 

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/research-starters-worldwide-deaths-world-war

MissingMoominMamma · 23/10/2023 08:11

OhHelloTheres · 23/10/2023 08:09

@MissingMoominMamma
I mean, nothing about that is accurate. Well done on showing a "today" map that even Hamas would laugh at you for believing to be true

Ok- then can you show one which is accurate?

OhHelloTheres · 23/10/2023 08:09

@MissingMoominMamma
I mean, nothing about that is accurate. Well done on showing a "today" map that even Hamas would laugh at you for believing to be true

MissingMoominMamma · 23/10/2023 08:02

Pollyputhekettleon · 23/10/2023 07:48

Read something. Almost anything would do.

This?

For people who say I stand with Israel
Pollyputhekettleon · 23/10/2023 07:48

MissingMoominMamma · 23/10/2023 07:46

You do understand that they took that land from the Palestinians, don’t you?

Read something. Almost anything would do.

MissingMoominMamma · 23/10/2023 07:46

Loulou599 · 22/10/2023 15:36

I'm not Jewish but I stand with Israel because I believe the Jews have a right to a nation and to defend their nation against terrorism

You do understand that they took that land from the Palestinians, don’t you?

EasternStandard · 23/10/2023 07:42

soddingspiderseason · 23/10/2023 07:40

And your posts are brilliant too, thank you for consistently and calmly explaining the actual history and reality of this conflict. But the people arguing with you don't want to listen to reality, they have a fixed view based on Hamas propaganda and facts are not part of their narrative.

Seconded good post

EasternStandard · 23/10/2023 07:40

Martin83 · 23/10/2023 06:50

I think this hypocrisy needs to change, no one wants to help Palestinian refugees. I haven't seen one country welcoming refugees from Palestine. And it's purely because of the Hamas decease, no one wants to see it. All of the Arab countries behind the close doors support Israel in eradicating Hamas.

Tbf I can see why no one wants Hamas to enter. How could you know the intentions and background of each person seeking refuge.

Their barbarity is so great you’d not risk it.

soddingspiderseason · 23/10/2023 07:40

LemonyTicket · 23/10/2023 02:10

I am Jewish, and I disagree with what the current government is doing, it is inhumane - regardless of the heinous attacks, spilling more innocent blood is wrong. And I disagree with many other actions by the Israeli government.

But I stand fully with Israel.

It has every bit as much right to exist as Palestine does.

And if Palestinians had accepted Israel any time in the last 75 years, there would be peace and prosperity for all.

Is it fair some people lost homes and land? Nope. But more Jews did than Palestinians.

And furthermore it was not the Jews who refused to live in multicultural equality. They were not given that option and their moral right to live in freedom and equality in their ancestral home is every bit as valuable as any Muslims.

"Free Palestine" is a meaningless statement.

Palestinians are living under a brutally oppressive, jihadi regime with no rights of any kind. They are terrorised by their own government, they are imprisoned without trial and any dissent results in death. Citizens are used as human shields, by a group of possibly the most barbaric terrorists the planet has ever seen.

The idea that this horrific regime would segue from decapitating babies and spunking aid money on weapons to offering "freedom" to anybody is objectively ridiculous.

Furthermore, Palestinians have been offered their own state five times and each time have declined the offer, as they will not accept Jews also having a state. What people are protesting for, they have rejected.

So if you want to protest for anything, protest for Palestinians to accept a two state solution and embrace democratic government, freedom and human rights for their own people. Stop pretending Israel has ever prevented either of these things.

Palestinians are not in an :open air prison:. They have an enormous open border with Egypt and the only reason they can't move freely is because Egypt won't allow it.

However, Israel cannot allow free movement because Hamas use that freedom to murder Jews. Israel cannot allow free movement of uninspected goods, because Hamas sneak in weapons and materials to kill Jews. Hamas hide in no way that this is their sole intent.

Israel do many wrong things, no question, but "free Palestine" is meaningless.

For Palestinians to be free, they need leaders who offer them freedom and protect their human rights. They need leaders who are interested in peaceful resolution rather than murdering Jews.

As someone said, if Palestinians lay down weapons and accept Israel, then peace is possible. If Israel laid down weapons, it would mean annihilation.

Arguing for "freeing" people to deranged, terrorist, jihadis who opress, murder and terrorise their own people and refuse peaceful negotiations is completely illogical.

And your posts are brilliant too, thank you for consistently and calmly explaining the actual history and reality of this conflict. But the people arguing with you don't want to listen to reality, they have a fixed view based on Hamas propaganda and facts are not part of their narrative.

soddingspiderseason · 23/10/2023 07:37

Rubbishagain · 23/10/2023 01:15

Just to clarify. I DO NOT JUSTIFY ANY TYPE OF VIOLENCE. I am arguing to stop the fighting and Palestinians losing their homes. The use of phosphorus bombing has to stop.

Are Hamas still firing rockets at Israel? Are you expecting Israel to just sit there and be bombed by Hamas following the atrocities? Where are the rocket launchers? The problem is Hamas using the Gaza people as human shields.

Martin83 · 23/10/2023 06:50

I think this hypocrisy needs to change, no one wants to help Palestinian refugees. I haven't seen one country welcoming refugees from Palestine. And it's purely because of the Hamas decease, no one wants to see it. All of the Arab countries behind the close doors support Israel in eradicating Hamas.

Maatandosiris · 23/10/2023 04:37

Rubbishagain · 23/10/2023 01:01

You are clearly not able to interpret anything logically if that’s the conclusion you have come to

Oh I can interpret things very logically. You wrote “the actions of Hamas can be justified” I correctly interpreted that, it tied in with your overall anti Israeli stance, there was nothing illogical about it.

You apparently made a mistake. Rather than accept responsibility and apologise this is somehow my fault, I think that says a lot about YOUR thought processes.

i am 100% not surprised

Loulou599 · 23/10/2023 04:10

@HeidiInTheBigCity
The text reads "so what precisely are those people claiming to have fled from if they cheer on Hamas terrorism?"
Well since you bring up the question....Can you answer it?

LemonyTicket · 23/10/2023 02:44

@asterel your posts here were brilliant. Thank you. I wish I was following you on Twitter!

Rubbishagain · 23/10/2023 02:16

Atmytethersend · 22/10/2023 16:13

Eh they didn't. It was a misfired jihad rocket

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LemonyTicket · 23/10/2023 02:10

I am Jewish, and I disagree with what the current government is doing, it is inhumane - regardless of the heinous attacks, spilling more innocent blood is wrong. And I disagree with many other actions by the Israeli government.

But I stand fully with Israel.

It has every bit as much right to exist as Palestine does.

And if Palestinians had accepted Israel any time in the last 75 years, there would be peace and prosperity for all.

Is it fair some people lost homes and land? Nope. But more Jews did than Palestinians.

And furthermore it was not the Jews who refused to live in multicultural equality. They were not given that option and their moral right to live in freedom and equality in their ancestral home is every bit as valuable as any Muslims.

"Free Palestine" is a meaningless statement.

Palestinians are living under a brutally oppressive, jihadi regime with no rights of any kind. They are terrorised by their own government, they are imprisoned without trial and any dissent results in death. Citizens are used as human shields, by a group of possibly the most barbaric terrorists the planet has ever seen.

The idea that this horrific regime would segue from decapitating babies and spunking aid money on weapons to offering "freedom" to anybody is objectively ridiculous.

Furthermore, Palestinians have been offered their own state five times and each time have declined the offer, as they will not accept Jews also having a state. What people are protesting for, they have rejected.

So if you want to protest for anything, protest for Palestinians to accept a two state solution and embrace democratic government, freedom and human rights for their own people. Stop pretending Israel has ever prevented either of these things.

Palestinians are not in an :open air prison:. They have an enormous open border with Egypt and the only reason they can't move freely is because Egypt won't allow it.

However, Israel cannot allow free movement because Hamas use that freedom to murder Jews. Israel cannot allow free movement of uninspected goods, because Hamas sneak in weapons and materials to kill Jews. Hamas hide in no way that this is their sole intent.

Israel do many wrong things, no question, but "free Palestine" is meaningless.

For Palestinians to be free, they need leaders who offer them freedom and protect their human rights. They need leaders who are interested in peaceful resolution rather than murdering Jews.

As someone said, if Palestinians lay down weapons and accept Israel, then peace is possible. If Israel laid down weapons, it would mean annihilation.

Arguing for "freeing" people to deranged, terrorist, jihadis who opress, murder and terrorise their own people and refuse peaceful negotiations is completely illogical.

Rubbishagain · 23/10/2023 01:15

Just to clarify. I DO NOT JUSTIFY ANY TYPE OF VIOLENCE. I am arguing to stop the fighting and Palestinians losing their homes. The use of phosphorus bombing has to stop.

Rubbishagain · 23/10/2023 01:13

Maatandosiris · 22/10/2023 23:29

You think tying a young child to its mother and burning them alive can be justified?

Obviously meant CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED

Rubbishagain · 23/10/2023 01:12

asterel · 23/10/2023 01:07

You wrote just above:

The barbaric actions of Hamas or IDF can be justified.

Do you not remember what you wrote a couple of hours ago; or do you think we didn’t notice?

Obviously meant CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED

Rubbishagain · 23/10/2023 01:09

asterel · 22/10/2023 23:39

The barbaric actions of Hamas or IDF can be justified.

Well — and there it is.

@Rubbishagain a very apt username. I’m going to ignore you now. You are morally bankrupt and simply wrong, to hold human life cheaper than land ownership. Most people living on the Earth in history haven’t “owned land” ever in their lives, but most of them would balk at rape and murder. Your moral compass is broken; you think you’re righteous but you are a shill for money and capital at the expense of humanity. I hope at some point you grow up and rethink this truly horrible privileging of land squabbles that dominates your worldview. For one thing - you aren’t for peace or innocent Palestinians either. You’re part of the problem.

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Don’t be completely ridiculous. Typo albeit a disastrous one. Clearly meant CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED. I’m angry because innocent families are being affected. Who cares about the land when IDF and Hamas are clearly killing innocent civilians however IDF have been doing this for a long time.

asterel · 23/10/2023 01:07

Rubbishagain · 23/10/2023 01:01

You are clearly not able to interpret anything logically if that’s the conclusion you have come to

You wrote just above:

The barbaric actions of Hamas or IDF can be justified.

Do you not remember what you wrote a couple of hours ago; or do you think we didn’t notice?