For all those with friends and family and Israel...hope your safe

Reported

I've pointed out the same thing about it being breaking news, yet no-one has acknowledged it at all, just continued with the the 'but why single out Israel?' posts!

You have to wonder about people's intelligence.

Well, I think Israel has played a blinder tonight.

They've goaded Iran into retaliatory action so they can now say that they can use all means at their disposal to defend themselves.

My Dad was involved in the defence business in the Middle East from 1980's through to the 2000's and had many dealings with multiple intelligence forces across the globe.
He always said that Israel was one nation you could never mess with. Their intelligence forces and military have always been considered the most vile outfit operating in that arena.

It's a shame they regard themselves as above other terrorist governments. They are no different.

The innocents are the Israeli people as much as Iranians, Lebanese and Palestinians.

It’s awful, listening now

I completely agree with everything you say

But none of that is why I’ve said this board is a cesspit of antisemitism.

Agree.

It makes me sick to see the holocaust being referenced. They just can't help themselves though.

Thinking of everyone who has family and friends in Israel.

Leave the Holocaust references out. It’s absolutely disgusting.

Netanyahu won’t be happy until everyone is dead

Yep... certainly didn't take long

Exactly. Yes, there have been threads about Palestine and Gaza and people have come on to express sympathy for Israel (rightly so). I haven't seen any antisemitic posts on this thread yet.

risible.

Oh good lord. The Iranian's intent is entirely genocidal. Their targets ate thankfully quite well protected but they will still be terrified.

There's always someone to come along with the Holocaust comparison. Just can't help yourself.

How angry and incensed would you be with any poster that started a thread singling out Lebanese and Palestinians when Israeli citizens were also under threat? And you would be right to.

That's what almost every thread on this board is doing. Are all the Gaza threads wrong for not expressing sympathy for Israeli citizens?

I'm sure you've jumped on all the threads where anyone expresses sympathy for people in Gaza and Lebanon to call them calculated and pathetic and petty and whatever other personal insults you can think up to describe someone who dares to do something as awful as hope that people are safe.

It's singling out a single group in exactly the same way as all the other threads have done.
The conflict has just escalated and Iran have attacked Israel on a massive scale. The whole country is under attack.

That doesn’t work.

People have been saying on here since 7/10 that Hamas knew Israel would attack (why wouldn’t they) after 7/10.

It has been made very clear that it doesn’t matter whether Hamas knew Israel would attack, Israel should never have attacked at all because of the civilians living in Gaza.

People have been saying it is inevitable that Israel would attack Hezbollah following a year’s worth of rockets fired at them.

But, again. It has been made very clear that it doesn’t matter whether Hezbollah knew it was inevitable that Israel would attack, Israel should never have attacked at all because of the civilians living in Lebanon.

So surely you should all be decrying Iran for attacking Israel because of all the civilians living there.

But you won’t.

Omg its breaking news right now. Of course its about thinking of those in Israel as its under attack. Its not a competition.

Look how angry everyone gets at any concern for Israeli civilians

People are angry because it is calculated, it is singling out one group over all other innocent people in the region. There is no need for it. How angry and incensed would you be with any poster that started a thread singling out Lebanese and Palestinians when Israeli citizens were also under threat? And you would be right to.

My feeling too.

Go tell that to people whose blood lines have disappeared.

There's nothing remotely antisemitic about being upset for everyone suffering in a region.
It must be a genuinely terrifying area of the world to live in, or have loved ones in, right now.

I am so sad for those in Israel, 7/10 was beyond heartbreaking and it must be terrifying now.

But the whole region is going through a horrible period and innocent people are caught up in it everywhere. It's perfectly understandable and not antisemitic to wish for peace for the whole region

There are many many threads focusing on Gaza. This one is for Israel.