The Maldives bans Israeli passport holders

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https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Business/wireStory/maldives-ban-israelis-entering-country-war-gaza-110754096

Wonder whether any other countries will follow suit.

The comment that I quoted was unlikely to have been made by French, Spanish, Dutch or Portuguese...what exactly is your point?

No, I mean you talk about it like appealing to emotions is some kind of game or tactic. What do you mean by that? Is all of this a game to you?

And who have I tried to manipulate? That's rich!

I can assure you I have better things to be doing than playing games or trying to manipulate anyone. This is all a bit odd tbh

Thank you for saying Ireland loves Jewish people, because it's absolutely the truth. Also Israelis have always been welcome in Ireland. It's been quite shocking to see all the Irish smears that have been made in this forum.

Completely agree @keenforhelp & @HelenHen

It's complete rubbish to states that I suggested any " atrocities didn't/don't happen. That really ruffled my feathers.

I do not ignore human rights abuse and highlight. Just because I am not partaking of your echo chamber, doesn't mean you have the right to insult me. You really need to dial back on the aggression.

@HelenHen no problem at all.

I would love to move to Ireland actually as I found it such a friendly, welcoming place (Dublin). Fresh air, lovely people, great pubs and people who loved to chat to me about my background and culture. And I have said it before but James Joyce is literally my literary hero!

I must have misunderstood your comment about dogs being treated well then. Can you explain what you meant?

YOU used the simile - I merely explained that dogs are treated well in the UK and Ireland. You DO live in Ireland right? An animal loving place?

Odd to use this simile if you meant something completely the opposite. That cliche may have been true once - not anymore.

When South Africa operated their apartheid regime, much of the world supported the sanctions in the hopes they would find a better way. I can’t see this is very different. The Maldives have not attacked Israel with force all they have said is they won’t be welcoming Israelis in their country until the brutality stops. I admire their actions, putting your hand up for what you believe is hard especially when you rely so heavily on the tourist trade. I’d support our government making some firm move to show disgust at the slaughter. Unlike previous posters that is the common response to what the IDF are doing among people I have spoken to.

I never quite made it through Ulysses, but congrats if you did 😆

I think a lot of this gets lost in debate. Who knows, maybe I've even met you and enjoyed your company in Dublin, and we never mentioned Palestine once 😆

Sadly I've been away for a while, but I'd go back in a heartbeat if circumstances allowed.

Are any of those countries targeting Muslim people in another state/country?

@FrippEnos
Gaza is in Israel.

This is basic Judaiphobia.

Gaza is NOT in Israel

And that is the crux of the problem!

@FrippEnos not from you, I mean from The Maldives. A country going to war (with a part of itself) in repsonse to an attack is a bit different to a country sending a portion of citizens based on their religion to concentration camps and sterilising them.

OK that's too ridiculous for words. Everything in my previous post still stands.

So if Gaza is not in Israel, you'd be happy for Gaza to control its own imports, exports, travel, airspace, airport, and fishing zones?

If the answer is no, you've no right to pretend that Gaza is not controlled by Israel.

Which country is it in?

Gaza is illegally controlled by Israel. It is not part of Israel. Never has been. Yes I would be happy for Gaza to control everything you say but as part of a Palestinian state. I say this as a Palestinian. Not an Arab. Not a Muslim. But a Palestinian who knows exactly how and why we got to this point.

Well said.

@CakeTastesBetterAsBatter Stop goading. You know what you are saying.

@BibiSuzanne what are you talking about?
What country is Gaza in?
What is all this pretended common knowledge? Just say directly what you mean.

As far as I know, Gaza is in Israel.
If you actually have a correction then state it directly and clearly don't pretend I mean something I don't or there's some big secret that we're all dancing around.

Failing to states something and going nudge nudge wink wink doesn't make a point. It just obscures it by pretending to everyone we all have some unwritten knowledge while actually failing to tell anyone anything and obscuring the problem by not stating clearly what you mean.

No bloody nudge nudge wink wink going on here . It is not in Israel. It is illlegally occupied by Israel even though they claimed to have left it in 2005.
And yes you are dancing around the facts. Because the facts don't suit your rhetoric.

The amount of times people make comments like "ironic" or random single words without actually stating clearly, simply and directly what they mean is a sign of how little people really want to engage in an actual conversation.

Clear, direct, simple communication and terminology is what leads to real conversations on topics rather than making half statements and vague declarations that could be taken to mean anything.

A sign of a weak argument is that someone is actually unwilling to make it.

If you have an argument or a point then it should still stand when you state it clearly and unambiguously and explain it to anyone that asks for clarification.

@CakeTastesBetterAsBatter Gaza, as you well know is occupied Palestinian territory.

Oh she knows that very well.