Part 2: Israeli-Palestinian conflict

[AndHarry]

Starting a new thread as the original is almost full.

The original thread is here. It was started on 1st July after three Israeli boys were found murdered, before the murder of the Palestinian boy and the resumption of sustained rocket attacks and Operation Protective edge.

There are lots of excellent posts and links in the original thread showcasing a variety of views. The main consensus was that there is fault on both sides. We also considered various options for people on both sides of the conflict to work towards a lasting peace.

[Handsup]

Has the demo started yet catfromjapan? I'm meeting up with my cousin @2pm Parliment Square - DS 14 needs chauffeuring to football first so will catch tail end.

[claig]

'Lots of women and children here.'

Any Right Honourable MPs there?

[thecatfromjapan]

Traffic's been stopped. Not started walking. Terrible soft rock to drown out chanting has stopped. Is very very festive.
But why are we here again?
So wrong.

[thecatfromjapan]

See you soon hands up.

[PigletJohn]

"Any Right Honourable MPs there?"

the word "oxymoron" springs to mind.

[Fakebook]

Halfdrunkcoffee, I mean things escalated to far far worse when it was decided Jews would get their own home. It was something that was opposed by most people. Maybe using the words "happily" was a mistake on my part.

[somewheresafe]

Sandra - thank you for posting. Recently I have felt what's the point in discussing this issue with people who have no humanity. Posts like yours remind me how important it is to keep sharing info, links, updates so others can see the atrocities.

There's not a day gone by when I've not been moved to tears with what I've seen. I'm on twitter and fb far more than I ever was as I don't feel the mainstream media is uncovering the truth enough. God bless Jon snow. It's not just the women and children who get to new, I've felt very very moved by seeing father's weep uncontrollable for their children. Innocent families torn apart. Tweets by teenagers in Gaza wondering if they will live another few hours. Images of babies dying. Mothers screaming. Doctors crying. It's insane.

[Springheeled]

Big waves to all on the march! Just made parliament square and many still arriving

[Backinthering]

The view in Gaza:

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2706494/18-members-Palestinian-family-die-Israeli-strike-moments-12-hour-ceasefire-Gaza-death-toll-passes-880.html

[ReigningQueen]

So so heartbreaking. I seem to be crying a lot today.
Why the fuck won't world leaders speak up?

[claig]

Because they are not really leaders

[Yruapita]

Israeli government's total disregard for Human rights and the lives of palestinian children is expressed by Israeli Ambassador to Ireland in the Irish Times.

The Israeli ambassador to Ireland Boaz Modai this morning criticised the UN Human Rights Council, saying it protected terrorists. “The UN Human Rights Council could have changed its name a long time ago to UN terrorist rights council. They are protecting terrorists. What they are doing now is encouraging Hamas to go on because they know that Israel is going to be condemned by this organisation.”

Asked on Newstalk FM whether he felt ashamed by the deaths of more than 700 people so far in the Israeli offensive in Gaza, he said: “I don’t feel even a bit of shame; I feel a lot of pride being part of this country. I was also in the Israeli army, the most moral army in the world.”


Yep, the world has seen the moral army's appalling holocaust creation in Palestine. Pin-point operation targeting children is deemed moral by Israeli government.

[Yruapita]

We are nearing the end of this thread. Please could we have another thread AndHarry, this thread has been really informative for myself and other mumsnetters.

[somewheresafe]

The photos of people returning home and seeing destroyed homes is haunting. Completely haunting.

[AndHarry]

Who comes up with these chants?

Thread 3 opened here.

[JacquiB1]

It is hard to understand how Gaza is 'occupied' when the Israelis unilaterally its military and all Jewish settlers in 2005. This was confirmed by a statement by a Hamas leader some time ago.
Why does the Hamas Charter call for the destruction of Israel and then expect Israel to have open borders with it?

[Backinthering]

Oooh, another new poster!

[PigletJohn]

JacquiB1

Rather than have mumsnet try to educate you, start with this.



the official Israeli line is that the illegal settlements are not illegal, and the occupied territories are not occupied. For all I know they also declare that the sun goes round the earth. That does not make it true.

[PigletJohn]

the loathsome Mark Regev tries to put a brave face on Israel's latest murderous attack on a UN sanctuary

[donnie]

Oh great another 'new' poster champing at the Zionist bit !