Part 3: Israeli-Palestinian conflict

[AndHarry]

New thread as part 2 is nearly full.

Part 1 is here.

Part 1 was started when 3 Israeli boys were found murdered.

Part 2 is here.

In part 2 we mainly discussed the legality and human consequences of Operation Protective Edge.

[AndHarry]

Thread 4 open now.

My email inbox is very full as MNHQ have started working through the reports.

[TheHoneyBadger]

i just can't get over the fact that that is the media consumed by the people with the power to vote in the next hand on the trigger of the biggest military force on the planet.

what fucking hope is there if that is how international events are portrayed to americans. i despair.

[somewheresafe]

Hannity's response and aggression is symbolic of all apologists. Those defending israel on these threads appear equally unwilling to engage in debate, humanity or rational thinking.

I hope the video goes viral. It's all over Facebook. Well done russell.

[PigletJohn]

DieselSpillages Thu 31-Jul-14 11:42:29
I liked Russel's ridiculous image of Hamas walking round with children strapped to wooden boards in order to protect themselves..... The bullying in this interview is indicative of the Israel's bullying stance in general.

There would be no point in that, since the State of Israel cheerfully kills as many non-combatants and children as it wants. A "human shield" is no shield, whether it is a Palestinian child or a UN observer.

[FrontierPsychiatrist]

Brilliant video. Excellent summary of terrorism, "an objective viewpoint".

[PigletJohn]

Fox "News" does have an awful reputation.

It is a laughable substitute for a news channel.

It is worth remembering that it is part of the Murdoch empire. Not all of their reporters in the UK have been sent to prison for their illegal activities, but a shocking number of them.

[donnie]

Well quite. Nobody who is anybody pays any attention to Fox news - it's strictly for the gun lovers, the red necks and those who hate Obama cos he's you know what .

[wordsmithsforever]

Dear heaven - what a vile man on Fox News - who is he???? Someone has to send this interview to Yousef Munayyer!

[donnie]

Fox news is basically a US TV version of the News of the World, except less intellectual. Lucky old America . Donald Trump favours it I believe - and that tells you everything you need to know

[QnBoudi]

Shirleyp you're missing the point. I'm not saying Jews/israelis are all bad. I'm saying there is a massive groundswell of opinion that deplores the actions of the Israeli state and suggesting a way to get that viewpoint listened to.

Still, glad to see that even the US has finally spoken out about these 'indefensible actions' now. Pity they immediately negated that sentiment by shipping in more munitions.

[mathanxiety]

If you think the average Fox outlet is biased against Palestinians, you should hear them when they lay into Russia and talk up the right wing revolution and the storm troopers that ousted the sitting Ukrainian president.