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Off Topic => General Off Topic => Topic started by: Cepeshi on November 15, 2012, 07:23:42 pm

Title: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Cepeshi on November 15, 2012, 07:23:42 pm
So, what do you guys think?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20349280
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Latvian on November 15, 2012, 07:34:22 pm
So, what do you guys think?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20349280
compleatly useless action   now lets wait till USA comes and sawes the world
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Cepeshi on November 15, 2012, 07:42:48 pm
as far as i know USA do not want to intervene, they will just wait till they kill themselves off and then capture them oil fields (if there are some)
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Overdriven on November 15, 2012, 07:45:44 pm
Girlfriends in West Bank atm so hoping nothing more will happen.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Molly on November 15, 2012, 07:52:29 pm
Do I have to feel bad if I am actually bored by this narrow-minded crap down there and don't really care?
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Cepeshi on November 15, 2012, 07:53:23 pm
Do I have to feel bad if I am actually bored by this narrow-minded crap down there and don't really care?

Nope.

For me it was a land of no interest untill recently, so i understand :)
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Sarpton on November 15, 2012, 08:21:23 pm
Personally I hope something kicks off soon, without wars I don't get paid.   Really sick of regular life, it's SO goddamn boring.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Overdriven on November 15, 2012, 08:24:49 pm
Do I have to feel bad if I am actually bored by this narrow-minded crap down there and don't really care?

Everyone should have an interest. Significant action between Israel and Palestine could lead to Iran + Egypt intervening. Particularly as the weapons Hammas use are already supplied by Iran and Mursi is reportedly from the same background as the Hammas leaders. Iran intervening would cause US and much of Europe concern and likely cause some sort of intervention there and well and truly give the US and West there final reason to consider war on Iran. But the US and other taking any interest would immediately put China and Russia firmly on the side of Iran and others. That's why everyone is so damn concerned about what is happening there because it could have a nasty chain of events if it gets out of hand. Fortunately those involved seem to know this and so are not fully in favour of escalating it any further than its present state.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Molly on November 15, 2012, 08:47:01 pm
Everyone should have an interest. Significant action between Israel and Palestine could lead to Iran + Egypt intervening. Particularly as the weapons Hammas use are already supplied by Iran and Mursi is reportedly from the same background as the Hammas leaders. Iran intervening would cause US and much of Europe concern and likely cause some sort of intervention there and well and truly give the US and West there final reason to consider war on Iran. But the US and other taking any interest would immediately put China and Russia firmly on the side of Iran and others. That's why everyone is so damn concerned about what is happening there because it could have a nasty chain of events if it gets out of hand. Fortunately those involved seem to know this and so are not fully in favour of escalating it any further than its present state.
Let's see:
Egypt - doesn't "really" have any kind of leadership that could make intervene anything
Iran - they are not stupid, getting there hands dirty is way to risky for them cuz of the World Police watching
USofA - they are bored by their own wars, won't do shit
Russia - they gonna make some noise eventually but they are more busy keeping their own people in check
China - no idea

That's how I see things in my little own world :D
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: LordBerenger on November 15, 2012, 08:49:11 pm
Let's see:
Egypt - doesn't "really" have any kind of leadership that could make intervene anything
Iran - they are not stupid, getting there hands dirty is way to risky for them cuz of the World Police watching
USofA - they are bored by their own wars, won't do shit
Russia - they gonna make some noise eventually but they are more busy keeping their own people in check
China - no idea

That's how I see things in my little own world :D

Egypt are ruled by Allahu Akbarists now so never say never.

And China won't do shit most likely except supply gear/finance the opposing side against Israel and bide their time and play their cards strategically. Russia is a wild-card i'd say but doubt they'll do anything really except veto alongside China and troll any EU/US interventions,  and US seem to have been backing off from conflicts more often lately but if there's a full scale war against Israel then i'm certain that US will intervene and save them.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Cepeshi on November 15, 2012, 08:54:18 pm
Curious how many dead people it will take before any of the interventions, if any happens at all.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Overdriven on November 15, 2012, 09:02:07 pm
Let's see:
Egypt - doesn't "really" have any kind of leadership that could make intervene anything
Iran - they are not stupid, getting there hands dirty is way to risky for them cuz of the World Police watching
USofA - they are bored by their own wars, won't do shit
Russia - they gonna make some noise eventually but they are more busy keeping their own people in check
China - no idea

That's how I see things in my little own world :D

Yeah for all of them to get involved would require quite an extreme turn of events. But then it's not like similar things haven't happened before. At least most world leaders seem keen on keeping out.

Well the reports on Egypt that I've read (mostly bbc so who knows) reckon that support for stronger action (diplomatically and militarily) is high among the population. As such Mursi has already taken a series of steps to show his position. They aren't to be under estimated.

Iran is Iran. They may not be stupid there but many are also unsure of what exactly they would do as they are deemed unpredictable. For the rest to get involved seriously would take a lot and I'll doubt they'll do anything particularly major.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: BASNAK on November 15, 2012, 09:12:21 pm
Everyone should have an interest. Significant action between Israel and Palestine could lead to Iran + Egypt intervening. Particularly as the weapons Hammas use are already supplied by Iran and Mursi is reportedly from the same background as the Hammas leaders. Iran intervening would cause US and much of Europe concern and likely cause some sort of intervention there and well and truly give the US and West there final reason to consider war on Iran. But the US and other taking any interest would immediately put China and Russia firmly on the side of Iran and others. That's why everyone is so damn concerned about what is happening there because it could have a nasty chain of events if it gets out of hand. Fortunately those involved seem to know this and so are not fully in favour of escalating it any further than its present state.

Hamas*
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on November 15, 2012, 10:40:38 pm
as far as i know USA do not want to intervene, they will just wait till they kill themselves off and then capture them oil fields (if there are some)

Yeah USA is doing nothing, at all :rolleyes:

If you ask me, Israel will keep doing that until Ahmadinejad get pissed, then he'll bomb Israel and THEN USA will intervene for real, by attacking and invading Iran, of course. People need oil. You can pray all day but that car of yours won't move without gas.

USA already started with anti-muslim movies and tv shows. Early march 2013 is my guess.

Russia and China won't say a word, because they will get their share as usual...

Btw. I totally don't give a fuck about any of this. As long war is at least 1000 km away from my house, I don't care about it.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Latvian on November 15, 2012, 11:44:49 pm
whats the difference? isnt there suposed to be world end soon?
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Tagora on November 15, 2012, 11:52:33 pm
israel will roflstomp anyone who threatens them, for good or bad.  I wish they would all just chill out and smoke some hashish. 
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Artyem on November 16, 2012, 01:11:37 am
I love how people complain about how much the US intervenes, saying that we're all war mongering brainwashed death machines.  But as soon as the U.S starts to back down from intervening in wars that it has no business in, everyone starts complaining about the lack of intervention.

MAKE UP YOUR FUCKING MINDS.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Teeth on November 16, 2012, 02:11:35 am
israel will roflstomp anyone who threatens them, for good or bad.  I wish they would all just chill out and smoke some hashish. 
If there is any country that has a position that has a justifiable position for such behaviour, it is Israel. A country surrounded by rather aggressive theocratic or autocratic countries, multiple of which have explicitly stated that they seek the destruction of the state of Israel with one of them actively trying to acquire nuclear weapons.

As far as Hamas is concerned, they have the legitimacy of a stone and are terrorist scum. PLO is a bit of a different case, but Hamas should get its ass kicked. I don't think actions like these by Hamas have enough popular support from any of the neighbouring countries to warrant violent intervention. Apart from that most of the neighbouring countries are in shambles anyway due to current or past revolutions. Don't expect anything big happening here apart from ye old condemnations.

Something big will happen however if Iran actually gives Israel enough reason to think they can build an atomic bomb. Cause with Ahmadinejad leaving very little doubt about his intentions for Israel, Israel will  pull of another pre-emptive strike. Which will probably escalate in a full Israel-Iran war, which will bring the entire Arab League in there. Then the international scene jumps in, but probably very slowly. Israel might get another miracle victory, but if they start losing they also might chuck one of those atomic bombs they are not supposed to haven. That is when we enter World War 3, so someone better stop Ahmadinejad before Israel will have to.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
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Yes, you are.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Tagora on November 16, 2012, 02:28:29 am
Israel is looking more and more like the nation who persecuted Jews under einstein.  They think that it's okay to sweep Palestinians underneath the rug when they absorb Palestinian lands.  It's not okay.

When three Israeli soldiers were kidnapped by Hezbollah, what did Israel do?  They declare war on Lebanon and conduct over 7000 airstrikes leaving 1,000,000 people without homes.  The Occident's solution?  Give Israel more power.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Banok on November 16, 2012, 02:51:43 am
Most of what I know of the situation was learned playing gaza on project reality

Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Overdriven on November 16, 2012, 06:16:18 am
If there is any country that has a position that has a justifiable position for such behaviour, it is Israel. A country surrounded by rather aggressive theocratic or autocratic countries, multiple of which have explicitly stated that they seek the destruction of the state of Israel with one of them actively trying to acquire nuclear weapons.

As far as Hamas is concerned, they have the legitimacy of a stone and are terrorist scum. PLO is a bit of a different case, but Hamas should get its ass kicked. I don't think actions like these by Hamas have enough popular support from any of the neighbouring countries to warrant violent intervention. Apart from that most of the neighbouring countries are in shambles anyway due to current or past revolutions. Don't expect anything big happening here apart from ye old condemnations.

Something big will happen however if Iran actually gives Israel enough reason to think they can build an atomic bomb. Cause with Ahmadinejad leaving very little doubt about his intentions for Israel, Israel will  pull of another pre-emptive strike. Which will probably escalate in a full Israel-Iran war, which will bring the entire Arab League in there. Then the international scene jumps in, but probably very slowly. Israel might get another miracle victory, but if they start losing they also might chuck one of those atomic bombs they are not supposed to haven. That is when we enter World War 3, so someone better stop Ahmadinejad before Israel will have to.

Except Israel is a country which shouldn't even be there and was born out of the persecution and movement of thousands and thousands of Muslims. Persecution which is still very very on going. Those in Palestine and surrounding areas have every right to be pissed as hell at Israel. My girlfriends in Palestine atm but works in an office in Jerusalem so she see's both sides of the coin. She passed a really serious car crash not long ago and the ambulances picked up all the Israeli's but left all the Palestinians to fend for themselves. It's that kind of thing and that only scratches the surface. What Israel does to the Palestinian's is very bad and Israel shouldn't really even exist as a nation.

Anyway...booked my girlfriend a flight out of there and insisted she come home. No chance I'm letting her stay even if she is in the West Bank and not Gaza.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Smoothrich on November 16, 2012, 06:42:20 am
Israel gets hit by missile strikes because they treat Palestinians like dogs, penned in to suffer and die amidst heaps of their own shit and poverty.  Israel uses the missile strikes as an excuse to further restrict the liberty and well-being of innocent Palestinians, to the point that they violently board and execute passengers of ships bringing in food and medical aid to their shores.

Both sides are often wrong, but only Israel has the power to make things right, and they consistently refuse to do so, and will continue as such until their neoconservative, zionist warmongerers are forcefully thrown out of government for good.

also, lol @ teeth saying Hamas is illegitimate.  Guess you don't believe in democracy then?
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Tibe on November 16, 2012, 06:59:54 am
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Pretty much this. Exept I dont think Israel has the power to make things right. The reason why Israel even started exsisting was due to the fact that the jews were threated like shit by the Palestinians and now they are doing it in return. To be honest its pretty hard to pick a side in this conflict as both have made some pretty bad moves eversince this conflict even began. I quess the West sees more profit in helping Israel, while also trying to avoid it gaining more power.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: LordBerenger on November 16, 2012, 08:12:33 am
They should've just given the Jews Australia instead. I doubt the convicts would've cared.



Also make Jerusalem a own ''country'' or ''territory'' of its own a'la Vatican State to prevent akbarists and kosher people to clash against eachother over who controls Jerusalem.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: BASNAK on November 16, 2012, 09:42:45 am
Don't you peeps remember the last time Gaza got invaded? Think it was around 2010.
Israel said they are invading Gaza to take down and destroy all places for rocket manufacturing, because of all the rocket launching from Gaza. Israel said Hamas broke the truce by launching rockets - Casus belli.

Then everyone was like "damn those Hummus terrorist people".

Now here comes the best thing. It was later confirmed by many news sources and even the UN that Israel had infact broken the truce. The Israelis used an apache helicopter during the truce to take down some Al-Qassam soldiers exercising to kidnap israeli soldiers incase of future wars (12 soldiers died). No rockets had been launched prior to that.

And thats how the rocket mass spam started from Gaza. See the problem here? Information is so onesided, since Palestinians don't really have a good way to spread their side of the story.

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Now this is just a personal theory for the current invasion, that could happen: Invade Gaza > independents in Syria get pissed off > Fire missiles or attack Israeli border > Casus belli > ??? > Profit, allowed to attack Syria.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: IR_Kuoin on November 16, 2012, 09:45:18 am
If they had no oil USA would be like "Fak you!"
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Molly on November 16, 2012, 10:12:03 am
Yes, you are.
I lol'd.  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: donib on November 16, 2012, 11:33:15 am
Israel is not content with current borders and land they have their aim is more, its a basic zionist principle that has nothing to do with judaism. Were it not for the media, they would have taken over the westbank and gaza and the rest of the Levant territory. They cant go on an obvious mass murder so they try to annex it all sneaky way, build their colonies in palestinian territory and drive the arabs mad and desperate.

Even if the arabs changed policy in Gaza and try to be patient, it is the zionist who will do a false flag attack or just make up some evidence so they can get rid of the pest that is the arabs on their soil. They can do this because all the palestinians are portrayed as terrorist/ cave men/ etc etc.

Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: LordBerenger on November 16, 2012, 02:37:20 pm
If they had no oil USA would be like "Fak you!"

Inb4 USA discovers an incredible new power source to fuel vehicles that's easy to get and very efficient and Allahu Akbarists are stuck with their crappy oil.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on November 16, 2012, 02:47:26 pm
Inb4 USA discovers an incredible new power source to fuel vehicles that's easy to get and very efficient and Allahu Akbarists are stuck with their crappy oil.

Cowboys don't approve of this message. Alternate power source bad, very bad, unless it's controlled by rich white people from Texas :wink:
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Teeth on November 16, 2012, 07:35:18 pm
They can do this because all the palestinians are portrayed as terrorist/ cave men/ etc etc.
And thats how the rocket mass spam started from Gaza. See the problem here? Information is so onesided, since Palestinians don't really have a good way to spread their side of the story.
Funny how you say that information is one sided and pro Israel. While I see the exact opposite in my newspapers everyday. The news in my country atleast is extremely pro palestinian and subjective, that is why I preach unsubtle pro-Israelism to counter the horribly subjective reports of popular news. Western society has long stopped favouring Israel, barely any country in the EU does. Only in the US the jewish lobby is able to maintain a somewhat pro-Israel attitude in their government, but Obama is already reaching out more to Israel's neighbours.

All of your claims that Palestinians are a peaceful people that only wish to live in peace is complete bullshit. Peaceful coexistion being so far out of reach is as much the Palestinians fault as Israel.

also, lol @ teeth saying Hamas is illegitimate.  Guess you don't believe in democracy then?
If a majority supports terrorism, does that make terrorism right or does it reveal the power of indoctrination? Regardless, any organization that has the destruction of a peoples in its founding charter and attacks civilian targets is a terrorist organization. You also forget that since they have been elected there has been a civil war and Hamas now unofficially controls Gaza against the wishes of the government of the West bank. Hell Human Rights Watch condemned Hamas for human rights violations even against Palestiniansand they execute people left and right. Hamas is scum.

Then everyone was like "damn those Hummus terrorist people".

Now here comes the best thing. It was later confirmed by many news sources and even the UN that Israel had infact broken the truce. The Israelis used an apache helicopter during the truce to take down some Al-Qassam soldiers exercising to kidnap israeli soldiers incase of future wars (12 soldiers died). No rockets had been launched prior to that.

And thats how the rocket mass spam started from Gaza.
Regardless who started it, Hamas was firing missiles indiscriminately at civilian targets, which a full out war does not even justify. Launching missiles at non military targets is purely terrorism and yet Israel gets all the shit if they hit a school and civilians die, because Hamas was firing mortars from it. Popular opinion is a powerful weapon which somehow favours Hamas, just look at yourself, defending attacks on purely civilian targets 'because they didn't start it'. God.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Overdriven on November 16, 2012, 07:50:14 pm
Funny how you say that information is one sided and pro Israel. While I see the exact opposite in my newspapers everyday. The news in my country atleast is extremely pro palestinian and subjective, that is why I preach unsubtle pro-Israelism to counter the horribly subjective reports of popular news. Western society has long stopped favouring Israel, barely any country in the EU does. Only in the US the jewish lobby is able to maintain a somewhat pro-Israel attitude in their government, but Obama is already reaching out more to Israel's neighbours.

All of your claims that Palestinians are a peaceful people that only wish to live in peace is complete bullshit. Peaceful coexistion being so far out of reach is as much the Palestinians fault as Israel.
If a majority supports terrorism, does that make terrorism right or does it reveal the power of indoctrination? Regardless, any organization that has the destruction of a peoples in its founding charter and attacks civilian targets is a terrorist organization. You also forget that since they have been elected there has been a civil war and Hamas now unofficially controls Gaza against the wishes of the government of the West bank. Hell Human Rights Watch condemned Hamas for human rights violations even against Palestiniansand they execute people left and right. Hamas is scum.
Regardless who started it, Hamas was firing missiles indiscriminately at civilian targets, which a full out war does not even justify. Launching missiles at non military targets is purely terrorism and yet Israel gets all the shit if they hit a school and civilians die, because Hamas was firing mortars from it. Popular opinion is a powerful weapon which somehow favours Hamas, just look at yourself, defending attacks on purely civilian targets 'because they didn't start it'. God.

Many newspapers are pro-Palestine for a reason. Why is Israel even a country? In all reality it shouldn't be and the region was occupied by Palestinian's previously. They've effectively been penned in and herded and had their land sucked up by Israel for years. Add to that that they live in very poor standards and Israel completely ignores them as any form of citizen and what you effectively have is Apartheid in the area.

So the US in WW2 and the UK and many others were terrorists? As far as I can recall much methods of bombing cities to dust regardless of civilians were used then. O and Vietnam, O and Iraq/Afghanistan. What makes any other nations atrocities towards civilians any more legitimate than Palestine's? By your definition Israel carries out acts of terrorism every damn day against Palestinian civilians. They may want to target military targets but they kill a hell of a lot of civilians in doing so and that is under the hand of their leaders who are voted for. Heck one of the targets they hit last night was across the street from a UN school ffs.

Sorry but you're wrong. The west bank has a separate government for a reason, largely because they are very separate entities. But Hamas and the West Bank's leaders are both legitimately elected. Heck Hamas even has the full support of Egypt now which could be very bad for Israel. Israel also wants to oust the West Bank leader because of his push to up Palestine's status in the UN so Israel doesn't really give a shit who is selected and even if they try to oppose them diplomatically and legitimately, they still need to be quashed and pushed out of the way such is Israel's contempt for any one who opposes them.

People sympathise with Palestine simply because it's quite clear that Israel considers them nothing more than dirt that needs to be swept aside and has done since it's foundation as a country. The only reason they haven't done it is because the backlash from the international community would be very strong. But if Israel was given the opportunity they would immediately do it and I can hardly blame Hamas for what they are doing. They have hit military targets as well as civilian but fact is Israel has far superior technology so what do you expect?
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: BASNAK on November 16, 2012, 07:55:21 pm
Huh? When did I mention once that killing civilians is a good thing? Im just saying since Israel keeps spouting out that they want peace and truces, and yet they are breaking truces? And compare the statistics of killing between Hamas and Israel. I remember at one point Hamas fired 3000 rockets and about 5-20 actually hit. Killing a couple of persons and wounding more.

But an Israeli missile has 100% accuracy and seems to kill atleast 30-50 each time, mostly civilians.

And saying Hamas are actually able to "aim for civilians" doesn't make any sense. They just light the Qassam-missiles up and hope for the best.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on November 16, 2012, 08:05:29 pm
This will bring me a lot of negative points but I believe that everyone with a gun pointed at another being is a terrorist.

So yeah, I agree with Teeth that Hamas is made of scum. But they aren't only organization like that and I can hardly draw a line between them or any other "legit" killer so called soldier.

Btw. Teeth that in my previous post was a joke. I don't care about your apparatus that much. Both jews and muslims are getting circumcised at young age for religious reasons. This is the subject they should care the most. Passion you have shown in your previous post inspired me to make a little joke. Hope you don't mind ;)
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Tagora on November 16, 2012, 08:41:03 pm
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That would all be very nice if Israel had a legitimate claim to Palestine.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Teeth on November 16, 2012, 11:50:00 pm
Many newspapers are pro-Palestine for a reason. Why is Israel even a country? In all reality it shouldn't be and the region was occupied by Palestinian's previously.
Those very same newspapers pleaded for a place to live for the poor jews just after World War 2, because of western guilt feelings about letting the extermination of 6 million jews happen. It's not like Israel carved itself out, western countries and especially your country put them there. Just because maybe sixty years ago a few people made a bad call, doesn't make that a valid reason to condemn every action of that country now on the basis that it has no right to exist.

USA was occupied by Native americans previously, let's condemn every action of them because of that! Besides, Jews occupied the region previous previously.

Huh? When did I mention once that killing civilians is a good thing? Im just saying since Israel keeps spouting out that they want peace and truces, and yet they are breaking truces? And compare the statistics of killing between Hamas and Israel. I remember at one point Hamas fired 3000 rockets and about 5-20 actually hit. Killing a couple of persons and wounding more.

But an Israeli missile has 100% accuracy and seems to kill atleast 30-50 each time, mostly civilians.

And saying Hamas are actually able to "aim for civilians" doesn't make any sense. They just light the Qassam-missiles up and hope for the best.

So just because Hamas is very bad at killing civilians makes them better than Israel? The intention of Israel is to disable a threat to them, while the goal of Hamas is to spread fear, hence why I call them terrorists. Violent acts intended to create fear or a feeling of unease: acts of terrorism. Intentions count, not the actual effectivity.

So the US in WW2 and the UK and many others were terrorists? As far as I can recall much methods of bombing cities to dust regardless of civilians were used then. O and Vietnam, O and Iraq/Afghanistan.
My definition of terrorism was indeed lacking, yet, Israel does not indiscriminately kill civilians, but they are very sloppy with collateral damage. Same with the US in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, the aim there was not to kill civilians. In WW2, yes, I would classify that as terrorism. Weakening the public support of your enemy by inciting fear. Nothing can really justify those kind of tactics, but it was a completely different time and war.

People sympathise with Palestine simply because it's quite clear that Israel considers them nothing more than dirt that needs to be swept aside and has done since it's foundation as a country. The only reason they haven't done it is because the backlash from the international community would be very strong. But if Israel was given the opportunity they would immediately do it and I can hardly blame Hamas for what they are doing. They have hit military targets as well as civilian but fact is Israel has far superior technology so what do you expect?
This is exactly the kind of subjective thinking that I see in the media everyday. The Arab world considers the Jewish people as nothing more than dirt that needs to be swept aside and have done forever. I can hardly blame Israel for what they are doing in protecting the situation they have been put in by western countries. It is not like they can just go away or something, so the only way Hamas is going to achieve their goal that is stated in their founding charter, is by wiping out every single Jew in Palestina. Can't wait till they get their hands on an atomic bomb, see if they are morally superior.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Smoothrich on November 17, 2012, 12:19:45 am

This is exactly the kind of subjective thinking that I see in the media everyday. The Arab world considers the Jewish people as nothing more than dirt that needs to be swept aside and have done forever.

Great, some pissed off arabs thinks that.  Israel DOES IT, every day.  They get some rocks thrown at them by some starving illiterate peasant Palestinian?  STRATEGIC AIR BOMBING CAMPAIGN OVER DENSEST CITY ON EARTH FOR 2 WEEKS UNTIL CEASEFIRE.  (throw in infantry invasion every 5 years for flavor)

End of war death tolls?  Usually 3 IDF from friendly fire or accidents, 5 civilians injured from the rockets launched from Gaza (those rockets have fatality rates lower than fireworks) then thousands of Palestianian civilians dead, and way more  homeless, families destroyed, forced even further into the worse conditions of abject poverty and slow methodical genocide you can imagine.

Just imagine locking up a dog in a cage, and pissing on it daily while you starve it half to death.  If the dog growls or snaps at you when you walk by, you use it as cassus beli to begin beating the dog to death with a baseball bat.

What a savage dog.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Turboflex on November 17, 2012, 01:06:41 am
Hamas gonna get a lesson from the school of outkast: Don't pull that thing out unless you plan to bang.

Soon they will have to change their name to Hummus.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: donib on November 17, 2012, 02:18:50 am
@teeth

Awww  :cry: :cry: :cry:
The Israeli are such a poor people, poor Jews prosecuted for their entire existence.
We must save the Israelis from the evil Arab warlords.

How can you forget that Israel is illegaly building colonies in Palestinian territory. Isn't it obvious that their intention is to grab and grab and grab? Or do you deny this? That they are just a poor people under attack? Don't these people have any SHAME at all? Shame on them, shame on you! They have been prosecuted by the chocolate chip cookies and some political figures are profiting from it now. They took use of the peoples emotions and feelings for their own purposes.

But it were the French and the British who did this, the imperial past (what past? it is still here, only different coat) of the Europeans that caused all the mess in the world there is now. Under the banner of spreading civilization in the "lesser" worlds.
It is them who caused this, because they had to control the Suez channel so they can secure their oil logistics. Not because of the sympaty for the Jews, big excuse nothing else. Just go take a look at google maps, go look at the borders of Iraq, Syria, Jordan, tell me what kind of borders you see. Wherever these "civilized" people came, they did more harm than good.

They wont get away with this, in the course of 30 years, they will probably grab some more land, perhaps entire Levant, untill they have their great Israil. Do you know that zionism oposes judaism? So it is just a secular political movement/idea that abuses a god given religion, just like it has happened in the past an infinite amount of times. Evil, corrupt people who know how to abuse things, how to divide the people and how to control them, thats what they do, just like the Romans did with christianity. Hah, anyone who believes the Romans got pious and accepted christianity out of fear towards God is a stupid. In the end people call religion the root of evil, deceived by the deceivers.

But like i said, they wont get away with it, wether you like it or not, the muslims are regrouping, and the khilafa will emerge again, oh yes it will. The conditions for a classical all out war are almost met.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Lt_Anders on November 17, 2012, 02:26:34 am
All the Israel haters.

No one bothers to remember the wars Israel has fought since founding. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Israel) Almost every war was Israel(and their supporters) vs the Arab nations. Neither side will be satisfied. Both "sides" started in civil war, and haven't stopped to this day. You can't fix perpetual war/hatred/etc. Just isn't going to happen.

I'm going to go on record and state that the arab world(what ever countries to be determined) are going to invade Israel. Israel going to go batshit crazy and...World War 3 will start.(if you are highly religious, this would start the end of the world scenario as proposed by several religions)
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on November 17, 2012, 02:38:35 am
World War 3 will never happen, that's nonsense.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Smoothrich on November 17, 2012, 03:15:57 am
World War 3 will never happen, that's nonsense.

Funny how the "war to end all wars" was World War 1
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on November 17, 2012, 03:33:51 am
That's not what I meant. There will be wars, but full scale world war, that's not necessary anymore.

Even if there was such a possibility, I doubt this ongoing thing between Israel and muslim states will start such war.

China and Russia don't care about it, at all. USA is there because of oil and you know it. You guys don't need a huge war, just a quick way to take more muslim oil for "free" (not really for free because military operations cost money but I hope you understand what I meant).

Things could get ugly if China decides to stop selling their goods to USA, they produce materials that are needed to make those shiny things you guys love so much. Also they sell the final product but it's materials that count the most.

Even if you wanted to make things on your own once again, you simply can't do it that easily.

But Chinese are cool so far so everything is fine.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Lt_Anders on November 17, 2012, 03:53:00 am
That's not what I meant. There will be wars, but full scale world war, that's not necessary anymore.

Even if there was such a possibility, I doubt this ongoing thing between Israel and muslim states will start such war.

China and Russia don't care about it, at all. USA is there because of oil and you know it. You guys don't need a huge war, just a quick way to take more muslim oil for "free" (not really for free because military operations cost money but I hope you understand what I meant).

Things could get ugly if China decides to stop selling their goods to USA, they produce materials that are needed to make those shiny things you guys love so much. Also they sell the final product but it's materials that count the most.

Even if you wanted to make things on your own once again, you simply can't do it that easily.

But Chinese are cool so far so everything is fine.

CHina Embargoing US is exactly what the US would like. What better way to state that all debts to china are off.(maybe?)

China wouldn't do that to US. It'd hurt China more than US. There hundreds of other countries that can offer labour and manufacturing for what china does. In addition, the US is fuking rich in materials(one of the most, in fact). The US would hurt, but it won't stumble if China did that. The world economy is so interconnected that if one part decides to stop, it'll backlash itself and self destruct everything.

Also, US makes most guns then the entire world combined. True fact. :lol:
Oh and the US makes enough food for most of the world. Embargo the US and FOOD would probably become embargoed to you. Food > Money.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: BASNAK on November 17, 2012, 06:48:35 am

So just because Hamas is very bad at killing civilians makes them better than Israel? The intention of Israel is to disable a threat to them, while the goal of Hamas is to spread fear, hence why I call them terrorists. Violent acts intended to create fear or a feeling of unease: acts of terrorism. Intentions count, not the actual effectivity.

Yet have you ever asked yourself why they do it? The current generation leading Gaza, are those that were born when Israel was founded, and had to live their lives in shit and opression. Watching their homes being destroyed, living in poverty, relatives innocently killed, parents humiliated by Israeli soldiers (research shows that about 50-60% of palestinian children have seen their fathers being humiliated), and generally living a life of shit.

They've been going through so much, that these things get to you, and you start dehumanizing your enemies, especially when they act like dicks saying war exists only because of Hamas, when they are the ones cwhom clearly break truces. Im not justifying killing civilians and never will. But I do understand what makes people do these kind of actions.

And only difference between Israel and Hamas is that Israel says they're not doing it on purpose, and that Hamas doesn't mind killing civilians. (Mostly because about everyone in Israel is or was a soldier, both female and male, everyone does military duty, around age of 20)
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Overdriven on November 17, 2012, 10:10:48 am
Apart from anything it's only a few weeks till the election in Israel. When this happened in 08/09 it started a month or so before the election. The organisation my girlfriend works with largely thinks it's political posturing from the Israelis because those who take action against Palestine are often more popular in the polls. If that is true then it reduces my opinion of Israel even further.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Christo on November 17, 2012, 10:51:33 am
Apart from anything it's only a few weeks till the election in Israel. When this happened in 08/09 it started a month or so before the election. The organisation my girlfriend works with largely thinks it's political posturing from the Israelis because those who take action against Palestine are often more popular in the polls. If that is true then it reduces my opinion of Israel even further.

Politics have no relation to morals.

Who said that again, Machiavelli? He was damn right.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: LordBerenger on November 17, 2012, 10:52:53 am
Politics have no relation to morals.

Who said that again, Machiavelli? He was damn right.

Isn't Machiavelli the guy einstein and Mussolini fapped off to every night?
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Christo on November 17, 2012, 11:04:20 am
Isn't Machiavelli the guy einstein and Mussolini fapped off to every night?

No idea, really.

I've read some of his writings and he had a very cold-hearted view of the world, although totally understandable why.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Thomek on November 17, 2012, 11:24:39 am
The news bias thing can be discussed. But the turn to sympathy for the Palestinians have been only for the last 10-15 years.. Before that most left and right wing media in the west supported the Israelis.

In any case, look at the death counts on both sides, and try to keep a straight face while saying this is a symmetric war. It is not. One could argue that the Palestinians fight back as well as they can against the crimes of international law, and oppression committed by Israel.

You have to be blind by now to not see that Israel wants the whole Levant, and they manipulate the Palestinians to keep the terror and tensions high. The situation now for Israel is close to perfect:

* They cannot and do not want to assimilate Gaza into Israel because suddenly Palestinians would be in a democratic majority, so keeping them there is just perfect. Gaza is nothing more than a prison.
* To have them politically split in Gaza and West-bank makes their enemy weaker.
* The wall makes the moderately effective suicide bombers of the past a rare occurrence.
* The only means to fight back at this point is by primitive and inaccurate rockets, causing a very low number of casualties compared to rockets fired.

The only thing even better for Israels goal would be a peace loving government on the Palestinian side. This would remove international attention from the area, while they could keep making new settlements and expanding their Holy Land.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Nessaj on November 17, 2012, 11:27:33 am
Not directly Palestine but still related to the Israel/USA friendship of doom:

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Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Teeth on November 17, 2012, 11:55:21 am
Politics have no relation to morals.

Who said that again, Machiavelli? He was damn right.
He also says that religious fanatism, racism, chauvinism etc do not have anything to do with politics. Oh how I'd wish he was right on that part.

I've read some of his writings and he had a very cold-hearted view of the world, although totally understandable why.
If everyone was as cold hearted as Machiavelli the world would be a much better place.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Kafein on November 17, 2012, 12:19:20 pm
If everyone was as cold hearted as Machiavelli the world would be a much better place.

+1 that.


Many people think they do good when they are doing horrible things, and they keep doing that because they think it's good. The chocolate chip cookie were good people by their own definitions (please, no godwin law reference, because this is not a case). The problem is that one's view of morals can be relatively easily manipulated, or at least a part of them can be shut down in specific cases. If we could apply ethics without our emotional approach to it and keeping a sense of the value of human life, the world would clearly be a better place. Then again, morality is intrinsically emotional and subjective.



I'd personally like the Hamas to stop their terrorism, and Israel to finally start respecting the Geneva Convention and all the Human Rights they have been breaking for more than half a century now. Aka stopping colonization.

I won't try to argue who is the (more) bad guy, because that would be pointless. I only know that a lot of people both Arabs and Israeli are just eager to get a true peace and I hope they will be able to take over at least in Israel. When that happens (and I'm fairly sure it will happen some time in the future, old people always die), the conflict will most probably ease out.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Torost on November 18, 2012, 08:01:11 am
One of the problems with "civilized" warfare is that nothing ever gets settled.

You can keep this low intensity conflict going for centuries now that you have established borders , geneva conventions , human rights etc.
Modern ideas that has merit , but also make countless generations having to go thru the same ordeal forever.
The leadership on both sides knows nothing is ever finale , and will shoulder minor casualties for "the greater cause" indefinetly.

In the past when might was right. The stronger (better economy,larger population,better technology etc..)
were able to fund an ongoing war, pay mercenaries , hire more/better troops than his less succesfull neighbour.

Then when the dust settled , you either slaughtered/displaced your enemy or assimilated them.
Either way , you made sure you would not have to fight the same war over again 20 years later.
And everyone was better off in the longterm for it.

Roles change over time.

In the past Israel was the weak part, now it is the arabs(using the palestinians as strawmen) that are weak.
What happens when the balance of power shifts the next time?

I think both sides get exactly what they want out of this neverending conflict.
Both sides leaders get to show its population "You need us".

Take it from Gary Breecher (Mark Ames) "The Warnerd" :

Most people are not rational, they are TRIBAL: "my gang yay, your gang boo!" It really is that simple. The rest is cosmetics.

this link paints a broader picture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Israel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Israel)
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Arathian on November 18, 2012, 08:56:13 am
Am I allowed to wish they both just nuke each other so we don't have to fear about a shitty war over that piece of desert every 2 years?
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Tibe on November 18, 2012, 09:50:37 am
Am I allowed to wish they both just nuke each other so we don't have to fear about a shitty war over that piece of desert every 2 years?

No, cause the people want peace, but the goverments feels that they need to keep the tension high. Also 2 nations nuking eachother would create a radiationclowd that will probably affect the entire Earth. And if the West wouldnt intervene and mind its own buisness it would be a disaster. Israel might start a genocide or the arabnations would join the side of the Palestinians and start wiping out Israelis with huge hate.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Arathian on November 18, 2012, 01:16:53 pm
No, cause the people want peace, but the goverments feels that they need to keep the tension high. Also 2 nations nuking eachother would create a radiationclowd that will probably affect the entire Earth. And if the West wouldnt intervene and mind its own buisness it would be a disaster. Israel might start a genocide or the arabnations would join the side of the Palestinians and start wiping out Israelis with huge hate.

Mate, you are too shallow.

Bombs look cool.

Bigger bombs that make mushrooms look cooler.

Ergo, we should supply both sides with a couple hundred atomic bombs and give them a free meal at Burger king for everyone one they use.

And that is the best arguement.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Osiris on November 18, 2012, 01:27:57 pm
Israel has no real moral high ground at all ^^
Anyone who studied the formation of Israel knows they had just as many terrorists as Palestine does now.

some of them 
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can you blame the Palestinians for using the same tactics that the extremist Jews did? well that depends on whos side your on ^^
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Angantyr on November 18, 2012, 02:30:06 pm
Not only was Hamas democratically elected with Israel and the 'international society' (US and protectorates) punishing the civilian Palestinian population severely for actually electing someone who would represent them properly, they are also serious in negotiating peace terms and a two-state solution, having long accepted the state of Israel despite what's reported by most media outlets (source (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/21/israel)).

Main problem with the conflict hypocrisy, propaganda and lack of moral justification on part of Israel aside is the horrendous asymmetry in casualties and in military power, with Israel having the World's 10th most powerful military according to the GFP (http://www.globalfirepower.com/). Take a look at the figures and death counts (Israeli-Palestinian Fatalities Since 2000 (http://imeu.net/engine2/uploads/2/israeli-palestinian-fatalities-since-2000-ocha-2007.pdf)). As an example the 2008 Israeli punitive expedition into Gaza led to the deaths of 1400 Palestinians, of whom 300 were children, with only three Israelis dead. This massacre is closely tied to current events as Palestine seeks observer state status in the UN which Israel seeks to hinder at all costs as it will most likely lead to Palestine making a case against it for human rights violations in the Gazan conflict.

Israel and the US have the ability to stop this conflict any day and could have done so at any time for example by living up to the Oslo accords or by keeping their side of the various peace agreements. Instead US veto power is continuously used in Israel's favour against international condemnation (despite that of the 193 member states of the United Nations, 127 - 65.8% - have recognised the State of Palestine. Their total population being over 5.2 billion people, equalling 75 percent of the world's population) blocking any hope of a fair two-state solution and instead allowing Israel to pursue the 'bantustans' strategy of stealing all the good land, water sources and splitting Palestinian communities into small seperated ghettos, completely surrounded by the occupying forces, controlling every aspect of their lives, and subjecting them to state terrorism on a daily basis.

This conflict is not just a matter of perspective; international law - Israel has broken more UN resolutions than any other country in UN history - and every single human rights organization (including Israeli like B'tselem) World wide dealing with the occupied territories have long demonstrated the one-sided cruelty of the occupation and the ongoing military campaigns against a civilian population living in what is commonly described as 'the World's largest prison'.

As Illegal settlements are encouraged daily, Israel continues to sacrifice security for expansion; the real strategic issue for Knesset.



Recommended Youtube doc: OCCUPATION 101 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwpvI8rX72o)
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Tavuk_Bey on November 18, 2012, 02:48:10 pm
nuke both, problems = solved
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: baybars on November 18, 2012, 02:48:21 pm
why is it fair for america to give weapons to isreal but not anyone to give weapons to hamas? isnt palestine technically under occupation? and isnt it custom for the occupied to fight the occupier? now lets just use iran as an example, lets say they are giving weapons to hamas, how many wars have iran actually started ? and how many wars have america started and been involved in? so really america and isreal are the terrorists and war mongerers, its just funny how they media made anyone not from the west a boogyman. its just sad that most people have lost commen sence. peace on earth wont be achieved until palestine is free.

nelson mandella once said upon his release from jail :-  But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Teeth on November 18, 2012, 03:14:14 pm
why is it fair for america to give weapons to isreal but not anyone to give weapons to hamas? isnt palestine technically under occupation? and isnt it custom for the occupied to fight the occupier? now lets just use iran as an example, lets say they are giving weapons to hamas, how many wars have iran actually started ? and how many wars have america started and been involved in? so really america and isreal are the terrorists and war mongerers, its just funny how they media made anyone not from the west a boogyman. its just sad that most people have lost commen sence. peace on earth wont be achieved until palestine is free.

nelson mandella once said upon his release from jail :-  But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.
Most people in this thread have a 20 year old view of the public opinion. U.S. already has a huge reputation has a power hungry warmonger and no country apart from the U.S. favors Israel, since Obama even the U.S. has become pretty much neutral. In most of the EU public opinion is strongly against Israel, and so is the average news agency. Just look at everyone in this thread, clearly favouring the Palestines, that should give you a pretty good view on the public opinion.

A comparison of number of wars is really unfair between the U.S. and Iran, U.S. was the hegemonic power for the pas two decades and before that a superpower in a bipolar world and a strong proponent of the spread of liberal values through intervention and a strong proponent of international organisations, obviously they are going to fight more wars.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: LiorM on November 18, 2012, 04:12:26 pm
nuke both, problems = solved
Nuke you = less idiotic people...
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Nessaj on November 18, 2012, 04:24:18 pm
Facts (History) > Opinions.

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a strong proponent of the spread of liberal values through intervention and a strong proponent of international organisations, obviously they are going to fight more wars.

Yes. Nothing better than removing DEMOCRATICALLY elected leaders via assassination or coups. For then to install dictators who commit mass murder and terror upon the native population, as long as they adhere corporate contracts and what not with US/British companies no one cares what kind of atrocities are committed. That sure is liberal values..

The US ever only did anything if a situation was a threat to their BUSINESS interests.
Don't forget, plenty of major American companies (other Global companies did too of course, for example Hugo Boss designed the chocolate chip cookie uniforms :P) - they were all hugely funding the chocolate chip cookies via trade etc.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covert_United_States_foreign_regime_change_actions (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covert_United_States_foreign_regime_change_actions)

During the Cold War

    2.1 Communist states 1944-1989
    2.2 Syria 1949
    2.3 Iran 1953
    2.4 Guatemala 1954
    2.5 Tibet 1955-70s
    2.6 Indonesia 1958
    2.7 Cuba 1959
    2.8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960-65
    2.9 Iraq 1960-63
    2.10 Dominican Republic 1961
    2.11 South Vietnam 1963
    2.12 Brazil 1964
    2.13 Ghana 1966
    2.14 Chile 1970-73
    2.15 Argentina 1976
    2.16 Afghanistan 1979-1989
    2.17 Turkey 1980
    2.18 Poland 1980-81
    2.19 Nicaragua 1981-1990
        2.19.1 Destabilization through CIA Assets
        2.19.2 Arming the Contras
    2.20 Cambodia 1980-95
    2.21 Angola 1980s
    2.22 Philippines 1986

Since the end of the Cold War

    3.1 Iraq 1992-1996
    3.2 Afghanistan 2001
    3.3 Iraq 2002-3
    3.4 Venezuela 2002
    3.5 Palestinian Authority, 2006-present
    3.6 Somalia 2006-2007
    3.7 Iran 2005-present
    3.8 Libya 2011
    3.9 Syria 2012

Go study these historical cases...



I also want to latch on to:
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strong proponent of international organisations

That one made me laugh.

The best help, the best aid, comes via private institutions, not Government.

Let's take a more recent example:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/unesco-votes-to-admit-palestine-over-us-objections/2011/10/31/gIQAMleYZM_story.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/unesco-votes-to-admit-palestine-over-us-objections/2011/10/31/gIQAMleYZM_story.html)

Quote from: Washington Post
NEW YORK — UNESCO voted Monday to admit Palestine into the organization as its newest member, and the United States promptly responded by cutting off funding for the agency.

That is even though that the USA is hurting their own interest and citizens by doing so.

Quote from: Washington Post
The prohibition on U.S. funding of U.N. agencies that recognize a Palestinian state was included in two pieces of legislation that were signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and President Bill Clinton in 1994.


There's a great piece by The Daily Show in regards to the UNESCO/US-"scandal":

America's Problem with UNESCO
In this two-part report, John Oliver investigates the Obama administration's decision to stop funding UNESCO, a multinational humanitarian organization.
Part 1: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-15-2012/march-15--2012---pt--3 (http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-15-2012/march-15--2012---pt--3)
Part 2: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-15-2012/march-15--2012---pt--4 (http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-15-2012/march-15--2012---pt--4)
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Christo on November 18, 2012, 04:37:17 pm
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Tigero on November 18, 2012, 04:47:42 pm
The World police should come and bomb the whole shit to ground, i mean they got oil and everything there bartel doo.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Teeth on November 18, 2012, 04:50:29 pm
Facts (History) > Opinions.
I did not state an opinion. I did not condemn or commend anything. I only stated that you cannot compare the number of wars that the U.S. or Iran started, because they are completely different countries in the world system, all my other statements are facts.

The private sector making money of a war does not have anything to do with the government in a free market country, you can't blame the U.S. for having citizens who trade with chocolate chip cookie Germany. Not sure what your point is with the entire thing.

American companies =/= American government.


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And the entire western world was cheering for them. Meanwhile Soviet Russia was also desperately trying to expand their sphere of influence as well, both convinced that the other side wanted world domination. Why would I have to study these cases exactly?

I also want to latch on to:
That one made me laugh.
It is a fact that the U.S. is a strong proponent of international organizations, they took the lead in creating most of them. All of them based on their own set of values ofcourse. What exactly makes you laugh about that simple fact?

The best help, the best aid, comes via private institutions, not Government.
What does this have to do with anything, and I mean anything, I said exactly? I can't help to get the impression that you are trying to have a discussion with me about entirely unrelated things. Read my post again, perhaps.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Lt_Anders on November 18, 2012, 04:53:12 pm
Actually, a large portion of native born Americans dislike the UN. It's a fairly ANTI-US organization(in the eyes of a few Americans).

Also US gives most food to foregin countries in AID. Also gives the most money and AID to countries in trouble, regardless of countries. US is quite generous, way more than a lot of other countries, but nobody gives a damn.
(Facts incoming if i can find them)
Money- http://foreignassistance.gov/CountryIntro.aspx
Food- http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21279.pdf

But if you look at the money as percentage, the US is cheap.

You can find more if you look.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Nessaj on November 18, 2012, 05:25:32 pm
I did not state an opinion. I did not condemn or commend anything. I only stated that you cannot compare the number of wars that the U.S. or Iran started, because they are completely different countries in the world system, all my other statements are facts.

The private sector making money of a war does not have anything to do with the government in a free market country, you can't blame the U.S. for having citizens who trade with chocolate chip cookie Germany. Not sure what your point is with the entire thing.

American companies =/= American government.

And the entire western world was cheering for them. Meanwhile Soviet Russia was also desperately trying to expand their sphere of influence as well, both convinced that the other side wanted world domination. Why would I have to study these cases exactly?
It is a fact that the U.S. is a strong proponent of international organizations, they took the lead in creating most of them. All of them based on their own set of values ofcourse. What exactly makes you laugh about that simple fact?
What does this have to do with anything, and I mean anything, I said exactly? I can't help to get the impression that you are trying to have a discussion with me about entirely unrelated things. Read my post again, perhaps.

I wasn't attacking/asking you mate :P just stating stuff regarding the US in context to what you'd written. Nothing personal in it at all.

I didn't say other countries haven't been doing just as bad things either, but we were trying to stick to the US/Israeli/Palestinians here.

That the private sector would do it better is just my own personal comment; Free markets and less but more effective government = better world.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Dezilagel on November 18, 2012, 05:46:25 pm
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Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Overdriven on November 18, 2012, 07:14:00 pm
But if you look at the money as percentage, the US is cheap.

You can find more if you look.

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Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Lt_Anders on November 18, 2012, 07:38:47 pm
That's what I said. The us gives the most RAW dollars(double the next closest donor) but it's only so MINIMAL from gdp.

But that's GOVERNMENT AID. Private Donations from corporations and citizens is much more(almost double) that of comparable Government institutions. (http://www.america.gov/st/foraid-english/2007/May/20070524165115zjsredna0.2997553.html) Old article before the economic bust. And no I didn't write that article :lol:

Better article to read: http://www.globalissues.org/article/35/foreign-aid-development-assistance
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Overdriven on November 18, 2012, 07:40:29 pm
That's what I said. The us gives the most RAW dollars(double the next closest donor) but it's only so MINIMAL from gdp.

Yeah I know I thought I'd just provide a graph for what you said  :P

Just wondering how much private donations are as a percentage of GDP for different countries. Haven't got the time now to try and look because of dinner but it could be interesting.

Not to mention US attracts/is a base for lots of rich people/corporations anyway so in reality it should have high private donations. Hell Bill Gates and his foundation alone probably accounts for half of the US's private donations  :P
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Overdriven on November 18, 2012, 09:23:38 pm
A comparison of number of wars is really unfair between the U.S. and Iran, U.S. was the hegemonic power for the pas two decades and before that a superpower in a bipolar world and a strong proponent of the spread of liberal values through intervention and a strong proponent of international organisations, obviously they are going to fight more wars.

Some would argue the spread of liberal values isn't necessarily a good thing or in fact that many of the countries needed any 'intervention' in the first place.

Double post but just read that bit.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Teeth on November 18, 2012, 11:24:00 pm
Some would argue the spread of liberal values isn't necessarily a good thing or in fact that many of the countries needed any 'intervention' in the first place.

Double post but just read that bit.
I know, not saying it is a good thing, but in the Cold War it was accepted as long as it meant preventing the spread of communism.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: donib on November 19, 2012, 06:29:30 pm

Here is your Israeli victim who deserves to "defend" it's self.

What a fucking hero. Hope a missile hits his home and kills his family in a horrible way.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: BASNAK on November 19, 2012, 06:47:21 pm
Let's say my brother was that soldier, Why would I deserve to die in a horrible way just because of being his brother?
Flawed logic IMO.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Teeth on November 19, 2012, 06:51:45 pm
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Here is your Israeli victim who deserves to "defend" it's self.

What a fucking hero. Hope a missile hits his home and kills his family in a horrible way.
Bringing individuals into a discussion about two peoples, good point.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: donib on November 19, 2012, 06:52:21 pm
So that when ur brother comes home and he sees ur limbs all over the place he will suffer for what he did only on a much larger scale, so not out of an eye for an eye principle.

Bringing individuals into a discussion about two peoples, good point.

Every time i watch a report concerning this issue i find that that a lot of the interviewed Israelis find themselves much better than their palestinian neighbours. Not to mention the colonists who carry guns and shoot at childeren they only recently evicted from that ground, and then he never gets trialed for it.

But i know one Israeli guy from my school, he is 18 and he went here to the Netherlands to study, he did this because he knows better than to join an army or fight for a people who do this without being ashamed of themselves.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: BASNAK on November 19, 2012, 07:28:45 pm
So that when ur brother comes home and he sees ur limbs all over the place he will suffer for what he did only on a much larger scale, so not out of an eye for an eye principle.

Okaaaaaay... it is still just as stupid. Why do I have to die, and suffer, for what someone else has done? Thats like saying the kid deserved to be beat up because his father shot a rocket towards the soldiers family.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: LordBerenger on November 19, 2012, 08:34:42 pm
Okaaaaaay... it is still just as stupid. Why do I have to die, and suffer, for what someone else has done? Thats like saying the kid deserved to be beat up because his father shot a rocket towards the soldiers family.

Because Allahu Snackbar logic. You know in those countries you get your head decapped for embracing western ideals rite?
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Tibe on November 19, 2012, 09:21:54 pm
Because Allahu Snackbar logic. You know in those countries you get your head decapped for embracing western ideals rite?

Frankly its same logic as how the CIA director Petraeus's sex scandal made the Taliban high official laugh. He stated thats normal thing it the West and the west sux and blablabla and how in his country people like that get head decapped and blabla. I mean seriuslly he should have just shutted the hell up. Him and his desertcountry shitheads havent really contributed even a single thing in the modern world and they live in fucking caves. How can they say with such serius face that their society works so much better than ours, when its clearly so aged, unprogressive and (according to them) only works longside with violence.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: CrazyCracka420 on November 19, 2012, 09:34:33 pm
Great, some pissed off arabs thinks that.  Israel DOES IT, every day.  They get some rocks thrown at them by some starving illiterate peasant Palestinian?  STRATEGIC AIR BOMBING CAMPAIGN OVER DENSEST CITY ON EARTH FOR 2 WEEKS UNTIL CEASEFIRE.  (throw in infantry invasion every 5 years for flavor)

End of war death tolls?  Usually 3 IDF from friendly fire or accidents, 5 civilians injured from the rockets launched from Gaza (those rockets have fatality rates lower than fireworks) then thousands of Palestianian civilians dead, and way more  homeless, families destroyed, forced even further into the worse conditions of abject poverty and slow methodical genocide you can imagine.

Just imagine locking up a dog in a cage, and pissing on it daily while you starve it half to death.  If the dog growls or snaps at you when you walk by, you use it as cassus beli to begin beating the dog to death with a baseball bat.

And use it as causus belli to beat every dog that this one in the cage ever gave birth to or every dog who's ass it's smelled

What a savage dog.

FTFY


Didn't the world learn anything from South Africa's Apartheid or the American civil rights issues from the past?  You can't subject people to 3rd world status and hold them down and not expect them to be pissed off or want to murder you.  Civilization doesn't work like that.

And it's kind of late at this point but Israel should never have been created, England fucked up big time.  But we (America) shouldn't be giving them billions in money and weapons, nor should we be giving that to any other countries (Pakistan, India, etc).  Let's spend that money on our own people at home, to improve our living conditions.  Most of the money we spend overseas goes towards destroying things, not building them up...
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Nessaj on November 20, 2012, 02:02:18 pm
http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/netanyahu-admits-on-video-he-deceived-us-to-destroy-oslo-accord (http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/netanyahu-admits-on-video-he-deceived-us-to-destroy-oslo-accord)

http://amazingdiscoveries.tv/media/606/937-heritage-of-israel/ (http://amazingdiscoveries.tv/media/606/937-heritage-of-israel/)
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: BASNAK on November 20, 2012, 05:24:52 pm
http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/netanyahu-admits-on-video-he-deceived-us-to-destroy-oslo-accord (http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/netanyahu-admits-on-video-he-deceived-us-to-destroy-oslo-accord)

http://amazingdiscoveries.tv/media/606/937-heritage-of-israel/ (http://amazingdiscoveries.tv/media/606/937-heritage-of-israel/)

Im not denying the authencity of the video. But it seems a bit dodgy. Is this video mentioned in any other sources?
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Tovi on November 20, 2012, 05:55:58 pm
If Gaza was an independant state, the strike back would be much more deadly.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: donib on November 20, 2012, 10:17:59 pm
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Turboflex on November 20, 2012, 10:35:08 pm
Israeli Iron Dome is amazing.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: IR_Kuoin on November 21, 2012, 10:33:55 am
Israel have made some really good weapons over the years.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on November 21, 2012, 12:30:52 pm
They didn't make shit on their own.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: IR_Kuoin on November 21, 2012, 12:56:46 pm
They didn't make shit on their own.

The weapons are still developed due tto the Israelis
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on November 21, 2012, 01:00:56 pm
Internet sources say it has been funded by USA and made by Israeli. But most Israeli companies are actually american-israeli companies so I would rather call it american technology if you don't mind.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on November 21, 2012, 01:15:08 pm
Here is what wikipedia says how it all started. Brits were against it, Americans were for it. So Israel is basically another american state, just a bit further from the mainland.
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After World War II and the Holocaust, a massive wave of stateless Jews, mainly Holocaust survivors, began migrating to Palestine in small boats in defiance of British rules. The Holocaust united much of the rest of world Jewry behind the Zionist project.[42] The British either imprisoned these Jews in Cyprus (including many orphaned children) or sent them to the British-controlled Allied Occupation Zones in Germany. This resulted in universal Jewish support for Zionism and the refusal of the U.S. Congress to grant economic aid to Britain. In addition, Zionist groups attacked the British in Palestine and, with its empire facing bankruptcy, Britain was forced to refer the issue to the newly created United Nations.

In 1947, the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) recommended that western Palestine should be partitioned into a Jewish state, an Arab state and a UN-controlled territory, Corpus separatum, around Jerusalem.[43] This partition plan was adopted on November 29, 1947 with UN GA Resolution 181, 33 votes in favor, 13 against, and 10 abstentions. The vote led to celebrations in the streets of Jewish cities.[44] However, the Palestinian Arabs and the Arab states rejected the UN decision, demanding a single state and removal of Jewish migrants, leading to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

Not that I have anything against it, just saying that they aren't really independent and that everything they do is controlled by murrica.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Nessaj on November 21, 2012, 01:48:08 pm
Im not denying the authencity of the video. But it seems a bit dodgy. Is this video mentioned in any other sources?

I didn't look too hard, I've been wondering about the authenticity of the translation as well. The video came out last month and have been circulating around alternative media and forums only.


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Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Tavuk_Bey on November 24, 2012, 10:11:30 am
Nuke you = less idiotic people...

rape you = best day of my life
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Angantyr on November 26, 2012, 04:01:01 pm
'Why should the Arabs make peace? If I was an Arab leader, I would never make terms with Israel. That is natural: we have taken their country. Sure, God promised it to us, but what does that matter to them? Our God is not theirs. We come from Israel, it's true, but two thousand years ago, and what is that to them? There has been anti-Semitism, the chocolate chip cookies, einstein, Auschwitz, but was that their fault? They only see one thing: we came here and stole their county. Why should they accept that?'
- David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on November 26, 2012, 04:04:07 pm
Sure, God promised it to us

:rolleyes:
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Kafein on November 27, 2012, 02:29:34 am
Things start going very wrong as soon as that guy is mentioned, although they can too even if he isn't.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Prpavi on November 27, 2012, 01:45:42 pm
Burn Down Babylon!

USA and their little zionst puppet Izrael should and will be annahilated off the face of the earth one day. I do NOT hate jews, i do NOt hate musils, i hate the politics lead by those two countries.

"Jah Jah gonna come, with the Fire and Brimstone, wicked themma run!"


here is a nice documentry that shows the level of insanity going on in the Gaza strip and West bank and how the propaganda corrupted the weak minds of stupid people (mostly the guys camping in Palestinian territory because "its their land")

http://watchdocumentary.org/watch/louis-theroux-the-ultra-zionists-video_8b6e37ccc.html
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: LordBerenger on November 27, 2012, 02:20:15 pm
Push out all Zionist Israels and Palestinians and give that land to Spain because Spain will get even smaller now with Catalonians trolling.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Molly on November 27, 2012, 04:26:40 pm
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Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Overdriven on November 27, 2012, 04:28:45 pm
Our God is not theirs.
- David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister

From and Islamic pov Jewish and Islamic God are the same. Christians, Jews and Muslims are all considered people of the book and follow the same God. Read that one in the Quran.

Just felt like correcting his quote  :P
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Prpavi on November 27, 2012, 07:15:21 pm
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it's a M16 ofc, figures...
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Ad1no on November 28, 2012, 01:12:16 am
Have you guys ever heard of the 6 day war? It's an amazing read or documentary to watch.

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Simply put, I believe Israel will annihilate every middle eastern nation and any other for that matter that comes against her.

They have tech far beyond most countries, even the good ole USA gets tech from Israel. Where do you think we got our drones from?

Researching on google you will find many high tech fields are led by the Israelis... It is not a country to be trifled with.

Oh and the Palestinians are really unwanted Jordanians and used as pure propaganda..

It boggles my brain that so many westerners still buy into muslim propaganda.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Prpavi on November 28, 2012, 12:41:05 pm
Yes poor little Israel we all feel sorry for them, the evil dirty muslim abuzing them oh noes  :rolleyes:

gimme a break man...
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Oberyn on November 28, 2012, 01:32:09 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Option

As one of the countries having nuclear weapons and the willingness to use them to defend the integrity of it's territory (whether "fairly" obtained or not, as if there was such a thing), Israel won't suffer more than the occasional highly idealistic activists or strongly worded reprimand from the international community. The one thing that may have a big effect is change in the almost unconditional support offered by the US, but I don't see it happening. 

Interestingly enough there are crazy fundamentalist christians, jews and muslims who all have varrying apocalyptic prophecies all centering around war breaking out in that area of the world. In fact in judeo/christian/muslim tradition the "chosen people" reoccupying "their" land is one of the signs. I have often seen support of Israel in the US tied into this by christian radicals. May very well become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on November 28, 2012, 01:44:39 pm
What modern society needs, is to declare fundamentalist religious beliefs as schizophrenic behavior. But that isn't going to happen because there's too many delusional people who believe in that crap and as we all know, majority rules.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Oberyn on November 28, 2012, 01:50:02 pm
Stupidity is a human characteristic, it's not like it's limited to religions. There are so many things that could be called psychotic behaviour that have nothing to do with religion, and many religious people who live normal, blameless lives. If you go down the road of forbidding thoughts because they threaten your sensibilities you may as well go full-out totalitarian. I always knew you were a fascist Leshma...(jk, but seriously, I don't like you or your shitty opinions).
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on November 28, 2012, 02:02:18 pm
What is the difference between a person who believes in aliens and person who believes in personal god? None, they both believe in things that don't exist in our material world. And I don't have anything against anyone who believes in aliens or god.

But what people do with individuals who become aggressive because they believe that aliens abducted him, performed experiments on them? People put those individuals in mental institutions because they aren't fit to live in civilized society.

People who are being aggressive because their god told them to act like that are sent to prison but only if they break the law. But they aren't considered as being insane because of it. Because people have the right to believe in god, but believing in aliens is considered as crazy behaviour in our society.

I believe in freedom but for me freedom means that you're free to do anything you want but under one condition. You aren't allowed to affect freedom of other individuals. It's pretty simple, but this civilization never followed those simple rules.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Kafein on November 28, 2012, 05:20:51 pm
I believe in freedom but for me freedom means that you're free to do anything you want but under one condition. You aren't allowed to affect freedom of other individuals. It's pretty simple, but this civilization never followed those simple rules.

It's pretty simple to formulate it like that. Adding Kant's Categorical Imperative and a lot of "don't do to someone what you wouldn't want someone to do to you" is also a good idea. However, it's way harder to actually give an exhaustive list of what you can and kant do.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Nessaj on November 28, 2012, 06:07:35 pm
As always Scandinavians are leading the charge for equality, freedom and justice :wink:

Norway (who is leading the charge) is together with Denmark and the wannabe Scandinavians, Finland, plus Sweden -- they haven't officially decided yet but several parties have already voted yes, though it seems they might cop out and not vote, several high-end politicians in Sweden have strong ties to American politics too -- Are looking to elevate the Palestinian UN status to an 'observer state' which means they will have access and be included in several UN organs plus the ICC (International Criminal Court) -- the latter would be the real winner for justice and freedom, because it would severely limit if not completely stop - in time - the atrocities.

There's also talks about a BAN on any sort of goods that come out of Israeli settlements in occupied territory. (Unrelated to this movement).

The US, Israel and Germany is of course not happy, at all :rolleyes: and will vote No.
Netherlands will most likely vote no too.
Great Britain has demands and might abstain.
France, Spain, Austria and Portugal supports Palestine.
Russia will most likely vote Yes. China and India too.

No matter the result though, Scandinavians countries are trying to start a movement that will fight for Palestinian rights to enter the UN completely.

I god damn love Scandinavia. Kalmar for life.

Swedish: http://www.svd.se/nyheter/utrikes/stod-for-hojd-palestinsk-fn-status_7707534.svd (http://www.svd.se/nyheter/utrikes/stod-for-hojd-palestinsk-fn-status_7707534.svd)
Swedish (on Finnish site): http://hbl.fi/nyheter/2012-11-28/finland-stoder-hojd-fn-status-palestina (http://hbl.fi/nyheter/2012-11-28/finland-stoder-hojd-fn-status-palestina)
Norwegian: http://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/2012/11/28/palestina-resolusjon-splitter-europa (http://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/2012/11/28/palestina-resolusjon-splitter-europa)
Danish: http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php/id-60770656:danmark-stemmer-ja-til-pal%C3%A6stina.html (http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php/id-60770656:danmark-stemmer-ja-til-pal%C3%A6stina.html)
Danish: https://politiken.dk/debat/ledere/ECE1825757/endelig-kom-det-danske-ja-til-palaestina/ (https://politiken.dk/debat/ledere/ECE1825757/endelig-kom-det-danske-ja-til-palaestina/)
English: http://www.livemint.com/Politics/BdHyoyztvsebCV0C2jYbYI/How-nations-are-lining-up-on-Palestinian-statehood.html (http://www.livemint.com/Politics/BdHyoyztvsebCV0C2jYbYI/How-nations-are-lining-up-on-Palestinian-statehood.html)
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Tears of Destiny on November 28, 2012, 06:45:07 pm
They have tech far beyond most countries, even the good ole USA gets tech from Israel.
True, though all advanced countries get tech from all the other ones.
Where do you think we got our drones from?


Ourselves, actually, designed and developed as both a concept and as individual blueprints/designs, naturally the individual parts may come from a collection of countries, but Israel is a non-factor for US drone development and what parts that do come from there can easily be obtained from another country.:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle)


Regardless, they certainly do pioneer a lot of impressive technologies both military and non-military.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: LordBerenger on November 28, 2012, 07:50:22 pm
True, though all advanced countries get tech from all the other ones.

Ourselves, actually, designed and developed as both a concept and as individual blueprints/designs, naturally the individual parts may come from a collection of countries, but Israel is a non-factor for US drone development and what parts that do come from there can easily be obtained from another country.:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle).

Wrong. They're made by Tacitus Corporation which is financed by Raul Menendez who financed it by money from his drug business whilst being in the drug cartel.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Ad1no on November 29, 2012, 01:08:22 am
Ourselves, actually, designed and developed as both a concept and as individual blueprints/designs, naturally the individual parts may come from a collection of countries, but Israel is a non-factor for US drone development and what parts that do come from there can easily be obtained from another country.:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle)


Regardless, they certainly do pioneer a lot of impressive technologies both military and non-military.

Hey tears :)

Sorry but you couldn't be more wrong. A quick google instead of relying on wiki would have made that very clear. The man directly responsible for our drone program is an ISRAELI! -  http://www.impactlab.net/2011/12/26/drones-garage-invention-spawns-multibillion-dollar-defense-industry/

But by this time Israel had already been perfecting drones.

"In the late 1970s and 80s, Israel developed the Scout and the Pioneer, which represented a shift t­oward the lighter, glider-type model of UAV in use today. The Scout was notable for its ability to transmit live video with a 360-degree view of the terrain. The small size of these UAVs made them inexpensive to produce and difficult to shoot down." - http://science.howstuffworks.com/reaper1.htm

The predator drones we use today are based on Israeli design.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: SixThumbs on November 29, 2012, 05:48:46 am
"Personally, when it comes to rights, I think one of two things is true: I think either we have unlimited rights, or we have no rights at all. Personally, I lean toward unlimited rights - I feel, for instance, I have the right to do anything I please. But, if I do something you don't like, I think you have the right to kill me. So where you gonna find a fairer fucking deal than that? So the next time some asshole says to you, "I have a right to my opinion," you say, "Oh yeah? Well, I have a right to my opinion, and my opinion is that you have no right to your opinion." Then shoot the fuck and walk away! "
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Falka on November 29, 2012, 07:23:12 am
"Personally, when it comes to rights, I think one of two things is true: I think either we have unlimited rights, or we have no rights at all. Personally, I lean toward unlimited rights - I feel, for instance, I have the right to do anything I please. But, if I do something you don't like, I think you have the right to kill me. So where you gonna find a fairer fucking deal than that? So the next time some asshole says to you, "I have a right to my opinion," you say, "Oh yeah? Well, I have a right to my opinion, and my opinion is that you have no right to your opinion." Then shoot the fuck and walk away! "
George Carling!  :mrgreen:


8:30  :wink:
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Overdriven on November 29, 2012, 05:13:39 pm
As always Scandinavians are leading the charge for equality, freedom and justice :wink:

Norway (who is leading the charge) is together with Denmark and the wannabe Scandinavians, Finland, plus Sweden -- they haven't officially decided yet but several parties have already voted yes, though it seems they might cop out and not vote, several high-end politicians in Sweden have strong ties to American politics too -- Are looking to elevate the Palestinian UN status to an 'observer state' which means they will have access and be included in several UN organs plus the ICC (International Criminal Court) -- the latter would be the real winner for justice and freedom, because it would severely limit if not completely stop - in time - the atrocities.

There's also talks about a BAN on any sort of goods that come out of Israeli settlements in occupied territory. (Unrelated to this movement).

The US, Israel and Germany is of course not happy, at all :rolleyes: and will vote No.
Netherlands will most likely vote no too.
Great Britain has demands and might abstain.
France, Spain, Austria and Portugal supports Palestine.
Russia will most likely vote Yes. China and India too.

Well yeah Israel are very anti-this. It's arguably one of the  reasons for the out break of recent violence. Israel are trying to put pressure on them. My girlfriend explained it to me (she's there atm) but I don't remember the details. But effectively it's the West Bank leading the UN observer state push but by getting embroiled with Gaza Israel often weaken the position of the West Bank as the West Bank and Gaza pretty much hate each other, but they are all considered Palestine and so the actions of one reflect on the other.

Palestine has pushed for this and similar things before. Can only hope it actually succeeds this time but I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't.

In this country many shops ect already put a complete ban on goods from Israel, regardless of whether in Palestinian territory. I doubt it has little effect as it would only really matter if it was a significant ban and it's more a statement than anything but a nation wide one would be interesting.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Kafein on November 29, 2012, 05:16:58 pm
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Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Overdriven on November 30, 2012, 07:13:27 am
Well they succeeded  :) Naturally Israel have basically implied they'll ignore it and also consider it a violation of previous agreements.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Molly on November 30, 2012, 10:07:48 am
Well they succeeded  :) Naturally Israel have basically implied they'll ignore it and also consider it a violation of previous agreements.
Unfortunately it means shit.

Israel is going to keep up the settling and it doesn't matter. What is the UN supposed to do? Place embargos on Israel? Nevaaah.

The Palestinians might get a bit more attention for a while but nothing else will come out of it. It's just for show...
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on November 30, 2012, 01:06:02 pm
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/10114#.ULig3OQabnM

If you don't support every action of theirs, you're obviously against them :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Falka on November 30, 2012, 01:08:33 pm
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/10114#.ULig3OQabnM

If you don't support every action of theirs, you're obviously against them :rolleyes:
Oh, you got new title...  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on November 30, 2012, 01:14:27 pm
Yep, our glorious leader changed my title for the third time.

It is foretold in the Holy Book of false promises that one who obtains 3rd title during his lifetime (without being permabanned), becomes the only true messiah of chadzianity.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Prpavi on November 30, 2012, 01:27:55 pm
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/10114#.ULig3OQabnM

If you don't support every action of theirs, you're obviously against them :rolleyes:

to be honest i dont buy that anti-semitist/racist card any more. its 21 century youll have to do better than that people.

still of you say anything about israel youre anti-semitist and they pull out the holocaust card. you feel ashamed -__-'
say anything derogatory about black people in US youre racist, the pull the slavery card, you feel guilty -__-'
it goes on....

i hate racists and im sorry but its not my fault some inbreed sociopathic cunt of my skin colour did awfull things in the past. wich race hasnt done the same?

 but i also hate uber liberals that are scared of airing the truth in fear of not being "politically correct" that term is bullcrap. there is NOBODY in this world that is politically correct and completely unbiased and objective. the people that disgust me the most are "my own" people the uber chatolic nationalist. incredibly retarded, bible thumping hypocrites.

Am i a racist for hating half of my own nation and race?
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Molly on November 30, 2012, 01:34:10 pm
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/10114#.ULig3OQabnM

If you don't support every action of theirs, you're obviously against them :rolleyes:
Hell, someone took a look at those comments beneath the article?

Damn, I can't feel even more embarrassed for those people than right know. I wonder if those people commenting that article are like... "normal" Jews or if those are some kind of fundamentalists.  :shock:
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Falka on November 30, 2012, 01:50:13 pm
Yep, our glorious leader changed my title for the third time.

It is foretold in the Holy Book of false promises that one who obtains 3rd title during his lifetime (without being permabanned), becomes the only true messiah of chadzianity.

Third time? What was your first title? Also Berengar didn't have 3 titles as well?

i hate
Aren't you tired of hating? I used to hate ppl, stupid ppl, arrogant ppl, fanatics, etc., and then I realized it's not worth the effort (actually it's not an effort per se but still), so now I don't give a damn about anything except myself  :wink:
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Prpavi on November 30, 2012, 02:03:07 pm
Aren't you tired of hating? I used to hate ppl, stupid ppl, arrogant ppl, fanatics, etc., and then I realized it's not worth the effort (actually it's not an effort per se but still), so now I don't give a damn about anything except myself  :wink:

well yes youre right hate is quite a strong word, theres not a suitable word in my english vocabulary to express my exact feelings. Its more like dislike or disbelief that people still act in certain ways. but its easier to just write hate right?

also hating them makes me not better than them ye? i do try to be tho, im far fro there but atleast i realise what i need to better
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Oberyn on November 30, 2012, 02:24:41 pm
I'm not sure why the international community is so focused on Israel's actions ("unlawful" though they may be). You don't hear much about Qatar's virrulent racism and exploitation of what basically amounts to slaves brought in from Asia and never allowed to leave. Or the unconditional support the US and other occidental nations give to Saudi Arabia despite it being a totalitarian shithole worse than anything Israel could ever achieve. Or any of a dozen other areas of the world where far worse injustices are meted out daily, but it's politically/economically convenient to ignore it or take it for granted.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Prpavi on November 30, 2012, 02:35:28 pm
I'm not sure why the international community is so focused on Israel's actions ("unlawful" though they may be). You don't hear much about Qatar's virrulent racism and exploitation of what basically amounts to slaves brought in from Asia and never allowed to leave. Or the unconditional support the US and other occidental nations give to Saudi Arabia despite it being a totalitarian shithole worse than anything Israel could ever achieve. Or any of a dozen other areas of the world where far worse injustices are meted out daily, but it's politically/economically convenient to ignore it or take it for granted.

First, it's not in the media as much, why I won't get into it, I agree with you that they are overlooked because it's convenient in some cases.

Sencod, those are more human rights issues that you stated, while Israel/Palestinian situation is more a world peace threat hence it gets more publicity and attention worldwide. We all can agree if the 3rd WW starts anywhere it will be there like it or not.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Kafein on November 30, 2012, 02:43:23 pm
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/10114#.ULig3OQabnM

If you don't support every action of theirs, you're obviously against them :rolleyes:

Lol this is hilarous. Probably the lead right wing journal or something.

Everybody tries to present themselves as victims whenever they try to manipulate other people, Israeli just have it easy given their history. I got a friend that is very pro-Israel and has family back there, he says the colonists are all fundamentalist assholes but he also thinks the whole world hates jews for some reason. For people that are already convinced of their country having the moral high ground about everything, it's easy to mix things up and justify any horrible action by the Israeli government.

If anything, the real (latent and diluted) hate in the western world is against muslims. Many europeans of atheist/christian background can't help but to feel "invaded" even though they are wrong by all definitions. This is also caused by our increasingly communautarist societies. At least in Belgium, the government doesn't seem to know what to do to counter this, constantly making "exceptions" and such, bending our supposedly secular state to this and that religion. People of different origins don't blend well, and don't create a mixed culture. We all live close together, but we share very little.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on November 30, 2012, 02:44:18 pm
While you're right about Saudi Arabia, they are independent state and whatever they do, it's their own business. If they want to live differently, they should change it themselves.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: SixThumbs on November 30, 2012, 03:01:32 pm
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Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Laufknoten on November 30, 2012, 03:27:03 pm
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/10114#.ULig3OQabnM

If you don't support every action of theirs, you're obviously against them :rolleyes:
Sure, anitsemitism in the epitome of political correctness and multiculturalism in europe...
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Rumblood on December 02, 2012, 03:43:51 am
I don't know. I always thought growing up that if another country systematically discriminated against and oppressed an entire group of people and assassinated scientists, they were the bad guys. At least that's the way it is in all the movies I've watched.

Hollywood lied to me  :cry:
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: dregh94 on December 04, 2012, 02:23:39 am
Lol The government of "MR"Monti has voted yes for the Palestinians in the Onu!
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Angantyr on December 04, 2012, 03:21:16 pm
Israel to build 3,000 illegal settler homes in occupied territory after UN vote in Palestinian favour:

New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/01/world/middleeast/israel-moves-to-expand-settlements-in-east-jerusalem.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0)

BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20552391)

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A day after the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to upgrade the status of the Palestinians, a senior Israeli official said the government would pursue “preliminary zoning and planning preparations” for a development that would separate the West Bank cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem from Jerusalem. If such a project were to go beyond blueprints, it could prevent the creation of a viable, contiguous Palestinian state
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Molly on December 04, 2012, 03:27:46 pm
Israel to build 3,000 illegal settler homes in occupied territory after UN vote in Palestinian favour (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20552391)
...and freezing a shitload of money they would have paid otherwise
...and stating that there will be no solution to the "issue" if Israel doesn't want to.
...and stating that the only people of importance are the Jews.
...and... oh well... the list goes on and on... there is an election in January. Go figure.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Turboflex on December 04, 2012, 03:46:42 pm
Israel kicking so much ass.

Why do Europeans get so butthurt about Jews? You guys are the worst.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on December 04, 2012, 04:00:21 pm
Read the thread, it's not just EU side supporting Palestinians. You guys are being polarized as well, when it comes to this issue.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Turboflex on December 04, 2012, 04:03:20 pm
Israel = jedis
Arabs = sand people
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Leshma on December 04, 2012, 04:07:30 pm
Star Wars is a fairy tale, real life isn't.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Nessaj on December 04, 2012, 04:16:50 pm
If you're going to draw parallels from Star Wars :rolleyes: to this conflict or the current state of the World there is though some note of seriousness to latch on to;

Star Wars & False Flag Terrorism - http://vimeo.com/41963839 (http://vimeo.com/41963839)

This fan documentary, written and directed by David Brennan, reveals how, just as the original Star Wars trilogy was modelled after mythology and folklore, the prequel trilogy was modelled after history. It goes over the prequels story of false flag terrorism step-by-step, and then reveals how George Lucas had this element planned since 1973!

There's also plenty of interviews with George Lucas discussing our history, literature, politics and how we haven't learned from any of those experiences at all - plus how he has weaved that into his art creations (movies).
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Angantyr on December 04, 2012, 04:23:44 pm
Israel kicking so much ass.
Kicking the ass of defenseless children mostly (IDF has killed more than 1160 Palestinian children since 2000), perhaps you should choose your heroes with more care.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Turboflex on December 04, 2012, 05:16:05 pm
Arabs should gtfo it's Israel's land, they won it in wars, 1948, 1967, 1973. If they got a problem with getting killed maybe they should stop fighting somebody a million times stronger than them. Go to Egypt or Jordan plenty of room, no jews to bother you either they were all kicked out decades ago. Israel rules!
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Prpavi on December 04, 2012, 06:45:45 pm
Arabs should gtfo it's Israel's land, they won it in wars, 1948, 1967, 1973. If they got a problem with getting killed maybe they should stop fighting somebody a million times stronger than them. Go to Egypt or Jordan plenty of room, no jews to bother you either they were all kicked out decades ago. Israel rules!

en ough internetz for you for one day now go back to the meth lab in your back yard boi!
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: IR_Kuoin on December 04, 2012, 06:54:28 pm
Star Wars is a sci-fi tale, real life isn't.

Fixed :P
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Kafein on December 06, 2012, 02:06:47 pm
If you're going to draw parallels from Star Wars :rolleyes: to this conflict or the current state of the World there is though some note of seriousness to latch on to;

Star Wars & False Flag Terrorism - http://vimeo.com/41963839 (http://vimeo.com/41963839)

This fan documentary, written and directed by David Brennan, reveals how, just as the original Star Wars trilogy was modelled after mythology and folklore, the prequel trilogy was modelled after history. It goes over the prequels story of false flag terrorism step-by-step, and then reveals how George Lucas had this element planned since 1973!

There's also plenty of interviews with George Lucas discussing our history, literature, politics and how we haven't learned from any of those experiences at all - plus how he has weaved that into his art creations (movies).

Interesting, I always though the prequel trilogy was about the roman republic becoming an empire.
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Angantyr on December 26, 2012, 01:45:55 am
An interesting article from historytoday on America, Israel and the Six Day War (http://www.historytoday.com/elizabeth-stephens/america-israel-and-six-day-war).

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The Six Day War spawned the special relationship between Israel and the United States of America. Elizabeth Stephens explores the cultural backdrop to this momentous development which resonates in the Middle East to this day
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: LordBerenger on December 26, 2012, 02:18:53 am
If you're going to draw parallels from Star Wars :rolleyes: to this conflict or the current state of the World there is though some note of seriousness to latch on to;

Star Wars & False Flag Terrorism - http://vimeo.com/41963839 (http://vimeo.com/41963839)

This fan documentary, written and directed by David Brennan, reveals how, just as the original Star Wars trilogy was modelled after mythology and folklore, the prequel trilogy was modelled after history. It goes over the prequels story of false flag terrorism step-by-step, and then reveals how George Lucas had this element planned since 1973!


JEEEESUSS SUPERCHRISSST.

Now you're going to ruin a good movie series with more conspiracy talk lol.



And also how come nobody have accused Israeli jews of being shapeshifting blood-drinking lizards yet?
Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Nessaj on December 27, 2012, 05:15:53 pm
JEEEESUSS SUPERCHRISSST.

Now you're going to ruin a good movie series with more conspiracy talk lol.

If you had two brain cells that worked, e.g. had watched the video (or even just read the line you quoted), you would realize that this come from George Lucas him self, who's very aware of our human history. He draws parallels from real world history into his fiction, with a reason, not just to facilitate a story.

Red Tails for example, he invested $60 million of his own money into that; An untold story of a black squadron of fighter pilots in World War II, who were never acknowledged for their accomplishments simply due to the fact that they were black, despite that they literally saved hundreds of British and American pilots throughout their missions.

Denying conspiracies is simply uneducated, they're abundant throughout our history with plenty from even just the last ~70 years -- which are now known or declassified -- that shaped our World's history. Whether or not today most have been manufactured by crazy people, such as David Icke, or just by someone looking to scam people for money, it does not in any shape or form change historical facts.
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Title: Re: Israeli vs. Palestinians
Post by: Sniger on December 27, 2012, 05:59:20 pm
Let's see:
Egypt - doesn't "really" have any kind of leadership that could make intervene anything
Iran - they are not stupid, getting there hands dirty is way to risky for them cuz of the World Police watching
USofA - they are bored by their own wars, won't do shit
Russia - they gonna make some noise eventually but they are more busy keeping their own people in check
China - no idea

That's how I see things in my little own world :D

you gotgot EU  :P :mrgreen: