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Interesting how political sides switch opinions on things.

Liberals and Democrats were against the US "oppressive power" killing civilians when going after terrorists in Afghanistan, but this time they're siding with the terrorists attacking the "oppressive power".

The whole damn thing is so morally convoluted I don't even care to read about it. Both sides are wrong for their current and past actions. Israel is clearly committing war crimes of greater magnitude by cutting off power and food to 2 million people. Hamas is doing sheer terrorism.

Comparing 2 evils is morally impossible sometimes.
There are more Palestinian civilian deaths than Israel, MANY more
 
Meanwhile, the Free Palestine crowd is silent about what's happened in Armenia probably because it's Christians

September 2023 saw the tumultuous and traumatic departure of over 100,000 Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh. This mass exodus of an indigenous people from their homeland followed nine months of starvation-by-blockade, which culminated in a murderous military assault on Sept. 19.

These men, women, and children, terrified for their lives, left behind entire worlds: their schools and shops; their fields, flocks, and vineyards; the cemeteries of their ancestors. They also left behind the churches, large and small, ancient and more modern, magnificent and modest, where they had for centuries gathered together and prayed. They also left behind bridges, fortifications, early modern mansions, and Soviet-era monuments, such as the beloved “We are Our Mountains” statues. What will happen now to those places? There is no question, actually


 
It is the middle east killing is what goes on there, if not the jews, then the Kurds, opposition groups, other religions or their own people. It is a miserable place filled with death. Remember Syria, Isis, I could go on but I just got back from the pharmacy. To all the people cursing and shaking their fists at God, wait till you die, you will hate him even more, for all eternity
 
There are more Palestinian civilian deaths than Israel, MANY more
I know, but what exactly is the point you're trying to make? That this retroactively justifies the Hamas terrorism? This whole conflict dives into dark moral waters where there is no real justification for anything.

Evil should never be justified under any circumstance, I lean on the side of moral pacifist.

There is no moral high ground when it comes to killing innocent people that pose no threat. Was the US justified in deliberately bombing and killing several million German civilians that posed zero military significance near the end of WWII?

An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
 
Also, I'm sure someone else already brought this up, but Russia clearly had a hand in the Hamas attack. Distract NATO and the US from their war in Ukraine.

They probably didn't plan the attack, but armed them and pushed them out the door.

Rumor is Trump gave up intelligence secrets on how to get past the Iron Dome defense. Who knows if that's true or not. I wouldn't doubt it.
 
Also, I'm sure someone else already brought this up, but Russia clearly had a hand in the Hamas attack. Distract NATO and the US from their war in Ukraine.

Well as I posted, even Ukrainian analysts were unable to find ANY evidence of this. It's IRAN that has provided training, money and materiel.

While I'm sure Putin will seek to adjust the narrative, right now ANY evidence of Russia providing support for Hamas would be very damaging. Iran hasn't much to lose, but Russia still has a number of nations who have avoided taking side on the war in Ukraine, but IF evidence of Russia supporting a terrorist group were to surface, it would not help them.
 
Well as I posted, even Ukrainian analysts were unable to find ANY evidence of this. It's IRAN that has provided training, money and materiel.

While I'm sure Putin will seek to adjust the narrative, right now ANY evidence of Russia providing support for Hamas would be very damaging. Iran hasn't much to lose, but Russia still has a number of nations who have avoided taking side on the war in Ukraine, but IF evidence of Russia supporting a terrorist group were to surface, it would not help them.
US/EU/NATO weapons supplied to Ukraine were found to be used in the Hamas attack.

This was spun 2 ways, one side says Ukraine sponsored the attack, the other says Russia gave weapons they seized in Ukraine to Hamas.

I haven't read much about any of this though, might be old/wrong news.
 
I know, but what exactly is the point you're trying to make? That this retroactively justifies the Hamas terrorism? This whole conflict dives into dark moral waters where there is no real justification for anything.

Evil should never be justified under any circumstance, I lean on the side of moral pacifist.

There is no moral high ground when it comes to killing innocent people that pose no threat. Was the US justified in deliberately bombing and killing several million German civilians that posed zero military significance near the end of WWII?

An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
My point is to ask why you're questioning it NOW, now instead of when those thousands more Palestinians were dying
 
Rumor is Trump gave up intelligence secrets on how to get past the Iron Dome defense. Who knows if that's true or not. I wouldn't doubt it.
A rumour from where, Reddit? :LOL: If the CIA has that sort of information and a mole wants to pass it on, why would they even bother going through such a basket case of a politician who has the spotlight on him while being president and also when he isn't? That's ridiculous man, come on.
Liars and manipulators on both sides. Currently tho the media is painting Israel as without fault. It's important to recognize that both sides have committed atrocities. And so, I speak up for the side with less representation, even tho I do not support their violence.
I don't think this is entirely accurate to be honest. I'm in the UK, and both the BBC and GBNews can't even call Hamas terrorists, the police are too pussy to bust any of the incidents of direct incitement to violence or celebration of a terrorist organisation (both criminal offences), and there's an abundance of pro-Palestine commentators many of whom just pay lip service to the atrocity last week and always seem to add in a "..but.. they were kinda asking for it". It is clear that in the West there is tremendous representation, from both those with Arab heritage and white liberals you might say.

If anything I feel it is actually the other way around, which I never thought I'd say - if you asked me 15 years ago I would probably be regurgitating many of the pro-Palestine arguments against Israel. Aside from the establishment figures who are obliged to make statements about Israel's right to self determination, there is no massive public contingent of fervent pro-Israel support.. they're just another one of our allies as it were.

Also, in terms of representation, Jewish people make up about 1% of the religious population in the UK but hate crimes against them make up 25% of all hate crimes. And I think we know who is largely responsible for that figure. Then there's the whole anti-Semitism in the Labour party thing. And yet it is sort of a background thing that no one cares that much about - conversely we do everything to avoid talking about the certain rape gangs as mentioned earlier in the thread, which again is represented almost exclusively by a particular demographic.

I won't say the Israeli state doesn't lie. Of course it does. But you know, I haven't really heard our media make much of a deal about Hamas spunking all its donation money up the wall on military hardware (and top brass bank accounts), digging up the water pipes (EU funded) and using concrete to build tunnel networks, but I have heard a lot of coverage about how Israel is turning off the water and power. Like come on, at least be reasonable here.. Hamas literally destroyed their own infrastructure, and while I have sympathy for the Gazan's who will inevitably die (which is what the media is focusing on) where is the focus on their leaders who've acted like the blind religious fanatics that they are? Their leaders clearly don't give a single fuck about the civilians and planning to make Gaza a better place.
Media blackout for me for a few days I think, anxiety rising.
Likewise. Think I'll take you up on that.
 
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US/EU/NATO weapons supplied to Ukraine were found to be used in the Hamas attack.

This was spun 2 ways, one side says Ukraine sponsored the attack, the other says Russia gave weapons they seized in Ukraine to Hamas.

I haven't read much about any of this though, might be old/wrong news.

That story has been floated MANY times - arms dealers buy from anyone who sells.

No significant number of western weapons supplied to Ukraine have been found.

If you weren't aware, Russia is DEEPLY corrupt and in every conflict, examples of seized weapons being redirected by individuals or at much lower levels of the military control have been found.

All the footage I've seen has shown Hamas using AK-47 copies but since over a dozen nations produce such weapons, nobody is saying that those weapons were produced in Russia.

I DID provide a number of links and ensures that they were from diverse sources. I don't TRUST the media but if the Bolivian, Dutch, Chinese, Australian, Indian, Pakistani, Bolivian, Nigerian, Qatari and Irish media all point to this known leakage and the fact that it's historic, it would require opposing nations to agree on a narrative - which is unlikely to say the least.

Credit me with having spent a considerable time in checking THAT story.

It would appear most people didn't even know Iran was the biggest supporter of Hamas - which has been the case for decades.
 
Well as I posted, even Ukrainian analysts were unable to find ANY evidence of this. It's IRAN that has provided training, money and materiel.

While I'm sure Putin will seek to adjust the narrative, right now ANY evidence of Russia providing support for Hamas would be very damaging. Iran hasn't much to lose, but Russia still has a number of nations who have avoided taking side on the war in Ukraine, but IF evidence of Russia supporting a terrorist group were to surface, it would not help them.

Yeah. That 6 billion we unfroze/gave back to the Iranians most likely funded a good portion of this absolute shit show.
 
Pretty sure the $6 billion is still currently held in a Qatari bank account with U.S. Treasury oversight. Iran did get some money from oil profits due to Biden rolling back sanctions I think
 
So basically we're still going to keep throwing money at Israel as we have for years. And the aid to Ukraine might be going down. Great.
 
Now I am interested about this guy Netanyahu? I can't figure out their position. They are trusted but they don't give a fuck or was it mistake?

This reminds me of countless news-worthy cases where people after event told something like "huh, I thought it was a joke"/"yeah we saw it coming, but our hands were tied"
Like J. Edgar Hoover before Pearl Harbor, or certain people in the government who were oh so shocked by 9/11?
 
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