Yes, certainly seems like it - bizarre way to de-escalate - retaliate with less and less weapons until they stop - bit of a risky strategy though!You get the distinct feeling that both sides are now just lobbing symbolic gesture amounts of weaponry at each other. Middle East equivalent of opposing football fans luzzing rubber matting at each other in Brighton station. Long may it last
There seems to be quite an entrenched view in some quarters, that the West Bank is a legitimate part of Israel. I guess when a country has occupied land for a generation, built homes and set up businesses on it, it becomes harder to convince subsequent generations that this wasnāt their land in the first place
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We hear a lot about the US government's 'frustration' with Netanyahu but it doesn't prevent them sending weapons and ever increasing amounts of $$$ (a huge $26 million announced on Friday). It's just fiddling around the edges and not addressing the crucial problem... the US's continued funding of the onslaught.Well this is an interesting development and the first of its kind - Blinken said on Friday the US is considering imposing cuts to Israelās orthodox fighting force that operates in the West Bank for violating human rights, which has the support of the Israeli Labour opposition leader who says they are ākilling Palestinians for no real reasonā - now Netanyahu says he will āfight against any sanctionsā
US-Israel: Netanyahu vows to reject any US sanctions on army units
Reports say the US is planning to cut military aid to one Israeli unit over alleged rights violations.www.bbc.co.ukUS expected to sanction Israeli military unit over alleged rights abuses
Israeli prime minister says he will fight any sanctions targeting Israeli military units for alleged rights violations.www.aljazeera.com
It remains to be seen how Netanyahu thinks he can stop the US applying sanctions - the relationship is becoming decidedly scratchy - Blinken clearly thinks that the US not Netanyahu should be driving policy in the ME.
Yep - many people feel the same way tbh and in an ideal world maybe, if Israel was not also surrounded by Iranās proxies that are ongoing threat to her security (and will be until the Palestinians have an independent State imo). Until then token gestures of sanctions are probably all we are going to get.
www.theguardian.com
Absolutely chilling
With Jewish Voice for Peace being amongst the organisers of the protests your use of antisemitism is highly questionable.
And of course there are no Jewish students openly supporting Netanyahu and his questionable execution of the war on Hamas and innocent Palestinians.
That āreportā quoted is by a Jewish organisation that has spoken out against antisemitism for decades but more recently has been criticised as having a pro-Zionist agenda (one Trump has shared with Netanyahu) including by members of its own staff - it is unlikely to be unbiased reporting (ie reporting that also acknowledges an exponential rise in Islamophobia in campuses across America too.
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thehill.com
'Jewish' voice for Peace is Antisemitic. Every time it speaks. That's what it's for.
Don't forget your buddy Trump just a few weeks ago claimed Jewish people who vote for Democrats āhate Israelā and āhate their religion". The bloke has plenty of form in this area
Yep
I posted Monday lunchtime - and the BBC/Sky et al finally caught up by Tuesday evening. I wouldn't go as far to say that they're purposefully biased, more scared of even attempting to be 'even-handed' in their presentation of events from Israel/Gaza and the occupied territories.
