[News] Middle East conflict

wellquickwoody said:

Israeli football thugs tear down Palestine flags in Amsterdam

Videos show dozens of hooded figures dressed fully in black cheering and chanting 'f*** you Palestine' and 'ole' as one climbed halfway up the front of a building and removed a flag.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Well. Make of that what you will. Netanyahu has apparently ordered planes for a ‘rescue’ mission to be sent to Amsterdam (not sure what is wrong with the flights already booked?). There are also claims that Dutch Police ignored pleas for assistance from Tel Aviv fans.

Seems that some people bit off a bit more than they could chew.

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wellquickwoody said:

Israeli football thugs tear down Palestine flags in Amsterdam

Videos show dozens of hooded figures dressed fully in black cheering and chanting 'f*** you Palestine' and 'ole' as one climbed halfway up the front of a building and removed a flag.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Well. Make of that what you will. Netanyahu has apparently ordered planes for a ‘rescue’ mission to be sent to Amsterdam (not sure what is wrong with the flights already booked?). There are also claims that Dutch Police ignored pleas for assistance from Tel Aviv fans.

Seems that some people bit off a bit more than they could chew.

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Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women and children, UN says​

Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead women and children - UN

A UN agency verified victims from a six-month period and said it found international law violations.

www.bbc.co.uk

Insel affe said:

Not that anyone in the western Governments really care, which is why probably extremists do what they do on both sides.

Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women and children, UN says​

Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead women and children - UN

A UN agency verified victims from a six-month period and said it found international law violations.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Springal said:

f*** Israel
f*** the IDF

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GingerBeerMan said:

They will get what's coming to them eventually, whether it weeks, months or even years, those responsible will eventually face justice.

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A1X said:

Unfortunately I disagree. One of the traits of the modern world is that twats who deserve a comeuppance seldom get it.

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Springal said:

f*** Israel
f*** the IDF

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wellquickwoody said:

Yet another 34 dead at the hands of Israelis. How long is the world going to stand by and permit this slaughter to continue?

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Curious Orange said:

I suspect most of the world sees this conflict as a problem without a solution, so how would they intervene in a way that changes the mindset of either side?

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wellquickwoody said:

Surely it needs UN peacekeepers, BUT, with a meaningful mandate and authority to enforce it. That should be a starting point.

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wellquickwoody said:

Surely it needs UN peacekeepers, BUT, with a meaningful mandate and authority to enforce it. That should be a starting point.

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Zeberdi said:

It would be a nice idea but who is the Host nation that needs to invite them in?

Israel don’t even recognise the authority of the UN - they certainly wouldn’t invite them in to what they consider as part of Israel

UN going in to Gaza at a Palestinian request would also be a tacit recognition by the UN of Palestine being a sovereign nation which wouldn’t be acceptable to the US or the UK since they have repeatedly vetoed that recognition at the UN Assembly/sSecurity Council.

Also, UN peacekeeping forces are exactly that - they aren’t deployed in a war zone but there may be a role for them in a Peace Settlement that recognises Gaza transitioning to an independent Palestine - I think we are well away from that at the moment - A Trump Presidency is more likely to support the opposition to a 2 state solution.

Finally, Israel doesn’t even allow the UN in to monitor and gather evidence of war crimes, they ignore the ICJ rulings regarding genocide, ignore UN conventions on other international war crimes, they will not be party to anything the UN proposes or a UN peace keeping force imo.

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