🇮🇱🇵🇸 The Israel-Palestine Politics Thread II

[blueharvest]

‘I can’t justify this military operation any more’: the IDF reservists refusing to return to Gaza

Three Israeli reserve soldiers who fought in the war against Hamas say why they no longer want to be part of military

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

‘I can’t justify this military operation any more’: the IDF reservists refusing to return to Gaza

Three Israeli reserve soldiers who fought in the war against Hamas say why they no longer want to be part of military

www.theguardian.com

I don't blame them. I wish there were more who felt that way.

 

[:eek:]

https://www.axios.com/2024/07/27/golan-heights-attack-israel-hezbollah-war

 

[blueharvest]

Netanyahu vows revenge after rocket strike kills 12 people in Golan Heights

Israeli PM blames Hezbollah for deadly strike on football pitch amid daylong barrage from Lebanon

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

US defends UNRWA after Israel moves to deem it terror group

The United States on Wednesday (24 July) criticized an Israeli bill that would declare the UN agency for Palestinian refugees a terrorist organization, saying that such efforts are "incredibly unhelpful."

www.euractiv.com

 

[Hobgoblin]

Anyone tired of 2024?

 

[blueharvest]

Church of England bishop calls Israel an apartheid state

Bishop Rachel Treweek said she stands with those comparing treatment of Palestinians to how black people were treated in South Africa

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Lily Adler]

I still can't believe a country of one of the most oppressed people in human history turned out to be just as evil as their oppressors.

 

[squeekness]

Anyone tired of 2024?

Getting there. It certainly hasn't been a smooth ride.

 

[:eek:]

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/erdogan-says-turkey-might-enter-israel-help-palestinians-2024-07-28/

 

[squeekness]

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/erdogan-says-turkey-might-enter-israel-help-palestinians-2024-07-28/

This is going to be the greater cause of WWIII, not Trump losing the election.

 

[blueharvest]

Israel-Gaza live updates:

As the Israel-Hamas war continues, negotiations seem to have stalled to secure the release of hostages.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Hobgoblin]

Erdogan is full of hot air. He’s not getting anywhere near Israel and he knows it.

 

[Lily Adler]

Erdogan is full of hot air. He’s not getting anywhere near Israel and he knows it.

Turkey's economy isn't doing so hot, so war will help it. It may end lives, but the economy!

 

[Hobgoblin]

All Hail the Economy!

 

[Hobgoblin]

Getting there. It certainly hasn't been a smooth ride.

It’s almost a repeat of 2020 in terms of craptacular.

 

[squeekness]

Israel-Gaza live updates:

As the Israel-Hamas war continues, negotiations seem to have stalled to secure the release of hostages.

abcnews.go.com

Are any of the hostages even still alive?

 

[Sithborg]

And we are seeing a large protest outside one of the Israeli prisons. Why, you ask? Because the military police had the audacity to arrest some of the military who were sexually abusing the palestinian prisoners.

Just wonderful reasons.

 

[blueharvest]

Protests oustide Sen. Mark Kelly's office planned in Phoenix for meeting with Netanyahu

Palestinian protesters are scheduled to gather outside the Phoenix office of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington D.C.

www.fox10phoenix.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Netanyahu’s Visit to Congress Underscores US Contempt for International Law

Netanyahu is getting cozy with Congress, just days after the ICJ told UN members to stop aiding the Israeli occupation.

truthout.org

 

[Iceman]

Just saw a headline that Israel have struck Beirut suburbs.

 

[:eek:]

Israel attacks Hezbollah targets, stoking escalation fears

Hezbollah sources tell Al Jazeera the armed group will respond to any Israeli aggression.

www.google.com

 

[Iceman]

Israel attacks Hezbollah targets, stoking escalation fears

Hezbollah sources tell Al Jazeera the armed group will respond to any Israeli aggression.

www.google.com

Looks like things are going to get even worse over there.

 

[squeekness]

Just saw a headline that Israel have struck Beirut suburbs.

Isreal is out of control, they've had no consequences internationally so they are very bold right now.,

 

[squeekness]

Looks like things are going to get even worse over there.

WWIII is more likely to come from this than Trump losing the election.