International Politics

[steviewevie]

[Neil]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

its all just noise until Hamas do what Hamas need to do.

[steviewevie]

49 minutes ago, Neil said:

its all just noise until Hamas do what Hamas need to do.

well...not sure what that means...but currently Hamas are in negotiations indirectly with Israel...so unless Israel plan to destroy every single member of Hamas which would likely mean killing another 30k or so Gazans...maybe Hamas would have to be part of some ceasefire deal and a 2 state solution. And maybe if this apparent plan for a technocratic government to take over running of Palestine actually happens, that would likely involve some Hamas people too.

Edited February 26 by steviewevie

[Neil]

4 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

not sure what that means

release the hostages,  - Israel won't give up until that happens

[Neil]

5 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

likely involve some Hamas people too

the only thing Hamas has to offer is the Iranian funding of social programmes.(that's exactly the same as Hezbollah in Lebanon). if that could be detached and given to Fatah, and the Palestinian authority. then things might go somewhere good.

[steviewevie]

 

[Neil]

5 hours ago, steviewevie said:

 

i dunno that it makes us stronger, i see it as another possible route into a major war.

[steviewevie]

🙏

[steviewevie]

9 hours ago, Neil said:

i dunno that it makes us stronger, i see it as another possible route into a major war.

always good to have some hard as f**k Scandinavians on your side.

[Neil]

30 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

always good to have some hard as f**k Scandinavians on your side.

Do you know that the russians are scandi's, the vikings didn't disappear they moved to russia.

[steviewevie]

1 hour ago, Neil said:

Do you know that the russians are scandi's, the vikings didn't disappear they moved to russia.

So are we. Well, I am anyway.

[steviewevie]

Macron throwing out the idea that NATO send forces to help Ukraine.

[steviewevie]

 

[steviewevie]

Death toll in Gaza has exceeded 30k. Think that's enough.

[steviewevie]

Another low. How bad does it need to get ffs?

 

[lazyred]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

Another low. How bad does it need to get ffs?

 

Horrific as it is, I haven't seen a good explanation how an immediate one sided ceasefire will resolve anything. Lets hope Biden is right and a negotiated ceasefire is called soon

[steviewevie]

4 minutes ago, lazyred said:

Horrific as it is, I haven't seen a good explanation how an immediate one sided ceasefire will resolve anything. Lets hope Biden is right and a negotiated ceasefire is called soon

I mean, at the moment it is a totally one sided annihilation...so...

[lazyred]

5 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

I mean, at the moment it is a totally one sided annihilation...so...

Which Hamas could halt by releasing hostages and having their own ceasefire. Neither side are prioritisng civilians.

[steviewevie]

37 minutes ago, lazyred said:

Which Hamas could halt by releasing hostages and having their own ceasefire. Neither side are prioritisng civilians.

yes ok...but one side is a terrorist group, the other is supposedly an ally.

[Neil]

3 hours ago, steviewevie said:

Another low. How bad does it need to get ffs?

 

the un has been asking Israel to give more security protection to convoys.

[steviewevie]

9 minutes ago, Neil said:

the un has been asking Israel to give more security protection to convoys.

Not sure that is what they had in mind 

[Neil]

1 minute ago, steviewevie said:

Not sure that is what they had in mind 

probably not, but there's not much Israel can do to stop food riots.

[steviewevie]

11 minutes ago, Neil said:

probably not, but there's not much Israel can do to stop food riots.

So they just shoot them all.

Anyway, now Biden saying this will complicate ceasefire negotiations...it is so f**ked.

[Neil]

8 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

So they just shoot them all.

Anyway, now Biden saying this will complicate ceasefire negotiations...it is so f**ked.

What methods do police have to calm a riot?

[gizmoman]

17 minutes ago, Neil said:

probably not, but there's not much Israel can do to stop food riots.

Is there anything that Israel could do that would get you to condemn them? If shooting unarmed desperately hungry civilians won't do it what will? It's amazing how people can turn a blind eye to death when certain ethnicities are involved yet they claim not to be racist.