Tzeentch

30 years ago, perhaps. I can't say that I can credit the western press with much objectivity these days, and I don't think AP is an exception.

I don't agree. You can't justify the actions of Israel's hardliners through Hamas. In fact, said hardliners have at various points in time supported H...

You're right. The position of Israeli hardliners has always been the same, and it has always been quite extreme by normal standards. They've rarely de...

https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/000/554/picard-facepalm.jpg Why on Earth would anyone conducting a serious investigation include a li...

Israel's strategic challenges are going to increase dramatically if it alienates the entire Middle-East and thus becomes permanently surrounded by ene...

'I am a Zionist': How Joe Biden's lifelong policy bond with Israel shapes war policy For a US president to try and score good boy points with perhaps ...

I said it was an act of desperation, not necessity. I think it's terrible such things should happen, and I think it is only rational that Israel shoul...

Getting rid of the Israeli settlements, thus giving the PA complete control over the West Bank, is sadly not going to happen. There are too many Israe...

With all due respect, Israel has been doing everything it can to make life impossible for Palestinians. Gaza we needn't even mention, but the situatio...

Given the today's circumstances and those of decades past, I think it's no longer reasonable to expect solutions coming from either side. Both sides a...

And so did Israel. Your point being?

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Thermobaric munitions create a pretty massive fireball. But I guess what you are referring to is the fireball in relation to the blast wave. Which is ...

She could have shown support in a more measured way, that better represents European attitudes towards the conflict and Israel's actions and policies ...

On a side note, has anyone noticed Ursula von der Leyen's unmandated visit to Tel Aviv, where she proclaimed unwavering support for Israel amidst its ...

As I discussed with , there is a thermobaric version of the Hellfire II missile designated the AGM-114N. Supposedly there are also versions of the Hel...

True, but what rocket? As far as I have been able to tell the biggest one Hamas uses is the Qassam-3, which is comparable (if not essentially the same...

The lack of a real crater continues to imply to me some form of airburst weapon, though alternative explanations are imaginable. Could it have been a ...

We've also yet to see an impact site, the absence of which could imply the use of airburst munitions. So the absence of a crater does not absolve Isra...

Under the current circumstances, I doubt we'll be seeing evidence any time soon if ever.

A peculiar series of tweets by Hananya Naftali, who is (apparently) a member of Bibi's social media team. https://preview.redd.it/xvm7d9lmitub1.png?wi...

If you can't tell, that's probably a great indicator it's time for you to sit quietly on the sideline until the 'official report' comes out. :lol:

The biggest Hamas rockets are, I believe, the Qassam-3. They reportedly hold a 20kg warhead filled with TNT / fertilizer mixture. That won't bring dow...

If that audio is real, they sure did a good job at making it sound extremely fake. :lol: Coming out with these sorts of audio recordings less than a d...

Palestine suffered human rights violations and crimes against humanity under Israeli occupation. Ethnic cleansing, forced displacement, discrimination...

Given the long delay on Israel's invasion, it is starting to look like the Israelis are realising they can't get it done diplomatically. They're smart...

"Construe" :lol:

The tragedy of all of this is that you can scroll back to page 1 of this thread and find people predicting the very situation we are in today - with U...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaTdhaPJIFI 2015, by the way.

Yea, within IR that would be the proper definition. I probably should have used a different term to describe the ideals of the Israeli hardliners to a...

I'm not sure to what extent I can agree with the characterization of Israel as an idealist nation. My impression is that Israel has acted in a predomi...

Do note that while I am very critical of Israel, that doesn't mean that I am not also very critical of Hamas. I'd agree with Baden there. They're terr...

I disagree, and like I told Hanover before, the relevant rulings state exactly that: Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on ...

I agree that Egypt had a role in the start of this political conflict. I remain unconvinced about Egypt's role in the humanitarian crisis, though. In ...

What do you believe Egypt should/could have done?

A vacuum would be overstating it, but yes, I've seen no indication that Egypt bears responsibility for how the situation in Gaza developed. But maybe ...

Note that I didn't refuse to explain. You'll find all the explanation you need in this very thread, with links, sources and all. I've probably written...

So you're either unaware of the United States' deep involvement in Ukraine, or trying to deny it. In either case there's no point in continuing this k...

Forcing Ukraine to become neutral is far from a minor goal. It would constitute a major US defeat. The accounts of the neutral diplomats who were pres...

If we go by the peace negotiations that took place in March / April of 2022, the Russians offered peace in return for the independence of Donbas and U...

I suppose Israel should have thought of that before it annexed the Gaza Strip, and before it insisted on its occupation and eventual integration into ...

Yes, that is the way. And Rabin was successful at it - finally some semblance of a start of reconciliation between Jews and Palestinians. A little too...

I think there are a few reasons. One is that opening up a corridor would basically allow Israel to go ahead with its ethnic cleansing and annexation o...

I believe it is and was an occupation, and relevant rulings on this case seem to agree. Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry ...

Then I have trouble understanding your position. If you believe Israel isn't occupying foreign territories in Gaza and the West Bank, then what exactl...

Your comment is almost symbolic for the lack of diplomatic tact that I sought to point out.

That's of course terrible, however in the case of Ukraine there is a professional army capable of protecting civilians (and not using them as human sh...

Ok, so you're making a claim about Israel's annexations of Gaza and the West Bank in 1967 - places that belonged to Egypt and Jordan respectively at t...

Well, yes and no. The writing has been on the wall for a while, but nature of the war in Ukraine has allowed the Biden administration to play pretend ...

Has anyone else noticed the shocking state of US(/western) diplomacy amidst all of this? The administration in Washington looks like they are in way o...