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Richard D

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9. You can read about it here. .

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 05:37 PM

Dec 15

. . . Israel will respect and protect the Druze villages. The same cannot be said for the Islamists who are in Syria. Their villages being annexed to Israel is a good thing. A really good thing. Might be nice to try to see past your Israel-hate for a moment and recognize that.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/fearing-islamist-rebels-syrian-druze-village-calls-to-be-annexed-to-israel-calling-it-the-lesser-evil/

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Israel plans to expand Golan settlements after fall of Assad [View all] muriel_volestrangler Dec 15 OP

kick Eko Dec 15 #1

Authoritarians, give them an inch they'll take a country n/t Cheezoholic Dec 15 #2

Hell, why stop there? no_hypocrisy Dec 15 #3

Excellent idea! Richard D Dec 15 #5

There is nothing Israel does that you won't defend iemanja Dec 15 #10

On 25 March 2019, the U.S. formally recognized Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights. speak easy Dec 15 #13

So, a kind of Westward Expansion for the Middle East Astraea Dec 15 #18

Why is annexing other countries frowned upon these unless it's Israel? Polybius Dec 15 #19

Pay up Sucker uncledad Dec 16 #24

Probably already in the works Bettie Dec 15 #16

he's not going to stop there. nt Javaman Dec 15 #20

Israel annexed the Golan Heights in 1981. So it's been a done deal for 43 years in many/most Israeli minds nmmi Dec 15 #4

Kinda interesting... Richard D Dec 15 #6

Only about 20% of the Druze residents have Israeli citizenship muriel_volestrangler Dec 15 #7

The six villages Richard D Dec 15 #8

You can read about it here. . Richard D Dec 15 #9

"An unverified video...purports to show a member of the Druze community...calling for the community to be annexed" muriel_volestrangler Dec 15 #12

Well, sorry for the kneejerk accusation . . . Richard D Dec 15 #14

Israel is on the side of good. That's a rather laughable claim rpannier Dec 15 #17

Here's a map of the Golan Heights and the buffer zone nmmi Dec 15 #11

No doubt this is all Hamas' fault, and they can end it any time they want. Orrex Dec 15 #15

Some people! Aussie105 Dec 15 #22

Right? And for the record... Orrex Dec 16 #27

there is a word for this.... keroro gunsou Dec 15 #21

No idea, it all looks like the bottom of the ocean that rose out of the water ages ago. Aussie105 Dec 16 #23

What's so important about it for Israel is it is very high ground it looks over Israel EX500rider Dec 16 #26

Which Syria regularly did until Israel occupied the Golan. maxsolomon Dec 16 #29

Ski resorts and vineyards. Swede Dec 16 #30

Of course they do. /nt artemisia1 Dec 16 #25

Land Grab uncledad Dec 16 #28

To the victors the spoils. Swede Dec 16 #31

Might doesn't make right Avalon Sparks Dec 16 #32

Israel has become what they feared most in the past. Aussie105 Dec 16 #33

Muslims conquered the Middle east, North Africa, Spain, and into Asia. Swede Dec 16 #35

Let's not mention land grabs closer to home and much larger . . . Aussie105 Dec 17 #37

Yes let's not mention them Avalon Sparks Thursday #38

What? Avalon Sparks Thursday #39

Read some history. Swede Thursday #41

Got it Avalon Sparks Thursday #43

Oh, never mind. I just read you think Hamas and Hezbollah are resistance fighters. Swede Thursday #42

Colonial? Jews have lived in the Middle East as long as Arabs, and other groups have... Israel has a right to exist BUT electric_blue68 Dec 16 #36

Thank you for the thoughtful reply Avalon Sparks Thursday #40

That's how we got WW1 and WW2. Crunchy Frog Dec 16 #34

History contains little beyond a list of people who have accommodated themselves with other people's property. Voltaire Ping Tung Thursday #44

Good, should have happened 43 years ago. Tarc Thursday #45