Latest Breaking News

Orrex

(64,323 posts)

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

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 08:17 PM

Dec 15

Every day I run into faux-Democrats who claim to have withheld their vote from Harris because they didn't to vote for "the bad cop who funds genocide."

Without even addressing that ridiculous accusation, do they seriously imagine that Trump will act to rein in Netanyahu?

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

4 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Bettie Noel Kums electric_blue68 KayossZero

45 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

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