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It’s hard to win if you get mixed up and think that human sacrifice is sane warfare.

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Why haven't the Israeli people kicked Netanyahu's government out of office yet? The country is permanently isolated on the international stage after this one sided annihilation of the Palestinian people.

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It’s because a huge segment of the population, perhaps a majority, are angry that killing may be paused. Of course they know it hasn’t stopped, but even a break in the action is distressing to them. The proof of their psychosis is that they seem to have no idea that the entire world is turning against them.

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Amazingly, and sadly, you’re exactly correct.

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They don't care. They are a psychotic race.

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I caution against making generalizations against entire groups of people -- when you do this, you are treating the Israelis as they treat the Palestinians. What they have done in Palestine is nothing less than a continuation of the genocidal Nazi ideology, to be sure, but if we begin treating entire "races" as psychotic, this violence will never end.

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They have destroyed Gaza and slaughtered and starved countless human beings. In the Nakba the Palestinians were violently removed from their land (without compensation!) and kept in what amounts to an open-air prison. In what way was this fair? Is it surprising they rebelled? Much about Oct. 7 is suspicious. Israel did not try to prevent it and many deaths were caused by the IDF following the Hannibal Directive.

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This! That 7 Oct could even happen is still puzzling to me. The Israeli response was delayed, I believe, by around SIX HOURS. That's not even to mention the countless sightings and warnings of an imminent attack from Gaza. Add the speculation of Israeli money funding Hamas, and you have a very suspicious set of circumstances indeed.

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Exactly. And I was just now thinking that I'm kind of in disbelief that the US and Israel could be so abjectly cruel and destructive, but also that come Monday that despicable felonious fool will be in control of my country. I wish I could wake up from this appalling nightmare.

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It's terrifying for the world that such a monster managed to con his way to such an esteemed position. I'm Canadian, but I share in your fears. My one solace, and I know it's true for you, too, is that we are far from alone in our feelings. I encourage you to get involved in your local community/resistance groups. You don't have to be MLK or Lincoln, you just gotta show up.

I'm afraid we won't be waking from the nightmare any time soon, but we can fight to end it.

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With Trump 47 in power ,Israel has the option to break the cease fire agreement anytime it wants.

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At least with Trump there's a ceasefire to break. It remains to be seen who is really in power.

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I don’t think Israel failed to accomplish its objectives. The Israeli government will renege on most if not all of their promises little by little. That’s happened before. On every single accord signed. They always find a way to get out of their agreements and continue their violence, genocide, ethnic cleansing, settler violence until they appropriate themselves of all of Palestine. They’re in it for the long haul and have all the time, political support and weapons to eventually achieve their corrupt, genocidal goals.

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"The US has placed so much money and so many weapons into terrorist hands that the vision of perpetual war of the Dulles brothers has become the reality."

https://seangriobhtha.substack.com/p/lies-and-damned-lies-1ce

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I don't suspect that the far-right Zionist regime has any intention to abandon their true mission for a Greater Israel. I rather suspect that they are looking at Trump, as everyone does, as a potentially gullible pawn in their agenda. They will be working on him. While Trump seems to be dead set on America First, to the avoidance of any new war, they also feel that he is sympathetic to their ideological agenda, deep down. I still stand by my interpretation of the situation, just a few months after the Hamas attack, but let's see:

https://newamericanspringblog.wordpress.com/2023/10/14/blessed-are-the-peacemakers/

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Long term peace will only be possible when Israël defines it's borders & the Palestinians finally get a State. Until then will the Israeli will continue their expansion & attacks on Palestine.

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No peace is only possible if the Jews go far away. Jews in power creates a carrion production machine. This is a consistent feature of their collective culture. If they gain power there will be mindless violence until such time as they lose power.

Consider their coup in the US in 2020. Immediately you had the Jew Jab Genocide. Then the Ukraine war, then Gaza. All Jew extermination initiatives.

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Hamas is destroyed. Knock-on effects in Syria and Hizbollah in Lebanon. Iran weakened. What’s not to like?

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Personally, I find your last line more accurate without the ’k’.

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Care to explain? Or is yours just a gesture?

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Destroyed?.. not according to Blinken.

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The mass murder involved.... is what you skipped over.......

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Obviously David you have not been reading. Hamas has grown stronger!

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Give me a link and maybe you will convince me. This sounds like a justification to bomb them forever.

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The speech Blinken made early in the week where even he pointed out that Hamas had recruited at least as many new members of Hamas as the zionist occupying force had slaughtered is a good place to begin if you wish to consider reality instead of zionism's apocryphal myths & legends.

Not that Blinken as a third generation zionism professional deceiver , ever acknowledges more than the rather (for him) difficult to digest reality that Hamas has gotten stronger as the zionist entity sails closer & closer to economic meltdown as well as the disgust that the world now expresses.

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lest u claim no link here is zionist fishwrap "Times of israel" saying exactly this.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/blinken-we-assess-that-hamas-has-recruited-almost-as-many-new-fighters-as-it-has-lost/

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John Mearsheimer and many others on u-tube.

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I fear that “all hell to pay“ was directed more toward Netanyahu than to Hamas and Iran and strongly disagree with the Gaza ceasefire deal. Israel may have been pushed into making regrettable concessions under pressure to secure a deal.

The terms should have been more stringent:

• Stage 1: Release of all hostages should have been mandatory before any further negotiations.

• Stage 2: Only non-violent Palestinian prisoners could be considered for release, excluding anyone involved in murderous activities.

• Stage 3: Rebuilding in Gaza should proceed only after complete demilitarization and the removal of all weapons.

Critical unresolved questions include:

1. Will Hamas be prevented from ruling Gaza?

2. Will Gaza be fully demilitarized?

3. Will borders be secured and strictly monitored to stop smuggling?

4. Will the tunnel network be entirely destroyed?

5. Who will enforce law and arrest violators after Israel withdraws?

I just hope that behind the scenes there is a quid pro quo that America will work with Israel to destroy Iran’s industrial military complex including its nuclear weapons program.

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You're right about the "hell to pay' and who will be paying it.. That's why there's an agreement.

You're wrong about everything else in your Zionist wet dream of absolute victory. If any of those things could have been achieved there would be no need for an agreement.

Why don't you listen to Prof. Mearsheimer and admit you've been beat. There would be more dignity in it.

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Moron. Iran does NOT have Nuclear Weapons..........read more. IF attacked, yes it will get Nuclear weapons.

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The sickening reality of this negotiation is that Israel is fighting to bring home its innocent women, children, toddlers, and other kidnapping victims—many of whom have been murdered, while the rest endure unimaginable, inhumane conditions. In exchange, Israel is being forced to release mass murderers and other criminals who were arrested for heinous acts. The only acceptable Hamas is a dead Hamas, and that Israel is left with anything less is an outrageous travesty.

As for Iran’s nuclear ambitions, they are dangerously close to crossing the enrichment threshold needed for nuclear weapons. That the world allows this is not just irresponsible—it’s sheer madness. Iran’s claim of pursuing peaceful nuclear energy is laughable, especially given they are one of the largest oil producers in the world. This pretense fools no one, and the consequences of inaction could be catastrophic. I predict that it will be destroyed within the year.

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What a great feeling of a mental relieve and intellectual fulfillment, coming here from X/formerly Twitter, where most chop & shred in hot pursuit of the next buzz, including critical fresh ideas - and witness political wisdom, insight and intellectual integrity. Will be back next week.

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I respectfully disagree. The Israel-U.S. axis won. To give Hamas the appearance that they've "won" is a psyop.

How naivé to believe this "win-win" for Hamas...after, I believe, between 150,000-200,000 Gazan civilians killed under absolutely brutal conditions. The figure of 40,000+ is ludicrous and reveals humanity still likes fairy tales.

This "war" was a beta test for an AI-driven war and the latest weapon manufacturers in the U.S. and Israel can now produce. Ukraine was an unsatisfactory test ground because the war isn't asymmetric. Perhaps Ukraine is the beta test for a symmetric war.

Israel has had over 50 countries contact them about their AI systems in potential sales. Anyone with eyes can see. I wrote extensively on this topic. Israeli generals admitted, with great satisfaction, that no human military intelligence could produce targets as quickly as AI did in Gaza. Their systems are all linked: tanks, drones, planes, etc. are coordinated via AI. I suspect checkpoints with automatic, unmanned weapons will be, too. If they biometrically ID you as a terrorist, they'll open fire.

Israel targeted within the first week Assad left his country over 900 targets in Syria for bombing. Over 900. This feat was accomplished by AI--not Israeli intelligence run by humans.

Countries like the U.S. and Israel have also seen the world's reaction which has been utterly weak willed. Once genocide was recognized, international courts and bodies, with no military to enforce their decisions, brayed like donkeys pontificating upon their decisions.

We're simply lucky that, for whatever reason, someone has persuaded a halt to this genocide.

Ethnic cleansing is no longer dependent on traditional military force rather dependent on digital mastery...as the WEF figureheads have been gloating for a while. He who develops the greatest AI will rule the Earth (notice how quickly massive amounts of money and electricity are being produced in the U.S. to develop AI right now).

Russians have targeted civilians in Ukraine with small drones tracking and firing upon them. This is part of the war the future holds. Ukraine has effectively used drones to hit apartment buildings in Moscow. Why weren't they shot down? Watch AI systems rapidly develop to detect, identify, and shoot down the smallest bug drone during a war.

The Gaza War is the war of the future. Human life, already cheap, has become cheaper. Is this possible? Yes, Virginia, it is.

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The Palestinians have had the opportunity to establish their own peaceful state alongside Israel since 1947, yet they have rejected every offer. Their consistent goal has been the destruction of Israel, not coexistence. If they are serious about wanting peace, they must unequivocally commit to the following principles:

1. Recognize Israel as the Jewish state.

2. Accept the establishment of a peaceful Palestinian state alongside Israel.

3. Restrict the “right of return” to the new state of Palestine, not Israel.

Only when these principles are genuinely embraced—and when Palestinian children are taught to live in peace, not to grow up aspiring to kill Jews—can there be a realistic chance for lasting peace.

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i still don't understand why the same people who think netanyahu's genocide in gaza is wrong (it is very wrong) think putin's genocide against ukraine is a good thing.

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Hey, the comments are filled with Mohammad worshippers. Who would’ve thunk it.

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