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Lonestarblue

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13. Every one of these settlements is illegal under international law.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 09:14 PM

Dec 2025

And they are accomplished by murdering— with impunity—the Palestinians who live there. How can Israel ever hope for peace when they repeatedly break the law and commit atrocious acts against Palestinians? Where is the accountability?

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Israel's Cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank [View all] Omaha Steve Dec 2025 OP

Hamas made them do it. iemanja Dec 2025 #1

This. eom Exp Dec 2025 #2

You are being sarcastic, right? questionseverything Dec 2025 #8

yes iemanja Dec 2025 #9

I read sarcasm immediately wolfie001 Dec 2025 #21

Well, it's not as though all those civilians Bibi murdered can use the land, amirite? Orrex Dec 2025 #14

He's killed 60,000 at this point, right? wolfie001 Dec 2025 #22

Using a terrorist act to excuse a land grab for illegal settlements on Palestinian land. Shame. Martin68 Dec 2025 #3

It's always been about ethnic cleansing. patphil Dec 2025 #4

"greater israel" is what the left behind crowd calls it rampartd Dec 2025 #26

Agreed Bayard Dec 2025 #5

This isn't Israeli land... and kicking people off their land is NEVER going to go over well... slightlv Dec 2025 #6

Who will stop them? Nobody. moonscape Dec 2025 #10

True, that... also true there will be innumerable more wars slightlv Dec 2025 #12

Adding religious kookery to the mix wolfie001 Dec 2025 #23

When will they approve new settlements in the Gaza Strip? JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2025 #7

fat orange imbecile is picturing golf courses and the blue Mediterranean as backdrop wolfie001 Dec 2025 #24

Self-righteous indignation, the need for revenge, the need to punish . . . Aussie105 Dec 2025 #11

Every one of these settlements is illegal under international law. Lonestarblue Dec 2025 #13

Shame on this. electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #15

This has the stench of Christianity written all over it: "I thirst--for your land!" RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 2025 #16

As Al Franken has said over and over wolfie001 Dec 2025 #25

Exactly right. And they believe that this happening will bring back Christ. As if the 2nd coming is a magical ... marble falls Dec 2025 #28

..... wolfie001 Dec 2025 #30

It's jewish "settlers " murdering Palestinians not Christians questionseverything Dec 2025 #27

"Christians" contributing money and electing legislators who sent billions to Israel. marble falls Dec 2025 #29

AIPAC spends plenty of money itself questionseverything Dec 2025 #31

I know. What I'm saying is Christian Republicans are behind the scenes pushing this land grab RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 2025 #33

I would agree there are some extreme "Christians" questionseverything Dec 2025 #34

Ironically (I Guess) The Settlers Have Burned Down 5th Century St. George Church Amid Numerous Pummelings of Christians DrFunkenstein Dec 2025 #32

NYT has a great article on the settlement activity fujiyamasan Dec 2025 #17

Israel and their American Christo Fascist supporters are enemies to peace in the Middle East. Botany Dec 2025 #18

Thieves and murderers! lark Dec 2025 #19

Israel making sure the wars continue unabated. travelingthrulife Dec 2025 #20