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Israel/Palestine

Mosby

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5. The British killed 5000 Arabs during the Arab Revolt.

Reply to al bupp (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 04:30 PM

Nov 14

The British allowed the Haganah and Irgun et al to be armed, under the auspices of the British army. The revolt led to the Peel Plan, which goes down as another lost opportunity for Palestinian statehood because the Arab street rejected it.

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Report from Gaza: Palestinians Feel They Are Being "Slowly Exterminated" in Israel's Genocide [View all] al bupp Nov 14 OP

Slowly? It seems to me it's been full speed ahead. LakeArenal Nov 14 #1

Seems like a simple solution FBaggins Nov 14 #2

I think the war started 80+ years ago al bupp Nov 14 #3

The British killed 5000 Arabs during the Arab Revolt. Mosby Nov 14 #5

The population of Palestine is growing, not shrinking. Mosby Nov 14 #4

Will anyone call democracynow and tell them that "genocide" has a meaning and they are fucking clueless of what it is? Beastly Boy Nov 14 #6

The people on the receiving side of Israeli actions Aussie105 Nov 14 #7

No they don't. They get their ideas from sources like democracynow. And that's tragic. Beastly Boy Nov 14 #8

Perhaps YOU are in the grip of false narratives? Aussie105 Nov 15 #9

Once again, genocide is a legal term. It is not there to fit my narrative or yours. It is meant to fit the law. Beastly Boy Nov 15 #10

Nice of you to play semantics in defense of Israel. Aussie105 Nov 16 #11

It is nice of me, but I am not playing semantics. The people who casually throw the term around are. Beastly Boy Nov 17 #12

So what word(s) would you use to describe the current situation? Aussie105 Nov 17 #13

First things first.. Beastly Boy Nov 18 #14

Thank you. Aussie105 Nov 18 #15

Why did I even waste my time? Beastly Boy Nov 19 #16