Hamas leader killed

[nzoomed]

But I fear just another person will take his place, this war is not going to end in a hurry.
https://www.newsweek.com/yahya-sinwar-de...is-1970852

[Lilith7]

I'd like to think this is the end or even the beginning of the end of this idiotic & tragic war, surely enough people have been killed to satisfy both sides.

We're idiots.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

The thing about wars is they do not end until the parties in charge have more to lose by going on with it. It really has nothing to do with the cost in lives.

[harm_less]

Sounds like it's all on now. Missiles fired from Lebanon and Netanyahu’s house in Caesarea has been hit by a drone strike. He claims that he and his family weren't there at the time. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/...fugee-camp

[Lilith7]

Plain murder, pure & simple. Israel has long since lost any tiny bit of moral high ground it had with the original attack on the kibbutz, imo Netanyahu & his govt (those in favour of his axctions) should be standing trial for war crimes, as should Hammas & the leaders of the opposing sides.

It really looks as though neither the Israeli govt nor any opposing leaders actually want peace.

[harm_less]

Israel is now firing missiles into Iran. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/...hit-beirut

Also word of US refuelling aircrafts currently inbound to the Middle East region. This is all getting a bit out of hand to say the least.

[Lilith7]

This could end very badly. A pity Netanyahu's govt isn't more inclined towards working for peace.


It was absolutelly sickening on the news the other night, seeing some of those 'settlers' looking over at Gaza with a view to eventually living there.

One explained to the news reporter why it was that Israel in his view, has to remove Hammas. he pulled up his sleeve, pointed at his arm & said that " if you have an infection in your arm, then you cut out the infection"...that's virtually the same 'reasoning' that maniac Hitler used.

[zqwerty]

This battle has been going on for the last 2000 years. Israel is fighting for their Biblical Promised Land given to them at the end of the 2nd World War by the Allies.

The Arabs don't agree with that idea in Palestine.

Neither the Israelis or the Arabs will ever back down, it's a fight to the death by both sides; at least one reason is because neither of them has a religion which even hints at the New Testament and Jesus and redemption, forgiveness, turn the other cheek, etc. All of these laudable traits are seen as weakness by both sides.

This will go on forever until one side eliminates the other which is not very likely, so an endless battle, like we have seen so far.

Abandon them and leave them to it as a lost cause (a problem that has no solution) is my advice, they have evolved into a mindset that will never change, and they are not willing to change ever.

It's just another intractable problem on the world political chessboard, just use it to gain advantages, like cheap oil, as has been done in the past.

[harm_less]

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Abandon them and leave them to it as a lost cause (a problem that has no solution) is my advice, they have evolved into a mindset that will never change, and they are not willing to change ever.

It's just another intractable problem on the world political chessboard, just use it to gain advantages, like cheap oil, as has been done in the past.

Agree with your prognosis though as the world moves away from fossil fuels the leverage that oil supply has provided to the Middle East will decline. Our dependence on hydrocarbon fueled industry and transportation will cease to be the weakness it has been over the past century and geopolitical balances will change as a result.