re: Israel–Hamas War Discussion Thread: News Links On First Page

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yes I do think that the state department effort in protecting or evacuating or recovering US citizens in a foreign country would be more effective if that effort was directed by a leader call me crazy but I think that’s pretty self evident

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Ummm tell me you have never been involved in a NEO without telling me you have never been involved in a NEO. Especially in a high value billet like Israel or London where the Ambassador is usually a political donor. In fact I bet not having an Ambassador is making them a lot more efficient now. And once the MEU gets there it needs to turn over ro the professionals or we will have another Blinken situation like Kabul.

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Maybe. But elections have consequences. Maybe they shouldn’t have voted in a Hamas majority.

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I'm confused by your link, it shows that election being cancelled in 2021 and one not having happened since? I'd love a link with data showing the Palestinians voting for a Hamas majority bc my idiot sister is blabbering about how this has nothing to do with the Palestinian people and while to an extent they aren't directly responsible if they have repeatedly elected Hamas to a majority idk how they aren't at least somewhat rresponsible

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They lived under it for decades. "Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind." Israel should clear it block-by-block from one end to the other. If women and children come out with their hands up, put them in camps behind barbed wire and let the Saudis and Iranians feed them. But kill the rest. All of them.

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Hasn't that kind of been Islam's MO since the beginning?

hamas puts tomatoes in their gumbo

They haven’t had national elections since 2006. They had some local elections but in West Bank only. They keep coming to an agreement for new elections but then cancelling them.

Abbas was elected President back in 2005 when Hamas boycotted election to a 4 year term that is still going on in 2023.

In 2006 Hamas got a plurality of the votes but majority of the seats. They formed a govt and there was a hamas prime minister. After hamas took over gaza from the official PA govt due to PA forces in gaza becoming nothing and also removed any remaining opposition (the minority in gaza) the hamas Prime Minister was removed by Abbas while not allowing him to continue until replacement voted in which supposedly went against the laws.

Hamas throws out the PA govt in gaza after starting to run that govt, and then the other party throws out hamas from running the PA govt that was at that point just over the West Bank.

It’s a joke, and it’s confusing.

But hamas did win in 2006, and it was a shock to the world. Apparently it was also such a shock to palestinians that they can’t agree on having another election. Palestinians hate each other as much as the world hates them.

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"The Spokesman for the Israeli Defense Force, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari has stated that the Residents of the Gaza Strip should begin to Flee towards the Border with Egypt while they still can, once there they can attempt to enter Egypt through Border Checkpoints in the City of Rafah."

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Israel affording Palestinians an opportunity that Hamas denied women, children, and the elderly.

take the gloves off

Any recommendations on who to follow in telegram?

Also how do I search for people on telegram

Anyone actually think Israel is going to go in and start a ground war? Are they just waiting for massive mobilization before doing so? I'm failing to see it happen.