I was once talking to a guy from the middle East (mainly about Syria if I remember) and I said democracies don't seem to work there, but he replied that in his opinion the biggest problem was the poverty and lack of any legitimate way of earning a living which I guess is similar to what you're sayingInteresting opinion. One which I have a degree of sympathy with.
Democracy in any place at any time isn't always the answer. Don't get me wrong, democracy is the best form of government when you have a largely homogenous population, (reasonably) well -educated and able to understand the various issues at play (this plays into your press comments). That's a pretty small demographic actually.
What are they going to do that with? A few Kalashnikovs and rocket propelled grenades? There are a few Israeli political parties that would like to expel all Palestinians and Arabs it's not going to happen despite the rhetoric, you seem to misunderstand rhetoric with realityIt does bother me, but Hamas are intent on genocide of the WHOLE Jewish population of Palestine.
I find it incredible that people can't see that, I really do.
It's a massive issue away from the Gulf states who are awash with moneyI was once talking to a guy from the middle East (mainly about Syria if I remember) and I said democracies don't seem to work there, but he replied that in his opinion the biggest problem was the poverty and lack of any legitimate way of earning a living which I guess is similar to what you're saying
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South Africa was not driven by religion but bigotry, if you can find a way of getting rid of religion it would be a startVery well put. I still hold out hope that this massive escalation in the conflict will finally bring people to their senses both in the area as well as the wider world.
Once upon a time it seemed Northern Ireland and South Africa were intractable problems.
South Africa now has blacks and whites representing them at cricket and rugby with great success.
Is it too much to hope for something similar in Israel/Palestine?
Yet earlier versions of this conflict were fought by groups that were not religious some were even atheistSouth Africa was not driven by religion but bigotry, if you can find a way of getting rid of religion it would be a start
Thanks for the summary , the hostages are probably dead if israel have been bombing the tunnels where i suspect they are being held . That could be the stumbling block to a ceasefire if they are not alive to give backA few points from speeches and news conferences today
Nasrallah's speech contained nothing new lots of flowery language, but they are a well armed and trained army probably the strongest the Israelis have ever faced, and equipped with enough arms to inflict major damage, but I see them as more of Iran's trump card in all this, they are certainly going to keep the Northern front busy for a while and distract the IDF, which he more or less admitted was the strategy, is anyone on either side willing to trigger a major escalation, I doubt it, not quite mutual destruction but highly damaging to both.
A change of language from the Israeli war cabinet, mo ceasefire until the hostages are released, it may have been lost in translation but if not it's a massive change of direction a ceasefire would be the ending of this conflict and might even ensure meaningful peace talks
We live in hope
I can guarantee if Israel had bombed the hostages all the world would knowThanks for the summary , the hostages are probably dead if israel have been bombing the tunnels where i suspect they are being held . That could be the stumbling block to a ceasefire if they are not alive to give back
Are the americans changing their tune at all today ?
How would they know which tunnels they are held in ?I can guarantee if Israel had bombed the hostages all the world would know