Comments on: Meanwhile, in the Middle East

By: miguel cervantes,

miguel cervantes, — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:26:16 +0000

having learned no lesson

https://www.nysun.com/article/britain-allies-freeze-assets-impose-travel-restrictions-on-two-israeli-cabinet-ministers

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:13:11 +0000

Related (from the UK):

“Two articles reveal how Trump Derangement and the Gaza war have twisted the Jewish left”—
https://hurryupharry.net/2025/06/06/two-articles-reveal-how-trump-derangement-and-the-gaza-war-have-twisted-the-jewish-left/

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:16:02 +0000

I wonder if they will go full Clockwork Orange on her.
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You wonder that because you’re an ass. She was arrested and put on a plane to France. Eight of the twelve twits on her boat insisted on a hearing in Israel.

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:12:12 +0000

I’m hearing in that video a great deal of description of the hatred of Israel among the Irish political-media-academic class, but not a lot of explanation.
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A digression. An estranged cousin of Hillary Clinton gave a description of Hillary’s mother. “Held grudges. Always pissed at someone”. IIRC, he said she was an anti-semite to boot. Now imagine an Island where 70% of the population is of that type. Their distinguishing feature is making the world worse in petty ways.
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Now consider a distilled version of this in the dispositions and conduct of the Irish political-media-academic class. They are people who nurse grievances and have an affinity for others who nurse grievances. Israel is a country where people at all levels of society accomplish things and give short shrift to those stating grievances, among them local Arabs and Irish politicians. The Arabs on the West Bank and in Gaza accomplish nothing.

By: miguel cervantes,

miguel cervantes, — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:55:33 +0000

they had in the 40s, when and even early 50s, but the Soviets decided that the Arabs were easier pickings because pre existing animosities against the British, or French authorities, they cultivated Nasser the Algerians, the early leadership of the Indian National Congress, they reached out to Ben Barka, in Morocco, and all the way west with Arafat, the way ward relation of Haj Amin, the victory in 67 cemented the turn against Israel with Sabri Al Banna and Wadi Habbash as second stringers,

By: JohnTyler

JohnTyler — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:43:13 +0000

Ireland and Israel.

The anti-Israel stance of the Irish govt (and their citizens??) is not too far off from how democrats (i.e., progressives, leftists) here in the USA feel about Israel.

Anti-Israel is part and parcel of the socialist / left wing ideology pretty much everywhere. It also fits in nicely with anti-USA.
It’s no coincidence that the UK’s Corbyn and his ilk are all socialists / lefties.

Obama and his lefty bunch was/is no friend of Israel and IIRC house of representative democrats refused to support a resolution condemning antisemitism.
One would have thought that approving such a resolution was a no brainer; apparently not for demonkrats.
No need to mention who those democrats are in Congress that are almost openly antisemitic; they just know enough to not proclaim in public that Hitler had the right idea.

Anti-Israel and having a socialist / leftist ideology seem to go hand in hand.

I still believe that if Israel had been a long time ally of the USSR Israel would be considered in a far more favorable light.

By: Miguel cervantes

Miguel cervantes — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:24:47 +0000

The times keeps people in the dark along with bezos gannett et al

https://x.com/chalavyishmael/status/1932088707957342387

The fellow who piped up is part of the large awalek clan but may not be a direct relation to anwar

https://x.com/IDF/status/1932317740112417188

By: Miguel cervantes

Miguel cervantes — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:08:32 +0000

Shes very dim, meanwhile the yemeni branch of al queda, piped up because the houthis were getting all the attention

By: Alan Colbo

Alan Colbo — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:36:20 +0000

Detaining people attempting to run a blockade is not kidnapping.

By: Hep

Hep — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 04:33:49 +0000

Trump on Greta Thunberg:

“She’s a strange person. She’s a young, angry person,” Mr. Trump told reporters. “She’s certainly different. I think she has to go to an anger management class. That’s my primary recommendation for her.”

When Mr. Trump was asked if he thinks Israel kidnapped the activists, he said, “Israel has enough problems without kidnapping Greta Thunberg.”

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/9/trump-says-greta-thunberg-needs-anger-management/