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maxsolomon

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6. I have little doubt Netanyahu is getting an earful on this from Blinken and Biden.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Thu Nov 9, 2023, 06:35 PM

Nov 2023

The Settlers are just turning the heat up on the pressure cooker. They explicitly intend to drive Palestinians out of the West Bank - they're not shy about their project.

At this point, I'm not sure Likud could control these zealots if they tried. Everyone's trying to bring on the apocalypse.

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Settler violence is erasing Palestinian communities in the West Bank [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2023 OP

Hmmmmmm malaise Nov 2023 #1

Damn... settlers acting just like 10/7 terrorists? WarGamer Nov 2023 #2

Seems like the youths today don't call them "settlers" redqueen Nov 2023 #3

My psychiatrist Goddessartist Nov 2023 #21

This is a form of terrorism sarisataka Nov 2023 #4

Wholly agreed Sympthsical Nov 2023 #7

The problem is that Netanyahu absolutely supports the expansion of the illegal settlements, in part due to his base Celerity Nov 2023 #13

Yeah, he's not a good guy Sympthsical Nov 2023 #15

Yes, it is terrorism and it dramatically hurts Bibi and Israel's claim to a "just war" against terrorism. Wonder Why Nov 2023 #11

"Depopulating". There's a buzzword that Netanyahu doesn't want spread around. EarnestPutz Nov 2023 #5

I have little doubt Netanyahu is getting an earful on this from Blinken and Biden. maxsolomon Nov 2023 #6

He probably is getting that earful. Even still BaronChocula Nov 2023 #14

Aka Bibi's base BeyondGeography Nov 2023 #8

DURec leftstreet Nov 2023 #9

Very disturbing. This type of action will ensure another 1000 years of bloodshed. nt Evolve Dammit Nov 2023 #10

"But Hamas" is a distraction from this effort to erase people living there IronLionZion Nov 2023 #12

If the two state solution is not accepted edisdead Nov 2023 #16

if there's one state, it shouldn't be an apartheid state WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2023 #19

A pox upon them! Mossfern Nov 2023 #17

These settlers will be forcefully removed one day JI7 Nov 2023 #18

Okay, when I said, and have said this before, that there is an ulterior motive for the whole Israel-Hamas thing tornado34jh Nov 2023 #20