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In reply to the discussion: A top U.N. official says Hamas is 'not a terrorist organization,' sparking furious backlash from Israel [View all]
The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)5. This Statement, Sir, Is Peak Something Or Other
Griffiths ... urged “dialogue” to end the conflict.
“If you want to have safety and security with people who are inevitably going to continue to be your neighbor in some form or another you’re going to have to create a relationship based on some shared values.”
I expect hearing his idea of what those 'shared values' might be would appeal to the imp which passes for a sense of humor with me.
“If you want to have safety and security with people who are inevitably going to continue to be your neighbor in some form or another you’re going to have to create a relationship based on some shared values.”
I expect hearing his idea of what those 'shared values' might be would appeal to the imp which passes for a sense of humor with me.
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A top U.N. official says Hamas is 'not a terrorist organization,' sparking furious backlash from Israel [View all]
Behind the Aegis
Feb 2024
OP
So we shouldn't focus on the actual violations, but rather on the number and who condemned the misdeeds?
RAB910
Feb 2024
#6
I am not going to engage in the fallacy of relative privation, to defend Israel's crimes
RAB910
Feb 2024
#11
Mocking laughter will not change the reality that I correctly identified the fallacy being employed to defend the
RAB910
Feb 2024
#14
Seems that Palestinians being brown skinned and Muslim are not exactly being treated well
RAB910
Feb 2024
#23
seeing how the people whose rights are being violated are Muslim and brow skinned, now is in not the topic?
RAB910
Feb 2024
#46
Muslims are quite capable of committing genocide! They killed 1.6 million Armenians.
LeftInTX
Feb 2024
#52
The UN loses fucking credibility when they talk this shit. Hamas is a terrorist pedophile rapist organization.
SoFlaBro
Feb 2024
#50
And ask yourself how many resolutions condemning violations of human rights were against say N Korea?
EX500rider
Feb 2024
#26
Which does nothing to explain why the UN ignores much worse human rights violators to concentrate on Israel
EX500rider
Feb 2024
#30
That is a seperate issue which is not relevant to the issue of Israel's repeated human rights violations
RAB910
Feb 2024
#32
The millions of Palestinians living in what would be fairly described as hell on earth (thanks to Israel) would strongly
RAB910
Feb 2024
#39
Gaza wasn't "hell on earth" until they started a war with their powerful neighbor who supplies much of their supplies
EX500rider
Feb 2024
#45
At Least You're Getting Back To Your Strengths, Dear: Emotional Manipulation
The Magistrate
Feb 2024
#55
My strenghts are critical thinking and intellectual honesty. It 's how I could so easily spot the logical fallacies and
RAB910
Feb 2024
#57
Until Israel is actually innocent of human rights violation these stats are meaningless
RAB910
Feb 2024
#40
As amply demostrated by their peaceful diplomatic mission across the border last October 7th.
DFW
Feb 2024
#8
Between statements like this and the collaboration between Hamas and UNRWA, the UN is hurting their reputation
Amishman
Feb 2024
#18