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Lonestarblue

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13. Every one of these settlements is illegal under international law.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 08:14 PM

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And they are accomplished by murdering— with impunity—the Palestinians who live there. How can Israel ever hope for peace when they repeatedly break the law and commit atrocious acts against Palestinians? Where is the accountability?

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Israel's Cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank [View all] Omaha Steve Sunday OP

Hamas made them do it. iemanja Sunday #1

This. eom Exp Sunday #2

You are being sarcastic, right? questionseverything Sunday #8

yes iemanja Sunday #9

I read sarcasm immediately wolfie001 17 hrs ago #21

Well, it's not as though all those civilians Bibi murdered can use the land, amirite? Orrex Sunday #14

He's killed 60,000 at this point, right? wolfie001 17 hrs ago #22

Using a terrorist act to excuse a land grab for illegal settlements on Palestinian land. Shame. Martin68 Sunday #3

It's always been about ethnic cleansing. patphil Sunday #4

"greater israel" is what the left behind crowd calls it rampartd 17 hrs ago #26

Agreed Bayard Sunday #5

This isn't Israeli land... and kicking people off their land is NEVER going to go over well... slightlv Sunday #6

Who will stop them? Nobody. moonscape Sunday #10

True, that... also true there will be innumerable more wars slightlv Sunday #12

Adding religious kookery to the mix wolfie001 17 hrs ago #23

When will they approve new settlements in the Gaza Strip? JustABozoOnThisBus Sunday #7

fat orange imbecile is picturing golf courses and the blue Mediterranean as backdrop wolfie001 17 hrs ago #24

Self-righteous indignation, the need for revenge, the need to punish . . . Aussie105 Sunday #11

Every one of these settlements is illegal under international law. Lonestarblue Sunday #13

Shame on this. electric_blue68 Yesterday #15

This has the stench of Christianity written all over it: "I thirst--for your land!" RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Yesterday #16

As Al Franken has said over and over wolfie001 17 hrs ago #25

Exactly right. And they believe that this happening will bring back Christ. As if the 2nd coming is a magical ... marble falls 16 hrs ago #28

..... wolfie001 14 hrs ago #30

It's jewish "settlers " murdering Palestinians not Christians questionseverything 16 hrs ago #27

"Christians" contributing money and electing legislators who sent billions to Israel. marble falls 16 hrs ago #29

AIPAC spends plenty of money itself questionseverything 13 hrs ago #31

I know. What I'm saying is Christian Republicans are behind the scenes pushing this land grab RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 12 hrs ago #33

I would agree there are some extreme "Christians" questionseverything 12 hrs ago #34

Ironically (I Guess) The Settlers Have Burned Down 5th Century St. George Church Amid Numerous Pummelings of Christians DrFunkenstein 12 hrs ago #32

NYT has a great article on the settlement activity fujiyamasan 23 hrs ago #17

Israel and their American Christo Fascist supporters are enemies to peace in the Middle East. Botany 20 hrs ago #18

Thieves and murderers! lark 18 hrs ago #19

Israel making sure the wars continue unabated. travelingthrulife 17 hrs ago #20