Hamas strike on Israel - Threadbans in op - mod warning in OP updated 19/10/23

Is there something wrong with Palestinian flags?

So being against the killing of thousands of kids is now beyond belief? I doubt some of the veracity of the stories from Oct 7th and think that the IDF killed a lot of Israeli civilians while fighting Hamas that day, however, I don't doubt that Hamas committed numerous atrocities, including killing children. What is the quota of Palestinians that have to die though before the quest for revenge is sated?

The problem is timing. I mentioned at the start. Waving Palestinian flags around at the start gave the impression one was supportive of Hamas' actions. The same time waving an Israeli flag was showing support for the terrorist attack they suffered (you may remember buildings worldwide being lit up with the Israeli flag) Now a few weeks on those flags have different meanings. The same countries lighting up buildings with the Israeli flags would give the impressions they are supporting the awful bombing campaign on Gaza etc...

I still think for the most part, the majority of people on the thread are horrified by the attacks on Israel and equally horrified by Israel's response, kinda the middle. Can see the horror on both sides.

There's a few very focal people that seem to take an extreme side, defending the IDF actions no matter and thankfully even fewer (and hopefully banned) people cheering Hamas on.

Again, she knew that putting the Palestinian flag on her twitter profile the day of the attack was pure rabble rousing.Also she didn't condemn Hamas she condemned them with a yeah but attached to it.She just did the expected thing in condemning the attacks but implied the Israelis got what they deserved.

It'd only give that impression to ignoramuses who have very little understanding of the history of the conflict.

Support for Palestinians in general, at any time, does not automatically mean support for Palestinians who commit attrocities.

Just the same as an Irish flag in the window of a house in Derry doesn't automatically mean support for the Real IRA.

The US is trying to extricate itself from reliance of oil in the Middle East. It wants out - why all the fracking and energies being poured into making the US self reliant. Besides you don’t want the US to back off. If terrorists gained control of the Suez Canal and other waterways where a huge amount of the world’s cargo passes through, we will all suffer. Not what you want is suspect.

Mary Lou didn't put a Palestinian flag on her Twitter profile on the day of the Hamas attack. TD Chris Andrews put one up the day after the attack, it has that in the article I posted. Maybe that's what your thinking of. Mary Lou did it some days later. She refused to criticise Andrews for it publicly. She condemned Hamas the day after the attack.

Unless I'm missing something. I can't find anything saying she did that on the very day of the attack, and I don't see any mention of anyone saying she did. You could be right, but I can't seem to find that anywhere.

The greatest cod of the lot is the link between Evangelical Christians in the States and Israel. It's basically something like the Evangelicals believe that the final battle between good and evil will happen in Jerusalem and that the Jews will cause it. The Jews will all be smited or converted and the righteous Christians will be lifted up to heaven. Israel goes along with and courts this daftness because it guarantees the support of a huge sway of American politicians.

If only 10 percent of wars have religion as their cause then that means that the remaining 90 % of wars have non religious causes. If that’s the case, Sooner believe in a God than believe in world without one. We can all be godless fools killing each other, can’t we, no matter how worldly wise we profess ourselves to be.