I'm ignoring this thread now.
I'll not ignore the news and hope that resolution is found asap but it is really grim and this thread just reflects that.
No offence anyone.
The best commentary on this can be seen in Last Week Tonight.
It is really fair and balanced. There are plenty of Palestinians that oppose Hamas and plenty of Israelis that oppose their government.
More bombs dropped in Gaza than the US managed in a whole year in Afghanistan. Hamas still...
As we approach the fag end of 2023 there are two very obvious heartbreaking conflicts taking place. It looks like the Russians have stopped levelling towns/cities in Ukraine but Israel is full guns blazing in Gaza. One might have hoped that the world could be less destructive by now.
This 'conflict' (forgive the possible clumsy word) has troubled and upset me for longer than I can remember.
The recent actions of Hamas are off the scale and sick beyond description. The response was predictable.
The time has come for the rest of the world to impose sanctions on both...