Go to Jerusalem, look at the Civil Buildings, see who has endowed them and where they were from.
As I said a part of the USA, you may or may not approve but no disputing they are the Middle East Superpower and for Hamas to take them on in a full scale war was frankly ludicrous.
I don't know how many NSCers have been to Israel (I have) but it is almost a State of the USA, certainly backed by very wealthy US Jews hence their nuclear capability and massive superiority in conventional weapons.
Hamas didn't have a chance and are now going to reap the whirlwind. Stupid...
I have a feeling that Gaza will be flattened to such an extent that no-one can live there in the future, not Palestinians, not Hamas, nobody.
Literally a Dead Zone.
I guess that means Egypt will have to suck up the 2 million or so refugees, presume Israel will help out?
I'm presuming we can post again?
Have nothing to say except this shitstorm is clearly getting worse and I expect the IDF will be over the border shortly.
Having been to Israel around 10 years ago with Mrs Jakarta for a religious tour it would be interesting to know how many other NSCers have been out there?
All I can say is then when we were out there they clearly thought they were at war with their 'neighbours' and acted accordingly.
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