Exploding Pagers - Lebanon

[deema]

The question I would ask of all wars is:
Who is making money from it in the long term?

That’s is unfortunately the wrong question. One side is fighting a holly war a Jihad, there is no logic, or indeed rational when your motive is a belief founded on a hope to become a martyr and go to paradise. The other side is fighting for the right to exist, to avoid being exterminated, a genocide. Now the last genocide is still a memory for some, a thing that probably tainted and affected just about every Jew living in Israel, so the motivation and knowledge of what happens is very tangible and real. It has not been a question of making money.

 

[selectortone]

It has not been a question of making money.

Sorry, I disagree. With the military/industrial complex it is always about making money.

Patriotism, nationalism, racism, sectarianism, religion, xenophobia, and all the other isms - they are all simply convenient catalysts.

 

[Jacob]

That’s is unfortunately the wrong question. One side is fighting a holly war a Jihad

Nonsense. They are fighting to stay on their own land, in their own houses, to carry on farming etc and living a normal life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_West_Bank

 

[deema]

Nonsense. They are fighting to stay on their own land, in their own houses, to carry on farming etc and living a normal life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_West_Bank

You really do need a history lesson.

 

[Jacob]

You really do need a history lesson.

This might help: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/jihad_4579jsp/

 

[Derek Cohen (Perth Oz)]

Jacob, you are right. There you go. Does that make you happy Right about what? Does it matter? Whatever someone will suggest, you will take an opposing view. How long have we known each other ... 20 years? Neo-Luddite, indeed! Ordinarily I would suggest that you broaden your selective reading but you and I know that will not happen.

Regards from Perth

Derek

 

[Jacob]

Jacob, you are right. There you go. Does that make you happy Right about what? Does it matter? Whatever someone will suggest, you will take an opposing view. How long have we known each other ... 20 years? Neo-Luddite, indeed! Ordinarily I would suggest that you broaden your selective reading but you and I know that will not happen.

Regards from Perth

Derek

20 years - seems longer!
What did you think of the Omer Bartov article Derek?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/13/israel-gaza-historian-omer-bartov

best wishes from darkest Derbyshire!