Iceblade02

Iceblade02 , 7 months ago to world in IDF presents evidence Israeli hostages were held in Gaza hospital

Appreciate the link.

I looked around a bit, and the most comprehensive source I found was from APNews:

apnews.com/…/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-shifa-…

Appears to be an unbiased summary of the current situation along with statements and evidence made and provided by both sides (so far). Needless to say, the picture is far from clear.

I’d hesitate to compare an ongoing event with a lack of clear evidence to one in the past with a mountain of evidence and clear facts however. I really do hope that we will never reach a point where the events of the current Gaza-Israel war could be compared to the atrocities and horrors of WW2.

Iceblade02 , 7 months ago to world in IDF presents evidence Israeli hostages were held in Gaza hospital

link?

Iceblade02 , 7 months ago to world in Israel sharpens warning to Lebanon as cross-border hostilities spike

I really hope that Syria, Lebanon & Jordan don’t become the battlefield for a Iranian proxy-war against Israel. These people have seen far too much death and destruction fighting amongst themselves already.

Whether they’re supporting, turning a blind eye to or incapable of preventing the activities of Hezbollah, it doesn’t really matter. These attacks are carried out from their territories, which essentially makes them war-zones.

Iceblade02 , 7 months ago to world in WATCH: Hamas blocks IDF fuel delivery to Gaza's Shifa Hospital

As someone who has worked (and sometimes still does work) in hospitals, this is not at all how it works. Critical systems have priority, and furthermore have UPS built in. This means that even half an hour of power to the hospital could allow these devices to operate for far longer.

Iceblade02 , 7 months ago to world in Waving white flags, Gaza civilians evacuate through IDF humanitarian corridor

Roughly 40% of the Gazan population is 0-14 some of whom, unfortunately, are active combatants. The whole situation is awful and tragic.

Iceblade02 , 7 months ago to world in Waving white flags, Gaza civilians evacuate through IDF humanitarian corridor

Hopefully they will be safer there. As I understand, the majority of combat is taking place in northern Gaza.

Iceblade02 , 8 months ago to news in CNN Host Left Stunned As IDF Confirms Israel Hit Refugee Camp With Airstrike

I admire your optimism, I really do. When imagining a reality where Israel opens its borders to Gaza, what I see is Israel descended into a warzone - hundreds of thousands of dead Israelis, slaughtered in schools, homes, streets and hospitals in the name of muslim holy war, jewish genocide and the mantra of Palestine “from the river to the sea”.

It’s an entirely different situation in the West Bank, which some might consider odd, given that Gaza has essentially been a sovereign state, whilst the W.B has been under tight Israeli control. The W.B Palestinians have amongst the highest living standards in the entire Middle East, with schools, universities, internet and TVs. Indeed, it is quite possible that the situation in Gaza would’ve been far better had Israel not withdrawn in '05, but it is hard to make predictions about alternate timelines.

I think it has been very clear what Israel wants from peace, in fact they’ve already made it once, with Egypt. In exchange for recognition, the promise of peace and a few other concessions, they ceded an area of land larger than modern-day Israel.

That is the key point that palestinian leadership has never been willing to offer in negotiation - recognition of Israel (as rightful owner of its territories) and the promise of peace (officially renouncing any claims over those same territories).

Iceblade02 , 8 months ago to news in CNN Host Left Stunned As IDF Confirms Israel Hit Refugee Camp With Airstrike

I was going for a simple reply, that neither atrocity makes the other right, something which cuts both ways since historic times in this matter - but that statemrnt of yours, that’s off the deep end.

Frankly, the very notion of someone who “feels so good” killing babies, it disgusts me.

Iceblade02 , 8 months ago to news in CNN Host Left Stunned As IDF Confirms Israel Hit Refugee Camp With Airstrike

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

Iceblade02 , 8 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to worldnews in Palestine-Israel Crisis Megathread II

You leave out that in the same statement, Hamas said the statehood of Israel, indicating that they wanted Israel to make huge one-sided concessions, without making any concessions of their own.

Iceblade02 , 8 months ago to world in Open hatred of Jews surges globally, inflamed by Gaza war

Most, in fact, they’re one of the least religious ethnic groups globally (something like 75% are agnostic or atheist iirc)

Iceblade02 , 8 months ago to world in Open hatred of Jews surges globally, inflamed by Gaza war

Jews are one of the least religious ethnic groups worldwide (something like 75% are agnostic or atheist iirc) though

Iceblade02 , 8 months ago to world in Open hatred of Jews surges globally, inflamed by Gaza war

Yeah, people don’t seem to realize that culture in Western countries generally is less racist than the global norm (and there is quite a bit of prejudice in Western countries!)

Iceblade02 , 8 months ago to technology in New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe

Anyone know where I can access the report mentioned? It doesn’t seem to be linked anywhere in the article, nor cited by a searchable name…

Nvm, found it on the website for Public Health Ontario

Iceblade02 , 8 months ago to world in From Start to Finish, Major Media Got the Tragic al-Ahli Hospital Blast Exactly Right. It Now Looks Like the Munition That Hit the Hospital in Gaza— Causing a Massacre—Indeed Came From Israel.

Why is a blog post on a substack being posted here as “news”?

This whole, horribly long essay, always hinting at a “huge revelation” teases around the subject for ages, and the “huge revelation” is the following analysis from the NYT:

nytimes.com/…/gaza-hospital-israel-hamas-video.ht…