International Politics

[kalifire]

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[Skip997]

Speaking on Thursday evening, and without referring to Rafah, US President Joe Biden said Israel's actions in Gaza had been "over the top".

Finally we're getting somewhere

[kaosmark2]

3 hours ago, Skip997 said:

Speaking on Thursday evening, and without referring to Rafah, US President Joe Biden said Israel's actions in Gaza had been "over the top".

Finally we're getting somewhere

Good news. I don't really trust the West to properly hold Israel to account, but every step towards doing so is at least something.

[steviewevie]

Netanyahu talking about ordering an evacuation of Rafah before an invasion - this is an area where most of Gaza has already evacuated to. The bloke needs taking out.

[Skip997]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

Netanyahu talking about ordering an evacuation of Rafah before an invasion - this is an area where most of Gaza has already evacuated to. The bloke needs taking out.

Where exactly is he going to evacuate them to?

 

[steviewevie]

4 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Where exactly is he going to evacuate them to?

 

Egypt.

[Skip997]

1 minute ago, steviewevie said:

Egypt.

Egypt don't want them and "Gazans" are refusing to go there

[Neil]

6 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Egypt don't want them and "Gazans" are refusing to go there

you seem to have missed one side saying they want to clear the land of the other side. and when they said it you said nothing, you didn't even ask where they were meant to go.

[steviewevie]

17 hours ago, Skip997 said:

Egypt don't want them and "Gazans" are refusing to go there

Not sure that Gazans are refusing, they don't have a choice...but I guess the fear is once they left they wouldn't be able to go back. Yes Egypt don't want them either, don't want to deal with a huge amount of refugees.

Anyway, it's literally near breaking point. Israel are clearly ignoring the ICJ court ruling, people are starving and dying from disease on top of everything else. Netanyahu is obviously ignoring US and others and is more bothered about keeping his coalition together and his political survival, and maybe he's waiting for Trump to get in. There needs to be an intervention. 

[kaosmark2]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

There needs to be an intervention. 

I don't disagree, but how?

[steviewevie]

12 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said:

I don't disagree, but how?

god knows. I guess a multilateral force led by US to go into Gaza and directly intervene to allow aid to get through etc. Won't happen of course, but should. 

Edited February 10 by steviewevie

[Neil]

2 hours ago, steviewevie said:

Egypt don't want them either

not really a surprise  its gone  very badly for the countries that did take many (Lebanon, Jordan; Tunisia) and there's  no guarantee Israel will take them back).

[clarkete]

1 hour ago, kaosmark2 said:

I don't disagree, but how?

There are supposed to be conditions on the military aid the US give to Israel 

https://www.cfr.org/article/us-aid-israel-four-charts

[kaosmark2]

6 minutes ago, clarkete said:

There are supposed to be conditions on the military aid the US give to Israel 

https://www.cfr.org/article/us-aid-israel-four-charts

This line:

"The United States cannot provide security assistance to foreign governments or groups that commit gross human rights violations,"

is pretty damning of how well that's enforced.

[steviewevie]

35 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said:

This line:

"The United States cannot provide security assistance to foreign governments or groups that commit gross human rights violations,"

is pretty damning of how well that's enforced.

Biden gave a warning about this the other day...

US orders 'assurances' from nations receiving American weapons - BBC News

[Skip997]

Israeli soldier videos from Gaza could breach international law, experts say

[Neil]

2 hours ago, clarkete said:

There are supposed to be conditions on the military aid the US give to Israel 

https://www.cfr.org/article/us-aid-israel-four-charts

strangely a graph in that says the UK get as much economic aid from the USA as Israel does.

[clarkete]

30 minutes ago, Neil said:

strangely a graph in that says the UK get as much economic aid from the USA as Israel does.

Nowt strange, that was after WWII

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan

[Neil]

35 minutes ago, clarkete said:

Nowt strange, that was after WWII

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan

fair enough; is a solid explanation, thanks!

[clarkete]

1 hour ago, Neil said:

fair enough; is a solid explanation, thanks!

We were paying it off until 2006 as well apparently 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6215847.stm

[steviewevie]

 

[steviewevie]

 

[gizmoman]

3 hours ago, steviewevie said:

 

"The fighting must stop now." Why now?, why not months ago BEFORE there were 1.4 million displaced, the consequences were obvious.

"an Israeli offensive there would be catastrophic", doesn't he think it's catastrophic already? He is a pathetic liar, he has backed the Israelis throughout despite the humanitarian disaster and now wants to appear to be concerned as the election approaches and he has an eye on the muslim vote. The worst kind of political opportunism.

[Neil]

1 hour ago, gizmoman said:

"The fighting must stop now." Why now?, why not months ago BEFORE there were 1.4 million displaced.

because Israel wants the hostages back and Hamas aren't releasing them if asked nicely.

[gizmoman]

45 minutes ago, Neil said:

because Israel wants the hostages back and Hamas aren't releasing them if asked nicely.

Hamas still have hostages so why would Keir now want a ceasefire when he didn't previously?