Hi SM,
"Foxy is confusing the Palestinian people suffering as a result of Israel targeting the Hamas terrorists with collective punishment. This is not because she is stupid enough to believe this but rather because it suits her ideological position."

- There's no confusion.
Israel leveling apartment buildings full of women and kids and cutting off food and water IS collective punishment. If you wish to think this is false and that it suits peoples 'ideological position' (whatever that means) then you're an idiot, and a part of the minority opinion, because billions of people across the world would disagree with you.

Hi Paul,
Yes I understand that 1 billion over 10 years for 2.3 million people doesn't go that far and the Palestinians also rely on a whole lot of foreign aid. I was just adding a little bit of info in relation to mhazes comment.

Hi Foxy,
"The terrorist group has never been popular among the people it rules."
- Personally I think you're playing things down a little, maybe even removing yourself from the reality of the situation that exists there.
I mean let's be serious, if one of your family members say husband was shot and killed with their automatically activated perimeter fence machine guns, or your 9yo son was shot and killed for throwing rocks at the IDF or wouldn't you be pissed off and want revenge on those who did it?
The status quo that exists there is a breeding ground for revenge.
If people want to try to remove themselves from this reality I'd argue they're living in fantasy land.

Hi mhaze,
"in addition Israel provides jobs"
- Stop trying to make out Israel's doing them a favour.
Was it not you who just said in the comment before your last:
"They don't have decent jobs The average daily wage in the West Bank is $32 compared to $82 in Israel."

$4 an hour?

Imagine for example Australian minimum award wage was $20 an hour, but we said to indigenous people, sorry but your minimum award is only $7 an hour.
- That's all you people are worth;
"And if you don't like it then you can sell your land to us"

Tell me is it really doing them a favour or exploiting them as a source of cheap labour?

More right-wing cancel culture in action.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-27/waverley-council-sacks-deputy-mayor-over-palestine-amendment/103031094

Hi Armchair Critic,

Thanks for your rational comments.

I was going on the fact that just 27% of respondents
selected Hamas as the preferred party more Palestinians
favoured Fatah.

Of course now with 6,000 Gazans killed and more than
17,000 injured by Israel's aerial bombardment this could
change as you point out.

Again - your research and comments are greatly appreciated.

Thanks Steele,

Please keep on posting.

Hi SteeleRedux,
While I'm sure what to think about the situation you raised, I think it's actually really great that the left has been kicked in the backside by it's own push for censorship and cancel culture.

The people on the right have been on the end of it for years.
It's great that people on the left are getting a taste of their own medicine.
It sucks doesn't it?

"At last week's meeting, Waverley Council voted on a motion to condemn the attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas and give $10,000 to Jewish community organisations in their area."

What bloody right do they have to give away peoples money as charity?
- It's not even their money, it belongs to the community they're just the elected custodians.
The money is supposed to benefit the entire community not just certain groups within it given as 'sympathy tributes'

They always have to try to silence any criticism of them, even when it's valid, and people wonder why they end up despised.
Do they disagree with the head of the UN and the WHO too?

"Waverley Mayor Paula Masselos told ABC Radio Sydney Cr Fabiano wasn't removed over the amendment, but because he had lost the confidence of the community."

- That would be a lie. It was because of the amendment first, and loss of confidence happened afterwards.
Seems that Waverley has a significant Jewish community.
Council should be about what goes in in it's own jurisdiction.
They should not be commenting on events outside their local area let alone in a different country.

Do you want to know who the biggest causer of anti-antisemitism is?
Seems like it's the semites themselves.

mhaze,

Playing the insulting dill once more. You simply follow the hard right Trumpster narrative as per usual. The Zionist are doing to the Palestinians what the Nazi's did to their relatives 80 years ago. I see you as a bigot and racists from that side of the tracks. BUT you have no love of Jews, but even less for the hated Arabs (Muslims) so for you it must be a case of my enemies, enemy is my "friend".

Thanks Steele, Zionists groups in Australia such as the Zionist Council of NSW should be designated a pro-terrorist organisation and kept under careful surveillance by Australian intelligence services.