Stool fondler,

The borders of Gaza with Israel are internationally recognised.

Foxy,

Hamas through corruption and incompetence has lost the support and trust of Gazans, with more than 2/3 having an unfavourable view of Hamas. The suspicion is that the timing of the mass murder of Jews was perhaps due to Hamas being deeply unpopular.

Shadow Minister,

The more than 3 million Palestinians living in occupied
West Bank and East Jerusalem face home demolitions,
arbitrary arrests and displacement as Israel continues
to expand its Jews-only colonies and steal Palestinian
land to do so.

Palestinian movement is restricted by military checkpoints
and the Separation Wall that has obstructed their ability
to travel freely.

The Gaza Strip where some 2 million Palestinians live has
been under Israeli siege for more than a decade - whereby
Israel controls the air space, sea, and borders; the strip
witnessed so many assaults that it has made the area
uninhabitable.

As you can see - the Palestinians have more than just
Hamas to be concerned about.

And wat's the US, and Europe doing about all this?

And wait and see what happens next if Trump gets
re-elected.

Hi from the Cook Islands, no wars no worries! Pop 17,000 happy fun loving people.

Hi Paul,
"Hi from the Cook Islands, no wars no worries! Pop 17,000 happy fun loving people."

Is the beach wedding and seafood banquet this weekend?
You picked a good weekend for it, it's pouring down rain here in the redlands, hope the weathers nicer up there.
Hope you enjoy the holiday, and the suckling pork.
... Give my best wishes to the happy couple.

HI AC,

Yesterday, fantastic, so beautiful on the beach, kai (food) the best and the entainment out of this world. Girls went on the 'Bitches Party Bus' the guys to the Fisho' Club, mate 8 or 10 rum and coke they tried to get uncle pissed, no chance. We had a "48" hour Tuesday. Raro great place, kids love it.

P/s that pork was so yum. They like to impress with everything. They have lots of family in the tourist businesses here its 65% of the economy.

Dear SteeleRedux,

«You claimed: "knees may have been lost, but under the cover and guise of civil demonstrations, Hamas managed to place detonating charges under the fence, which it then blew all up on the morning of October 7th."»

Sorry I could not find it.
This is what they said on Israeli news on the day of the attack on October 7th.
I also saw hints for it in Hebrew, but nothing in English.

«It seems a large number of the deaths were from retaliatory fire from the IDF as well as from non-Hamas persons who entered after the Hamas military units.»

Do you mean that the 10 or so security guards at the overnight rave party, who tried their best to protect their people with their pistols at short range and were all killed themselves, are responsible for most 260 deaths?

«Sharon's very provocative visit to the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque which caused the unrest across Palestine which lead to the closure of the airport. Not the circumstances you describe»

That is true about Sharon, but what I referred to was a few years later when Israel offered to re-open their airport.

«Why do you seem to consider the Gazan's arming themselves to be criminal?»

I did not use that word.
If I had to use just one word, then I would describe it as 'foolish'.
Nevertheless, haven't they criminally used these arms against their own people, their fellow Gazans?

«Don't they have the right to protect themselves and other Palestinians from the use of military force? Or is that right only reserved for Israelis.»

It is not a matter of "right", but of necessity.
Whom were they trying to protect themselves from, when Israeli voluntarily left them alone?
Even had they been attacked, how could they possibly protect themselves with these toys against the most modern fighter jets? They may have been interested in propaganda, not in defence!