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Originally posted by Sporting View PostI don't have anything of much interest to say about Israel even though my mother lived there for four years (two years at first, then back to Wales, then refused entry at Tel Aviv airport - long story - and then two more years) and that my sisters were there for varying amounts of time as well living it up/down on a moshav somewhere in the Negev.
The only possible original story I can tell is that one day in Netanya, where my mum was living, I needed a toilet one day and luckily there was a public one in the town. So I went inside and discovered that there was no loo roll. I looked around and lo and behold there was a woman lurking with that very thing. In some kind of mixture or English, Arabic, French and sign language we managed to sort out that I really didn't know how many bits of toilet paper I needed to take to the bog with me and please could she give me as much as she had as I was unsure whether the few bits of paper she originally wanted to let me have were enough. She begrudgingly agreed and I gave her a few shekels tip.
Next time I might tell you about the time my sisters and me shared one bed down in Eilat but then again maybe not.
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Originally posted by Nefertiti2 View Post
the United Kingdom has been governed for the past 7 years by a government which has been deporting British citizens, which brought in legislation which made it harder to get rid of the ruling regime, and where a parliamentary representative from the opposition was murdered and credible threats or plans to murder against the aleader of the Opposition and other members of Parliament.
it has formed an alliance in the European Parliament with thefar right Polish Party mentioned above and the German neo nazi Party
the state broadcaster has become under increasing criticism for its lack of balance, including its increasing readiness to feature white nationalists and criticism of Israel is more or less unheard of.
back to Israel now
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- Aug 2008
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- The zero meridian
- Swansea, Gaziantepspor and the Zeugma Franchise
- Bahlsen Choco Leibniz Dark
Celebrities denounce proposed boycott of Eurovision in Israel
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...y_to_clipboard
Not really celebrities but a handful of semi famous people who also have something else in common. A ridiculous headline which is basically clickbait.
The article itself does give some balance and mentions the BDS etc.
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- Aug 2008
- 25382
- The zero meridian
- Swansea, Gaziantepspor and the Zeugma Franchise
- Bahlsen Choco Leibniz Dark
If you believe in human rights, Madonna, don’t play Tel Aviv
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...y_to_clipboard
Roger Waters has appealed to Madonna not to play Eurovision. She's so clearly being used by the regime to legitimise the occupation and demonisation of the non Jews in both Palestine and Israel.
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Stephen Fry, whose views on the occupation I've encountered before, is one of these people who talks about Hamas as if they are the root cause of everything. He seems very affable and agreeable in most things but his position on the occupation is deeply racist.
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- Aug 2008
- 25382
- The zero meridian
- Swansea, Gaziantepspor and the Zeugma Franchise
- Bahlsen Choco Leibniz Dark
Originally posted by ad hoc View PostStephen Fry, whose views on the occupation I've encountered before, is one of these people who talks about Hamas as if they are the root cause of everything. He seems very affable and agreeable in most things but his position on the occupation is deeply racist.
As soon as I saw Rachel Riley on the list I knew this was offensive bullshit.
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- Mar 2008
- 20966
- The House with the Golden Windows
- Fast falling out of love for football.
- WasPlain Hobnobs
Sloper to thread.
Given he's our occasional IDF apologist cunt who suggests I'm an anti-Semite for suggesting the murder of Turks on the high seas by Israeli special forces or the use of white phosphorous against civilian targets are crimes against humanity
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- Aug 2008
- 25382
- The zero meridian
- Swansea, Gaziantepspor and the Zeugma Franchise
- Bahlsen Choco Leibniz Dark
Turkey condemns 'Israeli terrorism' for bombing news agency in Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...y_to_clipboard
Israel bombs Anatolian News Agency in Gaza, of course because it was staffed by Hamas or something similar.
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https://twitter.com/MuhammadSmiry/status/1125067282458259462
When I think of Mark Regev, born in a wealthy home in Melbourne who came to Israel to defend this kind of slaughter and now sits in the Israeli Embassy in South Kensington trying to weaken any opposition in Britain....
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a bit more love for Jonathan Portes tonight who has just retweeted this.
https://twitter.com/TheHipsterRebbe/status/1125046029051662336
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- Aug 2008
- 25382
- The zero meridian
- Swansea, Gaziantepspor and the Zeugma Franchise
- Bahlsen Choco Leibniz Dark
Originally posted by Nefertiti2 View Posthttps://twitter.com/MuhammadSmiry/status/1125067282458259462
When I think of Mark Regev, born in a wealthy home in Melbourne who came to Israel to defend this kind of slaughter and now sits in the Israeli Embassy in South Kensington trying to weaken any opposition in Britain....
But it's ok Madonna and Eurovision are coming.
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Not sure where to put this but it is absolutely to the point and perfectly expressed
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...es-dont-matter
"The only acceptable thing you can do as a Palestinian, it would seem, is just shut up and die"
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I remembered after reading this review (https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...ion-of-carnage) that PBS' show Frontline was going to air the One Day in Gaza documentary tonight. Except the page for that specific episode on the Frontline website is 404'd, and my local PBS affiliate is airing a repeat episode instead. The Frontline Facebook page now shows a repeat airing tonight, no mention what happened to the Gaza documentary.Last edited by Incandenza; 15-05-2019, 02:26.
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