“Just to name one that Corbyn ignores - Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Far more death, injury and destruction”
Just complete bollocks.
1. Civilians killed: Gaza 74,480 vs Ukraine 16,874 (OHCHR, to end July 2026)
2. Children killed: Gaza 21,000+ vs Ukraine 820
3. Aid workers killed: Gaza 593 vs Ukraine 35
4. Journalists killed: Gaza 209 (CPJ) vs Ukraine 21 (CPJ)
Sports are meant to be a sacrosanct sphere, where people can come together and just play the game. Yet the actions of Ireland’s national soccer team on two recent occasions — bowing their heads during the Israeli national anthem, wearing black armbands and refusing to even look Israeli players in the eye — go far beyond poor sportsmanship. They're flat-out dehumanizing.
And to see this behavior directed at athletes from the world’s only Jewish state, in a country where the Jewish community is already being targeted by antisemitism at a rate that far exceeds those of all seven J7 countries, is particularly disturbing.
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@_FindLaFlair@oxyellow26@HLTCO And those fans will never get it like those born and raised in England will. You can’t just randomly choose a team and think you’re the same as someone who’s grown up with it culturally.
SECRETARY RUBIO on https://t.co/pt9rQXC44r PASSPORTS: No printing forms, no drugstore hostage photo, no appointment, no line, no middleman that you're paying to do something that should be available to you.
🇵🇸 Israeli forces shot dead a 29-year-old Palestinian, Mahmoud Mohammad Mahmoud Suleiman, at a checkpoint near the illegal settlement of Beit Horon west of Ramallah, West Bank, on Wednesday, after what Israeli police described as a car-ramming that critically wounded a reservist. The soldier in the video below is Neria Leiter, son of Israel's ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter.
Israel is withholding Suleiman's body. Forces sealed off his village, Beit Ur al-Tahta, and raided his family home. The checkpoint sits on land in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in the UK, describing the country as "on the slide".
"Nobody's tough enough to deal with the immigration problem. Nobody's tough enough to deal with the benefits problem. But somebody needs to do it." [BBC]
Because everyone with half a brain cell knew exactly how they would respond. And they have been proved right over and over again. Just like they were every other time BEFORE October 7th.
Shame on you @mehdirhasan. Simple question: Why were people in the West protesting AGAINST Israel the morning after the Oct 7th terrorist attack? Why protest AGAINST Israel the morning after? Why Mehdi?
People are always asking why Jews should have to answer for the fake nation of Israel just because they’re Jewish.
As Muslims, we know exactly what that feels like. We were expected to apologize and answer for violent actions committed by so-called Muslims somewhere else.
And we did condemn it.
We weren’t putting ISIS flags in our mosques or community centers. We weren’t celebrating that violence. We were condemning it.
But here’s the huge difference:
Jewish institutions in the West have spent decades openly promoting their connection to Israel.
Israeli flags, Birthright trips, Israel programs, fundraising, school events, Israeli Independence Day. Israel is all over their websites and community events.
Then the genocide of Palestinians was happening live, in front of the entire world, and suddenly it’s:
“Why are you associating Jews with Israel?”
Like… come on.
You made that connection. You promoted it. You celebrated it. You put Israel front and center.
And if you don’t want those institutions associated with Israel anymore, then say something. Challenge them. Take the flags down. Push back on the programming. Challenge the schools and organizations.
Because you cannot spend years making Israel a point of pride and then suddenly demand everyone forget the relationship when Israel’s actions become indefensible.
That’s the part that makes no sense.
You made it visible. You made it public.
So don’t hide behind “don’t associate us with Israel” now.
You spent years making damn sure everyone knew the association existed. If you want out, tear the connection down. But stop asking everyone else to pretend you never built it in the first place.