Lots of sea time mucking about in ships, boats & yachts. Now writing. Loves history - one history of mankind, three historical fiction (1060s) and a few more.
One has to wonder why Trump sends Steve Witkoff - who is Jewish - and Jared Kushner - who is Jewish - as "impartial negotiators" between a Jewish State and an Arab entity. To ensure Israel gets all that it wants?
@aaronsmith As usual, DJT is full of bullshit. Australia has never banned US beef - only beef imported by the US from Canada & Mexico then re-exported (with then very limited controls).
However it is dressed up, the US Government veto of the UNSC resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza/Israel is a shameful disgrace. I note, though, that as with every other UNGA/UNSC resolution about its actions, Israel would simply ignore it.
@theAliceRoberts Science deserves respect but warrants circumspection in its application. Scientifically, the simplest way to defeat an enemy might well be a nuclear option. One might hope that a humanist would take another course.
It seems many people, including journalists, are confusing anti-Zionism (opposition to an "unjust" dispossession of Palestinians inherent in the formation of Israel) with anti-Semitism (hostility/prejudice toward Jews). Opposing Israeli devastation of Gaza is neither.
UN General Assembly Resolution 3246 "strongly condemns governments which do not recognize the right to self-determination and independence of people under foreign domination....notably ... the Palestinian people".
Anyone listening?
Will twitter (X) block the UN? After all, it has condemned Israeli actions, especially regarding its performance on human rights, more than any other single nation. Not that any action has been taken, mainly courtesy of USA vetoes and $$s. Silence can be construed as consent!
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