That German girl who was at the music festival whose body was being paraded around has been confirmed dead by the BBC.
BBC said they had yet to find her body so it sounds like they just found her head?
A pretty ineffective terrorist who restricts themselves to uninhabited areas of the world anywayPossibly naive, but in such a small area, it would be difficult for Hamas not to be in civilian areas surely?
It’s a refugee camp…. There’s nothing else to be said.Israeli airstrike hits a refugee camp in Gaza. Reports of dozens killed. Israel says the strike killed a senior Hamas commander.
Will leave the arguments about whether it's justified to others. Personally I don't know how long Israel can keep going down this path without losing international support.
They’re called hate camps didn’t you read the home office edictIt’s a refugee camp…. There’s nothing else to be said.
It seems at this point that the USA will back them regardless.Israeli airstrike hits a refugee camp in Gaza. Reports of dozens killed. Israel says the strike killed a senior Hamas commander.
Will leave the arguments about whether it's justified to others. Personally I don't know how long Israel can keep going down this path without losing international support.
Big Palestine thing planned for remembrance Day? Classy.
Still, nobody says that from the river to the sea thing do they
Depends how you feel about itWouldn’t Remembrance Day be an appropriate time to protest war?
What’s wrong with “that from the river to the seas thing”?
Depends how you feel about it
It’s a good way of stating the stretch of land for Gaza and shouting about freedom
It refers to the river Jordan which unsurprisingly runs on the border between Israel and Jordan. The controversial aspect of the chant is that it suggests eliminating the Israeli state entirely.I’ve been trying to figure this out since I heard about it. What is the ‘river’ reference?
The river Jordan to the Mediterranean SeaI’ve been trying to figure this out since I heard about it. What is the ‘river’ reference?
It refers to the river Jordan which unsurprisingly runs on the border between Israel and Jordan. The controversial aspect of the chant is that it suggests eliminating the Israeli state entirely.
He was suspended as he was reported to have said just the palestinians shouldbe free, the times has now apologised as they reported his quote incorfrectlyI could maybe maybe buy this until Labour sacked that guy for saying there should be free Israelis and Palestinians from the river to the sea.
It’s clearly not chanted by the vast majority to mean “kill all Jews”. Same as people not understanding the use of the word martyr.
I never thought I’d see worst war discourse than Iraq, but here we are.
I could maybe maybe buy this until Labour sacked that guy for saying there should be free Israelis and Palestinians from the river to the sea.
It’s clearly not chanted by the vast majority to mean “kill all Jews”. Same as people not understanding the use of the word martyr.
I never thought I’d see worst war discourse than Iraq, but here we are.
I didn’t say it was, just I don’t see any other interpretation than support for a one Palestinian state solution.I could maybe maybe buy this until Labour sacked that guy for saying there should be free Israelis and Palestinians from the river to the sea.
It’s clearly not chanted by the vast majority to mean “kill all Jews”. Same as people not understanding the use of the word martyr.
I never thought I’d see worst war discourse than Iraq, but here we are.
You can quite legitimately argue about the implications of this chant, but I don’t think anyone’s denied it’s being sung at these marchesStill, nobody says that from the river to the sea thing do they
Nice of McDonald’s to make a statement
He'll be unsuspended shortly, shows the dangers of blindly reacting to the press without doing due diligence first
As statements from him go, that's a Big Mac.Nice of McDonald’s to make a statement
I didn’t say it was, just I don’t see any other interpretation than support for a one Palestinian state solution.
The history of this chant shouldn’t be lost on anyone by now, but you seriously can’t see “any other interpretation”?I didn’t say it was, just I don’t see any other interpretation than support for a one Palestinian state solution.
I guess you have no problem with ‘Ooh ah up the RA’ then?Well bully for you, but huge amounts of people who support a two state solution sing it. Because it’s a catchy chant.
This is “hmmm, are Coventry City really the greatest team the world has ever seen? Seems disrespectful to the 70s Brazil side to me” level.
There is antisemitism in the movement, obviously, but claiming everything is antisemitism just makes everyone on that side defensive.
I guess you have no problem with ‘Ooh ah up the RA’ then?
What a ludicrous comparisonI guess you have no problem with ‘Ooh ah up the RA’ then?
‘Many people who don’t actually want to bomb Britain sing it. Because it’s a catchy chant.’ Got it.This is exactly the same. You are very smart.
it's the lyrics to a wolftones song where the phrase is written on a wall in Glasgow and the narrator notes this‘Many people who don’t actually want to bomb Britain sing it. Because it’s a catchy chant.’ Got it.
‘Many people who don’t actually want to bomb Britain sing it. Because it’s a catchy chant.’ Got it.
Hang on, so what’s your position on this chant then, if not this?‘Many people who don’t actually want to bomb Britain sing it. Because it’s a catchy chant.’ Got it.
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