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It is harder to win elections when you are not on the ballot. If your goal is to win elections, or to help a person win elections, then getting kicked off is a big deal.

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No, they are typically retirees looking for something that lets them stay engaged in a meaningful way. The next week they'll be volunteering at the local St. Vincent DePaul Society food bank.

Thanks!

In other words, "who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?"

Precisely how fast is 'fast enough'?

It is obvious unless you are purposely obtuse. You don't seem to be able to handle the level of discussion around here.

I'm glad to see you are pro-abortion.

That's a rather narrow view of the situation in the Middle East, as if all would be solved if only Hamas were not there. Hamas has only been around since 1987. It is not as if we had no issues prior to that. In addition, prior to October 7th Hamas only had the support of around 12% of Palestinians. In addition, one group of people (Israeli government) just wants the other (Hamas) gone. No compromise, no peace, no deal, nada.

As he said the problem is so intricate that people here cannot come up with good ideas for a solution.

Is your knowledge of this based on interviews with them that you read? Can you please share the details with us? How precise are the lines? Can you please share with us the measurements that were made?

As I said, that only works if both sides agree. Israel can spend all they want on the Palestinians, but if the Palestinians want Israel to die and keep lobbing missile, it won't work. The part you seem to bypass whenever you suggest alternatives to violence is that BOTH SIDES have to agree to alternatives to violence.

"Other ways" only work if both sides are willing to use those other ways. If while you are negotiating the other guy is hitting you over the head, you will lose. If while you are peacefully involved in a sit-in the other guy decides to sic his dog on you, you will lose. You can bring a knife to a fight but if they other guy brings a gun you will lose. Eventually if you want to prevail, you must at least resort to the level of tactics your opponent uses.

I suspect the reason that blame keeps getting heaped on Israel more than Hamas is because Hamas is no longer rampaging through Israel, but Israel is still rampaging through Gaza. Every time someone kills a child they invite criticism. In the beginning of this most recent mess Hamas received the lion's share of rebuke. Now that Israel is on the offensive it is they who receive the lion's share of the rebuke. I personally don't find that surprising at all. Once the fighting dies down I suspect there will be a more even-keeled evaluation of who is to blame for what.

You know that is not true so why do you say it? What do you hope to gain?

Can you please expand on this? I'm not sure that Israelis feels Hamas has the ability to put the survival of the state of Israel at risk. Or why Israelis wouldn't feel they are fully justified to respond to such a brutal attack.

Who amongst us is putting blame on one side only? Please give us a name so that person can respond.

I would suggest it is self-evident that there are psychological differences between men and women. On average, women cry more than men, men are more aggressive, women are more social, men have higher self esteem, women are more extroverted, women are have more anxiety, women are more nurturing. Anyone who has spent time with both men and women will have recognized many differences. A simple Google search seems to suggest there are well known and obvious psychological differences as iNow pointed out due to biology, culture, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_psychology#:~:text=Males on average are more,mindedness (e.g.%2C nurturance).

Perhaps you can supply us with a citation that you found indicating no psychological difference between males and females. That way we will know the details of what they are saying and can give you a more meaningful reply.

I know. I was there.

As opposed to the mature attitude that spina bifida is all part of the plan of a loving god. Face it. Belief in god is no different than belief in Santa Claus.

Do they have to do more than all Arab countries? They are not oppressing all of Arabia, only all of Palestine. Doesn't the give and take only have to happen between the Palestinians and the Israelis? Israel has made a separate peace with individual Islamic countries, can't they do similarly with the Palestinians?

This is my opinion only and it may be misguided in part but... The Palestinians feel oppressed by the Israelis. They seem to have two options wrt to Israel; accept the limits placed on them by Israel or lash out. They cannot take land by force, limit the movement of Israelis, cut off food or water for the Israelis, control communications or trade of the Israelis, etc. About all they can do is lash out periodically then take the beating that follows. By comparison the Israelis are the more powerful of the two groups and as such have more options. All of the things the Palestinians cannot do, the Israelis can, and much more. The Palestinians basically have one thing they can offer; a cessation of hostilities. The Israelis can offer the same, as well as freedom of movement, land, trade, money, political support, and all the other things a successful nation has at their disposal. The natural tendency of many third party observers is to expect that the party in power, who has more options, to work toward resolution. And thus that is why we put the onus on Israel to do more than the Palestinians; because the Israelis CAN do more. Both sides need to concede to some extent if they want peace, but the Israelis have more and thus are going to have to give up more than the Palestinians if they want that to happen. Israel is suffering less than the Palestinians and thus can live with the status quo more easily.

Of course it does. If there were no sealed borders it would be more like any other country. I have no idea how that ties into whether or not you can compare Gaza to a concentration camp. You mean like the following? You seem to be divorced from reality.

I've not heard that before. Can you tell me where you got that info?