Hamas & Israel

[poupsy]

The moronic President of Harvard has resigned, not because of her attempt to bullshit Congress about her anti-semitism, but rather due to her lying and plagiarism that were used to advance her into the Presidency of Harvard, a position she has since proved is way, way, way over her head:

Claudine Gay resigns the presidency of Harvard University amid plagiarism allegations

Claudine Gay said Tuesday she was resigning the presidency of Harvard University. Gay faced harsh criticism over the school's response to antisemitic incidents as well as an ongoing plagiarism scandal.

www.cnn.com

Good riddance! I just hope that the Harvard board doesn't cave to the financial pressure of losing hundreds of millions of dollars from Jewish donors by hiring a Jewish president friendly to the Israeli cause, as this would be the ultimate hypocrisy. I suspect they want that money back on the table however, and while it would be nice if they could send bills to a couple of posters in this thread, they cannot.

I have mixed feeling about”jewish money” concept
If anything those university received massive donations from arab countries far more rich and wealthy than any jewish donators . They implanted many antibjewish antiisrael program in the past 10 years leading to the situation we are now in those schools.
in any case she had to go. She was there for DEI reasons and certainly not because of her skills . Plagiarism and tiny numbers of publications don’t deserve you this 900000$ yearly salary

 

[EagerBeaver]

I have mixed feeling about”jewish money” concept
If anything those university received massive donations from arab countries far more rich and wealthy than any jewish donators .

The UPenn President was asked to resign because of the loss of substantial money from donors, most of whom are Jewish. She previously had some other controversies, but this was her last straw. While the Ivy League schools may have large donations from wealthy Arabs (something I am not aware of), they haven't managed to piss off any of them into cutting off the gravy train. I think you may be judging donorship by the standards of Canadian universities, which are probably attracting a different type of foreign student, based on the vast differences between the costs of education at Canadian universities vs. private American colleges. The cost of tuition at Harvard for this school year was well over $54,000 (just tuition):

Tuition and Fees

What's on this page? Harvard College tuition and fees Harvard Griffin GSAS tuition and fees SEAS tuition and fees Who is this for? Anyone interested in reviewing the cost of attendance for Harvard College or Harvard Griffin GSAS

registrar.fas.harvard.edu

I would suggest that except for the exceptionally wealthy foreign family, the cost of a Canadian college education at a place like McGill is a whole lot more reasonable. In fact, for the foreign student, it's half the cost of Harvard:

| Student Accounts - McGill University

www.mcgill.ca

So you need to be twice as rich to attend Harvard, meaning sick rich rather than regular rich.

The extremely wealthy Ivy League donors who pulled the plug on their charity all know that you need to hit them in the wallet, and hit them VERY hard. When you do that, they take notice. This is the way it always goes with all private schools. You just can't be biting the hand(s) that are feeding you. Dogs who do that get put down.

 

[Obvio-0bvio]

It is common knowledge that the relationship between Israel and Hezbollah has been gradually thawing, with Hezbollah cautiously testing the waters in their interactions with Israel ever since Israel entered into conflict with Hamas.

Recently, Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, issued a stern warning on Wednesday, declaring that if Israel were to wage war on Lebanon, the retaliation from Hezbollah would be "unlimited" in its magnitude.

Nasrallah also emphasized that the killing of Arouri would not go unpunished, underscoring the determination behind his words.

This raises the question of whether Israel will find itself embroiled in multiple conflicts, involving both Hezbollah and Hamas, and potentially even Iran.

 

[poupsy]

It is common knowledge that the relationship between Israel and Hezbollah has been gradually thawing, with Hezbollah cautiously testing the waters in their interactions with Israel ever since Israel entered into conflict with Hamas.

Recently, Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, issued a stern warning on Wednesday, declaring that if Israel were to wage war on Lebanon, the retaliation from Hezbollah would be "unlimited" in its magnitude.

Nasrallah also emphasized that the killing of Arouri would not go unpunished, underscoring the determination behind his words.

This raises the question of whether Israel will find itself embroiled in multiple conflicts, involving both Hezbollah and Hamas, and potentially even Iran.

It looks like they are already at war with hezbollah since oct 8 they’ve been launching artillery. Israel had to evacuate northern residents and many Israeli soldiers and civilians were hurt or killed.
I don’t know of any country who would tolerate that and It seems like hezbollah war is inevitable now

 

[nothinghere]

China halts shipments to Jewish State...

Whoa??!!
Shipping now re-routed around the continent of Africa.
Shipping charges up Hundreds of percent.
Crap...new wave of incoming inflation.

USA carries out additional strikes against Houthis in Yemen...

This Hamas conflict expanding fast now with economic repercussions for North America big time.

 

[poupsy]

PLEASE READ THIS


Roy Yanovski: 100 days of reserve service officially ended yesterday. Some initial insights:


1. Gaza is seen as a backward area, the "most densely populated in the world" which has been under Israeli "siege" for years. There is no bigger lie than this. Gaza is a modern, beautiful and developed city - with large and well-equipped houses, wide boulevards, public spaces, a promenade by the sea and parks. Looks much better than any other Arab city from the Jordan to the sea, much more similar to Tel Aviv than Kfar Qasim or Umm Al Fahem. And of course it is very far from being "the densest in the world".





2. If it's a siege, let me live in a siege - the houses are bursting with goods and food from all the countries of the Middle East, the latest furniture, advanced electrical equipment and what not. There are also luxury estates that would not embarrass Savion and Kfar Shmariahu. There is absolutely no shortage of wealth in Gaza. In general, most of the houses I've been in were much bigger than the apartment I live in in Tel Aviv. The sentence "If only they had a chance for a good life, they wouldn't fight in Israel" is simply not relevant to Gaza.





3. The most common thing in the homes of the Gaza Strip: the map of Israel - under the heading "Map of Palestine". There is no mention of Israel or Israeli settlements in general.


And it is found in almost every home, in every school and in every public institution, the goal of erasing the State of Israel is neither hidden nor restrained, it is almost everywhere. The historical distortion of this map, which is taught from the age of 0 (mandatory borders of territories that were never all designated for an Arab state) is a topic for another discussion that only emphasizes the distorted perception of reality by the residents of Gaza.





4. In all the neighborhoods we were in, there are ready-made Hamas combat compounds - weapons, tunnels, charges, launching compounds, all inside residential houses, some of which are also prepared with openings in the walls for passing between buildings and what not. The residents of the Gaza Strip who live in the combat zones know this, they have received countless notices to evacuate. Long before the IDF entered. The Israel Defense Forces' announcements are still there everywhere. Those who decided to stay in the fighting areas are either Hamas members in various positions or people who consciously decided to stay in the areas used by Hamas for fighting, their consideration is with them.





5. Hamas members rarely go around armed. They are neither stupid nor suckers. They know they won't be shot if they go in "civilian" guise. They prepare the IDF ahead of time at the entrances to the buildings and arm themselves just a moment before they attack. That is why the fighting is much more complex than any other arena and anyone who tries to judge from the outside why soldiers shot X or didn't shoot Y should go into Gaza for a week or two and come back with insights.





6. The circle that enables the activity of Hamas is much larger than its tens of thousands of terrorists. The ideology of Hamas is found in almost every home, in pictures, in propaganda materials. Hamas in Gaza is like Messi in Argentina.





7. The strengthening of Hamas at this level requires the active assistance of the population. There is no way that the residents of the compounds where we located rockets and weapons did not know that the place is used as a launching compound where they try to massacre Israelis every day. And I find it hard to believe that the parents in the kindergarten where there was a tunnel shaft in one of which we were in do not know this. Who chooses to send their children to a kindergarten that serves as a terrorist infrastructure?





8. Hamas's strongest weapon is lies and propaganda. It's his fuel. This is how you will maintain the "siege" lie for years, this is how they are doing now with the photos of the innocent victims and the killing of the "journalists" who turn out to be terrorist operatives.

 

[nothinghere]

5. Hamas members rarely go around armed. They are neither stupid nor suckers. They know they won't be shot if they go in "civilian" guise. They prepare the IDF ahead of time at the entrances to the buildings and arm themselves just a moment before they attack. That is why the fighting is much more complex than any other arena and anyone who tries to judge from the outside why soldiers shot X or didn't shoot Y should go into Gaza for a week or two and come back with insights.

Yea Insane footage "Released" Today
No way to verify Context or timing.
This is like Terminator type stuff.

Footage shows Israeli drone targeting civilians in Gaza

Regardless if authentic or not, this type of video from Gaza could inflame riots worldwide.
Maybe kinda like Rodney King riots?
I guess more Demonstrations coming...maybe more aggressive?

This looks like the same crap seen years ago in Iraq but forgotten.
Absolutely Psychopathic conversations of the gunners.

WikiLeaks video 'shows US attack'

Below is a simple animation of a land clearing sweep.

Animated: Nowhere to run for Palestinians in Gaza

Presently Gaza population pushed down to Rafah. Endgame is on.

Israel will enter Rafah even if entire world turns ...The Times of Israel

 

[minutemenX]

Endgame indeed. The question is on how much suffering Hamas is willing to put on their own people before they release all hostages in exchange of free passage out of Gaza. This is what Israel has proposed.

 

[CaptRenault]

Hamas is a brutal, violent, barbarous terrorist group with a medieval religious mindset. They have had wide support in Gaza for years and they still do.

I fully support Israel's war against Hamas and I do not presume to give the Israeli military advice on how they should prosecute the war. All of the terrible consequences of the war are the fault of Hamas and the civilian population that supports it.

Here is a brief video reminder from October 7 of why Israel had no choice but to go to war with Hamas. I will back Israel until it decides to end the war on terms that it can live with.

Sickening new video shows Hamas line up female Israeli soldiers on Oct. 7: ‘Here are the girls who can get pregnant’

The five bloodied women, who are still hostages of Hamas, were filmed surrounded by the bodies of their slain comrades.

nypost.com

Harrowing video released Wednesday shows the moment five female Israeli soldiers — covered in blood and surrounded by the bodies of their massacred comrades — were threatened with rape then taken away to Gaza by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7.

Bodycam footage from the Hamas gunmen shows the moment the young women, operating at the Nahal Oz base outside the Gaza Strip, were handcuffed and pressed against a wall while still in pajamas.

In the sickening video, the terrorists could be heard gloating and announcing their apparent plans to sexually assault the soldiers.

“Here are the girls who can get pregnant,” one of the gunmen said.

“You’re so beautiful.”

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which released the video, said the harrowing tape shows the horrifying reality of the five hostages still in the clutches of the terror group in Gaza. They were identified as Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa and Naama Levy.

Berger’s father, Shlomi, told The Post that he couldn’t imagine what it felt like for his 19-year-old daughter to face those threats while surrounded by dozens of armed men.

“This is a wakeup call to the world: look what we’re dealing with,” Shlomi said. “You saw how many terrorists were in that video...

 

[CaptRenault]

Good updates from retired military man Preston Stewart:

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[Halloween Mike]

Interesting report from the soldier but not even remotely a surprise or something i didn't knew or expected. Hamas is a death cult. They endoctrinate everyone in Gaza. Its radicalism from birth. How are you supose to deal with this?

Then you got some ... well i dunno what word i can use here, its not as lenient as Elon's Twitter, lets say peoples severaly lacking judgement, who do stuff like this.

MSN

This whole "boycott" thing is about as ridiculous as it can get. Maybe they should start by dropping their phones, as its likely made of parts manufactured and/or developed in Israel.

 

[nothinghere]

In Today:

BBC Israel pauses Bombing to Vaccinate against Polio in Palestine"

"Israel has agreed to a series of “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to allow for the vaccination of children against polio, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
The campaign will aim to vaccinate around 640,000 children across the Gaza strip and will begin on Sunday, senior WHO official Rik Peeperkorn said.
It will be rolled out in three separate stages, across the central, southern and northern parts of the strip. During each stage, fighting will pause for three consecutive days between 06:00 and 15:00 local time."

This is so Dystopic.

 

[snakejack]

Is it about time Israel adress the root of the problem ?

Give back the stolen land and the Palestinian will be busy building their state.

All arabs countries will recognize Israel and everyone will leave in peace. Can we try it?

 

[Womaniser]

Is it about time Israel adress the root of the problem ?

Give back the stolen land and the Palestinian will be busy building their state.

All arabs countries will recognize Israel and everyone will leave in peace. Can we try it?

Since the beginning of the war on october 7th, 650 Palestinians civils have been killed by Israeli soldiers or civils.
Making wonder who are the terrorists.
I don't live there so I can't form an informed opinion.

 

[poupsy]

Since the beginning of the war on october 7th, 650 Palestinians civils have been killed by Israeli soldiers or civils.
Making wonder who are the terrorists.
I don't live there so I can't form an informed opinion.

What makes you think those 650 are civils???
You don’t live there but you should know hamas and other groups don’t wear an uniform

 

[neverbored]

Since the beginning of the war on october 7th, 650 Palestinians civils have been killed by Israeli soldiers or civils.
Making wonder who are the terrorists.
I don't live there so I can't form an informed opinion.

you sure about that number there bud? I think 6 months ago was about 30k

 

[believe]

Unfortunately we will never know how many soldiers ?were eliminated by this war..

 

[snakejack]

Since the beginning of the war on october 7th, 650 Palestinians civils have been killed by Israeli soldiers or civils.
Making wonder who are the terrorists.
I don't live there so I can't form an informed opinion.

Its more than 40,000 Palestinian have been killed since last October.

Must have a cease fire and start a real peace negotiation that must lead to the creation of a palestinian state.

 

[snakejack]

What makes you think those 650 are civils???
You don’t live there but you should know hamas and other groups don’t wear an uniform

Same thing with the jewish IDF. They didn’t wear a uniform in Beirut or Tehran.

 

[neverbored]

Must have a cease fire and start a real peace negotiation that must lead to the creation of a palestinian state.

This is beyond fucked and there will be no end. There will never be peace.