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Alfred Harder's avatar

Precisely! Seems to me, wherever Palestinians go, destruction follows, as evidenced in Paraguay along the Brazilian border! There used to be a vibrant commercial district and Jewish community until the Palestinians came and drove the Jews out, turning the entire region into a violent criminal enterprise led by car, drug and smuggling of any kind, racketeering, extortion, threat and use of violence, you name it! Pretty much any evil you can imagine, the Palestinians brought it with them, proving that they are in fact incapable of self-governance!

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Alfred Harder's avatar

Jews did commerce honestly and paid their taxes, while Palestinians just smuggle, cheat, steal, rob, terrorize, extort, don't pay taxes, etc., etc.!!!! I've witnessed that with my own eyes, as I used to live there!

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Susan Sullivan's avatar

What’s a brilliant scenario of the many and evil terror groups that plague the world. It is utterly evil and the eternal mystery is the fact that the West fights against this perception. I find this anathema! Is it cowardice, fear, woke ignorance or what else? The west is condemning itself to occupation and a loss to our civilisation! I see Israel’s fight as our salvation, many others who are not Jewish, share this view passionately! The west needs to shove its ignorance off the face of the earth. As always, I stand with Isreal!

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Diana Kelly's avatar

So on the money!!! Now this article needs to find its way out to the greater reading public. It needs more sunlight, it needs to be shared. I will endeavor to do so.

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Diana Kelly's avatar

I shared it on FB, awaiting either the blowback or a complete lack of response!

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Diana Kelly's avatar

So, who else is with me? Did anyone else stand up and share it? Stand up and be counted!

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Shiksa Goddess's avatar

History is replete with examples of how this equation works: Hitler in his bunker, the Ceausescus, Saddam Hussein, the Argentine Junta, etc etc. It requires resolve, a willingness to fight and make sacrifices, and patience, but it is inexorable if only those on the side of humanity and democracy stick to their guns. Israel now has the Axis of Resistance on the run. I predict the Mullahs will be put up against a wall and the savages they sponsor will be a spent force within 5 years.

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Eduard's avatar

Brilliant article.

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ryan's avatar

As far as stephn Sacker on the BBC Hardtalk is concerned ....what's the point of takin out Nasrallah, they only appoint another and another and another. I wonder if the Israell left is finished with condemning Jews living in JUDEA, Hebron or finding common cause with Jew Haters like the guy from B'tselem...El Ad?

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MFritz Friedman's avatar

“ one day history books will surely show that the Israelis did a right thing by offering no inkling of mercy to these despicable souls.”

What no inkling of mercy?!? What do you call the ‘knock-knock’ bombs, the thousands of tons of humanitarian aid, the pointless weeks and months delays to placate Obidala’s barely disguised fears and sympathies. I’m going into Yom Kippur confident God will reward, not rebuke, our people.

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Joshua Hoffman's avatar

Humanitarian aid is necessary, if nothing else, for strategic international diplomacy. Better to be smart than to be right, if that makes sense.

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John Beck's avatar

I am conscious every day of the sacrifices Israel are making. It confounds me how anyone in civilised society cannot see the righteousness of Israel’s cause. How their governments would placate an ideology that wouldn’t blink if given the opportunity to destroy them is nothing short of cowardice and it’s traitorous. Israel is not just fighting an existential threat to itself, but an existential threat to the West.

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jerry kleiner's avatar

Great article Joshua. I was very surprised at the chart showing the discrepancy of the polling numbers. I wish you would have given us the date of the original poll. I saw a poll that showed that 70-80% of Gazans agreed with what happened on Oct 7th and supportive of Hamas. Now, I have to assume that it also was falsified.

The point I am getting to is it possible that there are many Palestinians who do not agree with the philosophy of Hamas and may actually want peace with Israel? Until your article, I have been under the opinion that Gazans overwhelmingly support Hamas and Oct 7th but the numberrs are receding not because they have changed in their hatred but simply because they are getting their collective asses kicked in. Right now, I dont know what to think?

papa j

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Mark Akst's avatar

Joshua, very insightful article as usual. I plan to share it . But since I am not as smart or subtle as you. It seems to me the best solution to Islamic extremism is the Mongol solution. It worked so well for a thousand years afterwards.

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Wahl's avatar

So they rape, kill, massacre grandparents, babies out of desperation? How can anyone utter such stupidities. And unfortunately you are not the only one uttering them. Those who are supposed to be the victims of society cannot possibly be bad people! It is time to grow up my friend and not see the world how you would like it to be but how it really is. There ARE horrible people.

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Robin Alexander's avatar

By far my favorite piece of yours - because it gives me hope!!! One question: in my YouTube travels I sometimes find myself viewing pro -Palestinian podcasts. Once or twice ( and these may have been published several months ago) it was stated that thousands were leaving Israel. Is that true? ( I bring this up as you have cited 15,500 emigrating to Israel).

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