Israel / Gaza / Lebanon / Iran War Thread

[Beechwood_S6]

11 hours ago, cressida said:

Jeremy Bowen BBC Middle East correspondent is of the opinion Israel is escalating the war against Hezbollah.

Its hardly surprising

 

 

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4893654-hezbollah-has-fired-more-than-8000-rockets-toward-israel-since-october-7-ambassador/ 

[cressida]

Not heard of 'The Hill' before,  whose side are they on?

[El Cid]

1 hour ago, cressida said:

Israeli policy,  IDF policy most likely Netanyahu policy.

 

If there was anything that I buy that is made in Israel, I would stop buying it.

Boycott of Israel?

[Baz1]

10 hours ago, peak4 said:

Well worth making time to see him speak if you get the chance.
We saw him at the Buxton International  Festival last year, speaking about his book "The Making of the Modern Middle East: A Personal History"
He did describe this incident .

Terrible nightmares that meant reporter Bowen had to get help   Wales on-line
BROADCASTER Jeremy Bowen has revealed he needed therapy for post-traumatic distress after witnessing a friend being killed while on location.

He was haunted by nightmares and flashbacks after he had watched helplessly as his friend and local fixer, Abed Takkoush, was killed right before his eyes, when his car was blown up by an Israeli tank shell in Lebanon in 2000, on the last day of Israeli occupation.

 

 

They kill without impunity and there are several other cases where journalists have been shot.

 

An Al Jazeera one was  killed during the ongoing Gaza bombardment- Israel have also broken UN resolutions, but just don't give a ****.

[Delbow]

Israel's funders keep urging it to show restraint and all they do is escalate - I'd say that's pretty much the definition of out of control.

[cressida]

5 minutes ago, Delbow said:

Israel's funders keep urging it to show restraint and all they do is escalate - I'd say that's pretty much the definition of out of control.

Yes it's true,  America should start limiting the amount of weapons they give them until there's a ceasefire.

[geared]

1 hour ago, El Cid said:

 

If there was anything that I buy that is made in Israel, I would stop buying it.

Boycott of Israel?

 

Best lob your computer out of the window then mate, because guess who's involved in developing the CPU.

 

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• Intel Haifa: Hardware and software development center for processors and AI.
• Intel Petah Tikvah: Communication and AI solutions development center.
• Intel Jerusalem: Communications, software, and cyber security development center. Global development center for autonomous cars (Mobileye). 
• Intel Kiryat Gat: Intel’s most advanced manufacturing facility.

 

[peak4]

1 hour ago, El Cid said:

If there was anything that I buy that is made in Israel, I would stop buying it.

Boycott of Israel?

Read up around BDS who also have their own web site
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/israel-palestine-boycott-divestment-sanctions-bds-uk-ban-house-lords/

 

[Tony]

1 hour ago, Baz1 said:

An Al Jazeera one was  killed during the ongoing Gaza bombardment- Israel have also broken UN resolutions, but just don't give a ****.

 

This is true.  

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/abdallah-aljamal-1987-2024-well-known-journalist-murdered-in-gaza/

 

Inconveniently, the Al Jazeera journalist Abdallah Aljama was also a Hamas terrorist holding three kidnapped hostages in his family home for months until they were rescued by the IDF. The Al Jazeera  journalist / Hamas terrorist Abdallah Aljama was killed during the rescue as was his hostage holding family. 

[El Cid]

The Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva, which specialises in generic drugs, is the “leading supplier of prescription drugs in the Irish market”. For most Teva products there are alternatives if you ask your pharmacist – if there is no alternative, just remember Nelson Mandela’s maxim that “a boycott is a tactic, not a principle”. Sudocrem, for many years thought of as a quintessentially Irish brand, was bought out by Teva in 2016. Not long after, it announced that it was closing its Irish factory and relocating to Bulgaria.

 

Jaffa oranges were famous for centuries before Israel colonised the Palestinian name along with the city of Yafa. The Israeli agricultural companies Mehadrin (Jaffa) and Carmel-Agrexco export fruit and vegetables for sale to Europe. Much of this produce is grown on confiscated Palestinian land in the Jordan Valley. Apart from oranges, other examples of fruit exported by these, and other, companies are grapefruits, peppers, avocados, grapes, figs, and passion and sharon fruits.

 

Dead Sea beauty products come in many brands including, Ahava, Dead Sea Magik, GADI21, -417, VivO, Nevo and Sea Spa Skincare. YesTo, formerly an Israel-based company which has since ‘relocated’ to the US, uses Dead Sea minerals in many of its products. They can be found in Holland & Barrett, Nourish and pharmacies. In addition they are often marketed by on stalls at large shopping centres.

Most Stanley/Black&Decker Toolboxes and plastic organisers are made in Israel. Plastic saw horses are also often available.

Keter exports a wide range of large plastic products from Israel. These include shelf storage bins, garden sheds, outdoor storage boxes, dog kennels and composting bins.

 

Palram is an Israel-based manufacturer of Polycarbonate and PVC products such as greenhouses, roofing, gazebos and sheds.

Lees Carpets are made by the Israeli company Carmel Carpets in the illegal industrial settlement zone of Barkan in the West Bank.

Sodastream, an appliance for home-making carbonated drinks is a product that was previously manufactured in the illegal Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Adumim in occupied Palestine. It now operates from the Naqab (Negev) area in the Apartheid State of Israel.

Dates from Israel come in many brands and are particularity prominent during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan where they can be found in many halal shops. Israeli new potatoes are often seen in the spring before Irish potatoes are available. Carrots are also exported from Israel.