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steventhedev

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  • Key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism about the Gaza cease-fire proposal as more details emerge

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  • I needed a laugh. Thank you.

    Deif is dead. Haniyeh is dead. Something like 40% of all the senior leadership is dead.

    The hostages aren't keeping them alive, they're putting them in the crosshairs.

  • Key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism about the Gaza cease-fire proposal as more details emerge

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  • Do you have a copy of the bridging proposal? I haven't seen any actual text.

  • Key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism about the Gaza cease-fire proposal as more details emerge

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  • I have to say that this is the most color I've seen in months on the actual reasons why. On first read, it gives an understanding that both sides are willing to approach a deal - but lack trust in the process and the mediators ability to coerce the other side to actually commit and follow through.

    A more cynical read (my second one) through this is that Hamas is still viewing civilian hostages as an asset and leverage. They are hesitant to get a six week ceasefire because they think they should get more than that for civilian hostages. Recent reports are making it clear that Hamas is executing the hostages. Whether as part of their negotiations, a breakdown in discipline, or just simple evil - the mediators have failed to impress upon Hamas the depth of their strategic mistake.

  • Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of 6 hostages in a Gaza operation

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  • I wonder if this was some concession by Hamas as part of the negotiations

  • Soliciting Feedback for Improvements to the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot

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  • I think the bot is incredibly useful. The criticism falls under a very specific group of users being very loud about their preferred source not ranking the way they expect.

    Linking additional sources will improve it. Wikipedia maintains an active list and has an incentive to do so. Personally, I'd like to see a transparent methodology applied to a source: number of articles retracted silently, corrections issued in last 30 days, etc.

    That having been said, I'd rather see efforts invested in other areas rather than inventing yet another "weighing" function for multiple ratings. Let us decide if mbfc is good enough or if we prefer ad fontes or Wikipedia or whoever. Give us two or three options and let us decide on our own.

  • 'They've just killed innocent people': Anger in Lebanon after Israeli strike - as teddy bears and children's shoes among rubble

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  • You got me. I was trying to bait you into saying that ethnic cleansing is obviously a bad thing and we should apply a consistent standard to avoid dehumanizing rhetoric.

  • 'They've just killed innocent people': Anger in Lebanon after Israeli strike - as teddy bears and children's shoes among rubble

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  • So perhaps they can allow Israel to exist within US

    It sounds like you're suggesting ethnically cleansing Jews from the region. How is that any better than suggesting that all Palestinians be moved to Qatar or Iran?

  • A Hamas leader says they will give up governing Gaza, but won’t lay down arms

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  • I'll spell it out for you explicitly. The PA cannot govern in Gaza because all their personnel there have been dead since 2007. There are more barriers to the PA taking back governance in Gaza, and that should be plain as day. Yet here we are, with you making immature accusations of moving goalposts.

    He benefits from it, sure. But saying he's solely responsible is just false.

  • A Hamas leader says they will give up governing Gaza, but won’t lay down arms

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  • 11 years after Hamas took over Gaza, and as part of a ceasefire deal brokered by Qatar.

    It serves his purposes, but again, was done long after Hamas took over Gaza.

  • A Hamas leader says they will give up governing Gaza, but won’t lay down arms

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  • Australia lawmaker calls opposition leader racist over opposition to Gaza refugees

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  • The polling data also shows they overwhelming don't consider what Hamas did on October 7th to be atrocities. They have demonized Israel so much that they dont consider Israelis human. People like you just spread that same dehumanizing message outwards.

    Seriously. Stop and think for a few minutes about what you just wrote and flip the word Israel with Palestine.

  • Report: Saudi crown prince said he fears assassination over Israel normalization

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  • There are no economic or diplomatic ties to cut. Saudi Arabia does not recognize the existence of Israel.

  • Australia lawmaker calls opposition leader racist over opposition to Gaza refugees

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  • Pressure grows as "last chance" negotiations for Gaza deal resume

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  • You mean like Hamas not even showing up?

    Because Iran says they'll attack if the talks don't work, and Sinwar wants that so this is the easiest way for him to cause it

  • Bit spicy rule

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  • German court convicts activist for leading ‘from the river to the sea’ chant

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  • Thank you for explaining your rationale.

    I think you are dangerously wrong. How do you suggest to prevent violence? some of the issues you are facing are historically Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem launching terror attacks against settlers living there who purchased the land their grandparents were forced from (the actual situation is even more complicated than this one sentence explanation). Now imagine needing to solve that, but on a very large scale.

    If you suddenly grant Palestinians full rights and movement, there is nothing preventing them from launching a genocidal campaign against Jewish Israelis. Hamas, PIJ, and other Palestinian groups have declared they will not stop until all Jews within Israel are dead.

    Your rationale for wanting a one state solution is idealistic, but ultimately naive. It fails to capture the complexity of the conflict and serves to further violent interests while screaming their slogan.

  • German court convicts activist for leading ‘from the river to the sea’ chant

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  • So for the people who think like you do, it's an explicit rejection of a two state solution, and publicly declaring that the only path to peace is one state shared by everyone.

    I'd like to understand why you think a one state solution is the most viable path to peace?

  • German court convicts activist for leading ‘from the river to the sea’ chant

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  • No reasonable person would hear "destroy Mexico" and think "oh, he must really dislike the government and state of Mexico". They will automatically assume that you mean to bring about the destruction of Mexico ***\including the people who live there**.

    if you truly intended to advocate merely for the immediate dissolution of the state, you would have said so.

  • German court convicts activist for leading ‘from the river to the sea’ chant

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  • Yes.

    "From the river to the sea" on the other hand is a call for the destruction of one or the other. Neither is ok.