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[–] magnue@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

Are we surprised? You've all seen the list of members of 'Labour Friends of Israel', right? The entire political system is infested.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 37 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Glad our taxes are not being wasted on anything useless like hospital beds or community centres.

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[–] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Baalbek? That's an important archaeological site, horrible to think of the destruction of the world's history for this bullshit war, in a way that will match or exceed the Iraq war. US troops set up on the ruins of a temple complex in Baghdad and immediately started shoveling sand into bags to make fortifications. Truly a disgusting loss to our shared humanity.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago

If people liked ISIS bombing ancient heritage monuments then they're gonna love Israel

Not sure how many people like ISIS but let's hope for Israel it's a lot.

[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago

Baalbak is a city with a lot of targets during any period of bombing. Mercifully the temple complex site has never been hit and it hopefully stays that way.

They’re not above it though. They hit the archeological site in Sour/Tyre in the 2024 airstrikes though, and even though dozens of people and medics were murdered by then, my blood boiled white hot after that, I was angrier about it than the mass murder. I think the precision strikes on ambulances came after and those pissed me off even more though.

It’s never a good sign when you have an internal conflict about whether you’re a good person or not because you’re more mad about a bunch of old rocks getting pulverized than people like you being murdered.

They’ll fucking do it, they don’t care. They don’t think we’re people, they obviously don’t think our heritage matters, especially not in a poor city they routinely terrorize.

Expected Britain was an active partner in the Gaza genocide this is just a continuation.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Israel would use their own drones. Why use the RAF? Seems more likely it's the UK gathering intel on what Israel is doing.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

RAF bases in the UK are used to load up US B2 bombers which bomb Iran. The UK is lockstep with Israel.

Why wouldn't Israel have a free spy plane fly for them?

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why wouldn’t Israel have a free spy plane fly for them?

I'm sure Israel can spare a single drone to fly over Lebanon, they don't need to use anyone else to do that for them.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Maybe they're "Trauma Bo~~nd~~mbing"

[–] spagbolioli@feddit.uk 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

israel and the uk are the same side

they wouldn't be flying over gaza/lebanon without coordination with israel, so it's obvious reconnaissance for israel/nato

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The UK has been criticising Israel for attacking Lebanon though.

Like I said, if Israel wanted recon they can just use their own drones. Seems like people are jumping to the conclusion that we're gathering intel for Israel rather than collecting our own Intel to get an idea of what's going on.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Might be both. Tell Israel it's to help, but make records to make the case to exit the war. That or blackmail Isreal to moderate themselves, but they have no shame so I don't think it's that.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Critisizing israel but still sell wespons, share intel and impose no sanctions on the state of israel itself. That's called hypocrisy

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They literally arrest you for supporting Palestine in the UK.

[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They'll arrest you for supporting Palestine Action which has been designated a terrorist group by the government. You wouldn't be arrested for peacefully protesting and supporting the Palistinian cause.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (19 children)

Why was it designated a terrorist group. Who have they killed and what crimes against civilians have they committed?

I am being rhetorical of course and besides it has already been determined unlawful.

It is clear they attempted to illegally suppress human rights in support of Isreal.

[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works -5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Palestine Action beat a police officer on their back with a sledge hammer, fracturing their back. It was pure luck this wasn’t deadly.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Not sure if true, since you're an hasbara cunt but if if he wasn't killed it's definitely BAD luck.
Fuck those nazi bootlickers.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Still spreading propaganda zionazi?

[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works -5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works -3 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Do you support beating people with sledgehammers as a form of peaceful protest?

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

no need to be peaceful with zionazi cunts.
I'll hammer you too, and with pleasure

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

No but you zionazi support a settler colonial power so get lsot

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[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Designed as a terrorist orgsnization because it support palestine and oppose settler colonialism

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You may need a refresher course on use of “literally”.

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