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[smartcooky]

Whilst Israel as a state is supporting terrorism

No, it isn't

the ethos is a particular form of fundamentalist Jewish belief. These are Jewish terrorists.

No, they aren't

The vast majority of Jews are not terrorists, but a few are.

No, they aren't

I wouldn't call them zionist terrorists, because whilst they may be inspired by zionism. they are more fundamentalist in their religious beliefs. Some are not Israeli citizens, I am content with Jewish terrorists.

Bollocks.

 

[angrysoba]

This article suggests that there could be a joint US-Kurdish military operation coming. Presumably that could be the type of "boots on the ground" operation Trump was hinting at before.

 

[smartcooky]

IRGC Destroys Second US THAAD System in Gulf, Wipes Out UAE Radar and $1.1 Billion Qatar Early Warning Shield — Iran Declares Missile Dominance - Defence Security Asia

IRGC precision strikes reportedly destroy a second US THAAD system, its UAE radar, and Qatar’s $1.1 billion early warning system, exposing fractures in America’s Gulf missile defence architecture and shifting the regional power balance.

defencesecurityasia.com

According to reports, Iran has damaged/destroyed a second THAAD battery, the key factor in intercepting ballistic missiles.

There are only a handful of these operational globally, and they each cost more than a billion and are hard to replace.

US security and that of its alliance has been seriously degraded for no benefit in return.

Ever heard of AWACS?


Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft can detect and track ballistic missiles. Their advanced, high-altitude radar systems allow them to monitor, track, and provide real-time data on fast-moving, high-altitude ballistic missiles and other threats over hundreds of kilometers.

 

[smartcooky]

I think you're confusing the majority of the planet with the majority of left-wing lunatics on social media.

 

[angrysoba]

No, it isn't


No, they aren't

No, they aren't


Bollocks.

Such terrorism absolutely does exist. The Kach Party, led by Meir Kahane, was even banned by the Israeli government, and yet the ideology of Kahanism is still influential in Israel. As you surely know, one of the government ministers, Itamar Ben-Givr, is explicitly Kahanist.

Ben-Gvir is known for being a provocateur and has attracted headlines for a variety of reasons: threatening Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on live television in 1995 shortly before his assassination; having had a portrait in his living room of Baruch Goldstein, a Jewish extremist terrorist and mass murderer; calling in 2019 for the expulsion of Arab citizens of Israel who are not loyal to the state;[5] inciting violent clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in 2021; and making highly controversial visits to the Temple Mount, where the al-Aqsa Mosque is located, in 2023 and 2024.[6]

On 18 January 2025, it was reported that Ben-Gvir intended to resign from his ministerial position in response to the approval and implementation of the three-phase Gaza war ceasefire deal. He resigned on 19 January 2025. Two months later, it was announced that he and other party members would return to the government after an agreement was reached, following the continuation of airstrikes in Gaza.

If you were to ask him what he thinks about Arabs, he is likely to give you explicitly racist and eliminationist answers.

 

[Planigale]

No, it isn't


No, they aren't

No, they aren't


Bollocks.

Again a none evidence based response. You appear to deny facts if they don't agree with your prejudices.

ETA Or believe falsehoods such as beheaded babies where they support your prejudices.

Even Israel classifies it as terrorism.

The number of severe incidents of “nationalistic crime” by settler extremists, classified by Israeli security bodies as terrorism, also rose by over 50%, according to the data, which was shown to reporters on Monday.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-settler-violence-rose-by-27-in-2025-severe-attacks-spiked-by-over-50/

Importantly, settler violence has been categorized as settler terrorism. France called it a “policy of terror” , the European Union labelled it as “settler terrorism” and some 14 countries described it as “violent acts committed by extremist settlers, which are terrorising Palestinian communities”. More specifically, Israeli extremists, in unlimited ways, have reflected violence on Palestinians, including killings, physical harm and injuries, damaging property, burning crops and trees, killing animals, stealing harvest and livelihoods, land and property grabbing and terrorizing, intimidating and forcibly pushing Palestinians out of their land. This list brings only a few examples of such conducts (see here and here). These conducts have been backed, supported and facilitated by Israeli authorities, and they are executed under Israel’s full auspices, including distributing some 120,000 firearms and rifles to settlers (see here and here). While Israel ignores its obligations as an occupying power, these conducts are directly attributed to Israel, as a State (see here and here).

Settler Violence as State Wrongful Act and Third State Obligations

[Dr. Mais Qandeel is an Associate Professor of International Law at Örebro University, Sweden. She holds a Ph.D. in international humanitarian law from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.] The…

opiniojuris.org

You may have access to this.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/41720862

 

[smartcooky]

Again a none evidence based response. You appear to deny facts if they don't agree with your prejudices.

Even Israel classifies it as terrorism.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-settler-violence-rose-by-27-in-2025-severe-attacks-spiked-by-over-50/

Settler Violence as State Wrongful Act and Third State Obligations

[Dr. Mais Qandeel is an Associate Professor of International Law at Örebro University, Sweden. She holds a Ph.D. in international humanitarian law from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.] The…

opiniojuris.org

You may have access to this.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/41720862

 

[Planigale]

Not a rational argument. Which I take as admitting you were wrong.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

Ever heard of AWACS?


Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft can detect and track ballistic missiles. Their advanced, high-altitude radar systems allow them to monitor, track, and provide real-time data on fast-moving, high-altitude ballistic missiles and other threats over hundreds of kilometers.

remind me again - how many interceptors does an AWACS carry?

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/04/politics/missiles-weapons-stockpile-iran-us-war

 

[smartcooky]

Not a rational argument. Which I take as admitting you were wrong.

Well, you're taking it wrong

You said "Israel as a state is supporting terrorism". None of the bull-◊◊◊◊ you posted in reply to my refutation supports that claim.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

Well, you're taking it wrong

You said "Israel as a state is supporting terrorism". None of the bull-◊◊◊◊ you posted in reply to my refutation supports that claim.

what do you call The Settlers, and what do you call what the Israeli Government is doing in regards to them?

 

[smartcooky]

what do you call The Settlers

I call them people defending the homes they rightfully built on land that Israel won in a war in 1967.

and what do you call what the Israeli Government is doing in regards to them?

I call it doing their job!!

When we talk about "supporting terrorism", it means what Iran does, and what Libya did under Gaddafi

1. Supplies weapons, other materiel, and instructions to make bombs
2. Radicalizes ordinary people to become terrorists
3. Raises money, launders it and channels it to terrorists for world-wide operations

Please remind me when it was that a bunch of Jews hijacked some airliners and flew them into buildings
Tell me about all the times when a Jew strapped bomb to themlself and blew up a bus full of children
When did Jews ever drive a truck bomb into a foreign embassy.

Islamic Terrorists represent a far greater threat to the west that the most radical Jew.

 

[zooterkin]

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I suppose it's just an extra comment on the wrongness involved that the image depicts a wasps' nest, not a beehive.

 

[lionking]

IRGC Destroys Second US THAAD System in Gulf, Wipes Out UAE Radar and $1.1 Billion Qatar Early Warning Shield — Iran Declares Missile Dominance - Defence Security Asia

IRGC precision strikes reportedly destroy a second US THAAD system, its UAE radar, and Qatar’s $1.1 billion early warning system, exposing fractures in America’s Gulf missile defence architecture and shifting the regional power balance.

defencesecurityasia.com

According to reports, Iran has damaged/destroyed a second THAAD battery, the key factor in intercepting ballistic missiles.

There are only a handful of these operational globally, and they each cost more than a billion and are hard to replace.

US security and that of its alliance has been seriously degraded for no benefit in return.

Your glee at this is palpable.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

Your glee at this is palpable.

your projection, nothing else.

but either way - how does my attitude matter?

Making this personal is not constructive.

I guess you are upset because this does support my prediction that the US will have to sue for peace soon.

 

[Ziggurat]

IRGC Destroys Second US THAAD System in Gulf, Wipes Out UAE Radar and $1.1 Billion Qatar Early Warning Shield — Iran Declares Missile Dominance - Defence Security Asia

IRGC precision strikes reportedly destroy a second US THAAD system, its UAE radar, and Qatar’s $1.1 billion early warning system, exposing fractures in America’s Gulf missile defence architecture and shifting the regional power balance.

defencesecurityasia.com

According to reports, Iran has damaged/destroyed a second THAAD battery, the key factor in intercepting ballistic missiles.

According to the IRCG. Your link is just reporting their claim. It also reads like AI slop.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Partners in crime

Hegseth: "To our steadfast partner, Israel. Your mission is being executed with unmatched skill and iron determination. Fighting shoulder to shoulder with such a capable ally is a true force multiplier and a breath of fresh air."

https://twitter.com/x/status/2029184516724523102

 

[Tristan Chi]

And I am now conviced a number of people basically hate the United States, and have for a long time before Trump.

Hell yeah! What’s not to hate?

 

[Beelzebuddy]

Whilst Israel as a state is supporting terrorism, the ethos is a particular form of fundamentalist Jewish belief. These are Jewish terrorists. The vast majority of Jews are not terrorists, but a few are. I wouldn't call them zionist terrorists, because whilst they may be inspired by zionism. they are more fundamentalist in their religious beliefs. Some are not Israeli citizens, I am content with Jewish terrorists.

Ehhh, nah, that's where I get off. I get what you're trying to say, I think, but when you start using language like that there's a very small conceptual leap from there to insisting that, in fact, all Jews are terrorists, and that any who aren't must not be Jewish enough.

You can see this journey mirrored in some of the islamophobes you routinely argue against. The ones who might be perfectly reasonable people on any other subject but they absolutely cannot conceive of someone being genuinely Muslim without also being a monster who deserves to die.

 

[Steve]

Partners in crime

Hegseth: "To our steadfast partner, Israel. Your mission is being executed with unmatched skill and iron determination. Fighting shoulder to shoulder with such a capable ally is a true force multiplier and a breath of fresh air."

https://twitter.com/x/status/2029184516724523102

80+ years ago this would be a platitude from Hitler Goebbels to Mussolini,

Edit - a better analogy. Trite propaganda.