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Continue current status quo, when they live in their Palestinian Autonomy.
So, to which state do these people belong to?

Daniela Weiss is no one, just very old woman.
She was a mayor for 11 years, founder of Nachala, one of the leaders of the Hilltop Youth, was allowed&escorted by the IDF in Gaza to inspect potential new settlements in November 2024, she was nominated to Nobel Peace Prize by two professors in 2025. Despite all the criminal charges, she never went to prison.

Lying has a purpose and that is to make people believe. You shouldn't lie when the truth is very obvious. This behaviour causes anti-semitism.
 

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Weird, some Danish news says ceasefire extended few days.

Axios: Trump giver Iran tre til fem dage – ellers er våbenhvile slut​

 
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Weird, some Danish news says ceasefire extended few days.


Yes,it was on his truth social site yesterday.
 

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So, to which state do these people belong to?
To what state they belong before 1967?


She was a mayor for 11 years, founder of Nachala, one of the leaders of the Hilltop Youth, was allowed&escorted by the IDF in Gaza to inspect potential new settlements in November 2024, she was nominated to Nobel Peace Prize by two professors in 2025. Despite all the criminal charges, she never went to prison

She was a mayor of some village. Once again: no party in Israel promotes any greater Israel idea. Past half century Israel is only shrinking. Israel had peace with Egypt and Jordan, even most extreme parties in Israel wants to cut peace with them.

Israel created tiny security zones in Gaza and Lebanon which attacked Israel for no reason. Once Hamas and Hezbollah will be disarmed we will pull out.

Lying has a purpose and that is to make people believe. You shouldn't lie when the truth is very obvious. This behaviour causes anti-semitism.
The Idea of Greater Israel does not exist in Israel on any serious level.
 

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There was bi 180-degree turn. US maintained excellent relationships with Arab and Muslim countries after 1967.

Simply they saw that Israel is strongest military power in ME and it could be a good ally. Both sides benefit from this relationships. US gives Israel some weapons which would otherwise collect dust in stores. And in return US gets:

- Battle test of weapons.
- Battle experience and military tactics.
- Military Intelligence
- Weapon improvements and technologies.
- Advertisement of its weapons.
- Can be used as powerful ally in war.

Anyone who wants to have a strong military must learn from Israel, whether he likes it or not.
First of all, thank you for your reply. I disagree with your opinion. In my view, this gain isn't worth the risk.

If the real aim of this policy is to constantly pressure the oil-producer Arab states, then that's another matter.

Or perhaps the USA administrations is entirely composed of bigots, and one shouldn't expect rational reasons from them.
 

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We're probably gonna see resumption in strikes once 2nd carrier strike group arrives near Iran, I don't see Iran giving up anything.
The $30Bn spent so far have resulted in $40BN damage in GCC countries, including the oil / gas installations. It does not include impact on their economy and material destruction and impact on economy in Israel.

I doubt the economics work out for us and our allies in this scenario.

As for second aircraft carrier, I call BS on it. A carrier and its F-18s don't project the sustained airpower projection needed. Our land-based assets have been in the area consistently as well as strategic bombers from UK.

I think the pause is worth it as every $ we spend is causing $3 of impact on the countries we are aligned with. They would say 'with a friend like that, who needs an enemy'. So I am glad we are at a pause, as temporary as it seems
 

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Well, as long as there are pipelines that can transport the gas elsewhere iran is still able to get some form of income. And with the current prices they earn more per gallon or cubic than before the war.

This could put more pressure on Trump to do even more erratic things, and you can't ask for a better PR than that.

I am certain that Iran will meet just to meet for negotiations and stall for time, unless they can get what they want. War raparations, China / Russia as guarentor, and lifting of unlawful sanctions, and of course keep their nuclear power program.

The more they play ball, the more time goes and come november Iran and the world will know how strong or weakened Trump will become.
 

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Very smart of Iran, ships pay toll, and they are let go, so if US boards them then they'll have new problems. Let's see what happens.
 

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Very smart of Iran, ships pay toll, and they are let go, so if US boards them then they'll have new problems. Let's see what happens.

I think all that will happen is the USA stops a couple of ships that paid the toll and then the rest will realise its pointless to pay the iranians if only the americans will stop them. If 1.4 billion china won't do anything about it, no one else can nor will.

Honestly the chinese seem really meek in the face of the USA.
 

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Honestly the chinese seem really meek in the face of the USA.

There’s not much China can do. The US controls the oceans, and with that, it can control trade. China is dependent on imports of natural resources, which requieres open seas, and on exports of products, which again require open seas.

China is trade dependent, and the US has the power to stop trade flows everywhere in the world.

It doesn’t help that the US controls the global reserve currency and the financial markets as well. Their power is still very dominant, and nobody in his right mind would want to be in conflict with them.
 

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I think all that will happen is the USA stops a couple of ships that paid the toll and then the rest will realise its pointless to pay the iranians if only the americans will stop them. If 1.4 billion china won't do anything about it, no one else can nor will.

Honestly the chinese seem really meek in the face of the USA.
China lacks both the ability and the willingness to engage face to US in military conflict outside of East Asia. This is a fact, and acknowledging it doesn't shame me.
And once China were involved, many of US's allies(such as Japan and Australia) would see this as disrupting the balance, they will do everythings they can to against China. It is not good for middle east.
Iranians can protect their country, all China need to do is to make US leader know the more time he wasted in Iran, the economy problem in US will get bigger.
All in all, what they did could not weaken China. This situation is enough to restrain US, making it inclined to avoid committing too much military force.
 

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China lacks both the ability and the willingness to engage face to US in military conflict outside of East Asia. This is a fact, and acknowledging it doesn't shame me.
And once China were involved, many of US's allies(such as Japan and Australia) would see this as disrupting the balance, they will do everythings they can to against China. It is not good for middle east.
Iranians can protect their country, all China need to do is to make US leader know the more time he wasted in Iran, the economy problem in US will get bigger.
All in all, what they did could not weaken China. This situation is enough to restrain US, making it inclined to avoid committing too much military force.
We need China to challenge the economical and military hegemony of US and Israel. However, I think you underestimate China. It's straight from Sun Tzu "Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak".

The world have finally awaken to the reality composed by the Epstein class. Pure evil. Hopefully, what goes around comes around.
 

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China lacks both the ability and the willingness to engage face to US in military conflict outside of East Asia. This is a fact, and acknowledging it doesn't shame me.
And once China were involved, many of US's allies(such as Japan and Australia) would see this as disrupting the balance, they will do everythings they can to against China. It is not good for middle east.
Iranians can protect their country, all China need to do is to make US leader know the more time he wasted in Iran, the economy problem in US will get bigger.
All in all, what they did could not weaken China. This situation is enough to restrain US, making it inclined to avoid committing too much military force.
What a honest statement.
 

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China lacks both the ability and the willingness to engage face to US in military conflict outside of East Asia. This is a fact, and acknowledging it doesn't shame me.
And once China were involved, many of US's allies(such as Japan and Australia) would see this as disrupting the balance, they will do everythings they can to against China. It is not good for middle east.
Iranians can protect their country, all China need to do is to make US leader know the more time he wasted in Iran, the economy problem in US will get bigger.
All in all, what they did could not weaken China. This situation is enough to restrain US, making it inclined to avoid committing too much military force.

I'm not saying China is meant to go to war. Turkiye is in NATO, we are on paper allied with the USA and much of Europe. Yet all the major players in that alliance will support our enemies. In the case of Syria the USA and Russia worked together against Turkiye, you could literally see them co-ordinate their military movements together to counter the various Turkish incursions. When Trump basically threatened erdogan with war, but Turkiye went in anyway the americans fled their positions which were protecting the PKK but made sure to hand them over directly to Russian forces instead.

When Turkiye downed a Russian jet, much of Europe actually sided with Russia against their NATO ally pulling away air defences from our border. The EU placed various sanctions and embargoes against us when we moved on Syria etc. I actually think that the russians seeing how cowardly the europeans behaved concerning a strong nation like Turkiye, probably incentivised their invasion of Ukraine expecting the Europeans would act like similar pussies. To be fair most of them did behave that way only to pretend they were on Ukraines side when they saw the Russians were not going to succeed there.

If a country like Turkiye small in size and resources comparatively to China can make it so the entire white man alliance won't get their way entirely, surely Chinese support could have made it so iran could have done much better then they are doing now. Not to mention the maduro fiasco.

Maybe its just a Turkish mindset, but i feel had we been 1.4 billion with your resources, we wouldnt give two shits for what the USA, Russia, or EU wanted. If all of them came together we still wouldnt give two shits for it. We would feel ourselves far too big and far too strong to listen to their bullshit let alone take it.
 

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We're witnessing the end of a superpower before our very eyes. They will still be strong no doubt, but that aura they had decades back is gone almost completely.

Also not sure if Trump came to stop the rot or have US destroyed from within.
The United States intends to punish those NATO countries that did not support its joint military operation with Israel against Iran. This primarily concerns Spain, which refused to provide its airfields to the US Air Force.
As a punishment, Washington is considering suspending Spain's membership in NATO.

Notably, a few days ago, Netanyahu, in response to Spain's criticism of Israeli military actions in Gaza, announced his intention to punish Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez.

Besides Spain, it appears the UK will also be punished for its reluctance to support the US and Israel in the war against Iran. Possible options include a reconsideration of the US position on the Falkland Islands.

(For some reason, this all reminds me of Notes from a Madhouse.) 🙂

 
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The United States intends to punish those NATO countries that did not support its joint military operation with Israel against Iran. This primarily concerns Spain, which refused to provide its airfields to the US Air Force.
As a punishment, Washington is considering suspending Spain's membership in NATO.

Notably, a few days ago, Netanyahu, in response to Spain's criticism of Israeli military actions in Gaza, announced his intention to punish Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez.

Besides Spain, it appears the UK will also be punished for its reluctance to support the US and Israel in the war against Iran. Possible options include a reconsideration of the US position on the Falkland Islands.

(For some reason, this all reminds me of Notes from a Madhouse.) 😂

Trump seems to take the view that NATO forces are there to do what US forces do - carry out the wishes of the US C-in-C ie execute US foreign policy.

Attacking Iran may be US policy (because the US is following Israeli policy) but US foreign policy is not neccessarily the same as that of other countries in NATO.

Time for the Europeans to start thinking of switching to a defence alliance that does not include the US as a member, I think. Of course such an alliance will be much weaker than NATO but an alliance in which member countries are not permitted to pursue their own foreign policy is a pretty useless alliance to its members.
 
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