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Bullneck

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  1. Relax, everyone in Wales is safe.
  2. BY JAKE OFFENHARTZ Updated 6:26 PM EDT, October 10, 2023 Share NEW YORK (AP) — A new indictment filed Tuesday charged U.S. Rep. George Santos with stealing the identities of donors to his campaign and then using their credit cards to ring up tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges. Prosecutors said some of that stolen money ended up in his own bank account. The 23-count indictment replaces one filed earlier against the New York Republican charging him with embezzling money from his campaign and lying to Congress about his wealth, among other offenses. The new charges include allegations that he charged more than $44,000 to his campaign over a period of months using cards belonging to contributors without their knowledge. In one case, he charged $12,000 to a contributor’s credit card and transferred the “vast majority” of that money into his personal bank account, prosecutors said.
  3. Welp, maybe he'll vote for some aid to Israel, since he's Jew-ish.
  4. I think Germans disavow Mien Kampf and Hitler. Do you think Hamas does the same with their charter?
  5. I think Brisket covered what your'e asking: giving the Palestinians what they want in hopes they behave and don't kill all Jews. I don't see anyone taking that gamble. A few pages ago I pasted the Hamas founding principles of "let's kill the Jews." "Says it right here. You get nothing. Good day, sir."
  6. I heard someone on the radio today comparing them to ISIS.
  7. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-1967-border-the-quot-green-line-quot
  8. The Oslo Accords are a pair of agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): the Oslo I Accord, signed in Washington, D.C., in 1993;[1] and the Oslo II Accord, signed in Taba, Egypt, in 1995.[2] They marked the start of the Oslo process, a peace process aimed at achieving a peace treaty based on Resolution 242 and Resolution 338 of the United Nations Security Council, and at fulfilling the "right of the Palestinian people to self-determination". The Oslo process began after secret negotiations in Oslo, Norway, resulting in both the recognition of Israel by the PLO and the recognition by Israel of the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people and as a partner in bilateral negotiations. Among the notable outcomes of the Oslo Accords was the creation of the Palestinian National Authority, which was tasked with the responsibility of conducting limited Palestinian self-governance over parts of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; and the international acknowledgement of the PLO as Israel's partner in permanent-status negotiations about any remaining issues revolving around the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Bilateral dialogue stems from questions related to the international border between Israel and a future Palestinian state: negotiations for this subject are centred around Israeli settlements, the status of Jerusalem, Israel's maintenance of control over security following the establishment of Palestinian autonomy, and the Palestinian right of return. The Oslo Accords did not create a definite Palestinian state.[3] A large portion of the Palestinian population, including various Palestinian militant groups, staunchly opposed the Oslo Accords; Palestinian-American philosopher Edward Said described them as a "Palestinian Versailles".[4]
  9. My interpretation of what What the Buck said was the Torah gives Jews the right to the middle east. Since he doesn't believe in God or religion, then a made up book and Imaginary Man in the Sky isn't a good of a claim on that land as a Deed recorded at the County and some title insurance. I think you're minimizing the threat the Palestinians pose to the Israelis, e.g., if they only kill 35 people a year that's 0.01% of the population. Statistically, Philadelphia is a fairly safe city. But I wouldn't just go walking around north of Girard Boulevard right now.
  10. The Hamas Covenant The Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement was issued on August 18, 1988. The Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as the HAMAS, is an extremist fundamentalist Islamic organization operating in the territories under Israeli control. Its Covenant is a comprehensive manifesto comprised of 36 separate articles, all of which promote the basic HAMAS goal of destroying the State of Israel through Jihad (Islamic Holy War). The following are excerpts of the HAMAS Covenant: Goals of the HAMAS: "The Islamic Resistance Movement is a distinguished Palestinian movement, whose allegiance is to Allah, and whose way of life is Islam. It strives to raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine." (Article 6) On the destruction of Israel: "Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it." (Preamble) The exclusive Moslem nature of the area: "The land of Palestine is an Islamic Waqf [Holy Possession] consecrated for future Moslem generations until Judgment Day. No one can renounce it or any part, or abandon it or any part of it." (Article 11) "Palestine is an Islamic land... Since this is the case, the Liberation of Palestine is an individual duty for every Moslem wherever he may be." (Article 13) The call to jihad: "The day the enemies usurp part of Moslem land, Jihad becomes the individual duty of every Moslem. In the face of the Jews' usurpation, it is compulsory that the banner of Jihad be raised." (Article 15) "Ranks will close, fighters joining other fighters, and masses everywhere in the Islamic world will come forward in response to the call of duty, loudly proclaiming: 'Hail to Jihad!'. This cry will reach the heavens and will go on being resounded until liberation is achieved, the invaders vanquished and Allah's victory comes about." (Article 33) Rejection of a negotiated peace settlement: "[Peace] initiatives, and so-called peaceful solutions and international conferences are in contradiction to the principles of the Islamic Resistance Movement... Those conferences are no more than a means to appoint the infidels as arbitrators in the lands of Islam... There is no solution for the Palestinian problem except by Jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are but a waste of time, an exercise in futility." (Article 13)
  11. It thought that was a solid post but I don't quite agree with the last sentence. Someone else did a pretty good analysis of this upthread. Let me see if I can find it. (insert quoted text here) OK, I looked at these. The UN report is just that: a summation of Israeli expansion (illegal by even their own laws it says. Not sure if they are violating the Future Land Use or zoning map or some a civil law stating they are not permitted to expand into certain areas for political reasons). It seems to me that the ruling Israeli party has decided to "get while the getting is good" and plant their flag anywhere they don't want any chance Palestinians might live. When I visited (2007) there were a ton of Eastern Europeans walking around. I assumed Russia wanted them out and Israel was happy for more population. That report also cited the number of attacks on Palestinians during this expansion. The Amnesty Intl outlined more of the difficulties Palestinians, and quite frankly it sucks to be them.* (So I did read them). Realistically I think the window is closed for "maybe we can work this out" with Israel. *Basically they blame Israel for everything. I wonder if maybe if they used 10% of their daily effort making things better for their people maybe they would be OK? I blame Big XII refs for a lot, particularly the 2015 Okie State game. But no one cares, really. It's in the books as a loss.
  12. FWIW I don't get how what he posted is anti-Semitic, either. Can you explain why?
  13. I don't have a dog in this fight. But I don't think Hamas any possibility at all of winning an armed conflict. As someone else noted, Hamas is doing the bidding of others, most likely the ones who provided them with those missiles. So everything that transpired in the last two days is a futile waste of human life. Unless Hamas is successful in drawing (presumably) Iran into using whatever arsenal they have to destroy Israel nothing will change "for the better" in their eyes. I appreciate the Nat Turner Revolt example, but if the surrounding nations don't come to their aid this was a stupendously bad move. It's a tough sell but Hamas should have voluntarily disarmed and tried to coexist peacefully.
  14. You'll do a lot better with your arguments if you cite some sources. Below is from CNN: Did you ever respond to these questions?
  15. aggy goes to Knoxville next week. Best 2 3 loss team in the country.
  16. Thanks. (Side note, but I've heard similar things about Mountbatten and his India, Pakistan, Bangladesh thinking).
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