Israel vs Palestinians II

We don't know that. We only know that Israel is saying that and can't prove it to the several media outlets they tried to prove it to.

We have statements praising October 7th, selfies with Sinwar, and documents released from the IDF.

What specific level of evidence are you requesting?
 
It doesn’t matter what the IDF says. It doesn’t matter what Israel announces. The global press and the anti Israel cult rejects it while accepting Qatari state propaganda and random blogs as gospel.
 
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based on another opinion (of yours) that Hamas has complete control of all journalism in Gaza.

AP reporters seem to agree with this opinion. I provided an article regarding this recently (can resend if needed). The article specifically mentioned Hamas fighters would come in and threaten them and they would then change stories. They would turn cameras off when dead Hamas members were shown but always turn them on when civilians were injured or killed.

Do you believe Hamas has supports the notion of a free press? Why would you expect them to?
 
AP reporters seem to agree with this opinion. I provided an article regarding this recently (can resend if needed). The article specifically mentioned Hamas fighters would come in and threaten them and they would then change stories. They would turn cameras off when dead Hamas members were shown but always turn them on when civilians were injured or killed.

Do you believe Hamas has supports the notion of a free press? Why would you expect them to?
I don't, nor do I think they support the notion of anything not extreme Islam
 
Seriously, how stupid are you guys?

They weren't allowed in. They're Palestinian. They were already in, and so Israel is trying to kill them. 227 dead at this point.

You guys have to have known what I mean and have meant all along. International journalists are not allowed in because they would present what nobody could fairly dismiss as too biased. You may fall for everything Israel says, but are you really stupid enough to be so confused about this international journalist situation? Sorry I said "3rd party" when that's not the perfect word to describe it. Try to understand what's happening in the world instead of trying to jump all over one phrasing I used.

You are such a waste of time. IDK why I'm responding to you. I guess it's for everybody else. I gave up on you when you couldn't prove you had criticized the 2nd Trump admin and tried to pass off a Biden criticism as a Trump criticism. LOL, what a joke. GTFOH
And the purification of Huff’s feed continues.
 
Honest take: War is war. People are going to get killed, both mistakingly and purposefully. So what? It's not a genocide.
And let me clarify before Lawgator gets on my ass-- I mean that it's not a horrible, horrible, world ending thing somone accidentally dies. Does it suck? Yes, but in the grand scheme of things it's not that significant.
 
What do y’all think of that Huda Beauty situation.

Apparently it’s a very successful cosmetic line, estimated to be worth a billion dollars and she has a huge following on social media , 57 million.

Her line is exclusive to Sephora. Sephora makes 200 million a year from the Huda Beauty line.

The creator made a video saying that Israel is responsible for all the atrocities in the world. She included WWI, WWII, 9/11, 10/08 etc and stealing organs from Palestinians.

Obviously there has been backlash. The video was taken down. She came out with an apology video which apparently was her saying that there is a smear campaign against her calling her an antisemite.

I don’t want to focus on is it right or wrong if she should be canceled or not.

That’s a whole different debate.

I’m more interested the situation that a company like Sephora is in.

It’s been a week and they are still looking into it.

You have the Huda beauty supporters saying if Huda Beauty gets dropped they will all boycott Sephora.


Part of the original video.


The apology video.

 
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I still wonder in amazement that after all the posts in thread one and two that there are still those that keep insisting that the ones that started the unprovoked conflict should have any say whatsoever in how it’s fought or won. You can’t just parasail into a peaceful gathering and start murdering, maiming, raping and kidnapping non military combatants and expect to get a say in how bad your ass gets kicked!
 
Yeah, why on earth would they keep journalists out if the truth supports the IDF's cause?

The 99 American doctors obliterated Israel's repuation for anybody willing to read their testimony. What's international media going to do all day every day? Can't have that.

People get tripped up on this simple math, and they say I'm falling for lies. What am I falling for exactly when I say don't trust Israel and don't trust Hamas? I'm falling for lies because I can reason my way out of a wet paper bag constructed by Israel to trap me?

If you haven’t noticed, this isn’t as much as a forum than that of a pro Israel circlejerk. They could assassinate Peyton manning and people here would be questioning if he had ties to Hamas.
 
Do you really think this doesn’t apply to you?

Not even remotely to the same level. We are all bad to occasionally believe false things. I don’t think I’ve posted anything that was blatantly false here. There’s things I’ve posted you can disagree with. But that’s not the same
 
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What do y’all think of that Huda Beauty situation.

Apparently it’s a very successful cosmetic line, estimated to be worth a billion dollars and she has a huge following on social media , 57 million.

Her line is exclusive to Sephora. Sephora makes 200 million a year from the Huda Beauty line.

The creator made a video saying that Israel is responsible for all the atrocities in the world. She included WWI, WWII, 9/11, 10/08 etc and stealing organs from Palestinians.

Obviously there has been backlash. The video was taken down. She came out with an apology video which apparently was her saying that there is a smear campaign against her calling her an antisemite.

I don’t want to focus on is it right or wrong if she should be canceled or not.

That’s a whole different debate.

I’m more interested the situation that a company like Sephora is in.

It’s been a week and they are still looking into it.

You have the Huda beauty supporters saying if Huda Beauty gets dropped they will all boycott Sephora.


Part of the original video.


The apology video.



This is exactly what I was talking about in the former thread. Here is a woman who swears up and down that she's not an antisemite. She's just criticizing "The State of Israel." We would call that antizionism, right?

But in so doing she blames the State of Israel for not only attacks the State itself suffered, but for events that occurred before the State of Israel even existed. This is antisemitism couched as antizionism. There is nothing else it can be called.
 
What do y’all think of that Huda Beauty situation.

Apparently it’s a very successful cosmetic line, estimated to be worth a billion dollars and she has a huge following on social media , 57 million.

Her line is exclusive to Sephora. Sephora makes 200 million a year from the Huda Beauty line.

The creator made a video saying that Israel is responsible for all the atrocities in the world. She included WWI, WWII, 9/11, 10/08 etc and stealing organs from Palestinians.

Obviously there has been backlash. The video was taken down. She came out with an apology video which apparently was her saying that there is a smear campaign against her calling her an antisemite.

I don’t want to focus on is it right or wrong if she should be canceled or not.

That’s a whole different debate.

I’m more interested the situation that a company like Sephora is in.

It’s been a week and they are still looking into it.

You have the Huda beauty supporters saying if Huda Beauty gets dropped they will all boycott Sephora.


Part of the original video.


The apology video.



That's hilarious.

Stupid B : israel is behind ww1, 2, 9.11, 10.7 ...ordered their own military to stand down for 7 hours (so 10.7 was a false flag event) OH...and they have kidnapped thousands of "palestinians" and they're all a bunch of PEDOPHILES

Obvious backlash ensues...

Stupid B : Poor me!! Theres a huge smear campaign against me. I never said anything about JEWS I was just talking about THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL. How could anyone ever say I am anti-Jew? I am not a racist....I don't hate Jews . Just the people of Israel.

🤣 her "apology video" is just as stupid and insulting as her original comments.
"I can't believe I have to even say that I am not antisemitic...because I am sooooo not a racist. I am waaaay better than that. Cant believe anyone would even think that. Everyone besides me is sooo dumb. Especially the people of Israel. And the Jews. "
 
That's hilarious.

Stupid B : israel is behind ww1, 2, 9.11, 10.7 ...ordered their own military to stand down for 7 hours (so 10.7 was a false flag event) OH...and they have kidnapped thousands of "palestinians" and they're all a bunch of PEDOPHILES

Obvious backlash ensues...

Stupid B : Poor me!! Theres a huge smear campaign against me. I never said anything about JEWS I was just talking about THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL. How could anyone ever say I am anti-Jew? I am not a racist....I don't hate Jews . Just the people of Israel.

🤣 her "apology video" is just as stupid and insulting as her original comments.
"I can't believe I have to even say that I am not antisemitic...because I am sooooo not a racist. I am waaaay better than that. Cant believe anyone would even think that. Everyone besides me is sooo dumb. Especially the people of Israel. And the Jews. "
She would have been better off not posting the apology video imo. Kind of made it even worse.
 
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She would have been better off not posting the apology video imo. Kind of made it even worse.

It absolutely made it worse. An apology is supposed to be an act of contrition, not "How dare you call me an antisemite after I said a slew of antisemitic bull****!"

But a bunch of folks are going to go to bat for her, which will further prove my point about antizionists losing the ability to recognize antisemitism.
 
I love that worried look on her face in that ridiculous 2nd video though. She tries to act defiant and feign innocence...but when she pauses for even a second you can see it. The "Oh sheet...my lawyers and publicist etc have told me this is VERY real and the gravy train of millions and millions of dollars a year from makeup that I dont personally develop, produce, distribute etc....ONLY represent in the public eye....THAT gravy train...just might be OVER. Done. Gone. All because I couldnt keep my fat mouth shut about a war halfway around the world...and my hate for Jews."
 
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This is exactly what I was talking about in the former thread. Here is a woman who swears up and down that she's not an antisemite. She's just criticizing "The State of Israel." We would call that antizionism, right?

But in so doing she blames the State of Israel for not only attacks the State itself suffered, but for events that occurred before the State of Israel even existed. This is antisemitism couched as antizionism. There is nothing else it can be called.
That’s how things become their “truth” in the minds of young influenceable teens.

She has access to 50-70 million people.
 
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I love that worried look on her face in that ridiculous 2nd video though. She tries to act defiant and feign innocence...but when she pauses for even a second you can see it. The "Oh sheet...my lawyers and publicist etc have told me this is VERY real and the gravy train of millions and millions of dollars a year from makeup that I dont personally develop, produce, distribute etc....ONLY represent in the public eye....THAT gravy train...just might be OVER. Done. Gone. All because I couldnt keep my fat mouth shut about a war halfway around the world...and my hate for Jews."
With social media, you would think that a company that owns the exclusive rights to a product would put a little more care into the pr and image. It could have been avoided.
 
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With social media, you would think that a company that owns the exclusive rights to a product would put a little more care into the pr and image. It could have been avoided.


Great point.

Imagine putting your entire business/wealth/worth in the hands of a 20 something year old girl. I know from personal experience that 20 something year old girls are about as reliable as toddlers. They change their minds constantly, operate entirely based on emotions...not logic or reaon...and they're terribly irresponsible. Most of them crash and burn regularly. Imagine putting the fate of your entire billion dollar company in HER hands. As well as the livelihoods of all the employees that actually do develop, produce, distribute, and sell your product. They all lose too. Imagine putting your entire lifes work in the hands of this girl. No thanks.
 
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Honest take: War is war. People are going to get killed, both mistakingly and purposefully. So what?

Buddy, what? I get there are accidental casualties, and some you might intentionally abide to get a guy like Bin Ladin, but intentionally shooting children is not "war is war." War is war and war crimes are another thing.

It's not a genocide.

It's not a genocide because "war is war?"

It is genocide because genocide has a legal definition and the criteria has been met.

Everyone who claims it's not genocide seems to think that Israel's goal has to be the complete annihilation of all Palestinians. And, conveniently, they're never going to believe that's Israel's intent unless Israel explicitly says it.

But the criteria isn't that stringent.

The legal definition of genocide is outlined in the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948), adopted by the United Nations. According to Article II of the convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group:
  1. Killing members of the group; (big ol fkn check mark)
  2. Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; (big ol fkn check mark)
  3. Deliberately inflicting conditions calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part (such as creating living conditions that lead to death); (big ol fkn check mark)
  4. Imposing measures to prevent births within the group; (allegations)
  5. Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group. (debatable)
These acts must be carried out with the specific intent to destroy the group, either in whole or in part. This intent is a key element in determining whether a crime qualifies as genocide under international law.

Arguably, they meet every condition and they definitely meet 3 of the most objective conditions. The subjective is the intent. In order to say this is not genocide, you have to believe that Israel's intent is not to destroy Gaza, it's just kinda happening even though they said their plan is to take Gaza and ethnically cleanse the region, which means erasing Palestinian Gaza life forever by killing 100k+ in the process, but not in a genocidal way.
 
Great point.

Imagine putting your entire business/wealth/worth in the hands of a 20 something year old girl. I know from personal experience that 20 something year old girls are about as reliable as toddlers. They change their minds constantly, operate entirely based on emotions...not logic or reaon...and they're terribly irresponsible. Most of them crash and burn regularly. Imagine putting the fate of your entire billion dollar company in HER hands. As well as the livelihoods of all the employees that actually do develop, produce, distribute, and sell your product. They all lose too. Imagine putting your entire lifes work in the hands of this girl. No thanks.
Exactly, you have to consider all the employees, stock holders etc.

So at this point it’s about damage control.

Sephora is a for profit business. It’s not a charity or wanting to be political.

Which is the better result?

I think dropping her would be much more devastating. This will pass and people have short attention spans.

If they drop her, the Free Free Palestine mob will be relentless. Saying they are complicit with all the “Genocide, ethnic cleansing and famine.”
 
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