Election Year or Fear!

[MadAmster]

... and then Trump said, yesterday, that America WILL take over the Gaza strip and WILL remove all Palestinians. He's also said there will be no US soldiers there

Here's the rub, he seems to have missed exactly how much of a target his new Middle Eastern Riviera will be for Hamas and Hezbollah. Does he really think he can expel 2 million Palestinians and have no reprisals over an extended period? The Riviera will be a very inviting target for Hamas et al. One made easy by not having soldiers there.....

[swaledale]

... and then Trump said, yesterday, that America WILL take over the Gaza strip and WILL remove all Palestinians. He's also said there will be no US soldiers there

Here's the rub, he seems to have missed exactly how much of a target his new Middle Eastern Riviera will be for Hamas and Hezbollah. Does he really think he can expel 2 million Palestinians and have no reprisals over an extended period? The Riviera will be a very inviting target for Hamas et al. One made easy by not having soldiers there.....

Its utter *******s, though might signal approval for the Israelis to try and do what they have been doing in the West bank which is illegally occupy Palestinian land.

[MadAmster]

Its utter *******s, though might signal approval for the Israelis to try and do what they have been doing in the West bank which is illegally occupy Palestinian land.

It was their illegal occupation, the ever wider spread of settlements, the killing of Palestinians by settlers to steal their land, the burning of olive groves going unpunished etc etc etc that led to Hamas and Hezbollah starting up.

Israel can only blame themselves.

[Trickytreesreds]

It was their illegal occupation, the ever wider spread of settlements, the killing of Palestinians by settlers to steal their land, the burning of olive groves going unpunished etc etc etc that led to Hamas and Hezbollah starting up.

Israel can only blame themselves.

If only it was that simple to write out.
You missed off the PLO who were intent on removing Israel from 1954
The two state solution has been rejected many times by all the terror groups you mention, who have no interest in peaceful co existence and for them, only the obliteration of the Israeli state will do. Gaza was evacuated of Israeli citizena and removed settlers in 2005, To let them run themselves. They voted HAMAS in, who removed all democracy and used the finances to purchase weapons. Rockets upon rockets launched to provke Israel.

So when you say blame themselves, it is hardly that simple is it? It takes two to tango

[Trickytreesreds]

Her point was valid, as under Labour from 2000, immigration , started to rocket.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulat...euk/2016-12-01

The Tories took it to whole new level, though Swale thinks this is a good thing. Our population is now more than France yet being 2.3 times smaller.
It feels wonderful on our choked roads and being worse off.

[Andy_Faber]

***Anecdote alert***Funny (maybe not the right word) thing about the last two conversations I've been part of, last night in a pub, this morning in a local cafe, and both open to all and populated by a mixture of folk, and the conversation turned at both gatherings to Trump. General consensus is no longer that he's (just) a loose cannon, or (just) a sleaze (allegedly), many who offered an opinion agreed with a number of his policy announcements and wished there was the same degree of decisiveness and direction in UK***/Anecdote alert*** Maybe the Donald is angling for a Nobel prize?

[MadAmster]

... on a lighter note, here's someone's suggestion on possible Danish retaliation.

https://denmarkification.com/

[ramAnag]

... on a lighter note, here's someone's suggestion on possible Danish retaliation.

https://denmarkification.com/

Do you think we could sell someone Yarkshire…or better still Ess@x and Clacton?

[MadAmster]

Do you think we could sell someone Yarkshire…or better still Ess@x and Clacton?

You're getting as "deal" savvy as Fartman. Trying to sell Clacton twice. Sell Ess@x, which includes Clacton and then sell Clacton again but this time as a separate entity and hope you cash the cheque before the buyer realises you've sold him something you don't own

[Andy_Faber]

... on a lighter note, here's someone's suggestion on possible Danish retaliation.

https://denmarkification.com/

Yes I saw that, good for the Danes !