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robert Zrunkel's avatar

Gaza was a living breathing Auschwitz,anyway. Whoever thought a two state solution would work believes in net zero. Why has this not been put forward before? This idea will soar like a bald eagle. I would bet proposals are being worked on as we speak. You go Donald.

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Alan Jurek's avatar

Brilliant it could work, mind you it will upset all those nice river to the sea protesters who appear every bloody week in Londinium.

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badger's avatar

It will upset one river to the sea crowd as you say, but it will please the other river to the sea crowd i.e. Netanyahu and his allies. From the river to the sea shall be Greater Israel - this is the founding principle of his Likud party.

I would not like to be expelled from England, where generations of my family have lived and sometimes farmed, going back hundreds of years.

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Panda228's avatar

Oh how I wish and hope this would work, the 2 state solution is never going to happen, it need someone to think outside the box, and it looks as if Trump has just done that.

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badger's avatar

Here is a dissenting voice from someone who loathes far left and Islamic extremism and was relieved when Trump won the US election.

I would not enjoy a family holiday in a resort built on the graves of Palestinian families, including many thousands of children. Countries who supported and armed Israel, and whose defence industries profited from the destruction in Gaza, should not profit further from property development there.

Western counties need to remember basic Christian values like the sanctity of human life, putting these ahead of commercial gain and might is right.

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Joel G.'s avatar

Every single death in Gaza is on the heads of Hamas and nobody else.

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badger's avatar

That is exactly what Hamas say to justify 7th October - the Israelis forced them to do it.

I really hate this racial politics crap - "my people are special, the other lot are human animals".

Black lives matter AND white lives matter. Jewish lives matter AND Palestinian lives matter.

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Jules Dolan's avatar

But what’s the alternative? It makes perfect sense whilst it’s already raised to the ground. Bodies under the rubble can be respectfully laid to rest. It’s definitely lateral thinking and I’d rather that than give it back to the Palestinians only to end up with further war and bloodshed in the decades to come. I see I that everyone prospers, not least those countries who are sending billions in perpetual aid to Gaza

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badger's avatar

The alternative is that we and the USA should not intervene. We should keep out of the long and bitter dispute between the Jewish state and Palestinians (majority Muslim, minority Christian). We should not pour petrol on the flames by arming one side. We should not inflame Islamic extremism and generate even greater migrant flows to Europe.

At a time when London has become a minority English city, I feel very uncomfortable when powerful players want to relocate people away from the lands their families have lived in for hundreds of years.

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Jules Dolan's avatar

The relocation is temporary

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Joel G.'s avatar

That is better than the Gazans deserve!

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GuardedChess's avatar

What a disgusting vile piece of racist stereotypes. You show severe incompetence in understanding the context and history of the region. The plight of our age is that every halfwit like you gets a voice and a platform to spread their ridiculous tone-deaf views. Stop embarrassing yourself.

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John Arbuthnott's avatar

I wonder who is the half wit here?

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badger's avatar

I hesitate to agree because I like Alex and respect her for having the courage to speak about, for example, how uncontrolled mass migration has impacted women's safety in London. It is important to challenge left wing taboos.

But we should also challenge right wing taboos about Israel and the Arabs. The Sunni v Shia stuff is also ill informed. ISIS is Sunni not Shia. This doesn't justify Shia Islamism in Iran. But we should try to understand before rushing to comment.

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Mick Bolton's avatar

''Perhaps Trump's real estate vision for Gaza is actually genius.''

My first thought exactly!

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badger's avatar

I don't think so

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Jeremy Poynton's avatar

Masterstroke. And - tells neighbouring countries they have to pitch in. Politely

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