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That's true, but Hypo makes a good point. Trump was such a loon that I don't think anyone dared test his patience.. Being crazier than anyone else can be a decent defence tactic.

How on earth have ended up with a comparison of Nazi Germany and Hamas? Seems a desperate way to support what's going on.

North Korea/South Korea? It's possible. The Israel/Palestine thing will never be resolved by war. History tells us that.

It's a terrible analogy. We seem to be back to your belief that only one side have behaved appallingly and need to change. Hamas are scum, but they are not the Nazis. The Israeli government have behaved appallingly, but they are not the Nazis. Any discussion that focuses just on a change of ethos, attitude and behaviour from one side is pointless. Obama nailed that his interview the other day.

Yeah. Clinton got close, but things went downhill quickly thereafter, and have gotten worse since. Trump's last attempts were a shit show, so I think it's Biden or nothing. Personally, I think it's as difficult as can be, but I appreciate Biden's intentions if nothing else.

Apologies for the misunderstanding. I prefer Biden's approach though. Both sides will need assurances as a prerequisite to a deal. That there's been threats, posturing, charters, rockets, wars, etc, is only a barrier to talks if you want it to be. Biden seemingly takes the view that no dispute is incapable of resolution, and that this dispute needs a resolution. He's right on both fronts.

Interesting, and it shows the imbalance in the discussion. I saw a piece on itv news last night. It showed armed Israeli's in the west bank evicting Palestinians from their land. They followed up with an interview with a settler and the journalist put to him that natives were being evicted. His response was that they are not, that it is Israeli land, and that the Israeli's are merely helping the Palestinians to emigrate. That attitude underpins this. We're told that the Palestinians want from the river to the sea, but it gets ignored that the Israeli's want so much more than they have, and are taking it in the name of holy land.

Is it Israel or Hamas/PA that you are implying are akin to 1938 Nazi Germany? Although they're both (well, not PA) cruel and murderous machines, that feels a bit of a stretch.

From Biden: "We believe the time is now to start the conversation for the future. Not tomorrow, not after the war, today." Some sense at last, and addresses the notion that people can't negotiate with people who have harmed them, or want to. His wishes in summary: a. the need for both sides to accept a 2 state solution b. Israel to accept no reduction in the Gaza land, no reoccupation of Gaza after the conflict ends, no attempt to blockade or besiege Gaza c. Palestine not to allow the use of Gaza as a platform for terrorism or violent attacks, and to ensure "no terrorist threats can emanate from the West Bank" Easier said than done, and the devil is in the detail, but it's hard to disagree with those objectives.

If you accept that Hundreds of kids are dying daily, then thousands have died. I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.

The UN have said that Gaza is becoming a graveyard for hundreds of children a day. Are you disputing that?

According to the BBC text Tino is playing right wing. Interesting. A lot of fans thought he'd be decent there.

I'm pleased for the lad. The BBC shows him lining up in a front 3. Looking at the 11, that's probably right. Will be interesting to see how he gets on.

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Yep. There are a few that I suspect have more than one log in, and there's definitely many re brands.

Who was the poster on one of the earlier forums who fessed up to having an imaginary girlfriend? All a bit odd.

That was one of my posts that didn't confuse you Hypo. You even liked it. Do keep up.

Forgot about those. Didn't DSM buy the cat from Gill Saint or similar? She disappeared too.

Easy to negotiate, no. Necessary, yes. Both sides have been a disgrace. Unless people think that the fairies will find a solution, and that fighting can carry in until they do, something needs to happen. One difficulty we have is that the Israeli's are still angry, and have this belief that they can bomb their way to peace.

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Edit. Answered above.

Who was the fella who typed all his posts in a weird colour, yellow I think. As said above, Bearsy was brilliant. Some of his stuff had me properly laughing. His partner in crime Tokyo Saint was decent too.