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So all cool if Israel take out al-shifa? On to our domestic politics, Bravermans 'hate marches' comment was pathetic and unhelpful. As for Starmer, he lied through his teeth when back tracking over his support for the siege. I've got no idea what he'll come out with next, and I'm not sure he does either!

I get that, but there has to be red lines. Take the al-shifa hospital. Packed with patients and civilians using it as as shelter. Israeli says it's a place for "terrorists to hide". Let's assume that to be correct, and even a place where rooms are used for Hamas to meet. Israel have warned people to evacuate, and they haven't. Are Israel now ok to blow it up?

Sure, they're after Hamas, and in a tightly packed Gaza, of course they'll be amongst the people. But you don't take out 100 civilians to get 1 or 2 Hamas blokes. Rallyboy is correct in what he says. Israel, if you're incredibly generous and give them the benefit the doubt, are making minimal effort to spare civilians in attacking what they deem a legitimate target. They've been killing civilians, including shooting kids through the gaza fence and in the west bank for years, so I'm not giving them that benefit. I'd like to hear their explanation as to why some targets have been hit, and why they've been hit knowing they're likely to contain civilians.

I'm old school and have it on vinyl. I don't normally do compilations, but this is a brilliant collection of songs. Coles Corner is a thing of beauty.

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That kick didn't look accidental. He's got a case to answer for me.

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Depraved Hamas cunts Whelk. No need to make it an anti Muslim thing.

Edit. Just read the article properly. The attack was clearly aimed at Jews, so was clearly anti semitic. Sad times.

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Absolutely disgraceful. If it kept driving at the tank, then taking it out is fair game, but not when it's driving away.

Great to do between flat bench sets, especially in german volume training. 10 sets of 10 reps...flat bench, straight to supine rows 30 sets break. Repeat X 10. Anyways, I digress.

Yep. Or supine rows (an underrated excercise by the way).

Yep. And they're almost as annoying as the idiots who don't put their weights back, or drag a bench half across the other side of the gym and leave it there.

Thanks for the link Whelk. That's a really good, and thought provoking piece. There are few parts that I can't agree with, not the least the denial of the 1948 Nakba and his belief that the Israeli government seek to avoid Palestinian deaths. On the other side of the coin though, I'd forgotten about the 1993 suicide bombings - as much as the 7/10 attacks did not happen on a vacuum, that's a good reminder that some of the Israeli behaviour (and the overall mess) has not happened in a vacuum either. If anyone wants to read the article (I recommend reading it in full) it's here without a paywall. https://archive.ph/2023.10.28-061758/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/decolonization-narrative-dangerous-and-false/675799/

Thanks. That's a good, balanced read.

I couldn't get past the paywall. The author is of Jewish descent, so is it from an impartial perspective?

Ditto. Not been a fan of RM, but we were good today, really good. He picked the right team, and managed the game well. A good day.

I like how he puts defending first, and attacking second, but that's not to say that he doesn't get forward. We're so much more solid down the left with him there.

Very happy with that. Pleasing not to see Manning waltz back in too.

If it stopped the settlements that they determined were illegal we may not be where we are. They didn't though, and although I I agree they are powerless, the vote shows world opinion.

Ha!! "Leave it to the big boys boss, sit back with a cuppa and a slice of cake, and enjoy the ride".

That's a very reasoned post to be fair. He's here to stay, and hopefully we see progress.

You sound like RM. Nobody is "desperate to find fault with him". People can support the team without being a fan of the manager. You know that.

Indeed, nice to reflect on some of those players though. I can just imagine that front 3, in its prime, in this league.