Israel

[hypochondriac]

48 minutes ago, KingInDaSouf said:

Roughly 1,200 people were killed on Oct 7th, which is of course horrific. 

More than 70,000 have been killed in Gaza by Israel, the two are not the same. Bazunu has every right to choose not to play against a side that represents a nation openly committing genocide. Don't you lot bang on about 'freedom of speech' constantly, well here you have it. 

You are correct they are not the same. What's the civilian to combatant death ratio for those figures you cite and how does that compare to other comparable urban warfare battlefields?

[egg]

6 hours ago, hypochondriac said:

You are correct they are not the same. What's the civilian to combatant death ratio for those figures you cite and how does that compare to other comparable urban warfare battlefields?

Re highlighted parts.

I'd hazard a guess that none of the 64,000 babies and children killed or injured are combatants.

"urban warfare" is absolute nonsense. Gaza was completely smashed up, mostly from the air. Official Israeli figures are that over 40,000 targets have been bombed. 

You've never uttered one word of condemnation for Israel, but maybe just respect that most people have a wee bit of an issue with the sheer scale of their retaliation for the 7 October attacks. 

Anyways, this has morphed into a lounge subject. 

[whelk]

8 hours ago, KingInDaSouf said:

represents a nation openly committing genocide.

I remember a time when people seemed to know what genocide actually meant

[KingInDaSouf]

2 hours ago, whelk said:

I remember a time when people seemed to know what genocide actually meant

You can Google it if you need a reminder

[aintforever]

12 hours ago, whelk said:

I remember a time when people seemed to know what genocide actually meant

Well the UN think it’s genocide.

[Lighthouse]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw980g1lem5pt
 

A fight breaks out in the cockpit between a Russian and a Ukrainian pilot on a flight from Dubai to Israel.

[egg]

8 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw980g1lem5pt
 

A fight breaks out in the cockpit between a Russian and a Ukrainian pilot on a flight from Dubai to Israel.

Bloody hell. That sounded horrendous. Stabbed as well. 

[whelk]

6 hours ago, egg said:

Bloody hell. That sounded horrendous. Stabbed as well. 

Fair to say that as a passenger that would truly be a shit yourself moment: plummeted 17,000ft (5,200m) in less than two minutes

[whelk]

6 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw980g1lem5pt
 

A fight breaks out in the cockpit between a Russian and a Ukrainian pilot on a flight from Dubai to Israel.

Where was the North Korean?

[egg]

5 minutes ago, whelk said:

Fair to say that as a passenger that would truly be a shit yourself moment: plummeted 17,000ft (5,200m) in less than two minutes

It's unbelievable, and seems to be much more sinister than "just" the fight initially reported. 

[Baird of the land]

6 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw980g1lem5pt
 

A fight breaks out in the cockpit between a Russian and a Ukrainian pilot on a flight from Dubai to Israel.

What's an omani terrorist got to do with Russia.

[badgerx16]

4 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

What's an omani terrorist got to do with Russia.

When this first broke, SM and then news outlets were running with the story that the pilots were Russian and Ukrainian.

[Lighthouse]

45 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

When this first broke, SM and then news outlets were running with the story that the pilots were Russian and Ukrainian.

Yep, moving this to the Israel thread because it seems some of the details were erroneous this morning.

1 hour ago, whelk said:

Where was the North Korean?

RAF Fairford.

[iansums]

Apparently the stabber was from Oman and the stabbee from UAE.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

The radio had an Israeli spokesperson on, and he had "diplomacy" in his title.

"Israel will not take shit from anyone."

Which is pretty direct from a diplomat.

 

[benjii]

3 hours ago, iansums said:

Apparently the stabber was from Oman and the stabbee from UAE.

Stabee was Indian.

[benjii]

Either way, definitely not a Russian and a Ukrainian.

[Weston Super Saint]

8 hours ago, benjii said:

Either way, definitely not a Russian and a Ukrainian.

Which is a shame as that story had Jason Statham written all over it for the film release.  It literally had everything, Russians, Ukrainians, Middle East and Israel all in one plot.

[egg]

15 hours ago, benjii said:

Either way, definitely not a Russian and a Ukrainian.

Sweepstake on him becoming Iranian?

[egg]

On 01/10/2026 at 13:55, egg said:

Sweepstake on him becoming Iranian?

It's getting closer. 

"Trump says Iran responsible for Flydubai attack

Trump says he thinks Iran is responsible for the September 30 incident involving a Flydubai plane.

The US president contradicted an earlier statement made by Vice President JD Vance, who said there was so far no evidence connecting Tehran to the attack".

[Gloucester Saint]

European ambassadors attacked with iron bars by lunatic Israeli settlers.

Strong condemnation without qualification from the IDF and Foreign Ministers but no surprise Netanyahu excusing and enabling it, and probably along with Ben Givr somehow behind it https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c962ydpmjm3zo