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Astraea

(529 posts)
18. So, a kind of Westward Expansion for the Middle East
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 10:03 PM
Dec 2024

those pesky Muslims just won't behave until most of them are gone, and the remaining ones corralled into special zones made just for them.

You know what would be great... if after that we sent the rest of them to special schools in order to civilize them...

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kick Eko Dec 2024 #1
Authoritarians, give them an inch they'll take a country n/t Cheezoholic Dec 2024 #2
Hell, why stop there? no_hypocrisy Dec 2024 #3
Excellent idea! Richard D Dec 2024 #5
There is nothing Israel does that you won't defend iemanja Dec 2024 #10
On 25 March 2019, the U.S. formally recognized Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights. speak easy Dec 2024 #13
So, a kind of Westward Expansion for the Middle East Astraea Dec 2024 #18
Why is annexing other countries frowned upon these unless it's Israel? Polybius Dec 2024 #19
Pay up Sucker uncledad Dec 2024 #24
Probably already in the works Bettie Dec 2024 #16
he's not going to stop there. nt Javaman Dec 2024 #20
Israel annexed the Golan Heights in 1981. So it's been a done deal for 43 years in many/most Israeli minds nmmi Dec 2024 #4
Kinda interesting... Richard D Dec 2024 #6
Only about 20% of the Druze residents have Israeli citizenship muriel_volestrangler Dec 2024 #7
The six villages Richard D Dec 2024 #8
You can read about it here. . Richard D Dec 2024 #9
"An unverified video...purports to show a member of the Druze community...calling for the community to be annexed" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2024 #12
Well, sorry for the kneejerk accusation . . . Richard D Dec 2024 #14
Israel is on the side of good. That's a rather laughable claim rpannier Dec 2024 #17
Here's a map of the Golan Heights and the buffer zone nmmi Dec 2024 #11
No doubt this is all Hamas' fault, and they can end it any time they want. Orrex Dec 2024 #15
Some people! Aussie105 Dec 2024 #22
Right? And for the record... Orrex Dec 2024 #27
there is a word for this.... keroro gunsou Dec 2024 #21
No idea, it all looks like the bottom of the ocean that rose out of the water ages ago. Aussie105 Dec 2024 #23
What's so important about it for Israel is it is very high ground it looks over Israel EX500rider Dec 2024 #26
Which Syria regularly did until Israel occupied the Golan. maxsolomon Dec 2024 #29
Ski resorts and vineyards. Swede Dec 2024 #30
Of course they do. /nt artemisia1 Dec 2024 #25
Land Grab uncledad Dec 2024 #28
To the victors the spoils. Swede Dec 2024 #31
Might doesn't make right Avalon Sparks Dec 2024 #32
Israel has become what they feared most in the past. Aussie105 Dec 2024 #33
Muslims conquered the Middle east, North Africa, Spain, and into Asia. Swede Dec 2024 #35
Let's not mention land grabs closer to home and much larger . . . Aussie105 Dec 2024 #37
Yes let's not mention them Avalon Sparks Dec 2024 #38
What? Avalon Sparks Dec 2024 #39
Read some history. Swede Dec 2024 #41
Got it Avalon Sparks Dec 2024 #43
Oh, never mind. I just read you think Hamas and Hezbollah are resistance fighters. Swede Dec 2024 #42
Colonial? Jews have lived in the Middle East as long as Arabs, and other groups have... Israel has a right to exist BUT electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #36
Thank you for the thoughtful reply Avalon Sparks Dec 2024 #40
That's how we got WW1 and WW2. Crunchy Frog Dec 2024 #34
History contains little beyond a list of people who have accommodated themselves with other people's property. Voltaire Ping Tung Dec 2024 #44
Good, should have happened 43 years ago. Tarc Dec 2024 #45
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