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Israel and the current conflict

I have no idea why all this started - I mean why should the President of Iran say that Israel should be wiped off the face of the earth. Why did Yasser Arafat say the Palestines should drive the...

anotheoldgit

Media coverage

Can anyone tell me why the Israeli conflict gets 24 / 7 coverage from the media, and yet our own involvements in Iraq and Afgahanstan gets very little if any coverage? Is it because if we acutely knew...

whiffey

British Media Coverage of the Middle East conflict

Does anyone think the media coverage of the crisis is biased ? Listening to the BBC and now the ITV coverage, everything is anti-Israel. They can't do a damn thing right. Bush is evil, Blair is evil,...

whiffey

Is a limited Nuclear War possible ?

I have a rather pessimistic view that if Iran ever achieved a nuclear warhead, then in the absence of being able to send it to New York I am frightened they would land it on Tel Aviv. Would this...

Big Al1st

What do you think of the Israeli pilots?

Everynight on TV scenes of bombing are shown. Red Cross ambulances, UN observer posts and civilian flats being bombed. It would seem to me that the pilots are a bunch of hot heads who have been given...

mash

51st State of the USA?

After standing firmly behind the US again, this time on the Israel, Lebanon conflict against the views of the UN, Arab states and much of Europe has Tony Blair finally enrolled the UK as the 51st...

Dizzieblonde

Reason behind US/UK intervention in Lebanon Conflict?

I might be missing the point completely, but does anyone know why the US, UK, and the West in general seem reluctant to intervene with the current fighting? I'm not making any kind of political...

matt_r_baker

lebanon and israel

what gives the USA the right to be THE peacemaker in this conflict. Why do they take it upon themselves to do it as if no-one else can do it? Can't an international group do it with a delegate from a...

:Ace:

Forgive My Ignorance But...

What exactly is all this fighting in the Lebanon about?

bimbim

what will happen to the Lebanese refuges?

Given the fact that Israel says it is not targetting Lebanese civilians can we expect Israel to donate money & supplies to relieve their suffering .

emkay

Sick of demonstrations!

Let all them who seem to whinge about anything,and the moment something comes up war wise,go and sort it out...There was "thousands tirned up for the demo "..Let them sign up and fight for...

Loosehead

Isn't irony wonderful?

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-13 534051,00.html

matt66

Have there been any demonstrations against the Lebanese atrocities

Have there been any demonstrations in the UK against the Israeli atrocities in Lebanon. There have been none in the USA (no surprises there) where i live.

matt66

The Lavon Affair

Dont look it up in google or wikipedia. Hand on heart how many on this site know about what this means? Google it or wiki it later and then tell us what you think.

tonyted

Middle East

Does anyone think this might escalate into something really serious and involve Iran and therefore cause a major problem?

Dom Tuk

So who is a terrorist?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2277 717,00.html read this article and tell me. Blair why dont you condemn this celebration directly?

bruce5755

Culture Shock???!!!

Next week I am going up to the Isle of Skye to visit relatives, now being a true southerner from the garden state of Hertfordshire, I need to know if; a) do I need a passport. b) will they notice by...

warpig1

WTF is going on???

Right, was sitting in the house last night chatting to a friend on the phone and heard a noise in the kitchen which I ignored and continued on talking but then heard it again and decided to...

David Black

Does Israel endanger our lives, the new rogue state?

I look at the Mid East and see the carnage caused by Israels generals who seem to want to plunge the world into war and get the feeling that Israel's response to violence is totally out of proportion....