Arab–Israeli conflict

Iranian missiles hit Tel Aviv as Netanyahu warns attack on Iran ‘just the beginning’

Israel launches strike against Iran

Israel Accused of Drone Attack on 'Freedom Flotilla' Carrying Aid to Starving Gazans

Israel’s war in Gaza amounts to genocide, Amnesty International report finds

@sfxedit For Hamas to be freedom fighters, they have to be fighting for freedom. They are not. Its in their charter. They are fighting for the destruction of Israel, Jews, and then Islamic world domination. If it were freedom they sought, there wouldn't be walls surrounding them.

@User1865345 Sounds good - I'll go with the Wikipedia title 'Arab–Israeli conflict' but open to suggestions!

Human Rights Watch: December 19, 2024, Extermination and Acts of Genocide; Israel Deliberately Depriving Palestinians in Gaza of Water

‘Journalists don’t die – they’re killed’: Report says Israel responsible for ‘a third’ of all journos killed in 2024

The UN has failed us on Gaza. We need to decolonize and radically reform it

“Another Step in Netanyahu’s Dismantling of Democracy”: Haaretz Newspaper Slams Israeli Sanction

In 14-1 UN Security Council Vote, Lone US Veto Kills Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution

Does it really matter what the reasons behind civilians getting killed are?

You say we're trying to hold the oppressed to a higher standard, yet every defender of Hamas holds Israel to standards that they exempt Hamas from.

room topic changed to Arab–Israeli conflict: Room for discussing the Arab–Israeli conflict [israel] [palestine]

Hey @CDJB, do you think the room should be renamed to reflect the borader middle-east crisis? Just a thought.

You can have 'normal' conservatives and then the 'Q' conservative

@User1865345 Concerned. rapidly becoming the thoughts and prayers of international politics

Palestinian boy who survived airstrike dies during food aid drop

israel is the kid that bullies everyone else and that knows that you cant do shit because his dad is the headmaster

but since israel just loves twisting the knife into the arab population around them; that tension went from annoying to conflict

More than 100 drones launched against Israel, IDF says

Canada is a weird family, and Quebec is the bastard child that the dad had with another woman before his current wife, if it paints a picture :p

I often hear that Canadian politics is just a rerun of the US politics, 10 years later

Four foreign aid workers and Palestinian translator killed in Israeli strike, Gaza officials say

Opinion: The US must stop facilitating mass killing in Gaza

After Israel refuses him access to Gaza, UNRWA chief says 'man-made starvation' there is 'stain on our collective humanity'

@uhoh came to my feed too.

I got banned for asking the above question and my network nickname was changed.

Decomposing Babies Found in Abandoned Gaza Hospital: Report

Gaza’s largest hospital being bombarded, WHO says

Over 10,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza – health ministry

This was my response,

> While not explicitly stated - this also includes countries, and it was brought up that this is offensive to folks of Israeli nationality or living there.

You're taking a political stance and defending a state rather than protecting people. [Human Rights Watch has called Israel Apartheid.](hrw.org/news/2021/05/19/…) [Nelson Mandela has made analogies to Israel and the fight against apartheid.](youtube.com/watch?v=i5TiUhhm7cQ&t=207s) The [Israeli prime minister](youtu.be/xZoJBITgsi8?t…

Yea I don't think we can really weigh in on the suspensions on other sites because we don't know the full extent of the other behavior that may have contributed to the extensions. I see you've got your name back on DBA and as such on chat as well. Why not focus on discussing the conflict (which this room is about) rather than the suspensions (the conflict would be mostly off-topic on those sites anyway).

StackExchange's official position seems to be that Antizionism is Antisemitism and that it's "bigoted against a country".

@IsraelisanApartheidState I'll leave these messages up because they are interesting to the subject of the room. Other than that though, issues with suspensions on other sites aren't really something we can help you with.

@IsraelisanApartheidState In the video, he said that he had said that in the future, if the two-state solution isn't achieved and there is a struggle for equal voting rights like in south Africa, then Israel is finished.

@IsraelisanApartheidState the pursuit of this site is to ask questions that can be answered. Your question probably can't because the definition you ask about (Israeli definition of apartheid) doesn't exist (okay I'm not 100% sure, but that's my guess). There are plenty of questions that can be answered, for example your other question on Iran's position.

@msh210 For what it's worth, I think the question is asking precisely that: "in order to be sure we're understanding each other, what definition of this term are you working with and is it different to the ICC one".

Your call. All I'm saying is that as long as you have that name and avatar, there will be a knee-jerk reaction, from both sides, to any question you ask that could possibly have any connection to the Arab-Israeli conflict, Israel, Judaism and anything remotely connected to it. This means that your chances of actually asking a question and have it be perceived as impartial are very small.

@IsraelisanApartheidState It would help if you asked it with a user name that didn't shout out what your stance on a relevant subject is.

I think (but do not know, just guessing) that if a country has its own definition, it may use that but will default to whatever "official" definition is in widespread use if not. I doubt most countries would have a legal definition of something as specific as "apartheid"; I know many countries do have a definition of "genocide" but assume many do not.

@IsraelisanApartheidState It seems to suggest that Israel needs an apartheid definition. Given the sensitivity of the topic, that question in itself may be seen as political activism. Regardless of who is right or wrong (again, we are no the arbiters of truth), such questions aren't a good fit for the site.

@reirab I don't see why the legitimacy of the plan is relevant. It's politically relevant because Iran is a relevant actor in the region. If we were to close questions because the underlying plans are bad then we'd become arbiters of what is right. What if a student is researching the Iranian position in the conflict, then surely this question would be relevant. The question itself is not written in a pushy way, it doesn't argue in favor of the plan in any way, that would be inappropriate.

@reirab I don't think the user's intentions are very relevant. Iran is an interesting player in the conflict because it's clearly an enemy of Israel. While I don't agree with Iran, I think it is interesting to anyone studying the conflict how Iran voices its position. Also, I am not sure about your assertion that on-topic questions should be closed based on who asks the question. Our site is about questions and answers, not about who asks or answers them.

Because a lot of users want to discuss the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in comments on Politics.SE, I've decided to create this chat room. Remember that the Code of Conduct still applies here. Please keep it friendly!