Hudson Jones

The Israeli government has lost all moral and ethical consciousness. I bet many Israeli people would find this to be okay as well, since it's being done to a non-Jew.

Even though Iran has had a hand in all of these neighbouring countries, you are giving them way too much credit. It was the U.S. who initiated the attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq and it was US' lack of insight and preparation that created the blow back we are seeing today.

Did you say something, Fascist?

Exactly. The Shah wanted to nationalize the oil and give the profits to the Iranian people. He was no longer valuable to the West.

I would disagree with this opinion. Going into Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, etc, did the opposite of stabilizing. I believe that the more instability there is, the more the major industries like the military industrial complex and the government friendly contractors, like Halliburton make more money. These companies rely on instability and war. Look at all of the weapons that are being sold to the Arab countries. The more dangerous Iran is seen to be and the more conflict between Iran and the Arabs is created, the more $$$ the industries around war will make. Saudi is anything but a 'stabilizing force'. They are the ones funding groups like ISIS and Al Quaeda. They are the ones who are carpet bombing Yemen.

Don't forget the Iranian Ninjas - Good to see how their hijabs are useful for something:

I'm glad that you're able to self-diagnose. Good on you Rue. That's the first step towards becoming a better person. Second step is to acknowledge the facts and reality, like for example, East Jerusalem does not belong to Israel. Israel has illegally annexed East Jerusalem and all jurisdictions, outside of Israel, agree with this simple fact. Here is Canada's and the rest of the world's on: Status of Jerusalem Canada considers the status of Jerusalem can be resolved only as part of a general settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli dispute. Canada does not recognize Israel's unilateral annexation of East Jerusalem.

East Jerusalem does not belong to Israel.

By the way, in case it was missed, in a Major Free Speech Victory, a Federal Court Strikes Down a Law that Punishes Supporters of Israel Boycott A FEDERAL JUDGE on Tuesday ruled that a Kansas law designed to punish people who boycott Israel is an unconstitutional denial of free speech. The ruling is a significant victory for free speech rights because the global campaign to criminalize, or otherwise legally outlaw, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement has been spreading rapidly in numerous political and academic centers in the U.S. This judicial decision definitively declares those efforts — when they manifest in the U.S. — to be a direct infringement of basic First Amendment rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Link

Are you still in denial?

Sure. If Iran is occupying and annexing another people's land with immunity from our governments, we will join together to boycott them.

The reality is that companies started boycotting South Africa due to pressure from people around the world. There is a similar movement when it comes to Israel. The boycott movement continues to get bigger. The world keeps changing, including our moral standards. Those who hold onto archaic beliefs like "economics trumps virtue" will be left behind. Sorry to break it to you BC2004. Let go of the old, corrupt ideals and join us in Making the World Better.

Even if those companies have presence in Canada, who cares. Your nationalism is kind of funny. What I am trying to say is that your view that Economics trumps Virtue, is weak and limp and a weakness in humanity that needs to be changed. I'm optimistic that we are heading towards the right direction and the old, stale, morally bankrupt ideas such as the one you shared will continue to be pushed aside.

That's what Coca Cola, GM, IBM and a few other companies said when they were doing business with the Nazis.

When you said "300 years ago", were you talking dog years? The apartheid government, which created blacks only cantons in South Africa, and monopolized all of the industries was finally brought down in the early 90's. LOL @ "excuse violence" and "ancient history". Unfortunately, you have very limited knowledge of many situations around the world. Perhaps study them before you come huffing and puffing with your declarations and opinions.

For a guy who doesn't know the simple history of a region, you sure do have a lot of opinions on the region.

Why do the Zionist-apologists/propagandists have a hard time pointing out to the fact that West Jerusalem and East Jerusalem have different laws applied to them? I can answer that: Because it's another attempt at muddying the water and bring up the b.s. argument that people are being anti-semite and are questioning the legitimacy of Israel. East Jerusalem does not belong to Israel. Deal with this fact.

So if Iraq had defeated Iran in the war and conquered part of Iran, then you'd shrug and say, oh well, they won?

That's strategy #1 under the Zionist "Shut Down Debate on Israel" protocol. Strategy #2 - Call anyone who criticizes Israel and Zionists, a Muslim (because Muslims are not allowed to have a saying and they are all liars) OR take it a step higher and call them a Muslim terrorist sympathizer, OR just call them a Muslim Terrorist. It's too bad for those who control Israel and Zionists, East Jerusalem will never belong to Israel. The world has drawn a clear line on these thieving Zionists. and their useful idiots.

It takes generations for countries to get out of the shithole that European colonialist created. There are so many variables involved in the mess. Look at Iraq for example; What U.S. has done there has pushed Iraq back by generations. Many of the educated and wealthy people escaped Iraq. The economy, culture and whatever system that was in place was destroyed by U.S.' war and the vacuum it created for ISIS to come in to destroy some more. Nothing worse than people who try to simplify the situation because they're too lazy to look beyond their bigoted and simplified way of looking at how the world works.

No. You spew horseshit. Israel is violating many international law. You can have a look at some of them on the HRW site: Israel: 50 Years of Occupation Abuses One specific one are the illegal settlements. Israel’s Settlements Have No Legal Validity, Constitute Flagrant Violation of International Law, Security Council Reaffirms 14 Delegations in Favour of Resolution 2334 (2016) as United States Abstains “Reaffirming the obligation of Israel, the occupying Power, to abide scrupulously by its legal obligations and responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, and recalling the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice, “Condemning all measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character and status of the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, including, inter alia, the construction and expansion of settlements, transfer of Israeli settlers, confiscation of land, demolition of homes and displacement of Palestinian civilians, in violation of international humanitarian law and relevant resolutions, “Expressing grave concern that continuing Israeli settlement activities are dangerously imperilling the viability of the two-State solution based on the 1967 lines, The rest of the world, including Canada agrees with this.

Saw that Israel jailed more Palestinian children. Always fun...

Not really. It's because of lack of options. His opponent was Hillary Establishment and people had enough of that. The turn out, as usual was abysmal. Trump does not have balls. He just plays one on twitter. He's the biggest sycophant out there. Look at the announcement to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem. His masters, namely Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban, the Israeli Billionaires who fund politicians ordered him to do this. Trump has no balls. He's a reality tv star.

It's International Law, which Israel, U.S. and Canada are a signatory to. Perhaps in the medieval times, but you cannot just conquer a territory by war and say it's mine.

Let's pretend that there is equivalency in how Jews were treated in Arab countries to how Palestinians were treated in Palestine. You realize how it sounds when you lower Israel and Israelis to the same standard as people who were cruel to them? No one should be forced out of their land and replaced. There is no excuse for this. Of all people, with what their people have experienced, I find it perplexing that some Jews try to justify the cruel treatment of Palestinians. Why should the Palestinians suffer for what Europeans did to the Jews? The reason they don't give citizenship is because it will void their return to their homeland. That's the understanding and agreement that the Arabs have had. At the moment, these people are considered residence and they receive similar benefits as the citizens. Some Palestinians have received citizenship in other countries, out of choice.