Israel-Hamas War 2023

[Barrister]

I think that boat accident already kind of removed any doubt that should've never been there in the first place.

I'm afraid I don't follow.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/verdict-trial-linda-o-leary-fatal-boat-crash-1.6174808

Not sure that tells me that I should think more poorly of O'Leary, who I already don't like.

Yeah, I think what's happening here is Canadians heard a lot leading up to the trial about how horrible the O'Leary's were. But it turned out that the evidence supported that this was just a terrible accident and that regrettably the victims of the accident had a significant role in causing it.

BB may not have read the whole article before posting it.

Jesus Christ dude - I'm just providing context.  It was a link without any other comment.

Habs can form his own opinions.

Unless if you think DG was talking about some other boat accident O'Leary was involved in.

[crazy canuck]

So you added context that did not answer Yi's question.  Got it.

[grumbler]

So you added context that did not answer Yi's question.  Got it.

I had the same question Yi had and BB's link answered it, so maybe you shouldn't be so quick to cast aspersions based on your own assumptions about what readers understand.

You seem extraordinarily contrary today, and that's speaking of a guy that normally idles at cranky. Anything up that we can help with?

[Barrister]

So you added context that did not answer Yi's question.  Got it.

For fuck sakes Yi didn't even ask a question!

I'm afraid I don't follow.

I gave him information so he could follow along.

[crazy canuck]

One person says he had the same question as Yi, and BB's post answered it.  Another person didn't understand how BB's post answered Yi's post. And BB himself denies Yi asked a question but he gave information that was somehow related to the post.

We live in very interest times.

[Razgovory]

[mongers]

Saw an interesting interview with Nomi Bar-Yaachov *, missed the into so don't know her background, but she said some interesting thing: she's uncertain that the ceasefire will make it to phase 2, that Trump's envoy got BB to sign on the dotted line by ignoring BB's redlines, something she said Biden could have done months ago.

In the future, she can't foresee how the wider Mid-East policy will develop as she thinks Trump has no goal, other than transaction diplomacy.


edit:

* No wiki Page, but found this from the House of Commons - Foreign Affairs Committee looking at Global Security: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Examination of Witnesses (Questions 1-19)

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmfaff/261/09021102.htm

Ms Bar-Yaacov: I am Nomi Bar-Yaacov and I was born in London. I spent a lot of time in my youth and adult life in Israel and Palestine—originally working as a human rights lawyer defending Palestinians in the Israeli Courts. I joined the United Nations after the Oslo accords—I worked in the department of political affairs and the executive office of the Secretary-General. My main interest in international affairs and conflicts is the role of international actors and organisations in trying to resolve disputes, particularly the one that we are discussing today. After returning to the UK in 2001, I was originally a visiting fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies—then a research fellow and head of the Middle East programme there until three years ago.

So a reputable academic and diplomatic negotiator.

[The Minsky Moment]

Bibi can probably hold his government together for the 42 day cease fire.  On day 43 he will bomb again or the government will collapse and he will have to deal with Lapid. I don't think they will do the latter.  He will concoct some pretext (no doubt Hamas will do something to help him there).  Trump won't care, he has already declared his "victory" just like we built the Mexico paid-for wall and Trump brought back all the manufacturing jobs in the factories that were promised but not built.