Tag: Hamas
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Hamas Won’t Go
A British band, called. Sweet, released the song. ‘Little Willy’, in the UK in 1972. The song was released in the US in 1973 and went as high aa number three in the Billboard charts. It ended up as the 18th top song in 1973. The following is part of the lyrics to that song.…
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One Year Later
It was one year ago today that Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel that resulted in 1200 dead and over 250 people take hostage. Israel had the sympathy of the world for that heinous attack. Hamas was crowing at its audacious victory. Well, Hamas is reaping what it has sown. A year later, Israel…
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Just The Way It Is
Last night, as I was surfing, the net, I came across an old video of Bruce Hornsby video of Hornsby singing ‘ just the way it is’. it is a moving protest song about the slowness of the diminishment of racism. In his words, ‘but don’t you believe them’. There was an interchange of rocket…
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Danger Territory
The Olympics is catching most of the world’s attention right now. in the US, some of the attention is being given to the Kamala wave and the sudden crap show of the Republican campaign. Sadly, the real world is intervening in the Middle East. A few days back a mortar attack launched by Hezbollah, from…
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Hamas Winning
On October 7 last year, Hamas attacked Israel. the attack resulted in 1200 Israeli dead and the number of hostages taken. there was, at the time, worldwide sympathy for Israel, given the heinous attack by Hamas. Israel itself was united in its vow for revenge against him. a war cabinet was formed with opposition leader…
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Tension
A short chirp. Reports are coming out that President Biden had a tense 45 minute phone call with Netanyahu yesterday. The call ended with Biden basically hanging up on Netanyahu in frustration and disgust. The Israeli incursion into Gaza is continuing and even ramping up in some areas. Over 20,000 have died in Gaza with…
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Slipping Towards?
Some days, one wonders. The situation in Gaza is getting every day. No electricity, water or fuel for the last month. Not totally true. Some supplies are trickling in. Not even close to what is needed. Hospitals closing down Patients dying. Hamas tunnels being found under hospitals. Hamas using hospitals and patients within as shields.…
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What Can They Do?
Attribution to Dawood alquati – Own work A couple of days ago, I chirped that what Israel is doing right now, with its ground incursion, into Gaza, will produce more terrorists, in the long run. I believe that to be true. as more civilians, in Gaza, are killed and wounded, Israel is receiving increasing condemnation…
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All Lose
RichardBird Haiku – Canva Template Some of you may have seen some of my Haiku of late. this is the one I did today. Three weeks ago, Hamas went into Israel and massacred 1,400 civilians, many of them children. It was the worst slaughter of the Jewish population, since the holocaust. Israel’s leaders decided to…
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How Does This End?
Attribution to TownDown – Own work This is a situation where the phrase ‘thoughts and prayers’ is truly applicable. It has been three weeks since Hamas fighters infiltrated into Israel and massacred over 1,400 civilians and kidnapped over 200 more. The anger and desire for revenge, in response to this brutal attack, remains at a…