Recent content by PaulMB

I am not an apologist for anything. I am not right-wing, have never voted for the political right in my life. I think what you object to is that I do not accept the radical pro-Palestinian stance, with its approved "truths" and "rights" and "wrongs" on this issue. That I do not ignore the...

I don't think you are allowed to change my text, switching "Israel" and "Hamas", and then copy it under my name. If I were another participant on this thread I would demand that Tony "strike you off." In any case, what I wrote originally, not your altered version, has proved sadly true. This...

At the Venice "Biennale" art fair, the artist and curators of the Israeli pavillion have decided not to open until there is a ceasefire and the hostages are released...

Yes, it could have done nothing. Although with 1200 people murdered, tortured and raped it would have been difficult not to try and destroy Hamas. But what I think really forced them to counter-attack was the fact that Hamas had taken 250-odd hostages. Which was exactly what Hamas had in mind...

I thought it was the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas that started it. But let us, indeed, be clear.

On the other hand, if RAF jets can shoot down a few Iranian drones and help prevent Israeli casualties, Israel will not be obliged to respond. The Iranian spokesman at the UN this morning said that with this attack, for Iran the "matter is closed." So if Israel does not respond we are back to...

Maybe a bit medieval, but what I would do is make two deep (15 - 18cm) holes in the wall, through the outer finish and well into the actual stone. Then take two pieces of robust L-section (or I-section) steel, maybe 40cm long, and cement them into the stone wall for the turntable support to rest...

I agree with you there!

I agree, but see it from a different angle. Israel is not the "source" or "root" of all this, but rather a smoldering conflict that Iran and Russia have brutally awakened, through Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis, to distract attention and resources from Ukraine and Putin's expansionist ambitions...

Very disturbing. But it has the makings of a good TV series. Show someone doing something weird and then flash back to "6 months earlier..."

To me it seemed more like an overdeveloped Tri-X look. But I expect they can do what they like with digital, a bit of grain, a bit of contrast, etc.

I cannot speak for any Israelis, let alone for a majority of them. I am not Israeli, but have spent a total of maybe three/four years there over a period of fifteen years and know many people there. I am not demanding that anybody credits anything, but merely observe, read a lot and comment...

But Biden, the Pope, the UN secretary-general, and everyone else have called for an immediate release of the hostages.

Yes, usually they are so idiotic that they think they can treat you like an idiot who will believe any nonsense they tell you. And that they would be doing you a great favour to sell you one of their exquisite and exclusive products.

My experience of attempts to buy a new car was being told that I cannot have any of the features that I would like, but must have all those that I do not want. So I didn't.