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New comment by egisspegis in "Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory"

egisspegis — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:02:23 +0000

With EU blessing.

New comment by egisspegis in "UK, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian state"

egisspegis — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:56:50 +0000

I will do the proportions as soon as I find more sources on what is the median age of hamas member. Maybe you have some data on that?

New comment by egisspegis in "UK, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian state"

egisspegis — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:25:35 +0000

Yes, conclude the obvious, keep citing hamas and compare apples to oranges if that makes you feel righteous.

New comment by egisspegis in "UK, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian state"

egisspegis — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:16:59 +0000

High-end estimate for Gaza (provided by hamas, a well known terrorist group): 64 000. High-end for Mariupol (provided by Uppsala Conflict Data Program): 88 000.

When comparing numbers one should also compare high-end estimates vs. high-end estimates and conservative numbers vs. conservative numbers.

New comment by egisspegis in "UK, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian state"

egisspegis — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:57 +0000

Mariupol.

New comment by egisspegis in "UK, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian state"

egisspegis — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:36:55 +0000

Sorry, but moderators of this forum threaten to ban me if I keep commenting on political topics. So I can't respond to your comment where you provide "non hamas sources".

New comment by egisspegis in "UK, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian state"

egisspegis — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:04:43 +0000

I do comment here primarily when I see kremlin's (or iran/hamas) propaganda and lies. That is true.

I do understand that it's your forum and your rules. I will try to abide by them.

I hope one day we shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.

New comment by egisspegis in "UK, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian state"

egisspegis — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:54:27 +0000

Can you provide any source for that, which is not hamas?

New comment by egisspegis in "Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars group says"

egisspegis — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 07:11:35 +0000

So is Ukraine committing genocide on russians?

The intent needs to be there too. Otherwise it's just a war.

New comment by egisspegis in "IDF officers ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near Gaza food distribution sites"

egisspegis — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:52:20 +0000

It wasn't. But, if you look at it, history is on the side of Israel. I don't recall any terrorist attacks done by Israel, but I do recall at least a dozen done by hamas. Also, there were 0 (zero) jews in Gaza for the last 20 years or so.

In any case, the question wasn't about history. It was about specific situation that requires specific decisions. Yet you deflected the question entirely. While, at the same time, showing lack of historical knowledge. Saddest thing here is that I'm not surprised anymore to get "answers" like these from people like you.

New comment by egisspegis in "IDF officers ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near Gaza food distribution sites"

egisspegis — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:44:22 +0000

> Only a tiny percentage of whom were involved in the Hamas atrocity

It's not a tiny percentage. It's the majority. That's how autocracies stay in power.

New comment by egisspegis in "IDF officers ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near Gaza food distribution sites"

egisspegis — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:09:00 +0000

> Israel's intended end game seem to be to make Gaza completely uninhabitable, so that the Palestinians are forced to leave

In a context where hamas declared (multiple times) that they will repeat October 7 forever, how is this a bad outcome for Israel? Why it doesn't make sense to you that Western states are supporting Israel? It would be baffling (for me at least) if any state in the world would deal with terrorists by capitulating to them.

New comment by egisspegis in "IDF officers ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near Gaza food distribution sites"

egisspegis — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:02:45 +0000

Yes, it's a very similar situation.

Both Russia and Gaza are ruled by criminal autocracy. In russia it's mafia style autocracy, in Gaza - terrorism and religious fanaticism.

Both Russia and Gaza have their population under control, influence and brainrot.

Both Israel and Ukraine where there long before Gaza and Russia even existed.

Both Russia and Hamas invaded and tried to commit genocide on Ukraine and Israel respectively.

Both Russia and Hamas failed their goals spectacularly and now are playing the victims (for the same target audience, albeit split on political axis).

New comment by egisspegis in "IDF officers ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near Gaza food distribution sites"

egisspegis — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:54:16 +0000

War crimes and genocide are not the same thing.

New comment by egisspegis in "IDF officers ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near Gaza food distribution sites"

egisspegis — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:53:16 +0000

Imagine you're the leader of Israel. October 7 happens. And there's a multiple declarations from hamas, that they will repeat it forever, given a chance.

What do you do?

New comment by egisspegis in "IDF officers ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near Gaza food distribution sites"

egisspegis — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:47:46 +0000

Ukraine is bombing Russia. Should we start listening to what russians have to say now?

Losing a war you started doesn't make you a victim.

New comment by egisspegis in "Europe launches program to lure scientists away from the US"

egisspegis — Sat, 10 May 2025 15:03:30 +0000

I didn't say all. I said many.

New comment by egisspegis in "Europe launches program to lure scientists away from the US"

egisspegis — Sat, 10 May 2025 10:17:59 +0000

> What is the difference?

Maybe the difference is the fact that russia invaded Ukraine and is murdering, raping and pillaging there? Or maybe the fact that most of russian society is actively supporting that invasion? But those are just my opinion. I guess we'll never now what's the difference :)

New comment by egisspegis in "Europe launches program to lure scientists away from the US"

egisspegis — Sat, 10 May 2025 10:15:35 +0000

Should we fund/send aid for russia too? Since, you know, russian army is not the same as russian people.

Or maybe we should lift sanctions off russia? I have a hunch a lot of pro-hamas people would love that.

New comment by egisspegis in "A century later, a taped message solves the mystery of a WWI doughboy's death"

egisspegis — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 09:51:35 +0000

No, they mean that Israel left infrastructure behind. They mean exactly what they say.