Am I right? Is this the new international boogeyman?

What's the supposed difference between the Ukraine and Gaza? Has communism now become radical islam? Are all sins forgiven for amoral and indeed immoral conduct just because there's radical islam to cope with? So one is a war of imperial conquest waged by an expansionist military superpower against a sovereign state, the other the fight of a sovereign state against non-state actors and terrorists? Gaza has been occupied for six decades, and what about the American Declaration of Indepence then: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

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SW-User

You don't need to use an article when saying "Ukraine." The only country that still uses one is Germany, when they say "die Ukraine." In Russia, you say "na Ukraine", which translates to "on Ukraine" (на Украине). Ukraine seems to prefer "v Ukraine" (в Украине) for political reasons. I guess neither matter in English.

"Gaza has been occupied for six decades."

In what sense? The blockade? Israel controlling their airspace? I only ask because they dismantled settlements and withdrew in 2005.

val70 · 51-55

@SW-User Sorry for the fault in the detail. I'm very old, you know, and have been through the cold war. Somehow you need to come to terms with an internationally accepted reality too. There's no single country from the river to sea. But I guess that you actually can't follow my thoughts either nor answer my questions. Thanks nevertheless for the effort

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@SW-User Israel withdrew settlements from Gaza but built massive prison walls around the whole thing. It's not occupied territory only in the sense that a prison guard doesn't sleep in the prisoner:s cell.

Settlements in the West Bank have increased and are still increasing.

Maybe it's more accurate to call Palestinians 'occupied and imprisoned,' instead of just occupied.

SW-User

@val70 is 51-55 very old? Many people have been through the Cold War.

"But I guess that you actually can't follow my thoughts either nor answer my questions."

I understand them, but have no view except to say that they all need Jesus.

SW-User

@Burnley123 "Maybe it's more accurate to call Palestinians 'occupied and imprisoned,' instead of just occupied."

Maybe...