Gaza-Israel Ceasefire: Prison Conditions on Gaza Lifted

[Metsfanmax]

Through the chair to the honorable Saxitoxin.

Most of the people that moved to the state of Israel when it was reformed. Are they American, general homeless people or displaced Germans/east Europeans?

The reason I ask is many of them lost property of some form during World War Two. Don't the need to have that back so they have a place to go when they move out of Ali's apartment in Jerusalem?

I think you might find that there weren't many German Jewish people around when Israel was founded. There were death camps. Look it up, dude.

Interestingly, about 2/3 of the Jewish people living in pre-war Germany survived the Holocaust (mainly because most of them emigrated before WWII started). I'm guessing most of them no longer considered themselves residents of Germany by the end, but it does make a stark contrast with countries like Hungary, where the survival rate was almost the inverse.

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Yeah, every one that went to take the modern state of Israel back must have been from Australia.

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Yeah, every one that went to take the modern state of Israel back must have been from Australia.

Oh for goodness sake, I gave you the demographics. I'm not sure why you're harping on about this.

[Metsfanmax]

Yeah, every one that went to take the modern state of Israel back must have been from Australia.

Oh for goodness sake, I gave you the demographics. I'm not sure why you're harping on about this.

You're considering demographics from now. Obviously the majority of Israelis are Israeli-born, since the country has been around for 60+ years. Try looking for the demographics for when Israel was founded.

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Yeah, every one that went to take the modern state of Israel back must have been from Australia.

Oh for goodness sake, I gave you the demographics. I'm not sure why you're harping on about this.

You're considering demographics from now. Obviously the majority of Israelis are Israeli-born, since the country has been around for 60+ years. Try looking for the demographics for when Israel was founded.

They were also in the source I provided. Ethnic origins were given. If you have an alternative source, I'd be happy to see it.

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Looks like there's a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, brokered by Egypt and the US.

[2dimes]

Yeah, every one that went to take the modern state of Israel back must have been from Australia.

Oh for goodness sake, I gave you the demographics. I'm not sure why you're harping on about this.

Oh, I don't know. Just for entertainment mostly. I should probably get a job at the arches or something.

Why are you pretending to be dumb.

If you really figure the answer to my question of where the people that settled, settled, not live there now, is answered by. "Approximately 68% of Israeli Jews are Israeli-born" then I'm not sure what to say here.

[GreecePwns]

Here is the full text of the agreement:
Understanding regarding ceasfire in Gaza Strip
- Israel shall stop all hostilities in the Gaza Strip land sea and air, including incursions and targeting of individuals.
- All Palestinian factions shall stop all hostilities from the Gaza Strip against Israel, including rocket attacks and all attacks along the border.
- Opening the crossings and facilitating the movement of people and transfer of goods and refraining from restricting residents' free movements and targeting residents in border areas. Procedures of implementation shall be dealt with after 24 hours from the start of the ceasefire.
- Other matters as may be requested shall be addressed.

Implementation mechanism
- Setting up the zero hour understanding to enter into effect.
- Egypt shall receive assurances from each party that the party commits to what was agreed upon.
- Each party shall commit itself not to perform any acts that would breach this understanding. In case of any observations, Egypt as a sponsor of this understanding, shall be informed to follow up.

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Yeah, every one that went to take the modern state of Israel back must have been from Australia.

Oh for goodness sake, I gave you the demographics. I'm not sure why you're harping on about this.

Oh, I don't know. Just for entertainment mostly. I should probably get a job at the arches or something.

Why are you pretending to be dumb.

If you really figure the answer to my question of where the people that settled, settled, not live there now, is answered by. "Approximately 68% of Israeli Jews are Israeli-born" then I'm not sure what to say here.

I think i answered the question with a detailed source that explained a bit more than that. But clearly you didn't bother reading the link, or indeed my post.

So anyway, here it is again:

There's always wikipedia, if you are genuinely puzzled.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel#Demographics

Israel was established as a homeland for the Jewish people and is often referred to as a Jewish state. The country's Law of Return grants all Jews and those of Jewish lineage the right to Israeli citizenship.[340] Over three quarters, or 75.5%, of the population are Jews from a diversity of Jewish backgrounds. Around 4% of Israelis (300,000), ethnically defined as "others", are Russian-descendants of Jewish origin or family who are not Jewish according to rabbinical law, but were eligible for Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return.[341][342] Approximately 68% of Israeli Jews are Israeli-born, 22% are immigrants from Europe and the Americas, and 10% are immigrants from Asia and Africa (including the Arab World).[343][344] Jews who left or fled Arab and Muslim countries and their descendants, known as Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews,[345] constitute approximately 50% of Jewish Israelis.[346][347][348] Jews from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and their Israeli-born descendants, or Ashkenazi Jews, form most of the rest of the Jewish population.

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Here is the full text of the agreement:
Understanding regarding ceasfire in Gaza Strip
- Israel shall stop all hostilities in the Gaza Strip land sea and air, including incursions and targeting of individuals.
- All Palestinian factions shall stop all hostilities from the Gaza Strip against Israel, including rocket attacks and all attacks along the border.
- Opening the crossings and facilitating the movement of people and transfer of goods and refraining from restricting residents' free movements and targeting residents in border areas. Procedures of implementation shall be dealt with after 24 hours from the start of the ceasefire.
- Other matters as may be requested shall be addressed.

Implementation mechanism
- Setting up the zero hour understanding to enter into effect.
- Egypt shall receive assurances from each party that the party commits to what was agreed upon.
- Each party shall commit itself not to perform any acts that would breach this understanding. In case of any observations, Egypt as a sponsor of this understanding, shall be informed to follow up.

Does the red mean the blockade is over? Are they finally going to be free to come and go as they want? To receive shipments from Amazon.com?

[GreecePwns]

Yes, indeed it does mean that. The biggest win for Gaza and its citizens in a long while.

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Headlines read-
ISRAEL HAS AGREED TO STOP KILLING GAZA QUICKLY, WILL RETURN TO KILLING GAZA SLOWLY

[2dimes]

This?

Israel was established as a homeland for the Jewish people and is often referred to as a Jewish state. The country's Law of Return grants all Jews and those of Jewish lineage the right to Israeli citizenship.[340] Over three quarters, or 75.5%, of the population are Jews from a diversity of Jewish backgrounds. Around 4% of Israelis (300,000), ethnically defined as "others", are Russian-descendants of Jewish origin or family who are not Jewish according to rabbinical law, but were eligible for Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return. Sure, thanks but, you're daft if you think I care enough about what you're trying to convince me of to dig through 90+% non relevant info here.[341][342] Approximately 68% of Israeli Jews are Israeli-born, 22% are immigrants from Europe and the Americas, and 10% are immigrants from Asia and Africa (including the Arab World).[343][344] Jews who left or fled Arab and Muslim countries and their descendants, known as Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews,[345] constitute approximately 50% of Jewish Israelis.[346][347][348] Jews from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and their Israeli-born descendants, or Ashkenazi Jews, form most of the rest of the Jewish population.

I invite you to read it close. You''ve convinced me of your thing, I guess all Jewish people that lost property during world war II were killed, none of them ended up taking over land in Israel.

[saxitoxin]

This was a huge, stunning victory for Hamas and a major, humiliating defeat for militant Zionism. It's amazing what a battered, broken and outnumbered people can do against one of the world's largest war machines if sufficiently motivated. The significance of this Hamas victory - and totality of the Israeli defeat - can't be understated.

IMO, it will be incredibly difficult for Fatah to continue to pretend it is the legitimate government of the PNA after Hamas has achieved what Abbas and his cronies have been utterly incapable and impotent to do. It's time for Abbas to step down and turn full control of the PNA over to Hamas.

As for Jewish property losses - they have been, and continue to be, compensated both individually and collectively through the Conference on Material Claims Against Germany. Likewise, Palestinians deserve to be compensated for their property losses in exactly the same way.

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This?

Israel was established as a homeland for the Jewish people and is often referred to as a Jewish state. The country's Law of Return grants all Jews and those of Jewish lineage the right to Israeli citizenship.[340] Over three quarters, or 75.5%, of the population are Jews from a diversity of Jewish backgrounds. Around 4% of Israelis (300,000), ethnically defined as "others", are Russian-descendants of Jewish origin or family who are not Jewish according to rabbinical law, but were eligible for Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return. Sure, thanks but, you're daft if you think I care enough about what you're trying to convince me of to dig through 90+% non relevant info here.[341][342] Approximately 68% of Israeli Jews are Israeli-born, 22% are immigrants from Europe and the Americas, and 10% are immigrants from Asia and Africa (including the Arab World).[343][344] Jews who left or fled Arab and Muslim countries and their descendants, known as Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews,[345] constitute approximately 50% of Jewish Israelis.[346][347][348] Jews from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and their Israeli-born descendants, or Ashkenazi Jews, form most of the rest of the Jewish population.

I invite you to read it close. You''ve convinced me of your thing, I guess all Jewish people that lost property during world war II were killed, none of them ended up taking over land in Israel.

You're welcome to show me any kind of evidence for your stance. I will, until then, remain a bit skeptical about your guesses.