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Jim Apple
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Chicago. He/him.
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"They gave power to their employees. Now they're talking back. What did you think they were going to do? You indulge children for long enough and give them sugar all day long, they're going to become terrible people."
February 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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In a poll by Tel Aviv University from August 2024, 47% of polled Israelis though that Israel should "obey international laws and maintain ethical values in war".

www.inss.org.il/publication/...
INSS Swords of Iron Survey Results, Chart 21. Do you think that Israel should obey international laws and maintain ethical values in war? Should: 47% total, 42.5% of Jewish sector, 64% of Arab sector; Should not: 39.5% of total, 47% of Jewish sector, 10% of Arab sector; No opinion: 13.5% of total, 10.5% of Jewish sector, 26% of Arab sector.
October 23, 2024 at 8:28 PM
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The White House national-security spokesperson is not qualified to say? This is the second Google hit (the first is paywalled) for [Netanyahu Palestinian state]: www.timesofisrael.com/pointing-to-... Has the Israeli government been ambiguous about this since October 7th?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday night that he was “proud” he prevented the establishment of a Palestinian state and took credit for “putting the brakes” on the Oslo peace process, during a press conference at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv.
January 12, 2024 at 2:22 AM
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Pre-1948 Zionist militias in the British Mandate of Palestine used synagogues, schools, and medical facilities to hide military equipment and operations.
Plaque in Hebrew and English. The English reads "The Lehi used the basement and attic of this synagogue as a secret arms cache. It was discovered by the British during the 'great curfew' imposed in July 1946, and the weapons were confiscated."
December 2, 2023 at 4:09 PM