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The WSJ is reporting Saint Porphyrius church, a famous orthodox church was blasted Roland00 Send a noteboard - 19/10/2023 10:52:58 PM

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So, yeah, no surprises on the general opinion of the Global South blaming Israel. Israel did demand that 22 hospitals be evacuated, sort of an absurd demand even in times of peace. I think those 22 facilities cover about half of all hospital beds in Gaza. However, what sticks in my mind at this point - and baffles me as to why no one else has picked it up - is the sheer destructiveness and lethality of the explosion. Like you, I think that’s the best way to describe it for now. I’m not aware of any Israeli airstrikes that have had such an effect so far. And the idea that one of Hamas’ home-made rockets could have produced such an explosion, even if all the propellant contributed to the blast, is hard to believe. I’m left wondering about an arms stash or, possibly, a natural gas leak. Not even sure they have natural gas, though. Finally, I’m not really inclined to think much of the narrative of either the terrorist scumbags or the war criminal scumbags. What a morally repellent lot they both are.

And the Israeli military are looking into the incident.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Saint_Porphyrius

Famous church from the 400s, though the current structure is from the 1100s due to the crusades.

(Gallows humor now) then again the Saint it is named after is famous for burning pagan temples.

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I find it interesting, but sadly not a bit surprising... - 19/10/2023 05:24:33 PM 461 Views
Is that right? - 19/10/2023 05:43:12 PM 221 Views
Re: Is that right? - 19/10/2023 06:02:40 PM 201 Views
That's certainly what I'm seeing here, yes. - 19/10/2023 06:15:05 PM 247 Views
And Hamas' recording - 20/10/2023 02:44:12 PM 189 Views
I do not know about the Hospital - 19/10/2023 06:15:55 PM 224 Views
Schools, mosques, refugee camps, and at least one hospital were hit with airstrikes prior to this. - 19/10/2023 09:54:15 PM 211 Views
The WSJ is reporting Saint Porphyrius church, a famous orthodox church was blasted - 19/10/2023 10:52:58 PM 195 Views
The Palestinians are pretty shameless in their propaganda. - 20/10/2023 03:17:43 AM 214 Views
I wish Israel had bombed that hospital, and done so intentionally. - 20/10/2023 01:46:49 PM 208 Views
I feel for you, my friend - 20/10/2023 02:47:31 PM 190 Views
Ummm - 20/10/2023 07:30:05 PM 218 Views
People believe what their taught anti-Semitism teaches them to believe. - 20/10/2023 02:39:19 PM 215 Views
What is amazing is how opinions here have split by party affiliation. - 20/10/2023 02:53:41 PM 198 Views
There is absolutely nothing amazing about it. - 20/10/2023 03:17:27 PM 204 Views
I believe there's a little more to it than that. - 20/10/2023 03:46:24 PM 220 Views
Sure, but does it even matter at this point? - 20/10/2023 05:58:32 PM 256 Views
Never forget - 20/10/2023 06:16:25 PM 198 Views
Go fuck yourself - 20/10/2023 06:43:41 PM 186 Views
Piss off Roland - 20/10/2023 07:25:18 PM 175 Views
I am cursing Greg for he is one man - 20/10/2023 07:35:01 PM 203 Views
Actually I know that Israel has a right to exist and its people have a right to the land. - 20/10/2023 07:38:31 PM 196 Views
greg you are putting words into my mouth - 20/10/2023 07:44:06 PM 204 Views
Seriously Mookie listen to yourself - 20/10/2023 07:39:27 PM 202 Views
Re: Seriously Mookie listen to yourself - 20/10/2023 07:45:42 PM 227 Views
Found the anti-semite. - 20/10/2023 07:30:25 PM 195 Views
I was born failed - 20/10/2023 07:32:41 PM 190 Views
Sweetie darling, - 20/10/2023 07:39:42 PM 207 Views
You think you're unique? - 20/10/2023 07:40:24 PM 193 Views
So people who are 14 in Gaza, where are they supposed to go? - 20/10/2023 07:45:41 PM 167 Views
Ask the surrounding Arab countries, for once. *NM* - 20/10/2023 07:47:13 PM 89 Views
And who killed a former president of Egypt? It was before the 14 year olds birth - 20/10/2023 07:52:23 PM 203 Views
If you're referencing Sadat, he was killed by a fellow Egyptian - 20/10/2023 08:12:35 PM 213 Views
Yes I am referencing Sadat - 20/10/2023 08:51:35 PM 168 Views
Re: Never forget - 20/10/2023 07:09:51 PM 209 Views
One thing to note - 20/10/2023 07:35:10 PM 195 Views
Sadly, Jordan doesn't want them, any more than Egypt. *NM* - 20/10/2023 07:49:16 PM 92 Views
Re: One thing to note - 20/10/2023 07:51:48 PM 227 Views
Or maybe its lies spread on campuses over the past 30 years - 20/10/2023 05:24:11 PM 187 Views
Both, and more. - 20/10/2023 06:00:49 PM 202 Views
People believe what fits best with the ongoing narrative. - 20/10/2023 03:51:31 PM 218 Views
The first assumption that the IDF and US are obviously lying is the issue. *NM* - 20/10/2023 04:07:29 PM 104 Views
All plays in the wider geopolitical war going on here - 20/10/2023 05:32:15 PM 184 Views
The larger pattern - 20/10/2023 05:29:56 PM 204 Views
I agree 100% - 20/10/2023 05:45:08 PM 190 Views
Nice to see the board alive again, even for just one day. *NM* - 20/10/2023 08:18:27 PM 107 Views
The blood always pumps due to cursed things, that or drink - *NM* - 20/10/2023 08:40:49 PM 88 Views

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