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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 552 Views
Is that right? - 19/10/2023 05:43:12 PM 313 Views
Re: Is that right? - 19/10/2023 06:02:40 PM 289 Views
That's certainly what I'm seeing here, yes. - 19/10/2023 06:15:05 PM 354 Views
And Hamas' recording - 20/10/2023 02:44:12 PM 296 Views
I do not know about the Hospital - 19/10/2023 06:15:55 PM 322 Views
Schools, mosques, refugee camps, and at least one hospital were hit with airstrikes prior to this. - 19/10/2023 09:54:15 PM 313 Views
The WSJ is reporting Saint Porphyrius church, a famous orthodox church was blasted - 19/10/2023 10:52:58 PM 290 Views
The Palestinians are pretty shameless in their propaganda. - 20/10/2023 03:17:43 AM 325 Views
I wish Israel had bombed that hospital, and done so intentionally. - 20/10/2023 01:46:49 PM 312 Views
I feel for you, my friend - 20/10/2023 02:47:31 PM 310 Views
Ummm - 20/10/2023 07:30:05 PM 315 Views
People believe what their taught anti-Semitism teaches them to believe. - 20/10/2023 02:39:19 PM 309 Views
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There is absolutely nothing amazing about it. - 20/10/2023 03:17:27 PM 304 Views
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Sure, but does it even matter at this point? - 20/10/2023 05:58:32 PM 371 Views
Never forget - 20/10/2023 06:16:25 PM 291 Views
Go fuck yourself - 20/10/2023 06:43:41 PM 290 Views
Piss off Roland - 20/10/2023 07:25:18 PM 264 Views
I am cursing Greg for he is one man - 20/10/2023 07:35:01 PM 309 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 292 Views
greg you are putting words into my mouth - 20/10/2023 07:44:06 PM 296 Views
Seriously Mookie listen to yourself - 20/10/2023 07:39:27 PM 305 Views
Re: Seriously Mookie listen to yourself - 20/10/2023 07:45:42 PM 334 Views
Found the anti-semite. - 20/10/2023 07:30:25 PM 293 Views
I was born failed - 20/10/2023 07:32:41 PM 287 Views
Sweetie darling, - 20/10/2023 07:39:42 PM 306 Views
You think you're unique? - 20/10/2023 07:40:24 PM 289 Views
So people who are 14 in Gaza, where are they supposed to go? - 20/10/2023 07:45:41 PM 264 Views
Ask the surrounding Arab countries, for once. *NM* - 20/10/2023 07:47:13 PM 132 Views
And who killed a former president of Egypt? It was before the 14 year olds birth - 20/10/2023 07:52:23 PM 293 Views
If you're referencing Sadat, he was killed by a fellow Egyptian - 20/10/2023 08:12:35 PM 312 Views
Yes I am referencing Sadat - 20/10/2023 08:51:35 PM 259 Views
Re: Never forget - 20/10/2023 07:09:51 PM 313 Views
One thing to note - 20/10/2023 07:35:10 PM 288 Views
Sadly, Jordan doesn't want them, any more than Egypt. *NM* - 20/10/2023 07:49:16 PM 140 Views
Re: One thing to note - 20/10/2023 07:51:48 PM 326 Views
Or maybe its lies spread on campuses over the past 30 years - 20/10/2023 05:24:11 PM 291 Views
Both, and more. - 20/10/2023 06:00:49 PM 311 Views
People believe what fits best with the ongoing narrative. - 20/10/2023 03:51:31 PM 306 Views
The first assumption that the IDF and US are obviously lying is the issue. *NM* - 20/10/2023 04:07:29 PM 150 Views
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The larger pattern - 20/10/2023 05:29:56 PM 314 Views
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Nice to see the board alive again, even for just one day. *NM* - 20/10/2023 08:18:27 PM 158 Views
The blood always pumps due to cursed things, that or drink - *NM* - 20/10/2023 08:40:49 PM 130 Views

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