We Had a Chance to End the Conflict and We Chose to Burn It. In 2005, something historic happened. Israel withdrew completely from Gaza - not just its soldiers, but also all of its civilians, farms, and settlements. Thousands of Israeli families were uprooted from their homes by their own government. Synagogues were dismantled, greenhouses and infrastructure worth hundreds of millions of dollars were left behind - not destroyed, but handed over to give us a chance to start fresh. For the first time in our history, we had full control over a piece of land - our own borders, our own cities, our own people, and access to the sea. The world was ready to help. Billions in aid and investment were promised. It could have been the beginning of a Palestinian Singapore. But instead of building schools, hospitals, and industries, we built tunnels, rockets, and militias. Instead of creating hope, we chose hatred. Instead of turning Gaza into proof that Palestinians can govern themselves, we turned it into proof that we cannot. When Israel left, the world expected calm, peace, and progress. What did we give them? Civil war between Fatah and Hamas. Executions in the streets. A terror group seizing power and turning Gaza into a launching pad for endless wars. And the world still asks: Why doesn’t Israel “just give up the West Bank” too? Because they already saw what happened the last time they gave land for nothing in return. The truth is painful, but it must be said: We were given a chance to build a future and we used it to destroy our own. We could have shown that we were ready for peace. Instead, we showed that we were ruled by those who fear peace more than they fear death. Every rocket fired from Gaza wasn’t just aimed at Israel - it was aimed at our own future. And now, after all the destruction, poverty, and death, I keep asking myself: What if, just once, we had chosen life instead of revenge? We had the opportunity to end the conflict. But our leaders and too many of us chose to keep it alive.

Lots of negative on here today. Here’s a happy time line cleanse 😊

Full respect to Conservative MP @Katie_Lam_MP. Putting the ugly truth to Parliament. Some desperately needed honesty on the rape gangs.

Finally a British politician talking sense.

The German Nazi camp #Auschwitz was established in the spring 1940 in the occupied town of Oświęcim. Listen about the creation of the camp & its first prisoners. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Lz… ApplePodcast: podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcas… Youtube: youtu.be/NOvDKNpCeLg

Wile E. Coyote is using Acme® brand rockets again.

The most dangerous form of cancer is the Muslim Brotherhood ideology. It spreads destruction across nations, ignites wars, and destabilizes entire regions. We must confront it at every level to protect our future.

🎥POLICE- Update regarding UK riots.

Just made this point to Admiral Hagari in IDF HQ and I think it’s a good one so I’ll share it. Even though I have combat experience myself, have degrees in Law, War Studies and Psychology, on first seeing the destruction in Rafah my nanosecond first reaction was: “Fucking hell.” I *know* why the damage occurred. If you’re destroying Hamas’ capability and infrastructure root and branch, the fact that their infrastructure is in every school, hospital, mosque and house means that those things are all going to be damaged. If every home contains a booby trap, every home is going to be explosively damaged. No army in the world has sufficient engineers to diffuse every bomb like that in a kinetic clearance operation. The IDF don’t want to damage people’s homes, but they’re taking the only tactical option they have to achieve operational goals. This does mean two things, though. If I, with my experience and knowledge, am having that reaction, so will the world when they see it. And for the wider world, without the knowledge to rationalise and understand what they’re seeing, that reaction will be enduring. So the first requirement is for the IDF to explain to world leaders and opinion leaders, simply, what has happened and why. The second thing is the priority that must be given to reconstruction. Palestinian Arabs cannot stay in tents indefinitely. The wider world needs to step up as they did in Germany in 1945 to create a society that is enduring and can live at peace alongside Israel. It’s going to require billions of currency and huge efforts. Get this right, and Gaza could be a Mediterranean paradise.

🎥Police update regarding the Leeds disturbance.

This won the internet today. Incredible.

A rock band is performing and the singer sees a kid with a banner asking to play guitar with them. The singer asks him: - Do you really know how to play guitar? - Yeah! - What's your favorite band? - Guns N' Roses What happens next is incredible.

Do you think that 30 Corps was slow and caused operation Market Garden to fail? You are so wrong. Please read both my books. You'll understand why the operation failed. pre-jump.nl A retweet would help me get this important message across. 😉

RT @Mr_Andrew_Fox: Here is the film “Nova”. It is footage recorded by Hamas themselves, victims and first responders at the Nova festival…

When I win the lottery I won’t tell anyone. But there will be signs 😂

This dog holds his baby tight. If the word Love were a picture, it would be this dog's grasp & gaze.

This is just lovely

Wake up ..

We stay open throughout the year for this community and those veterans that we support. On Christmas day, our team opens the doors to absolutely everyone and cooks an amazing Xmas feast, which is free for anyone who wants to join us so that they don't have to be alone. This is belonging. This is a Hub Christmas. #Christmas #MerryChristmas #allyouneedislove #veteranssupportingveterans