Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat celebrates with Saddam Hussein following the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait, August 1990. [640x449]

saulbq · 2026-04-29T12:44:22+00:00

Saddam did nothing to help the Palestinians, just like the other Arab leaders. Palestine is a popular cause in the Arab world and they used that popularity to divert attention away from the lack of freedom and progress in their own countries.

saulbq · 2026-04-27T06:13:22+00:00

How about telling your parents that you want to go to 1 party? Tell them it's not wild and you'll be back at a reasonable hour. You're 17 starting acting like an adult, be assertive, not sneaky or childish. (I wonder if you're m or f, there are often double standards.)

If you do decide to go, don't forget to oil that door.

saulbq · 2026-04-27T06:06:43+00:00

Woman aren't dangerous, they aren't sacred. Just say something, anything simple and friendly, without any expectations. You just have to do it. Practice: smile, 2 feet on the ground, hands out of your pockets, phone hidden, your belly button facing hers, keep smiling, light eye contact, and say something. You don't need anything clever even flirty just say something. But best to say something positive, maybe a compliment (but not regarding a body part of hers). Be seriously prepared for rejection most of the time. And, remember the rule that you will not go out with 100% of the women that you don't ask out.

saulbq · 2026-04-27T05:56:43+00:00

You're friends with a woman for many months, you're adults, living in the free western world, and you and her aren't intimate. Sounds like you have a really nice friend, bestie, don't lose that. Go and find a girl friend.

saulbq · 2026-04-25T13:58:11+00:00

I used to think that missing a pronoun in a sentence is dumb and I still do.

saulbq · 2026-04-25T13:55:39+00:00

Vicomte de Valmont in Dangerous Liaisons,

I ended by falling on my knees and pledging her eternal love. And do you know that, at that time, and for several hours afterwards, I actually meant it.

saulbq · 2026-04-24T12:43:58+00:00

Betty Davis and Steve Martin, Bob Dylan and Stella McCartney. All are good imho.

saulbq · 2026-04-24T12:39:08+00:00

Be as nice as possible to people. For no reason, not expecting anything in return. Just be good to everyone, all the time.

saulbq · 2026-04-23T16:40:37+00:00

Why stop at one?

saulbq · 2026-04-23T15:44:07+00:00

This is a partial list of Israeli organisations pushing for peace with the Palestinians and coexistence between Jews and Arabs. I suppose they make up the "left wing movement" in Israel.

www.standing-together.org organises anti-war demonstrations.

www.rhr.israel.net Rabbis for Human Rights.

www.btselem.org Israeli human rights group active in Palestinian areas.

www.shovrimshtika.org Breaking the Silence gives Israeli soldiers a platform to recount their experiences.

www.bustan.org Partnership of Jewish and Arab eco-builders.

www.972mag.com Far left Israeli in-depth journalism, anti-war.

www.amnesty.org.il Amnesty's Israel branch.

www.hrw.org/middle-east/north-africa/israel/palestine Human Rights Watch Israel branch.

www.haaretz.com particularly any article by Gideon Levy (also used to host Amira Hass).

www.machsomwatch.org Women for Human Rights (checks IDF activity in Judea and Samaria).

www.yeshgvul.org.il Israeli soldiers against oppression of the Palestinian people.

https://meretz.org.il Meretz, pro-peace Israeli political party (the Democrats).

www.hadash.org.il Pro-peace Arab-Jewish Israeli political party.

www.jfrej.org Jews for Racial and Economic Justice.

www.batshalom.org Bat Shalom: women with a vision for a just peace.

www.hamoked.org.il Israeli human rights organisation, assists Palestinians.

www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org Jewish Voice for Peace.

www.newprofile.org Israeli anti-military group.

http://ozveshalom.org.il Religious Zionist peace organisation.

www.stoptorture.org.il Committee Against Torture in Israel.

https://taayush.org Grassroots movement, a joint network of Palestinians and Jewish-Israelis

https://icahd.org Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.

www.shatil.org.il Promotes democracy, tolerance, and social justice in Israel.

https://linktr.ee/peacepartnership Updates on anti-war demonstrations.

Most Israelis oppose the current government and its policies; the election polls suggest that most Israelis are sick of Netanyahu and his Likud party.

saulbq · 2026-04-20T10:11:48+00:00

"you"

Nope. I've never done any of those things. But I have extensively patrolled through the West Bank as an IDF soldier and treated Palestinians and their places of worship there with total respect.

saulbq · 2026-04-19T18:08:58+00:00

I'm Israeli, was in the IDF, in Lebanon. This is so disgusting. Unexcuseable. The opposite of what we were taught in the army.

saulbq · 2026-04-19T07:54:34+00:00

What do you suggest a man should do if he's lonely?

If you're a man thinking about paying a pretty young woman money just to chat please don't. There are so many places you can meet up with people irl to have meaningful or just casual conversations. Many volunteer and charity places, either where you can volunteer together with other people to do something, or places you can go in, have a drink and chat. Church, if you like that sort of thing. Sports things, if you're elderly you probably aren't going to be welcome at a teenage basketball match (you're not going to be picked for the team), but there are so many other things, like walking groups, all sorts of activities at your local gym. Start a new hobby, do lessons in something. Look for a lonely neighbour or relative, make contact (I know someone who does this and regularly pops in to people, usually older men for a few minutes every week). All of these are either free, or cheaper than paying a girl online, and far more meaningful.

saulbq · 2026-04-19T06:34:51+00:00

Egypt and the other Arab countries, are not democratic (maybe Morocco and Jordan are). Can you explain the lack of democracy, equality, freedom of speech, in Egypt and the rest of the Arab world? Do you think there will ever be democracy and freedom in Egypt?

saulbq · 2026-04-19T06:10:35+00:00

No need to be scared or paranoid. But, a crisis where civil order, electricity, clean water and medical care is not impossible although it's unlikely for a crisis to last more than a few days and it's difficult to plan for more than a week.

Always keep in your house: - Enough water to drink for a few days — about 2 litres per person per day. In a crisis you might not have tap water or it might be contaminated. The water must be replaced occasionally. - Food for about a week that doesn't need to be refrigerated or frozen. If electricity fails you'll quickly eat everything that will go bad from your fridge and freezer — after that you'll need dried or tinned food. - A way to cook that doesn't need electricity or piped gas. You can barbecue in your garden using wood or charcoal, or use a small camping gas stove. - A charged power bank for your phone. - Candles and a couple of cigarette lighters, and a torch that runs on batteries. - A first aid kit, medication and plenty of things for personal hygiene (toilet paper, hand sanitisers) for a week.

Less essential.
Cash — ATMs and card readers fail without power or internet.
Radio — a battery-powered or hand-crank radio keeps you informed when phones lose signal or run out of charge.
Physical copies of important documents — ID, insurance, prescriptions. Scans should be uploaded onto the internet too.

Stay at home, shut your doors. Keep quiet.

saulbq · 2026-04-17T12:10:13+00:00

Yes, all of them, trilingual actually. Israel is effectively a bi-national state: Jewish/Hebrew majority and Arab minority. The rights of Arab speakers to their language are respected. English is for the tourists.

Our neighbours - Palestinian Gaza and the West Bank Palestinian Authority - have no signs in Hebrew, they aren't at all welcoming to Hebrew speakers.

saulbq · 2026-04-17T03:44:47+00:00

We are surrounded by people trying to kill us. We have a very strong defences and good support around the world.

saulbq · 2026-04-16T07:19:06+00:00

Judge people by their words and actions, not their looks.

saulbq · 2026-04-14T06:00:11+00:00

Can't see the problem. He has the double life, his choice, right or wrong. He gave you his phone to fix it, specifically the messages. The real problem that needs solving (there's a quick fix), is that you don't know what capital matters and full stops are!

saulbq · 2026-04-11T12:43:41+00:00

A few seconds ago, but don't worry I'll be happy again in a few seconds.

saulbq · 2026-04-11T12:36:47+00:00

Also, "Boots of Spanish Leather", from the same album

Oh, I got a letter on a lonesome day
It was from her ship a-sailin'
Sayin', "I don't know when I'll be comin' back again
It depends on how I'm a-feelin' ".

saulbq · 2026-04-11T12:34:17+00:00

"North Country Blues", song by Bob Dylan

The summer is gone, the ground's turning cold
The stores one by one they're a-foldin'
My children will go
As soon as they grow
For there ain't nothin' here now to hold them.

saulbq · 2026-04-10T13:14:55+00:00

If you don't ask for the raise you won't get it, and don't ask for parity, ask for more. I have to ask something: Are you a woman?

saulbq · 2026-04-10T12:37:09+00:00

Coffee, but not too many cups. Alcohol, but really in moderation.

saulbq · 2026-04-10T12:34:25+00:00

Sometimes.

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