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Lol voluntary WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #1
They tacked that on to try to appease some people in Western countries. It's nonsense. David__77 Jan 2024 #2
I agree. This poll is nonsensical. Beastly Boy Jan 2024 #95
It's newsworthy given the clamor of some political figures for removal of people from Gaza. David__77 Jan 2024 #98
I wouldn't exactly call any poll taken among attendees of the Sovereignty Movement conference newsworthy, Beastly Boy Jan 2024 #99
I find it nonsensical to speak of "voluntary" transfer. David__77 Jan 2024 #100
The public opinion you are referring to is that of the public (roughly 6000 of them) who attended a conference on Beastly Boy Jan 2024 #103
The poll was not of conference attendees. David__77 Jan 2024 #115
Some background on the pollster, DirectPoll. It's a client-controlled AI engine. Beastly Boy Jan 2024 #118
Ditto malaise Jan 2024 #25
Its almost like Mountainguy Jan 2024 #3
It's like a moniss Jan 2024 #4
Must be a fun house mirror. TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #48
I made a very long post in response to a comment moniss Jan 2024 #49
Self defense isn't evil it is necessary or even good TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #102
My extensive postings moniss Jan 2024 #107
Pfft. Come on now... Oneironaut Jan 2024 #88
There is neither carpet bombing nor genocide TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #96
This isn't the critique you think it is. David__77 Jan 2024 #7
No, you're the one whos got it twisted Mountainguy Jan 2024 #11
+1 BannonsLiver Jan 2024 #14
Interesting comment, given that lots of people in Gaza are being burned and killed by US-provided weapons. David__77 Jan 2024 #18
Stay down. BannonsLiver Jan 2024 #30
Are the babies of Gaza "finding out?" David__77 Jan 2024 #16
Yes Mountainguy Jan 2024 #46
Did the grandparents and moniss Jan 2024 #50
You want to create an equivalence for Mountainguy Jan 2024 #59
Not at all making an equivalence. I'm putting your moniss Jan 2024 #69
" Take it or leave it at the point of a gun is not negotiation." David__77 Jan 2024 #97
Yes and sadly moniss Jan 2024 #106
TY for the Reality Check. Cha Jan 2024 #38
All of them might not have tried to kill Israelis, but they all sure do fit the profile! Bucky Jan 2024 #53
If "clensing" was the goal Mountainguy Jan 2024 #61
No, they don't have the right to travel to the west bank or gaza al bupp Jan 2024 #71
And yet the idea that Gazans be allowed to voluntarily emigrate to countries willing to take them is called "genocide" tritsofme Jan 2024 #72
Thanks for pointing that out. David__77 Jan 2024 #90
Many of these "pro-Pal" folks would prefer to turn Gaza into an open air prison. tritsofme Jan 2024 #5
Would there be a right to return under this scenario? David__77 Jan 2024 #6
What a surprise Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 #8
Post removed Post removed Jan 2024 #77
Do I Read This Right, Sir? The Magistrate Jan 2024 #79
Why in Paletine then? brush Jan 2024 #81
You Simply Cannot Be Serious, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2024 #82
Because that is where they come from. They are indigenous TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #105
A person might wonder... moondust Jan 2024 #9
There is no need to grab anything. TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #108
On social media- Israeli's are not shy womanofthehills Jan 2024 #10
No one's shy on social media. Bucky Jan 2024 #54
Yeah. Voluntary. Sure. Autumn Jan 2024 #12
Like those that volunteered multigraincracker Jan 2024 #19
Yeah, we've seen this movie before. Autumn Jan 2024 #20
Do they favor voluntary relocation of the future energy assets too? GreenWave Jan 2024 #13
Other countries have problems of their own to deal with. dalton99a Jan 2024 #15
Israel turned over Gaza to the Palestinians and the terror attacks started ripcord Jan 2024 #17
Voluntary? atreides1 Jan 2024 #21
They could call it the "Trail of Tears" DBoon Jan 2024 #22
This is a public opinion poll, not a policy LeftInTX Jan 2024 #23
The public policy is to make civilian life in Gaza impossible. David__77 Jan 2024 #24
Netanyahu is very unpopular in Israel LeftInTX Jan 2024 #33
I think the public policy is to make civilian life in Gaza impossible. David__77 Jan 2024 #37
You're citing a public opinion poll from Israeli LeftInTX Jan 2024 #43
So can they voluntarily return to Israel? Freethinker65 Jan 2024 #26
We saw what happens on 10/7 when hundreds of Gazans "returned" to Israel.... tritsofme Jan 2024 #40
Textbook ethnic cleansing obamanut2012 Jan 2024 #27
No it isn't. Look at Yemen if you want a textbook case of ethnic cleansing. lapucelle Jan 2024 #31
Rec.. TY for the History to Educate! Cha Jan 2024 #41
This is literally the legal definition of ethnic cleansing obamanut2012 Jan 2024 #62
Post removed Post removed Jan 2024 #78
Yes, it is literally ethic cleansing obamanut2012 Jan 2024 #60
Actually, no it isn't. lapucelle Jan 2024 #74
People Use These Words As Magic Charms, Ma'am The Magistrate Jan 2024 #75
Well that makes senses. lapucelle Jan 2024 #76
Do the poll respondents understand that is what created the current situation? RockRaven Jan 2024 #28
Hamas created the current situation. N/T lapucelle Jan 2024 #32
Hamas didn't exist when this situation was created. RockRaven Jan 2024 #34
Hamas created the situation, and the world knows it. Without Hamas, there is no present war. lapucelle Jan 2024 #36
The poll responses that the OP is about are addressing where Palestinians RockRaven Jan 2024 #39
The question was "Are you for or against voluntary transfer emigration lapucelle Jan 2024 #47
Who the Fuck is that ASSHOLE?! Cha Jan 2024 #42
Cha, I keep warning Israel is just the first beachead in the war TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #58
Exactly.. HAMAS brags "the West is Next". while Cha Jan 2024 #68
He is advocating for genocide. The People's Forum is 🗑️ LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #52
Neville Roy Singham is an aged-out, maoist, Uyghur-genocide-denying, Putin-loving billionaire tech bro. lapucelle Jan 2024 #73
The suicide bombers kill and maim, the rockets come TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #57
There is nothing voluntary about Palestinian emigration. It would be death or forced removal by Israel. Lonestarblue Jan 2024 #29
Cool, Israelis need to vote on ponying up the money for relocation. FHRRK Jan 2024 #35
What if they don't want to be relocated? WarGamer Jan 2024 #45
What they want is irrelevant at this point Calculating Jan 2024 #55
So, you realize that is literally ethnic cleansing, right? obamanut2012 Jan 2024 #64
In some ways, it is preferable for the argument to be aboveboard rather than clouded in PR-speak. David__77 Jan 2024 #70
I used to think the concept of LIHOP was "tin foily" and lacking critical thought.... WarGamer Jan 2024 #44
No 'sh-t,' sherlock. elleng Jan 2024 #51
I'd kinda agree that Palestinians have lost the right to live next to the Jews Calculating Jan 2024 #56
You are advocating for literal ethinic cleansing obamanut2012 Jan 2024 #66
Israel gave Gaza to the Palestinians after they took it from Egypt ripcord Jan 2024 #80
Repossession is actually a sane thing to do, imo. Oneironaut Jan 2024 #92
There is no government to set up. All self government TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #110
Any sort of democratic government there seems impossible, Hamas and Islamic Jihad are the most popular tritsofme Jan 2024 #113
People Need To Face Up To That, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2024 #114
"Palestinians have lost the right to live" ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2024 #104
You left off the "next to the Jews" part Calculating Jan 2024 #109
Would they be okay with a voluntary relocation of Israelis? LiberalFighter Jan 2024 #63
How about a relocation of Netanyahu and his Likud party? LiberalFighter Jan 2024 #65
Transportation to the East Prairie Gates Jan 2024 #67
I hope that this will not become US policy. David__77 Jan 2024 #83
You Are Aware 'Transport To The East' Was Euphemism For Transport To Extermination Facilities, Sir? The Magistrate Jan 2024 #84
I hope that endorsement of so-called voluntary transfer will not become US policy. David__77 Jan 2024 #85
That's A Bit Better, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2024 #86
Without right of return, its ethnic cleansing. David__77 Jan 2024 #89
This Is Nonesense, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2024 #93
No, it is literally and legally ethnic cleansing obamanut2012 Jan 2024 #116
There Was 'Ethnic Cleansing' In '48, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2024 #117
lol Voluntary Oneironaut Jan 2024 #87
Majority of Israelis favor illusory non-solution . . . hatrack Jan 2024 #91
unfuckingbelievable n/t leftstreet Jan 2024 #94
...and 78% were in favor of the Tooth Fairy waving her magic wand, and making the Israeli/Palestinian problem go away. LudwigPastorius Jan 2024 #101
This is a wish for a path to safety for those who would get out of the way of the munitions TheKentuckian Jan 2024 #111
In Short, Sir: Deserters The Magistrate Jan 2024 #112
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