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John 5:1 After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. There is kind of a giveaway here as to who John is writing for there would be no need for Jewish readers and hearers to be told that it was a festival of the Jews. John's Gospel is commonly thought to be the...

maybe the answer is not binomial!

I have to ask if you have skin in the game. Your absolutes in this discussion thread excuse Israel and the IDF of all wrongs and if there is any likelihood they did wrong then it is the Palestinians' fault. You appear to do this to an extent that is beyond comprehension and reason. Your seeming...

Later on, through much outside pressure, they allowed limited humanitarian aid to come into Gaza through Rafah and other points. Given that for much of that period, Hamas represented the closest thing they had to a Government, that is hardly surprising, indeed it would be far more surprising if...

Genesis 17:8 And I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are now an alien, all the land of Canaan, for a perpetual holding; and I will be their God.’ The children of Shem and the descendents are the Semitic peoples. The Promised Land - Canaan - relies on...

They were offered a State without Sovereignty. That hardly qualifies.

I tend to agree. It is reasonably clear that Israel and the IDF have exercised a deal of control over the flow of aid. Aid into the Gaza Strip comes either through Israel or the Raffa Crossing which has been largely closed. A large percentage of the population of the Gaza Strip are refugees and...

I read both. Noa Tishby is the other side of the coin. I think you should read both.

I don't accept that statement. Incorrect.

Thank you for the response. Hamas in its early days received funding from some key players in Israel as they were seen as the the opportunity to destabilise the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organisation) - and the object lesson here is: Be careful what you wish for. I would like to see an end to...

In my view, questioning the actions of Israel does not constitute defending Hamas. In my view, trying to understand what the Hamas/Palestinian issues are does not constitute defending Hamas. In my view, murder and the taking of hostages is unacceptable. In my view, holding the entire region in...

I am not defending terrorists, but given the amount of deliberate fear the IDF has fed into Gaza, I am wondering if you are going to follow your own advice and stop defending terrorists.

So when Hamas attacks civilians in Israel we call it an act of terrorism and label them a terrorist organisation. And when Israel attacks civilians in Gaza we call it an appropriate response with an unfortunate and entirely foreseeable unacceptable level of civilian casualties. I don't buy...

Isn't Jesus God in the Flesh?

I am not an american, however I understand your point. We have a different list in Australia where right wing fascists are also prominent. I dont like them either.

He who has ears, let him hear

Many think this is an oversimplification. I suggest you watch (rewatch) Lawrence of Arabia, as a movie it is almost timeless, and whilst it may represent historical fiction from 50 years ago, it has enough of the historical facts in order to ask of us some biting questions rather that simply...

Not entirely true, and possibly an oversimplification.

I am not sure that will produce the result you desire. Often in history, we have seen this type of approach give birth to something even worse. We need better solutions, not simply more of the same. Christ came into the world, not to destroy us, but to teach us we could be better.

Just in case you are misled, or mistaken, I do not support acts of terror, or the taking of hostages, by either side, and I do not support the killing indiscriminately of civilians but either side.