For you Hamas supporters...

Schwarzer Ritter's Avatar
...I saw something interesting. Leon Uris wrote the book Exodus about the 1947 founding of Israel. It was made into a movie in 1960. So we're talking about a span 13 years. Repeatedly, the Jewish characters refer to themselves as PALESTINIANS. Paul Newman's character Ari said he was a Sabra, a native born PALESTINIAN. The Jews and others born there are the Palestinians and not those murderous refugees.
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As the book was written about the founding/establishment of Israel.

The characters would have been Palestinian at the time as Israel had not been "founded" yet.

Israel was founded May 14, 1948

Sabra in current context means a native born Israeli.

At the time of the book it would have meant a native born Palestinian.

Interestingly enough, the actual meaning of Sabra is "a type of prickly pear endemic in the Middle East."

Colloquially the term sabra is viewed as a metaphor for the Israeli—someone with a rough exterior but a sweet, sensitive soul.

Time marches on and the definitions of words often change with the times.

My hope is that my post will be educational and bring an end to this thread, but I am concerned that it will not stop the trolling of the Forums.
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  • Busty
  • 04-05-2025, 09:52 PM
^^got my attention
Lucas McCain's Avatar
I have yet to read a single post by anyone in this forum ever supporting Hamas. This troll thread is ridiculous but lately predictable.

On a lighter note, the Duke/Houston game was a shocking ending.
ICU 812's Avatar
I agree with LC.

Can we close this thread?
Unique_Carpenter's Avatar
Will the thread die on its own if we refrain from further posting until an actual Hamas supporter posts?
Schwarzer Ritter's Avatar
So much for calling balls and strikes...

The point of this thread is to show how addled the youth in this country are. Especially those in college. The definition of what a Palestinian is a modern interpretation but these idiots try to claim the Middle East going back 3000 years. No one on this site was accused of being a Hamas supporter. That is a straw man. However, leftists generally move about in herds so I would not be surprised.
Yssup Rider's Avatar
So much for calling balls and strikes...

The point of this thread is to show how addled the youth in this country are. Especially those in college. The definition of what a Palestinian is a modern interpretation but these idiots try to claim the Middle East going back 3000 years. No one on this site was accused of being a Hamas supporter. That is a straw man. However, leftists generally move about in herds so I would not be surprised. Originally Posted by Schwarzer Ritter
There's your answer. It won't die on its own.

PS, the word "you" in your provocative headline indicates you have done exactly what you claimed you didn't.

I'm with everybody else. Close it!
Schwarzer Ritter's Avatar
Are you a Hamas supporter Yip? If not, I'm not talking to you am I?

Frankly, I'm happy to hear that we don't have any on this site. I was listening this morning and a released October 7th hostage was explaining that they were berated by the terrorists about many people they (the terrorists) had on our universities. He was shown photos of protests in Columbia.

You want to poo poo this thread but this about national security. The anti Trump crowd has to remove their collective heads from their asses and realize that Trump might be right.
VitaMan's Avatar
You are quite new to this forum, and have kept edging toward blaming the left wing for everything, trolling threads, hijacking threads, and insults.


You may have jumped the shark with this thread.
Schwarzer Ritter's Avatar
Wow! What "right wing" spokesman is in favor of terrorism?
  • pxmcc
  • 04-06-2025, 10:17 PM
is there anyone on this site on the left who actually supports Hamas? anyone who thinks Oct. 7 was just dandy? if so, speak now or forever hold your peace. i seriously doubt it..

i'm left wing but Oct. 7 was a serious war crime. so what's the point of this thread, actually? just a troll post?
Yssup Rider's Avatar
is there anyone on this site on the left who actually supports Hamas? anyone who thinks Oct. 7 was just dandy? if so, speak now or forever hold your peace. i seriously doubt it..

i'm left wing but Oct. 7 was a serious war crime. so what's the point of this thread, actually? just a troll post? Originally Posted by pxmcc
Ditto, and yes, it’s another troll thread.
Schwarzer Ritter's Avatar
Funny how we can't agree on January 6th.

Let me give you some insight; I was a voracious reader throughout school. One of my favorite things was the Time Magazine yearly collection of magazines called a Time Capsule. You could read what was said, whom said it, and how it was said in 1927. News, sciences, entertainment, and advertising was all there just as it was written. Same thing for older movies. Not the content but the way it was said. Mission to Moscow was pure propaganda produced and acted in By Walter Huston.
Israelis called themselves Palestinians before 1960. I was watching September 5th last night. The Munich terrorist attack in 1972. What did the clips from that era tell us? They were called ARAB terrorists. Why is this even important? It should teach us all to really look at language. Today's liberal is not very liberal. Someone calls someone a Nazi or fascist and you really have to look at the speaker. They have no idea what they're talking about. The more they say it the more foolish they look.
Yssup Rider's Avatar
Interesting.

BS is still called BS. Yesterday and today..

The more they post it, the result’s still the same.