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6 days ago: Alkzine ceased to exist
I had the WEIRDEST dream last night.
So Flor-Fina, SDL, and I, and later a
female who I can only imagine was H (since no one paid attention to me when I asked who was who) were all in a Discord call and decided to play some kind of open world militaryish survivalyish game. Kinda like Playerunkown's Battlegrounds.
And then the game became real life somehow, and we were all in some desert fort, and Flor-Fina, SDL, & Co. were setting up a government in this fort and then my irl friends appeared as well as the rest of the region and we were going to be soldiers and I guess there were other factions and then I started socializing awkwardly with members of the region and friends of SDL and H and then I woke up before we could do anything cool.
The end.
Maybe you ate some kind of strong cheese before falling asleep, which gave you your "nightmare." Although the thought of socializing with the rest of our region's inhabitants is kind of cool!
Welcome home Alkzine!! We missed you! Israel is much nicer than Lazarus.
Gaza tunnel into Israel discovered and detonated
By: ARON HELLER, Associated Press October 30, 2017 at 9:53 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it discovered and detonated a militant tunnel on Monday that was dug from Gaza into Israel, in a rare flare-up along the tense border that has remained largely quiet since a 2014 war with Gaza's Hamas rulers.
Military spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus said thanks to groundbreaking technology this "active tunnel," which was still being dug, was discovered and forces blew it up inside Israeli territory. He said military intelligence had been tracking it for some time.
He called it a "grave and unacceptable violation of Israeli sovereignty" and that Israel holds Hamas responsible for the breach of its territory. Conricus says the assumption is there are more tunnels boring into Israel aimed at attacking its soldiers and citizens.
Ashraf al-Kidra, a Gaza Health Ministry spokesman, said eight wounded people were evacuated from the tunnel area to hospital, including one in critical condition.
Hamas had no comment on the Israeli strike but militants from the smaller Islamic Jihad group prevented journalists from filming at the scene, suggesting the tunnel belonged to them.
"Those who try to harm us, we harm them," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Today we detected a tunnel and destroyed it and we will continue to do so."
During the 2014 war, Hamas militants on several occasions made their way into Israel through a tunnel network that caught Israel off guard. Although they did not manage to reach civilian areas, the infiltrations terrified the local population. Israel destroyed 32 tunnels during that conflict, and since then has made neutralizing the tunnel threat a top priority.
Israel has long claimed Hamas has been investing in new tunnels since the last war to attack Israel rather than helping its own people recover.
The military's discovery followed word from the United Nation's refugee agency that it had found what appeared to be a tunnel burrowed beneath one of the schools it operates in the Gaza Strip. Christopher Gunness, a spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, said in a statement that the organization "robustly intervened with relevant parties to protest the violation."
Israel's military body responsible for governing Palestinian affairs noted UNRWA's condemnation, adding that "Hamas is lying not only to the world but to the people of Gaza."
President Donald Trump's special Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt took to Twitter to rail against Hamas, which the United States like most of the West considers a terrorist organization.
"Hamas uses the world's generosity to shield terror. Palestinians in Gaza deserve so much better," Greenblatt wrote.
Finally, I have reached #1. The Most Average in Israel....lol.
Helloooooo I'm new to the region but not NS, just wondering if anyone is (or knows another user who is) good at making flags? There's no Hebrew or Star of David in my current flag but I'm hoping to change that
Welcome Mastouleim,
Can't help you on the flag making. Enjoy your time here in Israel.
Welcome back Alkzine......How was Balder?
Great thanks :)
Im probably going to cte again to be honest; there's not much going on here.
Working on getting my income tax rate back down from 48% to around 20%
You can go into vacation mode, won't cte for 60 days.
I am a Zionist and love Israel.
I also love that regional password! :P
Israel Ambassador and Mossad agent h
Yeah, we like it too!
Mossad agent h and Judaism
Good to have you home!
Thanks, you guys. This was made during the time that Nazi and Anti-Zionist losers used to come here, spouting some hateful stuff. Each time this happened, my little consolation (apart from banjecting them, of course) was that they had to write they love Israel just to enter.
Best to you all.
Sea Dolphin Lovers, Israel Ambassador, Flor-Fina, Judaism, and 2 othersJezierzany, and Aramaya
WASHINGTON — Defying dire, worldwide warnings, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday broke with decades of US and international policy by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Despite urgent appeals from Arab and European leaders and the risk of anti-American protests and violence, Trump declared that he was ending an approach that for decades has failed to advance the prospects for peace. He also for the first time personally endorsed the concept of a “two-state solution” for Israel and the Palestinians, provided both sides agree to it.
“I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” he said in a White House address, calling it “overdue” and in the best interests of the United States. He said recognition acknowledged the “obvious” fact that Jerusalem is the seat of Israel’s government despite the disputed status that is one of the key elements in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“This is nothing more or less than the recognition of reality,” he said.
Trump also directed that the State Department begin the process of moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as required by US law. Officials said, however, that the move will take years to complete.
Trump maintained that his decision would not compromise the city’s geographic and political borders, which will still be determined by Israel and the Palestinians.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Trump, saying Israel was “profoundly grateful.”
“This is a historic day,” Netanyahu said in a video message. “We’re profoundly grateful for the president for his courageous and just decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to prepare for the opening of the US embassy here.”
Netanyahu said the move reflected Trump’s “commitment to an ancient but enduring truth, to fulfilling his promises and to advancing peace.”
Delivering his own address after Trump’s, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the US could no longer be seen as a facilitator of peace talks.
“These reprehensible and rejected measures constitute a deliberate undermining of all peace efforts and represent a declaration that the United States has withdrawn from playing the role it has played in the past decades in sponsoring the peace process,” he said.
Turkey led Muslim opposition with Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu calling it against international law.
“We condemn the irresponsible statement of the US Administration declaring that it recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and it will be moving the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem,” he wrote on Twitter. “This decision is against international law and relevant UN Resolutions.”
Even America’s closest allies in Europe questioned the wisdom of Trump’s radical departure from the past US position, which was studiously neutral over the sovereignty of the city.
“This is a regrettable decision that France does not approve of and goes against international law and all the resolutions of the UN Security Council,” French President Emmanuel Macron said.
UN chief Antonio Guterres spoke out against what he called “unilateral measures” that jeopardize the prospect for peace for Israelis and Palestinians.
“In this moment of great anxiety, I want to make it clear: there is no alternative to the two-state solution. There is no Plan B,” he said, without mentioning Trump’s speech.
“We have consulted with many friends, partners, and allies in advance of the President making his decision. We firmly believe there is an opportunity for a lasting peace,” he said in a statement.
“The State Department will immediately begin the process to implement this decision by starting the preparations to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.”
However, he also said the US was gearing up for unrest in response to the decision.
“The safety of Americans is the State Department’s highest priority, and in concert with other federal agencies, we’ve implemented robust security plans to protect the safety of Americans in affected regions,” Tillerson said.
Ahead of Trump’s speech, Arab and Muslim leaders spoke about the potential for violence. In Gaza, hundreds of Palestinian protesters burned American and Israeli flags. They also waved Palestinian flags and banners proclaiming Jerusalem as their “eternal capital,” language that Israelis similarly use for their nation.
Jerusalem includes the holiest ground in Judaism. It’s also home to Islam’s third-holiest shrine and major Christian sites, and any perceived harm to Muslim claims to the city has triggered protests in the past, in the Holy Land and beyond.
America’s consulate in Jerusalem has ordered US personnel and their families to avoid visiting Jerusalem’s Old City or the West Bank, and urged American citizens in general to avoid places with increased police or military presence.
Jerusalem hospital Shaare Zedek told emergency room staff to prepare for possible violence that could break out following the speech Wednesday night.
Staff were asked to be “on call” for the next three days in anticipation of increased casualties in clashes in and around Jerusalem.
Sea Dolphin Lovers, Israel Ambassador, and Aramaya
Hanukkah, otherwise known as Chanukah, the Festival of Lights.
When the Jewish people reclaimed the Temple in Jerusalem, they only had enough oil to light the Temple’s Menorah for one day.
However, somehow the little oil they had miraculously kept the Menorah alight for eight days.
Praised are You,
Our God, Ruler of the universe,
Who made us holy through Your commandments
and commanded us
to kindle the Hanukkah lights.
May we all have a happy and safe Hanukkah.
Sea Dolphin Lovers, Israel Ambassador, Mossad agent h, Judah, and 2 othersJezierzany, and Ootowing
Happy Hanukkah Everybody!!!
Sea Dolphin Lovers, Israel Ambassador, Mossad agent h, Flor-Fina, and 2 othersJudah, and Jezierzany
Trump's Jerusalem declaration was the right thing to do. Not to be ungrateful, however, this wa long overdue, and I don't know why the delay in transferring the Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. I certainly don't understand why it should take the US more time to build an embassy in Jerusalem, where there is already an active consulate, than it took the US to build a fresh one in Cuba... :)
But again, this was the right move.
Israel Ambassador, Flor-Fina, Judah, and Jezierzany
Mazel tov! Jerusalem was a great Hanukkah present!
Agree, now America has to follow through and move there!
Israel Ambassador and Mossad agent h
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