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Free, Non-Stop Flights for Aussies Fleeing Lebanon, from Cyprus to Sydney @ Qantas

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beatthatflight on 04/10/2024 - 20:46 qantasnewsroom.com.au (1199 clicks)
Last edited 04/10/2024 - 22:02

In a break from my regular travel deal posting, hopefully this'll help someone who needs to get out of Lebanon fast.

Qantas will operate two non-stop flights between Cyprus and Sydney, to help Australians in Lebanon get home on behalf of the Australian Government.

The flights will be operated using a Qantas Boeing 787 and will be able to carry up to 440 Australians back home.

The first service is expected to depart Larnaca in Cyprus on Monday evening (local time), arriving in Sydney on Tuesday.

The second direct Dreamliner service is expected to depart on Wednesday.

The national carrier will operate these assisted-departure flights free of charge for the Australian Government, with no cost to those travelling on the flight. The airline is working to obtain the necessary approvals.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is coordinating registration for Australians wanting to return home.

Qantas has called for pilots and cabin crew to nominate their interest in operating the flights. This is expected to be oversubscribed as it was with the special assistance flights from Tel Aviv in October 2023, when 900 cabin crew expressed their interest for 70 positions.

These assisted-departure flights will impact some customers booked to travel on our international network, and customers are being contacted directly with alternative travel arrangements. We’re working to minimise the impact as much as possible and appreciate their understanding.

ADVICE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

Australians who want to leave Lebanon via Cyprus should register at DFAT’s Crisis Portal. If you have already registered with DFAT you do not need to register again.

For urgent consular assistance, Australians should continue to call the Australian Government’s 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre on +61 2 6261 3305 (from overseas) or 1300 555 135 (from within Australia).

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            • rooster7777 on 05/10/2024 - 09:11
              +9

              @JohnHowardsEyebrows: israeli supporters are a threat to australia…. we regularly see the debilitating evidence of jewish/ zionist lobby groups interfering and corrupting australian corporate and political processes.

              • Superkid on 05/10/2024 - 19:42
                +1

                @rooster7777: I assume then that you are against all forms of lobbying?

            • 1st-Amendment on 05/10/2024 - 11:52

              @JohnHowardsEyebrows: Welcome to multiculturalism…

            • smalltime0 on 05/10/2024 - 14:16
              +4

              @JohnHowardsEyebrows: Israel used Australian passports to assassinate Iranian scientists and officials.
              Any other nation, that would be an act of war. Both on us and on Iran. But Israel has people defending it come out that they had to risk EVERY AUSTRALIAN ABROAD because otherwise the evil Iranians might do something maybe. Just trust them.

            • Sanitygone on 05/10/2024 - 17:38
              +2

              @JohnHowardsEyebrows: I implore you to look into just how many Australian politicians and journalists are given fully sponsored trips to Israel including travel and accommodation by the Australia Israel & Jewish Affairs Council. If you don't think that's a threat to our democracy or atleast a conflict of interest, well, I don't know what to tell you.

        • Senatekill on 05/10/2024 - 18:15
          +1

          there is a house near me with a israeli flag, their president is a war criminal, should that be illegal? we are a free country, its a downhill slope when you start banning …

      • MassEffect on 04/10/2024 - 23:13
        +9

        Why did you put Australians in quotes? What are you trying to imply?

        • fantombloo on 05/10/2024 - 02:12
          +3

          What are you trying to imply?

          "The Australian way is my way."

          • The Araldited Wallet on 05/10/2024 - 07:33
            +5

            @fantombloo: The Australian way probably doesn’t include marching through the streets of Sydney carrying the photograph of a dead terrorist kingpin who did all his best work on the other side of the planet.

        • The Araldited Wallet on 05/10/2024 - 07:28
          +10

          There are Australians, and then there are “Australians” of convenience … who have entered this country looking for a better way of life but continue to espouse the toxic ideologies that have turned their homeland into hell holes.

          You wanna be called a citizen with all its rights and privileges? Then be a citizen.

          • Deee1 on 05/10/2024 - 08:24
            -6

            @The Araldited Wallet: You reek of racism and ignorance. It's the west invading those countries and sucking all their resources that made people flee their homes in the first place.

            • The Araldited Wallet on 05/10/2024 - 08:32

              @Deee1: Dee…

              You reek of sanctimony and judgement.

              Let’s not talk about the money oil producers get paid, or how they choose to spend that money.

              Let’s not also talk about the scourge of religious fundamentalism and how that has affected those previously vibrant, peaceful, successful democracies.

              Do yourself a favour and read at least a few history books.

              It never ceases to amaze me how someone can so easily use the worst of slurs, just because they disagree with you.

              • Clarky77 on 05/10/2024 - 14:46
                +1

                @The Araldited Wallet: How dare you suggest Australia should use Miles instead of Kilometres! (& if you didn’t say that it doesn’t matter because that’s what I implied from it and that’s what matters)

                I can smell your racist one nation arse from here in my women’s studies lecture hall!

                HOW DARE YOU!!!!!

              • Sanitygone on 05/10/2024 - 17:33

                @The Araldited Wallet: Oh mate, where do you think that religious fundamentalism and theocratic regimes came from? They don't come out of nowhere. Crippling countries and funding and arming their far right militias then being surprised when people turn to fundamentalism and violence isn't some alien concept. I encourage you to just even peruse the Wikipedia page on the United States and state sponsored terrorism. Maybe it's you who needs to read a few history books.

      • Roddi on 04/10/2024 - 23:39
        +1

        Do you have a problem with paying the medical costs of "Australians" who keep drink driving or smoking despite decades of advertised health warnings?

        • The Araldited Wallet on 04/10/2024 - 23:41

          Haha… wow!

          That’s too loose to be even called a tangent.

          • juki on 05/10/2024 - 00:04

            @The Araldited Wallet: would drug/ meth users fit then? it would free up some space in psych wards and reduce a bit of the abuse. There are many valid reasons why people may have been in lebanon, given the long list of recent disasters, and immigration in australia, seeing relatives might be one. i just wanted to try make the other guys "tangent" stick even though its off topic

        • BobCobb on 05/10/2024 - 06:31

          In a word, yes.

        • Clarky77 on 05/10/2024 - 08:34
          +5

          Considering the crazy amount of taxes smokers and drinkers pay for the privilege to indulge in their vices I have less of a problem with them than freeloaders expecting a free flight when they can afford to fly overseas for a holiday, now if some of those people have genuine financial issues I don’t think they should be left behind but I think those who can afford it should pay.

        • LuvzABargain on 05/10/2024 - 11:46
          +1

          No. Because those same Australians are paying massive taxes on the alcohol and cigarettes that they buy to fund the health costs.

          • 1st-Amendment on 05/10/2024 - 11:57
            +2

            @LuvzABargain:

            Because those same Australians are paying massive taxes on the alcohol and cigarettes that they buy to fund the health costs.

            Can't recall the exact number, but I think taxes on cigarette bring in over double the costs of treating smoking related illnesses. So every smoker is a net win for the health system.
            Alcohol is a different story. There's something like 2/3rds of police resources that are dedicated to just cleaning up alcohol related problems (pub control, alcohol violence, road crashes etc) That is a whole can of worms that needs more work.

            • smalltime0 on 05/10/2024 - 14:28

              @1st-Amendment:

              Alcohol is a different story. There's something like 2/3rds of police resources that are dedicated to just cleaning up alcohol related problems (pub control, alcohol violence, road crashes etc) That is a whole can of worms that needs more work.

              There's less cause-effect with alcohol though. Alcohol definitely is present there, but it's more the compounding factor rather than the root cause.

            • Clarky77 on 05/10/2024 - 15:00

              @1st-Amendment: It definitely exceeds the medical expense from smoking but I’m not sure about double but again it wouldn’t surprise me.
              Personally I think the government should start banning smoking for anyone under 18 and lift it by a year every year until the population of legal smokers dies out.
              They should require a prescription for current smokers limited at a maximum of 20 cigarettes per day which smokers would pay a fixed price for I think $20 which would be enough to cover the production cost and provide full private health insurance on top & then for anyone who can legally smoke but doesn’t register or any smokers who want more than the 20 per day charge $100 per packet to limit diversion.
              If all the addicted smokers who haven’t been able to quit with the current price pressures are supplied legally at a price that is reasonable but also covers expected medical costs then the black market should collapse but then again when they can buy a carton for $15 overseas and sell it here for $150 or more maybe they’ll still be cheap enough to undercut even government prescribed smokes?
              My point is tax should be for a purpose and should be put towards some good for the people paying it, we are way beyond the extreme price/tax increases actually having an effect on smoking rates which means it is purely a tax grab & that is shameful. I don’t eat unhealthy fatty/sugary foods but I don’t expect those that do to pay $80 for a $5 donut to cover future medical costs?

              • 1st-Amendment on 05/10/2024 - 15:50
                +1

                @Clarky77:

                Personally I think the government should start banning…

                That is almost never a good idea. The last thing we need is the government bureaucrats controlling more of our lives. If we going to force socialised healthcare onto to people then you need to force penalties on those that abuse the system. But that's not to say that socialised healthcare is the best path forward. I'm only saying that if you have it, then penalties must apply.

                I don’t eat unhealthy fatty/sugary foods but I don’t expect those that do to pay $80 for a $5 donut to cover future medical costs?

                I do. Because this is the problem with welfare, the people taking aren't the same ones giving, so there is no deterrent to those to keep taking. And so ultimately you end up with more and more takers resulting in massive costs with fewer people to pay for it all, which is what is happening to Medicare and NDIS etc. It's either tax those who abuse it, or remove socialised medicine.

                To demonstrate the point here, IIRC, the ratio of contributors to recipients of welfare was 9:1 when the welfare state was introduced, it's now down to 3:1. That trend is simply not sustainable. At 2:1 the system will collapse, there simply won't be enough taxpayers to support all the welfare recipients. What then?

                Margaret Thatcher said it best: 'The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of spending other people's money'

                • Clarky77 on 05/10/2024 - 16:22

                  @1st-Amendment: Maybe the answer is some kind of voucher credit system with protections for people with genetic/chronic conditions they have no control over. If everyone recieves the same basic amount to cover healthcare then any factors related to personal behaviours will be priced into their coverage and those who live healthy lives and stay active may find themselves with leftover funds.
                  I certainly don’t think my tobacco idea is ideal but if the government is intent on reducing smoking the current system is far from fit for purpose.
                  Either decide people are free to make bad decisions or create a system that achieves the intended goals, the current model was decided decades ago and worked at the time but people who are paying $60 a packet have also passed the point at which price is a deciding factor and the fact is smoking is much higher in low income demographics including those on welfare.
                  Where is the community good in taxing back a huge percentage of already disadvantages people to the point they have worse diets and likely can’t afford heating ect?
                  Why can’t I migrate to an oil rich country where I can smoke all I want to and they buy me a house part for overseas education and give me a high paying tenured job in a government agency?
                  At least if I was born in Pakistan I could migrate here and take advantage of our tax base but how am I supposed to move up the government assistance chain here in Australia when I’m a privileged white man? I can’t afford a house, can’t get public housing, smokes cost me as much as rent and my tax bill is insane?
                  That’s it I’m moving to Pakistan so I can come back with 5 kids and avail myself of Australias great welfare system, maybe they’ll build me a house ;)

        • GnarlyKnuckles on 05/10/2024 - 13:55
          +1

          Do you have a problem with paying the medical costs of "Australians" who keep drink driving or smoking despite decades of advertised health warnings?

          Yep.

      • ThePasserby on 05/10/2024 - 00:06
        +2

        John and Jenny loses orders of magnitude in terms of taxes and polices that favours uncle Sam's wars compared to the amount used to clean up the mess left behind. Somehow pious forces do a very good job keeping John and Jenny worried about the clean up rather than what is spent to beat the drum of wars.
        Wake up Aussies and "Aussies", lets join forces.

        • 1st-Amendment on 05/10/2024 - 12:01
          +1

          Wake up Aussies and "Aussies", lets join forces.

          Lol, the naivety here is off the charts. Feel free to explain how these 'forces' would repel a belligerent super power like Russia or China if decided it wanted to annex the South Pacific? Wishful thinking is not a strategy…

      • Moses on 05/10/2024 - 00:37

        haha can spot the racist queenslander anywhere lmao great use of quotation marks

        • Clarky77 on 05/10/2024 - 08:37
          +7

          Yawn! Another lazy ‘rasism’ argument, when you are too dumb to win on the merits just label them a racist, sexiest or whatever other lazy label you can think of. You don’t know what racism is clearly!

    • mrossco on 04/10/2024 - 22:07
      +8

      The Australian Government has chartered the flights. Qantas is most definitely getting paid (probably more than usual since it's the taxpayer credit card picking up the bill). However, the people using the service are not paying.

      Just good PR for Qantas. Can't blame them, though. They aren't a charity or the saints they try to make out to be. It's all about the dollars.

    • Ruddaga on 04/10/2024 - 23:13
      +14

      heaven help us that we'd be paying to help get innocent people back home.

      Unless you're a racist bigot then I could see why this would bother you…

        • Ruddaga on 05/10/2024 - 00:59
          +18

          Except I actually work with a crap tonne of Lebanese people and other people (like Syrians) who travel there to visit their families all the time.

          But sure, live in that little bubble you live in where you think anyone who isn't white, isn't Australian mate.

          Makes it easier for you to sit on your porch and wave your fist at the clouds.

          I envy that kind of ignorance. Must make it easier to get through life. Kudos :)

          Also lol to someone whose obviously scraping the bottom of the barrel iq wise throwing around the term that someone else is dumb… The irony doesn't stop with you does it lad.

          • The Araldited Wallet on 05/10/2024 - 09:25
            -4

            @Ruddaga: lol.. still nothing substantial, and still more personal slurs.

            I love it when the true haters hide behind self-identified nobility to spout garbage about strangers.

            I’m no racist. I detest racism.

            You should probably ask a few of the “crap tonne” why they use Australian citizenship as a flag of convenience. And happily travel back to places they or their relatives sought refuge from, to live for months at a time.

            Ignorance - including the type you seem very proud of displaying - comes in many forms, but I’m guessing you already knew that.

            The greatest irony of all though, is the sanctimonious clown show that follows around every single debate around culture in this country.

            • Ruddaga on 07/10/2024 - 12:41
              -1

              @The Araldited Wallet: Ah yes. Throw around random segues to try and make it seem like you have a point.

              You live in that little bubble you've created for yourself lad.

              I'll keep living in reality.

              • The Araldited Wallet on 07/10/2024 - 14:16
                -1

                @Ruddaga: Read: Sanctimonious clown show.

                Stick your hand up, brother.

                • Ruddaga on 07/10/2024 - 15:15
                  -1

                  @The Araldited Wallet: And yet you're the one getting down voted hard. Funny that….

                  The real amusing thing is that my first comment wasn't even directed at you yet you took it as it was….

                  Which shows you are indeed the bigot I was referring to.

                  Props to you mate, you played yourself.

                  • The Araldited Wallet on 07/10/2024 - 16:49

                    @Ruddaga: lol…

                    Two things:

                    You’re assuming that I care about being downvoted. Nope. I don’t mind when ppl disagree with me.

                    Old mate doesn’t realise who’s the bigot.

                    Do you even know the meaning of the word?

                    • Ruddaga on 07/10/2024 - 16:52
                      -1

                      @The Araldited Wallet: Two things… and yet you've yet again said nothing.

                      Old mate continuously thinks he makes a point when he in fact keeps saying nothing.

                      Amusing how the ignorant can go through life blissfully unaware of their own ignorance.

                      I envy you for that, I truly do lad :)

      • 1st-Amendment on 05/10/2024 - 12:04
        +2

        Unless you're a racist bigot

        Dude you are literally a meme: https://x.com/hillbillythings/status/1831307167732797500

        • Ruddaga on 07/10/2024 - 12:41

          Dude you're literally a joke.

      • Clarky77 on 05/10/2024 - 12:52
        +7

        I don’t have a problem with the government chartering flights, I do however have a problem with people who are privileged enough to afford to fly overseas for a holiday in a high risk country expecting that flight to be free. This wasn’t unexpected and I think it’s reasonable to expect they would have plans in place for exactly this scenario however I understand in situations like this commercial services are likely impacted and so people should pay their share of the flight costs.
        I’m not suggesting the government should leave those who can’t pay there but they should be required to repay the flight costs once they are back in Australia like any other government debt.
        If I get a flat tyre and I didn’t plan ahead by having a spare and equipment to change it, I can’t call the government to come and get me and my car free of charge. I even have to pay to catch the bus home (if there is one) The point is society isn’t responsible financially for rescuing people who put themselves in harms way, morally I agree they should facilitate options for Australian citizens but they should pay.
        I wonder if I fly to Ukraine to help out a family member with no plans to get out if shit kicks off in town I’m visiting of the Australian government will send me a chartered flight? While I would hope of I call the consulate they’d assist me in finding options, knowing the risk I took to help out my hypothetical family I would never expect taxpayers to fund my evacuation.
        Now let’s hear all the, education, healthcare, child care should be free & let’s not forget housing and the biggest kicker of all that we should allow unfettered immigration and all those immigrants should also be entitled to all those free things. Remember kids money is free ;)

      • HelpMeiCantSee on 05/10/2024 - 16:49

        I think the argument being levelled is that they are not innocent.

        • Roddi on 06/10/2024 - 00:42

          No, it's not an argument. It's an unsubstantiated claim that the Australian (without quotes) Lebanese are "the same as these clowns who march on Australian soil protesting the death of the leader of a terrorist organisation". Lacking any evidence, in my opinion that's ignorant rubbish, with a whiff of racism on top. Jamal, my local kebab guy who I'm friends with, is Sunni Lebanese. Yara, his Druze wife came back from visiting family a couple of weeks ago. Now, she'd be stuck there trying to get out. Saying either of them support Hezbollah, which is Shi'ite, is just crazy.

  • pharcyde on 04/10/2024 - 20:58
    +28

    What about Australians fleeing Victoria?

    • AircraftFreight on 04/10/2024 - 20:58
      +55

      4 years too late of a comment…

    • xyron on 04/10/2024 - 20:59
      +17

      Don't let your arse hit the door on the way out.

        • mlburnian on 04/10/2024 - 21:58
          +4

          Don’t worry Jacinta picked up where he left off

    • HamBoi69 on 04/10/2024 - 21:07
      +7

      JV ahh comment

    • CookieJacker31 on 04/10/2024 - 21:24
      +20

      Lebanon refuses to take them

    • juki on 05/10/2024 - 00:05

      i read something today saying that that is not longer true and quite the opposite (the journalist didnt explain why so dont ask)

  • serpserpserp on 04/10/2024 - 20:58

    Will this flight include meals?

    • The Milk Man on 04/10/2024 - 21:26
      +17

      womp womp
      turns out starting wars isn't a green card? ☠️

      • rooster7777 on 04/10/2024 - 23:05
        +2

        You'd be really popular in the early 1940s with all the occupied european countries! Or do you think gazans seeking liberation is a bit different than the french, poles, czechs etc of WW2? Or should the arabs give up if they have suffered occupation for more than say… 2 generations?

        • The Milk Man on 04/10/2024 - 23:10
          +20

          the delusion to say Arabs are oppressed

          the only one oppressing Arabs are other Arabs and other Muslims.
          All of the Arab wars start within home
          no Arab democracy survives because Arab citizens cannot suffer to tolerate one another when their opinions are different.

          Lebanon? Stolen and now Gone to fanatic Arabs.
          Syria? gone.
          Iraq? gone.
          Morroco? gone.
          Yemen? gone.
          Iran? gone.
          Egypt? was gone for a moment, minding it's own normal business now.

          Why do you have so many failed nations? why is the world list of failed economies filled with collapsed Arab countries that do nothing but butcher one another in an endless disagreement war that nobody seems to be able to settle?

          • rooster7777 on 04/10/2024 - 23:14
            +22

            @The Milk Man: So israel hasn't and isn't carrying out any oppressive acts against palestinians?
            No use trying to talk logic with you then.

            • The Milk Man on 04/10/2024 - 23:19
              +7

              @rooster7777: For you to say that a country that was populated by its origin natives, that tried to coexist with its neighbours, failed due to their aggression and then fought back and kept them out is oppression is delusion my man.

              Do your history. do your research.

              Would you tolerate your house being vandalised every other week? or would you expect the govnermnet to confine those vandals to a space far from you?

              Why should my family sacrifice their lives for your feel good make believe stories?

              why can't you just be normal and want to exist peacefully?
              it's never about peace, it's always about your way or the highway. a mindset of bullying terrorists that insist on contouring the world to their way of living.

              • Thejedi on 05/10/2024 - 00:47
                +10

                @The Milk Man: I'm sorry, but when the original inhabitants of the land (the palestinians) allowed the Jews to enter, it was the zionists who plotted terror attack after terror attack - search the king David hotel bombing.

                And its funny how the West can decide to separate the land into arab and jewish states primarily because of these multiple insurgencies that occurred against their own forces too (it was under the mandate of the british post ottoman era) in order to 'create peace". Ever since then theres been nothing but settler expansion by the zionist regime. And more land grabbing followong wars etc. Palestinians under oppression and occupation.
                Update your information regarding history. It's clearly lacking.

                • Skinnerr on 05/10/2024 - 01:46
                  +8

                  @Thejedi: Calling the Israel war of independence 'multiple insurgencies' and then having the gall to lecture

                  Update your information regarding history. It's clearly lacking

                  Is funny. Those settler expansions have been going on for 10,000 odd years. There is no 'original settlers of the land' except for the first humans. Palestine wasn't the first as the Israelites were there 5000 years earlier. This is why they so staunch.

                  You say 'Zionist regime' yet it's the powers that be that want this status quo to never end. Also America has the largest expat community of Jews in the world, they will never back down from Israel.

                • nickm on 05/10/2024 - 07:04
                  +3

                  @Thejedi: Original inhabitants lol

                • Clarky77 on 05/10/2024 - 08:50

                  @Thejedi: Why is it then that Israel still has a substantial non-Jewish population who have all the same legal rights as any Jewish citizen yet there are no Jewish communities left anywhere in the Middle East/Arabia/Persia outside of Israel?
                  Do you think that would suddenly change if there was Palestinian rule over Palestinian/Israeli territories?
                  Personally I want to invade Norway as revenge for what the Vikings did to my ancestors.
                  Perpetual war/vengeance until all historical wrongs (no matter who decides the wrongs and based on today’s idea of wrong/morality) are corrected. That’s the true path to utopia ;)

          • atali on 05/10/2024 - 00:06
            +4

            @The Milk Man: just to be fair Iran is not an Arab country although there’s lots of Iranians with Arab ethnicity

            • The Milk Man on 05/10/2024 - 00:08
              +2

              @atali: true, just couldn't think of a better word to describe their influence and reach within the arab and gulf countries -
              while they themselves are separate to the arabs, they're deep and infiltrated within those arab nations:(

              • Clarky77 on 05/10/2024 - 14:12
                +1

                @The Milk Man: Iranians generally prefer to be called Persian rather than Arabic in my experience, I usually try to say Arabic/Persian countries to avoid this very criticism although it’s pretty common for people to include Iran when anyone is talking about Arabic countries.

        • LuvzABargain on 05/10/2024 - 11:52
          +1

          You should actually look up the history unless you like the facebook narrative. Jews have been in Israel for thousands of years as demonstrated by archeology etc. The Palestinian concept was invested in the 1960's by an Egyptian called Yasser Arafat for political purposes. It was a very clever move because the area had been called Palestine by the Roman empire and later the British so it sounds like the Arafat Palestinians legitimately had a country and a land even though they never did. Most of the so called Palesinians are from Egypt, Jordan, Iraq etc and many have surnames which demonstrate that. If you don't believe me look this up in reliable places and you may see things differently. Don't simply believe what social media or politicians with nefarious motives have to say.

      • ThirtySixNights on 05/10/2024 - 11:09
        -1

        Oh yeah man, Palestinians totally started WW2. Causing the Zionist movement that eventually led to their ethnic cleansing.

        • The Milk Man on 05/10/2024 - 11:32
          +3

          didn't know our history started from WW2 :0

    • mr_asstight on 04/10/2024 - 21:38
      +1

      Send them to Mars

      • The Milk Man on 04/10/2024 - 21:41

        think of all the holy marsian land they can make up millenias of history on!

        • itsmoe on 04/10/2024 - 21:50

          They let the Ukrainians in, thousands of them. What difference is this? 11000 of them 🤔

          • The Milk Man on 04/10/2024 - 21:51
            +10

            @itsmoe: Ukrainians didn't start a war, Ukrainians are with the intent of coexisting with the West, supporting trade and dialogue, peaceful neighbours with like minded prospect.
            Couldn't say the same about the people who took over a Christian country, turned it into a militia led fanatic terror hub.

            • Daabido on 04/10/2024 - 22:24
              -6

              @The Milk Man: It's almost like everyone has forgotten all about systemic Ukrainian corruption and killing of gay people before the war.

              Never mind, wave your little flags.

              • The Milk Man on 04/10/2024 - 22:27
                +5

                @Daabido: ohhhh
                so it's wrong if Ukrainians does it but so tolerable if Lebanese, if Iranian, Gazan or Palestinians do it, right? 🤤

                double standards are so beautiful when you choose your blissful ignorance.

                Ukraine is a country that for decades just tried to thrive under the threats of a terrible neighbour.
                Sounds familiar?

                • Thejedi on 05/10/2024 - 00:52
                  +6

                  @The Milk Man: It does familiar actually. Especially the part where russia trying to invade and ccupy Ukraine. Yet when israel is occupying palestine no one bats an Eye lid.
                  Oh thats right, its just an extension of the the western coloniasm.
                  They would never allow people to think what theyre doing is wrong.
                  Don't worry about the ICC and ICJ and multiple reputable organisations accusing israel of genocide..
                  Nothing to see here, milk man here knows his stuff

                  • The Milk Man on 05/10/2024 - 00:54
                    +3

                    @Thejedi: womp womp :(
                    i started a war and lost land :(
                    please world, give it back to me :'( i miss my land :'(((

                    • Thejedi on 05/10/2024 - 00:57
                      +4

                      @The Milk Man: Man's ignoring over 70 years of occupation and multiple UN rulings.
                      You don't 'start' a war against an occupier…
                      The war started from the beginning of the occupation.

                      • The Milk Man on 05/10/2024 - 01:03

                        @Thejedi: womp
                        womp

                      • The Milk Man on 05/10/2024 - 01:04
                        +9

                        @Thejedi: p.s. , the same UN that granted Israel the land?
                        the same UN that sat together and said "hey, how about we make a country for these cute people back where they lived for thousands of years" - to which, in response, the palestinians started a war ? :^)

                        or do you only care about the UN rulings that are in your favour? :(

                        wompppppp wompwom,pwiwmpwokmom,womp./ \

                        • Thejedi on 05/10/2024 - 01:11
                          +3

                          @The Milk Man: Lol you're ignoring the facts that led to the creation of Israel .i.e all the terrorist attacks by the zionist.
                          Its funny how you accept the same UN tuling that separated the two states.. but ignore every ruling after? Seems like you're the one being quite selective
                          ..

                          • The Milk Man on 05/10/2024 - 01:15
                            +8

                            @Thejedi: so you're admitting to doing the same thing you claim i'm doing?

                            the UN first decided israel is a state
                            then palestinians started a war

                            then the palestinians cry for their land back and UN said "uhm, maybe give it back?"
                            and israel was like ?????

                            and then the palestinians attacked again, and lost, again, and lost more land, again
                            and they;'re like

                            :((((((((((((((((((((((((

                            AND Then AGAIN

                            AND AGAIN
                            AND AGAIN

                            surprise

                            losing ahs consequences
                            aggression has consequences

                            delusional creature yo uare.

                            • Thejedi on 05/10/2024 - 01:18
                              +2

                              @The Milk Man: The UN unilaterally made that decision to stop the multiple terrorist attacks by the zionist insurgents who wanted their own 'jewish' homeland.
                              Palestine was under british mandate at the time. The original inhabitants were the palestianians.
                              They had no right to make that decision.
                              But having said that.
                              The pre 1948 borders is what majority of the world wants but israel isnt even allowong that.
                              Occupying more and more land. They have a plan for their "greater israel" which involves parts of syria. Lebanon egypt transjordan and the entirety of palestine..

                              Im talking to a brick wall here. But then again. A paid zipnist troll account. What can i expect

                              • The Milk Man on 05/10/2024 - 01:20
                                +3

                                @Thejedi: unilaterally… as a massive world-wide inclusive vote that went in favour of the proposal?
                                to which the palestinians responded with a war?
                                and lost ? :(

                                and then started again? and lost ? :(

                                and again? and lost ??? :(((

                                its like…they're a bunch of losers… :(
                                damn :(

                                • Thejedi on 05/10/2024 - 01:22
                                  +4

                                  @The Milk Man: And what was the recent resolutions demanding israel halt its settler expansion and calling for a ceasefire.

                                  I'm sorry buddy. You cant pick and choose.

                                  • The Milk Man on 05/10/2024 - 01:28
                                    +3

                                    @Thejedi: but why are you picking and choosing?
                                    the UN said israel is a state
                                    it never said palestine is a state

                                    womp womp

                        • Thejedi on 05/10/2024 - 01:14
                          +3

                          @The Milk Man: Ah yes
                          Classic zionist behaviour..
                          Projection. Seems like you're the zionist propaganda account. How much are you getting paid?
                          Where have i seen projection before.
                          Oh right Israels claims of beheaded babies when they themselves decapitated babies with the bombing campaign
                          Using human shields.. when they tie palestinians onto tanks to use as humam shields.

                          So much projection it's not even funny.
                          Good one dude

                          • The Milk Man on 05/10/2024 - 01:16
                            +5

                            @Thejedi: lmao

                            opinions > propaganda

                            13 comments about palestinians > no other content

                            okie

                            • Thejedi on 05/10/2024 - 01:20
                              +3

                              @The Milk Man: Don't have to make posts to be active.
                              Many accounts here are for the deals ozbargain is the website.
                              Not some pro zionist propaganda site.

                              I will speak out against injustice and false comments whenever possible.

                            • Rick Sanchez on 05/10/2024 - 04:41
                              +1

                              @The Milk Man: Check my history then.

                              "Palestinians started a war" is a simplistic take. And even if that was the case (it's not) thinking that the thousands of innocent people dead and displaced deserved it is disgusting.

                              Also you realise Palestine and Lebanon are different countries?

                    • Rick Sanchez on 05/10/2024 - 04:33
                      +2

                      @The Milk Man: What's womp womp? Is that something that uneducated idiots.say these days? Similar.to.an even more childish version of "clown world"?

                      You do realise the people being flown back are Australian and didn't start a war

                      By that logic.you agree with everything that Australia's government does..

                      Have you ever tried putting yourself is someone else's shoes?

              • The Araldited Wallet on 04/10/2024 - 23:13
                +2

                @Daabido: Now tell us what you know about how Russia’s proud human rights record.

                Or Lebanon’s. Or Iran’s. Or Germany’s.

                That’s the trouble with arguing about geopolitics.

            • itsmoe on 04/10/2024 - 23:10
              +1

              @The Milk Man: They didn't? Lol
              Lebanon is still majority Christians. No one took over anything. Also Ukraine is known to be one the most corrupt countries if not the most in the world. Lol

              • The Milk Man on 04/10/2024 - 23:14
                +4

                @itsmoe: Ignorant. Do be in the delusion that Lebanon is Christian.
                Lebanon is a kidnappee of the fanatic Islam branches.

                The CIA World Factbook estimates (2020) the following, though this data does not include Lebanon's sizable Syrian and Palestinian refugee populations: Muslim 67.8% (Sunni, Shia and smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailis), Christian 32.4%

                Research Center, the demographic landscape of Lebanon reveals a Christian population estimated at 43.4%, with Muslims constituting the majority at 57.6%

                The country has not conducted an official census of its population since 1932. However, Statistics Lebanon, an independent polling and research firm, estimates that 69.3 percent of the citizen population is Muslim (31.2 percent Sunni, 32 percent Shia, and 6.1 percent Alawites and Ismailis combined). Statistics Lebanon further estimates 30.7 percent of the population is Christian.

              • odysseus on 05/10/2024 - 02:30
                +4

                @itsmoe: Rubbish. You can have your own opinion, but not make your own facts up.

                The latest stats on corruption had Ukraine somewhere around the middle, not "the most" as you claim.

                And you're just trying to slur the victim in any case, since corruption is not a reason to invade any country - even "the most" corrupt. You throwing that lie out there is just an attempt to take support away from a victim - which says more about your morals than theirs. And given your other posts, seems you're trying to tarnish a legitimate victim to make yourself look better.

              • CruelTwist on 09/10/2024 - 16:45
                +1

                @itsmoe: You are full of shite, mate!

                According to the 2023 Corruption Perception Index, Somalia is perceived to be the most corrupt country in the world, with a score of 11. Following closely behind are Venezuela, Syria, South Sudan, Haiti, North Korea, Nicaragua, Equatorial Guinea, and Turkmenistan. Ukraine is less corrupt than Russia and Lebanon. But yeah, don't let the facts get in the way of a good story.

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