CoCo_Goldstein
Ok, I believe and understand what you say, but then that makes the AP story a little stranger. If no foreign, independent reporters are allowed into Gaza, then how does the AP know that Abed Bardini "...unloaded the stretcher with practiced professionalism, squinting into the late afternoon sun..."
He doesn't have $270 billion dollars. He has $270 billion dollars worth of assets.
You are mistaking the Catholic practice of Lent (not eating meat on Friday) with the Jewish Kosher practice of not mixing dairy with meat (possible cross contamination?).
Very common. Almost every home built in the past 50 years would have one. Not sure about apartments.
IIRC, the only problem with asbestos is when you tear up/demolish a building. Injested asbestos particles cause the health problems. If the building doesn't suffer any damage, the asbestos remains inert and doesn't cause any harm.
I myself asked "What time of year was the lower photograph taken?" Then I realized I was being dumb, because if either photo was taken in winter time, we would see at least some ice in the water, if not a very large ice sheet.
Thanks Broseph. I totally agree with your response. I was doing my best to provide a proper analogy to db0's question: "If Russians did the same to Americans, you’d be all “fair play, mate”?"
I'll quibble with you on 'booby trap'. Booby traps are like what Russian is doing in Ukraine when they retreat: putting primed grenades next to doors that will be opened when Ukrainian troops come through. Or maybe later if the Ukrainian troops don't find the booby traps: civilians who come back to the 'cleared' areas. This is why booby trapping is prohibited. The enemy might miss it and later on a civilian might come across it.
The Israelis modified devices meant for military purposes by a para-military organization. These pagers weren't being sold in local markets to anyone who would buy them.
You've made a pretty good summary, but I have one quibble: Egypt, Syria and Jordan were planning to attack Israel. Israel launched pre-emptive strikes.