# Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** israel-hamas-war\
**Created:** [October 9, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317 "2023-10-09T15:10:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread-october-2023/991317/4927 "2025-08-01T03:21:57Z")

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> [@Banquet\_Bear](#):
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> …for goodness sakes: YOU bought up Ritchie Torres and ransacking his office when we were talking about something else. I don’t _care_ about the specific example of Ritchie Torres. I was never talking about Richie Torres in the first place

No, you just _hinted_ that maybe _someone_ pro-Israel is secretly and insidiously trying to control politicians through death threats, with absolutely no evidence provided. I brought Torres up as an absurd example that’s obviously untrue, in order to try and sus out what you _actually mean_ with those quite loaded statements; but you’ve been refusing to clarify.

Forget it, wink wink and nudge nudge away. It’s not worth trying to nail down a claim.

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