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Not only did the Israeli occupation target civilians in #Gaza, but it has also targeted healthcare workers in its aggression on the Strip.
"Israel" has killed 207 healthcare workers since October 7; the number includes doctors, nurses, and paramedics.
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Latest statistics from The Government Media Office reveal the extensive damage caused to the #Gaza Strip.
🟥Civilian toll:
More than 14,854 deaths, 36,00 injured, and 1,500,000 displaced.
🟥Civilian buildings:
More than 46,000 houses were destroyed and 234,00 damaged.
🟥Infrastructure buildings:
67 schools were out of service, and 266 damaged.
103 government buildings were severely damaged.
🟥Holy buildings:
88 Mosques were destroyed, and 3 churches damaged.
#Israel
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@elonmusk
, but can’t help notice the omission of “hospitals in Gaza” - because the Israelis have targeted and destroyed almost all of them - an unprecedented war crime. Clearly, one side actually needs the money/aid more than the other. Nice gesture, but the ‘both sides’ thing doesn’t work in this situation.
https://x.com/21WIRE/status/1727306289704026550
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Israeli UN representative asked to be more civilised when addressing the UN security council.
Bad habits those Zionists have, they forget to hide their habits/attitudes as seeing others as sub-humans, they forget that outside Israel they cannot treat the World the same as they allow themselves to treat Palestinians.
Zionism is a racist disease, it is an anti-semite disease
https://x.com/angeloinchina/status/1727659816146124929
24 nov 2023 -26 min- #piersmorgan #israel #palestine
Piers Morgan Uncensored is joined by author and political scientist Dr Norman Finkelstein after being one of our most highly-requested guests to cover the Israel and Palestine conflict.
In this interview, the controversial Jewish scholar answers whether he condemns the attacks by Hamas on October 7th, explains some of the historical mistreatment Palestine has suffered, the conditions of Gaza, an explanation and context for his seemingly inflammatory tweet in reaction to the October 7th attacks as well as some more nuance conversations about the intricacies of the conflict between Israel, Hamas and Palestine.
He also tells Piers he saw he had 'humanity' when he watched him judge Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent - before comparing the singer to the people of Gaza.
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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Israeli Channel 12:
Released prisoners will be advised not to be interviewed but they will not be prohibited.
Prisoners who are released will receive a briefing beforehand.
Hospital spokespersons cannot act independently except with the coordination of the Ministry of Health.
And the Israeli army will control what is said in the interviews.
https://x.com/dana916/status/1727777725727883707
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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 Government Media Office in Gaza:
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For the 48th consecutive day, the brutal Nazi "Israeli" war on the Gaza Strip continues, along with the war on hospitals and the escalation of the genocide against thousands of our steadfast and patient Palestinian people, and against safe homes.
Amidst this brutal war, we would like to point out a number of important statistics:
The total number of massacres committed by the "Israeli" army exceeded 1,400, and the number of missing persons is about 7,000, either under the rubble, their bodies lying in the streets and roads, or with their fate still unknown, including more than 4,700 children and women.
The number of martyrs exceeded 14,854, including more than 6,150 children, and more than 4,000 women, meaning that approximately 69% of the martyrs are children and women.
The number of martyred medical staff reached 207 doctors, nurses, and paramedics, as well as 26 Civil Defense crew members. 65 journalists were martyred in an attempt to obscure the truth and assassinate the Palestinian narrative.
The number of injuries exceeded 36,000, more than 75% of whom are children and women.
The number of destroyed government headquarters reached 103, and 266 schools, including 67 schools that have been taken out of service.
The number of mosques completely destroyed is 88 and the number of partially destroyed mosques is 174, in addition to targeting 3 churches.
The number of residential units that have been completely demolished is 46,000, in addition to 234,000 units that have been partially demolished, which means that more than 60% of the residential units in the Gaza Strip have been affected by the aggression, ranging from complete destruction and uninhabitability to partial destruction.
Amidst the "Israeli" army's focus on targeting hospitals and medical staff, 26 hospitals and 55 health centers have gone out of service due to "Israeli" aggression. Additionally, the occupation targeted 56 ambulances, while dozens of ambulances are out of service due to the fuel shortage.
The "Israeli" occupation's policy continues to target hospitals and health centers and medical staff, deliberately aiming to systematically destroy the health sector as part of the war on hospitals and the health sector. The "Israeli" army still commits crimes against the Indonesian Hospital, occupying the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, turning it into a military barracks, a mass grave, and a center for direct killing.
The "Israeli" army committed a new crime by arresting a number of medical staff, including the Director-General of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, Dr. Mohammed Abu Salmiya, after they moved from Al-Shifa Complex in a convoy under the responsibility of the United Nations and the World Health Organization, in clear violation of all international laws.
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🇮🇱🇵🇸The Palestinian UN ambassador, Riyad Mansour, criticised on Wednesday the outrage over the "from the river to the sea" slogan by highlighting the comparative lack of outrage over a map Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented at the UN earlier this year that erased Palestine:
- This is the map erasing the nation of Palestine and the Palestinian people.. "Israel from the river to the sea" by the prime minister of the state of Israel...
what outrage did it spark? None. Because you all knew the Israelis intentions, to wipe us off the face of the earth, which will never happen!
UkraineHumanRightsAbuses
https://x.com/dana916/status/1727772470768218421
- Obama Advisor’s Insane Racist Tirade Caught On Video MULTIPLE Times!
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Israeli media released footage dating back to the Al Aqsa Flood operation, showing only two Palestinian resistance fighters chasing an entire group of Israeli soldiers in Ofakim settlement as the operation was targeting the Gaza Division, which had bases in several envelope settlements and was responsible for the besiegement of the #Gaza strip.
https://x.com/QudsNen/status/1727813676034375916
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I don't understand the conclusion.
Hamas *does* have something like 90% popular support. Animosity *is* the indelible consensus of Palestinians towards Israelis. The failed pawn-pusher is rather the PLO.
Hamas is made of Palestinians, by Palestinians, with the common agreement that Israel must be combatted. It would make little sense to say they don't care about themselves. Perhaps it is a misunderstanding because they are comfortable with "kill or be killed" as a way of life, just as said by the similar civilians of other affected areas. If that is not how you live, I suppose it may be a little intimidating, but at this point it appears to be the world's driving force regarding the Zionist Entity. There are, perhaps, a few minutes left to try the moderate Iranian suggestion, to cease supporting the occupier state, by ending all political and economic ties. This could perhaps colorize the world, by illuminating those Zionist Fascist regimes, in distinction to "everyone else", since for example it sounds like the Czechs won't listen to his advice. "Sanctions" pale in the face of "goodbye". If the Anglo Zionist sphere were banned from all external affairs, would it be self-supporting?
I doubt it. Probably none of them would meet this basic qualifier for statehood.
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In the native view of Zionist decline which began when it died in Syria:
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"The United States has lost all credibility now as a mediator, and nobody in the Arab world at the current moment sees the United States as a mediator," Kevork Almassian told Sputnik. "The United States is part of this war with Israel against the Arab people. And because of the shift of balance of power that happened, especially after the Ukraine war, the regional powers have become emboldened. Iran has become emboldened. Saudi Arabia has become emboldened. The UAE has become emboldened. Countries are challenging the United States. It's not like the situation 10 years or 15 years ago."
The Americans played the mediator role in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s, trying to broker deals between Arab countries and spread their influence across the region in the wake of the USSR's collapse. However, the Syrian war became the watershed when Russia stepped in and changed the course of the conflict together with Iran, according to Almassian.
"And since then, this was, I think, the first setback for the American Empire that their project militarily has failed. And then we saw what happened in Ukraine," the Mideast expert continued. "I think it will end up again miserably for the Ukrainians and fortunately so, because the Ukrainians have been used in this conflict and became a cannon fodder in this very long conflict, and now they call it a stalemate. It's not a stalemate, it's a failure. […] It's a failure for the America-led counteroffensive and the trying to convert the country into a pro-NATO or NATO country, let's say. So, all these developments lead into one result, [which] is that the Americans have lost their status as the absolute hegemon, and the rising powers such as Russia and China, and they're cooperating together closely, and the regional powers like Saudi Arabia and Iran, they have become closer together after the Chinese mediation, and they restored ties and now they're coordinating the current affairs in the region with Egypt, with Syria, with Iraq, and the rest of the of the countries."
The US squandered their unilateral momentum after the collapse of the USSR by setting the Middle East on fire, Almassian noted. This conduct was rooted in the US economic model, which is based on war, according to him. In contrast, the Russians and the Chinese are interested in peace and stability in the Middle East, which would in turn contribute to Eurasia's security and economic development. To illustrate his point, Almassian referred to Beijing's Silk Road initiative, which includes ambitious infrastructure projects interconnecting Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. This endeavor cannot be accomplished unless there is peace and stability in the region, the scholar stressed.
"The United States, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, they have been acting like a bulldog, barking at everyone, intimidating everyone, occupying their resources, killing people without any consideration of any law or international law. Millions of people perished because of the America-led wars in these regions. So, that is why I think in order for the people of the Middle East to restart their development process, they need the Americans to get out of the region and ask for the Chinese and the Russians to come and fill the vacuum. We see that they're playing increasing roles. Russia has stabilized Syria, and is mediating between Turkiye and Syria, and the Chinese mediated between the Iranians and the Saudis. This is how respective powers act as the superpower, unlike the United States," Almassian concluded.
The PLO accomplished a half-state, which, from a trade article on its imports and exports:
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The State of Palestine was founded on November 15, 1988, when Yasser Arafat, then-chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), issued the Palestinian Declaration of Independence. So far, Palestine has been recognized by a total of 139 of the 193 UN member states, including Russia, China, Iran, and Turkiye. However, the US, major European powers, and their allies still hesitate to make the move, admitting, nonetheless, the Palestinian people's right to self-determination.
exports to:
Israel (86%)
imports from:
Israel (53%)
Sounds pretty close to them nearly being Zionists themselves. That's thirty-five years of wheel spinning with no "actual statehood" while supping the trough of further Israeli crimes.
It may be historically incomparable, I don't know where you can find anything that has 90% popular support. Even President Putin is lucky to hit 80%. Again, it has been may years since Hamas changed their methods to forget Islamicism, and to participate in electoral politics. It is possible that the hardcore right-wing is represented by Islamic Jihad. I am still not sure that would amount to "not caring", although it may be a narrow view.
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This.
Sure, Israel is theoretically "going for" an oil field and replacing the Suez Canal. Won't matter much. Everyone will fight until death to erase its future. Elsewhere, the hot potato will be dropped.
When you axe the place, Syria will go ahead and award you a medal:
President Bashar al-Assad granted the Syrian Order of Merit of the Excellent degree to Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa in Damascus, Barry Philip Gilder who ends his mission as an Ambassador of his country to Syria.
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Ambassador Gilder stressed his country’s condemnation of the war waged by “Israel” against the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip and the necessity of ending it immediately, and the importance of the international recognition of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, especially in establishing their state on their land.
But when you are the Fascist institution:
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The balance sheets of eurozone banks are showing “early signs of stress” after a rise in loan defaults and late payments by customers, the European Central Bank warned.
Higher interest rates have boosted banks’ income and profits for the time being, the ECB said, but lenders are facing pressures from higher funding costs, worsening asset quality and lower lending volumes, The Guardian reported.
The central bank also warned in its twice-yearly financial stability review that higher interest rates and slower growth were posing problems for people, companies and governments in the euro area.
Higher borrowing costs were likely to lead banks to set more money aside to cover bad debts, hitting future profitability, it said.
The central bank said property companies were particularly vulnerable to losses as the downturn in the eurozone’s commercial real estate markets continued. Demand for office space fell sharply in the second quarter of this year, especially outside the prime sector.
Referring to the Israel-Hamas war, Guindos said, “An escalation of the conflict in the Middle East could trigger a sharp increase in risk aversion in financial markets, unravelling the prevailing vulnerabilities. In addition to the potential adverse repercussions for the supply of energy commodities, an escalation could undermine general confidence and slow down economic growth, while pushing inflation rates up in parallel.”
The central bank outlined three main risks for eurozone banks: first, the combination of higher living costs, higher debt servicing costs and worsening economies could have a negative impact on bank asset quality.
Second, higher lending rates, lower demand for loans, and tighter credit standards have led to a “substantial drop” in lending volumes, which will affect banks’ profits.
Finally, banks’ current strong profitability is also likely to come under pressure as their funding costs catch up with the interest rates paid on new business.
“Profitability is projected to decline in most countries going forward,” the review said.
I suppose they give thanks for feasting on souls for a couple centuries, but now even the above sounds a little "optimized", a few softened words for the ultimate consequences of their lifestyle.
Looking into the dawn of the "moment of silence", if this happens at all, it is held to be because the Knesset succumbed and submitted:
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the war against Hamas in Gaza will continue until all of Israel’s goals are achieved. However, the deal was widely seen as a blow to Israeli war efforts and a win for Hamas.
Israeli ground operations in northern Gaza slowed down in the days leading to the deal and the death toll of troops increased by nearly two dozens, reaching 69 on November 22.
During the same period Israel faced more pressure on other fronts. Hezbollah increased its attacks from southern Lebanon, using more destructive weapons, like heavy rockets and suicide drones. Meanwhile, the Houthis in Yemen de-facto closed the Bab-el-Mandeb strait in the face of Israeli ships after seizing an Israeli-owned car-carrier on November 19.
Attacks on United States bases in Syria and Iraq also increased, reaching 66 by November 21. This led to more pressure from Washington on Israel.
The U.S. has been growing tired of supporting Israel’s war on Gaza, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 14,000 Palestinians, on top of its endless military aid to Ukraine. Hebrew media reports suggest that the Israelis are worried that Washington could push for an extension of the temporary ceasefire in Gaza, or even for a permanent one. Such a development would mark an unprecedented defeat for Israel.
In addition, countries like Egypt, Jordan and Turkey have been getting more vocal with their criticism of the war on Gaza, mounting even more pressure on Israel and rising the threat of an all-out regional conflict.
In face of this political and military pressure from foes and allies alike, Israel appears to be running out of options. The Israeli case for a complete war against Gaza is falling apart. Still, Netanyahu could take the risk of prolonging the war in order to save his collapsing government.
If the idea was to rapidly enter/seize what they wanted and reclaim Israeli hostages, this is not what happened. They have been told and compelled to stop. That this marks a defeat in the words of B. Wehbe:
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The finalization of this accord marks a paradigmatic shift, compelling the Israeli enemy to acquiesce to the stipulations. This compliance is primarily attributed to the Israeli military’s inability to amass any actionable intelligence concerning the detainees throughout the 48-day period of hostilities.
The families of the detainees, driven by the lack of information, intensified pressure on the political leadership to reach an agreement. This marks a notable triumph for the Palestinian resistance, securing the first victory in this complex conflict.
Since it does not affect other fronts, one of them says Neutrality is immoral:
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The Information Minister of Yemen's National Salvation Government Deifullah Al-Shami likewise stressed in an interview with Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen television network on Monday that all Israeli ships passing through the Red Sea were "legitimate targets".
“We are dealing with a criminal enemy and it’s impossible for anyone who sees the massacres and the genocide [committed against Palestinians] to be neutral. So we will target anything that belongs to that enemy,” Al-Shami said.
The northern front now looks like a segment of the Ukrainian front at a level of 22 strikes this day alone, making the recorded statistics:
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The uncontrollable x factor has a way of saying the same thing, without being forced to resort to Resistance or even Iranian level saber rattling remarks:
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Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned on Wednesday why world leaders are "not shocked" by the words of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that Gaza has turned into a huge children's cemetery.
At the virtual G20 summit, Putin noted the words of other world leaders who said they were shocked by Russia's actions in Ukraine and the loss of life, Sputnik reported.
"I understand that this is a war, the death of people is shocking. And the bloody coup in Ukraine in 2014, followed by the war of the Kiev regime against its people in the Donbass, is it not shocking? And the extermination of the civilian population in Palestine, in the Gaza Strip today is not shocking? And the fact that doctors have to do operations on children, abdominal operations, operate with a scalpel on a child's body without anesthesia, is it not shocking? And the fact that the UN Secretary-General said that Gaza has turned into a huge children's cemetery, is it not shocking?" Putin said, speaking at the G20 summit.
The Russian president once again elaborated on the "shock" of Western leaders when it comes to Ukraine, stressing that Moscow has never rejected peace talks with Ukraine, and that it was Kiev that publicly cut off all paths to a settlement.
"Of course, we must think about how to stop this tragedy. In fact, Russia has never refused peace talks with Ukraine, it was Ukraine and not Russia that has publicly announced that it is withdrawing from the negotiation process. And moreover, signed a decree, a decree of the head of state prohibiting such negotiations with Russia," Putin told the summit.
Military actions are always a tragedy for people, the country as a whole, it is necessary to think about how to stop this tragedy, he added.
The explosion at the Nord Stream gas pipelines is an international terror attack, the president stressed.
"In order to eliminate competitors and gain advantages, unfair methods of competition are used… I mean, in particular, not only the destruction of transport and logistics chains and international payment channels, but also state terrorist attacks. A blatant example of this is the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipeline system, laid along the bottom of the Baltic Sea," Putin stated.
The major stress in the global economy is caused by unreasoned macroeconomic policies of some countries, the president emphasized.
“I would also like to note that the colossal stress that the world economy is experiencing is a direct consequence of the ill-conceived macroeconomic policies of some states,” Putin said.
Turbulence in the economy is caused by actions of the Western countries, and not by Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, the president added.
“Russia stands for restoring the spirit of open and mutually beneficial international economic cooperation, based on the norms of the UN Charter and the principles of collegial and mutually respectful teamwork. It is important to achieve effective optimization of the global economic management system, namely, to restart the WTO in full, including its arbitration function,” Putin stated.
The current global situation requires collective decisions based on consensus, and it is necessary to take into account changes in the world order, the president stressed.
“Now the situation in the global economy requires, and in the world as a whole, collective, consensus decisions that reflect the opinion of the overwhelming majority of the international community, both developed and developing countries,” Putin emphasized.
The G20 format is an important structure for economic management, especially in the time when there are confrontations around the globe, he added.
Russia is fulfilling all its obligations in the spheres of energy and food supplies, the president stated.
"Turbulence in the markets is increasing, chronic problems in the international financial sector, in the field of energy and food security are worsening, in fact, Russia fulfills all its obligations in this area, remains one of the largest food exporters," Putin stressed.
Russia will continue to contribute to sustainable development, digital transformation of the world economy, Putin emphasized.
"Our country will continue to contribute to the balanced achievement of sustainable development goals, the preservation of the climate and biodiversity of our planet, the digital transformation of the world economy, ensuring food and energy security," Putin stressed.
Israel is assassinating journalists in Gaza
Amanda YeeNovember 22, 2023
https://www.liberationnews.org/israe...lists-in-gaza/
Israel is intentionally assassinating journalists in Gaza. As it wages its genocidal onslaught on the enclave, having murdered at least 13,000 Palestinians so far, Israel is simultaneously killing media workers in order to prevent the world from seeing the unspeakable atrocities it carries out.
The situation at hand is as dire as it is unprecedented. Since October 7, the Israeli military has killed 60 media workers, according to the Gaza Government Media Office. The Committee to Protect Journalists has stated this is the deadliest month for attacks on journalists since it started keeping record in 1992. Additionally, many other Palestinian reporters outside of Gaza face intimidation and harassment by Israeli forces.
“We have never experienced anything like this and we are overwhelmed,” admitted Nasser Abu Bakr, head of the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate, a Ramallah-based trade union representing Palestinian media workers. “We are losing colleagues and friends every day as a result of the ongoing Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people and the policy of targeted killing against journalists.”
“We can’t keep up with the number of attacks against our journalists,” Abu Bakr continued. “We are receiving more calls and information about … incidents than we can process. Our journalists have always been a target for the Israeli military, but Israel moved from killing [an average of] one Palestinian journalist a year before October 7 to killing [over] one a day.”
And it’s not just Palestinian reporters the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is attacking—any journalist who may potentially disseminate information critical of Israel is a potential target.
Among the long list of reporter casualties is Reuters photojournalist Issam Abdallah, who was killed by an October 13 Israeli strike on the Lebanese border while covering clashes between Hezbollah and the IDF. According to an independent investigation by Reporters Without Borders (RWB), Abdallah was explicitly targeted by Israeli forces—he was clearly identified as a journalist through his press helmet and vest, and he was standing next to a vehicle marked “press” on its roof. Immediately before the attack, other journalists in the area had witnessed an Israeli helicopter flying overhead, so the military was able to clearly see that Abdallah was a non-combatant. According to ballistic analysis done by RWB, the missiles were launched from the side of the Israeli border and “two strikes in the same place in such a short space of time (just over 30 seconds), from the same direction, clearly indicate precise targeting.”
Not even the families of journalists are safe from Israeli retaliation. After learning on air that an Israeli air raid had killed his wife, son, daughter, and grandson, Gaza Al Jazeera bureau chief Wael Al-Dahdouh rushed to the hospital, followed by press cameras. Upon finding his son there, he knelt over his lifeless body and lamented, “They take revenge on us with our children.”
On November 7, Mohammad Abu Hasira, a correspondent for Palestinian news agency Wafa, was killed by an Israeli air raid, along with 42 members of his family. And just days before that, an Israeli strike killed Palestine TV reporter Mohammad Abu Hattab and 11 members of his family in south Gaza, including his wife, son, and brother.
Israel invents lies to justify war crimes
Just as it has claimed that Hamas was hiding in Gaza hospitals, near schools, and in ambulance convoys in order to justify its bombing and killing of civilians, Israel has peddled the same predictable excuses for these targeted assassinations of journalists. In a chilling November 2 article that effectively doubles as a hit list, the Jerusalem Post spotlighted several independent Palestinian journalists who had been reporting from Gaza and smeared them as part of “Hamas’s propaganda team.”
Then, pro-Israel media watchdog group HonestReporting released a report on November 8 claiming—with little evidence—that the Associated Press, CNN, The New York Times, and Reuters freelance photographers in Gaza knew in advance of the October 7 Palestinian Resistance counter-offensive and even collaborated with Hamas in order be on location to get their shots during the operation.
Israeli officials quickly jumped on the story to vindicate their assassination campaign against Palestinian reporters.
In response to the report, former Minister of Defense and current member of Israel’s war cabinet Benny Gantz said, “Journalists found to have known about the massacre, and [who] still chose to stand as idle bystanders while children were slaughtered, are no different than terrorists and should be treated as such.”
Danny Danon, Israel’s representative to the United Nations, went so far as to declare that these reporters would be put on a hit list, stating on X, “Israel’s internal security agency announced that they will eliminate all participants of the October 7 massacre. The ‘photojournalists’ who took part in recording the assault will be added to that list.”
Gil Hoffman, executive director of HonestReporting, later admitted that he had no evidence to substantiate the claims made, but was just “raising questions.” According to Hoffman, he and HonestReporting “don’t claim to be a news organization.”
Accusations that Palestinian reporters are embedded within and acting in coordination with Hamas lay the propaganda groundwork to depict journalists as legitimate military targets.
Israel restricting information coming out of Gaza
Not only is the IDF killing Palestinian journalists on the ground, but the Israeli government is actively denying access to foreign press into Gaza. The only reporters allowed into the strip are those embedded within the IDF, and media outlets such as NBC and CNN have confirmed that in exchange for access, they must submit all materials to the Israeli military prior to broadcast for review and approval.
Additionally, the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate reported that as many as 50 media outlets in Gaza have been partially or entirely destroyed by Israeli air strikes since October 7. If Israel is not outright bombing news outlets, then they are actively trying to repress the flow of information coming out. In late October, the Israeli government approved regulations that would allow it to shut down any foreign news channel if it believed the outlet posed a threat to national security. This regulation was then used to block the programming and website of Lebanese outlet Al Mayadeen, because of its “wartime efforts to harm [Israel’s] security interests and to serve the enemy’s goals,” according to a statement released by the Israeli security cabinet.
In the absence of foreign press bearing witness to Israel’s atrocities in Gaza, Palestinian civilians have taken to documenting the horrors themselves and sharing them on social media sites such as X and TikTok for the outside world to see.
The Israeli government has responded by repeatedly shutting down internet and communications systems across Gaza, even further restricting the flow of information coming out.
History of Israel targeting journalists
Even before its current war on Gaza began on October 7, Israel had a long history of targeting reporters and news networks. During its 2021 military incursion on Gaza, Israel was accused of “silencing” journalists by press freedom advocates after it bombed the offices of Al Jazeera and the Associated Press. This occurred just days after it had bombed another building that housed a number of other news outlets, including Al Araby TV, Al Kofiya TV, and Watania News Agency, among others.
According to the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate, Israel killed 55 journalists from 2000 to 2022, either by live fire or bombardment. This figure includes Shireen Abu Akleh, the beloved Palestinian-American journalist and longtime Al Jazeera correspondent who was shot by Israeli forces while reporting on IDF raids in Jenin, as well as Yaser Murtaja, a cameraman for Palestinian network Ain Media, who was shot and killed by the IDF while covering the 2018 Great March of Return.
Like so many other Palestinian journalists Israel murdered on the job, Abu Akleh and Murtaja were both wearing their press vests at the time of their killings. Immediately after his death, Israel predictably—with no evidence—rushed to accuse Murtaja of being a Hamas fighter in order to cover its tracks.
The day after Murtaja’s killing, Israel’s then-Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman bluntly stated, “In the march of terror, there were no innocent civilians. They were all Hamas.”
Israel is losing the information war
Israel relies on its advanced military weaponry and billions of dollars in funding from the U.S. to carry out its genocidal violence against the Palestinian people across Gaza, Jerusalem, and the West Bank. Its Hasbara and “Brand Israel” campaigns work around the clock to justify its war crimes through outright lies and disinformation.
However, Israel has suffered significant losses in the information war as reports and images of the atrocities have reached millions across the world, many of whom have joined the mass mobilizations in support of the Palestinian cause. On the international stage, Israel is further politically isolated, with more and more countries cutting ties or recalling their diplomatic staff.
This battle of ideas cannot be won through sheer force and U.S.-backed military superiority. Israel cannot prevent information about its atrocities from leaking out, especially in an age of social media in which ordinary Palestinians are emboldened to act as citizen journalists, documenting what they are living through in Gaza for the world to see. As Israel escalates its assassination campaign against media workers, support for the Palestinian Resistance continues to grow.
Grim as the current situation may seem, it speaks to the reality at hand: The people of the world are waking up to the atrocities carried out by the Zionist state and refusing to allow it to continue.
And that speaks to another reality: Israel is living on borrowed time, and that time is running out.
Whatever one may think about Piers Morgan, who comes across as quite a protean character, often, there's no denying that he does invite some extraordinary guests. I'll check out the whole interview but did earlier today come across a 4 minute segment shared on the Twitter/X thang where he eloquently and very powerfully responded to Piers' questioning what Norman's parents would have felt about the events of October 7th, and their experience of surviving the concentration camp horrors. The answer is one of the very poignant best to any question I think anyone would have heard, anywhere :sun:Quote:
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To deconstruct some of the most recent messaging (propaganda) concerning tunnels, bunkers etc.., just to get a sense of balance, my understanding is that the very vast tunnel network that runs under the Palestinian land mass is several hundred kilometres, and perhaps more importantly built to levels of approx 200 feet or more in depth, to avoid ground penetrating missile ordnance, such as the Russians possess.
They'd be practically impossible to destroy, that way, from air-to-surface missile launch.