Israel vs Palestine/Lebanon/Iran/Yemen/Syria: a New Middle East War

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Press TV 🔻

Dr. Mohammad Hossein Mokhtari, Iran’s ambassador to the Vatican, received the highest diplomatic honor from Pope Leo XIV. Established in 1847 under Pope Pius IX, the medal is awarded to ambassadors and notable figures for their efforts to strengthen diplomacy and promote peace.

https://x.com/PressTV/status/2054167202044035483

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GBX

🚨 ITALY JUST SHUT DOWN FOR PALESTINE! 🇮🇹🇵🇸
Nationwide general strike in 75+ cities! Millions flood the streets of Milan, Naples, Florence & Turin.
Country completely paralyzed for 24 hours transport, schools, ports, logistics ALL stopped.
Port workers blocked arms shipments to Israel. Police fired tear gas in Milan after clashing with protesters near the central station.
Why? Meloni refused to recognize Palestine → the people said NO MORE.
Their demands:
1️⃣ Recognize the State of Palestine
2️⃣ Halt ALL arms sales to Israel
3️⃣ Sanctions on Netanyahu’s government
4️⃣ End the genocide in Gaza NOW

https://x.com/GBX_Press/status/2054223450609504263

[Arcturian108]

The following is unrelated to any Italian strike, but is just an individual Italian giving advice to the Iranian people should the current regime fall, and they have a rare chance to change their government. He uses Italian recent history to explain mistakes Italians made when having to choose between monarchy and a republic : Italian man

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Posted by ThePythonicCow (here)
Most large organizations that portend to be world-wide or to unite all nations in global governance seem to be "globalist" in nature. Such organizations are seldom openly and honestly controlled by any particular culture, nation, religion or people, but rather are apparently controlled by the hidden hand(s) of very powerful and wealthy families, who use such "global" institutions as one of their means to colonize humanity and extract this planet's wealth.

So who are these "globalists" really? They don't tells us. They stay hidden. We have no generally and publicly recognized way to determine who "they" are. We are not allowed to have any such clearly reliable and publicly accepted way.

Okay.

I was responding to a section where it represented American military buildup in foreign countries.

Perhaps a better-fitting word is imperialism. That's the term for foreign wealth extraction, whether directly by takeover, or, indirectly, by puppet governments that do the work for you.

The description as given matches American foreign policy exactly. It's the IMF, the petro-dollar and so on.

If a system is given for such wealth extraction and elite control, it is capitalist, whereas if runaway profiteering is curtailed and national development is emphasized, it is generally socialist.

I'm not sure a person can be "hidden". I can understand they may be obscure or distorted, that misleading statements are often a cover for something else, but in general the bigger and more influential something is, the harder it is to hide.

In the current conflict, Zionism is certainly pushing for global rules and money from every corner, whereas the resistance, Iran, is neither militarily nor economically superior to the imperialistic forces -- what is happening is an ideological defeat, for instance, by showing all those weapon systems deployed in West Asia don't work.

It looks to me like a major contention between American and Chinese paradigms, in simple terms. Does it represent early America, or when China was in fact called an Empire...no...not after the twentieth century re-arranging those notions. America is the pusher. That could be changed again in the future, but not by Zionists telling you what to think, or, financialism sucking away our well-being for its own purposes.

Perhaps this is the defeat that cannot be admitted, only witnessed.

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"The Grayzone reporter Max Blumenthal joins Jimmy to discuss a Wall Street Journal report revealing that Israel built a secret military base in Iraq's western desert—with US knowledge—to support its campaign against Iran, and that when Iraqi troops moved to investigate, Israeli airstrikes killed one soldier and wounded two others to keep the base hidden. He notes that the Israeli Air Force chief hinted at "special missions which could ignite the imagination," and that the two blue lines on the Israeli flag originally represented the Nile and Euphrates rivers, which were the proposed borders for the original "Greater Israel" project under the Jewish National Fund plan.

Max warns that Israel is now openly preparing for war on Turkey, a NATO state, and that this base on the Euphrates signals that Israel seeks to "physically conquer an entire region deep into Eurasia." He concludes that the US is legally bound to maintain Israel's "qualitative military edge" over any regional rival, meaning American taxpayers will continue to foot the bill for Israeli expansionism, and that Iraq will be blamed for any blowback."

Israel’s SECRET BASE In Iraq & Plan To Take Over The Middle East Discovered! w/ Max Blumenthal

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-KdEMIGpDzQ

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senore_amore

🇮🇷 🇪🇺 Russian tg channels report that Iran has warned Kallas that if she continues to threaten Iran, it may double transit fees for European vessels and require them to broadcast the message, "We have no affiliation with Kallas," while passing through the strait.
https://x.com/SenoreAmore/status/2054154327741137084

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"Today (May 12), Dimitri Lascaris gained access to a private conference held in Athens, Greece for the purpose of promoting deeper ties between Israel, Greece and Cyprus.

The speakers included Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister, Israel's Ambassador to Greece, the Chairman of Israel Shipyards, Greece's Minister of Tourism and Greece's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Their speeches left no doubt that the Israeli, Greek and Cypriot governments are strongly committed to the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), and that they view the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as a splendid marketing opportunity for IMEC.

In this report, Dimitri discusses what happened at the conference and highlights the speech of Chen Herzog, the Chief Economist of BDO Consulting Israel. In his speech, Herzog argued that the oil and gas crisis is about to become "unmanageable" and that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz proves how essential IMEC has become."

Why Israel Wants The Strait of Hormuz To Be Closed

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=8oYOg9lCGLw

[Szymon]

One of the largest energy shocks in history shows no signs of abating. We have mapped the impact of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

[Rizotto]

https://www.facebook.com/PhysiciansforHumanRightsIsrael

PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ISRAEL, facebook post, May 12, 2026:

"Yesterday, a lawyer on our behalf visited four physicians from Gaza currently detained at Ktzi’ot Prison: Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Dr. Muhammad Ubaid, Dr. Murad Alkuka, and Dr. Akram Abu Odeh. All four are being held without charge.
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Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya has been detained for 500 days.
Dr. Muhammad Ubaid has been detained for 540 days.
Dr. Murad Alkuka has been detained for 780 days.
Dr. Akram Abu Odeh has been detained for 900 days.
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All four physicians reported that there has been no improvement in either the quality or quantity of the inadequate food provided in prison. One physician reported losing 35 kilograms (77 pounds) over the past two years.
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In recent months, the physicians have also reported being brought before court hearings during which their detention was extended indefinitely, despite no charges being filed against them. Two described hearings lasting only a few minutes and taking place without legal representation. They further stated that prison guards confiscate their mattresses every morning and return them only in the evening, forcing them to sit all day on the floor or on metal bed frames.
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Two of the physicians said they need glasses after prison guards confiscated their own, yet repeated requests for replacements have been ignored. Two others reported medical issues that remain untreated. The physicians also described recurring outbreaks of skin diseases among the prison population.
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Hygiene conditions remain dire. They are held in severe overcrowding, provided with only a single set of clothing that they are not able to wash, and denied access to cleaning supplies.
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Following our petition to the High Court of Justice demanding the physicians’ release from unlawful detention, the state said it would submit its response within two weeks. PHRI calls for the immediate withdrawal of the arrest warrants against these physicians, and urges local and international organizations to take action to secure their release, so they may return home and resume their life-saving work."

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...51533560349682

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May 2026 report by the Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle-East:

ISRAELI FOREIGN INFLUENCE, INTERFERENCE, AND TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION IN CANADA

"This report outlines the threat of Israeli foreign influence, interference, and transnational repression in Canada. It reviews documented reports of Israel covertly intervening in Canadians public affairs in various forms, and recommends measures that Canada can take to counter this malicious activity."

See full report by the ‘Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle-East’ (CJPME)'s website at this link:
www.cjpme.org/israeli_foreign_influence?

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This is very hard to even think about. But it must be said.
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Robert Rosenthal - May 12, 2026:

"Last year, a UN report described sexual violence against Palestinians in Israeli detention as one of Israel’s “standard operating procedures.”
This is why Israel is spending $730 million on propaganda. Massive “hasbara” isn’t going to significantly change how that genocidal apartheid state is perceived around the world.
Israel doesn’t have a “public image” problem. It has a settler‑colonialism problem built on exclusive rights for one group and an “other” that many Zionists treat as less than fully human. It’s a deeply troubled nation organized around the use of violence to maintain Jewish supremacy.
It needs to be totally reimagined as a real democracy with equal rights for every human being, regardless of religion, ethnicity, or race.
See below to view the New York Times piece by Nicholas Kristof."

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=...a.460386856560

"The Silence that Meets the Rape of Palestinians
Male and female Palestinians describe brutal sexual abuse at the hands of Israel's prison guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...-violence.html

(I don't subscribe to the New York Times, so I'm not able to reproduce Kristoff's piece here.)