Palestine SitRep - Hizbullah's Response To Assassinations By Israel In Lebanon
The war on Gaza has not proceeded the way the Netanyahoo government had planned. Fierce resistance continues and Israeli Occupation Forces are taking relatively high losses.
Haaretz is reporting (archived) that the military leadership does not agree with the government plans:
A large, almost unbridgeable disparity exists between the understanding that the Israel Defense Forces are already in the midst of deployment for the third stage of the war in Gaza, and what the political decision makers are projecting outwardly.
Five brigades, mostly consisting of reservists, have been pulled from Gaza and will be demobilized. But the military expects the war to continue throughout the year if on a lower level.
The Israeli government plans to ethnically cleanse the Gaza strip. It has held talks with Congo and other African countries to take in the involuntary refugees. Bribes will flow and some governments will agree to take in whoever comes.
Pushing Palestinians out by making all living in Gaza unbearable is the underlying tactic to achieve that goal.
The U.S. government is publicly opposed to those plans but does nothing to prevent their realization.
Netanyahoo has recognized that a victory in Gaza, and the dismantling of all of Hamas, is not really possible. But he needs a victory to keep a chance to survive in the government and to not go to jail for the various cases of taking bribes.
He attempts to achieve this by expanding the war into Lebanon. Several border provocations have so far not incited Hezbullah to respond with a larger war.
But yesterday an Israeli drone assassinated a leader of the Palestinian Hamas in Beirut:
The Deputy Chief of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement, Saleh al-Arouri, was martyred on Tuesday evening, as a result of an attack that targeted the Southern Suburb of Beirut.Lebanon's National News Agency reported that "an Israeli drone targeted an office of the Hamas movement in Msharafieh" while "ambulances reached the area to transport casualties."
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that an Israeli drone targeted the building with three missiles, resulting in the martyrdom of six individuals.
Saleh al-Arouri had been involved in hostage negotiations in Qatar with Israel.
In August last year Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah had publicly announced that any Israeli assassination in Lebanon, no matter of whom, would be responded to in kind. He can not let yesterday's event pass without responding. Israel would otherwise feel free to assassinate more and more people in Lebanon.
Today, at 16:00 UTC, Nasrallah is expected to give a speech. This was originally planned as a commemoration of the assassination in 2020 of the Iranian General Qassam Soleimani and the Iraqi resistance leader Abu Mahdi al Muhandis by U.S. forces. PressTV will have live coverage of the speech. Nasrallah will surely include a response to yesterday's attack.
Hizbullah must respond carefully to not give Netanyahoo a reason for a wider attack on Lebanon. On the other side the response must be strong enough and soon enough to give Netanyahoo some trouble.
But what kind of operation he will chose to do is yet unknown. I for one expect an unexpected but serious surprise in a direction that Israel has not foreseen.
Posted by b on January 3, 2024 at 11:35 UTC | Permalink
next page »The unexpected for Israel will be no retaliation IMO, it's clear that Iran and Co are chomping at the bit but I believe their allies throughout the world are keeping their heads very cool.
The Israelis are nearly busted, they went all in expecting all out war and chaos in the middle east. It hasn't happened and won't happen if cool heads prevail.
They have no plan B yet, just like their fellow lunatics in London and Washington. Dangerous times ahead.
Posted by: Eoin Clancy | Jan 3 2024 12:15 utc | 2
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Posted by: Alchemist | Jan 3 2024 12:16 utc | 3
This assassination (along with other provocations taken by the Zionist state against its neighbors) is illegal by all means. But the ,,civilised" West sits idly by and let it happen... over and over and over again.
Posted by: Siggi | Jan 3 2024 12:31 utc | 4
Click the link below to access this list.
http://www.jugglerpress.com/acronyms.pdf
Posted by: Alchemist | Jan 3 2024 12:16 utc | 3
I have the same problem-thanks for the info!
Thank you, Alchemist.
I was thinking of compiling a list of CIA/MI6/etc. terms, even including the more obvious ones (since there are Newbies here) such as false flag event* and CIA cut-out. But hen I reckoned someone in here probably has such a list of terms.
I mentioned 'false flag' to my wife and she had never heard of the term! When she heard me quote an example she was truly shocked. 'Western Governments do that?' She asked incredulously.
Posted by: scepticalSOB | Jan 3 2024 12:43 utc | 6
One response might be a container ship full of globalist pig bounty scuttled off the coast of Yemen.
Posted by: Ghost of Zanon | Jan 3 2024 12:51 utc | 7
Because of the bribes mentioned: Would it be possible, that the weird happenings in the red sea causing ships to circumvent the Suez canal, are a way to push Egypt to take more refugees? They are short on money and missing taxes for the passage of the canal are for sure hurting a lot...
Posted by: Ma On | Jan 3 2024 12:52 utc | 8
Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. And it was Cato (sr), not Cicero. By the time of Cicero, Carthago was long gone.
Posted by: Yadro | Jan 3 2024 13:01 utc | 9
"Because of the bribes mentioned: Would it be possible, that the weird happenings in the red sea causing ships to circumvent the Suez canal, are a way to push Egypt to take more refugees? They are short on money and missing taxes for the passage of the canal are for sure hurting a lot..."
Posted by: Ma On | Jan 3 2024 12:52 utc | 11
Yes, the Houthis blockade has ,paradoxically, put Egypt in a fiscal corner which aids the Israeli cause..
Many people killed near Gen. Soleimani's grave at the marking of the fourth anniversary of his assassination in Iraq by the US -
From presstv.ir - constantly updated:
Two terrorist blasts in Iran’s southeastern city of Kerman have left 73 people dead and 170 more injured, according to Iran's Emergency Organization.
The explosions occurred near the burial site of martyred Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, where people had flocked to mark his fourth martyrdom anniversary.
Ambulances have rushed to the location.
According to IRNA, the first explosion occurred some 700 meters from the grave of General Soleimani and the second one about one kilometer away.
Posted by: JB | Jan 3 2024 13:25 utc | 11
The most striking thing in your post this morning b, is this:
“Saleh Al-Arouri had been involved in hostage negotiations in Qatar with Israel.”
What is thus apparent is that the Zionist world has a suicide wish. Observing the situation in the collective West, no one can reasonably conclude that the West can continue to sponsor the Zionist project. But what do the Zionists do? Cut off all possibility of negotiations with their adversaries. Whether it is in Russia, West Asia, Africa, East Asia, or anywhere else, these geniuses demonstrate that NO discussion with them is possible.
As I often remind my colleagues, “I won’t eat paper (currency), and I can’t eat gold.” There is however, an ample supply of catfish, squirrel and acorns (if I run out of venison) just outside my front door.
The Zionists can take their Money Magic and put it where the sun don’t shine. 🇺🇸
Posted by: OldFart | Jan 3 2024 13:25 utc | 12
Two IED exploded during a commemoration in Iran near the grave of Quassam Soleimani.
53 people got killed and about 100 wounded.
Another blast in Iran just now. That is what both Ukraine and Israel are resorting to: something to grab the headlines while the tide is turning against them.
Posted by: Jonathan W | Jan 3 2024 13:26 utc | 14
More than 70 killed in 'terrorist attacks' near Iranian Guards commander Soleimani's tomb during ceremony
Nuke Tel Aviv. What are you waiting for?
Posted by: Apollyon | Jan 3 2024 13:26 utc | 15
Israel did it just surely as everybody knew right away Iran did Oct 7.
Posted by: Jonathan W | Jan 3 2024 13:30 utc | 16
Alchemist | Jan 3 2024 12:16 utc | 3
Thanks for the "acronyms" list ! Very useful. If only I'd known before now what TLDR meant I'd have saved a lot of time ! 😁😂
canuck | Jan 3 2024 12:57 utc | 12
God, you are a bore.
Are you willy-waggling at Jesus !
Posted by: Sarlat La Canède | Jan 3 2024 13:33 utc | 17
One problem Nasrallah has is the weak political unity between the Palestinian groups themselves as they live under various constraints and between the surrounding countries. Some of that was mentioned by Lavrov in h8s New Year interview as reported by Karlof1 on his Substack channel.
Someone on the Palestinian thread last night posted links to the Youtube video "Behind Closed Doors How Offshore Finance Corrupts Politics" and viewed in the perspective of how off-shpre banking and trusts have developed under the umbrella of "The City" in London, it offers a clue on how few people managing those huge funds can get the control of whole governmehts.
See Michael Oswald'a https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/spider-web-britain-second-empire/
I scratched my head durihg the last two years trying to find out the source of power runnibg our bizarre Western politics since the end of the Cold War. The boards of the large corporations seem to have been hijacked by political activists. As Bevin argues, this level of control by the fiew is not the result of a pre-planned conspiracy but the exploitation of a systemic weakness of the financial process made possible by the off-shore banking from the UK and through abuse of power by the US through the dollar monopoly. Why mentioning that here amid the Gaza tragedy? The Gaza tragedy would not have become such an horror under more responsive political leaders. The assets of many are ih US dollars and that constrains their political freedom to actions that do not hurt Washihgton or London.
Nasrallah still has a few political battles to win in the above context before he chooses to retaliate.
Posted by: Richard L | Jan 3 2024 13:34 utc | 18
"Israel did it just surely as everybody knew right away Iran did Oct 7."
Posted by: Jonathan W | Jan 3 2024 13:30 utc | 16
Very predictable. Israel realizes that they are toast without WW3. So of course they are trying their upmost to create a wider war.
However, I am not convinced they know about "Oct. 7th"-I am agnostic on that point.
"Because of the bribes mentioned: Would it be possible, that the weird happenings in the red sea causing ships to circumvent the Suez canal, are a way to push Egypt to take more refugees? They are short on money and missing taxes for the passage of the canal are for sure hurting a lot..."
Posted by: Ma On | Jan 3 2024 12:52 utc | 11
Yes, the Houthis blockade has ,paradoxically, put Egypt in a fiscal corner which aids the Israeli cause..
Posted by: canuck | Jan 3 2024 13:13 utc | 10
Yes, but remember Egypt has Israel in a vice re oil and gas feeds to Israel.. that feed is essential to Israel, unless Israel can benefit from the undersea pipeline it has installed offshore from the Lavantine gas and oil reserves. These reserves and the pipeline are the reason for the destruction of Nord stream II.. without Russian gas competition, Israel would become the major provider of oil and gas to Greece, Italy, Cyprus and points north into Europe.
What amazes me is why the Anti Israeli forces have not blown up that pipeline? Maybe explains US Navy in the med.?
Posted by: snake | Jan 3 2024 13:38 utc | 20
Posted by: Apollyon | Jan 3 2024 13:26 utc | 15
Patience. Cool heads required.
The resistance is winning.
Hence the desperate moves from the empire of liars. Their extra judicial killing spree and terrorism creates more martyrs and simply makes the resistance stronger
Posted by: Lev Davidovich | Jan 3 2024 13:38 utc | 21
Nuke Tel Aviv. What are you waiting for?
Posted by: Apollyon | Jan 3 2024 13:26 utc | 15
And kill Arab Israelis? And possibly hit West Bank by mistake?
Israel has Arab human shields dispersed throughout its population.
Why do you think they allowed a small percentage to remain?
The pictures from Iran are gruesome. Meanwhile there were 128 deaths, 261 injured from airstrikes in Jabaliya and Maghazi in the last 24 hours.
Posted by: Pq | Jan 3 2024 13:47 utc | 22
The Zionists (and the US) have dealt a serious blow to the Resistance -
- a senior commander in the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),Razi Moussavi, was killed on December 25 in an Israeli strike in Syria
- yesterday, 2 January 2024, a senior Hamas political and military figure, Saleh al-Arouri, was assassinated in Lebanon, along with two Hamas battalion commanders and three fighters, apparently bodyguards.
- General Soleimani, credited and widely revered, as the key figure in strenghtening the Resistance, was assassinated on this date in 2020 in Iraq.
Today, there was a terrorist attack at the commemoration of his death in Iran with more than 70 people killed, according to current numbers.
These murders are a great challenge which may have the effect of acceleration of history.
Posted by: JB | Jan 3 2024 13:49 utc | 23
Nuke Tel Aviv. What are you waiting for?
Posted by: Apollyon | Jan 3 2024 13:26 utc | 15
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That is exactly what the Israelis and West want.
Why do you want to give them what they want? Hasbara gets more "sophisticated" all of the time.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jan 3 2024 13:51 utc | 24
Does anyone know whatever happened with Turkiye's flotilla?
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jan 3 2024 13:53 utc | 25
Posted by: Richard L | Jan 3 2024 13:34 utc | 18
Regarding unity. Am reposting from previous thread. Important read.
Still lack of unity is no excuse for US UK USSR /Russia obstructing self determination per internazional law for 75 years
Excerpts
The statement was released following “a consultative meeting in Beirut”, a press release, a copy of which was received by the Palestinian Chronicle, read.
The groups involved in the Lebanon meeting were the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command.
1) Immediate cessation of the war of genocide, scorched earth, and ethnic cleansing by the Israeli enemy on the Gaza Strip.
2) Breaking the siege on the Strip, starting to supply our people with all necessities of life, and simultaneously rebuilding and reconstructing the infrastructure institutions and facilities. This includes providing the necessary supplies to reactivate and support the medical system, which is almost collapsing under the barbaric acts of the Israeli aggression, and transferring serious injury cases from the Strip to treatment abroad in brotherly and friendly countries.
3) Arab, Islamic, and international commitment to reconstruction, and requesting brotherly and friendly countries – and international and regional organizations, foremost among them the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the United Nations – to launch an international initiative to reconstruct what the occupation and barbaric aggression have destroyed in the Gaza Strip.
Posted by: Pq | Jan 3 2024 13:55 utc | 26
I know this isn't the Ukranazistan thread but it is relevant here too.
TL/DR: Drones are a massively lethal weapon, both for Russia and Ukranazistan.
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/end-of-2023-roundup-update-on-the
So, supposing HAMAS gets hold of FPV drones, since zionazistan has obviously not managed to block off the armament flow, how much damage could it do? Enough to compel a total withdrawal?
I have been thinking about this. As an Indian, and as an ex Indian Air Force officer (albeit in the Dental Service), I can assure you that the average Indian soldier has never seen or even heard of a drone. If Pakistan was remotely serious about occupying Kashmir, it should now massively provide FPV drones to the rebels. They would totally slaughter the 300000 Indian soldiers and armed police that maintain the occupation. But I am also certain Pakistan does not want Kashmir, it just wants to keep Kashmir as a bleeding wound in India's side.
Posted by: Biswapriya Purkayast | Jan 3 2024 14:01 utc | 27
re LoveDonbass | Jan 3 2024 13:51 utc | 24
I remember that when the 9/11 attacks occurred, there were voices that expressed outrage against the “towelheads” but were not that upset that tge attacks were in NYC, which large portions of the country love to hate.
I wonder if right-wing Zios (yeah, that’s pretty redundant) would feel similarly regarding an attack on liberal, rainbow-colored Tel Aviv?
Anyway, I’m against nuking or otherwise destroying “Israel.” I want the Palestinians to inherit land snd infrastructure in good condition!
Posted by: malenkov | Jan 3 2024 14:02 utc | 28
Posted by: Alchemist | Jan 3 2024 12:16 utc | 3
I reckon BDS stands for Boycott Divest and Sanction
Posted by: Stephane | Jan 3 2024 14:09 utc | 29
@ Posted by: b | Jan 3 2024 13:25 utc | 13
FML x 9 million! The illegal settlers in the Levant.
It’s a death cult. Mostly indoctrinated.
That Illegal Apartheid Entity and Regime.
They better have their bag ready to travel.
Or jump in some boat to safety ‘back to their homeland’ in Europe
somewhere or some remaining 5 eyed Collective Waste shithole.
They can be my neighbours - but better not start with any xenophobic / supremacist shit - we evolved past that decades ago.
It does seem that the Zionazis of the Illegal Apartheid Entity and Natzios of Ukropia are One in Mind and Body. They intend to go out with a BANG.
One thing is certain they are making it impossible to do so with a whimper.
There is no reverse gear for them. They are deluded from birth and brainwashed all day long.
Assassination is too good for those assassins - it deprives their victims families and the world of a trial and for justice being seen to be done as much as the satisfaction of their incarceration for life meaning life. No luxuries. But if they have condemned themselves and their families, the rest of the illegal settlers , to the same fate as they have deemed fit to deploy on civilian targets - so be it.
I’d prefer a full quarantine and to make them on par with the genocided Palestinians of Gaza. Put the same wall as they have there. Shut the ports - sink some ships in them.
Get rid of the runways for jetliners. Destroy the desalination plants and ‘poison their wells’
As they have done to Gaza for decades for 80 years nearly!
That would be the karmic fate - they could finally claim to suffering the same as the actual semites they have been torturing. Men women and especially the children and babies.
Maybe it’s the Masters way of diverting from that full list of names on Lolita express - the Love island shag/rape fest and general debauchery. Where the short guy was actually a child - the love interest for the clientele and Ricardo Montalban was who Epstein was modelled on.
Sorry for the grim humour, I find it easier to face horror that way. Just saw a picture of a Palestinian father being shot by sniper as he was trying to retrieve the body of his baby that also had been shot. Child killing comes easy to child abusers.
If South African condemnation and charges are not held up and the court has been corrupted - it will be all-in, the world can not tolerate such abuse and uncivilised terror upon the rest of human psyche by a very few psychotic global robber barons and murderous pirates.
Posted by: DunGroanin | Jan 3 2024 14:10 utc | 30
I imagine the speech will be paying homage to past and fallen Martyrs, even as they fall now.
A projection of “someday” revenge and Justice. Same kind of thing we’ve been hearing from Iran for decades. The “ejection of US from the Middle East” project is far, far from having any validity or on the ground progress. Recently US just renewed their U.S. base contract with Qatar for another decade. All the US bases, new and old are still up and running.
The ME and Arab nations simply have no desire to unify and possess their own land and sovereignty. And I think Hezbollah is finished with soloing “the cause” and will defend Lebanon and no more .
I had thought differently here and there, but evidence show there is no “red line” IsraelUS can’t cross and walk away with at best, a “damaged reputation”, other than a few sacrificial bodies at times, they literally are getting away with genocide without a single threat to themselves.
Posted by: Trubind1 | Jan 3 2024 14:14 utc | 31
I think you are on the wrong thread! However, I think most people can stand by the south African effort. The Jews are really behaving in a totally unacceptable way. It is as if they know people whish them far away.
I wonder if they are not busy fulfilling that wish.
Posted by: g wiltek | Jan 3 2024 14:17 utc | 32
@b:
Hizbullah must respond carefully to not give Netanyahoo a reason for a wider attack on Lebanon.
The time for this may just have passed. With the withdrawal from Gaza, assassin squads in Turkiye, bombings in Iran and bombing runs against Beirut and Damascus it's obvious IDF is pivoting north next.
Promises given to the evacuated settlers leave no other choice to Netanyahu and the IDF command as they can't simply give up the space.
I would expect Israel to try and sort this out after qa little R&R for the conscripts. So far there is little intellicence on ground ops in the north, all just planes/drones.There is little upside to Hezbollah giving up land south of Litani either so a wider conflict should be locked in, just a matter of optics.
Posted by: SOS | Jan 3 2024 14:20 utc | 33
Iranian perspective From Telegram Fotros Resistance. Don't know how to copy link. This channel has good updates.
📝Okay now that my climax of emotions & anger has faded away a little let’s talk about a few things:
The terrorist attack in Kerman, is carried out by israel through American proxies such as the MEK-terrorists organisation (or other US proxies). This attack happened because Iran did not give a firm response [in time] after the attacks in Syria. HOWEVER, as much as I really want Kheybar Shekans to fly in the air toward you-know-where, it’s not in Iran’s favour to strike back directly.
Yes I know it’s not what you like to hear, neither do I, as an Iranian who’s grieving, want to hear. But this is the real world and we’re dealing with a crazy maniac of an entity. Iran’s response should be in a manner that is calculated and painful, avoiding the cost of more Iranian lives. Striking Tel Aviv or Haifa direcly, will only cost more Iranian lives.
Viable options for Iran are either striking from Iraq/Syria or to strike an israeli asset outside their borders, such as the MOSSAD compound in Iraq which got striked by Fateh-110s in 2022.
Israel wants to drag both Iran & Lebanon into an all out war, but this is not in our favour. Israel’s achilles’ heel is a slow death, not an immediate death.
@FotrosResistance
Posted by: Pq | Jan 3 2024 14:22 utc | 34
RE: Posted by: Pq | Jan 3 2024 13:55 utc | 26
Without a UNSC passed resolution, forcing Israeli compliance by force of an Arab occupied army in the Strip for this so-called Gaza reconstruction, all of their “declarations” are dead in the water as Israel has every intention, if not “occupying” Gaza, to control and “own it” outright. Make it like West Bank, with Izzy settlements in-between Palestinian settlements with checkpoints and corridors of “only Jewish” highway’s, sea access and roads.
Whatever this mirage of ME “do-gooders ” are trying to sell,
Is nothing more than a sell-out.
Force, expulsion of Israelis, and occupying armies is the only “settlement” that will result in the de-occupation and sovereignty of Palestine.
Posted by: Trubind1 | Jan 3 2024 14:29 utc | 35
Posted by: malenkov | Jan 3 2024 14:02 utc | 28
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In my observation, it is relatively easy to incite a mob. The psychological triggers are well known, and particularly in America, where it seems like child's play to create mass shooters year-round, it isn't that much of a challenge to wind people up into a genocidal mob.
We have people who have no moral foundation, no civilization standards, and a persistent bombardment by mass media which the state has ALWAYS controlled.
The folks who have a Western mindset reveal themselves regularly in the bar. The low patience, lack of emotional control, and virtue-signaled hyper-empathy are dead giveaways.
All of these are the predictable outcomes of secularism. I'm not saying that just any old religion is better, but it could hardly be worse, IMO.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jan 3 2024 14:38 utc | 36
RE: Posted by: DunGroanin | Jan 3 2024 14:10 utc | 30
Cheers to post…🍺 my round!
Posted by: Trubind1 | Jan 3 2024 14:41 utc | 37
Thanks for your analysis b.
I agree that Hes'bollah must be careful on where and how to strike Israel next.
They have already blown a couple of high value targets in Israel. Someone Mossad high-up, two weeks or so ago followed by some IDF officer's meetup place up near the border with Lebanon.
I do not know how tit-for-tat that goes on at that level but it is very clear that Israel acts everywhere and has a wide reach. So far, by bombing Syria for xxx times, no real response ever came from Syria.
Also no hasty rush from any of the Israel's neighborhood enemies.
Simultaneously Israel bombs Iranians coming to honor, by Trump assassinated, General Soleymani through their proxies in Pakistani south and Afghani south, especially in Baluchestan region harboring pro Israel/US proxies by CIA and Mossad run outposts.
Obvious is that Israel is looking to provoke whatever, to have the excuse to get out of Gaza, at least get the boots off the ground there. Bombing into the genocide all the way, will continue, surely.
Diplomatic activity and recent massive shuttle diplomacy between everyone but Israel, tells me that there is a plan to deal with Israel from multiple sides and many levels, all at once.
A StormShadow/SCALP sunk ship (a troop-carrier) in Crimea, was a shuttle taxi for supplying Russian forces in Syria. Guess at whose request?
RF will never forget Israel hiding and attacking behind Russian AWACS plane, that was downed as a AA response to hit Israeli war planes. That was a low down dirty.
There is a lost info or it is a disinfo on S300/S400 operated by Russians in Syria. They can close the whole sky over Israel, big part of Syria, and prevent anything flying from Cyprus.
I understand that radars of such systems are off, so not to attract Israeli planes and anti-radar missiles.
At some point Israel will be grounded, as soon as they start losing the planes. Maybe Egypt might help there, as well. It is so unpredictable and a treacherous terrain, and as it seems Israelis are on their own very soon.
In the times after the '73 Yom Kippur war, the Soviet envoy met with military representatives of Arab coalition and spat a fire and a brimstone on Arabs, basically screaming that USSR gave the best weapons and training and Arabs basically betrayed each other and fail to defeat Israel the way they wanted to.
Since then Soviets and now Russians are bit reserved to engage more than it is necessary in this conflict zone.
However, Arab unity is not built overnight and hasty, as a way back then, and I am pretty sure that Israel cannot sustain 360° attacks, as the days of Israeli military superiority are over and gone.
Posted by: whirlX | Jan 3 2024 14:41 utc | 38
The assassination in Lebanon followed by massive casualties from a terror bombing in Iran.
What is the play here?
The US has been made to look the impotent fool in the Red Sea.
The US is defeated in Ukraine.
The situation in Gaza is unclear to me. Are the Izzies losing so badly that it is
time for the US/Zioland to go for a Hail Mary?
The Izzies needed to slaughter their own on Oct 7th in order to gain a pretext for genocide in Gaza.
They cannot defeat Hezbollah without going bigger. What pretext do they need to go...dare I say it?...
with some really big weaponry on a Hezbollah and/or Lebanese civilian target?
This is going to be a week to hold your breath.
Posted by: librul | Jan 3 2024 14:47 utc | 39
I thought archive.is is down? It's down for me anyway. Not for Bernhard and you?
Posted by: LeaNder | Jan 3 2024 14:51 utc | 40
That is what both Ukraine and Israel are resorting to: something to grab the headlines while the tide is turning against them.
Posted by: Jonathan W | Jan 3 2024 13:26 utc | 14
It's not for headlines, it's how terrorism works. And there's no tide against them either.
Posted by: rk | Jan 3 2024 14:55 utc | 41
whirlX | Jan 3 2024 14:41 utc | 37
*** RF will never forget Israel hiding and attacking behind Russian AWACS plane, that was downed as a AA response to hit Israeli war planes. That was a low down dirty.***
Israel can gloat over that, just as when they get away with missile strikes on Damascus.
Is it possible because Putin and his political establishment are basically liberals perpetually inclined to bow to the zionists and their gangster agents?
Including the head of Russia's central bank.....
Posted by: Cynic | Jan 3 2024 14:55 utc | 42
"All of these are the predictable outcomes of secularism. I'm not saying that just any old religion is better, but it could hardly be worse, IMO."
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jan 3 2024 14:38 utc | 35
I disagree with your opinion.
Religions, or the Elite using religion as a crucible, have been the bane of mankind.
Do I have to give examples: the Aztecs sacrificing 80,000 Indigenous captives in sacrifice to Quetzacoatl one of their Gods as they thought Cortex was that God returning.
How about the religious wars in Europe after the Protestant reformation? Henry VIII destroying Christian Catholic monasteries-do you think that could have happened without the crucible of religion.
Do you think the Muslims warriors in the 7th, 8th century would have been as aggressive in fighting unless they thought that they would become martyrs and get eighty virgins gratis?
Do you think the 8 Crusades from Europe to the Levant could have manifested without the Christian religion?
Religion is only a belief in something that is not known: in a word, Faith.
So when a group, the LGBT whatever, believe that a man can have a baby is that not a religion?
Of course.
We need a new secular Enlightenment and it is not Woke.
A few days ago I said here:
Given the IDF's disastrous ground performance in Gaza, the threat to invade southern Lebanon is comical on its face. However, it appears to be part of a plan to drag the US into direct conflict with the resistance. This is the key risk point, because right now Israel's options appear to be: (1) ethnically cleanse Gaza (the world may not let them), (2) continue a costly war forever (hard to see how this is sustainable), (3) agree to peace (anathema to this government and most of the Israeli population), or (4) bring in the US to directly attack the resistance front all over the Middle East. #4 seems to be the only route that has the slightest possibility of success (and it doesn't matter if the US "wins" or not, since shifting the burden to the US is the victory for Israel), so that would likely be the route Israel will try hardest to take.
Israel continues to push politically/diplomatically for Option #1, but given the attacks on Beirut and now Iran, it is clear that Israel is focused hard on making Option #4 a reality on the military front.
Posted by: Bob | Jan 3 2024 15:04 utc | 44
Reuters is reporting
More than 100 killed in 'terrorist attacks' near tomb of Iranian Guards' Soleimani
Two explosions caused by 'terrorist attacks' killed more than 100 people and wounded scores at a ceremony in Iran to commemorate top commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed by a U.S. drone in 2020, Iranian officials.....
Occupied Palestine is a terrorist organization
Posted by: psychohistorian | Jan 3 2024 15:08 utc | 45
These reserves and the pipeline are the reason for the destruction of Nord stream II.. without Russian gas competition, Israel would become the major provider of oil and gas to Greece, Italy, Cyprus and points north into Europe.
What amazes me is why the Anti Israeli forces have not blown up that pipeline? Maybe explains US Navy in the med.?
Posted by: snake | Jan 3 2024 13:38 utc | 20
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Thanks for mentioning the (IMO) obvious connection between the Nord Stream sabotage and gas supplies coming from Israel's "natural resources squat"--- gas fields off Gaza and under the Pal territories. I have speculated on this connection a couple of times and found no resonance.
As a recent UNCTAD report spelled out, Zionists' squat of Gaza gaz fields not only enriches them but is just another way to divert funds that could and should be used to fuel economic development of Palestinian territories and state (say, before the Final Solution 2.0 kicked in).
https://unctad.org/news/unrealized-potential-palestinian-oil-and-gas-reserves
"28 August 2019 Oil and natural gas resources in the occupied Palestinian territory could generate hundreds of billions of dollars for development." Geologists and resources economists have confirmed that the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) lies above sizeable reservoirs of oil and natural gas wealth, in Area C of the West Bank and the Mediterranean coast off the Gaza Strip, according to a recent UNCTAD study.New discoveries of natural gas in the Levant Basin are in the range of 122 trillion cubic foot while recoverable oil is estimated at 1.7 billion barrels, according to the study, entitled “The Economic Cost of Occupation for the Palestinian People: The Unrealized Oil and Natural Gas Potential.”
This offers an opportunity to distribute and share about US$524 billion among the different parties in the region and promote peace and cooperation among old belligerents, the study notes.
These funds could finance socioeconomic development in the oPt as part of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
However, so far the Palestinian people have been prohibited from exploiting the oil and gas reserves in their own land and water to meet their energy needs and generate fiscal and export revenues.
This increases both the opportunity costs and the total costs borne by the Palestinian people as a result of occupation, the study states.
Assessing economic cost of occupation
In a number of UN General Assembly resolutions, UNCTAD has been asked to assess and report on the economic cost of occupation borne by the Palestinian people.
The study focuses on oil and natural gas due to their high value and critical importance in potentially meeting basic Palestinian needs for energy, and fiscal and export revenues.
It identifies and assesses existing and potential Palestinian oil and natural gas reserves that could be exploited. . . .
Posted by: Jane | Jan 3 2024 15:08 utc | 46
The unexpected for Israel will be no retaliation IMO, it's clear that Iran and Co are chomping at the bit but I believe their allies throughout the world are keeping their heads very cool.
Eoin Clancy
Yes, they cant afford to escalate unfortunately. All playing by the UN book. Lebanon has lodged a complaint about the breach of their sovereignty with the UNSC, for all the good that does. But it adds to the mountain of paperwork being dumped on the UN. And Turkiye has detained around 30 alleged Mossad agents.
Blair "negotiating" (code: bribing) for countries willing to absorb Gazans, tho I am reminded of a vid of a family who stayed in the north after most were herded like cattle to the south saying why they stayed. The elder matriarch of the family said they'd considered they were dying anyway, and if their only choice left was where they died, theyd rather die in the ruins of their home than in a tent in a desert. Not sure how many others may feel the same way.
I have been surprised by Egypt remaining steadfast, I believe Israel offerred to pay off their IMF debt, but Egypt refused the deal. Perhaps Egypt can sue Israel for damages/reparations?
But with all the ordnance Israel is churning through, the US must be running low on stocks after all the aid to Ukraine. That may be the reason for "Phase 3" being more "targeted".
Posted by: Rain | Jan 3 2024 15:09 utc | 47
could a bold journalist ask Biden if he thinks Israhell will bomb the UN troops if peace corps are sent to stop the slaughtering?
Posted by: Minaa | Jan 3 2024 15:12 utc | 48
Hizbullah must respond carefully to not give Netanyahoo a reason for a wider attack on Lebanon.
Posted by: SOS | Jan 3 2024 14:20 utc | 33
There is a question whether Israel has the resources to launch a new attack in the north, in addition to the ongoing war in Gaza.
The reserve brigades have been withdrawn from Gaza, because the reservists need to return to civilian life, as the Israeli economy is suffering, apart from suffering from shell-shock (PTSD) from the intense fighting in Gaza. Then like in Ukraine, there are issues of munitions, which all come from the US: the consumption is far outrunning US production. Maybe they have a plan to cope with these problems, maybe not.
Posted by: laguerrre | Jan 3 2024 15:16 utc | 49
Force, expulsion of Israelis, and occupying armies is the only “settlement” that will result in the de-occupation and sovereignty of Palestine.
Posted by: Trubind1 | Jan 3 2024 14:29 utc | 34
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I agree.
At this point I can see no way to "peace" between any Pals and any Jews. Maybe those Jews who have always lived in Palestine can stay.
Zionists must be ejected from Palestine, and this will require force. Pal refugees need space to return to and reclaim their farms and homes and other properties, so that space must be emptied.
Posted by: Jane | Jan 3 2024 15:16 utc | 50
I haven't seen anyone comment (maybe I missed it) that it is astounding that the latest volleys of Hamas rockets fired at Tel Aviv, are nevertheless all fired from northern Gaza, from areas supposedly securely held by Israel. A real embarrassment and humiliation for Israel.
Posted by: laguerre | Jan 3 2024 15:21 utc | 51
Those here who would like to take a quick break should watch this George Galloway video starting at around 14:30 point to listen to one of the takedowns of Biden that I have ever heard. He goes for about 11 minutes on Biden then does Trump, Sunak and Keir Starmer. Netanyahu
also mentioned.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4f66wJffnFc
Posted by: Morongobill | Jan 3 2024 15:25 utc | 52
Mediation #4
They're not merely looking for land. They're looking also for "Human Ca[pi]ttle."
All along we were told it was "A land without a people for a people without a land".
The truth is that modern colonial enterprises require Human Cattle more than Land.
The Zionist Colonial Enterprise will not merely seek to take the land of the Palestinians but it will very shortly require the very Palestinians themselves as part of their 'conquest'.
Thus it was under Apartheid South Africa, the French Colonies in Africa and Indochina, the British Colonies. It is never just "land": that is desired. It is most often the natives on the land as well and in this era where human capital is more valuable than mere earth it is the natives that are desired above all.
We already see hints of this in the Zionist attempts to teleport entire generations of Yemeni children, Ethiopians, Arab Jews into occupied Palestine. Their careful curatorship of a group of "Pet Arabs" in the Izzraeli 'Knesset' is obvious evidence of this. The mass exploitation of Palestinian labour to support their own occupation by working in Izzrael's industries.
The recent theft of a baby by an IDF soldier (unconfirmed, but plausible and potentially one of many cases) .
Do you believe the Zionists will stop with mere acquisition of Palestinian Land?
No, that is only the beginning of the colonization. Next, they will claim ownership over Palestinian Labour, their very flesh and bone.
Posted by: Arch Bungle | Jan 3 2024 15:26 utc | 53
Posted by: Arch Bungle | Jan 3 2024 15:26 utc | 52
Nah, they want the land without the people. They can (and have) imported poor jews from Ethiopia or other non-European sources.
Posted by: laguerre | Jan 3 2024 15:30 utc | 54
@ Arch Bungle | Jan 3 2024 15:26 utc | 52
I dunno, Arch. Seems increasingly as if “Israel” wants to exterminate the rightful population, or at least drive it out. That would explain the increasing fondness for importing people from developing countries such as Thailand to do the shit jobs.
Posted by: malenkov | Jan 3 2024 15:31 utc | 55
could a bold journalist
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Glad I’d swallowed and had my coffee mug down when I saw this. Bold journalists aren’t allowed anywhere near President Shits.
Posted by: malenkov | Jan 3 2024 15:33 utc | 56
by DunGroanin | Jan 3 2024 14:10 utc | 30
If South African condemnation and charges are not held up and the court has been corrupted - it will be all-in, the world can not tolerate such abuse and uncivilised terror upon the rest of human psyche by a very few psychotic global robber barons and murderous pirates.
Yes, I agree. A very nice post.
At the time when Israel and South Africa were buddies, Jewish population in SA was at its highest at around 160000 or so.
In early 90s there were documents revealed that the Jewish population declined in a sync with an amazing money and goods output to Israel. Now there are about 60000 Jews living in South Africa, but nobody can forget Israeli-Apartheid collaboration during Begin-Botha period. Isolated regimes are pairing with isolated ones, as per default.
The court in Den Haag was supposed to be run by the UN.
However that is not the case and it has no hard hand to enforce or catch anyone to be put in front of the court.
We know this from the Yugoslav wars, where most of the responsible were brought by own respective judicial bodies. NATO/UNPROFOR forces arrested only a few of a small fish.
So, unless South Africa reinstates Koevoet units coupled with Selous Scouts 2.0, to extradite Bibi and other Nazis, they can and should at least collaborate with Indonesia, Malaysia, UAE and others to jointly file stuff to the court and apply for an international pressure to limit Israeli movements everywhere. Pedal to the metal on that issue is a critical point in history.
As for ICC as a corrupted organization - it wasn't the best of the crop to start with, as many investigators with an integrity resigned over the years despite 6 figures yearly reimbursements.
The rest is a lowest common denominator of vague lawyers and pre-positioned personnel known to EU bureaucracy. Frau V.d Leyen could be at home there in Oude Waalsdorperweg. Also Bibi might be ok there. Cells are pretty comfortable.
But, as the Rome Treaty is running the place and is a bad actor all the way.
I think that RSA people handling the issue know that well.
Posted by: whirlX | Jan 3 2024 15:34 utc | 57
Does anyone know whatever happened with Turkiye's flotilla?
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jan 3 2024 13:53 utc | 25
Seems to have been put on hold. John Helmer wrote the following on 30/11:
A week has now elapsed without the flotilla materialising in Turkey, and without a sign in Moscow that more than 1,200 Russians are aboard the reported 313 vessels with Gaza as their destination. Moscow sources refuse to discuss the operation openly amid signs that if there has been Russian government and military backing for the proxy swarm, there is now a Kremlin veto on the operation, at least for the time being.
Posted by: Lathe Biosas | Jan 3 2024 15:36 utc | 58
A real embarrassment and humiliation for Israel.
Posted by: laguerre | Jan 3 2024 15:21 utc | 50
I've just watched Berletic's latest where he assesses, justifiably, that the IDF is effectively occupying the strip.
His analysis convinces itself that the IDF is inexorably and inevitably establishing control over every inch of it.
Then there are these little facts that jump out and contradict his very well pieced together model of the reality:
- rockets, drones and mortars continue being fired from areas long 'occupied' by the IDF.
- HAMAS attacks on troops happen throughout the strip from North to South despite the fact that in theory North Gaza is cut off from South Gaza and no Hamas movement between the two halves should be occurring. The implication in Berletic's analysis is that Hamas has been purged from North Gaza, or strangled to a tiny presence there.
The withdrawal of five brigades is being pitched as a mere rotation ("R&R") by Berletic.
Other's say it is a repositioning to the north to face Hezbollah.
Yet other's (Hagari) say the troops are being rotated into industry to support Izzrael's economy.
Really? They need to take brigades out of the army to support the economy? Seriously?
Fewer troops for Hamas to blow up, I suppose.
I find the fact that a rotation of five brigades required after 3 months in a tiny strip more indicative of pure exhaustion than routine rotation. In other words, it's a retreat, not a rotation.
Posted by: Arch Bungle | Jan 3 2024 15:38 utc | 59
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jan 3 2024 13:53 utc | 25
Posted by: Lathe Biosas | Jan 3 2024 15:36 utc | 57
I suspect that if the ICJ judgement is "just" and provisional measures are mandated, the flotilla will have the 'legal' and political force required to allow it to go forward with a military escort.
Posted by: Arch Bungle | Jan 3 2024 15:44 utc | 60
https://nitter.net/RnaudBertrand/status/1742470506069332379#m
Arnaud Bertrand
@RnaudBertrand
6h
Interesting op-ed in Le Figaro by @renaudgirard, their lead foreign policy journalist, who argues that Israel strategy is suicidal for Israel and the West as a whole:
lefigaro.fr/vox/monde/renaud…
"Let's dare to say it: this Zionism of conquest is suicidal for Israel and for the West that supports it. The real security of a state is when it gets along well with all its neighbors. However, such a strategy of forced expulsion of the descendants of the inhabitants who lived for centuries in Ottoman Palestine has very little chance of ever being accepted by Israel's neighbors, near or far. This is the perfect recipe for eternal war. Even the United States might one day grow tired of the arrogance of an Israeli right that denies Palestinians the very fact of being a nation. The prolongation of this war is also suicidal for the West. Because it hands over on a silver platter to Vladimir Putin a double gift he dared not dream of: the daily proof of the double standards in Western moral lessons."
I don't think the global South had to wait until the Gaza massacre to be convinced of the double standards... But it certainly confirms it in a horrific fashion. As I've argued since the beginning of this conflict Israel is a weapon of mass destruction of the West, and the West is starting to take notice...
Posted by: MD | Jan 3 2024 15:49 utc | 61
Posted by: Arch Bungle | Jan 3 2024 15:44 utc | 59
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I believe in God. I do not believe in men. Not Sisi, not Erdogan, and not even Putin.
Putin is the one I believe is least likely to say things for propaganda purposes. Erdogan is the one most likely to do so.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jan 3 2024 15:50 utc | 62
Interesting that USUKIS up the ante as regards assassination in Lebanon, terrorist attack in Iran, within one week of Egypt and Iran becoming official members of BRICS and Putin assuming the chairmanship Egypt now has access to the BRICS bank so World Bank offers probably not under consideration. Concurrently, IS emphasizing that retaining the Philadelphia corridor is crucial since it is essentially held by Egypt which now has a very different geopolitical affiliation. Israel with USUK tacit permission violates sovereignty of Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Egypt; threatens world wide assassinations. While the genocide is horrific, equally horrifying is the stated goal to violate the sovereignty of any and all countries at their pleasure under the petard of "security".
Also reflect that BRICS stated goal is international trade outside of the dollar. Also, Russia and China have parallel SWIFT systems. Tectonic geopolitical plates have shifted. USUKIS are crashing under the weight of their own poorly considered, atrocious foreign policy. Death by a thousand cuts, virtually all inflicted by themselves or non state actors.
Posted by: abierno | Jan 3 2024 15:51 utc | 63
We have people who have no moral foundation, no civilization standards, and a persistent bombardment by mass media which the state has ALWAYS controlled.
LoveDonbass (35)
Agreed. It is indeed the lack of a moral foundation that has led us to the brink of world war and, due to modern WMDs and reliance on industrial farming and electronics, massive loss of life in developed countries if not worldwide.
The sheen of Western “civilization” is now gone for all to see. The inhuman barbarism underneath has truly surfaced, like the puss from a deep infection. God help us all.
Posted by: Ciaran | Jan 3 2024 15:53 utc | 64
This isn't the first time Israel resorted to state terrorism, like assassinations. That said more people are now awaken to its debased nature and are watching. So its infamy is sealed and people will soon wash its hands of the blackmailing, pariah state.
This is just more turns on the cycle, more spins on the carousel. Eventually you have to get off the ride.
Posted by: titmouse | Jan 3 2024 16:00 utc | 65
Nobody has seen this?
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-soleimani-explosion-kerman-2524cfed1d040370bf98000e2b53ad5a
Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jan 3 2024 16:00 utc | 66
RE: “I find the fact that a rotation of five brigades required after 3 months in a tiny strip more indicative of pure exhaustion than routine rotation”
Posted by: Arch Bungle | Jan 3 2024 15:38 utc | 58
And the fact that their “exhaustion” exhibits extreme weakness of training, body & culture, as they have hardly been exposed to “war” conditions:
1) No night and day raining of shelling & mortar attacks
2) No in the trenches dealing with environmental inconveniences
3) No deprivation of water, food, electricity or toilets.
I could go on, but these 5 brigades “needing” a rest or rotation is a joke. They are probably forced 17-18 year old recruits with little to zero training, contributing nothing but whining everyday about where the lunch cart is, and being sent back.
Posted by: Trubind1 | Jan 3 2024 16:01 utc | 67
by Tom_Q_Collins | Jan 3 2024 16:00 utc | 65
It is an old news, where I am.
Posted by: whirlX | Jan 3 2024 16:02 utc | 68
Mossad and likely MEK are attempting to cover the atrocities with a larger regional and possibly world war.
Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jan 3 2024 16:03 utc | 69
Surely one of the easiest ways to cause trouble for Israel is a loaded container ship is broken in two and sunk in the Suez Canal. This would cause major problems for Europe and possibly put pressure on Israel.
Posted by: Bill | Jan 3 2024 16:03 utc | 70
ZH has a posting up with the title
Watch: Hezbollah Chief Nasrallah Gives Speech After Hamas Deputy Chief's Assassination In Beirut
In the posting is a hat tip to Moon of Alabama coverage.
I haven't watched the speech yet.
Posted by: psychohistorian | Jan 3 2024 16:06 utc | 71
snake@1338
Hezbollah possesses an Ace up its sleeve. They did "export" a missile to the Haifa area the other day. However that send was not precisely directed at Israel's primary source of refined petroleum. That city is not only the Zionist Entity's primary port, the refineries and storage tanks would be an easy target for a mass of lower-grade missiles preoccupying those "Patriots" and "Iron Domes"...meanwhile, their true killer missiles would target the means by which the Zionist war-machine operates.
Of course, such an escalation would invite a possible nuclear response from Yidistan. Continual bombardments by the Zionists of the civilian population of Gaza might induce Hezbollah to say "what the hell".
Posted by: aristodemos | Jan 3 2024 16:08 utc | 72
Several times in the past the country of Egypt has sent soldiers to the country of Yeman to kill people and break things.
If the Yeman do something that causes harm to Egypt, like reduced income, it would be a thin slice of karma.
The Israelis occupy a substantial Yamani island and have off shore oil and gas rigs that steel Yemeni natural resources
There is more oil under Yeman than there was under the lands controlled by the Saudis, and additionally there is natural gas.
On an unrelated side note:
Here is Fordham University showing you the documentation of how the Biblical "Synagogue of Satan" was created around the year 740AD:
https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/khazars1.asp
These are "Ashkanazi" European converts to Jew and they can be distinguished from real Biblical Hebrew by a simple blood test.
Posted by: Hot Carl | Jan 3 2024 16:08 utc | 73
Force, expulsion of Israelis, and occupying armies is the only “settlement” that will result in the de-occupation and sovereignty of Palestine.
Posted by: Trubind1 | Jan 3 2024 14:29 utc | 34
I agree but what will be the reaction if the resistance groups were to say that? At the very least they are providing a reasonable theoretical option and sounding rational.
They are fighting cleanly and have to struggle for legitimization. Meanwhile IOF commits every crime in the book and then some and yet they are the moral army.
It's unbelievable.
Posted by: pq | Jan 3 2024 16:11 utc | 74
Bis-Pur@1401
Kashmir needs to be an independent state, based on equal rights for all religions, languages and perspectives. That cat vs dog battle by the Pakis and Hindus for total control over that beautiful region is destructive and divisive of the very idea of peace and prosperity for everyone involved.
There should be several guarantor entities, including not only the two primary powers, but balanced by other interests in the area including Iran, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and China.
Ongoing conflict has been going on for decades. The only solution can be of a multipartite peace.
Posted by: aristodemos | Jan 3 2024 16:15 utc | 75
I look forward to the Impotent Rage of the anti-Israelers…heheheh…
Posted by: Israel Wins Again! | Jan 3 2024 16:16 utc | 76
Posted by: Israel Wins Again! | Jan 3 2024 16:16 utc | 75
And the rest of the world looks forward to a major bomb going off in Tel Aviv. You are alienating yourselves from long term reality.
Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jan 3 2024 16:21 utc | 77
abierno @ 62.
"While the genocide is horrific, equally horrifying is the stated goal to violate the sovereignty of any and all countries at their pleasure under the petard of "security". "
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Thanks for stating this!
It seemed like hardly anyone blinked an eye at IS's brazen assertion that it would "hunt down" Hamas leaders all over the world and anywhere in the world, forever. Who the hell is Israel to violate sovereignty in order to carry out summary executions or, worse, long bouts of torture followed by summary execution.
This is a lawless gang, pure and simple.
I hope the tables are turned and Israelis find themselves in danger of being arrested if they travel abroad, indicted for crimes against humanity, and brought to justice publicly.
Posted by: Jane | Jan 3 2024 16:26 utc | 78
RE: “I look forward to the Impotent Rage of the anti-Israelers…heheheh…”
Posted by: Israel Wins Again! | Jan 3 2024 16:16 utc | 75
Me too… heheheh…
I’ve been rooting for a “wider war” since Oct. 7.
I’m curious if Iran nukes US or UK first… heheheh…
Oops… forgot… they don’t possess nukes…lol
Posted by: Trubind1 | Jan 3 2024 16:26 utc | 79
Bob @1504
Do please bear in mind that just the other day, the U$$A pulled the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier, and presumably its escorts and supply elements out of the eastern Med. That was a signal to Israel that any false-flag created by the Zionist Entity will not be countenanced...perhaps on the self-seeking basis by the Administration due to the fact that a clown show of an election is looming within a few months.
Thus, we can assume, that at THIS TIME only, that the scheme for dragging Uncle $hmuel into the fray has been put on hold and that the Izzies are more and more on their own. Nuts n' Yahoos have become much worse than a simple embarrassment to the Global Elites. Their genocidal campaign is successful in turning 80+ percent of the world's population staunchly against them. The grand agenda has taken a major public-relations hit, as they can barely maintain the narrative, even amongst the most heavily propagandized people in the world...the population of the U$$A, aka the Ruptured Republic.
Posted by: aristodemos | Jan 3 2024 16:28 utc | 80
I've just watched Berletic's latest where he assesses, justifiably, that the IDF is effectively occupying the strip. His analysis convinces itself that the IDF is inexorably and inevitably establishing control over every inch of it.
Posted by: Arch Bungle | Jan 3 2024 15:38 utc | 58
I have to say that I was never that impressed by Berletic's analysis. What was predicted is indeed happening: Israel sits on the surface, and Hamas runs the underground, with some discovery of tunnels by the IDF, but far from all. The ability of Hamas to continue to fire missiles at Tel Aviv from north Gaza demonstrates the point.
Posted by: laguerre | Jan 3 2024 16:29 utc | 81
Is it possible because Putin and his political establishment are basically liberals
They are legalists, a very good thing for a government to be. Instead of just paying lip service, laws are for the Big People too. In Maerica laws are for the schmucks.
Further their actions show a responsible hand on the till of state looking to minimize disruption, while still maintaining a sovereign course and strategy and vision. Juxtapose to the rest of the world that outsourced decision making to Maerican fucktards.
Posted by: Doctor Eleven | Jan 3 2024 16:30 utc | 82
Jane@1508
Thanks for the reminder. No doubt the evil entities scheme to grab Gaza's resources offshore are a major impetus behind the slaughter/genocide of the Palestinian people in that open air prison camp.
Posted by: aristodemos | Jan 3 2024 16:32 utc | 83
Iran has been attacked: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/03/dead-in-blasts-at-memorial-for-assassinated-iranian-commander
The question, was it factions within the Iranian government, ISIS (CIA), National Council of Resistance of Iran (CIA), or Israel proper? Perhaps Israel is willing to go all in—with the US, of course—before Iranian actually acquires nukes.
Posted by: Ludo | Jan 3 2024 16:34 utc | 84
If South African condemnation and charges are not held up and the court has been corrupted
Posted by: DunGroanin | Jan 3 2024 14:10 utc | 30
in re: condemnation and charges
The jurisdiction of the court to adjudicate rights and obligations codified in international treaties, including but not limited to the UN Charter and Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide is indisputable. The court's authority and capability to compel enforcement is not.
in re: the court has been corrupted
The "impartiality" of the court's members, procedures, opinions, and case history are contentious. Since its establishment, composition of the court more often than not personifies the political status of permanent members of the UNSC rather than equity inherent to UN Charter rights and obligations.
Posted by: sln2002 | Jan 3 2024 16:36 utc | 85
laguerre@1516
The possible reason why the Zionistas are a bit hesitant over doing major aerial assaults upon Lebanon is the fact that unlike Hamas in poor, surrounded Gaza (three dimensional enclosed by land, sea and air)...Hezbollah possesses unknown quantities of anti-aircraft missiles. I'm not aware of the quality level of those weapons and also of their E.W. potential. However, we must be mindful that the Izzies are extremely casualty shy. Thus, their precious airfarce may face considerable threats should they be employed en masse to assault Lebanon.
Posted by: aristodemos | Jan 3 2024 16:37 utc | 86
RE: Posted by: aristodemos | Jan 3 2024 16:28 utc | 79
Many believe the election show and political riff-raff of things. However, when the elections are rigged and “outcomes” decided as has been the case since JFK, it’s not the motivation at all for the political or military decisions.
It is all about Banking, International Trade & Global Stock market impacts. The “people” can be smacked down, arrested and made to get “their minds right”.
Joe Biden, if you recall, said as much. When touting his “reasons” to abolish the 2nd amendment :
“Biden said, “If you wanted or if you think you need to have weapons to take on the government, you need F-15s and maybe some nuclear weapons. The point is that there has always been the ability to limit — rationally limit the type of weapon that can be owned and who can own it.”
So, this idea of how “Governments” must “behave” because of an “election” is a farce. The masks have all been ripped off. They openly support terrorism, assassinations, terrorist tactics, and even genocide for the whole world to “accept”.
And “accept” it… they have, and their populations.
The moves they make or relent on are all made in consideration of global financial benefits, rewards or losses. Nothing else.
Posted by: Trubind1 | Jan 3 2024 16:43 utc | 87
Arch @ 1538
For several months now, I've become more and more leery about Berletic. One wonders who his paymasters must be. Seems like I'm ever suspicious of those who wear the bespoke uniform of the water-carriers: Neckties.
Posted by: aristodemos | Jan 3 2024 16:44 utc | 88
Might Hezbollah target the Knesset building; they were political hits in both Lebanon and Iran and IMO would be a proper target. Perhaps an attack on Imperial stormtroopers anywhere in the region. We shall soon find out. One thing IMO is certain, Hamas won't negotiate over hostages anymore, and more will be acquired.
albierno@1551
Good observation. By joining Brics, Egyptian financial reality is no longer totally under the thumbs of the Rottenchild and Rottenfeller controlled "World" Bank and similar control-matrix institutions. They now possess a modicum of independence. Even Sisi, ever pressured by the islamic Street, might decide to grow a pair.
Posted by: aristodemos | Jan 3 2024 16:48 utc | 90
@whirlX | Jan 3 2024 14:41 utc | 37
USSR gave the best weapons and training and Arabs basically betrayed each other and fail to defeat Israel the way they wanted to
There was that old saying in colonized Algeria
1 Arab will beat 1 Frenchman
10 Arabs will beat 10 Frenchman
100 Arabs will beat 100 Frenchman
1000 Arabs will beat 1000 Frenchman
but 10'000 Arabs will always lose to 10'000 Frenchman
Basically the Arabs can't handle organizational complexities beyond the 10'000 man mark, they can't do combined arms (infantry, artillery, mechanized forces, tank forces plus the air force all at the same time). So the air force can bomb and then the artillery can fire and then the mechanized forces and infantry can go in, but not all together. The Arab world is mostly autocratic, the dictator can't trust the airforce in case they bomb him, the army can't trust the airforce in case the air force bombs them, no-one trusts the artillery in case the artillery bombs them, so combined arms operations are impossible. No trust exists within Arab armies and even less between different Arab armies (Egypt, Jordan, Syria). Egypt in particular has proven itself to be untrustworthy time and time again, apart from betraying the other Arab nations Egypt even gave the West the latest Soviet hardware to study during those Arab Israeli war times. Then there is the problem of promotions in the Arab armies not being exactly based on merit but rather on family connections. Logistics is particularly difficult as that requires organizational ability.
So someone else has to control the Arab airforce and the Arab artillery, then the mechanized divisions and infantry can successfully storm anything.
If its any consolation apparently China doesn't even allow their artillery to have possession of their shells, that is under the control of some other grouping.
Posted by: gT | Jan 3 2024 16:53 utc | 91
Jane @1626
Good perspective on the potential actual usefulness of that court in Den Haag. The threat of a judgement on behalf of the plaintiff/s versus innumerable offenses by the Zionist Entity, though seemingly without clout on its face, could result in Interpol being obliged to be on the lookout worldwide for Israeli perps. Such an outcome would surely ruffle some feathers.
Posted by: aristodemos | Jan 3 2024 16:55 utc | 92
I hope the tables are turned and Israelis find themselves in danger of being arrested if they travel abroad, indicted for crimes against humanity, and brought to justice publicly.
Posted by: Jane | Jan 3 2024 16:26 utc | 77
Me too! I'm sensing a wave of anti-Israel rage rising in the USA. If we're lucky, US voters will take it out on politicians who accept AIPAC money.
Posted by: Chas | Jan 3 2024 16:55 utc | 93
Ludo @1634
You may be onto something. To date, the religious theocrats have forbidden Iran to develop nukes. The extremity of the slap on the face killing scores of people at the memorial service for Iran's most singular martyr, may convince those Mullahs that Iran does indeed need nukes. Scary thought of possible escalation. However, those following the Talmudist Agenda will have brought it upon themselves if something horrific eventuates.
Posted by: aristodemos | Jan 3 2024 17:00 utc | 94
The sheen of Western “civilization” is now gone for all to see. The inhuman barbarism underneath has truly surfaced, like the puss from a deep infection. God help us all.
Posted by: Ciaran | Jan 3 2024 15:53 utc | 63
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I am big on self-correcting mechanisms. The West is reaping what it has sown.
In 50 years, I believe it will be unlikely that anyone (intelligent) thinks that enlightenment liberalism or democracy was a good idea. These ideas barely made it 300 years.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jan 3 2024 17:03 utc | 95
trubind1 @1643
When a pretend democratic regime makes such threats against its own people, we can rest assured that they have become extremely fearful of a popular revolt, mostly via boycotts, freeway shutdowns, isolation of places like NYC and the Di$trict by truckers and other pissed-off Americans who are too worldly wise to take up arms.
The PTB's appear to be engineering a massive economic collapse. Perhaps they have had their best braintrusts gaming the thing out, but as Bobby Burns inimitably remarked: "The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley and leave them naught but grief and toil for promised joy".
Keep your eyes and ears peeled for accounts of private Gulfstreams and 300 foot yachts bee-lining it for Patagonia.
Posted by: aristodemos | Jan 3 2024 17:06 utc | 96
by Israel Wins Again! | Jan 3 2024 16:16 utc | 75
Yes, all glory to Israel.
Fun fact - Israel is as small as Crimea at around 28000² km with a non-existent international border. To sanitize that area, Arab nations will need about 1 million MLRS shells and around the same amount of 152 mm artillery to mop up remaining infrastructure.
Being so small and a crowded place, while surrounded with 300 million people that hate your very existence, propels Israel to be a really desirable spot to settle, invest and colonize. Absolute win, no doubt. Israel is a 'fire bag' area per default. A wet dream of every artillery man.
Did all Israeli and Jewish Nazis gathered there yet to defend the Holy Land? Or this is what the other neighboring Semites are waiting for, to start improving soiled Palestinian land?
"hayat tawila", to you too.
Posted by: whirlX | Jan 3 2024 17:08 utc | 97
Karlof1 @16:46
Perhaps rather than striking at the political branch such as the Knesset, or Imperial Stormtroopers, wherever they may be, cooler heads in Hezbollah may decide to massively target the economic root of the Zionist Entity...those port facilities, refineries and oil tanks in Haifa. Without those resources, the Genocider war machine will quickly grind to a screeching halt.
Posted by: aristodemos | Jan 3 2024 17:11 utc | 98
I love how Presstv.com gets you to FBI servers and Presstv.ir pings GOOGLE in California to let them know you visit.
Very kind of the "IR" propaganda teams to include googletagmanager.com, gstatis.com. But for MoA visitors, this is OK, since the same servers are also pinged as we merely visit MoA. This highly critical blog is also very kind to inform Google of our visits. Now you can block this to just read but if you wanna make your mark on the margins of the internet, Google needs to be informed. you know, for "advertising".
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Oh Che of Americas, betrayed by "best friend" and (((el-Supreme))) some say.
Is it possible true believer revolutionaries pose a problem for NYTimes geopolitical 'revolutionary debutantes'? Did Fidel cry or breath a sigh of relief?
Now the Che of Asia, some claim, was also shopped by the Fidel of Asia.
Must agree with Miles Mathis (regardless of his otherwise red flag worthy content) that the Cabal keeps reusing the same old scripts. So this ham fisted PR campaign to 'introduce' Che of Asia is a project that got started before Che of Asia was eliminated. PressTV had a 2 part series on him. I remember reading part 2 and if the account was accurate, it painted a portrait of a man who had bought the whole "vali from God" bs about Ali Khamenei. This apparently based on optimistic views of el-Supremo as Zionistan was bombing Lebanon. All had lost hope per that Presstv article, said the general, but "the Leader" told him with smiling eyes that "it will be ok" and it was!
You can see Fidel of Asia could not possibly let a zealous ultra-believer war lord go one breathing the same air as (((Ali Khamenei))). And hasn't Che proved to be far more profitable and useful dead than alive? Alive, he was a political liability. Dead? Oh, a martyr and dating aid for the politically aware but loveless undergrads. So far they are shopping images to see which one can become "iconic".
Everything is fake these days.
@canuk
You would be wrong. All messengers of God, every single one, was sent to destroy the Mind Control Technology of his day.
Abraham was an "idol breaker".
Jesus wiped the floor with Pharisees.
Mohammad "breaks crosses".
These are mind control systems, if it needs to be spelled out.
Free your mind, 'from left to the right ear'.
Posted by: robinthehood | Jan 3 2024 17:13 utc | 99
GT@1653
Possibly you are correct about Arab STATES not being able to work cooperatively in military affairs. However, Hezbollah is not a state entity and it has amassed sufficient power to bring the Zionist Entity to its knees. Do please read my comments on Haifa.
Posted by: aristodemos | Jan 3 2024 17:14 utc | 100
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