MoA - Palestine Open Thread 2025-006

January 09, 2025

Palestine Open Thread 2025-006

News & views related to the war in Palestine ...

Posted by b on January 9, 2025 at 15:58 UTC | Permalink

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Arch,

You gone radio silent ?

What’s the latest tally ? Your tally was vital.

Pray for Peace

SFSN

Posted by: Exile | Jan 9 2025 16:27 utc | 1

...and the beat goes on. With a daily basis, continual murders of Palestinian civilians goes on and on...with absolutely NO coverage of those horrors by the Talmudist mind-control mass media; along with a "government" in the Di$trict of Corruption where in the alleged House of REPRESENTATIVES, only ONE single representative of WE THE PEOPLE does not agree to having an AIPAC monitor right within his or her office in the Capitol complex.

The Di$trict is under near total occupation by the enemies of humanity.Perspectives like this are considered as being enemies of those who rule the roost in what was once a government of, by and for the people.

Posted by: aristodemos | Jan 9 2025 16:37 utc | 2

@aristodemos | Jan 9 2025 16:37 utc: Don't let up, Aristodemos. Keep banging that drum!

For the bar: I thought I read that Donald Trump posted commentary about, excerpts from, or a link to the recent dialog between Tucker Carlson and Jeffrey Sachs which was a very strongly, directly worded Deep State - Zionist - Neocon bombshell. Not surprising to MoA readers, but this material is now making it into the core of the Alt-Media realm, and the vid on Youtube had 91K views.

Can anyone provide a link or further confirmation of this? And ... am I referencing the right Carlson-Sachs interview (apparently there were two of them)?

Thanks!

Posted by: Tom Pfotzer | Jan 9 2025 17:18 utc | 3

Can anyone provide a link or further confirmation of this? And ... am I referencing the right Carlson-Sachs interview (apparently there were two of them)?

Thanks!

Posted by: Tom Pfotzer | Jan 9 2025 17:18 utc | 3

I saw the actual post on TruthSocial. It's a lie. The actual post features Sachs excoriating Obama sponsoring coups- which is equally as deserved, but not at all the same thing. On the other hand, the fact President Trump is retweeting Jeff Sachs is a very bad sign for Zionists in general. The next step up is inviting Max Blumenthal over for Passover.

Posted by: They Call Me Mister | Jan 9 2025 17:24 utc | 4

Destruction and atrocities continue in Gaza.

General Joseph Aoun is elected president of Lebanon, Amal and Hezballah voting for him in second round. He is considered US backed and aims for state monopoly of arms in Lebanon. Still no clear picture of what has occurred regarding 'ceasefire' and now this vote.

Centcom bombs Yemen arms depot, Yemen says its army is 800,000 strong, Iran holds exercises in coming days, newer weaponry being unveiled also.

"On 25 March 2019, then-President of the United States Donald Trump proclaimed U.S. recognition of the Golan Heights as a part of the State of Israel, making it the first country to do so" ... "UK told him to" /s ... "Israel" known to have advanced to Beqaasem, is occupying Mt. Hermon and was last seen creeping past Quneitra in the below video (because UK said they could /s /s etc.).

https://t.me/SEPAHCYBERY/107842

[O/T Tip to Karlof re Krainer :

If you want to blame countries, go by what any country actually does. There is plenty to work with without speculating on "whose idea it was". Eg. Boris offered Lewinsky , but the final decision was Ukrainian. E.g. Trump dislikes Yuhu but loves "Israel", but US sending weapons to "Israel" is US responsibility. Very low and counterproductive, or just weak, to try to excuse US by blaming UK , though you might get away with excusing Russia by doing same (and overlooking US activity).

All nations are busy influencing each other, busy exchanging influences, in one way or another.

That western public is unresponsive to straight facts and reported realities is a whole other kettle of fish.]

Repeating the set of local Palestine links....

https://t-me.translate.goog/s/youseffares19?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en

https://t-me.translate.goog/s/Sohaibpress?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en

https://t-me.translate.goog/s/SEPAHCYBERY?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en

https://t-me.translate.goog/s/gazanewsnow2021?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en

https://t-me.translate.goog/s/GazaNewsNow?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en

https://t-me.translate.goog/s/NewsPs0?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en

Posted by: Ornot | Jan 9 2025 17:28 utc | 5

Interesting view from Alon Mizrahi, an Arab-Jewish Israeli:

https://open.substack.com/pub/alonmizrahi/p/the-moment-that-sealed-americas-fate?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Posted by: Chris N | Jan 9 2025 17:44 utc | 6

"All nations are busy influencing each other, busy exchanging influences, in one way or another."
Posted by: Ornot | Jan 9 2025 17:28 utc | 5

Yes, all countries are meddlesome.
Yet on the global Animal Farm, some countries are far more meddlesome than others.

The remnants of every empire are eventually reduced to a cultural virus, which is all that's left of the British Empire. It's arguably dead, yet simultaneously extremely virulent.

Posted by: Roger Erickson | Jan 9 2025 18:24 utc | 7

Forget(fuck)everything except CEASEFIRE.

Posted by: Cocoliso | Jan 9 2025 18:32 utc | 8

The awfulness of the UK’s hypocrisy, racism and double standards. The awful fires in California are getting special programs made about them as well as extended coverage on every news bulletin. The BBC, ITV and Channle 4.

But of the man-made horror of Gaza and other places in occupied Palestine-nothing! Not a fucking word.

Posted by: Vragtes | Jan 9 2025 19:10 utc | 9

The French are in the process of being kicked-out all over the Sahel, with Chad being one of the latest to tell Macron, Au Revoir - the French have already been booted out of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - Macron will be pulling his hair out, wonder what to do with all those French troops, who are standing around now doing nothing - worst of all - they are not making any money for the French government.

Posted by: Republicofscotland | Jan 9 2025 19:16 utc | 10

Vragtes (9).

Agreed most folk around the globe don't give a toss about fires in the USA - yet the Corporate Controlled Media especially in the UK - repeatedly reports on the fires - as you say they give the atrocities committed by the Zionists a pass.

I couldn't give a monkey's about rich Yanks going up in smoke.

Posted by: Republicofscotland | Jan 9 2025 19:19 utc | 11

The nuance behind the new head of Lebanon from Al Manar

The morning session was adjourned by Speaker Berri, who called for another session after two hours. In the meantime, Head of the Loyalty to Resistance bloc, Mohammad Raad, and the House Speaker advisor, MP Ali Hasan Khalil, held an important meeting with General Aoun to agree on the main features of the upcoming political term.

In this regard, MP Raad stated that delaying the vote was aimed at proving that Hezbollah and Amal Movement protect the national accord, hailing the sacrifices of the martyred Resistance fighters which enabled the parliament to convene and elect a new president.

Accordingly, the members of Hezbollah and Amal Movement parliamentary blocs granted their votes to the Army Chief, raising his electoral figures from 71 to 99 in the second session.

After Speaker Berri announced Joseph Aoun as the 14th president of the Republic, the latter attended the parliament in order to take the constitutional oath and deliver the election speech.

Read between the lines

Posted by: psychohistorian | Jan 9 2025 19:29 utc | 12

Posted by: psychohistorian | Jan 9 2025 19:29 utc | 12 "Read between the lines"

Hezbollah weakened enough that they wanted to be seen to go along with the majority? Aoun had 71 votes out of 128 to win in the first round? Hezbollah then threw in with him?

"The 60-year-old pledged to work during his six-year term to ensure that the Lebanese state had "the exclusive right to bear arms".

Posted by: Ed4 | Jan 9 2025 19:36 utc | 13

re: Tom Pfotzer @ #3

Try this:

Prof Jeffrey Sachs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM0dZtQSk-8

"Does Trump want peace?"

Posted by: John Gilberts | Jan 9 2025 19:50 utc | 14

Max Blumenthal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k11eX27dLws

"More lies on Syria."

Posted by: John Gilberts | Jan 9 2025 19:53 utc | 15

Is Joseph Aoun the same Aoun who's been prominent in Lebanese politics since the end of the civil war, or another relative? I ask the question because the old Aoun was a very reasonable man, not at all against Shi'a and other Muslim interests, while being Christian.

Posted by: laguerre | Jan 9 2025 20:00 utc | 16

Posted by: Ed4 | Jan 9 2025 19:36 utc | 13 Apparently Aoun needed 86 votes to win. 71 in the first round was not enough.

Posted by: Ed4 | Jan 9 2025 20:11 utc | 17

They say, "it is the cover-up that gets you." [like Watergate]

But if there is a cover-up of a cover-up of a cover-up of a cover-up
which cover-up gets you?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/report-probe-into-doctored-pm-s-office-protocols-centers-on-signs-of-hamas-attack/ar-AA1tSLUF

Amid the ongoing probe into allegations that senior officials in the Prime Minister’s Office sought to alter protocols [LOGS] from security meetings, a new report says at least some of the ostensible changes had to do with how much knowledge the premier had of the potential for a Hamas attack immediately before the October 7, 2023 massacre [Hannibal Directive] took place.

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ps, warning: this article is a Limited Hangout

Posted by: librul | Jan 9 2025 20:46 utc | 18

I have no good news to share unfortunately.

The moves on Syria by the Zionists are worrying.

There's speculation that the Immoral Genocidal Force might be attempting to bypass and flanking Hezb'Allah defensive positions in South Labenon and invading from Syria.

I am hopeful that Hezb'Allah is baiting the IGF and setting up a trap. Expiration of the "Ceasefire" agreement will reveal all.

I wonder if the Greater Israel Project will clash with the Neo Ottoman expansion?

Posted by: Suresh | Jan 9 2025 20:58 utc | 19

@Posted by: laguerre | Jan 9 2025 20:00 utc | 16

He is unrelated to General Michael Aoun. I studied the latter well, years ago.

General Michael Aoun signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hezbollah in March of 2006.
This event may have sent strong shock waves through the Neocon camp, as much happened immediately
after the memorandum's signing. The following month Israeli PM Olmert met with his generals to
review their available plans for invading Lebanaon. Also in April, Bush invited the PM of Lebanon, Fouad Siniora, to the White House. Also in April 2006, Bush sent a US Major General to Lebanon to see how the US could bolster Lebanon's armed forces.
In May 2006, John Bolton maneuvered a resolution through the UN that linked Hezbollah's action to Syria and Iran (Daniel Pipes wrote in August of 2006 that that resolution gave the US&Britain permission to attack Syria and Iran). In June of 2006 there was a false-flag security failure by Israel at the border with Lebanon and the 2006 Israeli invasion of Lebanon was on.

General Michael Aoun said after the 2006 war that he had been targeted for assassination by Israeli aircraft.

Posted by: librul | Jan 9 2025 20:59 utc | 20

@Posted by: librul | Jan 9 2025 20:59 utc | 20

July 2006 and not June 2006.

Posted by: librul | Jan 9 2025 21:02 utc | 21

https://x.com/Kahlissee/status/1877346456765419905
Khalissee @Kahlissee

THE US IS SANCTIONING THE ICC

The bill is led by AIPAC funded @RepBrianMast:

🛑 The Court itself will be sanctioned.
🛑 The ICC Prosecutor Khan, the Judges and senior officials can be sanctioned.
🛑 There will be visa restrictions, including on ICC officials.
🛑 Property and financial transactions sanctioned, making it harder for the Court to function.
🛑 Possible sanctions on any other country that seeks to implement the ICC warrants.

MIGA DRAINING THE SWAMP?

https://x.com/LarryBoorstein/status/1877374585198235904
Laurence (Larry) Boorstein @LarryBoorstein

The US is not a signatory to the Rome statute. But the US is a Contracting Party to the Genocide Convention, obligated "to prevent and to punish" genocide. It is unconscionable the US is sanctioning ICC instead of arresting war criminals Binyamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jan 9 2025 21:28 utc | 22

I saw the actual post on TruthSocial. It's a lie. . . .
Posted by: They Call Me Mister | Jan 9 2025 17:24 utc | 4
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Not sure what is labeled "a lie" here.

Nima Alkhorshid (Dialogue Works) showed the video clip of Sachs trashing Netanyahu shown by Trump on Truth Social in his interview with Alex Krainer yesterday. It didn't look to me like an interview setup, but not sure.

Maybe airing this clip is why Net decided to give the Inauguration a pass??? Someone might take it into his or her head to make a citizen's arrest????

Posted by: Jane | Jan 9 2025 21:31 utc | 23

O/T Tip to Karlof re Krainer :

I couldn't disagree more (to the extent that I could follow your prose).
Krainer has done his research and reached a conclusion very similar to one that quite a few historians and some contemporary observers have reached. Krainer's speculations and research are very relevant to the current situation in both the Ukraine and the ME.

You may not agree with these conclusions or speculations, but your "tip" tsk-tsk-ing Krainer and Nima Alkhorshid for airing them and Karlof1 for highlighting a most interesting interview that covered a LOT of territory is downright silly.

Strange, actually . . .

Posted by: Jane | Jan 9 2025 21:40 utc | 24

so much for the ICC

as we've known now for years, the European nations have no balls and have become mostly mere lapdogs & puppets of the US-centralized Empire. shame on them, especially Poland, the UK< Germany, France and Greece

https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/netanyahu-to-attend-auschwitz-event-in-poland-despite-icc-wa
Netanyahu to attend Auschwitz event in Poland despite ICC warrant

In November 2024, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former Security Minister Yoav Gallant over war crimes in Gaza and crimes against humanity.

Poland has confirmed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will attend the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that his government would provide Netanyahu with security during his visit.....

.....Despite the warrant being issued, several countries have expressed reluctance to enforce the ICC's decision.

France has suggested that Netanyahu may enjoy immunity from the ICC's arrest warrants due to his status as a sitting head of government. This position indicates a reluctance to detain him should he enter French territory.....

https://x.com/ejmalrai/status/1525784342080913410
Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺 @ejmalrai

#US (former) Assistant Sec of State David Schenker admitted that he was behind downgraded #Lebanon's level among financial international institutions, lower credit rating and crippling the economy to blame #Hezbollah, but we failed to turn the population against it.

We knew.

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jan 9 2025 22:02 utc | 25

On the "old" Palestine thread, I posted a link about Israel burning a lot of neighborhoods in northern Gaza after they had already been bombed numerous times. A few weeks ago, I noted that Israel has begun bulldozing and removing rubble from parts of the Gaza Strip. While it is true this "cleaning up" will help Israeli settlers build their new homes once the Palestinians are all killed, I think the purpose is primarily one of deniablility: Israel is burning and bulldozing and removing the evidence.

They don't want hundreds of thousands of Palestinian bodies dug up later, which would prove the genocide. This is also why they are trying to destroy UNWRA. UNWRA keeps the family geneologies for the Palestinians and has since 1948. The Israelis don't want the world to know how many families they have completely erased from existance (down to the last member) in Palestine.

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Field scene in northern Gaza :

Since yesterday morning, areas in northern Gaza, especially the Al-Alami neighborhood and the vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, have witnessed an unprecedented military escalation.

The operation began with a large incursion by the occupation army's vehicles after a violent wave of aerial and artillery bombardment, targeting the area with dozens of raids and shells. These operations included extensive demolition and bulldozing of homes and infrastructure throughout the day, before the vehicles retreated at night to the vicinity of the Indonesian Hospital.

Today, the same scene was repeated, as a very violent bombing wave began targeting the vicinity of the Al-Alami neighborhood and areas of Tel al-Zaatar. This was followed by an incursion by the occupation's vehicles amidst intense gunfire and random artillery shelling that targeted dozens of homes along the incursion path.

During the day, the occupation army sent new reinforcements to the incursion area, including engineering vehicles and specialized teams. The bulldozing and demolition operations continued, especially in the remaining homes in the Al-Alami neighborhood, reaching the vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital.

At the same time, a large-scale campaign to burn houses began, concentrated in the Tal al-Zaatar area, from the vicinity of the Abu Ayta junction to the Abu Qamar station. Dozens of houses were completely set on fire, while the occupation used civilian elements to force them to burn the houses manually.

A massive bombing operation was carried out around the electricity company, destroying dozens of houses.

Until this moment, Israeli vehicles are still maneuvering around the targeted areas, leaving behind widespread destruction and huge fires that have turned them into a completely disaster area.

https://t-me.translate.goog/s/youseffares19?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en
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Posted by: teri | Jan 9 2025 23:00 utc | 26

On Russia and the end of Syria:

David Miller
@Tracking_Power
Producer @PDeclassified
| Editor http://Powerbase.info Sacked by
@BristolUni at behest of Zionist movement. Linktree:https://linktr.ee/tracking_power

A summary here of the bombshell revelations made by Bashar's media adviser Kamel Saqr during an interview on the Mazeej podcast a couple of days ago.
In sum, Bashar and Syria were sold out by Putin, who cut a side deal with Turkey to ensure Russia's interests would be protected in a future ISIS-run, colonised and fractured Syria. Iranian policymakers were left blindsided and without either the time or the air support to help protect Syria's sovereignty against the ISIS hordes and their Turkish backers. The Zionist strategy of constant airstrikes on Syria over several years, with Russian complicity and without a response from the Resistance, created the opportunities the Zionists needed. The US, Turkey and the GCC all worked with this Zionist strategy to ensure an ISIS takeover.

Akbar Ganji (on X)
Causes of the collapse of the Syrian government-Russia first

The revelation of Sardar Behrouz, one of the top commanders of the Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria:

Russia was one of the main factors in the collapse of Syria and Assad.
Russia turns off radar so Israel can attack intelligence headquarters
Russia deceived Assad and betrayed Iran
All Russian actions after October 7 were to ensure Israel's interests

Full news and all the source links: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-8th-january-2025

Posted by: JB | Jan 9 2025 23:01 utc | 27

For the bar: I thought I read that Donald Trump posted commentary about, excerpts from, or a link to the recent dialog between Tucker Carlson and Jeffrey Sachs which was a very strongly, directly worded Deep State - Zionist - Neocon bombshell. Not surprising to MoA readers, but this material is now making it into the core of the Alt-Media realm, and the vid on Youtube had 91K views.

Can anyone provide a link or further confirmation of this? And ... am I referencing the right Carlson-Sachs interview (apparently there were two of them)?

Thanks!

Posted by: Tom Pfotzer | Jan 9 2025 17:18 utc | 3

Trump shares inflammatory video with crude reference to Netanyahu

President-elect’s post featuring economist Jeffrey Sachs comes weeks after Israeli PM claims two had a ‘warm’ chat

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/08/trump-video-crude-reference-netanyahu

Posted by: SattaMassaGana | Jan 9 2025 23:18 utc | 28

Latest from Seymour Hersch (Excerpts)
.”.We’re killing civilians who are then counted as terrorists.” If one perimeter defense unit has 150 kills, “the next unit aims for 200.” (Quoted former IDF officer)
Gaza has become a killing field—that is the view of a well-informed Israeli veteran who was an enthusiastic supporter of the initial Israeli response to the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. He believes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the mastermind of the all-out retaliatory bombing and ground attack there, is now a contemporary Colonel Kurtz, the psychotic killer of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, the famed Vietnam War movie of 1979 based on Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novella Heart of Darkness.

What began as a retaliatory war by the internationally revered Israel Defense Forces against a disciplined Hamas guerilla force turned into the systematic starvation of a society whose civilian survivors—men, women, and children—are the victims of an Israeli military whose combat units are often led by the second generation of Israeli settlers. These officers, increasingly prominent as the war in Gaza goes on, are religious zealot majors and lieutenant colonels who believe it is their calling to shoot and kill any Palestinian who moves, whether combatant or civilian.

Posted by: Zismo | Jan 9 2025 23:26 utc | 29

https://thecradle.co/articles/presidential-elections-in-lebanon-a-battle-for-sovereignty-or-foreign-control

Posted by: JB | Jan 9 2025 23:32 utc | 30

@24 Jane (and in part @7 Roger Erickson)

It is misleading, Jane.

The point I am making is that the only form of public accountability we are ever likely to encounter is of government. Most nations have failsafes, they have obligatory forms of transparency that register government reasoning and decision.

That US and UK governments act independently, outside of law or constitution, for unknown interests, is close to celebrated nowadays as a feature.

If we try to look for the scandal or corruption that has taken place that has lead to that, we will not find an understandable picture, and even the most obvious wrongs still have to pass before courts which are influenced by the same outside interests as well as government, for any kind of publicly acceptable kind of resolution. This is just not feasible. The rest just stays as gossip, it gets nowhere. People forget and move onto next piece of conversation. Even a poor reputation delivered as verdict from the public has little to do with talk but is more based on just not liking 'the direction' certain politicians or figures have taken anything.

To put it yet another way. We are to think a clique of elite, via deep state or establishment are directing (take your pick of UK, US etc.) .

100 %, but we will not know who they are, whether bankers, military, from which country even . I guarantee you you will not figure it out, even a 'revelation' would in fact be scraps, possibly even invented.

The idea that UK (country = government) is directing US ? Please. We have influence, political influence, but not command.

So why the goose chase ?

Blaming UK is for US audience, it is an old suit. Blaming UK is for those who (still, and fairly) resent the past British empire. Blaming UK is for Russia because elements of Russia and UK (and EU) hate each other deeply.

I don't exempt UK at all, as you should know, but some perspective and responsibility to this all.

Over the last fifty or so years, where has UK been 'more active than it should' ? In the middle-east, almost entirely. Always as a lesser partner with US (as have various other european countries). Just recently Ukraine.

What the US has actually done is a take over of various UK interests in the middle east (and US+UK have taken over various French see a comment above). In some cases UK handed them to US, in others participated. UK still plays along in certain ways, but the might is from the US. Only a mere fraction of the conflict in this period could have occurred without US involvement. Gaza not at all. That involvement is not given, it is not for UK or by UK, that is pure US enterptise and that ideas were passed through London or spoken of in some embassy or highlevel club does not make UK responsible. At most it is participant, but not decider on these matters.

Canuck likes the London theory, as do various others. The city, masonry, royalty etc. It all exists, is influential but it has not the kind of say imagined. Karlof has looked into elements of US government, and as a reply to US activity that will be much closer to the truth I think. Ultimately, it is the US government in existence that is accountable for US actions though, and after that the US as a whole.

Your government.

Saying Chuck did some psychotronic whispering in Presis ear around the pool doesn't cut it. You have a house and senate no ? You have a general public in extremis, no ?

But no ...it was all because of UK

:-/

Posted by: Ornot | Jan 9 2025 23:41 utc | 31

Arch...?
@ Exile | Jan 9 2025 16:27 utc | 1

Thanks for thinking of Arch Bungle, whom I also miss, though I've been reluctant to tack up the missing-barfly inquiry, as I also feel it's okay to tune out for awhile, whenever that's healthy for you. Electronic media madness can fry your gray cells.

I read a piece about how Gaza has deprived the world of meaningful stories. It's depressing as hell to say so out loud, but that's how I've felt since the fall of Damascus. Like a punch in the solar plexus. It takes a few moments to remember how to breathe.

I also miss bevin. Wow, it's been a month of Sundays since we've heard from bevin, I think.

Posted by: Aleph_Null | Jan 10 2025 0:58 utc | 32

Posted by: Ornot | Jan 9 2025 23:41 utc | 31

Each country in the GloboCap -or whatever you want to call it- financial empire is merely a tool, each capable of serving different interests or functions in the system.

https://www.democracynow.org/2006/2/15/self_described_economic_hit_man_john (perkins)

Militaries are the mafioso enforcer arm(s). The US has the bigger military, into which the UK's and Europe's (and others) are integrated - along with the globe spanning surveillance networks.

Banking is handled through "off-shore" (meaning simply "another country with different banking rules that are more lax in certain ways than "home") institutions within the various countries like the US and UK (and all of the latter's former colonial island outposts).

The US (and UK, France, etc.) governments and central banks have become tools of, rather than the controllers of, the global financial elite through a complex system that includes balance of payments - as much better fleshed out by Michael Hudson in his books. with dollar hegemony being settled on and then extended to vassals and enemies alike.

https://michael-hudson.com/2023/11/the-dumb-luck-of-dollar-hegemony/

Also stumbled on this the other day. Interesting stuff, not necessarily germane to the question of 'who rules the world'...

https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2018/08/11/the-life-and-times-of-michael-hudson-from-trotskys-godson-to-modern-monetary-theory/

Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jan 10 2025 0:58 utc | 33

An anecdote...

A couple of weeks ago I googled Ripponlea Synagogue Fire (Oz) to refresh my memory about that December 6, 2024 event.

(Briefly, some jews were meeting at the synagogue circa 4 am when some 'intruders' broke in, sprinkled accelerant around, and started a fire which caused major damage to the structure. There was Zero corroborating evidence such as CCTV footage from inside or outside the building. Not to mention the absence of fire extinguishers and/or a sprinkler system.)

My search revealed that the fire made 'outrage' headlines all over the world. However, a BBC story said that "the Police are keeping an 'open mind' about the attack."

Unsurprisingly, the fire was used by the 'innocent jews' to blackmail jewed-up Oz PM Albinese into declaring anti-semitism to be an EVIL which must be stamped out in Oz. And offered $20 million to help with rebuilding.

And not one word about the Gaza Genocide from Albo or the jews.

Posted by: Hoarsewhisperer | Jan 10 2025 1:05 utc | 34

Maybe airing this clip is why Net decided to give the Inauguration a pass??? Someone might take it into his or her head to make a citizen's arrest????

Posted by: Jane | Jan 9 2025 21:31 utc | 23
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Has anyone actually SEEN Netanyahu in public since his surgery?

I may have missed it, but I haven't. If not, then -- as I've been saying -- it's time to demand PROOF OF LIFE.

Where is he?
Is he sentient?
Did he survive his surgery/ undergeound bunker hospital stay?

Posted by: Sticker | Jan 10 2025 2:24 utc | 35

Prof John Mearsheimer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnpQzQTtDZY

"Is Israel over-extended?"

Posted by: John Gilberts | Jan 10 2025 2:39 utc | 36

Poland To Let Netanyahu Visit Auschwitz

https://www.rt.com/news/610648-poland-netanyahu-auschwitz/

"Warsaw will allow the trip although it is bound by treaty to arrest the Israeli PM if he sets foot on Polish soil."

Posted by: John Gilberts | Jan 10 2025 2:49 utc | 37

.....In sum, Bashar and Syria were sold out by Putin, who cut a side deal with Turkey to ensure Russia's interests would be protected in a future ISIS-run, colonised and fractured Syria. Iranian policymakers were left blindsided and without either the time or the air support to help protect Syria's sovereignty against the ISIS hordes and their Turkish backers. The Zionist strategy of constant airstrikes on Syria over several years, with Russian complicity and without a response from the Resistance, created the opportunities the Zionists needed. The US, Turkey and the GCC all worked with this Zionist strategy to ensure an ISIS takeover.
Posted by: JB | Jan 9 2025 23:01 utc | 27

I can pretty much believe this scenario, with a bit of skepticism/reservation...
and I would also advise Iran not to put much trust in Russia, its assurances or anything of the sort. better self-reliance and self-sufficiency than reliance on some of that kremlin riffraff. Helmer reported awhile back that putin paid no attention to his own General Staff regarding Syria...

Russia never let Syria or the Resistance respond to the more than 2-3,000 air-strikes etc by israel against Syria/Iranian/hezbollah forces in Syria over the past 10+ years. nor did Russia equip Syria as it should have to resist israeli aggression, always claiming it wanted to stay out of the fray. Now we know

And if putin thinks that erdogan is a trustworthy partner, hahahaha.....better to have the devil himself as your partner than that snake.

a terrible and sad fate now awaits the poor Syrian people....

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jan 10 2025 3:10 utc | 38

JB
Indeed i wonder why Pepe makes such a fuss of the coming signature of a bilateral defense agreement between Russia and Iran. They had one since 2013 about Syria and we saw the results.

Posted by: Minaa | Jan 10 2025 4:41 utc | 39

Roger Erikson 7

The British Empire lost WW2, but Russia and America saved it from its own arrogant stupidity, and Britain had to repent its colonial aggression and its obscene treatment of its native citizens.

Then Thatcher and the stupid Atlantacists came along like morons saying ' why have we given up being a colonial Empire ?'
Because we lost WW2, dickhead.
'Why are we giving free medical services and education to our citizens?'
Because they fought for their country in Ww2, dickhead.

So now Britain is run by Empire2 dickeads who appear to think that American Evangelistic, we-killed-Jesus
savagery is going to get them an Empire of the entire world.

Dickheads do what dickheads do.

Posted by: Giyane | Jan 10 2025 5:28 utc | 40

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court officials following the arrest warrant against Netanyahu the ICC has issued.
Middle East spectator

Trump heralds the exponential insanity . Invasions of other nations renaming the gulf of Mexico brain parts. Elon and his madness. The crazy train is full steam

Posted by: Hankster | Jan 10 2025 6:18 utc | 41

Hankster 41

They are just making more work for the ICC to do. There is another court, higher than the ICC. God's system is, leave them to it, not believing in His promises and rules, and when they are dust, raise them up. It's Friday. Time to read Holy Qur'an, Surah Kahf.

And the Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners), shall see the Fire and apprehend that they have to fall therein. And they will find no way of escape from there.

Posted by: Giyane | Jan 10 2025 6:32 utc | 42

The Russians sure seem to be bending over backwards and doing somersaults in 5D to absolve themselves of any blame in Syria and for giving Syria and Lebanon over to Israel. Here is Dmitry Orlov saying everything from Assad and Syrians are pussies to Syria never actually existed and whatnot, like Assyria never existed in BC already, long before Russia ever existed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udFjokFBCCI&t=270s

Notice how it was Iran which supposedly stopped supplying oil to Syria in 2023 (no reasons given) which led to the collapse of Syria in 2024, like Russia could not supply oil to Syria.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyria

The Aramaic language started in Assyria, Jesus spoke Aramaic. The New Testament was written in Greek and Aramaic, yet here is Dmitry saying that Syria never existed. Dmitry's brains worked better when he had a beard.

I couldn't even watch the whole Nima interview.

Posted by: gT | Jan 10 2025 7:21 utc | 43

illuminatibot
@iluminatibot
“Israel is Burning Children Alive”: Former US Intel Officer Josephine Guilbeau on Israel

https://x.com/iluminatibot/status/1877261219205177649

Posted by: Menz | Jan 10 2025 9:58 utc | 44

Deaths from Israeli attacks in Gaza undercounted by 41 percent, study finds
The Lancet medical journal estimates the actual number of deaths in the first nine months of war is much higher than the official toll.

An official Palestinian tally of deaths in Israel’s war in Gaza likely undercounted the toll by 41 percent in the first nine months of the conflict as the Gaza Strip’s healthcare infrastructure unravelled, according to a study.

The peer-reviewed statistical analysis published in The Lancet journal on Thursday was conducted by academics at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Yale University and other institutions.

Using a statistical method called capture-recapture analysis, the researchers sought to assess the death toll from Israel’s air and ground campaign in Gaza between October 2023 and the end of June 2024.

Up to June 30 last year, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Hamas-run Gaza reported a death toll of 37,877 in the war.

However, the new peer-reviewed study used data from the ministry, an online survey and social media obituaries to estimate that there were between 55,298 and 78,525 deaths from traumatic injuries in Gaza by that time.

The study’s best death toll estimate was 64,260, which would mean the Health Ministry had underreported the number of deaths to that point by 41 percent.

The study estimated that 59.1 percent of those killed were women, children and people over the age of 65. It did not provide an estimate of Palestinian fighters among the dead.

That toll represented 2.9 percent of Gaza’s pre-war population, “or approximately one in 35 inhabitants,” the study said.

The toll was only for deaths from traumatic injuries, so did not include deaths from a lack of healthcare or food, or the thousands of missing believed to be buried under rubble.

MORE...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/10/deaths-from-israeli-attacks-in-gaza-undercounted-by-41-percent-study-finds

Posted by: Menz | Jan 10 2025 10:01 utc | 45

Abubaker Abed
@AbubakerAbedW
I had a word to say against the lack of international support for Palestinian journalists

https://x.com/AbubakerAbedW/status/1877305118414033001

Posted by: Menz | Jan 10 2025 10:02 utc | 46

Itay Epshtain
@EpshtainItay
·
Jan 9
Replying to
@EpshtainItay
BREAKING: Israel's Netanyahu orders Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth to launch a major offensive in the occupied West Bank. The replication of egregious tactics employed in Gaza to the West Bank would lead to similar atrocities.

https://x.com/EpshtainItay/status/1877057409878806682

Posted by: Menz | Jan 10 2025 10:05 utc | 47

IDF soldiers are finding they can't go on holiday without risking arrest
This is only what they deserve...

Ricky Hale
and Council Estate Media
Jan 08, 2025

The Israeli government has been forced to smuggle its soldiers out of countries where they’re holidaying in case they’re arrested for war crimes. It is now issuing advice to the IDF, entitled “Here's how to act if arrested abroad and what to check before flight”. The genocidal colonisers are discovering their world is growing smaller and it’s the very least they deserve. Hopefully, one day their world will shrink to the size of a prison cell.

Among the countries Zionist war criminals have discovered are out of bounds are Brazil, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Belgium, the Netherlands, Serbia, Ireland, and Cyprus. It’s not just Netanyahu and Gallant who must reconsider their travel plans now.

Pro-Palestine organisations are on top of the situation and they’re filing complaints against Israeli war criminals wherever they go. Israeli media is whining that at least 50 complaints have been made so far. Most recently, the Hind Rajab Foundation filed a complaint against an IDF soldier in Thailand. Perhaps this is why Israeli minister Amichai Chikli told the founder of the Hind Rajab Foundation, Dyab Abou Jahjah, to “Watch your pager”.

MORE...
https://www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/idf-soldiers-are-finding-they-cant

Posted by: Menz | Jan 10 2025 10:10 utc | 48

What happened to all the think tanks promoting the use of technology for democracy? Is Turkey providing the new rulers of Syria with all the reports of communications by members of the minorities who feel under threat or are actually threatened?

Posted by: Minaa | Jan 10 2025 10:18 utc | 49

The Zio-Monsters need more military personnel.

"Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters blocked traffic on a major highway near Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, on Thursday, to oppose the conscription of Haredi men into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Military service is mandatory for most Israeli citizens, with men and women required to serve 24 to 32 months. While Haredi Jews had been exempt from service since the founding of Israel in 1948, the Israeli Supreme Court revoked their privileges in June last year. The ruling coincided with the IDF’s efforts to address personnel shortages amid its military operation against Hamas in Gaza. Haredi men began receiving conscription notices in August, but few have voluntarily enlisted, according to the IDF."

Posted by: Republicofscotland | Jan 10 2025 10:43 utc | 50

https://southfront.press/new-syrian-challenges-for-erdogan/

Interesting short article about dissent between Turkey and it's proxy. As everybody foresaw, the fighting over the spoils begins.
The pipeline mentioned in the article will probably remain a pipedream for the forseeable future. Too instable environment for such an investment. Especially if once again they plan to cut out Turkey.

Posted by: Hamburger | Jan 10 2025 13:04 utc | 51

Reminder: Today is another day and still no ceasefire. Biden, Blinken, and Sullivan are FILTHY, STINKING, LIARS!!

Posted by: Ghost of Zanon | Jan 10 2025 13:19 utc | 52

@ Hamburger | Jan 10 2025 13:04 utc | 51

The article, while useful, is unsatisfactory, as it fails to address the headchoppers’ — oops, I guess I should now say “government’s” — remarkable degree of compliance with Zionazi interests.

Posted by: malenkov | Jan 10 2025 13:32 utc | 53

Posted by: Hamburger | Jan 10 2025 13:04 utc | 51

The recent rhetoric from Israel about war with Turkey changes many assumptions about Turkey’s alliance. If this is to be believed, he should no longer be considered a Zionist lackey, but an independent player.

Another interesting fact is that Erdogan and Fidan called a closed door meeting with the Turkish Parliament one month before the Syrian incursion to address the threat to Turkey from Israel.

It also seems possible that Putin recognized that Iran is a weak unreliable partner after the deaths of Raisi and Nusrallah so he made a deal for an incursion with Erdogan.

There also appears to have been a deal with Erdogan / HTS for the Syrian Army to lay down their weapons and allow a limited incursion that had been approved by U.S., Israel to extend for an unexpected take over of Damascus judging by Israel’s reactions.

It appears now that Erdogan may have seized the opportunity to double cross Israel and the US in taking Damascus.

Posted by: Turk 152 | Jan 10 2025 13:40 utc | 54

https://en.mehrnews.com/news/226714/Scores-killed-as-US-Turkish-proxies-clash-in-northern-Syria

These are all just small ephemeral instances in the wider conflict and there is no telling which way things will develop, but tensions are palpable.
The twists and turns of this saga will likely continue for a while. Julani received sanctions relief for his compliance. But Turkey holds very good cards, that is why Blinken already tries to appease Erdogan vis a vis hte YPG. Will it suffice? Not likely!

Posted by: Hamburger | Jan 10 2025 13:45 utc | 55

Posted by: Ghost of Zanon | Jan 10 2025 13:19 utc | 52

If you still believe what a politician said , I have an Eiffel tower to sell you :) (or a Greenland , depends on availability)
Politicians nowadays don't make policies anymore , or by accident : they are mere PR tools for private interests and wealthy bastards. All the "cease fire" things are is a bunch of manure ... and it's insulting for the manure.
I didn't remember who nicknamed Blinken "Netanyahoo lawyer" but that's a pinpoint accurate description of one of the Sec Of States jobs.

(Fun fact : autocorrect tried to replace "Netanyahoo" with "Polyurethane" : for the same bouncing back capabilities maybe ?)

Posted by: Savonarole | Jan 10 2025 14:14 utc | 56

I didn't remember who nicknamed Blinken "Netanyahoo lawyer" but that's a pinpoint accurate description of one of the Sec Of States jobs.

Posted by: Savonarole | Jan 10 2025 14:14 utc | 56

"Nutsandyahoo's Giuliani"?

Though not directly palestine, syria is very much a relevant regional issue.

Turkey seems to be ruffling its feathers

https://tass.com/world/1897681

Russia acts wisely by not interfering in Syria's transfer of power — Turkish top diplomat

Moscow "did not intervene during the fall of Damascus" and "the revolutionary forces eventually ensured the secure withdrawal of Russian troops and did not attack their bases," Hakan Fidan said

ISTANBUL, January 10. /TASS/. Russia's policy during the transition of power in Syria is measured, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in an interview with media outlets in Istanbul.

"Russia has made its decisions. As we can see, the country finally came to the conclusion that supporting [former Syrian President] Bashar Assad is no longer advantageous for it or for the region. Russia might have been convinced of this for a long time. There were some escalations after Aleppo was captured, I assume. Russia had the military capability to respond, and could have used it - but decided not to. We stayed in close contact on this issue. I will be honest, Russia acted as a calculated player," Fidan told TASS.

Moscow "did not intervene during the fall of Damascus" and "the revolutionary forces eventually ensured the secure withdrawal of Russian troops and did not attack their bases," Fidan added.

Regarding the prospects of the presence of Russian military bases in Syria, the Turkish foreign minister recalled that earlier the head of the new Syrian administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa, had already made it clear that the fate of the bases would be decided during negotiations. "I think this issue will be resolved depending on the negotiation process that the new Syrian administration will have with Russia. We will later know what the agreements will be like. What we have already seen is that Russian planes and ships have mostly reduced their presence in Syria," Fidan said.

Posted by: Newbie | Jan 10 2025 14:29 utc | 57

[email protected] the only thing Russia accomplished in Syria was prolonging the bleed on behalf of the Apartheid State. Hung around long enough for Turkey to organize HTS. Russia will be lucky if the new Syrian Terror Government allows them visiting Visas.

Cheers M

Posted by: sean the leprechaun | Jan 10 2025 15:09 utc | 58

@33 Tom-Q

I answered you on Open Thread @123

@27 JB thanks for UK Column link - two days ago was reported and missed that from where I tend to read.

Posted by: Ornot | Jan 10 2025 15:14 utc | 59

Posted by: Newbie | Jan 10 2025 14:29 utc | 57 "Moscow "did not intervene during the fall of Damascus" and "the revolutionary forces eventually ensured the secure withdrawal of Russian troops and did not attack their bases," Hakan Fidan said"

I wonder what "did not intervene during the fall of Damascus" means as Russia bombed the rebels, the roads and bridges from Aleppo on down to Damascus.

Wasn't it discussed here on MOA at the time? There are videos of it on X.

Posted by: Ed4 | Jan 10 2025 16:01 utc | 60

Some time ago they used the term target (or something close) and considered a win because it stopped an attack

This time they are mentioning HIT

https://tass.com/world/1897747

"Houthis hit US Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier using missiles, drones
Earlier, it was reported that the US had targeted underground facilities of the Houthis in the Amran Province, located in the northwest of Yemen, along with the movement's positions in the Saada Province

DOHA, January 10. /TASS/. Houthis from the Ansar Allah movement have hit the US aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and its escort ships in the Red Sea with missiles and drones, spokesman for the group’s armed forces Yahya Saree said.

Over the past 48 hours, the armed forces have carried out several military operations, with the most significant being the attack on the US aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and several accompanying warships in the northern Red Sea, using multiple cruise missiles and drones," Saree said in a speech broadcast by the Houthi-run Al Masirah TV channel. According to him, the operation's objective was successfully accomplished.."

Posted by: Newbie | Jan 10 2025 16:02 utc | 61

Posted by: sean the leprechaun | Jan 10 2025 15:09 utc | 58

The kikes love to promote terrorism "abroad" as a pretext for military intervention (like they did with PLO or Hamas)... but eventually those groups become too strong for the IOF and they become a nuisance for the "greater Israhell". (like Hizzbollah ... and now HTS.)
The Russians are not out for now, even HTS want them to stay there now (you never have enough bargaining chips). And not only HTS, the local Kurds also signed agreements with Rosneft for oil equipment.
The Russian drooped Assad as a liability but even so, I won't bet on them getting ousted from Syria before the US and the little hats does ...

Posted by: Savonarole | Jan 10 2025 16:39 utc | 62

Thank you for your attention to the Russia-Syria issue I posted.

I think the cited statements about Russia’s involvement in handing Syria over to Al Qaeda are important and should be borne in mind, but I also think that they should be taken with a grain of salt.

We are not in a position to accept, or believe, any account for now because we can not assess the reliability and credibility of those making claims about what exactly happened, how it happened and what Russia really did.

The goings-on around Syria are very fluid with many competing interests at play, including laying blame where it is not due.

I’m not saying that Russia is not at fault regarding Syria. It very well may be and I would not be the least bit surprised that the statements I posted are correct. But even if they are, that is not the whole picture. So many elements are missing that it is impossible to come to any conclusions.

In my view it is necessary to closely watch developments with open and critical mind, and to keep expanding our knowledge in order to avoid being misled. There will be more clarity over time, so patience and attention are best.

Posted by: JB | Jan 10 2025 17:48 utc | 63

The Zio-Nazi's, and their backers - are on the verge of shutting down another hospital in Gaza - may they all rot in hell.

"Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), a UK-based charity, has warned that Gaza’s largest partially functioning hospital will shut down “within less than 48 hours”, amid fuel shortage due to Israeli blockade.

In a statement issued on Friday, MAP said Israeli restrictions on fuel deliveries to Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis are threatening the lives of patients, including infants.

“The situation is critical. Without additional fuel, this hospital will shut down in less than 48 hours, leaving critically ill patients – children in ventilators, newborns in incubators, and others in need of urgent care – facing imminent death,” said Mohammed Aghaalkurdi, MAP's Medical Program Lead in Gaza.

According to the statement, Nasser Hospital was already rationing fuel and prioritizing power for operating theatres, paediatric, and neonatal intensive care units."

Posted by: Republicofscotland | Jan 10 2025 18:52 utc | 64

Clock is ticking for the Blinken (biden) Administration to get a deal to free "Israeli" hostages held in Gaza.
Else credit will go to Bozo.

Posted by: librul | Jan 10 2025 18:57 utc | 65

@Posted by: librul | Jan 10 2025 18:57 utc | 65

Hmm...remember when US hostages were held in Iran for hundreds of days
and then released immediately after Jimmy Carter was no longer President.
It is said that Reagan's people were behind the timing of the release of
the hostages.

What possible games are being played behind the scenes by Bozo's clown filled car?

Posted by: librul | Jan 10 2025 19:05 utc | 66

Posted by: Newbie | Jan 10 2025 14:29 utc | 57 Fidan interview

Posted by: JB | Jan 10 2025 17:48 utc | 63

I just posted a tass article and just added that turkey seemed to be prickling RF

Expanding knowledge.

Posted by: Newbie | Jan 10 2025 19:11 utc | 67

Drop Site
@DropSiteNews
🚨Update on Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya from Palestinian NGO Al-Mezan: Israel has extended his detention until February 13, 2025, and will prevent him from meeting with his lawyer for another 12 days.

@kthalps
spoke with Dr. Thaer, an American who worked with Dr. Safiya at Kamal-Adwan, to learn more about the abducted doctor.

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/1877651516300915082

Posted by: Menz | Jan 10 2025 20:05 utc | 68

Dr. Ezzideen
@ezzingaza
Every day at the clinic, I am confronted with a heartbreaking truth that shakes me to my core. Many of the children who come for treatment are accompanied by adults -men or women- who look at me helplessly when I ask about the child’s medical history. Their answers are always the same, and they never get easier to hear:

“These children are not ours. They are the sons and daughters of siblings or relatives who are no longer here- because their parents were killed.”

The weight of this reality is unbearable, yet it is the daily life these children face. Each visit is a reminder of lives torn apart, families shattered, and childhoods forever stolen.

#SaveNorthGaza #GazaGenocide‌

“These children are not ours. They are the sons and daughters of siblings or relatives who are no longer here- because their parents were killed.”

The weight of this reality is unbearable, yet it is the daily life these children face. Each visit is a reminder of lives torn apart, families shattered, and childhoods forever stolen.

#SaveNorthGaza #GazaGenocide‌

https://x.com/ezzingaza/status/1876755057506685281

Posted by: Menz | Jan 10 2025 20:06 utc | 69

Quds News Network
@QudsNen
Israeli occupation forces steal ancient olive trees from southern Lebanon.

https://x.com/QudsNen/status/1877684318945829345

Posted by: Menz | Jan 10 2025 20:07 utc | 70

Hussein
@EyesOnSouth1
No suit or neck tie can change the bloody and monstrous nature of Al Qaeda.
Quote
Middle East Observer
@ME_Observer_
·
4h
⚡️⭕️ Syria : Public lynching and killing of the former mayor of Dumar in the public square in Damascus.

https://x.com/EyesOnSouth1/status/1877749060737642515

Posted by: Menz | Jan 10 2025 20:08 utc | 71

They are always just hours away from running out of fuel and supplies. And the last hospital standing. For 15 months already, on the daily. No wonder people have tuned out. There's also the release the hostage thing that could solve the issue. Weakest "genocide" ever.

According to the statement, Nasser Hospital was already rationing fuel and prioritizing power for operating theatres, paediatric, and neonatal intensive care units."

Posted by: Republicofscotland | Jan 10 2025 18:52 utc | 64

Posted by: John Wick | Jan 10 2025 20:20 utc | 72

Israeli army investigates itself and has to admit it killed 2 more Israelis on 7 October than previously admitted (they admitted to killing about half of the Israelis killed that day.):

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An investigation by the Israeli army into the deaths of Dikla Arava, 51, and her son Tomer Arava Elias, 17, who died in the Kibbutz Nahal Oz during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, has found that the two were likely killed by Israeli fire.

The findings concluded that Tomer was first abducted by members of Hamas, who used him to persuade residents of the Kibbutz to come outside. After having escaped, he was mistakenly held as “a suspicious figure” by Israeli soldiers, who then opened fire on him.

The probe, which includes testimonies from soldiers and civilians, was carried out by Colonel Yaron Sitbon, who is responsible for a larger and ongoing investigation into the entire battle at Nahal Oz.  Dikla was killed as a result of Israeli gunfire on a Hamas vehicle which was first headed towards Gaza, and later abandoned.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/two-kibbutz-residents-killed-israeli-army-7-october-2023-probe-finds?nid=416722&topic=Israel%2527s%2520war%2520on%2520Gaza&fid=541436
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Posted by: teri | Jan 10 2025 22:57 utc | 73

Craig Murray reporting from Lebanon re: the Aoun "appointment": Aoun was not actually an eligible candidate according to Lebanon's constitution. Lebanon was however offered deal they could not refuse - appoint the western approved candidate or else.

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/01/the-united-states-pet-general-appointed-president-of-lebanon/

Posted by: jayc | Jan 11 2025 0:03 utc | 74

Below is an update to the quote from Al Manar that I provided yesterday about the election of the new Lebanon president

Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri, the Leader of Amal Movement, adjourned the session for more discussions, and set a timing for the second round.

A break of two hours between the two rounds witnessed a meeting between General Aoun, Head of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary bloc Hajj Mohammad Raad and Amal MP Ali Hasan Khalil.

Local reports indicated that during the meeting General Aoun offered some guarantees to the nationalist duo regarding implications of the ceasefire agreement with the Israeli enemy in areas south of the Litani River, plans for reconstruction and government restructuring.

The Parliament then convened for the second round, that led to the election of General Aoun who obtained 99 votes after Hezbollah and Amal lawmakers voted in his favor.

Despite claims of alleged “weakened Hezbollah sway” in the national decisions, the scene on Thursday has indicated that the Lebanese resistance party, along with Amal Movement, remain the major players and decision makers.

We will see what reality unfolds.

Posted by: psychohistorian | Jan 11 2025 1:32 utc | 75

I am of the opinion now, that both Russia and Iran knew they were being played by Assad.

There's an assumption that Putin refused to protect Syria from Israeli airstrikes. This couldn't be more wrong. Syria had ballistic missiles, a lot more than Hezb'Allah.

Had he retaliated everytime Israel struck, and as Iran wanted him to, a 4th front would have broken Israel.

Instead, intelligence was fed to Israel targeting Irainian and Hezb'Allah assets.

Erdogan being megalomaniac, might provide a better counter to the Greater Israel Project that Assad.

Without opening a 4th front, Syria was an unreliable partner to the Resistance. Russia's options in Libya were better.

It should be obvious to most here, that Russia and Iran don't have proxies but equal partners.

Mockingbird Media wants you to believe otherwise.

Posted by: Suresh | Jan 11 2025 1:36 utc | 76

Ornot 31

From what I saw when I was at school with the political Brits, they screw anything that moves, like BoJo, and use these sexual encounters to penetrate Israeli politics, while simultaneously screwing and marrying upper class, liberal, British women.

These jetsetting arseholes are able to compartmentalise their political and religious loyalties through travel.
BoJo got British funding for one of his Jewish bimbos, while poshly impregnating a string of upper class British bimbos.

Just because you and me might not see how British political connections with Israel are promoted, does not mean to say that opaque connections aren't made.

And the same applies to all the EU donkeys like Tusk , who michaelj72 says have no balls. They are probably using their balls proactively to maintain personal connections to the zionazi entity, rather than not having any.

My best friend at school appeared to
sexually target two of my
school time girl friends, for purely predatory dick-waving-inserting machismo. Now you know why I embraced Islam.

Apologies for my crudity, but karlof1 IMHO is probably correct in suggesting that British influence over Israeli politics is substantial. British hypocrisy and BoJo Orxford drawl are a mask for very close connections indeed with the Zionist genociders.

Scumbags all.

Posted by: Giyane | Jan 11 2025 4:35 utc | 77

Suresh 78

I believe your analysis is right.
But when you say Assad, behind Assad is French, Turkish, Iranian, British , Israeli and US colonial.powers.

You don't play rugby by refusing to join the scrum. But at the end of the scrum somebody gets the ball, in this case Britain which maintains contact with the region through its two Nests of Spies in London Arab and Israeli.

Britain will shortly pass the ball to Greater Israel. In about two weeks time.
HTC eat your heart out. Not for the first time, Mosul. Or, as Kissinger explained. Some people confuse covert operations with social work. Nice knowing ya HTC. See ya next time.

Posted by: Giyane | Jan 11 2025 4:53 utc | 78

Anybody tried Quantum Xmas toilet paper , very cheap, which has extra softness and Star of David printed pattern . Is this subliminal advertising?

Posted by: Giyane | Jan 11 2025 5:15 utc | 79

John Weakest Genocide Ever 72

'No wonder people have tuned out. There's also the release the hostage thing that could solve the issue.'

All imprisoned Palestinians are hostages. Their release would have solved the issue, but the US and Empire2 UK Tories want West Asia because their Christian Religion needs sacrifice victims like the pagans before them . The West hates trade but loves war.

There is no ' solution 'for the problem of Western Government Neopaganism, other than Islamic jihad against the Neopagan Western leaders, or a shift in Western society to Muslim values.

The citizens of the West now know that their leaders have reverted to Paganism.
Where can they turn to? To Green politics so that we have Lithium wars instead of oil wars?

There is nowhere for religious minded Westerners to turn to, except to the truth of Islam. Hannibal Doctrine?
Plenty of stone circyles around if that's your idea. Hitler built some new ones for his Nazis to dance around.

Posted by: Giyane | Jan 11 2025 6:31 utc | 80

Below is a Xinhuanet posting full of info that seems to belie reality

DAMASCUS, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Syria's interim Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani on Friday reaffirmed his government's commitment to guaranteeing freedom for all Syrians, stressing the rule of law and equal citizenship are cornerstones of the nation's future.

He made the remarks during a joint press conference in Damascus with visiting Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.

"We remain dedicated to principles and values that ensure freedom for every Syrian, regardless of sectarian, ethnic, or religious background, within the framework of law and citizenship," al-Shibani said, adding these principles and values form the foundation of Syria's unity and stability.

Al-Shibani also highlighted an upcoming national conference, which intends to bring together all segments of Syrian society.

"We aim to shape the next phase comprehensively, ensuring a smooth political transition that includes everyone and holds accountable those responsible for crimes against the Syrian people," he explained, without giving a timeframe for the much-awaited conference.

At the press conference, al-Shibani further announced that he would lead a high-level delegation on a tour of several European countries to boost cooperation in various sectors.

"I invite global delegations and companies to launch more initiatives and partnerships on Syrian soil," he added, stressing the new government's pursuit of international engagement.

For his part, Tajani stressed the need to lift the sanctions on Syria, saying those sanctions imposed on the former Syrian government should not persist.

Posted by: psychohistorian | Jan 11 2025 6:49 utc | 81

It was sickening to hear Anthony Blinken talk pompously on TV news about genocide in Sudan. So I enjoyed Charles Freeman's sarcasm when he recounted on Nima's 'Dialogue Works,' that,

"Blinking has declared there is a genocide in Sudan, so apparently people of color can commit genocide, but people of European descent cannot. This is a very interesting genetic phenomenon. China can commit genocide even when they're not killing anybody in Xinjiang province, but Israelis can't commit genocide because they're part of West..."

Posted by: Lavieja | Jan 11 2025 10:21 utc | 82

Pro Palestine demonstrations in Amman, Jordan:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1C5O3JRjRhg

Posted by: WMG | Jan 11 2025 14:39 utc | 83

https://x.com/ejmalrai/status/1877759437936418951
Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺 @ejmalrai

The US is negotiating on behalf of Israel for a further 60-day extension of the cessation of hostilities with Lebanon, which Israel retains the right to violate with impunity whenever it sees fit.

https://x.com/BrunoLeipold/status/1877785819970150728
Bruno Leipold @BrunoLeipold

Frankfurt Univ cancels a conference titled "Talking about (the Silencing of) Palestine". Can't make this up.

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jan 11 2025 14:46 utc | 84

https://x.com/caitoz/status/1878012728167776615
Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz

Are we all seriously expected to pretend to believe Nazis are going around spray painting "Free Palestine" alongside their swastikas? Are we really expected to pretend we don't know some Israel supporter did this themselves to provide political cover for the genocide in Gaza?

https://x.com/AustralianJA/status/1877565576060498065
Australian Jewish Association @AustralianJA
'Free Palestine' attack on South Sydney Synagogue.

How much damage has this horrible movement caused to Australia?

When will the Government start taking action against the hatred from these anti-Israel extremists?

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jan 11 2025 14:50 utc | 85

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The Israeli military has expanded “clearing operations” northwest of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, new satellite imagery from the US-based defence think tanks the Institute for Study of War (ISW) and the Critical Threats Project (CTP) shows.

A spokesperson for Gaza’s civil defence has told Al Jazeera that Israel aims to kill as many civilians and medical personnel as it can as it continues its devastating war.

The civil defence added that a number of bodies had disappeared as a result of melting due to the amount of explosives fired by the Israeli army.

- Al Jazeera live-blog
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And here is what the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza looks like today (it is still under bombardment):

The latest arial image of #Jabalia published by Israeli YnetNews today!

https://x.com/AbujomaaGaza/status/1878018610595053861
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Posted by: teri | Jan 11 2025 15:10 utc | 86

An "Israeli" genocider who fled an arrest warrant in Brazil is back in the Psychopathic Entity.

"Israeli" news reports excuse his behavior with a lie* - he was a survivor of the Rave party.

*Does that smell like a lie to you?

Posted by: librul | Jan 11 2025 18:00 utc | 87

Re: survivor of the Rave Party

Who’s to say that he wasn’t one of those who implemented the Hannibal Directive and massacred beaucoup Israelis ?

Posted by: Exile | Jan 11 2025 18:22 utc | 88

@Posted by: Exile | Jan 11 2025 18:22 utc | 88

Good point!

Posted by: librul | Jan 11 2025 18:52 utc | 89

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