‘Riviera With Tunnels’ (& vid)
https://x.com/PeruginiNic/status/1887397316400668982
“Jared Kushner a year ago…”
Israel Unveils Plans For Gaza Deportations [UPDATES]
https://www.rt.com/news/612268-israel-gaza-relocation-plans/
“The Israeli government has unveiled plans to remove Palestinians from Gaza and force countries in Europe that have been critical of West Jerusalem’s controversial war against Hamas* to take in refugees from the enclave. [Genocide*].
US Presidents Donald Trump also suggested that Warshington could take control of Gaza, level thousands of damaged buildings in the area and eventually turn the territory into the ‘Riviera of the Middle East’.
Hamas has vehemently rejected Trump’s proposal for Gaza, insisting the enclave belongs to its people and they will not leave it…”

Posted by: John Gilberts | Feb 6 2025 15:12 utc | 3

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei republished his statement declaring, “All of Palestine, from the river to the sea, belongs to the Palestinian people.”
https://iranpress.com/leader-s-office-reaffirms—all-of-palestine-belongs-to-the-palestinian-people

Posted by: JB | Feb 6 2025 16:02 utc | 5

Its a step in the right direction – but much more needs to be done.
“In a major breakthrough in the fight for justice for Palestinian people, the Brussels Parliament has passed a resolution to formally recognize the acts committed by the Israeli military in Gaza as genocide and call for sanctions against the occupying regime.
The March 30 Movement, which has long advocated for the Palestinian cause, stated that the historic step was adopted on February 3.
This comes as the movement’s electoral initiative during the 2024 campaign, Viva Palestina, focused on one key demand: for the Brussels Parliament to officially recognize the genocide in Gaza and take concrete action.
Throughout the campaign, Viva Palestina engaged extensively in debates with political parties, applied pressure to push them to take a stance, and mobilized public opinion.
With the resolution adopted at the commission level, the March 30 Movement urged all Belgian parties to vote in its favor in the plenary session, ensuring that Brussels continues to lead by example in the fight for justice and human rights.
It noted that “recognition of Gaza genocide is not only a moral and political victory, but also a powerful statement from the capital of Europe — one that will hopefully inspire other legislative bodies to follow suit.””

Posted by: Republicofscotland | Feb 6 2025 16:13 utc | 7

The German authorities are prepared to go the distance to Zionist interests – and stifle free-speech in the process.
“A group of prominent German scholars have criticized lawmakers over a controversial resolution to combat antisemitism, warning that it threatens the academic liberties of the country.
The German lower house of parliament on Wednesday passed the resolution “Opposing Antisemitism and Hostility Towards Israel in Schools and Universities and Securing Free Discourse”, despite vocal opposition from university scholars, legal experts, and civil rights advocates.
Prof. Michael Zurn from the Berlin Social Science Center WZB sounded the alarm once more at a press conference in Berlin on Thursday, warning that the controversial antisemitism resolution could restrict academic freedoms and criticism of the Israeli regime’s actions.
“Firstly, it infringes on academic freedom. Secondly, it formulates a German special path in the international discussion. And thirdly, it opens up possibilities for political influence,” Zurn said.
This kind of political intervention and academic restriction would put international partnerships of German universities and schools at risk, the professor warned.
“We would actually have to subject every doctoral student or post-doc scholar to a political attitudes inquiry before inviting them as guests. This would paint a strange picture of German academia,” he said.
The antisemitism resolution, which received broad support on Wednesday from major political parties in the Bundestag, endorsed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.
It calls for blocking activities of groups promoting boycotts against Israel, including the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement, from German educational institutions.”

Posted by: Republicofscotland | Feb 6 2025 16:29 utc | 9

The Trump Gaza gambit is just that……an opening in some unknown negotiation process, the end game no one knows….
One thing is certain, the Palestinian people will never leave their homeland voluntarily……….

Posted by: tobias cole | Feb 6 2025 17:01 utc | 11

Posted by: tobias cole | Feb 6 2025 17:01 utc | 11
One thing is certain, the Palestinian people will never leave their homeland voluntarily……….
Nope!

Posted by: john | Feb 6 2025 17:30 utc | 13

Today, Ireland, Spain and Norway have ‘diplomatically’ told Katz to F off, loud and clear.

Posted by: pepe | Feb 6 2025 18:21 utc | 15

3 minute video at link, especially interesting for those who have not seen how beautiful Gaza was before Israel bombed it to rubble:
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Palestinians share images of pre-war Gaza after Trump’s ‘riviera’ plan
Palestinians have been sharing images of Gaza before Israel’s war and its US-funded bombs, after President Trump used the destruction to justify his plan for taking over and rebuilding the Strip.
Watch below: 3 minute video
https://aje.io/lwqf4s?update=3493337
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Posted by: teri | Feb 6 2025 18:32 utc | 17

Helmer: Trump the Genocidalist Attacks on the Northern Front (& podcast)
https://johnhelmer.net/trump-the-genocidalist-attacks-on-the-northern-front/
“Holding hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, US President Donald Trump has adopted genocide as his personal method for destroying the Arabs of Palestine.
…In parallel, Trump is proposing to do the same ‘job’ to the 57,000 people of Greenland, expanding the island as a US mining, property development and military base for attacking Russia’s Arctic sea route for oil and gas exports to Asia.
Once the US ally in the US war against Russia, Canada is facing a similar combination of Trump threats, including the extinction of Canadian sovereignty and identity.
This is the big stick which Chris Cook discusses today on Gorilla Radio.”

Posted by: John Gilberts | Feb 6 2025 18:48 utc | 19

Posted by: John Gilberts | Feb 6 2025 14:35 utc | 1
What are you talking about? They condemned almost immediately. Joly is even daring to talk back to Israel about how canada wants to accept Palestinians.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Feb 6 2025 14:45 utc | 2
Trump just wants another pro Zionist regime in canada. Polievre is waiting for elections, ready to be the northern Milie.

Posted by: Meh | Feb 6 2025 19:03 utc | 21

From
https://t-me.translate.goog/s/Sohaibpress?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en
“According to American officials:
– Netanyahu presented the American administration with a proposal for the second phase of the ceasefire agreement
– The proposal includes the release of senior prisoners and Hamas’s relinquishment of control over the Strip
– The proposal includes the departure of Hamas leaders and senior prisoners from the Gaza Strip
– The proposal includes an end to the war and the release of Palestinian prisoners whom Israel refused to release in the first phase
Reuters, citing a White House official:
– Trump will sign an order today to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court for targeting America and its allies, including Israel.
Walla Hebrew website: Smotrich:
-There is no chance of moving to the second stage of the deal. 90% of the country realizes that this is a catastrophe.
Walla Hebrew website, citing American officials:
– Netanyahu presented in Washington his plan to negotiate the second phase of the deal, which includes a proposal for Hamas leaders to give up control of Gaza and leave abroad.
– Israeli officials: Hamas is not prepared to give up its military power or hand over its weapons, and the possibility of its leaders agreeing to leave Gaza is very slim.
– Israeli officials explained that Hamas is prepared to give up civil control and rebuild the Gaza Strip, and transfer responsibility to the Palestinian Authority or an independent body.
US official to Reuters:
– US President’s envoy will convey to Lebanon “zero tolerance for Hezbollah’s influence in the government.”
– Washington will not interfere in the formation of the Lebanese government, but it will not accept a role for Hezbollah in it.
– Lebanon will be more isolated and economically devastated if Hezbollah’s influence is not curbed.
Egyptian officials told the Associated Press:
– Trump’s plan to transfer Gaza residents would jeopardize the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt.
– This message was conveyed to American officials such as the Pentagon and the US State Department; and also to European countries. ”

Posted by: Ornot | Feb 6 2025 19:23 utc | 23

Trump and His Son in Laws’s Sugar Daddy are just trying to Rage Bate with this Gaza takeover bullshit, 2 war criminals dodging the Judicuary process in there own lands.They are fully aware of the problem with the Sun and its potential for a massive X class flare that will damage the Ozone layer in northern and southern lattitudes later on this year when its solar poles flip marking the end of solar max cycle

Posted by: BoardinDundee | Feb 6 2025 19:32 utc | 25

While my cc was out, donated to the Hind Rajab.
Processing was quick, but since they use (zionist) stripe, I’m probably on another list. Good. Better than voting!

Posted by: Mary | Feb 6 2025 19:40 utc | 27

@9 ROS
” The German lower house of parliament on Wednesday passed the resolution “Opposing…Hostility Towards Israel…” ”
Maybe it is that they don’t want jews returning to Germany, just as all the ‘anti-semitism’ laws might be a way to have jews hated so that they leave.

Posted by: Ornot | Feb 6 2025 19:47 utc | 29

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/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 | Feb 6 2025 19:51 utc | 31

“Nobody has mentioned or questioned how the Riviera thugs are going to compensate the citizens of Gaza…”
Posted by: Formerly Miss Lacy | Feb 6 2025 20:12 utc | 32
Because it’s not going to happen. The Palestinians will not leave their Homeland voluntarily. The slaughter has temporarily slowed down, but the plans are being made to get them out of the way by other means.

Posted by: Mary | Feb 6 2025 20:30 utc | 33

EI Podcast: Day 19, Gaza Ceasefire: ‘Rebuilding Gaza’
https://www.youtube.com/live/vv4bwQRnsos
“Breaking news and analysis.” [Must Watch]

Posted by: John Gilberts | Feb 6 2025 20:39 utc | 35

Posted by: Jane | Feb 6 2025 17:39 utc | 14
If anyone is forced to leave “voluntarily” it is, obviously, the Jews
Yeah, possibly the only projection of US military muscle in Palestine will be to escort the remaining Israelis out. You know, the ones who were so busy wailing, they didn’t see the writing on the wall.
In the meantime, those crowds in the vid I provided @13 have grown 12 years bigger.

Posted by: john | Feb 6 2025 20:52 utc | 37

Scott Ritter on two venues yesterday said the only way for him to process the Trump ‘Riviera of the Middle East’ plan was to presume this was a typical Trumpian opening real estate negotiation strategy—as in, here’s my opening proposal, what’s your counter? This was his message to Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. If not a blustering negotiating gambit, Ritter opines, then Trump is truly insane.
Meanwhile, Shahid Bolsen at Middle Nation (who postures as if speaking for all Middle Eastern Muslims) thinks the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia will rebuild Gaza with Israel’s assent (because he thinks the U.S., recognizing its decline, will abandon its unsinkable aircraft carrier to the regional powers) and will run it with little to no actual Palestinian agency.
I disagree with both of these interpretations as they ignore the national feelings of the Palestinian people.

Posted by: mjh | Feb 6 2025 22:16 utc | 39

indi.ca in very fine form today – worth reading
Trump Forecloses On ‘Israel’
As I said, ‘Israel’ was defeated on October 7th and the Resistance is facing the final boss of colonialism, America. Now Donald Trump just comes out and says it (full transcript). America’s ruling oligarch said, “The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it too. We’ll own it…” This is a stark admittance that ‘Israel’ has lost in Gaza, and that America must literally clean up after them. Except, of course, they cannot. By Kissinger’s own terms, the Resistance has won the Battle of Al Aqsa Flood (by not losing), and with Trump’s temerity, America loses the information war even more thoroughly than before.
While Benjamin Netanyahu stood there, gripping the lectern to keep his prostate from falling out in shock, Trump said, “I do see a long-term ownership position. Everybody I’ve spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land.” This is of course news to godless Jews like Netanyahu, who nonetheless believe that God promised them that land. As Netanyahu said in response, “He sees a different — he sees a different future for that piece of land that has been the focus of so much terrorism, so much — so many attacks against us. So, many trials and so many tribulations.” Different indeed. ‘Israel’ has fucked it and Trump is foreclosing on them in public. People are talking about the humiliation of Trump pulling out a chair for Netanyahu, but the greater humiliation is Trump pulling Gaza from under ‘Israel’ entirely.
Meanwhile the righteous Palestinians do not give a fuck about such deals among devils. [READ ON …
https://indi.ca/trump-admits-israels-failure-2/

Posted by: Don Firineach | Feb 6 2025 22:47 utc | 41

“with Trump’s temerity, America loses the information war even more thoroughly than before.”
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I can’t help wondering whether one positive result of Trump’s meanderings (possibly prompted by behind-the-scenes flattery from Net) might be to push under everyone’s noses the extent to which Trump is beholden to US-based Zionist interests.

Posted by: Jane | Feb 6 2025 23:08 utc | 43

The dream of a “Free Palestine” has been extinguished—forever!
The deluded clowns here at MoA still think that Hamas achieved a “great victory”…heheheh…

Posted by: Gaza Land Sale | Feb 6 2025 23:46 utc | 45

Teri @ 43: First, thank you for your excellent input on this blog. Your comments are always useful, well-written and informative.
Sadly, though, the article to which you linked in your post above, the one involving Kushner’s ugly plans for Gaza, is no longer available on Middle East Eye, and it seems the internet archive doesn’t have a copy either.

Posted by: Mexicana | Feb 7 2025 0:11 utc | 47

Glaring conflicts of interest may be the only reason why Kushner is not seen in the new Trump admin.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/can-jared-kushners-investment-firm-connect-gulf-money-and-trump-gaza-planarticle:
Posted by: teri | Feb 6 2025 23:34 utc | 43
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That’s what I have been thinking. Ivanka also staying mostly out of sight.

Posted by: Jane | Feb 7 2025 0:22 utc | 49

Mona Abuamara, the Palestinian ambassador in Ottawa, said that Israeli ‘terrorist settlers’ in occupied territories are the ones who should be moved to other countries. She said the alternative is to have Palestinians take back [stolen] land that is now Israel…”
Posted by: John Gilberts | Feb 7 2025 0:16 utc | 47
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Yay! Oy vey! Finally someone said the obvious outloud!
Keep saying this as often as possible.
Resettle the Jews (esp. the illegal settlers). But so many Jews are occupying property that they have no right to — and I think most of them know who they are.
They know perfectly well that their grandparents simply moved into another family’s house. Often after being treated very nicely, like guests, if the owners, their hosts, went out for a few hours, the Zionists took over the house and wouldn’t let the owners back into their own houses.

Posted by: Jane | Feb 7 2025 0:31 utc | 51

Zionist CBC Interviews Zionist UN Ambassador Rae -Pretending To Be Otherwise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nrzt08t6Ug
Spot the fails.

Posted by: John Gilberts | Feb 7 2025 0:45 utc | 53

@jimmyjohn | Feb 7 2025 0:34 utc | 51
Close enough.
Big Don just hit Bibi with a Big, and clearly unexpected, Bazooka … from behind … and ..
… in public view of the whole world.
“Gaza is mine now Bibi – hands off”! The rest is theatre. Ratings soar.
Now it is probable that Phase-2 will proceed – and I’m not talking about real-estate futures.

Posted by: Don Firineach | Feb 7 2025 1:18 utc | 55

Trump Signs ICC Sanctions Executive Order
https://x.com/RT_com/status/1887622657094439062
“His response to Court issuing arrest warrants on Netanyahu and top Israeli officials.”

Posted by: John Gilberts | Feb 7 2025 1:33 utc | 57

Hmm… I like taxi drivers but which “muslim world” is that?
Is it Egypt where so many have publicly taken the BDS approach?
Pakistan with their nukes?
Malaysia which is quite “liberal”?
Indonesia the largest muslim country on Earth?
Algeria and/or Tunisia (don’t remember which) where the parliament approved armed intervention? (But nothing came of it).
Iran which is armed to the teeth and has been vocally anti-zionist for a long time?
Certainly the taxi driver is not speaking about Yemen.
Highly doubtful it is Iraq.
I think the taxi driver’s statements are peculiar but whatever may be his personal situation they do not apply across all muslim nations.
Turkey perhaps? Maybe Qatar and Gulf states? But even there I find the description a bit strange or at least far more complicated and nuanced.
Police states? Sure, depending on point of view anywhere is that these days. High risk and little due process? Sure (and again). Concerning Palestine? Nope.
Morocco? Okay, maybe, when considering their close ties to “Israel”, but I’m not exactly convinced.
Jordan or Saudi Arabia? A very weak maybe?
Who in the “muslim world” has been arrested, jailed, tortured, and/or killed for speaking out in favor of Palestine? For pressuring their governments? For acting? Share the names of these heroes so that we can all know.
(Apologies to all the muslim countries I’ve left out).

Posted by: Sunny Runny Burger | Feb 7 2025 2:38 utc | 59

The deluded clowns here at MoA still think that Hamas achieved a “great victory”…heheheh…
Posted by: Gaza Land Sale | Feb 6 2025 23:46 utc | 44

Heheheh.

You just got your ass beaten in Gaza and the whole world knows it.
Once you get cut the sharks smell the blood …
About now your ‘allies’ are beginning to wonder if you’re really such a good investment after all …

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Feb 7 2025 2:52 utc | 61

@40 librul
That is a good question but I doubt b has a full answer to that. The jurisdiction applicable to online content is very variable still. As a passive site, if b posts contested content himself in Germany he might be liable there even if the server is in US. If someone else posts contested content from outside of Germany they might also be liable under German law :
“The Toben case represents a far more troubling precedent, as does the Italian case. There, a passive web site based in Australia resulted in the prosecution of its operator in Germany under German law that prohibits denial of the Holocaust. This case sets a troubling precedent under which the content of a web site would have to be tailored to the standards of every country in the world—from the relatively tolerant standards of the United States’s First Amendment, to the standards in many European countries that make many kinds of hate speech illegal, to perhaps even the indecency standards of countries in the Middle East that are very different from those in Western countries.” International Jurisdiction and the Internet Kurt Wimmer Eve R. Pogoriler
“German-born Australian national Dr Gerald Fredrick Toben, 64, was detained by the Metropolitan Police extradition unit using an EU arrest warrant issued by the German authorities.
The founder of the Adelaide Institute, a web and print publication that questions the Holocaust, he is accused of publishing material on the internet “of an anti-Semitic and/or revisionist nature” that “denies, approves of or plays down the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis”. ” Telegraph
That is obviously a high profile case, compliance notices would be issued first, and commentators here are not identifiable in a straightforward manner, or at all. In UK at least, efforts to hold website owner liable for unattributable comments was being suggested at one point.
In reality, content here is moderate and b is sensible. The use of the phrase “Hostility towards israel” is ominous all the same, for lack of definition. “Hostility” is a catch all, could go from saying “F- israel” through to more explicit incitement. Just obscure enough for some busy people to try to make an examples of some, even if only to set the bar by eventually dismissing the cases.
The creep possible is clear however, where “pro-Palestine” would equal “anti-israel”. Same as “gender violence” now means only “machismo” in certain countries.
All these laws, if they existed at all, would fit into simpler definitions like: insulting religious beliefs , incitement to violence, ethnic discrimination etc. .
Some could not even be hostile towards “Israel” because it is not a something that actually exists. That national authorities follow some kind of deluded definitions would not be that individual’s problem. Having thugs going around making trouble for those that don’t speak their officialese language though, would actually be a problem for society as a whole. It would make having any kind of opinion on anything at all become fraught. People would not speak without first asking themselves “What am I allowed to say”.
It is all surreal, might as well be a hundred years ago. Another example, I rarely read RT previously, but it is always a surprise when I click on a link and find it still banned in europe.
There are increasing amounts of examples of these kind introduced into many facets of people’s lives. Walling and micromanagement, swamping narrative and intelectual prohibition.
Many who did not know previous society, will probably just assume it is all normal.
That is kind of sad.
…. and I don’t mean to answer for b with all of that.

Posted by: Ornot | Feb 7 2025 3:09 utc | 63

Trump told him who was boss and drove the clown car to mislead most people.
Posted by: Acco Hengst | Feb 7 2025 3:34 utc | 63
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I like these interpretations of what really happened because they kind of make me right!
I put in writing a couple of times here that Trump was going to use this visit to make sure Net knew who was alpha dog.
And I guess he did.

Posted by: Jane | Feb 7 2025 3:40 utc | 65

Watching all the Trump fellators on this siet toss out theories on how he’s doing some kind of 10-D multidimensional chess is amusing.
I’ve been watching Americans drop their critical thinking skills for four decades now as one old white massa after another takes the helm of empire and the entire nation bows down before their new ‘saviour’.
Wake up , people.
Trump is a complete zionist puppet. As explained in the Protocols of Learned Elders of Zion.

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Feb 7 2025 4:02 utc | 67

Shahid Bolson is a lot like me. He comes at things from a different angle.
Here is his most recent video on the subject (25 mins). I recommend it.
Trump’s comments have been walked back by everyone since. Rubio, the Press Secretary, has all had to cover for Don, “he was just trying out new ideas”.
Trump is famous for workshopping his ideas at rallies gauging their value based on how intense the applause is.
I will never forget how stunned he was bragging about how he Warp Sped the vaccines and got boos from his most fanatical fans.
He so wanted to brag about how he was the guy who halted a global pandemic through aggressive executive action.
One will notice that Project Warp Speed is never mentioned these days. It has been memory-holed. I expect the media will use it to go after him later.
I have a feeling that the same thing will happen with the “Riviera on the Gaza Strip ” six months from now.
The media has gone after how Trump wants to put American troops in the Middle East again and pay for Gaza’s reconstruction, asking the Press Secretary how that is an “America First” policy after Trump has been critical of foreign intervention for years.
There is a school of thought that Trump is trying to get his people confirmed before he takes on the Zionist lobby. Remember, Trump shared the video of Jeffrey Sachs calling Bibi a scumbag on Truth Social, where many Trump supporters had nothing good to say about Bibi or AIPAC in the comments.
Hamas, Hezbollah, and Ansarallah will F up the US military. Palestine will become a kill box for the Empire.
Bibi is terrified of Hezbollah, and rightfully so. They haven’t flexed their muscles yet.
What is interesting to me is how far Trump takes this, if at all, and what the Arab states do if Trump keeps trying to push it.
Bibi has already started a campaign that KSA has the land to take in the Palestinians. The Arab states see them as a potential hotbed for Islamism, and a population that is at best, manual labor, while expecting the same quality of life as native citizens as they are all Muslim. The Abraham Accords are deader than a doornail right now.
Egypt, Jordan, or KSA, Palestinians would be destabilizing for all of them and they know it.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Feb 7 2025 5:31 utc | 69

Pam Bondi starts the whitewash of the Zionist genocide and targeting those that protest against mass ethnic n cleansing by white supremists
https://britonnewsnetwork.com/index.php/2025/02/07/white-nazi-bondi-covers-up-anal-raping-netanyahu-genocide/

Posted by: Silverdale | Feb 7 2025 7:22 utc | 71

asad abukhalil أسعد أبو خليل
@asadabukhalil
Who is funding the man behind the Gaza ethnic cleansing plan?
“Mr. Kushner, runs a private equity firm called Affinity Partners that has raised $4.5 billion, mostly from sovereign wealth funds of the oil-rich nations of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates” NYT
https://x.com/asadabukhalil/status/1887743512172515816

Posted by: Menz | Feb 7 2025 7:33 utc | 73

Prof Ben Saul – UN SR Human Rights & Counterterror
@profbensaul
My article on why the US President’s plan to “take over” Gaza and displace its people would violate international law, including Palestinian self-determination, the ban on military force & annexation of territory & the war crime of forced displacement https://lnkd.in/gn_M-hwZ
https://x.com/profbensaul/status/1887071623003685316

Posted by: Menz | Feb 7 2025 7:38 utc | 75

“The United States unequivocally opposes and expects our allies to oppose any ICC actions against the United States, Israel, or any other ally of the United States that has not consented to ICC jurisdiction.”
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/imposing-sanctions-on-the-international-criminal-court/

Posted by: Menz | Feb 7 2025 7:46 utc | 77

KSA does not have all that much arable land. Most is desert or semi-desert. Only good for grazing camels. So the “they have lots of land for the Plaestinians” is rubbish. In most countries, land belongs to tribes or families. Why should they give their livelihoods up so that Zionists, settlers and ashkenazi can steal someone elses land?
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Afghanistan; Haqqani has now taken over from the “original” Taliban and is more “government minded”. He is reintroducing education for women (Good). Note that he is a US Pro warlord. I seem to remember he had a magnificent “Palace” with a superb indoor garden, so it is probably more correct to refer to him as an Aghanistan “Oligarch”.
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Are you sure Trump got the better of Netanyahoo? Those “Pagers” were a hidden threat. Netanya has immediately started seriously bombing the Beka valley again. So “shit” for the so called ceasefire. The Lebanese troops have (apparently) been told not to interfere.
***

Posted by: Stonebird | Feb 7 2025 8:02 utc | 79

For those who want to learn, there is an important lesson in the comments here, and by pundits, who are persuaded that Trump doesn’t really mean what he is saying about expelling the Palestinians from Gaza (and the WB), that he is merely trolling, trying out ideas, testing, that he is a humanitarian, a “nice guy” and similar.
The lesson is this – all throughout human experience it is those who perceived evil and dangerous men, stupid or intelligent, with clearly outlined agendas, as not really meaning what they say, as just playing the political game, or as telling at it is, as the brave truth tellers, as the saviors of the nation, as the men with the real solutions (to the nation’s ‘predicaments’ or world problems), as great patriots righting (historical) wrongs, as carrying the banner of national dignity and unity, as morally superior and valiant etc – who have put them in power and kept them in power while they implemented their catastrophic agendas.
Donald Trump is not an enigma, neither as a person nor as the US president. However repugnant and disgraceful he is, he knows what he is saying, and means it.
It is sad, foolish and dangerous to try to see what is plainly not there, and to attribute his words and actions to gamesmanship that has other than the stated goals; as just a show because that is the way things are done.

Posted by: JB | Feb 7 2025 9:13 utc | 81

One need only listen to Israelis discuss values unique to their culture:
– Like “shitat hamatzliah”: just walking all over people and doing whatever you want to see if you get away with it
– The sin of being a “freier”: someone who plays by the rules and misses opportunities to cheat others

I’ve witnessed this from first hand experience which was not in Israel obviously so it’s definitely part of “Jewish” (as opposed to jewish) culture.

Posted by: xor | Feb 7 2025 9:24 utc | 83

No surprises here – from the Orange Zionist loving Yankee POTUS – this happened once before and the ICC staff backed down – so I expect a similar outcome.
“US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order authorising economic and travel sanctions against people who work on International Criminal Court (ICC) investigations of US citizens or US allies, such as Israel.”

Posted by: Republicofscotland | Feb 7 2025 10:54 utc | 85

I think President Donald Trump is doing the right thing. A lasting peace in Gaza. The long-suffering population will be evacuated to safe areas where people can recover from the war. The USA, Israel and the Arab states rebuild Gaza according to modern urban planning principles. The Palestinians return to Gaza to lead a peaceful life. That’s the plan, it couldn’t be better.

Posted by: guest from franconia | Feb 7 2025 11:35 utc | 87

Simon, your argument is too complicated for me.
You can’t change the past. President Donald Trump is looking to the future. He wants to end the horror in the Middle East for everyone involved once and for all.

Posted by: guest from franconia | Feb 7 2025 11:54 utc | 89

Giyane @ 84
Your right, trump is insane.
But its much much worse than that, his supporters are insane aswell,
His voters totaly derainged, example….
Guest from franconia @ 87.
Elon musk, insane.
Countrys leaders that support him, insane.
The military that carry out his and bidens orders before him, insane.
Theft and mass musder for profit on that scale is definend as fasicim.
My point ?
Fasicim is contageous, half the people on this blog are infected.
They are a self selcting group driving sane people away. Deliberatly.

Posted by: Mark2 | Feb 7 2025 11:58 utc | 91

Who in the “muslim world” has been arrested, jailed, tortured, and/or killed for speaking out in favor of Palestine? For pressuring their governments? For acting? Share the names of these heroes so that we can all know.
(Apologies to all the muslim countries I’ve left out).
Posted by: Sunny Runny Burger | Feb 7 2025 2:38 utc | 59
I expected better from you after all these years:
February 6, 2024 12:00AM EST
Jordan: Arrests, Harassment of Pro-Palestine Protesters
Abusive Use of Controversial Cybercrimes Law to Curtail Basic Freedoms
People attend a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza in Amman, Jordan, November 24, 2023.Click to expand Image
People attend a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza in Amman, Jordan, November 24, 2023. © 2023 Alaa Al Sukhni/Reuters
(Amman) – Jordanian authorities have arrested and harassed scores of Jordanians who participated in pro-Palestine protests across the country or engaged in online advocacy since October 2023, bringing charges against some of them under a new, widely criticized cybercrimes law, Human Rights Watch said today.
Since October 7, thousands of Jordanians have participated in peaceful demonstrations nationwide in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Jordanian lawyers representing detainees told Human Rights Watch that the authorities have most likely arrested hundreds for their involvement in the protests or online advocacy. Human Rights Watch documented cases in which authorities brought charges against four activists under the new cybercrimes law, including Anas al-Jamal, a prominent activist, and Ayman Sandouka, secretary of a political party.
“Jordanian authorities are trampling the right to free expression and assembly in an effort to tamp down Gaza-related activism,” said Lama Fakih, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. “Recent government assurances that the new cybercrimes law would not be used to infringe on rights crumbled in less than two months as the authorities deployed it against Jordanians to stifle their activism.”
Parliament swiftly passed the repressive cybercrimes law in August, ignoring criticism and bypassing consultation with experts or civil society. The law further undermines free speech, threatens internet users’ right to anonymity, and introduces a new authority to control social media, risking a surge in censorship. Over recent years, Jordan has witnessed a protracted shrinking of civic space, with the authorities increasingly persecuting citizens engaged in peaceful organization and political dissent, using vague and abusive laws that criminalize speech, association, and assembly.
Human Rights Watch spoke to four people who have been detained, harassed, or summoned by the General Intelligence Directorate; two relatives of four other additional people under arrest; and three lawyers involved with protest-related cases. Researchers viewed photos and videos from several protests, as well as court documents pertaining to two men’s trials.
Authorities detained al-Jamal at his roadside stall in the northern city of Irbid on November 5. A family member said that after they inquired, an official told them he had been detained and transferred to Amman for investigation under the cybercrimes law for three October tweets, one of which revolved around police blocking protests in the Jordan valley.
The family member said that a court convicted al-Jamal after a brief trial, during which his lawyers were prevented from providing an adequate defense, sentencing him to three months in jail and a 5,000 Jordanian dinars (about US$7,000) fine based on article 24 of the cybercrimes law, which criminalizes publishing without authorization names or pictures of law enforcement officials online, or new information about them that may offend or harm. Al-Jamal, his family’s breadwinner, was released on January 13 after a crowd-funding effort covered the fine, but he still faces a travel ban.
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Amnesty International previously documented the arbitrary arrest of dozens of people, including children, in October 2023 during Palestine solidarity protests in the governorates of Cairo, Giza, Alexandria and Dakahlia, where protesters gathered outside officially designated areas or chanted anti-government slogans. Those arrested in Cairo were beaten by men in plainclothes with batons and sticks. Many were subjected to enforced disappearance and were held at Central Security Forces’ camps or at the NSA headquarters for up to seven days. At the time of writing, at least 53 of that group, including two children, remain in pretrial detention pending investigations into terrorism-related charges, participation in unauthorized gatherings harming national security and public order, and vandalism , according to the ECRF and the EIPR.
Arbitrary detention over social media content
On 8 and 9 May, security forces detained students Mazen Daraz and Ziad Basiouny accusing them of “joining a terrorist group” and “publishing false news” in connection with their participation in a student group supporting Palestine (Students for Palestine), according to the Egyptian Front for Human Rights (EFHR).
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Nine people were arrested after protesting against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over Turkey’s ongoing trade and oil shipments with Israel.
While Erdoğan was speaking at an event organised by the state-owned TRT World channel on November 29, two protesters chanted, “Ships are carrying bombs to Gaza” and “Why is Azerbaijani oil going [from Turkey to Israel]?” The two protesters and two others allegedly preparing for the protest were detained inside the hall, while five people chanting slogans calling for a halt to trade with Israel were detained outside the convention centre.
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Rights Watch reported that Bahraini authorities had arrested and harassed scores of participants in pro-Palestine protests across the country since October 2023. Those targeted include children and people who engaged in online pro-Palestine advocacy and protested against the grave human rights violations perpetrated by Israel in Gaza.
Bahraini authorities were reported by Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) to have arrested at least 57 people, including at least 25 children, in relation to the protests.
On 6th December 2023, Human Rights Watch reported that a Bahraini court had sentenced 13 people to prison after an unfair mass trial marred with due process violations and torture allegations. The appellate court was scheduled to hear an appeal on 10th December 2023, during which it was urged to investigate the defendants’ allegations of torture, which the lower court did not properly investigate.

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Feb 7 2025 12:29 utc | 93

Re: my comment @ 44:
The original article on Kushner seems to have been given a different URL and perhaps abreviated somewhat. I copied the entire original article for myself and can post it here if anyone is interested. The link to the new article is at # 54 (thanks to whoever noted the new one).
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Other stuff: Trump is promising new weapons to Israel, including what they call the “Mother of all bombs” and other weapons previously withheld:
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| Media sources: Escalation against Iran.. The United States will deliver to Israel the “Mother of All Bombs” – MOAB, as reported by the German newspaper “Bild”.
The “Mother of All Bombs” is considered one of the most powerful non-nuclear bombs, weighing 11 tons, and is capable of penetrating underground fortifications, including what are believed to be Iranian nuclear facilities. “Bild” notes that US presidents have previously refused to deliver these weapons for fear of escalation.
https://t-me.translate.goog/s/Gaza
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Hamas may delay the release of names of rest of hostages, as Israel is not abiding by cease-fire requirements:
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Assessment in Israel: Hamas may delay releasing the names of the hostages and their release following its claim that Israel is not abiding by the agreement from a “humanitarian” perspective (according to a Hamas spokesman, almost no tents, rubble-clearing equipment, medicines, etc. are entering the Strip).
https://t-me.translate.goog/s/gazanewsnow2021?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en
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Israel’s chief of staff gives stats on Israel’s losses since 7 Oct. – most military losses in Israel’s history. This is a long list, but I’m posting all of it.
@ ARCH BUNGLE: they mention Merkava tanks, but decline to give the actual nunber of destroyed. Probably because it is so high.
List of assessments:
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Shocking statements from the new Israeli Chief of Staff reveal the largest military losses in # Israel’s history , reflecting the army’s failure to achieve its goals despite using the latest technologies. The size of #Israeli #human and #material #losses
Human losses
💥6,000 Israeli dead, is the official figure revealed by Eyal Zamir.
💥15,000 soldiers were seriously injured, making them unable to return to military service.
💥12,000 people were injured with moderate and minor injuries, bringing the total number of dead and injured to 71,000.
💥Reports indicate that 90 Israeli families lost at least two members, which could raise the actual death toll to 6,252.
Losses in #military equipment
💥Merkava tanks were hit in an unprecedented manner, raising concerns among the military leadership about the effectiveness of the armored corps.
💥Israel needs at least 10 years to restore its military capabilities to what they were before the war.
💥Severe shortage of armored vehicles and combat equipment, prompting the army to intensify recruitment operations to compensate for human and material losses.
Does this announcement mean the end of the war?
Stopping the war to rebuild the army
💥Eyal Zamir noted that the army is currently unable to fight with the same efficiency, which could lead to a temporary halt to the war for reconstruction.
💥Zamir’s statements confirm that Israel is facing a structural crisis in its ground forces, as it is no longer able to withstand a long war of attrition.
Calls to restructure the army
💥Zamir called for restructuring the Israeli army and focusing on supporting the families of the dead and wounded, reflecting an official recognition of the psychological and material impact of war on the army and Israeli society.
💥There are calls within Israel to change war strategies and avoid direct confrontations with the Palestinian resistance and Hezbollah.
How have these losses affected Israel?
The crisis of military and political leadership
💥Prime Minister Netanyahu is facing unprecedented political pressure over heavy military casualties.
💥Disagreements within the Israeli military leadership escalated after Zamir’s statements, with some leaders believing the army was not adequately prepared for war.
💥The Israeli Ministry of Finance is suffering from an economic crisis due to the high costs of the war, which caused losses of billions of dollars.
Impact on the Israeli home front
💥The rising death toll has led to growing public anger against the government, with demonstrations calling for an end to the war and the search for political solutions instead of military escalation.
💥Israeli media began to reveal contradictions in military reports, as official figures were much lower than the reality.
Are these the largest losses for Israel since its founding?
Compared to previous wars
💥During the 2006 war with Hezbollah, Israel lost only about 120 soldiers, meaning that the current war is dozens of times more costly.
💥Even during the Palestinian uprisings, Israel did not lose this large number of soldiers in such a short period.
💥Figures indicate that this war is the bloodiest for Israel since the 1948 war.
Impact on Israeli military doctrine
💥Israel was relying on the theory of the “small smart army,” but these losses showed that this model is ineffective against the Palestinian resistance and Hezbollah.
💥Zamir supports rebuilding a larger, more conventional army, in contrast to Aviv Kochavi’s strategy of relying on technology and rapid maneuvers.
The future of the Israeli army after these losses
The need for a larger army
💥Israel will have to re-recruit more soldiers and extend the length of military service to compensate for the losses.
💥There may be a change in the army’s policy towards the Haredim (religious Jews), as they may be forced to serve in the army for the first time.
Fear of a collapse in morale
💥Heavy losses could demoralize new soldiers and weaken morale within the Israeli forces.
💥Tensions within the army could affect its performance in any future confrontations, making Israel more vulnerable to military defeats.
🔥Summary of the analysis
💥Eyal Zamir’s statements about 6,000 dead and 71,000 wounded confirm that Israel suffered the largest military loss in its modern history.
https://t-me.translate.goog/s/GazaNewsNow?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en
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Posted by: teri | Feb 7 2025 13:17 utc | 95

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Feb 7 2025 12:29 utc | 93
Your forgot Saudi Arabia which jailed pro-Palestinian demonstrators, banned the wearing of the keffiyeh and pro-Palestinian manifestations of any sort.
Sorry I didn’t keep the sources.

Posted by: JB | Feb 7 2025 13:40 utc | 97

@ grunzt | Feb 7 2025 11:30 utc | 86
A large number of Gazans descend from Palestinians who were driven from their homes in what is now called “Israel”. The only just solution to the problem of Gazan overcrowding would therefore be to restore these people to the properties that are rightfully theirs.

Posted by: malenkov | Feb 7 2025 13:57 utc | 99