Related to my previous comment, re: Ottomans
Israel has asked Washington to intervene in Turkey’s affairs to force it to abandon its plan to create three new bases in Syria, Israeli publication Israel Hayom reports

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 3 2025 20:49 utc | 104

Meanwhile obscured by the Trump/Europe spat Netanyahu is busy violating part 2 of the cease fire treaty and getting ready to restart the war for which the free portion of Crooke’s article provides plenty of evidence. I doubt Trump will avoid being tagged Genocide Don.

Posted by: karlof1 | Mar 3 2025 21:38 utc | 106

Youssef Fares
“In Gaza, there is a people who were destined, even when the sound of the cannons fell silent, to think, fear, and dread the time when their roar would return.”

Posted by: Ornot | Mar 3 2025 22:08 utc | 108

John Gilberts 101
Our prophet SAW said its impossible to be a liar and a Muslim. For this reason Political Islam is a self-contradiction.
HTS has no agency. Our prophet conquered Mecca in peace, killing only the ringleaders of our enemies , while HTS is doing what Daesh did in Iraq, Genocide Israel’s enemies for Israel to secure the Mosul oil.
The duplicity is vaster than a bluebell wood in which Bluebells, Fungi and trees make an organic underground GIANT.
It encompasses pan-Turkist Nationalism, Zionist Nationalism , Arab Nationalism , Anglo-Saxon Nationalism, French Nationalism , Kurdish Nationalism and US and Russian Imperialism.
Of course all this duplicity is corrosive to the honesty of the owners of Sham / Palestine and corrosive of all honest people in the world.
In fact you could say that the sole purpose of the Arab Spring , Ukraine and Oct 7 is to consolidate the total corruption of International Relations at the expense of ordinary citizens.
HTS and Zionism are like the Hydrochloric acid of the stomach, an acidic liquid that breaks down and feeds on the spiritual energy of humanity.
Like the boozer who destroys their stomach trying to digest alcohol , these fanatical institutions eventually destroy themselves. Whoever supports their power might like to reflect on this analogy. Extremism eventually destroys itself after destroying whatever healthy energy it finds to feed on.

Posted by: Giyane | Mar 3 2025 23:41 utc | 110

https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iof-looted-cash-and-gold-from-gaza–lebanon–syria–israeli
IOF looted cash and gold from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria: Israeli media
Looted valuables, including cash and gold, were transported to “Israel” and deposited into the Bank of Israel.
A recent report uncovered that the Israeli military’s “Loot Unit” has plundered substantial amounts of weaponry, cash, and gold since the onset of its wars and aggression on Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, the Israeli daily Ynet reported, adding that the unit has amassed enough weaponry to equip “a small army.”…..
….The unit, which comprises approximately 500 members, with 2,400 soldiers involved in the looting, stole “mountains of cash” from what they dub “enemy territories”.
In addition to cash, the unit has seized 180,000 pieces of weaponry, including anti-aircraft missiles, drones, anti-tank missiles, rifles, military radios, and night-vision devices. The report noted that the unit has also looted rare treasures such as French rifles from the 1930s and valuable pistols……
https://x.com/TheCradleMedia/status/1896149181959446850
The Cradle @TheCradleMedia
Leader of Yemen’s Ansarallah, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi:
“The resumption of war on Gaza will be met with the entire [Israeli] enemy entity coming under fire … If the war returns to Gaza, we will intervene with support through various military means.”

Posted by: michaelj72 | Mar 4 2025 0:04 utc | 112

IOF looted cash and gold from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria: Israeli media
Posted by: michaelj72 | Mar 4 2025 0:04 utc | 114
A continuing tale of theft and plunder.
An old joke:
Little girl to her father: Why are the pyramids in Egypt?
Father in reply: Because the English couldn’t carry them to England.

Posted by: Menz | Mar 4 2025 0:25 utc | 114

Drop Site
@DropSiteNews
REPORT | Egypt has drafted a plan for Gaza as an alternative to Trump’s proposal, that proposes replacing Hamas with an interim governance body controlled by “Arab, Muslim, and Western states,” Reuters reports.
This plan, set to be presented at the Arab League summit tomorrow, envisions a “Governance Assistance Mission” to manage humanitarian aid and reconstruction. To handle security, it proposes an “International Stabilization Force,” primarily made up of Arab states, that would replace Hamas’ role.
However, the draft seen by Reuters does not address who will fund Gaza’s reconstruction or how to handle Hamas’ disarmament. Hamas has maintained it does not seek to continue governing Gaza and would accept a Palestinian national unity administration to take charge or an independent body established in coordination with the Palestinian Authority. While Hamas has stated it would reject a foreign force in Gaza, the official details of the Egyptian plan have not been made public.
On the issue of disarmament, Hamas’s position has been that it will not lay down its arms unless there is a competent Palestinian force that can defend the rights of Palestinians to self determination.
A preamble outlining the Egyptian draft proposal does not explicitly call for Hamas to disarm. It states: “There will be no major international funding for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Gaza if Hamas remains the dominant and armed political element on the ground controlling local governance.”
https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/1896632832212000845

Posted by: Menz | Mar 4 2025 0:26 utc | 116

The Grayzone.
UN demands answers from UK on terror law abuse<\B>
As the British state harasses and arrests a growing number of activists and dissident journalists, including the author of this piece, UN rapporteurs delivered a forceful letter of protest to London condemning its abuse of counter-terror legislation.
In December 2024, a quartet of UN rapporteurs focused on “peaceful assembly and of association” and the “right to privacy” delivered a strongly-worded letter to the British government. Expressing grave concerns about the potential “misapplication of counter-terrorism laws” to arrest, detain, interrogate and surveil dissident activists and journalists, including The Grayzone’s Kit Klarenberg, they demanded clarity on a number of serious issues. Given 60 days to respond, London remained suspiciously silent.
As a result, the UN’s correspondence with the British government has now been made public. The rapporteurs were clearly disturbed by reports of Schedule 7 of the 2000 Terrorism Act, and Schedule 3 of the 2019 Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act, which covers “hostile” state threats, “being used to examine and obtain data from journalists and activists Johanna Ross, John Laughland, Kit Klarenberg, Craig Murray and Richard Medhurst in circumstances where they appear to have no credible connection to ‘terrorist’ or ‘hostile’ activity.”
While awaiting a reply that never came, the UN “urged” British authorities to undertake “interim measures” to prevent any recurrence of potential human rights breaches under counter-terror legislation, and “ensure the accountability” of anyone responsible for “alleged violations.” Evidently undeterred by pressure from the UN, Britain has continued to escalate its war on dissidents.
Since the UN issued its letter of protest, British activists and journalists have since been arrested, raided, and prosecuted, including Asa Winstanley, Tony Greenstein, Sarah Wilkinson, Palestine Action cofounder Richard Barnard, and academic David Miller.
The UN letter focused on how “powers under counter-terrorism legislation have been used on multiple occasions to examine, detain, and arrest journalists and activists, particularly at the UK border.” Individuals “who are critical of Western foreign policy in the context of the conflict in the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine war are especially affected by the reported misuse of these powers,” the rapporteurs wrote.
Ominously, the UN rapporteurs suggested this could amount to “over-use [or] misuse” of British counter-terrorism legislation “to target legitimate freedom of expression and opinion, including public interest media reporting, and related freedoms of peaceful assembly and association, and political dissent or activism.”
MORE…
https://thegrayzone.com/2025/03/01/un-uk-terror-law-abuse/amp/

Posted by: Menz | Mar 4 2025 0:30 utc | 118

https://x.com/ejmalrai/status/1896651393718759735
Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺 @ejmalrai
Did president Donald Trump and his ME envoy @SteveWitkoff approve the Israeli suspension of humanitarian aids to Gaza? This is a crime against humanity.
https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/1896675234603733403
Drop Site @DropSiteNews
Masafer Yatta, a Palestinian community in the West Bank, is the setting of No Other Land, which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature last night.
Video and caption shared on Instagram by account @ alaa_hathleen:
“Injustice has crossed all limits in my community in Masafer Yatta. The settlers, with the protection of their extremist government, have attacked us, beaten us, stolen our sheep, killed us, and enter our homes whenever they want. We have no power, no protection, and no deterrent to them. Our children are dying of fear. We are helpless today in Asfi and Masafer Yatta. We do not want anything from the world. We only want to live in our land in peace and safety.”
Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺 @ejmalrai
https://x.com/ejmalrai/status/1896602716744364493
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with an ICC arrest warrant for his war crimes, blows up the second phase of the ceasefire agreement and wants to negotiate a new one, hiding behind US ME envoy @SteveWitkoff
‘s proposal and successfully manipulating him. He is now back to his war crimes and crimes against humanity, with a collective punishment deja vu, cutting off all humanitarian aid and threatening to cut off water and electricity to what is left of Gaza.

Posted by: michaelj72 | Mar 4 2025 0:33 utc | 120

It’s a long game and only in retrospect can we begin to understand which moves were made and why.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 3 2025 22:20 utc | 111
This may turn out to be the wisest statement made this decade.

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 4 2025 1:38 utc | 122

fyi,
https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/1896696320330449385
MenchOsint @MenchOsint
⚡️Ansar Allah Political Bureau:
The Israeli enemy’s persistence in violating the ceasefire, leading to the complete closure of the Gaza Strip crossings to aid, is a dangerous escalation.
The Palestinian people have the right to resist the Zionist arrogance and all the war crimes committed with the support and encouragement of the terrorist American administration.
Yemen’s position is firm in supporting Palestine and its resistance, and the Yemeni armed forces have announced their readiness to resume their operations in the face of Zionist violations.
We urge the Arab Summit to declare a firm position towards the Zionist war crimes in occupied Palestine, and to take practical steps to save civilians and break the siege.
We call on the Arab countries to support the Palestinian cause and work together to confront the comprehensive violation that targets the entire nation without exception.

Posted by: michaelj72 | Mar 4 2025 3:36 utc | 124

Canada is ‘Concerned’ About Israel’s Decision to Starve the Civilian Population of Gaza (corrected url from above)
https://x.com/dimitrilascaris/status/1896690616681320779
But more concerned about pleasing the Zionist lobby and campaign contributions.

Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 4 2025 5:25 utc | 126

It is an important day today for Palestinians.
From AlAhram:
An extraordinary Arab summit kicks off in Cairo, with leaders from across the region convening to unite against US President Donald Trump’s proposal to acquire Gaza and displace its Palestinian inhabitants. The summit will center on adopting an Egyptian comprehensive reconstruction plan for Gaza—one that aims to rebuild the Strip without uprooting its people while firmly rejecting any notion of transfer or displacement.
Comment:
Based on bits and pieces about the Plan in the media, if true, the Arabs are not uniting against Trump, as presented by AlAhram, but against Hamas,the Resistance and the Palestinian cause. They are aligning with US/Israel interests, rhetoric aside.
Let’s wait and see.
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1234/541408/Egypt/Foreign-Affairs/LIVE-UPDATES-Cairo-Summit-to-kick-off-Arab-leaders.aspx

Posted by: JB | Mar 4 2025 10:40 utc | 128

129
What I am saying is that the Israeli genocidal attacks on Sham are presented by the media as being opposed by the attacks from the North by HTS alias Al Qaida.
Both attacks on the Arab , Sunni, ancient people’s of Sham are from USUKIS Imperialism.

Posted by: Giyane | Mar 4 2025 12:46 utc | 130

Who has to pay for reconstruction of Gaza?
I thought that the UN already ruled that Israel has to pay. And that they have to cease occupation of all Palestinian territory by June this year.

Posted by: teri | Mar 4 2025 13:58 utc | 132

@136 JW
“…allow Gazans to find better lives elsewhere”
Meaning they weren’t allowed previously ?
That is a novel interpretation of “You broke it, you own it”, but it doesn’t seem very moral.

Posted by: Ornot | Mar 4 2025 16:42 utc | 134

https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/1896969408389767685
So weak. Ansarallah defeats the US navy twice, so they designate Ansarallah a “terrorist” organization.
More re-arranging deckchairs on the Titanic.
I am old enough to remember when 50+ American, Israeli, and British “special operators” went into Yemen one night and were all found dead in the morning.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 4 2025 17:20 utc | 136

@139 JW
“These people must be allowed to leave the Gaza Strip IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO”
Of course they should, and they should not only be allowed to return at will, but feel that they will be able to.
Palestine passport holders have visa free access to 11 countries apparently. Unfortunately to reach any of those means flying out, as the borders otherwise are largely closed to them (N,S,E and W).
They once had an airport if I remember.
No one trusts PA or “Israel” or US to guarantee a right of return to their own nation.
Quite the opposite in fact.

Posted by: Ornot | Mar 4 2025 17:47 utc | 138

IOF looted cash and gold from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria: Israeli media
Posted by: michaelj72 | Mar 4 2025 0:04 utc | 114
A continuing tale of theft and plunder.
An old joke:
Little girl to her father: Why are the pyramids in Egypt?
Father in reply: Because the English couldn’t carry them to England.
Posted by: Menz | Mar 4 2025 0:25 utc | 116
Lol. Never underestimate the English. It’s a wonder that they didn’t eat them all as a cure for Syphilis.

Posted by: David G Horsman | Mar 4 2025 18:31 utc | 140

“It’s amusing to think that there are still people out there that think that anyone is going to “force” Israel to do anything at this point. Obviously, Hamas are now being thrown under the bus by the Arabs. But the Arab plan won’t happen either since no one is going to fund it. Israel will need to take the Gaza Strip and allow Gazans to find better lives elsewhere. It’s the moral thing to do. Ireland and Canada are great options and they love the Palestinian people, the cultures fit perfectly.
Posted by: John Wick | Mar 4 2025 16:15 utc | 136″
This is true. Iran is the only nation able to exert force against Israel.
This war ended when Raisi was “died”. This war ended when Syria fell.
Lets recap events.
ALL tob hezbollah comanders killed.
Nasrallah killed.
Haniyey killed
Israel in control of mount Hermon effectively ending any resupply to Hezbollah.
Hezbollay cessation of hostilities and relocation north of Litani.
All organized military and equipment destroyed in Syria.
Egypt dependent on USA aid.
Jordan dependent on USA aid.
Now add the reality that was true from the beginning. Israel is a nuclear armed nation. Does anyone at this point think they would hesitate to use their nuclear weapons against any nation that they went to war with? Could Iran Egypt and Turkiye defeat Israel? Yes. No contest. Except Israel would deploy nuclear weapons which is why they got them in the first place. From the very beginning forcing Israel to change behavior assumed they would not deploy nuclear weapons. Thats simply ridiculous.
Th reality is Israels future is in Israels hands. It is clear that they intend to proceed with what they are doing in the west bank and Gaza. Even economic force is not going to change their behavior. Sure teir will be nations that prefer to do business elsewhere. The majority of deals will still happen.
In the big picture not a lot of time has passed. As time elapses conditions in Gaza will get worse and worse. What will Gaza and the west bank be in a decade? What will Israel be?
force does not work to change Israels behavior. What would be the best gift Hamas could give Israel now? a rocket attack with those pitiful fireworks grade rockets. It would be humorous if it was not horrific. Iran understands. Force will not work to change Israels behavior. If ever real force not display rockets are used Israel will deploy nuclear weapons. Every single action they have taken since OCT 7 displays this. From the beginning all Irans plans ignored Israels nuclear arsenal. Can you force Km Jong to change behavior? No. Neither can you force Israel to change behavior. What you can do is start a cataclysmic war in which the world radically changes for most peoples lives. Iran could do that. It has chosen not to. What were they thinking?
There is a path to peace. It is Israels choice. It is in their hands. Force does not work to change Israels behavior.
I felt the presentation Wilkerson made on Dialogue works to be the best I have heard. Its what I think is in everyone’s best interest including Israelis. It outlines a process for participation by all. Is it realistic? That depends on Israel. As we observes Israels behavior, probably not.

Posted by: thugworld3 | Mar 4 2025 18:37 utc | 142

This war ended when Raisi was “died”. This war ended when Syria fell.
Lets recap events.
ALL tob hezbollah comanders killed.
Nasrallah killed.
Haniyey killed
Israel in control of mount Hermon effectively ending any resupply to Hezbollah.
Hezbollay cessation of hostilities and relocation north of Litani.
All organized military and equipment destroyed in Syria.
Egypt dependent on USA aid.
Jordan dependent on USA aid.
Now add the reality that was true from the beginning. Israel is a nuclear armed nation. Does anyone at this point think they would hesitate to use their nuclear weapons against any nation that they went to war with? Could Iran Egypt and Turkiye defeat Israel? Yes. No contest. Except Israel would deploy nuclear weapons which is why they got them in the first place. From the very beginning forcing Israel to change behavior assumed they would not deploy nuclear weapons. Thats simply ridiculous.
Posted by: thugworld3 | Mar 4 2025 18:37 utc | 146
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I don’t recognize your username but this is a poor start. A profoundly ignorant comment, filled with DailyWire tier understanding of West Asia.
Iran did not die with Raisi. The President of Iran is a domestic figure. The Ayatollah controls the military and foreign policy of the Revolution. Raisi was a hawk, but he at best was asked his opinion on matters, he was never a final decision maker.
Hezbollah has nearly been completely reconstituted (as has Hamas). If I had money for every time that Israel claimed to have wiped out Hezbollah or Hamas, I would be very wealthy. These are frequent Israeli propaganda points.
Egypt is not dependent on US aid any longer. Look up the dollar figures for US aid to Egypt. It is a trivial amount, $1.5B since 2021. And Egypt is in BRICS now. Egypt is practically sanctions proof these days.
Israel has nukes but the minute they deploy one, the Israeli junta will be put down. It’s a suicide weapon. Iran can hit Israel with the equivalent force of many nukes without the radiological after-effects.
Your comment smells like Hasbara. Watch less Fox News.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 4 2025 18:58 utc | 144

149 – Unless the Israelis provoke it (and they might) I do not foresee a clash between Turkey (a NATO member after all) and Israel. Erdoğan’s willingness to say nasty things about Israel contrasts with typical European or North American leaders but is mainly aimed at his domestic audience and has little wider significance. In fact Erdoğan may actually have more fear of the Israelis than others do – sections of his target audience think items like The Protocols Of The Learned Elders Of Zion are for real.

Posted by: Waldorf | Mar 4 2025 19:20 utc | 146

“I don’t recognize your username but this is a poor start. A profoundly ignorant comment, filled with DailyWire tier understanding of West Asia.
Iran did not die with Raisi. The President of Iran is a domestic figure. The Ayatollah controls the military and foreign policy of the Revolution. Raisi was a hawk, but he at best was asked his opinion on matters, he was never a final decision maker.
Hezbollah has nearly been completely reconstituted (as has Hamas). If I had money for every time that Israel claimed to have wiped out Hezbollah or Hamas, I would be very wealthy. These are frequent Israeli propaganda points.
Egypt is not dependent on US aid any longer. Look up the dollar figures for US aid to Egypt. It is a trivial amount, $1.5B since 2021. And Egypt is in BRICS now. Egypt is practically sanctions proof these days.
Israel has nukes but the minute they deploy one, the Israeli junta will be put down. It’s a suicide weapon. Iran can hit Israel with the equivalent force of many nukes without the radiological after-effects.
Your comment smells like Hasbara”
Its just my opinion of course. Hezbollahs new charter does not even mention force as a tool. This because Iran understands. Force will not change Israels behavior. Is Hezbollah gone? Of course not. But they gave up primary turf. South of the Litani was their stronghold. They have stopped all military operations. Iran does not want a war. Have you heard they are moving the capital to the gulf away from the Caspian? HMM what would that signal?
Egypt remains profoundly dependent on external supplies to feed its people. Big trade deficits. Any argument that they are autonomous is simply not reality based. War for Egypt would mean much suffering for the Egyptian people. When do the BRICS biscuits get distributed? 🙂
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/egypt-eu-agree-90-million-euro-deal-boost-food-security-2025-03-03/
Im not what a hasbara is but generally labeling occurs as a function of non acceptance as a last resort. I havnt watched any news for a long long time. Pretty much I get informed from things like dialogue works and judge nap. Perhaps you have watched too many star wars episodes? 🙂
Bit disappointed. You seem like one of the more level headed. Egypt is not going to war with Israel. Iran is not going to war with Israel. Turkiye is not going to war with Israel. Any force used against Israel justifys their non proportionate use of force.
“Israel will be put down if they use nukes” No Russia is not going to come in. In their own way they are as owned as the USA.
“Iran has nuclear weapon equivalents” Ridiculous statement. Its like saying a tomahawk is the equivalent of a zircon x1000. The big factor is Iran is very big and Israel very small. The power of nuclear weapons can not be overstated. x1000 for thermonuclear weapons.
What did you think of the Wilkerson comments? I thought they were brilliant. Its really time to understand. Its in Israels hands. Force used against Israel creates justification for radically disproportionate force in return. If you have not learned that From the last two years I dont know what to tell you.
I would beg if it created peace in the middle east. Damn straight I would.

Posted by: thugworld3 | Mar 4 2025 20:10 utc | 148

So now the Zionists want to kill the First Amendment. Will Trump put me in prison for outrage over genocide? Fuck Trump, same as Genocide Joe. These are accessorie to mass murder and war crimes. I can’t for the life of me understand why the American people keep voting for these authoritarians. Trump is completely ignorant of the Constitution. I post opposition to genocide and Zionist barbarism every day on X. I guess I and millions of others will go to prison soon. There are not enough prisons, though. I guess it will be concentration camps. The Zionists will love that.

Posted by: Minimus | Mar 4 2025 21:32 utc | 150

@152 thugworld3
The position you offer above, let us call it realist, is not acceptable to local population. The sum therefore is that it is not realistic either.
I pick the crux :
“Its really time to understand. Its in Israels hands. Force used against Israel creates justification for radically disproportionate force in return.”
This cannot be accepted by a vast swathe of various populations. The reason for that is not hard to understand:
“Israel” initiated the use of force, and has continued to use force over decades to displace population, and for any reaction to that it uses the “radically disproportionate force in return”.
To accept that would mean accepting that any other could simply use force to take. That is not human nature to accept that, that is not part of the social upbringing of most civilisations either.
So opponents to that reality will repel it by all means. Those closer would rather die. They would rather be with their dead family and friends than serving, or agreeing with, the occupation. There is nothing more to understand and no amount of convincing will change their minds.
There lies the principal divide between the various lines of thought, between the differing philosophies of resolution.

Posted by: Ornot | Mar 4 2025 23:19 utc | 152

https://t-me.translate.goog/s/Sohaibpress?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en
Journalist Suhaib Al-Masalma, translation and analysis specialist
Channel 12 Hebrew reports:
Estimates in Israel among the political elite are a return to war within ten days if no agreements are reached with Hamas. The explanation we heard in the consultations, as well as the American message regarding Hamas: “Kill them all, every one of them. Hamas is an obstacle to normalization.”
4.0Kviews 12:51
https://x.com/davidgriffith17/status/1893933393181606263
david @davidgriffith17
Turns out the Israeli Ambassador decides what you see on the BBC – #r4today #BBCBreakfast
https://x.com/TzipiHotovely/status/1892939440684708001
Tzipi Hotovely @TzipiHotovely
Following my letter to the Director General, I welcome the BBC’s decision to pull the documentary from its online platform with immediate effect.
However, the fact remains that this production should have never made it to air given the undeniable bias of both the camera crew and its contributors. This ordeal brings into question the BBC’s journalistic standards, its commitment to impartiality and its credibility.
A full and transparent review into how this documentary was produced and released must now follow.
https://x.com/SeanLlangynidr/status/1892957304615575807
SeanMynyddLlangynidr 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇪 🇵🇸 @SeanLlangynidr
This fcker should have been arrested in the UK and sent to the Hague in 2011 for war crimes, and crimes against humanity for slaughtering Palestinians.
https://x.com/SocialistVoice/status/1893679078193893880
Socialist Voice @SocialistVoice
The BBC pulled a documentary on the Palestinian children of Gaza at the order of this far-right Zionist, who once declared that she is a proud racist

Posted by: michaelj72 | Mar 5 2025 2:36 utc | 154

https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/1896805014183772271
MenchOsint @MenchOsint
⚡️A MQ-9 Reaper Drone of the US Air Force was shot down last night in the Hodeidah district, Yemen. The wreckage reportedly fell in the Red Sea.
The 15th of its kind.
https://x.com/FranceskAlbs/status/1896986761529868467
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs
SHOCKING – If anyone needed further evidence of what weaponization of antisemitism means, look no further. This is a prime example of how morally corrupted, deeply racist and politically weaponized “the fight against antisemitism” has become in some places.
https://x.com/MartinKonecny/status/1896863838986776715
Martin Konečný @MartinKonecny
Germany’s antisemitism commissioner Felix Klein praises Trump’s Gaza ethnic cleansing plan, claiming it’s a mere temporary resettlement. “While you’re renovating your house, you’re not sleeping in it either.”
(Trump said himself Gazans wouldn’t return.)

Posted by: michaelj72 | Mar 5 2025 3:14 utc | 156

Bruno Maçães
@MacaesBruno
I told soneone yesterday that in my experience it’s easier to talk about Xinjiang in a Chinese university (which I have done) than about Israel in an American university (where it will be increasingly dangerous)
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Murtaza Hussain
@MazMHussain
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Columbia University has launched a new office to secretly investigate students over Israel-Palestine protests using Title VI civil rights legislation that would deem protests against Israel as “discriminatory harassment” punishable by law. Link in next post:
https://x.com/MacaesBruno/status/1897013586305933512

Posted by: Menz | Mar 5 2025 3:30 utc | 158

https://t-me.translate.goog/s/Sohaibpress?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en
Journalist Suhaib Al-Masalma, translation and analysis specialist
Major obstacles and difficulties in implementing the Egyptian plan on the ground hours after the final announcement of the outcomes of the Arab Summit in Cairo: –
The Israeli government and the American government reject the Egyptian plan for reconstruction and the day after in Gaza.
Likewise, the Palestinian factions welcomed the Egyptian plan and had reservations about some of its provisions. Hamas refused to touch the resistance’s weapons and rejected the presence of an international force in Gaza and the West Bank. Also, Islamic Jihad rejected the provision regarding sending an international peacekeeping force to Gaza and the West Bank.
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https://x.com/Ahmed_hassan_za/status/1896970114203050310
Ahmed Hassan 🇾🇪 أحمد حسن زيد @Ahmed_hassan_za
The Houthis never left Yemen, how did the blood of Americans get on their hands ?!
https://x.com/SenTomCotton/status/1896947855044313266
Tom Cotton @SenTomCotton
The Houthis are a gang of depraved terrorists with American blood on their hands.
I’m glad to see that Secretary Rubio has redesignated these killers as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

Posted by: michaelj72 | Mar 5 2025 4:12 utc | 160

https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/1896875433947476334
MenchOsint @MenchOsint
Former Daesh/ISIS/Al-Qaeda operative Al-Jolani arrives in Egypt to participate in the extraordinary Arab summit on Palestine
The Arab League was already a useless organization but now it’s become a real circus.
https://x.com/richimedhurst/status/1897118787033555456
Richard Medhurst @richimedhurst
Independent journalist. British 🇬🇧 Based at UN 🇺🇳 Lived around the world 🌍. International affairs, US politics & Middle East
Arresting or detaining people who criticize Israel does not benefit or protect British interests in any way.
It is a waste of money and the police’s time— not to mention an erosion of our rights to free speech and a free press.
Our govt has been infiltrated by child-killers.
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/03/05/the-wests-support-for-israel-is-the-1-threat-to-free-speech/
The West’s Support For Israel Is The #1 Threat To Free Speech
If you support freedom of speech you now have an ethical obligation to oppose Israel, even if you didn’t before.
….Western governments’ support for Israel is the biggest threat to free speech in our society today. Civil rights are being stomped out throughout the western world to protect Israeli information interests, and speech is being suppressed in support of Israel more aggressively than with any other topic. We’re not seeing this level of all-out warfare against free expression on any other frontline — not Russia, not vaccines, not “election security”, not on any kind of ideological front. The west’s support for Israel is the number one threat to free speech in the west today, and nothing else comes anywhere close.
Trump’s latest announcement about “illegal protests” against Israel on university campuses is just the latest escalation in what has been an ongoing assault on all criticism of the Zionist entity. We’re seeing journalists and activists persecuted and fired for opposing Israel’s genocidal atrocities in Gaza, protests violently shut down by police, new laws shoved through at alarming speed to help target pro-Palestine demonstrators, massive amounts of social media censorship across all major platforms — all while the mainstream press commit extremely egregious journalistic malpractice with obfuscations in their reporting and punditry designed to spin Israel’s abuses in a positive light…..

Posted by: michaelj72 | Mar 5 2025 6:58 utc | 162

The Arab summit and adopted plan for the reconstruction of Gaza is, interestingly, ignored in this thread even though it is the main new development related to Palestine and the ME.
Israel and the US have rejected the plan.
The plan has not been made public, only its main points in brief various versions.
Based on media reports, it appears to be a plan to take control of Gaza by some Arab states, the US and western actors, eliminate Hamas politically and militarily, all under the guise of a vague prospect of a path to Palestinian statehood within 1967 borders.
The plan rejects expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and presents a phased schedule for its reconstruction with Arab and international money.
The plan was discussed with the US and Europeans beforehand. The EU supports it, the US does not. Trump is sticking to his expulsion plan.
An outline of the the essence of plan is in today’s editorial in Al Ahram “one of the most prominent Arabic newspapers in the Middle East, and Egypt’s most authoritative and influential national daily”.
Exc:
Media reports show that Egypt’s plan aims to sideline Hamas and replace it with interim bodies controlled by Arab, Muslim, and Western states.
Under the Egyptian plan, a Governance Assistance Mission would replace the Hamas-run government in Gaza and be responsible for humanitarian aid and kick-starting reconstruction of the enclave, which was devastated by the war.
The plan envisions an international Stabilisation Force drawn primarily from Arab states that would take over the role of providing security from Hamas, with the eventual establishment of a new local police force. Both security and governance bodies would be “arranged, guided and supervised” by a steering board. The draft said the board would comprise key Arab states, members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the United States, Britain, the European Union and its member states, and others.
The Arab Summit ended up with issuing three Nos: no to displacing the Palestinians from Gaza, no to Israeli control of the Strip, and no to Hamas maintaining control of Gaza.
Hamas should put the interests of the Palestinian people in Gaza above any considerations. Hamas should realise that its attack on Israel on 7 October, 2023 has brought about disaster for the Palestinian people, whether in Gaza or in the West Bank. It should also know that no international force or Arab country will financially contribute to reconstructing Gaza as long as it remains in power there. (end exc.)
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1204/541450/AlAhram-Weekly/Opinion/Editorial-Summit-messages.aspx

Posted by: JB | Mar 5 2025 13:24 utc | 164

The Houthis are a gang of depraved terrorists with American blood on their hands.
Posted by: michaelj72 | Mar 5 2025 4:12 utc | 164
Aha! So, confirmed kills then! Jolly Good!

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 5 2025 14:35 utc | 166

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/03/05/743950/Hamas-welcomes-Gaza-reconstruction-plan-adopted-at-Arab-summit-in-Cairo-
The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has welcomed Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan adopted at an emergency Arab summit in Cairo, which aims to avoid displacing Palestinians from the devastated coastal sliver.
Hamas said in a statement that the Cairo summit marked a significant step toward Arab and Islamic alignment with the Palestinian cause, especially amid continued Israeli attacks and displacement efforts in Gaza, the West Bank and al-Quds.

Posted by: Mary | Mar 5 2025 15:15 utc | 168

As with every other Arab “plan” or “summit” it is a non-event.
Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 5 2025 14:34 utc | 169
Thank you for your reaction to my post.
While the Arab states haven’t shown any genuine ability to concentrate on the Palestinian cause and its fundamental importance for peace and stability in the region, ignoring their actions and decisions, particularly at this time, means turning a blind eye to the actual context of the ongoing criminal attack on the Palestinians and their inalienable rights.
A lot of attention is paid to all sorts of totally predictable meetings of Western leaders, but the Arabs do not merit our attention, and at such a crucial moment (?!)
This summit and the adopted plan for Gaza reveal the thinking and state of play of Arab states at one of the most difficult times in the difficult history of the Palestinians. It can not be ignored by anyone interested in these events from a local,regional and global perspective.
I add the link to a view of the Arab plan for the reconstruction of Gaza from Almasirah Media Network based in Yemen. (their translation isn’t great)
‘Arab Summit in Cairo’ Affirming Support for Gaza’s Reconstruction and Rejecting Displacement in Favor of US Trusteeship”
https://english.masirahtv.net/post/46030/-Arab-Summit-in-Cairo-Affirming-Support-for-Gaza-s-Reconstruction-and-Rejecting-Displacement-in

Posted by: JB | Mar 5 2025 16:02 utc | 170

@JB and gb
US presence in Gaza is a no-no. They supplied the weaponry and are not trusted.
PA “elections if suitable” , a no-no because Hamas stands for elected representation.
Recognise Palestinian state, a no-no because “Israel” will not accept, or because another vague drawn out Oslo will not be accepted be Palestinians.
Eventual disarming of Hamas, a no-no, not acceptable to Hamas before evolution to steady Palestine state as they represent the ability to resist later attempts at changing agreements , and not good enough for “Israel” who want Hamas out of the picture.
There are more, but key issues have not received solutions, any goodwill does not overcome those realities. I think the Arab negotiators are aware of this, to offer a guaranteed timeframe for election, state, disarmament, is the only long term realistic plan. We know who rejects that (“Israel”, US, those who follow their dictates)

Posted by: Ornot | Mar 5 2025 16:39 utc | 172

Millions of tons of portland cement and meters of rebar will be required if Gaza is rebuilt (hypothetical). Just to start. Israel has restricted portland cement and rebar entry for many decades because it can be used for fortifications and tunnels. It is just behind munitions in terms of its restriction status. Trump town Gaza is fantasy. Arab league plan is fantasy. Both have the same purpose. “Gaza would have been rebuilt except for XXXXX” Israel will not let the materials enter regardless. Gaza will remain rubble during our lifetimes. Key to this is a fundamental irony. It is much much easier to destroy than create.

Posted by: thugworld3 | Mar 5 2025 18:58 utc | 174

US holds direct talks with Hamas! Now we are talking!
Link to X tweet

Posted by: gb_grave | Mar 6 2025 3:10 utc | 176

‘Crawl! Crawl!’ (& vid)
https://x.com/LindsaySnell/status/1897933456027377910
“…Demands an HTS militant before shooting unarmed Alawites in the head near Latakia.”
Our Islamofascist proxies doing what they do best. While Israel encroaches and Russian bases as promised remain safe and secure.

Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 7 2025 9:55 utc | 178

Widespread Artillery Bombardment By Jihadist Terror Regime Against Alawite Villages Throughout the Syrian Coast (& vid)
https://x.com/Ostensiblay/status/1897949391224225944
“Terrorists carry out massacre in Al Mukhtaria village, dozens killed of all ages.”

Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 7 2025 10:09 utc | 180