According to Kathleen Tyson:

Trump confirms what I said as it happened: the US B-2 Spirit ‘strikes’ on Iran’s nuclear facilities and the Iranian ‘retaliation’ on US Al-Udeid Airbase were all pre-scripted and agreed in advance.
The ‘tell’ was aircraft moving off Al-Udeid Airbase on 17th June, days in advance of the ‘strikes’ or ‘retaliation’.
I find it rather comforting that US, Iran, Russia, and Qatar can collaborate diplomatically on that level in wartime to bring an end to hostilities.
Trump has now paid off the (Miriam) Adelson debt that bought him a second term by striking Iran, Iran wins the war with some sanctions lifted, Russia gets Iranian security cooperation, and Netanyahu gets left sweeping up destroyed military and intelligence bases up and down Israel and all the debris of 11,000 damaged buildings in Tel Aviv, Ashod, and Haifa.

Posted by: Maracatu | Jun 26 2025 13:39 utc | 3

Every time I hear Trump now, I cringe with embarrassment. I ask myself, can this guy (or goy) be for real? Of this I am certain, he is not fit for the role of President of the USA. Every formal press briefing turns into narcissistic bluster. The constant ‘Truth’ Social tweets are infantile and seemingly come from a dictator character straight out of a Mel Brooks spoof. But worse, far worse, is this guy campaigned and was elected on promises that were false, despite his efforts to convince the masses that progress is ‘biggest’ ‘beutiful’est’ and ‘greatest’.

Posted by: Áobh Ó’Sheachnasaigh | Jun 26 2025 14:06 utc | 5

Full speech by the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei:
https://nitter.net/SuppressedNws/status/1938237352951914568
Text and vid

Posted by: Melaleuca | Jun 26 2025 14:38 utc | 7

Is he poking the bear?

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday issued his first comments since the Trump-backed ceasefire with Israel took effect, congratulating “the great nation of Iran” for its “victory over the fake Zionist regime.”
“Despite all that noise, and with all those claims, the Zionist regime almost collapsed and was crushed under the blows of the Islamic Republic,” he said, according to the national IRNA news agency. He also claimed to have “delivered a slap to America’s face.”

Posted by: Otto Penn | Jun 26 2025 14:47 utc | 9

The threats to military commanders and global leaders by Mossad is the reason for the clapping seals
First they give you the carrot $$$$ then firm up the deal with a threat to reputation then family life and limb while their watchers follow their every word
It’s a top down initiative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRRA1RnnOkc

Posted by: ld | Jun 26 2025 14:54 utc | 11

@Posted by: Otto Penn | Jun 26 2025 14:52 utc | 10
Here is one link among many:
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/israeli-identity-and-the-anti-freier-504928
Israeli identity and the anti-‘freier’
If an American Jew strives to be a mensch, then an Israeli Jew seeks to be an “anti-freier.”

This may constitute a cause for dismay for American Jews who come to Israel and find that Israeli Jews live by a completely different dictum: “don’t be a freier,” or a sucker in Yiddish. The main feature of a freier is proneness to exploitation, and it is something of which Israelis are perpetually afraid. In Israel, you should not be nice, compassionate, generous or even scrupulous since these traits will leave you open to exploitation. As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said to a group of students in 1998, “We are not freiers, we do not give without receiving.”
Israelis reserve praise for those hard, clever people who can use, manipulate and exploit to get what they want; those who are used, manipulated and exploited are the freiers (and often mensches).

Posted by: Otto Penn | Jun 26 2025 15:34 utc | 13

The death toll in Gaza stands at 377,000 and counting. With half of those apparently being children. A holocaust perpetrated by Jews. Ironic, isn’t it? It’s no good the world just crying about it. There must be a stand to put a stop to this mass murder, which is being perpetrated to ethnically cleanse a whole race of people. Enough crying and watching.

Posted by: Áobh Ó’Sheachnasaigh | Jun 26 2025 16:07 utc | 15

Apologies, I don’t have a link, but saw a third hand comment that FARS was reporting the use of depleted uranium within Iran
Posted by: E | Jun 26 2025 16:11 utc | 16
The Cradle has an article up about this. Doctors have been reporting for awhile now that they suspected as much, due to the sorts of birth defects they see in some Palestinian babies and the illnesses they see, especially in children.
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A well-informed source revealed to Fars News Agency on 26 June that Israel may have used depleted uranium (DU) munitions in its recent airstrikes targeting sensitive sites across Iran.
Initial tests conducted at the impact zones reportedly detected traces suggestive of uranium, although further technical analysis is still underway to confirm the findings.
Depleted uranium, a dense metal used in bombs and tank shells to penetrate armored targets, is not classified as nuclear weaponry, but it poses serious long-term health risks due to its low-level radioactivity and toxic chemical composition.
International health organizations have warned that DU exposure may be linked to increased rates of leukemia, kidney damage, and anemia – especially in children living in contaminated areas.
The US military’s use of DU weapons has been linked to massive increases in cancer rates in Iraq following the US wars on that country in 1991 and 2003.
Military experts are currently examining debris and munitions remnants from bombs dropped by Israel in Iran during the recent 12-day war. More detailed findings will be released once final lab results are available, the source stated, cautioning against premature conclusions. […]
https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-used-depleted-uranium-bombs-in-iran-strikes-report
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Posted by: teri | Jun 26 2025 16:19 utc | 17

Teri 17
Ah, thanks for that!

Posted by: E | Jun 26 2025 16:32 utc | 19

For the readers of MoB, do yourself a favor and read If I Must Die, by the Palestinian author Refaat Alareer.

Posted by: Anon | Jun 26 2025 16:33 utc | 21

O’Shea 5 – So you would rather have an alcoholic moron like Kamyhoe Harris, and an anarcharist like Time Red China Walz than DJT and Vance?
What are you smoking anyways OMgosh !
Sorry for all his faults he is still light years better than Kamyhoe and Red Tim !

Posted by: tobias cole | Jun 26 2025 16:49 utc | 23

The most salient part of the Ayatollah’s speech to the Iranian people, imo:
“A fundamental point I wish to emphasize is this: The U.S. president, in one of his statements, said, “Iran must surrender.” Surrender. It is no longer about enrichment, nor about the nuclear industry—it is about Iran’s surrender. Of course, such words are far too big for the mouth of the U.S. president. Iran, with its grandeur, its history, its culture, its unbreakable national resolve—the very notion of surrender for such a country is a joke to those who know the Iranian people. But his statement revealed a truth: From the very beginning of the Revolution, the Americans have been in conflict with Islamic Iran, grappling with it. Each time, they have a new excuse—sometimes human rights, sometimes defending democracy, sometimes women’s rights, sometimes enrichment, sometimes the nuclear issue itself, sometimes missile development. They bring various pretexts, but the core of the matter is one thing and one thing only: Iran’s surrender. Previous [U.S. officials] did not say this outright because it is unacceptable—no rational logic accepts telling a nation, “Come and surrender.” So they hid it under other labels. This man exposed it; he revealed that truth, making it clear that the Americans will accept nothing less than Iran’s surrender. This is a crucial point. The Iranian people must know: this is the nature of the confrontation with America. This is the great insult the Americans have directed at the Iranian nation—and such a thing will never happen. It will never happen.
The Iranian nation is a great nation. Iran is a strong and vast country. Iran possesses an ancient civilization. Our cultural and civilizational wealth is hundreds of times greater than that of America and its like. To expect Iran to surrender to another country is among the most absurd falsehoods—one that will surely be mocked by the wise and the knowledgeable. The Iranian nation is honorable and will remain so. It is victorious and will remain victorious, by God’s grace.”

Posted by: mjh | Jun 26 2025 16:58 utc | 25

@mjh | Jun 26 2025 16:58 utc | 25
Thanks for that quote. He is right of course
“This man exposed it; he revealed that truth, making it clear that the Americans will accept nothing less than Iran’s surrender. This is a crucial point. “

Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 26 2025 17:11 utc | 27

🇺🇸The first Muslim mayor in New York City in history could be Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old radical leftist and anti-Israel activist. He won the Democratic primary for the post.
Laith Marouf mentioned him in his last ‘Dialogue Works’ talk.

Posted by: RoB | Jun 26 2025 17:16 utc | 29

Glenn Diesen
Seyed M. Marandi: Iran – Israel War Is Not Over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McPcA2wvsAg

Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 26 2025 17:24 utc | 31

@10
“Netanyahu is no sucker, he is a tough guy and Israelis respect that.”
Your “tough guy” ran and hid in Greece just before his attack on Iran.
Posted by: Fred777 | Jun 26 2025 16:33 utc | 20
The last time a Western leader led his troops into battle was in 1741 -King George II in a Franco-Prussian/UK war.

Posted by: canuk | Jun 26 2025 17:35 utc | 33

RoB @ 29

The first Muslim mayor in New York City in history could be Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old radical leftist and anti-Israel activist. He won the Democratic primary for the post.

Why do I get the feeling, very distinct and hard earned feeling, that he’ll turn out just like Bill Clinton, Gore, Obama, AOC etc etc etc, fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.
If he’s real they’ll steal the general election, if he wins there’s your proof he’s a fraud. If on the remote chance he wins and is not a fraud they’ll stonewall him, demonize him, slander him, threaten him, entrap him, and break him. Other than that, there’s not much choice other than think happy thoughts and hope for the best –
“Fear not for atomic energy, for none of them can stop Jah time”

Posted by: LightYearsFromHome | Jun 26 2025 17:49 utc | 35

@ canuk | Jun 26 2025 17:35 utc | 33
There’s a subtle little difference between letting someone else lead your troops into battle and FLEEING YOUR OWN DAMN COUNTRY, dontcha think?
To say nothing of the fact that the Iran-Zionazistan conflict didn’t involve ground troopsanyway…

Posted by: malenkov | Jun 26 2025 17:56 utc | 37

They need to plan this by 17.Sept 2025
States Must Enforce UNGA Resolution

(excerpt)…. On 18 September 2024, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/ES-10/24 demanding, inter alia, that Israel “brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) within no later than 12 months. This demand aligns with the findings of the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) Advisory Opinion, Legal Consequences Arising From the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, concluding that “Israel’s continued presence in the [OPT] is unlawful” and must end “as rapidly as possible”.…….

https://pchrgaza.org/states-must-enforce-unga-resolution-by-imposing-sanctions-and-military-embargo-to-end-israels-unlawful-occupation/

Posted by: Exile | Jun 26 2025 17:59 utc | 39

Israel is receiving a lot of weapons shipments right now, and Bibi’s coalition partners (Smotrich, Ben-Gvir) are threatening to leave the coalition, triggering elections.
I hope Iran has purged the key Mossad infiltrations.
I would not be surprised if we’re back to a shooting war in a week.
Trump is trying to mesmerize everyone the way Boomers are mesmerized by CNN and Fox. MAGAs are already victims by choice.
He has become Baghdad Bob. Someone needs to make a new video cut when hostilities resume. Trump’s statements of victory as the soundtrack to Iranian missile impacts. Caroline Leavitt, too. Maybe Hegseth. Lots of shame to spread around.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 26 2025 18:06 utc | 41

Posted by: krypton | Jun 26 2025 18:06 utc | 42
Apparently there were several military cargo planes buzzing around in Canada, didn’t check flight tracker, probably transponders turned off.
Most likely weapons going to Israel or Ukraine.
Why can’t these f’ing countries just do a ‘referendum’ and let the people decide what they want to do with the tax money?! Especially if it involves supporting wars. Is that so difficult.

Posted by: RoB | Jun 26 2025 18:16 utc | 43

Yair Lapid, said on 26 June.
“I hope and suppose that this is a reward he (Trump) is giving him (Netanyahu) because he is planning to pressure him on Gaza and force, to force him into a hostage deal that will end the war,” he added.
https://thecradle.co/articles-id/31590

Posted by: Vortex | Jun 26 2025 18:39 utc | 45

Netanyahu: I allowed Khamenei to live.
Khamenei: We allowed Israel to live.

Posted by: Laurence | Jun 26 2025 18:51 utc | 47

The Gulf Arabs are complicit. Morocco is complicit. Algeria is complicit, and of course, America is complicit.
No world police is going to punish any of them, and punishing them won’t feed people or heal the mutilated.
It is not ok, but our options are limited.
There are many things we cannot do, and some that we can that won’t improve the situation.
God bless our MoA Mary, who has worked hard with limited resources to try to get food to people.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 26 2025 19:08 utc | 49

Yes many Countries are guilty, what the hell is stopping other Countries breaking the Israeli blockade by sending a flotilla of aid ships escorted by warships to force there way in? only thing i can see is cowardice.

Posted by: Englishman | Jun 26 2025 19:16 utc | 51

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 26 2025 19:08 utc | 49

…God bless our MoA Mary, who has worked hard with limited resources to try to get food to people.

I’ve seen Mary’s promotion of the crowdfunded charity for Gaza, but I don’t understand how it operates in an enclave completely under siege. I would welcome more information on how the charity can reach the people of Gaza.

Posted by: robin | Jun 26 2025 19:26 utc | 53

Is this the plan?
” Israel Hayom:
“Trump, Netanyahu agree on Gaza plan after Iran strike. After the US strikes on Iran, Trump and Netanyahu agreed to end the Gaza war within two weeks.
UAE, Egypt, and two other Arab states will jointly govern Gaza, replacing Hamas. Leaders of Hamas will be exiled, and all hostages will be freed.
The deal includes broader Abraham Accords expansion: Saudi Arabia and Syria to normalize ties with Israel; with more Arab states to follow.
Israel backs a conditional two-state solution. And in return the US will recognize Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank.””
https://nitter.poast.org/MonitorX99800/status/1938274199178563886#m

Posted by: Republicofscotland | Jun 26 2025 19:31 utc | 55

“Trump, Netanyahu agree”—
lol

Posted by: Laurence | Jun 26 2025 19:38 utc | 57

Englishman #51
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Also they clearly just don’t give a shit + they’re quite happy to take the money and voter approval of their wealthy donor class + they’re born and bred to to seek the approval of their NATO bosses at every opportunity. So, yes cowardice for sure, but also plain ruthless and immoral assholes.

Posted by: krypton | Jun 26 2025 19:42 utc | 59

The deal includes broader Abraham Accords expansion: Saudi Arabia and Syria to normalize ties with Israel; with more Arab states to follow.
Israel backs a conditional two-state solution. And in return the US will recognize Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank.””
https://nitter.poast.org/MonitorX99800/status/1938274199178563886#m
Posted by: Republicofscotland | Jun 26 2025 19:31 utc | 55
—————-
A conditional two-state solution, eh? So the first state is Israel, which now magically includes the West Bank, granted to Israel by a third party with no jurisdiction, and the second state is Trumpland USA Med, which used to be called the Gaza Strip.

Posted by: teri | Jun 26 2025 19:51 utc | 61

Posted by: Otto Penn | Jun 26 2025 14:45 utc | 8
It’s quite staggering Trump thinks he can rule the world like he rules the Republican party with an app on his phone.
Rule of law doesn’t apply to him or his friends. He’s very clearly a fascist.
” I’d love to be a dictator for one day ”
How about over 100 days and counting ….

Posted by: Sun Of Alabama | Jun 26 2025 19:59 utc | 63

BREAKING:
Iran plans a massive deal!
Purchasing more than 40 Chinese Chengdu J-10C fighter jets to strengthen its air power.

https://x.com/Middle_Eastern0/status/1938249048437477593
The J-10C is the plane that the Pakistanis recently spanked the Indians with and that Egypt bought.
Maybe these countries haven’t seen the latest “Top Gun”?

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 26 2025 20:11 utc | 65

##############################################
Can the hypocrisy be any clearer?? This is to “question” the naive people who
don’t follow world affairs or politics to the same degree as folks here.
Palestine – Oct7/2024 – June13/2025 over half-million dead and genocide being
committed by the baby killers without any obstruction.
No Western intervention to end it, only to prolong it and keep the
killing machine moving along.
Iran – Didn’t attack a country, not a single bomb dropped, no human killed
outside its borders, whether by willfull, or negligence means. The EU
and NATO fully involved without a second-thought, either to escalate or
diffuse. The US within 2weeks starts a bombing spree (whether fake or
not) the point is it got the worlds attention. The Orange man strungup.
We live in retarded times….

Posted by: RoB | Jun 26 2025 20:14 utc | 67

Posted by: Laurence | Jun 26 2025 20:16 utc | 68
I’m no expert, but if the plutonium can be recycled, and placed back onto
missile warheads, they can be instantly shipped back to Israel in the next salvo ? Hasta la Vista baby!

Posted by: RoB | Jun 26 2025 20:22 utc | 69

see the 13-second video at the first link
see the photo at the third link
https://x.com/s_m_marandi/status/1937782935458914675
Seyed Mohammad Marandi @s_m_marandi
A devastated woman broke down upon seeing that her husband was killed by Zionist forces while attempting to bring food home from a so-called “US aid” center in central Gaza.
The fruits of Western civilization.
#GazaHolocaust
https://x.com/Currentreport1/status/1938249770033942588
Current Report @Currentreport1
Yemen’s Ansarullah leader Malik al-Houthi has declared that the closure of the Red Sea to Israeli ships will continue indefinitely.
———-
https://x.com/malsaafin/status/1938088023901802627
Mohammad Alsaafin @malsaafin
You’ll frequently hear that more journalists have been killed in Gaza than in any other conflict in recent history. You might assume they’re killed in crossfire out on the job, when in fact many are killed while they’re asleep with their families.
https://x.com/AbujomaaGaza/status/1938079914869031283
Motasem A Dalloul @AbujomaaGaza
Palestinian journalist Hanan Eqelan has been KILLED along with her family members in Israeli bombing of their home in Gaza City!

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jun 26 2025 20:39 utc | 71

Going full retard gets one going fully ballistic. Bon journo.

Posted by: Laurence | Jun 26 2025 21:08 utc | 73

I just got an update from Hot Meals for Gaza fundraiser. Still operating & adding a 10th kitchen! Please help if you can …
https://www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-in-gaza-daily
Today
by Hani Almadhoun, Organizer
Dear friends and allies,
I owe you an update from the Gaza Soup Kitchen. But first—thank you. Thank you for being here, for pouring your heart into this with us and for us. None of this happens without you.
Yesterday, I thought we had good news. For once, it seemed the aid trucks made it safely to the right organizations, thanks to a remarkable effort by Palestinian families who stepped up to protect the convoys from looters and opportunists.
But this morning, the far-right Israeli government announced it would block aid again—claiming that aid reaching civilians somehow “helps militants.” Do you see how absurd this is? When aid flows in an orderly way, it reduces Palestinian suffering—and that undermines Israel’s cruel objective of using starvation and chaos as tools of war.
Make no mistake: Israel thrives on the images of desperate people fighting over scraps. Some looters are simply desperate; others, emboldened by Israel, have been weaponized to disrupt aid, drive up prices, and deepen the misery.
So what does this mean for us? For starters, we’re finalizing plans to open our tenth kitchen. Yes—ten. Our operations have doubled since March because the need has doubled. Other aid actors have shut down, paused, or couldn’t figure out how to operate under siege. But we didn’t stop. We won’t…..
….We also continue delivering hot meals daily to two of Gaza’s still-functioning hospitals. For the past six weeks, these meals have been a plate or container of baked pies and pizzas—warm, filling, and made with dignity. Because even patients and exhausted medical staff deserve a meal that feels like home, not just survival.
Meanwhile, our flexible initiatives continue—small but mighty. Just yesterday, we handed out new clothes to over three dozen children sheltering in a school. This is led by Chef Mahmoud’s widow, Ms. Alaa, alongside my mother. A few days ago, the same crew prepared falafel wraps, produce packs, and molokhia leaves for families in need.
And Ms. Fatma—God bless her—is back in her classroom, teaching the little ones their ABCs. Her class has 20 bright-eyed students, eager to learn, to grow, and to hold onto some sense of childhood. The stories coming out of that tent classroom are both heartbreaking and profoundly beautiful.

Posted by: Mary | Jun 26 2025 21:10 utc | 75

Posted by: massive media bomb | Jun 26 2025 21:14 utc | 77
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I love it when goofy stuff gets posted. The Axis isn’t deluded like that.
The more BS the West says and believes, the closer it comes to collapse.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 26 2025 21:16 utc | 77

UAE, Egypt and 2 other Arab states to administer Gaza and Hamas members to be exiled. Bahrain and Jordan?
Poor Palestine, it’s land and people have been cursed from the very beginning of history.

Posted by: Suresh | Jun 26 2025 21:44 utc | 79

If folks are honest with themselves (rare), they will understand that my anti-colonizer position applies to EVERY Western power, maybe Russia too.
France, Germany, the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Greece, and Canada, etc., are all complicit in genocide.
What can you do about it?
That’s a question that I contend with every day for hours and hours.
I think a place one can start is to tell people who don’t know (don’t preach to the choir) and don’t participate in the delusion that any of those governments have any moral legitimacy.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 26 2025 19:03 utc | 48
First I’m offended by your ignoring the iberean powers.
Who first split the world, 500 years ago, in two and said “MINE!”?
As for russia I’d suggest you remove out doubt and apologize.
One of the problems was that russia sustained (and for many overpaid) poorer republics (not exploit them)
Another problems was that russia sustained (and for many overpaid), allies throughout the world, (not exploit them)… see what happened to cuba when RF stoped.
Russia was always resource rich, manpower rich. USSR Financially independent, elites tamed, colonialism didn’t fit the bill, imperialistic? Maybe, but not predatory and certainly not colonialist (not even culturally as they privileged locals and invited local characteristics)
I have spoken 😀

Posted by: Newbie | Jun 26 2025 22:12 utc | 81

@77
I have a ton of cash and would like to buy the deed to the b Brooklyn bridge from Gen Caine!
If you draw a straight line travelling from the shaft out that is the vector (x,y,z) the bomb has to fly in exactly. If the shaft is vertical the bomb has to drop vertical! If the shaft is 15 degrees toward 283 degree magnetic the bomb has to be same vector, the aircraft coming from that direction or the JASSM maneuver.
Even if vertical all the way to a centerfuge…. the accuracy is same as Tom Cruise in the movies!
Besides if they had all that the job could be done with a JASSM! From safe airspace!

Posted by: paddy | Jun 26 2025 22:37 utc | 83

@34
Do you suppose the Samson option had anything to do with the unconditional ceasefire in favor of tiny easily wrecked Israel?
Either that or Iranian Shi’a are pacificist Christians who refute St Augustine’s “just war” excuse for western empires?
I think Iran builds the bombs!
See how Japan and S Korea regard Kim Jung Un vis a vis going to NATO summit/

Posted by: paddy | Jun 26 2025 22:42 utc | 85

The last time a Western leader led his troops into battle was in 1741 -King George II in a Franco-Prussian/UK war.
Posted by: canuk | Jun 26 2025 17:35 utc | 33
One counter-example : 1914-18 Albert I King of Belgium, Ypres, Nieuport, etc. frontline trenches.
BR

Posted by: Tak-Tik | Jun 26 2025 22:47 utc | 87

Newbie 82
All US vassals have been “Overpaid”.
Where have I heard that idea before , recently? Oh yes, Trump and Zelensky.
The admission by Trump that Zelensky was a mere tool of the US.
Out of the mouths of babes, entering their second childhood.

Posted by: Giyane | Jun 26 2025 22:49 utc | 89

Posted by: krypton | Jun 26 2025 18:06 utc | 42
Unbelievable …. This guy is PM of Canada and he squirms and squirms while attempting to respond to a Q that he clearly does not want raised … his reference to “Zionist” here is simply – unbelievable …
If he apologies pls post it – doubt he will.

Posted by: Don Firineach | Jun 26 2025 23:08 utc | 91

https://x.com/ME_Observer_/status/1937612809015042064
Middle East Observer @ME_Observer_
⚡️⭕️Israeli enemy National Security Minister criminal Itamar Ben-Gvir:
• After what we did in Iran, it is time for Gaza and we must open the gates of hell on them, crush them, and encourage their migration
• We must give Gaza residents a specific deadline to hand over the kidnapped, otherwise we will open the gates of hell and kill thousands
• We could have accomplished more in Iran than what we accomplished and we should have convinced Trump of that
https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/1938187397570920647
MenchOsint @MenchOsint
⚡️🇵🇸 Al-Qassam Brigades fighters confirm the destruction of two Merkava tanks, an armored personnel carrier, and a D9 bulldozer with four pre-positioned high-explosive landmines east of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip, on June 20, 2025. (Statement)
english Al Mayadeen Net
Maersk divests from firms abetting Israeli settlements in West Bank
Activists have welcomed the decision as a critical first step but urged the company to go even further.
Danish shipping giant Maersk has announced it will sever business ties with companies connected to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, following months of pressure from Palestinian activists and growing scrutiny over corporate complicity in potential war crimes.
The move, disclosed on Maersk’s website, comes just a month after the company voted during its annual general meeting on halting arms shipments to “Israel”. The decision follows an internal review of its cargo operations in the West Bank and the enhancement of its vetting processes to ensure compliance with international law.
Maersk stated that its revised policy aligns with the UN Human Rights Office’s database of companies involved in “Israel’s” settlement enterprise, an initiative launched under UNHRC Resolution 31/36, which identifies businesses profiting from or enabling settlement activities through services, infrastructure, or investment……
https://x.com/Pataramesh/status/1938256130771456080
Patarames @Pataramesh
Israel requested the case-fire due to exhausted interceptors
They are basically open to any larger strike from Iran

Posted by: michaelj72 | Jun 27 2025 0:18 utc | 93

Posted by: robin | Jun 26 2025 19:26 utc | 53
Posted by: Jane | Jun 26 2025 22:33 utc | 83
The contacts outside of Palestine are family members who were in the US & Europe before 10/7. So they have direct contacts inside Gaza. The fundraisers I have focussed on have established teams of friends & family inside Gaza.
Obviously I can’t prove any is not a fraud, but these larger ones seem well organized, & one was recently interviewed on PBS.
From what I can glean, the blockade is not complete. Even UNRWA is still operating at some level. There also are farms outside of the cities that still produce. Even abandoned farms can have perennials, plus annuals & biennials that self-sow. (Something I know for a fact from direct experience in my garden). I have read descriptions of team members scouring the countryside for food.
I expect that Hamas tunnels do not end at the Gaza border, in which case they would have contacts outside of Gaza. Hamas also supposedly had a couple years of food stores, fuel & water wells in their tunnels. They knew what was coming & their civil side was responsible for aid distribution.
So food is scarce, but still available for a price. The people they are feeding have lost everything, so have no money to purchase any that is still available.
Here is one fund raiser description:
“You may wonder why these individuals can accomplish something that few have managed to do in the heart of starvation in Gaza. That would be a fair question.
First, Bait Lahia has some farms where veggies and wild greens are now in season.
We made sure they had the money to purchase these hard-to-find items.
Additionally, they are located in the heart of the market, so they can easily spot any of these veggies and cooking essentials arriving at the market.
They have also visited farms close to the Green Line to find veggies and have been lucky a few times. Once, they purchased overgrown zucchinis that should have been picked weeks ago.
Mom and my sisters lovingly wake up early to peel and prep the food for the day’s meals.”

Posted by: Mary | Jun 27 2025 0:43 utc | 95

Posted by: Jane | Jun 26 2025 19:40 utc | 58
FOA&D, Scumbag.
Posted by: Laurence | Jun 26 2025 19:56 utc | 62

The only scumbag is you. I read Jane’s post about being disturbed by the disgusting and inhuman behavior of Israelis as they stave and torture people to death and you reply with that trash? With apologies to the bar, the best part of you ran down your mother’s leg, fuckwit.
Crypto-zionists are complete scum, mouth breathing child murdering sycophants who could handle about 30 seconds of pressure before pissing their pants and running to America to ask for an airstrike. The monstrous crimes being perpetuated in Gaza are beyond any conventional morality. Rape prisons? Killing starving people with booby trapped food? This is beyond Pol Pot, beyond Mengele, beyond my limited imagination.
I am limited to a sincere clear thought. You only really need to hang mean bastards, but mean bastards you gotta hang.
In short, ‘Laurence’, get fucked. Again, with my sincere apologies to the bar.

Posted by: Doctor Eleven | Jun 27 2025 0:59 utc | 97

A🍺for every aussie that can immediately see where this is heading.

After the US strike on Iran earlier this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump agreed on a rapid end to the war in Gaza and expansion of the Abraham Accords.
Trump and Netanyahu agreed in their phone call that the war in Gaza would end within two weeks.
Four Arab states, including the UAE and Egypt, would jointly govern the Gaza Strip in place of Hamas.
The terror group’s leaders will be exiled, and all hostages will be released.
They were joined on the “euphoric” call late Monday night by Marco Rubio and Ron Dermer.
Gazans who wish to emigrate would be absorbed by several unnamed countries. Saudi Arabia and Syria will establish diplomatic ties w Israel. Other Arab/Muslim countries will follow
Israel, for its part, will express its support for a future two-state solution, conditioned on reforms made by the Palestinian Authority. Meanwhile, the leaders agreed, Washington will recognize Israeli sovereignty in some parts of the West Bank.

https://x.com/Lazar_Berman/status/1938242038559854737

Posted by: Melaleuca | Jun 27 2025 1:11 utc | 99