The Israel-Palestine Politics Thread II

[blueharvest]

Amid deepening tensions, White House weighs how to respond if Israel defies Biden with Rafah invasion

The Biden administration wants to see an Israeli plan for protecting Palestinian civilians in the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

First ship carrying food aid arrives in Gaza, ‘preparations underway’ to dispatch second

The first ship carrying 200 tons of food gathered by World Central Kitchen (WCK) arrived in Gaza Friday and, the organization announced, more will be coming soon. WCK, the charity founded by celebr…

thehill.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas expected to resume in Qatar

Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas are expected to resume in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday.

www.usatoday.com

 

[blueharvest]

Trump criticizes Biden’s Israel policy, says president ‘dumped’ Netanyahu

Former President Trump criticized President Biden for his Israel policy in an interview set to air Sunday. “And all of a sudden, he dumped Israel, that’s what he’s doing, he dumped Israel,” Trump s…

thehill.com

 

[Kane52630]

UK Cinema Refuses To Screen Eurovision Song Contest “While Israel Remains In Competition”

The Eurovision Song Contest's rules demand that song lyrics are non-political.

deadline.com

 

[DA_Champion]

This ties into is an important precursor into the Ukraine and Gaza wars.

Very rich natural gas fields have been discovered off the coast of Gaza. Israel wants to own them, and NATO wants Israel rather than Palestine to control them. That can help wean Europe off of Russian energy, and if a million brown people are humiliated and killed as a consequence, then that's an added bonus for these people.

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www.reuters.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

This ties into is an important precursor into the Ukraine and Gaza wars.

Very rich natural gas fields have been discovered off the coast of Gaza. Israel wants to own them, and NATO wants Israel rather than Palestine to control them. That can help wean Europe off of Russian energy, and if a million brown people are humiliated and killed as a consequence, then that's an added bonus for these people.

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www.reuters.com

It's sad that this is entirely plausible.

 

[blueharvest]

Allegations UNRWA collaborated with Hamas are ‘flat-out lies’: Van Hollen

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) ripped into Israel’s allegations that the U.N.’s Palestinian refugee agency, commonly referred to as UNRWA, is a proxy for the Palestinian militant group Hamas, …

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

Famine ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza: UN food agency

The United Nations food agency warned that famine is “imminent” in part of Gaza, as Israel continues to target the region. The World Food Programme (WFP) said a new report found that famine “is imm…

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

Omar says Sullivan not sharing ‘full picture’ on Gaza cease-fire talks

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said late Tuesday that White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan is not sharing the “full picture” when it comes to Gaza cease-fire talks. “I’m…

thehill.com

 

[squeekness]

Famine ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza: UN food agency

The United Nations food agency warned that famine is “imminent” in part of Gaza, as Israel continues to target the region. The World Food Programme (WFP) said a new report found that famine “is imm…

thehill.com

They've been saying this for a while. I'm sure it's already there.

 

[DA_Champion]

They've been saying this for a while. I'm sure it's already there.

The last step of a genocide is erasing the history of the genocide, because it removes the victims not just from the living but from memory. We're seeing part of that step here in that they're limiting the flow of information out of Gaza.

One Israeli official is complaining that the USA is too slow in its weapons deliveries:

Senior Israeli official says US slow-walking aid, which US disputes

A senior Israeli official says the United States has begun slow-walking some military aid to Israel -- an assertion senior U.S. officials denied was the case.

abcnews.go.com

I don't know if the USA is actually slow in its weapons deliveries, and if it were what the reason might be.

I do find the criticism to be incredibly entitled and grotesque.

 

[DA_Champion]

That is so disappointing.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Glazer: Stop dehumanizing besieged peoples!

Letter writers: No we won’t, you villain!

Over 450 Jewish Creatives and Professionals Denounce Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Zone of Interest’ Oscars Speech in Open Letter (EXCLUSIVE)

More than 450 Jewish creatives, executives and Hollywood professionals have signed an open letter denouncing the Oscars speech from "The Zone of Interest" director.

variety.com

 

[blueharvest]

Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation

President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken in their first interaction in more than a month.

apnews.com

 

[DA_Champion]

It's sad to see such depravity.

 

[squeekness]

It's sad to see such depravity.

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When you're taught to think of an ethnic group as being less than human, it's all too easy.

 

[blueharvest]

Jared Kushner says Gaza’s ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’

Donald Trump’s son-in-law also says Israel should bulldoze an area of the Negev desert and move Palestinians there

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

Jared Kushner says Gaza’s ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’

Donald Trump’s son-in-law also says Israel should bulldoze an area of the Negev desert and move Palestinians there

www.theguardian.com

Of course he does,because he's not biased at all.

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Israeli influence operation targets U.S. lawmakers on Hamas-UNRWA

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www.haaretz.com

 

[blueharvest]

Here's what Biden would do if he were serious about ending the war in Gaza

A former Israeli peace negotiator says the president's response has "failed to meet even the lowest of low expectations."

www.motherjones.com

 

[DA_Champion]

Western corporate media: