The Israel-Palestine Politics Thread II

[MagnarTheGreat]

Israeli minister [Gideon Saar] quits Netanyahu's unity government, saying he was sidelined​

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www.reuters.com

Jewish settlers set their sights on Gaza beachfront

They see an opportunity to push for a return of Jewish settlements to the Palestinian territory.

www.bbc.co.uk

I'm sure rich Israelis would like to turn Gaza into a resort town for themselves.

 

[blueharvest]

The Marginal Realists of Standing Together

An all-too-rare organization of Israeli Palestinians and Jews works for an unfantastical solution to the enduring conflict.

prospect.org

 

[blueharvest]

Biden reacts to pro-Palestinian protesters: 'They have a point'

“We need to get a lot more care into Gaza,” Biden said after the protesters were escorted out

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Sanders Says State Department’s Position on Israel “Makes a Mockery of US Law”

The claim that Israel is not violating international law with its war on Gaza is "absurd on its face," the senator said.

truthout.org

 

[DA_Champion]

Trump criticizes Israel.

By Trump standards, he sounds unusually diplomatic. I think that he's not used to holding back, but he's forcing himself because he has a lot of Zionist mega-donors, enough that he's dependent on them.

Trump tells Israel it made ‘big mistake’

Images of bombed buildings have turned the world against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war, Donald Trump has declared

www.rt.com

 

[DA_Champion]

I realized something yesterday.

We refer to Palestinians in Israeli jail as "prisoners" and Israelis held by Palestinians as "hostages".

The actual difference is in the availability of resources, but the difference in language is sanitizing to one side.

 

[blueharvest]

Opinion | The U.S. just made Gaza's catastrophic hunger crisis even worse

There is no logical nor moral case for meting out collective punishment by defunding Gaza's primary lifeline.

www.msnbc.com

 

[squeekness]

Sanders Says State Department’s Position on Israel “Makes a Mockery of US Law”

The claim that Israel is not violating international law with its war on Gaza is "absurd on its face," the senator said.

truthout.org

I agree. Isreal seems to be committing obvious war crimes to me.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Most Americans oppose Israel’s war in Gaza, [Gallup] poll finds​

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www.washingtonpost.com

 

[squeekness]

Most Americans oppose Israel’s war in Gaza, [Gallup] poll finds​

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www.washingtonpost.com

I'm sure those views would be quite different if so many innocents weren't being killed or maimed or made homeless.

 

[blueharvest]

Bernie Sanders: Too few Democrats call for conditioning Israel aid

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www.haaretz.com

 

[DA_Champion]

Germany has become a pure US vassal, it's embarrassing.

German bank freezes account of anti-Zionist Jewish association

Blocking is 'precautionary' and various documents requested, including list of members' names and addresses, says Berliner Sparkasse - Anadolu Ajansı

www.aa.com.tr

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform

President Mahmoud Abbas announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war's toll on Palestinian children

Hospitals have special protections under international law, though those protections can be removed if combatants use them for military purposes.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

New PAC Launches to Boost Pro-Israel Democrats Against Progressives

The new Solidarity PAC resembles a New York state-level analog to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

nysfocus.com

 

[DA_Champion]

As a Jewish person, I've been appreciating this religious Twitter channel that is anti Zionist. I've been affected by the hate I see in some of my cohorts and close relatives, this is a good reminder of broader Judaism.

Zionism is but one interpretation of Judaism, is only two hundred years old or so, and was largely invented by White anti semites who wanted to get rid of the Jews of Europe. Today, it's backed by the USA and UK to destabilize the middle east.

 

[blueharvest]

Famine is now probably present in Gaza, US says

State department assessment comes after world’s top court ordered Israel to admit food aid into territory

www.theguardian.com

 

[DA_Champion]

So gross.

US approves transfer of over 2,000 bombs, 25 F-35s to Israel — report

Washington Post says weaponry to be provided amid growing US concerns over Gaza campaign and plans for Rafah offensive

www.timesofisrael.com

 

[blueharvest]

Netanyahu visiting US would have given Hamas the ‘wrong message’: Spokesperson

An Israeli delegation’s planned visit to Washington would have sent the “wrong message” to Hamas if it proceeded as planned, a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net…

thehill.com

 

[squeekness]

So gross.

US approves transfer of over 2,000 bombs, 25 F-35s to Israel — report

Washington Post says weaponry to be provided amid growing US concerns over Gaza campaign and plans for Rafah offensive

www.timesofisrael.com

Makes me sick.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

GOP Lawmaker Suggests Nuking Gaza

Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) suggested that nuclear weapons should be dropped on Gaza, the Detroit News reports.Said Walberg: "It should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Get it over quick."He added: "We shouldn’t be spending a dime on humanitarian aid."

politicalwire.com

 

[squeekness]

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GOP Lawmaker Suggests Nuking Gaza

Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) suggested that nuclear weapons should be dropped on Gaza, the Detroit News reports.Said Walberg: "It should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Get it over quick."He added: "We shouldn’t be spending a dime on humanitarian aid."

politicalwire.com

Awful. They won't do it only because then it would be too radioactive for Isrealis to move in.

 

[blueharvest]

Bowman calls Netanyahu a ‘maniac,’ demands removal from office

Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) had choice words for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Saturday comments, calling him a “maniac” who “needs” to be removed from office. The progressiv…

thehill.com

 

[DA_Champion]

An impressive demonstration near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

The image expands when you click on it.

 

[blueharvest]

GOP senator says Israel has to ‘go into Rafah to destroy Hamas’

GOP Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.) on Sunday argued it is imperative that Israel goes into Rafah to “destroy” Palestinian militant group Hamas, despite warnings from the Biden administration ag…

thehill.com