Israel uses UN Peacekeepers as shields
An Irish-Israeli diplomatic crisis has been defused after Israel withdrew its invasion force from firing positions metres from a U.N. post in south Lebanon staffed by Irish peacekeepers.
srael has no right of self-defence against resistance to the illegal occupation. Israel cannot both occupy Palestinian lands, and then launch an attack on those lands by citing ‘self-defence’ when occupied populations resist. Neither can Israel treat those resisting in occupied territories as enemy combatants.
Israel does not have a right to defend itself, as our PM keeps saying
Netanyahu dismisses President Joe Biden’s suggestions and Anthony Blinken’s advice with scorn, preferring instead to take the Middle East to the brink of war, sure in his belief that the US is powerless to apply sanctions, cut off arms and demand a ceasefire.
Israel is certain that the US will not permit it to fail.
When the press release showed the Israel army to be a liar they simply deleted it – yet the US is happy for Israel to conduct its own investigations
Tonight Jewish Network for Palestine and the Socialist Labour Network held a joint webinar attended by 320 people. Nearly 500 registered for the meeting. Above is the recording.
The challenge is to sort out the difference, which is true information, which is misinformation and which are blatant lies?
Both in the news and information presented to us and in the way histories have been framed.
And that task is not easy.
An exchange with spokesperson Matt Miller over one year of U.S. military aid to Israel totaling more than $22.76 billion raised more questions than it answered.
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Complainants request examination of allegations Israel tried to derail international criminal court inquiry
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Israel has announced a new phase of its war on Gaza while simultaneously conducting the most severe strikes so far
October 7, 2024
There should be no illusion about Israel’s ability to cause wanton destruction in Iran. But if Iran was able to counter back with only ten percent of the extent of the Israeli damage, the devastation to Israel would be much more catastrophic
Netanyahu’s Intoxicated Euphoria will Turn into a Prolonged Hangover
While the overall picture of Oct. 7 has become clearer, an independent investigation is necessary to fully understand the events.
Israel has blocked such an inquiry and destroyed evidence, likely fearing it would reveal inconvenient truths that could undermine what little public support remains for its ongoing military operations in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon.
Prior to October 7, religious Zionist and other far-right factions had gained influence over Israel’s military, judiciary, and parliament. They have used the war to tighten their grip on power, suppressing the few challengers to the ongoing violence.
The Israeli government waged a decade-long campaign to protect its officials from criminal proceedings in Britain, leaked files show, John McEvoy reports.
It was agreed “that a high level U.K. official will publish a public statement regarding the independence, fairness and impartiality of the Israeli legal system,” according to one Israeli file.
Yet once again, this was not enough for the Israeli government.
We must understand what happened leading up to that nightmarish day and certainly we cannot be blind to has happened since.
Israel-Palestine History Didn’t Begin—or End—on October 7, 2023
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