Yahoo South Africa’s government said Tuesday it had lodged an “urgent request” with the U.N.’s International Court of Justice to consider whether Israel’s military operations targeting the southern Gaza city of Rafah are a breach of provisional orders the court handed down last month in a case alleging genocide. South Africa said it asked the […]
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Link The CIA director, William Burns, is expected to join teams from Hamas and Israel in Cairo today for negotiations over a ceasefire and prisoner exchange as international pressure increases to advance the talks. Israel’s delegation includes its heads of intelligence, David Barnea of the Mossad and Ronen Bar, the director of Shin Bet. Also […]
Had wanted to get this interview here last week- Unfortunately time was not on my side. Maybe some of you have listened already? If not, give a listen today or when ever you can. Absence of US Strategy, Middle East & Ukraine – John Mearsheimer, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen
Good article from Responsible State Craft, emphasizing how the media manages your perception by reporting or not reporting on what is really happening. Or what the facts of a matter, any matter, really are. Lies of omission are still lies. Brief explanation below The particular focus is on “topical silences,” those cases where failure to […]
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Israel’s Dodgy Dossier
No evidence for allegations Channel 4 noted Monday that all 13,000 of UNRWA’s Gaza employees’ names “have been checked against the U.N. terrorism list and, as recently as last May, were vetted and approved by Israel.” Ashish Prashar, a spokesperson for Gaza Voices, said in response to the new reporting that “we now know that […]
airandspaceforces.com In a statement, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said the strikes hit 85 targets at seven facilities. In a subsequent briefing with reporters, National Security Council spokesperson John F. Kirby said four of the facilities were in Syria and three were in Iraq. Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II, director of operations for […]
CTV The US move is inconsequential in my opinion– More like a window dressing. Which may explain the response attributed to Netanyahu. WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order that targets Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been accused of attacking Palestinians and Israeli peace activists in the […]
Non lethal simply means we’re under no obligation to specify what was sent Global Affairs Canada (GAC) admitted in a statement sent to The Maple this week that it has authorized new permits for unspecified military exports to Israel since October 7. However, the statement continued: “The permits which have been granted since October 7, […]
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Israel’s UNRWA Accusations
From the NYT’s via Archive.ph If you had any doubt this was not a politically motivated move. The organization provides vital aid to more than five million Palestinian refugees scattered across the Middle East, whose future and status have never been resolved despite years of negotiations. But to its critics, including many Israelis, the agency […]
A different Biden approach could have shaped war efforts and prevented this from happening in the first place From Responsible Statecraft The International Court of Justice (ICJ) just ruled against Israel and determined that South Africa successfully argued that Israel’s conduct plausibly could constitute genocide. The Court imposes several injunctions against Israel and reminds Israel […]