AlJazeera The discovery of a mass grave inside the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip this week has been met with grief and horror from Palestinians and has drawn condemnation from the United Nations and calls for a transparent and credible investigation. More than 300 bodies have been uncovered so […]
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Israeli military intelligence head to resign over Oct. 7 Hamas attacks The resignation hasn’t happened yet, no successor has been appointed. Is this a PR move? Israel’s military intelligence chief offered to resign on Monday and is expected to formally step down eventually for his leadership role during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks that killed […]
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Atlantic Council Millions of Ukrainians let out a collective sigh of relief on Saturday as the US House of Representatives finally passed a long-delayed $61 billion aid bill that will provide Ukraine with a crucial lifeline in the struggle against Russian aggression. The vote came following months of political deadlock in the United States that […]
Good piece on Lavender’s use +972 Magazine Formally, the Lavender system is designed to mark all suspected operatives in the military wings of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), including low-ranking ones, as potential bombing targets. The sources told +972 and Local Call that, during the first weeks of the war, the army almost completely […]
Approximately 35 minutes Quote from Mearsheimer ““The evidence is overwhelming that Israel is an albatross around our neck.” The AI is mentioned. As well as the potential for warfare with Iran Israel continues to deny this reality Samantha Power, the director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), told lawmakers Wednesday that people in […]
Thoughts on this oped from Foreign Policy?? Read the beginning paragraphs at the link above- The author’s claimed impetus for the culture shift is explained. Under the leadership of the military’s chief of staff, Aviv Kochavi, from 2019 to 2023, the killing-based criteria were reinforced. Kochavi’s goal was to remake the army into a “lethal, […]
Excerpts from an Atlantic article. Read entirely here How and when Israel proceeds into Rafah is a short-term, tactical dispute. In the medium term, Israel and the Biden administration have a strategic difference over the prospect of an Israeli offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hezbollah is probably one of the most potent nonstate fighting forces […]
Biden’s port, wasn’t actually his idea- According to Israeli media the port was Bibi Netanyahu’s brain child I’ve listened to Pepe Escobar, the Duran, and read some news articles. The Gaza Port is not really intended to feed the starving Palestinians. That’s not it’s goal. There is already a way to get food into Gaza. […]
Oilprice.com Israel has greenlighted plans for 3,5000 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, while Israeli media report that the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expecting to be in Gaza for at least 10 years with the initial stage of war lasting 1-2 years, following by eights years of stabilizing a new […]
Miami Herald Two Egyptian officials said the latest round of discussions had ended. They said Hamas presented a proposal that mediators would discuss with Israel in the coming days. Benny Gantz, a member of Netanyahu’s War Cabinet and his main political rival, met with senior U.S. officials in Washington on a visit that drew a […]