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Former university academic & tech transfer middle manager. Now retired ex-#Labour #Corbyn-supporting member (expelled in 2016 purge) & recent exile from Twitter/ X. Ageing obscure lefty rebel, He/ him, Socialist, Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist, Anti-Zionist, Feminist, proud granddad & passionate gardener.

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Excellent article! Well worth a read & boost!!!

“The Start of a New Beginning: Gaza Shakes the World”

by Jeremy Salt in Palestine Chronicle @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“The conclusion reached by the resistance long ago is that no realistic option is left but to fight Israel to the point where it takes such damage in war that it cannot survive as a state and will be forced to negotiate a common future unless it chooses the doomsday option of taking everyone else down with it.

Its end as a Zionist state would be the start of a new beginning, undoing all the damage done since : the state can go but the people can survive alongside everyone else in a new state founded on the equality of all.

Israel cannot go on living like this: life at the expense of the death of others. It is gradually exhausting the patience of its friends as well as deepening the hatred of its enemies. Yet, in a land not far from where Belshazzar asked Daniel to read the writing on the wall for him, it refuses to see the portents of doom on its own wall.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-start-of-a-new-beginning-gaza-shakes-the-world/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Israel’s Doomsday Weapon | Lapid: Netanyahu Will Fail | Fierce Fighting in – Day 267”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“According to a new poll published by Channel 21, 66 percent of Israelis believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should leave political life and not run in the upcoming elections.

Israeli forces carried out new massacres in Gaza, targeting and burning tents of displaced Palestinians in the Al-Mawasi area.

The Iranian mission to the United Nations said that launching a comprehensive military aggression against would lead to a completely destructive war.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,834 Palestinians have been killed, and 86,858 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-netanyahu-should-leave-politics-tents-targeted-burned-in-al-mawasi-iran-warns-against-war-on-lebanon-day-267/

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“Fierce Fighting in Al-Shejaiya – Resistance Roundup – Day 267”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“The Israeli assault on the Al- neighborhood in northern Gaza continued for the third day, resulting in massive destruction and the killing of many Palestinians.

More Israeli officers and soldiers were also killed and wounded in fighting that involved most Palestinian Resistance groups in Gaza.

In its latest casualty announcement, the Israeli army admitted to the killing of another officer and a soldier, and the wounding of a few others, in fierce fighting in Al-Shejaiya.

For its part, Palestinian Resistance groups announced a number of operations, documenting some in video, and said that its fighters are carrying out complex operations in the various axes of the fighting.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/fierce-fighting-in-al-shejaiya-resistance-roundup-day-267/

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“Keir Starmer walks back his manifesto already, selling Palestine down the river: Labour policy on Palestine is a joke”

by James Wright in The Canary @thecanaryuk @thecanary @palestine @israel

“A source close to Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has walked back a manifesto commitment to recognise , which could be yet another U-turn. The source said that UK recognition of Palestinian statehood was a ‘process’ that should be done in ‘co-ordination with allies’.”

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2024/06/28/labour-palestine-u-turn/?__s=1toyfummtp6bhspv4akg

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“‘Our Responsibility’ – Spain Joins South Africa in ICJ Genocide Case against Israel”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“ submitted a Declaration of Intervention to the International Court of Justice () on Friday in the genocide case initiated by South Africa against Israel.

‘This intervention is motivated by our responsibility as a State party to the Genocide Convention and our firm commitment to international law,’ the Spanish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

This move aligns with other countries such as Colombia, Mexico, and Cuba, with several others like Ireland, Belgium, and Chile expected to join.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/our-responsibility-spain-joins-south-africa-in-icj-genocide-case-against-israel/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Nine Soldiers Killed, Wounded in Shejaiya | EU Country to Try Israel at ICJ | US Congress to Bar Palestinian Stats – Day 266”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“Israeli forces targeted civil defense crews while they were at their workplace in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip last night, killing three and wounding others.

New massacres were carried out in Nuseirat, Shejaya, Rafah, and Deir Al-Balah, killing at least 11 civilians, mostly women.

The Israeli army said that a soldier was killed during battles with the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza on Thursday.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,718 Palestinians have been killed, and 86,337 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-israel-targets-gaza-civil-defense-massacres-in-shejaya-nuseirat-one-israeli-soldier-killed-day-266/

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“Fierce Clashes in Shejaiya – Four Israeli Soldiers Killed, Five Wounded”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“The Israeli army evacuated four dead and five wounded soldiers following intense battles with Palestinian resistance fighters in the neighborhood of the northern Gaza Strip on Friday evening.

‘Four Israeli soldiers were killed and at least five injured in clashes in Shejaiya in Gaza,’ Israeli media reported.

The Brigades announced they had inflicted casualties on Israeli occupation forces in Shejaiya, where fierce battles took place on Friday evening.

‘Al-Qassam fighters are engaged in fierce clashes from point-blank range with the invading enemy forces in the Shejaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, inflicting deaths and injuries among their ranks. Helicopters are landing to evacuate them,’ the Al-Qassam Brigades announced in a statement.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/fierce-clashes-in-shejaiya-four-israeli-soldiers-killed-five-wounded/

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“Cops go full on military state as Palestine Action shut down ANOTHER genocide-complicit factory: Madness”

by The Canary @thecanaryuk @thecanary

@palestine @israel

“Activists from occupied ‘ Defence Systems’, military computer and processor supplier for Israel’s war machine,

After breaking into the company premises on Holtspur Lane, High Wycombe, activists barricaded themselves inside, destroyed military hardware and unfurled banners calling out the little-known military electronics firm”

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“Cops militarised and disproportionate response was once again the state protecting corporate colonialist interests”

https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2024/06/27/palestine-action-high-wycombe/?__s=pw3ygmyxve9etudpqdrh

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: New Qassam Operations in Gaza | UN: No Access to Northern Gaza | Massacre in – Day 265”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“In the latest Israeli admission that Hamas cannot be defeated, Minister of Agriculture Avi Dichter said that destroying the movement’s capabilities is an unattainable goal.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military continued to bomb residential areas throughout Gaza, while fully demolishing entire housing blocks.

While fierce battles continue in the Strip, equally intense battles were reported in Jenin, in the northern West Bank, where an Israeli officer was killed and 16 wounded.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,718 Palestinians have been killed, and 86,337 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-fierce-battles-in-jenin-defeating-hamas-unattainable-gaza-residential-areas-bombed-day-265/

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“Incinerating a Namer in Shejaya – Resistance Roundup – Day 265”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“As soon as the Israeli army reinvaded the neighborhood east of Gaza City, Palestinian Resistance groups mobilized to repel the attack.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/incinerating-a-namer-in-shejaya-resistance-roundup-day-265/

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“The ‘Israel Lobby’ Works for the US Military Industrial Complex”

by Rob Urie in Counterpunch

@counterpunch
@palestine @israel

“According to data on political lobbying (charts below), the Israel lobby has spent about two percent (2%) of US foreign aid to Israel on political persuasion inside the US since 1948. In US dollar terms, this is $6 billion spent by the Israel lobby to get $280 billion in US foreign aid for Israel. And while this ratio isn’t far from what the US ‘defense’ industry and other corporate pleaders get for their ‘investment’ in American politicians, most of the money that Israel receives from the US is used to buy weapons and materiel from American suppliers.”

https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/06/27/the-israel-lobby-works-for-the-us-military-industrial-complex/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Army Re-Invades Shejaiya | Fierce Battles in Jenin | ‘Defeating Hamas Unattainable’ – Day 265”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“In the latest Israeli admission that Hamas cannot be defeated, Minister of Agriculture Avi Dichter said that destroying the movement’s capabilities is an unattainable goal.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military continued to bomb residential areas throughout Gaza, while fully demolishing entire housing blocks.

While fierce battles continue in the Strip, equally intense battles were reported in Jenin, in the northern West Bank, where an Israeli officer was killed and 16 wounded.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,718 Palestinians have been killed, and 86,337 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-fierce-battles-in-jenin-defeating-hamas-unattainable-gaza-residential-areas-bombed-day-265/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Israel to Escalate in Lebanon| Biden ‘Angry with Netanyahu’ | Massacre in Jabaliya – Day 264”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“More than a million Gazans suffer from the most extreme form of , , according to UNICEF.

Two Palestinians were killed and others injured as a result of an Israeli bombing that targeted an inhabited house in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expects the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants against him and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant before his visit to Washington on July 24.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,718 Palestinians have been killed, and 86,337 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-a-million-suffer-from-starvation-in-gaza-new-massacres-in-beit-lahia-rafah-arrest-warrants-soon-day-264/

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“The New Tunnels of Gaza – On the Latest Resistance Video from Tal Al-Sultan”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“A new Resistance operation in the Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood in today, however, may offer a few clues regarding the answer.

A video, shared through the Resistance Telegram channel, documented part of the operation, which started with fighters digging a under a building. The end of the tunnel was the middle of a road, specifically Al-Bahar Street, an active route for Israeli military vehicles in that area.

A few scenes later, a massive takes place, and finally, an image of the aftermath of the explosion – a massive hole in the ground where the was purportedly decimated”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-new-tunnels-of-gaza-on-the-latest-resistance-video-from-tal-al-sultan/

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“The mainstream media is setting the stage for an Israeli war on Lebanon”

by James North in Mondoweiss @mondoweiss

@palestine @israel
@dailytelegraph

“An unsourced article in the British [Daily] Telegraph claiming Hezbollah is storing weapons in Beirut's airport is the latest example of the mainstream media setting the groundwork for an Israeli war on Lebanon.”

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/06/the-mainstream-media-is-setting-the-stage-for-an-israeli-war-on-lebanon/?ml_recipient=125203401726232272&ml_link=125203395357181741&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2024-06-26&utm_campaign=Daily+Headlines+RSS+Automation

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“It’s worse than we thought. Israel has left 36,000 children killed or missing in Gaza: The barbarism is something else”

by James Wright in The Canary @thecanaryuk @thecanary

@palestine @israel

“On top of the more than 15,000 Israel has killed since 7 October, up to another 21,000 are missing, according to Save the Children.

As a result of Israel’s ongoing onslaught, many are trapped beneath the rubble, lost, detained by Israel or buried in unmarked graves. As of 1 May, Israel held 61 children in administrative detention, where Israel can detain them indefinitely without charge or trial.

The UN has placed Israel on a blacklist of countries and organisations that engage ‘in violations against children’.”

https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2024/06/24/gaza-36000-children-israel/?__s=pw3ygmyxve9etudpqdrh

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Hamas Reveals ‘Red Arrow’ | Israel’s ‘Strategic Defeat’ | Army Hits Residential Squares in Gaza, Rafah – Day 262”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“An Iranian army commander said that the Axis of Resistance will not remain silent in the face of any Israeli attack on and .

Two more health workers were killed in the Israeli bombing of the Al-Daraj Clinic in central Gaza, including the director of the Ambulance and Emergency Department.

The United Nations Children’s Fund () said in a statement that 100 children are killed or wounded in Gaza every day.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,626 Palestinians have been killed, and 86,098wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-axis-of-resistance-wont-remain-silent-health-workers-killed-100-children-killed-injured-every-day-day-262/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Ten Members of Haniyeh’s Family Killed | Soldiers Refuse to Return to Gaza | New Massacres in Rafah – Day 263”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“Ten members of Ismail ’s family, including his sister, were killed in an Israeli raid on their family home in the Beach Refugee Camp.

According to the Israeli newspaper , dozens of Israeli reserve soldiers announced that they would not return to military service in Gaza even if they were to be punished.

The Israeli army targeted western south of the Gaza Strip, with air strikes, artillery shelling, and tank fire.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,626 Palestinians have been killed, and 86,098 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-ten-members-of-haniyehs-family-killed-soldiers-refuse-to-return-to-gaza-new-massacres-in-rafah-day-263/

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“In Response to Israeli Victory Claims – Hamas Reveals Chinese ‘Red Arrow’ Missile”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“In an unprecedented development since the onset of the Israeli war on Gaza, the , the military wing of Hamas, disclosed the use of a guided missile, known as the ‘Red Arrow’, to target an Israeli military vehicle.

On Monday, the Al-Qassam Brigades released footage showing an OVIK engineering vehicle being hit by a guided missile in the Tal Zu’rob area, west of , in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Red Arrow is a second-generation anti-tank missile, utilizing a wire-optical guidance system. It features an anti-armor projectile composed of a warhead, a solid-propellant rocket, and a control unit connected to the launch platform by a wire for visual guidance to the target.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/in-response-to-israeli-victory-claims-hamas-reveals-chinese-red-arrow-missile/

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“HOW MAINSTREAM MEDIA IGNORES UK MILITARY SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL: Britain does much more than simply sell weapons to Israel, but you wouldn’t know it from watching the BBC.”

by Des Freeman in Declassified UK @Declassified_UK

@palestine @israel

“But there’s another side to the problem of the media: the stories that are not covered and the uncomfortable truths (for Israel and its supporters) that are not acknowledged.

This is particularly the case when it comes to the issue of how the UK military has contributed to Israel’s assault on Gaza.”

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“The failure of the mainstream media to address the genocide in Gaza is all too clear when looking at the euphemistic language they use and the sources they highlight.

But we also have to look beneath the surface: to the stories that the media choose not to pursue because that would draw attention to the complicity of all those at the heart of the British establishment who have helped to facilitate the war crimes currently taking place in Gaza.”

https://www.declassifieduk.org/how-mainstream-media-ignores-uk-military-support-for-israel/

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“BATTLE-TESTED IN GAZA: BRITAIN’S NEXT DRONES?: The British army has trialled Israeli drones used in Gaza, Declassified has found.”

by Mark Curtis in Declassified UK @Declassified_UK

@palestine @israel

“Britain is experimenting with new drone technology that Israel’s military uses in Gaza. The British army conducted exercises on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire to test a drone made by Israeli tech firm Xtend in December.”

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“The company’s drones are reported by mainstream Western and Israeli media as enabling Israel to target Hamas terrorists in an urban warfare setting. Yet Israel’s war in Gaza has been devastating to ordinary Palestinians, including intentionally targeting civilians.“

https://www.declassifieduk.org/battle-tested-in-gaza-britains-next-drones/

# Britain

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“If Gaza Opened Your Eyes To The Empire's Depravity, Make Sure They Stay Open Forever”

by Caitlin Johnstone in Caitlin’s Newsletter on Substack

@palestine @israel

“All this to say, please please please don’t let Gaza be a one-off in terms of your opposition to the imperial machine. Keep your eyes fiercely trained on its actions after this is over, and help bring as much attention to its crimes as possible. If you’re not sure about a particular conflict that’s in the news there are many great resources available for helping you sort out fact from fiction with regard to the empire and its propaganda spin.

The empire didn’t just start getting crazy and evil with Gaza. It’s always doing things like this. It always lies about them. The mass media always help it lie. Gaza isn’t some aberration in its usual behavior, it’s just more obvious.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/caitlinjohnstone/p/if-gaza-opened-your-eyes-to-the-empires?r=27oltk&utm_medium=ios

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“‘Illusions and Lies’ – Lebanon Denies Telegraph Claims about Weapon Stockpile at Beirut Airport”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“The Air Transport Union in Lebanon () has refuted The Telegraph’s report alleging that ‘Hezbollah stores missiles and explosives at Lebanon’s main airport,’ criticizing the claims as unsubstantiated.

The UTA dismissed The Telegraph’s allegations as ‘mere illusions and lies aimed at endangering Beirut Airport and its civilian workers, as well as travelers to and from it, all of whom are civilians’.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/illusions-and-lies-lebanon-denies-telegraph-claims-about-weapon-stockpile-at-beirut-airport/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: ‘Axis of Resistance Won’t Remain Silent’ | Health Workers Killed |100 Children Killed, Injured Every Day – Day 262”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“An Iranian army commander said that the Axis of Resistance will not remain silent in the face of any Israeli attack on Hezbollah and Lebanon.

Two more health workers were killed in the Israeli bombing of the Al-Daraj Clinic in central Gaza, including the director of the Ambulance and Emergency Department.

The United Nations Children’s Fund () said in a statement that 100 children are killed or wounded in Gaza every day.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,598 Palestinians have been killed, and 86,032 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-axis-of-resistance-wont-remain-silent-health-workers-killed-100-children-killed-injured-every-day-day-262/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: : ‘Bloody Day’ | War Looms | : Resistance Continues | Israeli Army: ‘We Targeted Headquarters – Day 261”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“The death toll resulting from the Israeli bombing of Gaza City rose to 56 in less than 24 hours.

Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen has said that energy facilities are threatened in the event of a large-scale war with , as the group attacked the headquarters of the Sahel Battalion with an assault drone.

The speaker of the Metulla council said that the government has disappeared in northern Israel.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,598 Palestinians have been killed, and 86,032 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-rising-death-toll-in-gaza-city-israeli-government-disappeared-hezbollah-targets-military-site-day-261/

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“‘Rock for Palestine’ – Roger Waters, Yusuf Islam and Lowkey in Concert for Gaza”

by Nurah Tape in The Palestine Chronicle

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@palestine @israel

“Renowned musicians Roger , Yusuf Islam, and rapper alongside other special guests, have held a ‘Rock for Palestine’ concert in aid of peace, freedom and justice for Palestine, highlighting the ongoing genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip.

‘This is for Palestine, , West Bank, Gaza,
This is for the child searching for an answer,
Wish I could take your tears, and replace it with laughter,
Long Live Palestine, Long Live Palestine,’
rapped Kareem Dennis better known as Lowkey, in the opening performance held at the St Pancras Church in London on Friday.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/rock-for-palestine-roger-waters-yusuf-islam-and-lowkey-in-concert-for-gaza/

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“According to the , and , Who Condemn Israel’s Genocide Are The ‘Wrong Sort of Holocaust Survivor’: Interviews with Stephen Kapos, Suzanne Weiss and Rene Lichtman - all Child Survivors of the Holocaust in France and Hungary”

by veteran UK , and campaigner and author Tony in his 24/06/24 blogpost

@palestine @israel
@TheGuardian_uk
@TheIndependent
@nytimes
@mondoweiss

“Ten holocaust survivors have just published a letter in 'Mondoweiss', condemning Genocide in Gaza. It was originally sent to the Guardian, Independent and New York Times. Not surprisingly these ‘liberal’ outlets weren’t interested in anything which strays from the accepted Zionist narrative which says that the only lesson of the Holocaust is that Israel has the ‘right to exist’ as a Jewish Supremacist state and the ‘right to self-defence’ i.e. commit genocide’ against the Palestinians.”

https://azvsas.blogspot.com/2024/06/according-to-guardian-independent-and.html?m=1

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“Video/images: comes out en masse again for Palestine:
Large and lively march calls for peace and freedom in Palestine”

by Skwawkbox @skwawkbox

@palestine @israel

“A huge and lively crowd has again marched, chanted and sung through the centre of Liverpool in solidarity with the people of Palestine. The march made a detour from its usual route to show solidarity with students encamped at Liverpool demanding of the university’s investments in and links with Israel and Israeli firms, two of whom were violently arrested yesterday after the university called in police to protect its ‘open day’ of prospective new students. The university’s pretext was allegedly a chalk drawing of a peace sign on paving outside the buildings.”

https://skwawkbox.org/2024/06/23/video-images-liverpool-comes-out-en-masse-again-for-palestine/

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“Obviously it’s Hamas’ fault Netanyahu blocked hostage deals to save his own skin”

by LauraK in Normal Island News on Substack

@palestine @israel

“Israel was given the October 7th blueprints two years earlier by spies in Gaza and those plans were studied by the IDF who described the coming invasion as ‘the biggest threat the Israeli Defence Forces are facing’. The IDF then decided to stop monitoring Hamas radio traffic (and banned civilians from doing so) because they saw this as a waste of effort. This is because they had more important things to focus on like monitoring western Twitter accounts for wrong-think. As you can see, Israel had its priorities in order.”

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“I guess we’ll never know how failed to see the October 7th attacks coming and the IDF failed to mount a proper response for hours, but Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested the attacks were a gift from god and explained Israel would never have been allowed to eliminate Hamas if they’d not taken place.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/normalislandnews/p/obviously-its-hamas-fault-netanyahu?r=27oltk&utm_medium=ios

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“Hundreds sign up for Feinstein’s insurgent campaign as Starmer’s odds lengthen: Bookies slash odds on Feinstein winning and Labour’s campaign numbers fail to impress”

by Skwawkbox @skwawkbox

@palestine @israel
@UKLabour

“Former MP and aide Andrew ’s campaign to replace Keir as MP for and St Pancras has been boosted by an extraordinary flood of volunteers and campaigners – in numbers that appear to dwarf those of the local Labour Party.

Feinstein’s campaign has confirmed that as of last week over 740 had signed up to assist his campaign via the official campaign website. Feinstein is holding a ‘super weekender’ campaign this weekend to capitalise on the strong response and volunteers have been canvassing, door-knocking, leafleting, posting flyers and phone-banking.”

“[..] betting companies are starting to pay attention, slashing odds on Feinstein’s insurgent campaign replacing Starmer.”

https://skwawkbox.org/2024/06/23/hundreds-sign-up-for-feinsteins-insurgent-campaign-as-starmers-odds-lengthen/

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This is the new on a global level.

Fascism is spreading and their victims are Palestinians.

@palestine @israel

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@faab64 @palestine @israel

An indicator, if any is needed, of the toxic influence that the is able to exert over not just governments but grassroots and civil society organisations internationally!

Money talks and these organisations justifiably fear that, if they show any support for Palestinians, their funding will be cut off! It’s incredibly pernicious and, when (hopefully) the future equivalent of the Nuremberg trials are held, imo the influence of the Lobby in enabling the genocide must be investigated and its leaders brought to trial!

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Joins South Africa in ICJ Case | US to Support Israel against Hezbollah | New Tent Massacre in – Day 260”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

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“The Cuban Foreign Ministry announced that Havana will join South Africa in its case against Israel before the International Court of Justice.

CNN cited US officials as saying that the Biden Administration is ready to support Israel in case of an all-out war with the Lebanese movement Hezbollah.

Scores of Palestinians were killed and wounded as Israeli forces bombed a displacement camp in Rafah, in an area that was classified as safe.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,551 Palestinians have been killed, and 85,911 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-cuba-joins-south-africa-in-icj-case-us-to-support-israel-against-hezbollah-new-tent-massacre-in-rafah-day-260/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Humanitarian Catastrophe in | Poll: Israelis Prefer | Soldiers Killed in Rafa – Day 259”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

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“The mayor of Rafah, Ahmed al-Sufi, said that the entire city is considered an area of Israeli military operations and that it is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe.

According to an opinion poll conducted by the Israeli newspaper Maariv, 42 percent of Israelis would prefer Benny Gantz for prime minister if new elections were held today, compared to 35 percent who prefer current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israeli army announced that an officer and a soldier were killed and 8 others were injured in an ambush by the Al-Qassam Brigades in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,396 Palestinians have been killed, and 85,523 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-humanitarian-catastrophe-in-rafah-poll-israelis-prefer-gantz-soldiers-killed-in-rafa-day-259/

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“What Israel, Pro-Israeli Organizations Aim to Achieve from Vilifying the Palestine Chronicle – Factsheet”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

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“The Palestine Chronicle calls on all media outlets to cease their per se defamation and harassment of the Palestine Chronicle and its team – and calls on government authorities to investigate and stop threats made to the lives and safety of PC staff and their relatives.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/what-israel-pro-israeli-organizations-aim-to-achieve-from-vilifying-the-palestine-chronicle-factsheet/

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The ingenious ‘network tree’ defying Gaza's connectivity blockade: Italian filmmaker Manolo Luppichini's insights on connectivity in war-torn Gaza”

by Mariam A. in Global Voices

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“When the combination of big tech and politics failed the Palestinian people by overlooking the internet disruptions affecting Gaza, grassroots technology known as the ‘network tree’ came to the rescue. Utilizing the humblest of elements such as buckets, smartphones, and e-SIMs, this ingeniously simple technology provided much-needed connectivity to a community fragmented by war, in the face of severely damaged infrastructure.”

https://globalvoices.org/2024/06/13/the-ingenious-network-tree-defying-gazas-connectivity-blockade/

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“British companies and charities funding the genocidal occupation forces in Gaza: There are more than twenty British charities supporting two Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF)-supporting charities. Each of these [twenty] has to show that its charitable activities what is called ‘public benefit’. What benefits?”

by David Miller in Tracking Power Update on Substack

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“[..] What benefits?”

[..]

Well, while the people of Gaza are both selectively and indiscriminately killed, denied water, starved, and are forced to endure amputations and other operations with no anaesthetic, soldiers in the are able to enjoy a brand-new swimming pool provided by [the Association for the Wellbeing of Israel’s Soldiers] . AWIS described the purpose of the pool as follows:

‘The combat soldiers who serve at this base work exceptionally hard in very difficult circumstances, and so the swimming pool is a perfect place for them to unwind, and it also upgrades the base to a new level. We are very proud of this’."

https://open.substack.com/pub/trackingpower/p/british-charities-and-companies-funding?r=27oltk&utm_medium=ios

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Humanitarian Catastrophe in Rafah | Poll: Israelis Prefer Gantz | Soldiers Killed in Rafa – Day 259”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

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“The mayor of Rafah, Ahmed al-Sufi, said that the entire city is considered an area of Israeli military operations and that it is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe.

According to an opinion poll conducted by the Israeli newspaper Maariv, 42 percent of Israelis would prefer Benny Gantz for prime minister if new elections were held today, compared to 35 percent who prefer current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israeli army announced that an officer and a soldier were killed and 8 others were injured in an ambush by the Brigades in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,396 Palestinians have been killed, and 85,523 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-humanitarian-catastrophe-in-rafah-poll-israelis-prefer-gantz-soldiers-killed-in-rafa-day-259/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Soldiers Killed in Rafah | : Hamas Will Fight Us for Years | New Massacres in , – Day 258”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

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At least two women were killed and 12 Palestinians were wounded in an Israeli shelling that targeted a house in the Al-Hasayneh area, west of Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant will visit the United States next week.

The US pier in Gaza was reconnected on Wednesday after being temporarily separated last Friday due to poor conditions at sea.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,396 Palestinians have been killed, and 85,523 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-nuseirat-under-attack-gallant-to-visit-washington-us-pier-reconnected-day-258/

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“‘Difficult Event’ – This is What Happened in the Camp Today – UPDATED”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

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“UPDATE: The Brigades announced a second ambush targeting an armored force on Al-Bahar Street south of Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood west of Rafah city.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/difficult-event-this-is-what-happened-in-the-rafah-shaboura-camp-today/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Massacres in Rafah, Nuseirat | Gallant to Visit Washington | US Pier Reconnected – Day 258”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

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“At least two women were killed and 12 Palestinians were wounded in an Israeli shelling that targeted a house in the Al-Hasayneh area, west of Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant will visit the United States next week.

The US pier in Gaza was reconnected on Wednesday after being temporarily separated last Friday due to poor conditions at sea.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,396 Palestinians have been killed, and 85,523 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-nuseirat-under-attack-gallant-to-visit-washington-us-pier-reconnected-day-258/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Israeli Data: ‘Hamas Has Not Collapsed’ | New Massacre in Rafah | Hagari’s Comments Worsens Conflict – Day 257”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

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“Israeli military vehicles are reportedly moving north of Nuseirat, in central Gaza, coinciding with violent artillery shelling and smoke shells.

The United Nations said that the Israeli attacks on residential areas in the Gaza Strip since October 7 left 39 million tons of rubble.

The Israeli army said it monitored the launch of a ‘suspicious object’ from Gaza, which landed in southern Israel, as Hezbollah announced an attack on Metulla.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,396 Palestinians have been killed, and 85,523 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-israeli-tanks-in-central-gaza-un-39-million-tons-of-rubble-rockets-from-gaza-lebanon-day-257/

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“DAVID LAMMY’S BIG IDEA: NOTHING WILL CHANGE UNDER LABOUR: The man who wants to be foreign secretary is reassuring elite audiences that UK foreign policy will not seriously change under a Keir Starmer government - a strategy confirmed in Labour’s election manifesto.”

by Mark Curtis in Declassified UK @Declassified_UK

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“Why are Lammy and Labour so supportive of Israel, despite the extent of its atrocities and British public opposition to the attacks on Gaza?

One reason is that Lammy is Washington’s man in Labour and cannot be seen to upset policy-makers in the US who consistently facilitate Israel’s onslaught on Palestinians.

Lammy has constantly signalled that Labour foreign policy under his leadership will deviate little from Washington’s priorities, and he has been a regular visitor to a string of elite, establishment fora in the US.

The other reason is that Lammy is, like 20 percent of his fellow Labour MPs, a recipient of funds from the Israel lobby. Since becoming an MP in 2000, he has accepted donations from the Israel lobby on numerous occasions, the value amounting to £32,550, Declassified has found.”

https://www.declassifieduk.org/david-lammys-big-idea-nothing-will-change-under-labour/

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“BRITAIN GREENLIT DOZENS OF ARMS DEALS WITH ISRAEL AMID GAZA WAR: Trade secretary Kemi Badenoch kept arming Israel throughout its brutal onslaught on Gaza, new data reveals.”

by John McEvoy in Declassified UK @Declassified_UK

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“[UK Trade Secretary] Kemi has not stopped any arms deals with Israel since October 7, instead allowing British companies to export components for military aircraft.”

[..]

“The UK government’s decision to greenlight more than 100 such export deals with Israel over the last eight months could open up British ministers to international arrest applications over complicity in war crimes.

Emily Apple from Campaign Against Arms Trade () told Declassified: ‘These figures show that it’s business as usual for arms dealers to break international law and continue arming Israel’s genocide.

‘The government and the UK arms trade are complicit in the horrendous war crimes that Israel is committing against Palestinian people in Gaza.’”

https://www.declassifieduk.org/britain-greenlit-dozens-of-arms-deals-with-israel-amid-gaza-war/

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“Divestment at the University of Edinburgh: Breaking from Balfour’s colonial legacy: As a university steeped in the legacy of Balfour, we have an urgent duty to end complicity in Israel's settler colonial project. Divestment from companies complicit in occupation, apartheid, and genocide is the first step toward historical redress.”

by University of Edinburgh Students and Staff Divestment Movement in Mondoweiss @mondoweiss

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“This Monday 17th June 2024, the University of Edinburgh Court rules on a historical decision on whether or not to begin an active and immediate process of divestment from ‘controversial weapons’ complicit in Palestinian dispossession and Israeli settler colonialism, which the University has been entangled with for well over a century. The ruling of the court could mean immediate divestment from companies like Amazon and Alphabet as their ‘AI solutions’ might be plausibly in use in the mass targeting of civilians in Gaza. This would set a grand precedent and would serve as a concrete step to reducing our institutional complicity in violence against Palestinians.”

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/06/divestment-at-the-university-of-edinburgh-breaking-from-balfours-colonial-legacy/?ml_recipient=124388012080498616&ml_link=124388005781701721&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2024-06-17&utm_campaign=Daily+Headlines+RSS+Automation

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“ISRAEL’S NEW AIR WAR IN THE WEST BANK: NEARLY HALF OF THE DEAD ARE CHILDREN: Nearly 20 years after the Second , the Israeli military has resumed airstrikes in the West Bank — and killed 24 children.”

by Catherine Cartier in The Intercept @theintercept

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https://theintercept.com/2024/06/12/israel-west-bank-airstrikes-drones-palestinians-killed-children/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter

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“End of an Era: What the Shifting Discourse on Palestine Teaches Us about the Future of Israel”

by Ramzy Baroud in the Palestine Chronicle @palestinechron

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“Israel now stands in near-complete isolation, due, in part, to its genocide in Gaza but also to the courage and steadfastness of the Palestinian people, and to the global solidarity with the Palestinian cause.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/end-of-an-era-what-the-shifting-discourse-on-palestine-teaches-us-about-the-future-of-israel/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Conflict in Israel over ‘Tactical Pause’ | Arrest Warrants Decision in Ten Days | Hits Destroyer – Day 254”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

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“The Israeli army announced the killing of two officers from the 8th Brigade in battles in the northern Gaza Strip while the announced an ambush in .

The Israeli occupation forces stormed the courtyards of Mosque as the Palestinians prepared to perform al-Adha prayers.

Retired Israeli General Yitzhaq Brik said that any decision by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attack would bring disaster to Israel.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 37,337 Palestinians have been killed, and 85,299 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-more-israeli-soldiers-killed-al-aqsa-stormed-retired-general-warns-against-war-with-hezbollah-day-254/

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