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Continue reading “White House Press Secretary Calls Progressives Calling for Ceasefire ‘Disgraceful’ and ‘Repugnant’ – Michael Arria 10/13/23”

White House Press Secretary Calls Progressives Calling for Ceasefire ‘Disgraceful’ and ‘Repugnant’ – Michael Arria 10/13/23

Source: Mondoweiss.net

During an October 10th briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called progressive congress members who have called for a ceasefire in the Middle East “disgraceful” and “repugnant.”

White House Forced to Rectify Biden’s Fake Claim of ‘Beheaded Babies’ – The Cradle 10/12/23

Source: New.TheCradle.co

The White House on 11 October was forced to backtrack a statement US President Joe Biden made earlier in the day, in which he claimed to have seen “confirmed pictures” of Palestinian militants “beheading children” in Israel.

Later in the evening on Wednesday, a National Security official told NPR that Biden was “referring to media reports” when he made that remark. At the same time, CNN cited a White House official saying that “neither Biden nor the administration had seen these images.”…

Continue reading “France Bans Pro-Palestine Rallies, Seeks to Criminalize Support for Gaza Resistance – The Cradle 10/12/23”

France Bans Pro-Palestine Rallies, Seeks to Criminalize Support for Gaza Resistance – The Cradle 10/12/23

Source: New.TheCradle.co

French police have banned two rallies scheduled for 12 October in solidarity with Palestinians being slaughtered in the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces.

The protest ban was implemented “taking into account the risk of disturbance to public order,” according to French media citing police officials.

The decision was taken two days after security forces violently repressed a pro-Palestine rally in France’s second city of Lyon, using tear gas and batons to break it up.

Continue reading “‘We will Target US Bases if Washington Intervenes’: Iraqi Resistance – The Cradle 10/11/23”

‘We will Target US Bases if Washington Intervenes’: Iraqi Resistance – The Cradle 10/11/23

Source: New.TheCradle.co

Iraqi resistance faction Kataib Hezbollah issued a stern warning on 11 October, threatening to strike at US bases in Iraq and surrounding areas if the US intervened in the ongoing war between various Palestinian factions and Israel.

Continue reading “There is no Proof Palestinian Fighters ‘Beheaded’ Babies. The Only Source is a Radical Settler – Dave Reed 10/11/23”

There is no Proof Palestinian Fighters ‘Beheaded’ Babies. The Only Source is a Radical Settler – Dave Reed 10/11/23

Source: Mondoweiss.net

U.S. and international media outlets are repeating unsubstantiated claims that Palestinian fighters “beheaded” babies. These unverified assertions aren’t just sloppy journalism — they are being used to justify a massacre.

One story has been dominating the U.S. and international media cycle for the past 24 hours. It has been repeated by pro-Israel activists, Israeli government officials, reporters, and anchors throughout the U.S. media and even alluded to by the President. The thing is — this story has not been confirmed in any way. It appears to come from a single source with a history of espousing calls for genocidal violence against Palestinians.

Continue reading “‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 5: ‘Human Catastrophe’ in Gaza as Israel Prepares for Ground Invasion – Leila Warah 10/11/23”

‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 5: ‘Human Catastrophe’ in Gaza as Israel Prepares for Ground Invasion – Leila Warah 10/11/23

Source: Mondoweiss.net

Key developments:

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 260 children, and wounded over 50,000 others.
Over 260,000 Palestinians in Gaza are internally displaced, with over 175,000 taking shelter across 88 UN schools.
At least 1,200 Israelis have been killed.
Gaza’s sole power plant has run out of power, Gaza health officials say hospitals on brink of collapse
Two Palestinian men were shot dead by Israeli forces and left to bleed out on the floor in the West Bank at al-Jamaleh checkpoint.
Israel announced that at least 300,000 troops have gathered near Gaza’s fence and are preparing for a ground invasion.
Many Gazans are reporting Israel’s use of chemical weapons being used in Gaza, which is illegal under international law, however these claims have yet to be verified.
In Lebanon, fears of a war breaking out are growing. On Tuesday evening, Al Jazeera reported six rockets from the country into northern Israel.
Israel has killed at least 1,000 Hamas fighters, including 18 in the last day.
Unconfirmed reports have surfaced alongside a deeply disturbing video claiming that the Israeli army posted a potentially doctored video hiding a war crime. The Israeli soldiers allegedly executed four young men in the back, kneeling down with their hands up.

Resistance Hits Hard Against Major Israeli Cities – The Cradle 10/11/23

Source: New.TheCradle.co

Resistance missiles have continued to rain down on several occupied cities and settlements into 11 October, as the Israeli air force continued its violent blitz against the Gaza Strip’s civilian population.

Over 1,200 Israelis have been killed, and around 3,000 injured, Hebrew media reports.

Continue reading “‘Israel’s 9/11’ Is a Slogan to Rationalize Open-Ended Killing of Palestinian Civilians – Norman Solomon 10/11/23”

‘Israel’s 9/11’ Is a Slogan to Rationalize Open-Ended Killing of Palestinian Civilians – Norman Solomon 10/11/23

Source: Antiwar.com

When Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations spoke outside the Security Council on Sunday, he said: “This is Israel’s 9/11. This is Israel’s 9/11.” Meanwhile, in a PBS NewsHour interview, Israel’s ambassador to the United States said: “This is, as someone said, our 9/11.”

While the phrase might seem logical, “Israel’s 9/11” is already being used as a huge propaganda weapon by Israel’s government – now engaged in massive war crimes against civilians in Gaza, after mass murder of Israelis by Hamas last weekend.

Continue reading “The West’s Hypocrisy Towards Gaza’s Breakout Is Stomach-Turning – Jonathan Cook 10/10/23”

The West’s Hypocrisy Towards Gaza’s Breakout Is Stomach-Turning – Jonathan Cook 10/10/23

Source: Antiwar.com

The current outpouring of sympathy for Israel should make anyone with half a heart retch.

Not because it is not awful that Israeli civilians are dying and suffering in such large numbers. But because Palestinian civilians in Gaza have faced repeated rampages from Israel decade after decade, producing far more suffering, but have never elicited a fraction of the concern currently being expressed by western politicians or publics.

Israeli Blitz on Gaza Levels Entire Neighborhood – The Cradle 10/11/23

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Israeli warplanes continued to pummel the besieged Gaza Strip for a fourth consecutive night, with the Palestinian death toll reaching at least 950, including 260 children, with about 5,000 injured as of 11 October.

Moreover, at least 260,000 people have been displaced by the carpet bombing campaign, with more than 175,000 taking shelter in 88 UN schools.

Tuesday’s night blitz demolished the entire neighborhood of Al-Karama, as Israeli jets leveled eight 12-story towers while people were still inside their homes, reportedly used internationally banned white phosphorous in the process….

Continue reading “US Aggression on Palestinians will Spark Regional War: Yemen – The Cradle 10/10/23”

US Aggression on Palestinians will Spark Regional War: Yemen – The Cradle 10/10/23

Source: New.TheCradle.co

Yemen’s Ansarallah resistance on 9 October warned the US against getting directly involved in the war between Israel and Gaza, saying that such a move would spark a “regional war.”

October 12, 2023October 12, 2023

At Least 700 Killed, Nearly 200,000 Displaced as Israel Carpet Bombs Gaza – The Cradle 10/10/23

Source: New.TheCradle.co

Israeli warplanes pummeled the Gaza Strip with more than 200 air raids overnight on 10 October, raising the death toll past 700, including 140 children, and about 4,000 injured.

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced on Tuesday morning that mass displacement escalated over the past 24 hours across Gaza, reaching 180,000 people.

Continue reading “At Least 700 Killed, Nearly 200,000 Displaced as Israel Carpet Bombs Gaza – The Cradle 10/10/23”

Continue reading “Who is to Blame? – Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler 10/10/23”

Who is to Blame? – Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler 10/10/23

Source: Mondoweiss.net

There is tremendous blame to go around for the ongoing violence and bloodshed in occupied Palestine. We must begin to acknowledge it.

Iran Helped Hamas “Plot Israel Attack Over Several Weeks”, Gave Green Light, WSJ Reports – ZeroHedge 10/9/23

Source: ZeroHedge.com

Readers may recall that we ended our first post-mortem to the war between Israel and Hamas by speculation if Iran would get dragged in:

Finally, there is some speculation that Iran may get dragged into what is rapidly emerging as the worst Middle-Eastern crisis in years, with various pro-Israeli hawks claiming that the Hamas attack would have only occurred with explicit Iranian backing. If Israel does indeed attack Iran, as it has hinted it would do for years, may we suggest you fill up your gas tank.

That speculation has been all but validated moments ago when the WSJ reported that “Iranian security officials helped plan Hamas’s Saturday surprise attack on Israel and gave the green light for the assault at a meeting in Beirut last Monday“, according to senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah, another Iran-backed militant group.

Officers of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had worked with Hamas since August to devise the air, land and sea incursions, the WSJ reported citing its Hamas and Hezbollah sources….

Continue reading “‘Israel Ignored Our Warnings:’ Egypt – The Cradle 10/9/23”

‘Israel Ignored Our Warnings:’ Egypt – The Cradle 10/9/23

Source: New.TheCradle.co

Egyptian authorities trying to mediate the war between Israel and Palestinian factions say that their words of caution to Tel Aviv fell on deaf ears.

“We have warned them an explosion of the situation is coming, and very soon, and it would be big. But they underestimated such warnings,” an Egyptian intelligence official told AP.

October 10, 2023October 10, 2023

‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 3: Israeli Defense Minister Orders Full Siege of Gaza “No Power, No Food, No Gas” – Mondoweiss 10/9/23

Source: Mondoweiss.net

Fighting between Israel and Palestinian resistance factions, led by Hamas in Gaza, continued into their third day on Monday, as Israel declared a complete siege of Gaza.

Palestinian Ministry of Health (as of 11:00 am local time): 493 killed in Gaza including 91 children; 16 killed in West Bank including three children
UN OCHA: More than 17,500 families, comprising over 123,538 people, have been internally displaced in Gaza
Israel continues massing for invasion, 300,000 reservists called up
U.S. orders aircraft carrier strike group to Mediterranean to assist Israel
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant: “I ordered a full siege on the Gaza Strip. No power, no food, no gas, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we act accordingly.”

Continue reading “‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 3: Israeli Defense Minister Orders Full Siege of Gaza “No Power, No Food, No Gas” – Mondoweiss 10/9/23”

October 10, 2023October 10, 2023

Hamas’ Attack on Israel Is Puzzling – Paul Craig Roberts 10/9/23

Source: Unz.com

I am being asked about the Israeli-Palestine conflict, which seems to be taking attention away from the Ukraine-Russia conflict. People, by which I mean people who pay attention, are wondering why the Palestinians would attack Israel like this as it provides Netanyahu with an excuse to grab the remaining bits of Palestine and destroy the Gaza strip, thus disposing of the two-state solution by conquest. Who can blame Israel after Palestinians killed Israelis and took hostages?

Continue reading “Hamas’ Attack on Israel Is Puzzling – Paul Craig Roberts 10/9/23”

Continue reading “Israeli Airstrikes Kill Most Gazans in a Single Day Since 2008 – The Cradle 10/9/23”

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Most Gazans in a Single Day Since 2008 – The Cradle 10/9/23

Source: New.TheCradle.co

The Israeli military has killed nearly 300 Palestinians in 24 hours of airstrikes in Gaza, the most in a single day since 2008, Palestinian officials reported on 9 October.

Continue reading “Southern Lebanon Heats Up with Israeli Shelling, Palestinian Incursions – The Cradle 10/9/23”

Southern Lebanon Heats Up with Israeli Shelling, Palestinian Incursions – The Cradle 10/9/23

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Shelling has been reported in southern Lebanon from across the Israeli border, with at least three Hezbollah watchtowers being destroyed after Palestinian fighters infiltrated the border in the afternoon of 9 October.

Continue reading “Israelis Question “Catastrophic” Intelligence Failure – ZeroHedge 10/8/23″

Israelis Question “Catastrophic” Intelligence Failure – ZeroHedge 10/8/23

Source: ZeroHedge.com

Never in history has Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad been able to kill and kidnap hundreds of Israelis in a single day. Saturday’s assault was clearly well-planned, highly coordinated, and well-armed, and very likely was in preparation for months or even years. The Times of Israel is reporting an Israeli death toll of over 600, with the military confirming over 100 now in Palestinian captivity.

Israeli officials and media pundits now want answers: how could Israel’s most celebrated and storied intelligence organization Mossad have missed it? How did the military not have any foreknowledge that it was coming? How did the Gaza jihadists overrun several IDF outposts so swiftly and easily?

Continue reading “US Sends Warships, Aircraft Carrier To Israel For Potential ‘Support’ Operations – ZeroHedge 10/8/23”

US Sends Warships, Aircraft Carrier To Israel For Potential ‘Support’ Operations – ZeroHedge 10/8/23

Source: ZeroHedge.com

NBC’s Pentagon correspondent is reporting that the US military is dispatching navy warships as well as an aircraft carrier to waters off Israeli as part of “support” operations.

“The US military is planning to move US Navy ships and US military aircraft closer to Israel as a show of support, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the planning,” NBC’s Courtney Kube writes. “Movements could start immediately but all the assets will not be in place for several days.”

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023

‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 2: Israel Declares War as Casualties Skyrocket – Mondoweiss 10/8/23

Source: Mondoweiss.net

Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed over the past 24 hours as Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip in response to “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.” It is reported that over 600 Israelis have been killed in the past 24 hours.

Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed over the past 24 hours as Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes – Israel’s response to “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood”, launched by Hamas on Saturday morning. It is reported that over 600 Israelis have been killed in the past 24 hours, which is more than in the first year-and-a-half of the second Intifada.

Continue reading “‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 2: Israel Declares War as Casualties Skyrocket – Mondoweiss 10/8/23”

Continue reading “Democrats and Liberal Zionists Decry ‘Terrorists’ and Rally to ‘Stand with Israel’ – Philip Weiss and Michael Arria 10/7/23”

Democrats and Liberal Zionists Decry ‘Terrorists’ and Rally to ‘Stand with Israel’ – Philip Weiss and Michael Arria 10/7/23

Source: Mondoweiss.net

It did not take very long for Israel’s friends in the U.S., including many liberal Democrats and liberal Zionist organizations, to declare utter support for Israel against Hamas “terrorists.”

The incursion by Gaza militants into Israel this morning surprised Israel but it also took Americans by surprise. It did not take very long for Israel’s friends in the U.S. to declare utter support for Israel against Hamas “terrorists.” Supporters seemed to outdo one another in their declarations of support for “our incredible ally,” as Rep. Haley Stevens described Israel, or “our greatest ally,” as Rep. Mike Lawler put it.

Continue reading “Hezbollah Attacks Israeli Border Sites in Solidarity with Palestinian Resistance – The Cradle 10/8/23”

Hezbollah Attacks Israeli Border Sites in Solidarity with Palestinian Resistance – The Cradle 10/8/23

Source: New.TheCradle.co

An exchange of fire took place on Lebanon’s southern border on 8 October between Hezbollah and Israel, coinciding with a massive and ongoing Hamas offensive in the Israeli-occupied territories.

Three Israeli army sites in the occupied Shebaa Farms area of the Lebanese border were targeted by Hezbollah, a statement by the resistance group said.

Continue reading “Bombs Rain Down in Gaza as Israeli Death Toll Soars – The Cradle 10/7/23”

Bombs Rain Down in Gaza as Israeli Death Toll Soars – The Cradle 10/7/23

Source: New.TheCradle.co

Israel’s military launched airstrikes on Gaza on 7 October in response to Hamas’ massive military offensive within the occupied territories, called ‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.’

“Dozens of IDF fighter jets are currently striking a number of targets belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip,” the Israeli military said.