Ilan Pappe: "Israel after October 7: Between decolonisation & disintegration" "It is difficult to predict what will happen in Israel", but, as historians, we can "place the past year within the long-term processes that have unfolded in historical Palestine since 1882." The first is colonisation & its opposite – decolonisation. The second was the disintegration of Israel & the possible collapse of the Zionist project.

Al Jazeera

Israel after October 7: Between decolonisation and disintegration

It is difficult to predict what will happen in Israel, but history may give us a clue.

#Israel #SettlerColonialism #Palestine .

Analysis: "Israel attacks UN peacekeepers in Lebanon: Why it’s such a big deal". "The Israeli military has fired on the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon twice in less than 48 hours, the UN says. "It is almost unheard of for a UN member state to take aim at a UN peacekeeping force."

Al Jazeera

Israel attacks UN peacekeepers in Lebanon: Why it’s such a big deal

The international community considers Israel's attack on UNIFIL's headquarters a violation of international law.

#UNPeacekeepers #IsraeliCrimes #US #Lebanon ..

In-depth analysis of Israeli deaths from the IDF's use of the Hannibal directive on Oct 7, 2023. "Israel says that more than 1,000 vehicles were destroyed — often with Israeli captives inside." Many of the bombings were carried out by Israel itself, under its Hannibal Directive. This article is based on investigative reporting, Hebrew-language Israeli media, official Israeli figures of the dead, & a UN Human Rights Council report. https://electronicintifada.net/content/how-israel-killed-hundreds-its-own-people-7-october/49216 #Israel #Oct7 #HannibalDirective .

Mehdi Hasan blasts msm: "We Will Not Bend the Knee" "Those of us who take great pride in our editorial independence, and in our true freedom of speech, will not allow our voices to be silenced… we will not bend the knee to those that say a Palestinian life, or a Lebanese life, is somehow less worthy, or less equal, to an Israeli life or an American life,”

‘We Will Not Bend the Knee.’ Watch Mehdi’s Powerful Award Acceptance Speech

Zeteo’s editor-in-chief denounced the mainstream media’s coverage of Gaza while accepting the DAWN Integrity award in Washington D.C.

#GazaGenocide #Msm .

Analysis: "Israel's media have become the most important agent for dehumanization of the Palestinians, without the need for censorship or a government directing it to do so." "On Oct 7, 2023, the Israeli media..became an agent of nationalistic & militant emotions, stirring up & inciting, a ministry of propaganda, a public relations agency for the army, responsible for elevating the morale of a public at war." ~Gideon Levy

DAWN

Gaza’s Reality Has Been Hidden From the Israeli Public

On October 7, 2023, the Israeli media ceased to be journalists and instead became an agent of nationalistic and militant emotions, stirring up and ...

#IsraeliMedia #GazaGenocide .

The assassinations of the past 2 months have given Israel the confidence that it can now dismantle the axis of resistance, with the ultimate objective of seeking a direct US-Iranian military confrontation that could lay the basis for regime change in Iran. The US is fully on board with Israel's strategy. The problem is that Lebanon historically has served as the graveyard of Israeli & US hubris. We saw that in 1982 with the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. ~Mouin Rabbani #Iran #Israel #Lebanon .

1 Doco: "Against All Enemies" examines how the Proud Boys, Three Percenters, & Oath Keepers "are organised & led by trained military veterans." The doco traces the history of US domestic terrorism back to the KKK, highlighting how & why domestic terrorism links to the aftermath of warfare. Interview with director #WhiteSupremacy #Racism #USPol #DomesticTerrorism #KKK #USHistory #Jan6 . ....2

Interview: "In my opinion, Israel is planning to occupy the south of Lebanon completely". The only thing that will stop them is Hezbollah. Nothing else will stop them. When Biden & other Western leaders say Israel has the right to defend itself, does that include "invading other countries, bombarding other capitals, & occupying the land of other people?" ~Mustafa Barghouti

Mondoweiss

Mustafa Barghouti reflects on the future of the Palestinian struggle in a time of genocide and ethnic cleansing

In an interview with Mondoweiss, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative Dr. Mustafa Barghouti reflects on the importance of Pales...

#GazaGenocide #USEnablement #IsraeliWarCrimes .

Analysis: "We’ve never wanted to see a diplomatic resolution with Hamas... We've always been committed to the destruction of Hamas." State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. Miller then complains that Hamas won't come to the table: “I wish that Hamas would come to the table & work with us on a ceasefire”. The implication seems to be "that the only such agreement that would be accepted by Washington would be the complete surrender of Hamas." https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/maureen-clare-murphy/us-admits-it-doesnt-want-diplomatic-solution #USPol #CeasefireTalks .

Report: US doctors call on Biden to "stop this madness". The Gaza death toll is likely greater than 118,908, ie, 5.4% of the population. The US government is obligated, under US & International Humanitarian Law, to withhold military support for Israel. “Our bombs are cutting down women & children by the thousands. Their mutilated bodies are a monument to cruelty.” https://www.palestinechronicle.com/end-this-madness-now-us-doctors-urge-biden-harris-to-stop-military-economic-support-of-israel/ #USPol #Israel #GazaGenocide ..