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The Israel-Hamas war is ALREADY pushing the Great Reset agenda

Kit Knightly
Off-Guardian
Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:55 UTC
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A few days ago we published an article discussing how the Great Reset agenda is still moving forward behind the scenes, while the headlines are full of Israel-Palestine.

But it's also true that, in its thirteen days of existence, the war itself has already pushed that agenda forward as well.

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Normalising the suppression of dissent and creating a culture of fear around free expression are a major part of the Great Reset, after all the other steps are so much easier if you outlaw inconvenient protests.

And, naturally, calls for the suppression of freedom of expression have sprouted up everywhere since the war started. We covered this in our article "Israel-Hamas "war" - another excuse to shut down free speech"

Since that article was published this campaign has gained momentum.

European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton sent warning letters out to every major social media platform, claiming they needed to "combat disinformation" regarding Israel and threatening them with fines.

In yet another blow to the "China is on our side" narrative, Chinese video-sharing service TikTok has eagerly agreed to "combat disinformation".

Students from Harvard and Berkeley have been threatened with "blacklisting" for voicing support for Palestine.

German and French police are breaking up pro-Palestine demonstrations, while - in both the UK and US - there are calls to arrest people for waving Palestinian flags, or deport those who "support Hamas".

Creating a culture of fear, making people afraid to express themselves or their political opinions, is just one of the many things that Covid, Ukraine, Climate Change and now Israel have in common.
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Best of the Web: Pepe Escobar: Russia, China map out new economic order in Beijing

Pepe Escobar
Sputnik
Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:00 UTC
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© Sergey KarpuhinChinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.
History - complete with poetic justice overtones - presented us this week with the ultimate, glaring contrast between the geopolitics of the past, enacted in an incendiary corner of southwest Asia, and the geopolitics of the future, enacted in East Asia's Beijing, one of the capitals of emerging multipolarity.

Let's start with the future. The 3rd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing worked as a sort of road map for Eurasia economic/infrastructure integration. It was preceded by the State Council of the People's Republic of China releasing on October 10 a quite detailed white paper on the New Silk Roads - or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the actual overarching foreign policy concept of China for the foreseeable future.

BRI, initially defined as OBOR (One Belt, One Road) was launched 10 years ago by President Xi Jinping, first in Astana, Kazakhstan (part of the "belt", as in a series of economic belts) and then Jakarta, Indonesia (part of the "road", as in the Maritime Silk Road).

Comment: And the above may go some way to explaining why, now, the maniacs running the West are desperately trying to start major fires in the Middle East, as well as why the East are rather firmly putting the kabosh on the West's chaos creation attempts.

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American military build-up fueling tensions in Asia, Russia-N Korea relations have reached 'strategic level' - Lavrov


RT
Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:09 UTC
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Washington's "instinct for hegemony" and its growing military presence in Asia are contributing to continued tensions in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said during a trip to North Korea.

The top Russian diplomat traveled to Pyongyang to meet senior officials, including North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui. The two-day trip was meant to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

Speaking at a press conference to wrap up his visit, Lavrov said Moscow and Pyongyang shared concern "over the increase in military activity by the US, Japan, and South Korea, as well as Washington's effort to move elements of its strategic infrastructure, including nuclear aspects of it" into Asia.
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Biden to seek congressional support this week for billions in aid to Ukraine, Israel


RFE/RL
Sun, 15 Oct 2023 00:00 UTC
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© AS.com/KJNUS President Joe Biden's Giveaway
White House national-security adviser Jake Sullivan said on October 15 that the Biden administration will seek this week to get congressional approval for billions of dollars in aid to Israel and Ukraine.

U.S. media reported last week that the Biden administration had been discussing a $2 billion military aid package for Israel after Hamas on October 7 invaded the country, sparking a war.

In an interview with CBS's Face The Nation, Sullivan said the emergency aid package Biden will present will include aid for Israel and Ukraine and be "significantly higher" than $2 billion.

The Biden administration is seeking to link Israeli and Ukrainian aid after a minority group of Republicans in the House of Representatives shot down a $6 billion aid package for Kyiv last month. U.S. aid to Ukraine will run out in a few weeks if no new emergency spending bill is passed.

The United States has already allocated $113 billion in aid to Ukraine but a growing number of House Republicans are souring on further support, with some fearing Russia's invasion of Ukraine will turn into a "forever war," putting a strain on U.S. resources.

Republicans are ardent supporters of Israel, making it hard for them to vote against a bill that would contain aid to both countries.

Comment: Financing two non-US wars simultaneously? No Problem...Have ink?
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that Washington can "certainly" afford to support wars on two separate fronts, saying that its coffers are in good shape to continue backing US interests overseas in its support for Ukraine and amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
"America can certainly afford to stand with Israel and to support Israel's military needs and we also can and must support Ukraine in its struggle against Russia."
Yellen added that the United States' financial outlook is sufficient to back its allies abroad. However, she warned that the potential economic ramifications of a larger conflict in the Middle East remains unknown, particularly amid an already volatile global oil and natural gas market that has contributed to a cost-of-living crisis in several Western economies in the past year.

A former chair of the US National Reserve, Yellen also noted that inflation is easing but called on Republicans to expedite attempts to appoint a new House Speaker to ensure that financial aid can flow overseas.
"We do need to come up with funds, both for Israel and for Ukraine. This remains a 'priority' of Biden's administration. It's really up to the House to find, seat a speaker and to put us in a position where legislation can be passed."
To date, the United States has already approved at least $113 billion in aid to Ukraine, according to recent calculations from the US State Department Office of Inspector General. However, CNN reported last week that the US military has called on defense producers to ramp up production to make up for shortfalls in stockpiles due to arms being transferred to Ukraine, in order to ensure it can supply munitions to Israel.

Amid renewed focus on the Israel-Palestine conflict, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has warned in recent days that "international attention" should not be shifted away from his country.

Polling conducted in August, also by CNN, reflected a swelling discontent in the US over the authorization of additional funding to support Kiev in its conflict with Moscow - with 55% of respondents calling for Ukraine spending to be withdrawn.
'There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza. There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza a hole!'

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German arms exports to favor Israel over Ukraine


RT
Wed, 18 Oct 2023 14:07 UTC
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© Axel Heimken/AFPGerman armaments company Rheinmetall works on 155mm ammunition
The DPA report comes amid Berlin's continued supply of military equipment for Kiev...

The German government wants to prioritize weapons deliveries to Israel amid its conflict with Hamas, the DPA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

According to unnamed government officials interviewed by the outlet, "commercial applications from companies for arms exports will be processed and approved with priority given the current situation" in the Middle East. However, the agency did not provide further details on the new policy.

The report comes after Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed support for Israel in its conflict with Hamas, saying:
"There is only one place for Germany — that place is at Israel's side. Our own history, our responsibility arising from the Holocaust, makes it a perpetual task for us to stand up for the security of the state of Israel."
In line with this approach, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said last week that Berlin had returned two Heron combat drones that had been leased by the German military back to Israel, adding that talks were now underway about providing German ammunition to Israeli warships.

Comment: If any group/nationality can deliver the guilt...and once again, Israel's big heavy thumb is on the throats of multiple countries to share complicity.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz forced to lie on ground during Israel visit. Scholz and his group of advisors were forced to evacuate their aircraft and lay on the Tarmac before being rushed to a Bomb Shelter at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv during a Rocket Barrage launched against the city:


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West has 'lost' Global South over Israel hypocrisy - FT


RT
Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:01 UTC
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© Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu/Getty ImagesDestruction in Gaza
Standing up for Ukraine but not Palestine makes the US and its allies look duplicitous, officials have told the outlet...

Attempts by the US and its allies to "paint Moscow as a global pariah" have been "poisoned" by their rush to support Israeli retaliation against Hamas in Gaza, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing more than a dozen officials.

Western nations have long framed the Ukraine conflict as an act of "unprovoked aggression" and blasted Moscow for the suffering of civilians.

However, the same nations have appeared reluctant to condition their support for Israel on exercising restraint in the wake of the deadly incursion by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, earlier this month. Israel has cut off essential supplies to the enclave and subjected it to intense bombardment.

One senior G7 diplomat was quoted as saying:
"We have definitely lost the battle in the Global South. All the work we have done with the Global South [over Ukraine] has been lost... Forget about rules, forget about world order. They won't ever listen to us again."

"What we said about Ukraine has to apply to Gaza. Otherwise we lose all our credibility. The Brazilians, the South Africans, the Indonesians: why should they ever believe what we say about human rights?"
Meanwhile, an Arab official noted an apparent lack of consistency:
"if you describe cutting off water, food and electricity in Ukraine as a war crime, then you should say the same thing about Gaza."

Comment: Excuses to deny do not have to be rational. Credibility is no longer based on truth and acts.

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Displacing Palestinians 'act of war' - Jordan


RT
Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:35 UTC
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© Russian Foreign Ministry Press Office/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesMinister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan Ayman Safadi
Jordan will not become complicit in another expulsion of Palestinians from their homes, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Wednesday.

The Hashemite kingdom is doing all it can to stop the conflict but will treat any attempt to displace Palestinians as "a declaration of war," Safadi vowed, as quoted by the Roya News outlet.
"Amman will not allow 'a new catastrophe' nor will it let Israel 'shift the crisis' created and exacerbated by the occupation to neighboring countries. There is no justification for what Israel is doing in Gaza. We demand for the war to be stopped, to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza Strip and to protect civilians."
Displacing the Palestinians from Gaza to another country would be a war crime, Safadi said, accusing Israel of already engaging in war crimes against the Palestinians there.
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Analysis: US not ready for war with Iran

Scott Ritter
Sputnik
Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:44 UTC
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© AP Photo / Vahid SalemiIran shows off its military might.
The current phase of the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel exploded upon the international scene on October 7, when Hamas carried out a deadly surprise attacks that killed 1,300 Israelis, including more than 220 soldiers.

The Israeli response — the mobilization of some 360,000 troops who subsequently laid siege to the Gaza Strip, home to some 2.1 million Palestinians — has generated the ire of much of the world, especially in the face of sustained aerial bombardment that has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians, more than half of them children, and unleashing a humanitarian crisis among the survivors, many of whom have been displaced from homes destroyed by the Israeli actions.
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Why a global government is the ultimate goal of many billionaires. "The goal is for you to own nothing"

Dr. Joseph Mercola
Global Research
Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:00 UTC
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The European Union's "Energy Performance of Buildings Directive" — the legislative instrument that dictates the energy performance standards for buildings within the EU — will be used to achieve a massive wealth transfer scheme

By 2030, the EU must meet a minimum 55% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. By 2050, they want every building — commercial, public and residential — in the EU to meet zero-emission standards. To achieve that, they will impose a slew of new renewal energy requirements on homeowners

For example, heating systems that use fossil fuels are to be completely phased out of existence by 2035. Homeowners will be required to install new "green," presumably electric, heating systems — and pay for it out of pocket. The cost for these new energy requirements are estimated to be around 100,000 euros for a residential house

The goal is to force people out of their homes. If you cannot afford the required upgrades, you'll be forced to sell your home. Asset management companies will then buy them and turn them into rentals

September 20, 2023, the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) president approved a declaration on pandemic prevention, which assigns pandemic authority to the WHO, without a full assembly vote and over the objections of 11 member states. The objections should have prevented a consensus adoption the declaration, but the U.N. is skirting the rules by having the UNGA president, rather than the General Assembly, approve the declaration

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Who was behind Gaza's Al Ahli hospital blast - a visual investigation

Alex Thomson
Channel 4
Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:53 UTC
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Aftermath of the Al Ahli Hospital bombing. The damage is consistent with an air-burst type munition

Comment: Are the knives finally out for Israel? Channel 4 has produced a remarkably even-handed analysis (below) of the Al Alhi Hospital bombing. Given the stranglehold the Israel Lobby has on Britain, this is the equivalent of scathing public criticism.


So what do we actually know about the hospital blast - and the contradicting claims by Israel and Hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by the UK?

It's been impossible to carry out any independent verification - but we've been examining the evidence presented by both sides so far.

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