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Gaza reporters share their harrowing stories with RT: 'Israel targets journalists intentionally'

Elizabeth Blade
RT
Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:16 UTC
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Local journalists say Israel's war is 'unprecedented' but it won't stop them from doing their work

Reporters in Gaza are struggling to do their jobs with severely limited internet access, and a fuel shortage which prevents them from moving around. They are working in constant danger from airstrikes, which have claimed more than 10,000 lives so far.

It's been more than a month since Hamas militants infiltrated Israel in the deadliest attack on the Jewish state since its inception in 1948.

More than 1,400 Israelis were brutally murdered on October 7, and over 7,000 were wounded. In retaliation, Israel waged war on Hamas, vowing to kill all those responsible for the massacre. It also promised to uproot the Islamic movement, which has been ruling Gaza since 2007.

For the past five weeks, Israel has been pounding Gaza, home to 2.3 million of people, with thousands of bombs. The death toll in the Palestinian coastal enclave has exceeded 10,000. Thousands are still under the rubble and unaccounted for. Among those killed are Palestinian journalists. According to the latest data, at least 40 have lost their lives in the current wave of violence. RT spoke with two men reporting from Gaza to gauge their opinions on the conflict and what it's like to work under fire. One of them, Rami Almughari, is a veteran in the field. The other, Mansour Shouman, is a newcomer to the profession, but both described the fear and constant smell of death that accompany their work.

Comment: Social media abounds with reports of the deliberate targeting of Palestinian reporters in Gaza (and their families when possible), a protected group under international law. Israel is unequivocally committing war crimes.




A reminder these brave journalists are still human:




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Arrow Up

Russian political elites on their U.S. counterparts: card cheats!

Gilbert Doctorow
gilbertdoctorow.com
Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:47 UTC
US Political Elites
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The 19th century American showman P.T. Barnum is best known for his aphorism "There's a sucker born every minute." This is precisely the kind of cynical card cheat who epitomizes America's political establishment today in the view of Russian expert observers and legislators appearing on the widely watched talk show Evening with Vladimir Solovyov. They have in their crosshairs not just what they call "the Collective Biden," meaning the senile, disoriented fool who has his finger on the red button plus the Deep State that writes his speeches and steers him to and from his speaking engagements. It also takes in scoundrels in the U.S. Senate like Chuck Schumer, my classmate (Harvard '67) Mike Blumenthal and the ever notorious Lindsey Graham. Their sound bites are very frequently put up on the screen for the audience to better understand what Russia's erstwhile "partners" abroad are saying.

Those of you who had experience watching RT (Russia Today) have never been exposed to this kind of trenchant analysis and utter contempt for the American political classes. This goes much farther than what you might imagine when Western mainstream media concede that 'there is little trust between the sides.'

If we dig a bit deeper, the contempt of the Russian political commentators, many of whom hold advanced academic degrees, is built on their conviction that American politicians, like their European Union counterparts today, are poorly educated if not simply ignoramuses. By a curious irony of fate, the Americans appear to Russian sophisticates to be the conniving rubes that Americans once saw in the Soviet leaders of Khrushchev's time in power.
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Bizarro Earth

Best of the Web: The Kingdom of Heaven: Why a 'No-State Solution' is the Only Viable Option for the Holy Lands

Alexander Wolfheze
Geopolitika.ru
Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:15 UTC
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Palestine, November 6. 2023
Unfashionable observations on the October crisis

'Eyeless in Gaza'
Promise was that I
Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver
Ask for this great deliverer now and find him
Eyeless in Gaza at the mill with slaves

— John Milton, Samson Agonistes
Recently, what Aleksandr Dugin termed the 'Last War of the World Island', went into a new phase. After establishing undisputed totalitarian control over the West during the 2020-21 'Covid'+'BLM'+'Biden'+'J16'+'mRNA' 'Great Reset' sequence, the globalist elite's re-directed its multi-dimensional warfare campaign from West to East.[1] In the final analysis, 2022 'Ukraine' offensive, most directly aimed at eliminating Russia as Christian Europe's 'Last Katechon' and sovereign guardian of the World Island's Heartland, simply marks the start of the globalist West's switch from the domestic to the international part of the Great Reset: an all-out attempt to impose its will on the anti-globalist Rest.

Formally, the outbreak of open hostilities on the Don and Dnieper, facilitated by the globalist puppets in charge of their 'Ukraine' vassal-state, represents the start of the Last War of the World Island as a classic, kinetic clash of arms, albeit still limited to a single theatre and confined within tight constraints.
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Star of David

White House warns Israel against Gaza 'reoccupation'


RT
Wed, 08 Nov 2023 21:14 UTC
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© AP / Jose Luis MaganaAnti-war activists protest outside of the White House in Washington, November 4, 2023
West Jerusalem has suggested it could keep troops in the Palestinian enclave for an "indefinite period"

The White House has expressed alarm over the possible "reoccupation" of Gaza, after Israel's prime minister indicated that his country's forces would have "overall security responsibility" in the area following the conflict with Hamas.

Asked to weigh in on the long-term plans for Gaza during an interview with CNN on Tuesday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby urged Israel to reconsider a lengthy military deployment.

"The president still believes that a reoccupation of Gaza by Israeli forces is not good. It's not good for Israel; not good for the Israeli people," Kirby said without elaborating.
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Star of David

Flashback BNP founder Nick Griffin: 'We were offered big money by Zionists in 2007 under two conditions: That we attack Islam, and never criticize the banking system'


Liveleak.com
Fri, 22 Mar 2019 22:24 UTC
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Here's how the Zionists bought the Right's silence on Israel.

Zionist Neocons offered Nick Griffin's BNP much-needed funding in 2007, but in return he was asked to focus on the evils of Islam and never criticize the banking system.

Where they couldn't buy off established parties, they created their own, hence giving rise to pro-Israel groups like the EDL, Britain First and Pegida.

When Tommy Robinson created the EDL, it was started with its own Jewish section run by Jewish extremist Roberta Moore, who now runs the Jewish Defence League.

This is why there were always Israeli flags flying at EDL rallies.

This is why all 'new right' parties are ardent supporters of Israel.

This is why it's highly doubtful that anything will change for the better with them in power.


Comment: Since his refusal, Griffin has been castigated in UK media as a 'Nazi' (long before that tactic became commonplace).

Assuming the gist of his claim in the above video is accurate, what does this say for the other 'new right' parties across the Western world who have enjoyed meteoric rises in recent years?

Griffin has since been kicked out by his own party, and has tried restarting with another, the British Unity Party. At a time when it's fashionable to pillory Muslims as terrorists, Griffin is - like his fellow 'Nazi' leading the Labour Party - showing his support for Hezbollah...

Which one is 'nationalist', and which one is 'socialist'?

Also, compare and contrast:



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Vader

Why are US weapons transfers to Israel shrouded in secrecy — but not Ukraine?

Ken Klippenstein
The Intercept
Tue, 07 Nov 2023 19:58 UTC
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© U.S. Air ForceU.S. Air Force personnel unload a KC-135 Stratotanker at an undisclosed location, designated by the military as within the U.S. Central Command “area of responsibility,” on Oct. 23, 2023.
The Biden administration put out a three-page list of arms for Ukraine, but information on weapons sent to Israel could fit in one sentence.

One month since Hamas's surprise attack, little is known about the weapons the U.S. has provided to Israel. Whereas the Biden administration released a three-page itemized list of weapons provided to Ukraine, down to the exact number of rounds, the information released about weapons sent to Israel could fit in a single sentence.

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby acknowledged the secrecy in an October 23 press briefing, saying that while U.S. security assistance "on a near-daily basis," he continued, "We're being careful not to quantify or get into too much detail about what they're getting — for their own operational security purposes, of course."

The argument that transparency would imperil Israel's operational security — somehow not a concern with Ukraine — is misleading, experts told The Intercept.
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Key

Bombshell: Trump had active security clearance when Jack Smith indicted him in documents case...


Revolver
Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00 UTC
donald
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The sham classified documents case that Jack Smith is spearheading against President Trump has encountered a couple of very significant setbacks in recent days — setbacks so severe that they have the potential to derail the entire case. President Trump says he has evidence that the Biden administration colluded with various federal agencies to arm Jack Smith with the ammunition for his indictment. Furthermore, he has disclosed an additional bombshell that could once again shake the foundation of the case.

The paperwork shows that President Trump maintained an active security clearance at the very time when Jack Smith indicted him in the documents case — a fact the Biden regime was well aware of.

Independent investigative journalist Julie Kelly disclosed the specifics in her post on the platform X. (see below)

The twist in the story is that President Trump's security clearance was revoked after discovery of the documents following a change in the status of those documents. It was on Biden's request that NARA withdrew Trump's privileges - a request that was granted. After, the documents were reclassified, providing the basis for the raid on Mar-a-Lago.
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Piggy Bank

BlackRock, JP Morgan set up 'reconstruction bank' for Ukraine

C.G. Jones
Human Events
Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC
ZelBlaJP
© UnknownUkraine President Volodymyr Zelensky
BlackRock and JPMorgan Chase are reportedly aiding the Ukrainian government in setting up a reconstruction bank that could see rebuilding projects being heavily invested in by private entities. The Financial Times noted that it would cost Ukraine roughly $411 billion to rebuild their country amid the onslaught of attacks by Russia, but the cost is continuing to increase.

The Ukraine Development Fund is still in the early stages of setting up the reconstruction bank, but potential investors will get an inside preview of how things will look during a London conference that is set to take place this week.

With the steep cost to rebuild, the Ukrainian government reached out to BlackRock in November to see if there was a conceivable way of attracting investments. JPMorgan was soon added in February. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed last month that he was working with the two financial institutions and consultants at McKinsey, per the report.

Philipp Hildebrand, BlackRock vice-chair, said:
"So many of today's long-term challenges are best addressed through blended finance and this is one. You need these vehicles to mobilise capital at scale."
Though BlackRock and JPMorgan are offering their services, they will likely have the first look at potential investments in the Eastern European country. The report noted that the current development has only deepened JPMorgan's relationship with its long-standing client, Ukraine. The financial institution has helped Ukraine raise more than $25 billion in sovereign debt since 2010, and it led in the country's $20 billion debt reconstruction in 2022.

Comment: Zelensky to complete the downfall of Ukraine by 'selling-out' to mercenary funders.

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Russian Flag

Sanctions here to stay - Moscow


RT
Wed, 08 Nov 2023 14:20 UTC
RussFM
© Grigory SysoevRussian FM Sergey Lavrov
The country is in no rush to resume engagements with the West anyway, according to Sergey Lavrov...

Russia does not expect the US and its allies to lift their sanctions anytime soon, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.

"We understand perfectly well that the sanctions imposed against us will not go away in the foreseeable future, and even in the longer term," the diplomat told a roundtable with Russian ambassadors in Moscow.

Russia "does not need" relief "not because we choose isolationism or self-sufficiency," but because "the West decided to destroy the world economy for the sake of teaching Russia a lesson."

The cost of sanctions to European nations, which rejected Russian energy and raw materials and lost its market due to their decision to conduct an economic decoupling, can be conservatively estimated at €250 billion ($266.6 billion), the minister said.


Mr. Lavrov continues his presentation:


Comment: How to lose billions intending to teach Russia a lesson:
EU businesses have lost at least €250 billion ($266.6 billion) due to the sweeping sanctions imposed on Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Wednesday.

According to the top diplomat, these are "very conservative estimates" of the damage that the West has inflicted on its own businesses over the past year-and-a-half by introducing unilateral sanctions.

Russia-EU trade turnover totaled $200 billion in 2022 and is expected to drop to less than $100 billion by the end of 2023, according to the Foreign Ministry.

The latest ministry estimates show that mutual trade between Russia and EU member states, which totaled $417 billion in 2013, could have reached $700 billion this year were it not for the sanctions.

Speaking at a Ukraine-related meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions in Moscow, Lavrov said that, while the EU shows no sign of reversing its policies, Russia is creating independent trade mechanisms.

Lavrov stressed that Russia will rely "exclusively" on itself in strategic areas. According to Lavrov, the country is now building up new transport corridors and supply chains that will be "beyond the control of malicious influence" from the West.

Thus far, the EU has introduced 11 sanctions packages against Russia over its military operation in Ukraine. The number of restrictions has reached tens of thousands, although officials in the EU and US have repeatedly admitted that the negative impact of the penalties on Russia has not been as significant as expected.


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Star of David

Wikileaks cable: Israeli intelligence chief encouraged Hamas takeover of Gaza Strip

Saed Bannoura
IMEMC News
Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00 UTC
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In the latest revelation to come out of the hundreds of thousands of leaked diplomatic cables provided by the website 'Wikileaks', a diplomatic exchange between then Israeli Director of Military Intelligence, Major General Amos Yadlin, and US Ambassador to Israel Richard Jones showed Israeli support for a Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip which Israel could then declare Gaza to be a 'hostile entity'.

The Hamas party won Palestinian parliamentary elections in January 2006, but was prevented from forming a government as required by the Palestinian constitution.

In June 2007, after months of attempted takeovers by the US-supported Fateh party, the Hamas party was able to form their government in Gaza. The cable in question was recorded just hours before the Hamas government was formed in Gaza in June 2007.

In the transcript, Yadlin told the US Ambassador that he would be "very happy" if Hamas formed a government in Gaza "as long as they have no (air or sea) port." He added that Israel would then work with the rival Palestinian political party, Fateh, to form a government in the West Bank and work to undermine the Hamas government in Gaza.

Comment: Israel sets 'its pieces' in place over decades.

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