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IDF chiefs to approve Gaza ground invasion plans later today - spokesman

Judah Ari Gross
Times of Israel
Thu, 13 May 2021 18:51 UTC
IDF tank golan heights
© Michael Giladi/Flash90
IDF Armored Corps soldiers prepare to move south to the Gaza border on May 11, 2021, at El Poran, Golan Heights
IDF Armored Corps soldiers prepare to move south to the Gaza border on May 11, 2021, at El Poran, Golan Heights. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

IDF Spokesman Hidai Zilberman says a variety of plans for a possible ground invasion of the Gaza Strip will be presented to the IDF General Staff for approval later today.

These plans, which are being assembled by the Gaza Division and Southern Command, can then be given to Israel's political leadership for consideration.

The IDF in recent days has deployed additional ground troops to the border — from the Paratroopers Brigade, Golani Infantry Brigade and 7th Armored Brigade — ahead of a potential incursion, but no decision to go forward with such a campaign has been made yet.


Comment: Social media has been rife with speculation over this potential development, and whether Israel will receive outside support:






Still spinning:


Will they ghoulishly sell coffee and pastries to the 'show' this time too?


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Bullseye

Western messaging about 'rules-based international order' designed to undermine UN & circumvent international law, says Russian FM

Jonny Tickle
RT
Thu, 13 May 2021 18:16 UTC
lavrov
© RIA
Western countries are developing rules without the consent of the rest of the international community, and are both undermining and circumventing the United Nations. That's according to Sergey Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister.

Speaking on Wednesday at a joint press conference in Moscow with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Lavrov reiterated Russia's support for the organization, and criticized those who take individual approaches, instead of using established collective decision-making mechanisms.

In particular, he noted that some countries engage in "illegitimate actions," such as using force "without the approval by the UN Security Council," as well as unilaterally imposing sanctions.
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Star of David

IDF appears to crow over leveling Gaza residential block with 'before & after' meme on Instagram


RT
Thu, 13 May 2021 17:31 UTC
IDF meme Gaza bombing before after
© Instagram / idfonline
IDF brags over Gaza 'before' and 'after'
The IDF has posted what was perceived as a meme on its Instagram account showing before-and-after photos of a residential tower block in Gaza following its assault on the building, which was allegedly used by "terrorists."

"Another significant achievement," the Israel Defense Force (IDF) titled its post of Wednesday, showing "before" and "after" photos of the Hanadi high-rise block which once towered above its surroundings in Gaza City. "The tower was used by terrorist organizations," the IDF wrote, vindicating its attack on the apartment block.

"We will not stop here - we will continue to act in any way necessary to protect the security of the residents of Israel and rule out threats from the Gaza Strip," the translation reads.
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Eye 2

Ireland: State terror and kidnapping in the name of Covid


waketfupweekly.substack.com
Thu, 13 May 2021 16:09 UTC
Irish Tanaiste Leo Vardakar

Micheal Martin, Leo Varadkar and Eamon Rya
In February of this year, Irish Tanaiste, Leo Vardakar resorted to a well established Bolshevik tactic when he labelled a gathering of thousands of Irish people, who were marching through Dublin City in protest of the nation's farcical COVID lockdown policy, as 'bonkers'. Doing so, Varadakar made it clear, in a roundabout way, that anyone who dissents against the government could be assumed mentally unwell, sectioned and placed in a looney farm. He had confirmed that the Stalinist ploy to rid the country of opposition by locking them up in mental asylums had been adopted by the sitting Fianna Fail/Fine Gael/Green Party, World Economic Forum-sponsored cartel. On pointing this out to the hypnotised normies of Europe's only fluoride-mandating nation, I was laughed at and fobbed off as a tin-hat wearing zany conspiracy theorist.

I pointed out further that legislation had recently been enacted in the country, with the COVID-19 illusory virus pandemic used as an excuse to change existing laws, in an effort to further tighten the grip of arbitrary control of the Irish people. The Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill and the special powers granted to the Department of Health via the 2020 Mental Health Care Act, meant that an Irish citizen could be detained against their will without access to a lawyer, arrested without a warrant, subjected to force and coercion, and put before a single person tribunal who had full authority to have him or her isolated and placed in a detention facility of any sort, including, but not limited to, a psychiatric hospital. Once again, the Bolshevik techniques and the poisonous styles used to stifle political dissent were plain to be seen. Once again though, the majority of Irish men and women whom I spoke to about this, brushed it off as a minor triviality and showed no concern for its threat to their liberties. It was all for our own good, apparently.
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Magnify

Manila claims nearly 300 Chinese militia vessels have swarmed Philippines-held islands in latest incursion


RT
Wed, 12 May 2021 15:01 UTC
Scarborough
© REUTERS/Erik De Castro
Chinese vessels are pictured at the disputed Scarborough Shoal (FILE PHOTO)
The Philippines taskforce for the South China Sea has reported incursions into its maritime territory by 287 Chinese militia vessels, one week after President Rodrigo Duterte questioned an international ruling in Manila's favor.

In a statement on Wednesday, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF WPS) said that the Chinese vessels had been spotted on May 9 by a maritime patrol.

"This incident, along with continued illegal incursions of foreign vessels sighted near Philippines-held islands, has been submitted to relevant agencies for possible diplomatic actions," the task force said.

Comment: See also: South China Sea heats up as Philippines Foreign Sec drops the F-bomb over Chinese boats in contested region

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Bizarro Earth

Le Pen echoes army generals warning of "danger of civil war", as signatories threatened with military tribunal

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Wed, 12 May 2021 02:45 UTC
le pen
© Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images
The far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she understood the sentiments of the first letter and called on the signatories to support her politics and her bid for the French presidency in 2022.
The French government and much of the public has reacted with outrage after another open letter issued by military personnel has warned that France is headed for "civil war" if it doesn't handle its Muslim extremism problem.

The controversy was further stoked when Marine Le Pen - commonly dubbed by mainstream media as France's outspoken "leader of the far-right" - once again showed support for the letter by agreeing on the "danger of a civil war" in an apparent rallying of her base around the message ahead of next April's election where they'll seek to take on President Emmanuel Macron. Clearly a significant bulk of officer and enlisted military members agree with her stark assessment.

Comment: RT reports:
Those among the French soldiers and officers who feel the urge to make public statements about the political situation in the country can find a perfect way to defend their opinions without compromising the neutrality of the army - by resigning, said Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Francois Lecointre.

"The most reasonable thing is certainly to leave [the army] in order to be able to make one's ideas and convictions public in a perfectly free [way]," the general said in a letter addressing officers, non-commissioned officers, active-duty soldiers, sailors and airmen as well as reservists.
france army
© Reuters / Benoit Tessier
FILE PHOTO.
Active duty military members who signed the second letter, Lecointre argued, "transgressed" their obligations of "neutrality" imposed on every French soldier.

"In the name of personal convictions," these soldiers and officers involved the Armed Forces in a debate, in which the military had neither legal nor moral right to intervene, he said. Lecointre called on those who signed the letter "to demonstrate common sense" and resign, while stopping short of threatening them with any official sanctions.

"Each soldier is free to think what he wants, but it is up to him to distinguish [between]... what comes from his responsibility as a citizen from what emerges from his responsibility as a soldier."

The first letter, published on April 21 - on the 60th anniversary of a failed coup d'état against General Charles de Gaulle over his support of Algerian independence - caused an uproar among France's top officials. Lecointre said at that time that 18 servicemen identified as its signatories would face a military tribunal. The chief of staff also vowed to personally write a damning letter to General Christian Piquemal - a former commander of the French Foreign Legion, who signed the first letter as well.

"I deny them all... a right to make political statements by highlighting their rank," Lecointre added.

The second letter was also met with a harsh response from the French top officials. Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin questioned the courage of the authors, who preferred to stay anonymous, while former president Francois Hollande accused them of a "desire to challenge the very principles of the Republic."

Defense Minister Florence Parly said that "armies are not there to campaign but to defend France."
The Chief of Staff is criticizing signatories for remaining anonymous whilst threatening those that do speak up with military tribunals. Notably, Macrons government attempting to silence the concerns voiced by some in the military are at the same time issuing the same warnings about immigration and integration to further their own agenda: Macron drafts new 'secularism' laws that outlaw homeschooling, claims to be fighting 'Islamic separatism'

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Russian Flag

Top Russian lawmaker mulls ending internet anonymity after threatening online posts emerge from suspect in Kazan school shooting


RT
Wed, 12 May 2021 12:16 UTC
State Duma of the Russian Federation
© RIA
Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin in the State Duma of the Russian Federation after delivering a report on the work of the government for 2020, 12.05.2021, Moscow, Russia.
Russia's most senior MP has confirmed that the country's parliament may soon consider proposals to put an end to anonymous online accounts, in the wake of the bloody school shooting in Kazan that has claimed at least nine lives.

In a statement posted to Telegram on Tuesday, Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the State Duma, said that parliamentarians were preparing a response to the "inhuman and brutal" atrocity.

"The world has changed greatly over the past few decades," he said. "New technologies like the internet are available to all, and they have brought not only progress, but also problems, which have turned into serious threats, especially to children. Children's health, their wellbeing - even their lives."
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Syringe

Biden urges parents to get children vaccinated after CDC backs Pfizer jab for kids as young as 12


RT
Thu, 13 May 2021 07:25 UTC
teenager vaccination
© Reuters / Chris Aluka Berry
A teenager is inoculated with Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine after Georgia authorized the shot for those aged 12 years and older, at Dekalb Pediatric Center in Decatur, Georgia, May 11, 2021.
President Joe Biden is making his push for children to get Covid-19 vaccines, now authorized for kids 12 and older, dismissing their low risk of serious illness in the hope of stopping its spread to more vulnerable age groups.

"This is one more giant step in our fight against the pandemic," Biden told reporters on Wednesday, after a CDC panel voted to recommend use of Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds. The shot was already available to anyone over 16, and the FDA on Monday gave emergency authorization to expand eligibility down to the age of 12.


Biden noted that there have been about three million Covid-19 cases among US children. But while Americans 17 and under account for around 9% of cases, they make up less than 0.1% of Covid-19 deaths. Children who are infected with the virus don't typically suffer serious illness or death.

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Eye 2

UK Foreign Secretary Raab says Russia & China only use cyber capabilities to 'sabotage & steal', West uses its powers for 'good'


RT
Wed, 12 May 2021 18:17 UTC
cyber crime
© Reuters / Kacper Pempel
The modern fight against cybercrime is nothing but a clash between the West - a global "force for good" - and "authoritarian regimes" like Moscow and Beijing that seek to "ransom" the world, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab claims.

Most cybercrime activities usually involve theft or extortion as a motive, but that doesn't mean such offenses just happen at "random," Raab said, during a speech at the National Cyber Security Centre's CYBERUK conference.

The foreign secretary believes the "hostile state actors and criminal gangs" behind such attacks wish nothing more than to "undermine the very foundations of our democracy."

Raab then appeared to blame virtually all major cybercrimes on the usual Western culprits - "North Korea, Iran, Russia and China." These states use digital technologies to "sabotage and steal, or to control and censor," he declared.

He went on to describe the UK and its Western allies as a "force for good in the world" that always demonstrates "respect for international law" and uses cyber capabilities only for defending citizens and safeguarding "international collaboration."


Comment: Ha! Yeah, right. More the opposite where they use it to control and sensor their own citizens.


Comment: One can be certain that these tools will also be used on the population as well. See also:

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Biohazard

Why are Gates and Pentagon releasing GMO mosquitoes in Florida Keys?

F. William Engdahl
New Eastern Outlook
Tue, 11 May 2021 00:00 UTC
GMO Mosquitoes
Despite strong resident protests, the US Environmental Protection Agency and Florida agencies have approved controversial release of millions of genetically-modified or "gene edited" killer mosquitoes into the Florida Keyes. At the same time the controversial Presidential Science Adviser nominee of Biden is involved in development of the CRISPR technology being used to genetically modify everything from the mosquitoes to the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus mRNA "vaccines" to gene-edited salmon. How Bill Gates, the Pentagon and the eugenics lobby come together now is alarming to put it mildly.

On April 30 the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District and the Oxitec biotechnology company announced they will begin release of what will ultimately be some 750 million genetically manipulated or gene-edited Aedes Aegypti mosquitos using CRSPR gene editing technology. The Aedes Aegypti makes up only about 4% of the mosquito population in the Keys. The release is bitterly opposed by residents and environmental groups who demanded a referendum in last year's election ballot, but which the Mosquito Control Board refused, curiously. Oxitec and the Board claim the release is to kill off the presence of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito which is believed to carry dengue fever, Zika and other diseases.

The project, which sounds positive in the press statements, is alarming in many respects. First, the refusal to allow a citizen vote on the controversial GMO release. Second, there exists no cost-benefit analysis of the risks versus benefits of releasing millions of mosquitoes whose genetic traits are mutating in often unpredictable ways. Is it worth the risk that an ever more robust variety of mosquito will mutate from the project? No one can say. Traditional mosquito control techniques have worked well until now.

Comment: So the biological war against humanity using insects as a vector of disease has come home to the US.

See also: Pentagon Biological Weapons Program Never Ended: US Bio-labs Around The World

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