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Just want to say I am not trying to monopolise the thread with irish news. It’s more that for now Ireland seems to be one of the few western and/or EU countries with a different outlying view from most of the larger countries in respect of Gaza.
[ Mod: Reply moved to the Ukraine thread, by request. ]
Wow. thx! (I never used that Chat thing.)
AG, you’re welcome!
I currently put questions into the bot, and that is what I learned:- Israel has the largest Jewish population in the world. It is around 6.9 to 7.3 million.
- The US hosts the largest Jewish population outside of Israel, around 5 to 6 million individuals. (it’s like another Israel inside the US, isn’t it?)
- Russia has one of the largest Jewish populations in the world outside of Israel and the United States, believed to be in the range of several hundred thousand to over a million individuals.
- Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Luxembourg have some of the smallest Jewish populations in Europe.
- The countries hosting most of Palestinian refugees are Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and the Gulf states.
And the same question about Israeli refugees brings this:
“The concept of “Israeli refugees” is hypothetical because Israel is a stable country. However, if such a scenario arose, countries with strong diplomatic ties and similar cultural backgrounds might offer refuge, such as the United States, Canada, Australia, or certain European nations like Germany or the United Kingdom.”
Rather informative, eh?
Ireland and Spain seek ‘urgent review’ of Israel trade over EU deal’s human rights obligations.
Varadkar and Sanchez have written a public letter to Ursula VDL. I can’t find the full text of the letter yet but The Irish Times quotes parts of it in this article:They call for appropriate measures of Israel is found to be in breach of its human rights obligations under the treaty.
Too little, too late, too pathetic:
EU leaders urge Brussels to reconsider Israel policy
The prime ministers of Ireland and Spain have called for a review of West Jerusalem’s compliance with an EU human rights agreementReiterating a condemnation of Hamas’ raid and a call for a release of the hostages it holds in Gaza, Sanchez and Varadkar observed that Israel’s right to self-defense “can only be exercised in line with international law….[and] must comply with the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution.”
https://swentr.site/news/592451-spain-ireland-israel-human-rights/
Note the phrasing: “if” Israel have violated human rights. IF!??!
And also the usual clear, explicit condemnation of palestinians but the typical diffuse language regarding israel’s killings.If you are not going to do anything about it as in real action, you better just shut up!
interesting topic:
“Springer: How the media company profits from Israel’s illegal settlements”
(Springer one of Germany´s biggest media companies, latest major acquisition “Politico”)
google-transl.Good article on Biden’s relations with Israel from last year
“Biden’s Legacy Will Be Apartheid”
President Biden has answered Prime Minister Netanyahu’s extremist government with only the mildest of rebukes. Critics say he is failing to meet the moment.https://jewishcurrents.org/bidens-legacy-will-be-apartheid
Take a look at the phot on top of the article too: Biden, the gullible, senile old man controlled and led by the cunning Netanyahu hawking over his shoulder, pointing, where Biden should put his signature for the benefit of Israel.
Ilan Pappé on the genesis and development of the settler-colonial idea:
“Israeli Settler Colonialism Is At An End
It is Darker Before The Dawn”
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/israeli-settler-colonialism-is-at-an-end/“Professor Ilan Pappé spoke at IHRC’s annual Genocide Memorial Day in London, UK on 21st January 2024, on the need to understand that the genocide of Palestinians we are currently witnessing, as brutal as it is, is also the demise of the so-called Jewish state. We need to be ready to imagine a new world beyond it.”
Bad news from the ICJ:
The obvious pro-israel ugandan judge at the ICJ that voted down every South African claim has been elected vice-president. Would be interesting to see who voted for her.
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/ugandas-judge-sebutinde-promoted-to-icj-vice-president-for-term-of-three-years/
Why would a judge that voted so totally different from the other judges become a leading person in the ICJ?At the same time, a lebanese ICJ judge was to voted in to become the president of ICJ.
Lebanese judge elected president of ICJ
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240207-lebanese-judge-elected-president-of-icj/Only “problem” is that this Lebanese judge is a former politician in Lebanon in the pro-western camp of parties.
At the Munich Security Conference Leo Varadkar states the following:
We thought it was important to put that marker down that the European Union can no longer treat Israel as though it were a normal, liberal, western democracy. It is not behaving like that any more, it hasn’t for a long time.” – link
He was explaining the reason for Ireland and Spain asking the EU commission for a review of EU/Israeli trading relationships. I expect significant backlash.
He had some other things to say about European defense and Russian diplomats in the Russian embassy in Dublin. They must have been expecting many Irish to be applying for visas to visit Russia, requiring 30 diplomats. 🤔😁
Israel behind attacks on Iranian gas pipelines – NYT
The covert operation required deep knowledge of the country’s infrastructure, a source has said
https://swentr.site/news/592580-israel-behind-attacks-on-iranian-pipelines/An earlier article:
Bennett reveals he authorized Israeli attacks on Iran twice while prime minister
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/bennett-reveals-he-authorized-israeli-attacks-on-iran-twice-while-prime-ministerIt is interesting these acts are not considered/framed as controversial in MSM, just imagine if the roles were reversed here, that Iran had struck this or that vital target in Israel, there would be BREAKING NEWS! headlines all over the MSM, condemnations and a narrative how dangerous Iran is, how it is an declaration of war against Israel and so on.
The West seems to be as ignorant/eurocentric in their mind as they were back in 9/11 2001! It is like the west have not moved, learned 1 single thing!Basketball Ireland’s Instagram page permanently disabled.
That gave me a laugh. Meta’s EU headquarters are in Ireland. Time for all to delete Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp from their devices. I sincerely hope people in Ireland and elsewhere will.
Germany, Berlin Film Festival “Berlinale” – what is admissible as news reporting:
“Middle East conflict at the Berlinale: Emotions run high when it comes to a film about the West Bank
At Kino International there are forbidden chants during the shocking film “No Other Land” about the expulsion of Palestinians from the West Bank.”
https://archive.is/fqdQ1Brazil keep telling the truth, the goal however must be to move from vocal condemnations to organizing and actually puting pressure/sanctions on Israel:
“What’s happening in the Gaza Strip isn’t a war, it’s a genocide,” Lula said, adding, “It’s not a war of soldiers against soldiers. It’s a war between a highly prepared army and women and children.”
“What’s happening in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian people hasn’t happened at any other moment in history. Actually, it has happened: when Hitler decided to kill the Jews,” he said.
Just imagine the western uproar if a russian minister said this about ukrainian children, women:
Ben-Gvir calls on Israel army to shoot Gaza’s children, women
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240212-ben-gvir-calls-on-israel-army-to-shoot-gazas-children-women/This is what bother the etablishment today??
Police seek culprit behind Palestine sticker on Amy Winehouse statue
The tricolor was used to cover up a Star of David necklace on a life-size statue of the singer in London’s Camden Market
https://swentr.site/news/592792-amy-winehouse-palestine-sticker-israel/30000+ murdered and the society whine about a friggin sticker?!
And this??
‘Israel’ scribbled out in baby’s birth certificate in UK
A probe has been launched into the incident, Home Secretary James Cleverly said
https://swentr.site/news/592746-israel-uk-birth-certificate/The western stance on israeli occupation is just a sham by now. They do not even pretend there is an international law.
US urges UN court not to rule against Israeli occupation
The US government has told the UN’s top court that Israel should not be required to end its occupation of Palestinian territory, insisting that a withdrawal could threaten the country’s “security needs.”
https://swentr.site/news/592903-us-israel-occupation-icj/Jack
The Irish had such a good arguments and explanations on ICJ.
BTW have you seen that Guardian columnist
Howard Jacobson accusing BBC of showing to much of GazaA report on the Irish presentation to the ICJ can be foundhere.
Center For Constitutional Rights has published a US government White Paper revealing that much of 9/11 anti-terror laws was designed to suppress Palestine´s cause under strong influence of Israeli lobby groups such as the Anti-Defamation League:
“Anti-Palestinian at the Core: The Origins and Growing Dangers of U.S. Antiterrorism Law
New white paper shows a decades-long campaign by Israel-aligned organizations to use U.S. anti-terrorism law against advocates for Palestinian liberation”
February 20, 2024https://ccrjustice.org/anti-palestinian-core-origins-and-growing-dangers-us-antiterrorism-law
Thanks AG will read that report, speaking on 911, remember what Netanyahu said about the attack:
“It’s very good”: Recalling Benjamin Netanyahu’s words on the day of the 9/11 attacks
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/its-very-good-recalling-benjamin-netanyahus-words-day-911-attacksThe neocons work and aims after 911 was very much tied to benefit Israel:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clean_Break:_A_New_Strategy_for_Securing_the_Realm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_CenturyMaté with Judge Napolitano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGb5HZCAF3w
FoS Maliki with the 4 historic maps of Israel since 1947 and how Israel has virtually wiped out Palestine.
7:30-9:30
Any smartass should take a look (Yes Germans, I am also talking to you hypocrite idiots.)p.s. the WSJ Maté mentions.
“U.S. Finds Some Israeli Claims on U.N. Staff Likely, Others Not
Intelligence report says Washington can’t verify Israeli assertions about widespread links to militant groups”
https://archive.is/UWsp4of course they as always try to spin it:
“WASHINGTON—A new U.S. intelligence assessment found it is likely that some employees of a United Nations agency that distributes aid to Palestinians took part in Hamas’s Oct. 7 assault on Israel, but says the U.S. can’t verify Israeli allegations that a larger number of U.N. workers have links to militant groups, people familiar with the report said.”
The original wording of the real report should be added here.
“Chris Hedges: The Death of Liberal Zionism”
Rabbi Shaul Magid on Israel’s descent into genocidal fanaticism.
+ transcript
https://scheerpost.com/2024/02/24/chris-hedges-the-death-of-liberal-zionism/Oh come on:
Italy blames Russia for Gaza war
Hamas would never have dared to attack Israel had Moscow not launched its operation against Ukraine, Giorgia Meloni has said
https://swentr.site/news/593087-italy-blame-russia-gaza-war/
I would say if it it was not for the blind support that Italy give Israel along with other western nations Israel would never dare to carry out their genocide against palestinians now.
Perhaps Israel got some idea from the fascist Italy and Mussolini that Meloni herself have hailed as good leader:Back in 1996, Meloni had her own Mussolini moment, declaring in an interview: “I think Mussolini was a good politician. Everything he did, he did for Italy.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/6/26/meloni-mussolini-and-mediterranean-refugee-deaths
Remember also that Meloni (or is it Melonhead?) that before she was elected, framed herself as some anti-establishment leader. Yeah right…
