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JACK
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Since I don´t follow German “journalism” any more I don´t know who that reporter-impostor-moron-s.o.b. is.
Just like as you mention the UN report remains unreported here, so did the torture report by UN on UNRWA, this too is down the memory hole.
This is what used to be called “Übermenschen”-ideology in its purest form, now just modernized.
You dont say that the others are dumb natives, no more. Nor do you kill them with your own hands.
Now you attach all what is unworthy an despicable in your own intellectual “culture” at them and turn them into the evil “other”.
And all those who dare question this manichean shit talk of yours, are regadred as outlaws, as combatants without any rights, be it in the proverbial sense or figuratively.THIS MAAAAAN IS EMBARASSSSSSSSING.
Jan Dirk Herbermann is his name, some asshole from TAGESSPIEGEL which is known to crawl into the German governments asshole. The “dark” counterpart daily to BERLINER ZEITUNG
A reaction on TWITTER was:
https://twitter.com/aCoerper_Mainz/status/1773284850897703154
“First price for daftest question by a “journalist” (international) goes to Jan Dirk Herbermann of Berliner Tagesspiegel.”Here the complete conference by Mrs. Albanese:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8512p-80wI
Herbermann at TC: 8:00 – 12:20AG
Thanks for finding out his name, I googled him and interestingly he pose in front of the UN symbol on his Linkedin,
https://linkedin.com/in/jan-dirk-herbermann-28785b151
The same UN that made the same report that he just downplayed.And yeah, days before that idiotic question in the video, he wrote this:
Putin’s regime of violence: Russian soldiers systematically torture, rape and kill people
Not to downplay war crimes in Ukraine but this is very typical of western journalists: Writing 24/7 on Ukraine, taking every claim, rumour as a fact but turning a blind eye to the more severe of crimes being played out in Gaza by Israel when even UN make the accusations.
JACK
does the man possibly provide a link to the UN-report?
his article is paywallled:
https://pomona.ch/en/story/393894/putins-regime-of-violence-russian-soldiers-systematically-torture-rape-and-kill-people-Finkelstein with Halper&Maté:
“Norman Finkelstein: UN ceasefire resolution shows that Biden is scared
On the long battle ahead and why it’s not time to despair”
https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/norman-finkelstein-un-ceasefire-resolutionp.s. I am not sure if some parts of the joke Halper is telling Finkelstein in the last minute, @ 55´, escaped my limited understanding.
But I too found it funny.(In fact it proves again that live it is more important how a joke is told than it´s content. Which gives you an understanding of the power of propaganda…)
Palestine Action have forced arms manufacturer Elbit to sell off its Tamworth site:
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2024/03/28/palestine-action-elbit-tamworth/
Sickening:
Biden quietly signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel
Transfers include 1,800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs, 500 MK82 500-pound bombs, 25 F-35A fighter jets
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/biden-quietly-signs-off-on-more-bombs-warplanes-for-israel-/3178763Absurd also how the arab world could invite, make deals, strengthen their relationsship with the U.S during these times while their…alleged brothers are slaughtered by U.S weapons in Gaza day out and day in.
Another step, another treachery making sure Israel will be able to carry out their genocide of the palestinian people.
It is absurd that this little terrorist-regime could make the whole world keep silent about their crimes.Israeli assassin arrested in Malaysia, most likely he was not the only assassin sent there:
He was arrested with multiple firearms and multiple passport, including a french one:
https://twitter.com/faisal_mn_/status/1773700050822029681The spy claimed he was about to kill a compatriot,…yeah right.
https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/malaysian/suspect-arrested-03292024150631.htmlFrom last year:
Israel Plans to Kill Hamas Leaders Around the World After War
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/4703456-israel-plans-kill-hamas-leaders-around-world-after-warThe only nation in the arab world that I have seen been protesting against Israel is Algeria, all the other is so disgusting corrupt to put it mildly, they even the audacity to talk about normalization with Israel during the genocide.
Blinken cites progress with Saudis on normalising ties with Israel
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/blinken-cites-progress-with-saudis-normalising-ties-with-israel-2024-03-21/Considering what Israel have done to the arab world past 6 months, the whole idea of some kind of normalization would be out of question for any sane, compassionate arab state.
Keir Starmer involved in Tzipi Livni affair of 2010
Censored: Keir Starmer’s emails about Israeli war crimes case
The Crown Prosecution Service is refusing to release files on how Starmer blocked the arrest of former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni over alleged war crimes during the brutal bombing of Gaza in 2008.https://www.declassifieduk.org/censored-keir-starmers-emails-about-israeli-war-crimes-case/
Basically: In 2010 Israel killed 1400 palestinians, majority civilians in Gaza, the UK then changed the law so war criminals from Israel could freely travel into the the UK. Keir was involved in blocking an arrest of Livni:
In October 2011, Keir Starmer was asked by a human rights group and law firm to issue an arrest warrant for former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni, who was visiting London, over alleged war crimes.
Starmer was then Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). But two days later, he blocked the application for Livni’s arrest, citing a Foreign Office decision to grant her visit “special mission” status.
Speaking on this issue, how could there be that the israeli president Isaac Herzog could freely travel within europe?? He, who is involved in genocide, he who just days after the 7th october attack, said openly there are no innocent lives in Gaza?!
Protests over Israeli leader Herzog’s presence at Dutch Holocaust Museum
And look why he traveled to Europe, to speak at the Holocaust Museum. The gall of him to talk against genocide and commiting it himself at the same time. This is perverse!
Horrible testimonies coming out from the destroyed, besieged al-shifa hospital. Executions of hospital staff, shallow burial, bulldozers that run over dead/alive palestinians, horrific acts of beatings, humiliation, deprivation. Senseless.
And today Israel attaked Iran by launching an attack on their embassy in Syria, killing a high al-Quds commander.
This is a sick regime that needs to be put down. Israel are the nazis of 2024.
If the west, arab world would have stood up against this sick regime early on, thousands of lives would be saved today.UK government lawyers allegedly said Israel is breaking international law
Government’s lawyers said that Israel has breached international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip but the government has failed to make it public, according to a recording obtained by the Observer newspaper, sister paper to the Guardian.As Craig said on twitter today. Sanctions is not enough, this regime need to face foreign military intervention!
And to be frank, this is not only Netanyahu’s fault by now. It is the fault of the israeli population, that have voted in this man over and over again and they support the war, they support the senseless genocide. Israelis are the germans of the 40s and should be dealt with the same tactics.
Jack and everyone else, you might like to read this essay Israel’s Biblical Psychopathy. He maintains it is how the whole state behaves.
Also, Caitlin Johnstone’s piece Liberal Finger-Wagging At Netanyahu Is A Phony, Cynical Charade.
I have to agree with Caitlin Johnstone, Netanyahu is not the sole source of the problem, it’s the whole polity in Israel and the support it has from certain western countries. Getting Netanyahu out of the picture won’t change the problem, someone else just as bad will step in to his shoes.
Thanks AG will read that piece, ISIS and Israel is very similar in this aspect. 2 both religious extremsts sects trying with violence cleanse the unclean races from their alleged land.
It is interesting also that the media, politicians in west can talk about islamic terrorism, but jewish terrorism that have killed between 30000-40000 just paast 6 months is out of the question to bring up.If I defended the RU invasion publicly I might end up in prison.
If I defended the IDF massacre of Gaza I might end up with an award.Germany 2024.
Latest proof of intellectual greatness:
BERLINER ZEITUNG reporting:
“Revocation of the Adorno Prize demanded: This is how Judith Butler reacts
After student associations, Hesse’s anti-Semitism commissioner and the CDU parliamentary group called for Judith Butler to be stripped of the Adorno Prize, the philosopher spoke out.”
“The CDU parliamentary group of the city of Frankfurt am Main , the Association of Jewish Students in Hesse (VJSH), the anti-Semitism commissioner of Hesse – they are all calling for the American philosopher Judith Butler to be deprived of the Adorno Prize, which she received in 2012. The CDU parliamentary group submits a corresponding application to the city council, also demanding that the then prize winner should make the prize money of 50,000 euros available to a Jewish organization.”
But this is the best passage because apparently BERLINER ZEITUNG too still buys the PR bullshit:
“Contrary to Butler’s claim, October 7th represents a clear case of a terrorist attack. The systematic sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas has been verified by several authorities, and according to information from the freed hostages, sexual violence is also being carried out on the hostages who are still being held . Nevertheless, Butler treats the facts as “unclear”; she is engaging in a classic perpetrator-victim reversal by demanding “documentation” of Hamas’ sexual violence and ignoring the existing evidence.”
re: my above comment – I have to give German courts some credit though concerning RU/UKR
The Berlin based anti-war activist who had given a speech on May 9th 2022 in favour of RU (the opposite would have made little sense on that very date) and therefore was sentenced to 2000 Euros fine or 40 days in prison had appealed and had been declared innocent by the court.
Then the D.A. appealed against that verdict. On Febr. 2024 this was however rejected by the court. The D.A. apparently has an interest in the case and has announced to appeal a second time.
So far the courts were on the side of the victim.I don´t know the court cases re: Gaza.
It could well be the case that despite demonstrable breach of Art. 51 by RU German legal system shows more empathy towards the RU cause than the Palestinian. Even though latter is a complicated war, former a clear-cut massacre and the perpetrator is beyond any doubt.But one would have to look closely into the court decisions. They are a world of their own. And need not mirror the government´s superficial redderick as reported in the big media. So you have the microcosm and the macrocosm of the law and those can differ quite a bit. So not all is lost.
AG
Judith Butler a fine honest intellectual that had much of her maternal relatives murdered in the holocaust, still even someone like she will the nasty apologists for Israel attack and smear for only saying the truth – that what happend on 7th october is not clear yet. How could that be controverisal!?
I have no words for the crazied things going on, it is like a spell that west have become totally brainwashed by putting and caring for Israel like it is a little baby defending it, justifying their acts even when they obviously commit acts of genocide. Apparenly such facts the israeli apologists will deny, but any crimes commited against an israeli is 100% focused upon!
It is interesting how totalitarian west have become, revokinga prize given out 12 years ago!? What the heck is this? This is something like Stalin would engage in.
p.s. of course I mixed up the terminology in my above comment: “Even though latter is a complicated war, former a clear-cut massacre and the perpetrator is beyond any doubt.” it´s the other way around since there is nothing complicated or “controversial” over Gaza.
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JACKI guess the German insanity has mixed causes.
People have no knowledge about the extent of Israel´war crimes over 80 years at least. And those events that are accepted as such are seen as exception from the humane rule.
There is no understanding of the fact that Israel´s formation was carrid out criminally. and that the only reason this is still brought up by the Arabs is that IDF forces did not wipe them out the way coloniaists wiped out natives in the centuries before. Bad planning I guess. So the crime has never been truly covered up.
And since the public here knows nothing about what Finkelstein has written in “Martyrdom” and other scholars as well that makes the Oct. 7th outbreak seem coming out of thin air: The reason Butler – who is not as radical as she could be btw. considering her positions in the past 30 years – is attacked.
But people like French Eva Illouz e.g. too are attacking Butler, Illouz describing herself a true “leftist” which in this regard is a blatant lie. But that is in the heart of the matter as Finkelstein has again pointed out in Princeton: Israel the “good cause” as seen by the big majority of progressives since 1947.
In Germany / Europe with WWII and the Holocaust this makes the public opinion more perceptible to lies and defamation of Arabs.
Perhap here an interview with Benny Morris, machine transl.
This is the gold standard for 100% of German scholarship.
NOBODY will scrutinize this (it refers to Morris´ book which only now has been translated into German.)“Morris on the founding of the Israeli state:“Terrorism is hardening”
Israeli historian Benny Morris has written an impartial book about the first Arab-Israeli war. A standard work.”March 29th 2024
German TAZ, the major GREEN daily (started once as an idealist project in Berlin´s better 1980s.)
One shouldn´t forget that Morris is despite all also a state propagandist. That´s e.g. why he of course suppoorted Oslo.
Knowing full well and admitting in fact what Oslo truly meant.And this interview is to be seen in a clear context of rights and wrongs not to be questioned but determined by Israel.
At least as German public and scholarship are concernedTHE INTERCEPT
“Google Won’t Say Anything About Israel Using Its Photo Software to Create Gaza “Hit List”
Google prohibits using its tech for “immediate harm,” but Israel is harnessing its facial recognition to set up a dragnet of Palestinians.”https://theintercept.com/2024/04/05/google-photos-israel-gaza-facial-recognition/
“Germany is Becoming a Police State When it Comes to Palestine Activism
The German state is taking extraordinary measures to clamp down on pro-Palestinian activism, including arresting activists in their homes in the middle of the night.”8/4/24
Wether it becomes a genuine police state can still be changed by courts and judges.
It is authoritarian already regarding Palestin/Israel since freedom of speech and assembly are structurally being supressed.It is incomprehensible why not a single law firm has decided to take up a case against the laws passed and bring them to the Supreme Court.
re-published 2012 text:
“Origins of Israel’s Anti-Arab Racism
The anti-Arab racism that pervades modern Israel can be traced back to attitudes of old European imperialism, argued Lawrence Davidson in 2012, in this prescient forecast of today’s Israeli genocide.”https://consortiumnews.com/2024/04/09/origins-of-israels-anti-arab-racism-2/
German Arms Exports to Israel 2003-2023, SIPRI report:
https://counter-investigations.org/investigation/german-arms-exports-to-israel-2003-2023
“I Was a Target of Academic Censorship Over My Work on Palestine”
Brendan Ciarán Browne, assistant professor of conflict resolution and a fellow at Trinity College Dublin, about how he was disinvited from a symposium by Vienna University and how the Austrians were everything but transparent on their move.
Eventually the symposium was canceled altogether.https://dawnmena.org/i-was-a-target-of-academic-censorship-over-my-work-on-palestine/
“The spiraling absurdity of Germany’s pro-Israel fanaticism
As repression of Palestine solidarity penetrates every sector of life, the state’s liberal self-image is fast becoming a story Germans can only tell themselves.”
By Michael Sappir March 21, 2024
https://www.972mag.com/germany-israel-palestine-solidarity-repression/
What is most disturbing with Israel is that they enjoy this. They think this war is fun. Killing, maiming, ridicule and taunting innocent civilians – this is fun according to Israel. I have not seen such personal traits, such pleasure and ugly behavior being so common in any other modern war, sure in other wars you have witnessed bad apples, indivudal soldiers doing horrible stuff, but in Israel the whole basket seems to be filled with rotten apples. The person traits of Israel is that of a sadistic serial killer.
For Israel’s TikTok serial killers, there is a pleasure in inflicting racial terror in Gaza
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/Israel-gaza-tiktok-serial-killers-pleasure-racial-terror
And they do all this openly, filming themselves while they commit the cruelty, like they have no shame at all.Even Tucker Carlson have the honesty to criticise Israel. Hopefully Trump will be watching this and stop sucking up to the israeli lobby:
How Does the Government of Israel Treat Christians? Christian Leaders in the West Should Care
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHayOkXe5ig
It is so absurd seeing all those christian zionists backning not christians in Palestine but another religious sect harassing christians, discriminating against christians and even bomb christian churches!
