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believing in MLK: a person ought to be judged by the content of their character not by the color of their skin/ Antifa ist KEIN Synomym für "antitotalitär"

[شاشة العربية @AlArabiyaScreen]

النائب في البرلمان اللبناني فؤاد مخزومي لـ "العربية": الشارع اللبناني يؤيد الدولة في خيار السلام بما فيهم الشيعة بنسبة 38%.. وحزب الله يستعمل "السلاح غير الشرعي" اليوم لفرض الأجندة الإيرانية على الحكومة

[Bonchie @bonchieredstate]

If you like Russia, fine. Like it. Love it. Live there for all I care.

But no, we aren't going to do this gaslighting where you get to lie and claim Russia is a clean, safe, traditionalist Christian paradise.

It is quite literally the opposite.

[Haviv Rettig Gur @havivrettiggur]

This is inversion so callous it's hard to believe.

The Holocaust had a survival rate of about 30%. Millions of people disappeared from European cities and towns over several years. Everybody knew because it was happening all around them.

Gaza has a survival rate, despite the worst and most deadly and horrible periods of the war, of 97%.

All the dead Jews were noncombatants. A large percentage of the dead Gazans were combatants.

And the Jews of Europe, even as their millennia-old civilization was being systematically wiped out, wanted nothing from the societies that surrounded them except to be allowed to live in peace.

Gaza's leadership of religious fanatics, meanwhile, wants every last Israeli dead and gone, is willing to fight to the last Gazan to achieve that aim, has said so publicly and worked for decades to blow up every peace attempt -- and even now believes that Gaza's destruction would be a worthwhile sacrifice to lay on the altar of Israel's destruction, because their god told them so.

So Israelis can reasonably believe, given those features of the Gaza war that aren't true about any genocide ever, and were pretty much the opposite of what was happening in the Holocaust, that Gaza's suffering is a bad and painful war, but not remotely a genocide.

But the point of it all, of course, is not to analyze Gaza, but specifically to lump it together with the Holocaust -- to cast the Jews as the new Nazis.

The only reason this person would dare to make such an insanely ahistorical and immoral parallel is because this is the heart of the bigoted propaganda campaign in which he enthusiastically participates: The point of it all is to make the Jews into the Nazis.

A culture that obsessed about Jews being evil and was then shocked by the Holocaust into obsessing about dead Jews as the apotheosis of righteous victimhood is now obsessively engaged in knocking Jews off that moral pedestal they themselves put them on.

That's why they don't care one whit about Hamas massacres of Gazans, about genocidal wars in Syria or Yemen (even when they've funded and armed the sides), about flotilla activists currently held by the Libyans...literally nothing triggers a response except Jews.

They still, even after all these generations, no matter what else is happening in the world or in their own societies, can't stop thinking about Jews.

And as we Jews learned in the 1940s -- the actual, historical 1940s, not the weird fantasies conjured up by these bigots -- a whole society can be in the grip of a callous, destructive bigotry and still believe it is true and righteous.

[Haviv Rettig Gur @havivrettiggur]

Is this true? Does this member of Carney's council tasked with combating antisemitism refuse to condemn Hamas and Hezbollah?

The same Hamas whose covenant calls for the killing of Jews -- not pesky Zionists, mind you, but Jews?

The same Hamas whose children's programming carries insane conspiracy theories about Jews? (Again, not Israelis. Jews.)

The same Hamas born of the Muslim Brotherhood and its Nazi-esque antisemitic discourse?

When can we just conclude that Carney isn't remotely interested in tackling antisemitism -- which in Canada's case is disproportionately a Muslim-community phenomenon -- but that he's actually covering for it?

[Roderich Kiesewetter🇪🇺🇩🇪🇮🇱🇺🇦 @RKiesewetter]

More than 80 percent of the alumina produced in Ireland was shipped to Russia this year. Russia needs it for weapons systems used to kill Ukrainian children and families, as well as for weapons systems it is also directing against Europe. Perhaps Ireland should reconsider its lobbying efforts and propose adding aluminum to the EU’s next package of sanctions. Just as, incidentally, Russian uranium and fuel rods should have been sanctioned long ago, and Germany must enforce the sanctions so that no more German semiconductors or circuit boards end up in Russian drones. Close the loopholes and implement the sanctions without exception.

https://t.co/dBmYIqNsVy

[Heidi Bachram @HeidiBachram]

Pro-Pals are throwing things at Israeli tourists as they arrive in Athens. If your movement is targeting civilians including families with children with physical and verbal abuse you might be the bad guys.

[Uri Kurlianchik @VerminusM]

Most criticism of Israel can be summarized as: "Stop defending yourself! Can't you see it's hurting the people trying to kill you!"

[Gad Saad @GadSaad]

Watch how the peacefully colonized green area is being bullied by the Zionist red dot. The red dot is clearly winning the expansionist land grab.

[Ahmad Mansour @AhmadMansour__]

Wer glaubt, das Mullah-Regime werde durch Entgegenkommen milder, hat seine Logik nie begriffen. Kompromisse besänftigen Teheran nicht – sie ermutigen es. Jede ausgestreckte Hand gilt dort nicht als Friedensangebot, sondern als Eingeständnis von Schwäche, das zur nächsten Eskalation einlädt. Der Angriff auf den Flughafen Kuwait ist kein Ausbruch von Irrationalität, sondern das Ergebnis eines kühlen Kalküls, das der Westen aus Bequemlichkeit verdrängt: Stärke wird respektiert, Nachgiebigkeit bestraft.

[UN Watch @UNWatch]

Who are the “UN rights experts” constantly cited by the media?

UN Watch's major new report reveals that they are anti-Western ideologues receiving millions in funding from China, Qatar, Russia, and radical groups.

Watch this video and read the full report, link below 👇

[Alex Gandler @AlexGandler]

I met Ben once. We were seated at the same dinner table.

At first, we did not recognise each other. Neither of us had any idea we would end up at the same table.

I asked him where I knew him from. He replied, “Ben, from Ben & Jerry’s.”

I smiled and said, “Nice to meet you. I’m Alex, Deputy Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States.”

This was at the height of the Ben & Jerry’s Israel controversy. I decided not to raise politics, out of respect for our gracious host. But I was also biding my time, because I suspected he would not be able to resist bringing it up.

About an hour into dinner, he came over to talk.

I saw it as an opportunity to understand where he was coming from, to explain a few things, and to keep the conversation as civil as possible. And to be fair, it was civil. He was pleasant, curious, and polite.

But quite quickly, I also realised he was completely ignorant about Israel.

He had never visited the country or the region. He had basic facts wrong, not only about the narrative, but about the foundations of the conflict itself: the makeup of the countries involved, the history, and the deeply rooted reasons each side sees the conflict the way it does.

For him, it was simple: there are people who appear oppressed, so someone must be the oppressor.

I do not blame Ben personally. He is a businessman who sells ice cream. Why should he be expected to understand Israel, the Middle East, or geopolitics?

The real problem is with those who treat him as an authority.

The media gives him a pedestal to speak about issues he clearly does not understand. And that is the absurdity of it all: taking an ice cream salesman and presenting him as a voice of moral clarity on one of the most complex conflicts in the world.

[Zeev Rosenberg @zeevrosenberg]

Die Inszenierung der Betroffenheit einer Reem Alabali Radovan

Während im Norden Israels weiter Sirenen heulen, Menschen in Schutzräume rennen und Städte wie Kiryat Shmona oder Metula faktisch entvölkert sind, dreht sich die deutsche Debatte wieder einmal um die Befindlichkeiten einer Ministerin.

Reem Alabali-Radovan reist ausgerechnet in einer Phase massiver Eskalation in den Libanon. Trotz Sicherheitswarnungen. Trotz einer Lage, die seit Monaten sichtbar außer Kontrolle gerät. Und als der Regierungsflieger umkehren muss, entsteht in Teilen der deutschen Öffentlichkeit sofort das vertraute Bild: die mutige Politikerin im Krisengebiet. Die erschütterte Demokratin. Das Opfer der Umstände.

Doch genau diese Erzählung ist das Problem.

Denn der Kontext wird konsequent ausgeblendet. Die Hisbollah beschießt Israel seit Monaten nahezu täglich mit Raketen und Drohnen. Teilweise 30 bis 50 Angriffe pro Tag. Millionen Israelis leben unter permanenter Bedrohung. Kinder wachsen zwischen Alarm-App und Schutzraum auf. Ganze Orte im Norden Israels sind kaum noch normal bewohnbar.

Darüber wird in Deutschland erstaunlich wenig gesprochen.

Weder in den großen Talkshows noch in vielen öffentlich-rechtlichen Berichten entsteht der Eindruck, dass Israel hier auf eine andauernde militärische Eskalation reagiert. Stattdessen dominiert oft das bekannte Muster: Israel handelt — und erst dann beginnt die Empörung.

Dabei begann die Eskalation nicht in Jerusalem. Nicht in Tel Aviv. Sondern mit dem offenen Eintritt der Hisbollah in den Krieg und dem fortgesetzten Beschuss israelischer Städte.

Selbst Organisationen wie Amnesty International Deutschland verweisen darauf, dass die Hisbollah wiederholt ungelenkte Raketen auf Nordisrael abgefeuert hat. (Amnesty International)

Noch bemerkenswerter ist jedoch etwas anderes: Der Rückhalt der Hisbollah im Libanon bröckelt längst sichtbar.

Analysen und Berichte zeigen seit Monaten eine wachsende Ablehnung gegenüber der Miliz — auch innerhalb der schiitischen Bevölkerung. Das ZDFheute berichtete bereits 2024, dass die Macht der Hisbollah „weniger allumfassend als noch vor einigen Jahren“ sei. (ZDFheute)

Internationale Beobachter sprechen inzwischen offen davon, dass viele Libanesen die Hisbollah als „Staat im Staat“ betrachten, der das eigene Land immer tiefer in regionale Kriege zieht. (IPG Journal)

Die eigentliche Frage lautet deshalb nicht, warum Israel reagiert.

Die eigentliche Frage lautet: Warum ignorieren deutsche Politiker diese Realität so demonstrativ?

Warum reist eine Ministerin genau jetzt demonstrativ in den Libanon, ohne öffentlich klar zu benennen, wer diesen Konflikt weiter antreibt? Warum entsteht erneut der Eindruck moralischer Einseitigkeit? Und warum wird israelische Selbstverteidigung in Deutschland oft behandelt wie ein politisches Problem — während der Raketenbeschuss selbst fast zur Randnotiz wird?

Das erinnert zunehmend an politische Symbolfahrten. An kalkulierte Bilder. An eine Form der Außenpolitik, die stärker auf moralische Inszenierung als auf strategische Ehrlichkeit setzt.

Und genau deshalb wirkt diese Reise am Ende weniger wie Diplomatie — sondern wie eine Botschaft.

Nicht an den Libanon, sondern gegen Israel.
#Israel #Libanon #Hisbollah #Nahost #SPD #ReemAlabaliRadovan #IsraelUnderAttack #Antisemitismus

[Roderich Kiesewetter🇪🇺🇩🇪🇮🇱🇺🇦 @RKiesewetter]

Diese hervorragende Dokumentation zeigt schonungslos auf, warum das Hilfswerk UNRWA in seiner aktuellen Form völlig überholt ist. Wir müssen offen über die fragwürdige Praxis der Vererbung des Flüchtlingsstatus von Palästinensern sprechen, da dies den Konflikt nur künstlich über Generationen hinweg verfestigt. Es steht außer Frage, dass wir hier komplett neue Wege gehen müssen, wenn wir eine echte und vor allem langfristige Lösung im Nahen und Mittleren Osten erreichen wollen. Ein Festhalten am Status quo verhindert jeden Fortschritt, denn UNRWA ist ein Teil des Problems und kann kein Teil der Lösung sein.

https://t.co/WkOg3H9EcR

[Iman Sefati @ISefati]

im Bundestag nur ausgewählte Gäste hinter verschlossenen Türen hören durften, sollte ganz Deutschland wissen: Islamistische Organisationen wollen deutsche Institutionen unterwandern, um Einfluss auf die Politik zu nehmen. Davor warnte nach BILD-Informationen Sinan Selen (54), der Präsident des Bundesamts für Verfassungsschutz, bei einem Parlamentarischen Frühstück im Deutschen Bundestag.
Link: https://t.co/Pt4gKiU9jg

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

A signature joke from one of Islam's leading comics

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

Hear, hear

Let's blame the politicians responsible, before we blame the police who have to carry out their orders

[GAZAWOOD - the PALLYWOOD saga @GAZAWOOD1]

Is Pallywood back...?
Notice the guy in the white, long-sleeve shirt. He’s completely fine.But later in the video, he’s suddenly "injured" and being carried to the hospital.

H/T @NldTmv !!

[George Deek @GeorgeDeek]

Rawad faces death threats and legal charges for wanting a Lebanon that is safer, more peaceful, and free of Iranian occupation.

Majority of Lebanese want peace. We can’t let anyone terrorize the voices of peace. Rawad must remain free to voice his views without fear.

[Rebeccah Heinrichs @RLHeinrichs]

The President’s goal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine would be more achievable if his envoy didn’t travel only to Russia.

[Spencer Joseph @SpencerJJoseph]

The Irish government’s agreement to supply Russia with vast quantities of alumina is even more concerning than it first appears :

Australia banned the export of alumina to Russia, citing its critical role in the Kremlin's war machine. Meanwhile, Ireland’s exports of alumina to Russia have skyrocketed since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, now providing 99% of all alumina from the EU.

Ireland also approves approx 95% of all Russian visa applications - an extremely high percentage.

Ireland's Russian embassy in Dublin is widely viewed by security sources as a hub for Russian intelligence (GRU/SVR) and influence operations in Western Europe. It has an unusually large staff relative to bilateral ties, and Ireland's neutrality, location (back door to the UK), and open society make it attractive for hybrid activities