Oscar Garschagen

Journalist

[Anshel Pfeffer אנשיל פ��ר @AnshelPfeffer]

Assuming Khamenei is dead, this would be the first time Israel has killed a head of state. Killing heads of other states is a rare thing for any country. Normally you would assume this would lead to the opening of the gates of hell by Iran, but there’s nothing normal about this >

[Anshel Pfeffer אנשיל פפר @AnshelPfeffer]

So now that Trump has announced Khamenei’s death, does he end the war here? What does he mean by “throughout the week or as long as necessary”?

[Oscar Garschagen @oscargarschagen]

Niks missen over de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen in jouw buurt? Zo doe je dat https://t.co/3OeUhO3OWE

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

Hamas is looking for the bodies of Israeli hostages in Gaza by digging for tunnels that it placed under an entire residential city where there were thousands of apartments. This is under the Qatari-built Hamad City in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Hamas gave itself the right to use every inch of the Strip as a theater for its horrendous terrorism, placing its operatives and infrastructure under homes, hospitals, schools, and every imaginable space. This isn't just Israeli propaganda - this is the absolute, shitty, unpleasant, and brutal truth that all Gazans know and understand, but is somehow refuted by "activists" and "journalists" who run cover for Hamas.

What you're looking at is the inevitable future of Gaza if Qatar is allowed to dominate the reconstruction process once again: tunnels will go through and under Qatari-sponsored infrastructure that becomes a breeding ground for Hamas's terrorism.

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and a whole host of so-called "human rights organizations" have said absolutely nothing about Hamas, a terrorist Islamist deadly entity, executing, torturing, & killing the Palestinian people of Gaza since the ceasefire. Absolute frauds!

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

As phase one of the ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza approaches completion over the next 24-36 hours, it is critical to remain vigilant to the fact that Hamas is calling up its thousands of terrorists throughout the Gaza Strip to reassert complete control and dominion over the coastal enclave. They are attacking clans, opponents, activists, journalists, and even regular people in the street whom they may perceive as a threat to their rule. I urge the US administration, with help from its Arab partner, to keep maximum pressure on the terror organization so that it relinquishes power, allows for the board of peace to be established, permits the entry of an international stabilization force, and does not hinder the establishment of a truly independent transitional governance apparatus.

More critically, I urge the US to keep the threat of use of force against Hamas on the table if it continues to kill and execute Palestinians without regard to its commitment to President Trump’s Peace Plan. The surgical use of force against the Islamist fascist organization must be a deterrent if it refuses to fully disarm, leave Gaza, and relinquish control of the very territory that it was willing to sacrifice down to the last Gazan child.

Now is NOT the time to surrender to Hamas, as that would make the 65,000+ Palestinian deaths since October 7 be entirely in vain, not to mention the horror of October 7 experienced by Israelis and the evil of the Iranian-funded “axis of resistance.” The conflict in Gaza is far from over, necessitating courage, perseverance, and decisive action to save Gaza from Hamas!

[Financial Times @FT]

Israel is destroying the foundations of a Palestinian state https://t.co/7IASTe8wOH | opinion

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

Mass protests in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, against Hamas, for peace, the end of the war, and a better future with life, dignity & freedom took place today! Can we please appreciate the courage & bravery of those who are risking their lives to challenge the fascistic terrorists of Hamas? Can we acknowledge the irony of Gazans protesting against Hamas, while Western "pro-Palestine" activists are protesting for the “resistance” aka Hamas?

Can we register the reality that Gaza is not "all Hamas” & that Palestinians in the Strip are living under North Korea-like conditions that make it nearly impossible to voice opposition? Can we understand that Gazans don't know where the hostages are & can't wave a magic wand to make Hamas disappear? These are the actual freedom fighters of Gaza; those who seek to focus on building, not destroying; being identified by what they stand for, not what they’re against. Once again, the actual and organic freedom fighters of Gaza make me proud to be a Palestinian from the coastal enclave.

[Steve Hanke @steve_hanke]

Today, anti-war protests erupted in Paris, France.

The protestors' message was LOUD & CLEAR: "Macron, we will not die for Ukraine."

[rob de wijk @robdewijk]

Straks om 11 uur bij @bnr en daarna als podcast met Q&A. Voor vrijwel iedereen een discussie waar je nooit bij stil hebt gestaan met @mietta1

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

When even the New York Post has to publish this, you know you fucked up.

[Oscar Garschagen @oscargarschagen]

More Mafia State Alignment and Merz Declares Independence, by @PhillipsPOBrien https://t.co/LzlXqUeZSl

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

I feel immense shame and pain seeing the barbarism that Hamas & a slew of terror organizations put on in Gaza – the depravity of armed men thinking it’s courageous to parade the bodies of literal toddlers and their mother as some trophy for victory; the sickness, evil, and stupidity required to believe that marching with a locked coffin of an 85-year-old peace activist who did so much for Gazans is somehow good for the Palestinian cause. Instead of having a parade for a dead mother, her two babies, and an elderly man of peace, their bodies should have been handled by medical crews with no armed terrorists in sight. This could have been done differently, but Jihadi fascists chose the appalling spectacle instead.

I’m ashamed of any Palestinian who supports or justifies this; I’m ashamed of any “pro-Palestine” activists, “journalists,” or “experts” who are going out of their way to whitewash this and blame Israeli bombardment for killing Israeli hostages without blaming Hamas for taking hostages in the first place.

Those who attacked me repeatedly for calling out Hamas and their Jihadi fascism from day one never seem to understand why I view them as a far more serious existential threat to the Palestinian people than any far-right party or government in Israel. Hamas isn’t just bringing death and destruction upon the Palestinian people; it is decaying and eroding the value system of the Palestinian society and causing rot and degradation from within. This is a serious and terrible consequence of the group's actions that will decimate hopes for Palestinian freedom, independence, and sovereignty, not to mention respect among the nations of the world.

What transpired today isn’t just illegal, immoral, vile, and disgusting; to me, and many who aspire to have a Palestine worth fighting for, it is a matter of values and principles. It’s imperative for all Palestinians of conscience, even if they’re furious at Israel for what it did to Gaza after October 7, to speak out and say not in our name. It is imperative to distance the Palestinian people from the depraved evil and vile display of fascist cowardice that’s masquerading as “resistance.”

It’s time to reject Hamas and separate the Palestinian people’s just and urgent aspirations from a despicable death cult that’s dehumanizing our people time and again. It’s time to denounce all the pro-“resistance” terror enthusiasts in New York, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere who keep cheering on Hamas and are celebrating the shameful parade of dead children, their mother, and an elderly peace activist.

I am ashamed that my once beautiful Gaza, with a vibrant society that stood for values and had so much potential to be the crown jewel of the Palestinian people, has been degraded and embarrassed by inhumane terrorists who are a stain on the Palestinians and their cause. Gaza is not Hamas despite the terror group’s control. I have seen dozens of Palestinians in the Strip condemning what took place today and denouncing the inhumanity of Hamas.

Saying these words does not making me "self-hating," for I am proud of my Palestinian heritage and care deeply about my people.

To the Bibas and Lifshitz families, I am truly sorry for your loss – I grieve with you, and I share your pain. We shall overcome.

[John Sweeney @johnsweeneyroar]

War Diary Day 1091
Donald Trump to Ukraine: “You should never have started it.”

This is Russia’s big lie.

The mind of the President of the USA has been captured by an enemy, Vladimir Putin.

#VPDFO!
#DTDFO!

[Gershon Baskin🟣 غرشون باسكين גרשון בסקין @gershonbaskin]

(Gershon Baskin , February 16, 2025)
This is very bad and it’s the fault of Netanyahu and the Americans mainly for not working in creating an alternative legitimate Palestinian government for Gaza in a post Hamas scenario.
It's official - Hamas wants war and pre-emptively rebukes Egypt and Arab proposals for Gaza. This video right here of Hamas's leader Osama Hamdan in Doha, Qatar, where the Aljazeera Forum is taking place, tells you everything you need to know about the terror group and why the resumption of total war in Gaza is merely a matter of time. He says that:

1- Hamas won, and the idea of the resistance was victorious.

2- Iran helped the resistance and will have a role in the future, whereas those who didn't help the resistance can't now expect to play a role (he's talking about the Arab countries).

3- Hamas, which brought unprecedented achievements, cannot be told that it won't be part of the Palestinian national project.

4- Anyone who wants to act in Israel's stead and in its place will be treated as such and will have to deal with the consequences of that (he's talking about any security arrangement that entails PA forces, Arab or international troops).

5- Hamas won't discuss disarming, the departure of its leaders [from Gaza], or disappearing from the scene and won't leave or pay any prices for reconstruction.

6- Hamas and team resistance have Iran, Turkey, and Africa (mainly referring to South Africa) as allies to provide support.

7- Hamas will rebuild its capabilities in Gaza and will expand them further, with its most crucial strength being that it can slap (attack) Israel anytime it wants.

This is a significant development and has immense implications for Gaza's people, the region, Trump's plan, and what's going to unfold in the near future.

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

It's official - Hamas wants war and pre-emptively rebukes Egypt and Arab proposals for Gaza. This video right here of Hamas's leader Osama Hamdan in Doha, Qatar, where the Aljazeera Forum is taking place, tells you everything you need to know about the terror group and why the resumption of total war in Gaza is merely a matter of time. He says that:

1- Hamas won, and the idea of the resistance was victorious.

2- Iran helped the resistance and will have a role in the future, whereas those who didn't help the resistance can't now expect to play a role (he's talking about the Arab countries).

3- Hamas, which brought unprecedented achievements, cannot be told that it won't be part of the Palestinian national project.

4- Anyone who wants to act in Israel's stead and in its place will be treated as such and will have to deal with the consequences of that (he's talking about any security arrangement that entails PA forces, Arab or international troops).

5- Hamas won't discuss disarming, the departure of its leaders [from Gaza], or disappearing from the scene and won't leave or pay any prices for reconstruction.

6- Hamas and team resistance have Iran, Turkey, and Africa (mainly referring to South Africa) as allies to provide support.

7- Hamas will rebuild its capabilities in Gaza and will expand them further, with its most crucial strength being that it can slap (attack) Israel anytime it wants.

This is a significant development and has immense implications for Gaza's people, the region, Trump's plan, and what's going to unfold in the near future.

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

200,000 "pro-Palestine" protesters in London today oppose Trump's plan, forced displacement or ethnic cleansing in Gaza. But not a single call for Hamas, the terrorist group that started this disaster, to step down, save Palestinian lives & prevent these scenarios from happening.

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Who made this, lol? 🤣🤣
#PresidentMusk

[Oscar Garschagen @oscargarschagen]

De situatie in Gaza vertoont veel kenmerken van een genocide via @nrc https://t.co/IGuCi1C8dM

[+972 Magazine @972mag]

Palestinian olive farmers in Gaza have been desperately trying to salvage what remains of their crops. For many of them, that’s not much at all: over three-quarters of olive trees in the Strip have been destroyed by Israel’s attacks over the last year. https://t.co/DcWvIPFl2W