It has to be said that with this reckless escapade (one that was entirely unnecessary and seemingly pulled out of thin air) Zelensky has done serious, long-term damage to the trust of the many people who, even in the fifth year of the war, still generally supported him as the country’s wartime leader, acknowledged his undeniable successes for Ukraine on the international stage, and believed that, on balance, what he had done since February 24, 2022 had brought more benefit than harm to a country fighting for its survival.
Now everything has shifted to a completely different level. The scales have tipped in the negative direction, and after this, it will be extraordinarily difficult for him to restore the positive expectations and goodwill he once enjoyed.
This is undoubtedly one of the worst mistakes of his life and a moment when he revealed his darkest side.
Gavin Newsom, after claiming that Trump is "disappearing" people, says that Black and Brown people should fear Trump's authoritarianism.
This is his entire campaign for President. He doesn't care if someone actually believes his crap and decides to act.
@i24NEWS_EN The new reporter (speaking English and interviewing IDF spokesperson) needs to understand the situation with more clarity and ask sharper, more informative questions. The new, young reporter needs to dress professionally.
@FareedZakaria@CNN@HillaryClinton@antonioguterres The result of his statement fuels the escalating, fashionable Jew hate and demonization, delegitimization of Israel which inevitably always leads to more violence.
@FareedZakaria@CNN@HillaryClinton@antonioguterres The fact you gave this UN Sec-Gen Gutierrez a platform to erroneously and simplistically equate pre-Mandela apartheid South Africa to Israel is irresponsible.
@FareedZakaria@CNN@HillaryClinton@antonioguterres The fact you gave this UN Sec-Gen Gutierrez a platform to erroneously and simplistically equate apartheid South Africa to Israel is irresponsible.
@FareedZakaria@CNN@HillaryClinton@antonioguterres UNRWA employees under the watch of the UN Sec-Gen Gutierrez participated in 10/7, one of the most barbaric massacres against Israeli (and other nationalities) babies, children, parents, grandparents in recent history.
A century of conflict, tens of thousands killed, four failing states -- Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran -- and three economies in free fall. All of this is to liberate Palestine from the river to the sea and create an independent Palestine. The date of the creation of Palestine is unknown, the conflict is open-ended. Palestine is not a goal, it's a death cult.
Even if Palestine is created, nothing in all of the history of Palestinians suggests that they know how to create and manage a scouts club, let alone a state. Palestine will be another mess, like Lebanon, Syria, Iraq or Gaza.
Enough is enough! The Arabs and Iranians have paid a heavy price for a failing lifestyle called Palestine. As Arab, I say that we MUST lose and surrender, soonest. Successful nations are the ones who know when to lose and when to win. Japan became closest allies with America that struck it with two atomic bombs. Japan hosts US military bases (occupation?) until today. So did Germany, Italy, and South Korea. People die to live in these countries that lost, surrendered, conceded, and became best friends with their past enemies.
Enough is enough! Hamas should surrender. The Palestinian Authority should be disbanded, all its leaders should retire. Erdogan should told that 30 years in power has gotten to his head, made him crazy. Qatar's insecurity of "look at me," promoting death and destruction, should come to its end. Iran mullahs should go back to mosques, lead the believers in prayers only, and let Iranians who know how to run governments take over and put an end to a regime that's delusional, messianic, and crazy.
Palestinians should settle for local councils of self government, at most, and enjoy having Israel offer them a great economy to benefit from and a good infrastructure. Gaza only lost electricity 40 days ago. Wealthy Baghdad spent its sweltering summer without electricity. Impoverished Lebanon produced 13 percent of its electricity need at best, and that's only thanks to Iraqi oil gifts.
Enough is enough! Enough with Palestine! Enough indigenous! Enough with imagined colonialism! Live and let live. Make immediate and unconditional peace with Israel now, and by now I mean yesterday.
Today, I toured the Kfar Aza Kibbutz in the Gaza envelope with the Speaker of the Knesset, Amir Ohana.
I came here to see with my own eyes what took place on October 7 and there are few words that can capture the brutality of it — dozens of men, women, and children murdered in their homes by Hamas.
It’s one thing to talk about these atrocities from the comfort of thousands of miles away. It’s another to see them firsthand. To listen to people on the ground, and to see the destruction and despair.
This is amazing _==> the IDF took over the loudspeaker system of a mosque in Gaza to broadcast Shema Yisrael so that the hostages could know the Israel is in Gaza and is coming to rescue them. May they be freed soon and unharmed.
@OphirGottlieb 1941: The Final Solution of the Jewish Question
2023: From the River to the Sea Palestine will be Free
Same goal. Same ambition. Different names, different faces. Same incomprehensible evil. NeverAgain is now.
Each flash is Iron Dome destroying a rocket destined for civilians in central Israel.
Bipartisan support for Iron Dome and the U.S.-Israel relationship saves countless lives.
Extraordinary statement from Prince William and the Princess of Wales:
They “utterly condemn” Hamas for its “terrorist attacks” (a phrase the BBC and the rest of the British press still can’t use). They also acknowledge the obvious—that Israel is exercising its “right of self defence”. 🇬🇧💔🇮🇱