Israel has become the ultimate litmus test for oneās values.
Pro-Israel? Nine times out of ten you can accurately predict the rest of their worldview: men cannot give birth, there are only two genders, mass migration is bad, capitalism works, religious freedom must be protected, and Judeo-Christian values are the bedrock of Western civilization.
Anti-Israel? You can safely assume theyāre either an Islamist, a communist, a neo-Nazi, or a teenage LARPer shrieking āDeus Vultā from his momās basement. āPalestineā is what unites the worst people in the world.
Israel didnāt ask for this role. Itās perfectly fine to have no strong opinion on a faraway Middle Eastern country. But in the current climate, a personās stance on Israel instantly tells you whether theyāre worth your time ā or a waste of oxygen.
All you need to know about the so-called UN report that accused Israel of genocide is that it was written by three āindependentā commissioners. The first is Miloon Kothari, a man condemned in 2022 for his blatant antisemitism by the UN Secretary General and every major Western Democratic Country. Even the head of UNHRC called him an antisemite which is akin to being labeled a Jew hater by Joseph Goebbels.
The second of the three āindependentā members is Chris Sidoti, a retired left wing Australian lawyer on the council of the Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ). They describe Israel as a āsettler-colonial apartheid regimeā and support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Like Kothari, he was condemned for his blatant antisemitism in 2023.
The third member of the āindependentā UNHRC commission that accused Israel of genocide is its Chair, Navi Pillay. A South African ANC activist she has in the past accused Israel of āPalestinian organ stealingā, āgenocideā, ātargeting childrenā and, of course, being an āapartheid regimeā.
Her commission, has over the years been labelled a "kangaroo court" by the U.S., UK, Germany, Australia, Italy, and others for its "open-ended mandate" and "disproportionate focus on Israel" amid other global humanitarian crises. Judge for yourself whether sheās independent. Her most recent statements include the following;
āOn 7th October 2023 Israel launched its military offensive into Gazaā
āIsraelās military offensive in Gaza amounts to collective punishment, a war crime."
"The occupation is not temporary; it is a permanent regime of domination."
All three resigned in July 2025 in a move designed to avoid the US sanctioning them on account of the transparent weaponisation of the commission against Israel. Those resignations take effect in October which explains the timing of their self described āindependent reportā.
AP forgot to mention that one of the āexpertsā was previously condemned for antisemitism by the EU, UK, US, Italy, Brazil, Canada, France, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Germany, Hungary, Czechia, Australia, Switzerland and more: https://t.co/1pFavEGvTb
A big lie we are being sold is to suggest the anti-Israel demonstrations on our streets are all about human rights concerns. They say that any support for violence is just an outlier. In reality the opposite is true.
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Most people won't ever get to own a Squiggle ā after all, @kevinrose thinks they'll be worth at least $1m each one day.
That doesn't mean you can't appreciate them.
I think they're one of the best entry points for anyone to explore the history and potential of NFTs: