Showing posts with label Israel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Israel. Show all posts
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Iran Planning to Assassinate Netanyahu – w/ Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi
Aug 29, 2026 | Mario Nawfal is the host of the largest show on X, with regular guests including Elon Musk, Hunter Biden, Prime Minister Imran Khan, President Bolsonaro, President Milei, President Lukashenko, …
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Benjamin Netanyahu,
Iran,
Israel,
Mohammad Marandi
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Chris Hedges - The Real Reason Trump Can't Stop Israel
August 26, 2026 | In this clip, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges argues that the growing tensions between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu reveal the limits of American influence over Israel.
He explains how the political power of the Israel lobby and continued US military support constrains Washington as the economic and military costs of the conflict with Iran mount.
Hedges also argues that the war has strengthened hardliners in Iran, depleted US military resources and benefited weapons manufacturers and war profiteers, while leaving ordinary people to bear the economic consequences.
He explains how the political power of the Israel lobby and continued US military support constrains Washington as the economic and military costs of the conflict with Iran mount.
Hedges also argues that the war has strengthened hardliners in Iran, depleted US military resources and benefited weapons manufacturers and war profiteers, while leaving ordinary people to bear the economic consequences.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Professor Marandi: Global Consensus Growing that Israeli Regime, Allies Are a 'Menace to Humanity'
Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World on Monday, Professor Mohammad Marandi said he believes “the future belongs to the people of the region.”
He said Iran’s resistance and resilience, together with its partners in the Axis of Resistance, have brought about an “enormous and extraordinary change.” Professor Marandi added that the broader global resistance movement is also part of this shift, saying it exists across the world and is standing up against the Israeli regime.
“There is a broad consensus across the world, across the global majority, across the Global South, and even increasingly in the West, that the United States and the Israeli regime, the US government, the regime in Washington, and the Israeli regime and their allies are a menace to humanity,” he said.
Prof. Mohammad Marandi explains.
He said Iran’s resistance and resilience, together with its partners in the Axis of Resistance, have brought about an “enormous and extraordinary change.” Professor Marandi added that the broader global resistance movement is also part of this shift, saying it exists across the world and is standing up against the Israeli regime.
“There is a broad consensus across the world, across the global majority, across the Global South, and even increasingly in the West, that the United States and the Israeli regime, the US government, the regime in Washington, and the Israeli regime and their allies are a menace to humanity,” he said.
Monday, August 17, 2026
Sunday, August 09, 2026
Israel Rejects Trump's 15-point Plan for Gaza, Netanyahu Says | BBC News
August 9, 2026 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US President Donald Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, saying there will be no military withdrawal until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.
Trump's Board of Peace said last month that it had reached an agreement for the "complete disarmament" of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. However, Hamas said it would surrender its heavy weapons only if Israel ended "all forms of aggression" and withdrew its forces from the territory.
"Israel rejects the 15-point document," Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting on Sunday. The decision is another setback for Trump's peace initiative for Gaza, which was announced in September last year.
Trump's Board of Peace said last month that it had reached an agreement for the "complete disarmament" of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. However, Hamas said it would surrender its heavy weapons only if Israel ended "all forms of aggression" and withdrew its forces from the territory.
"Israel rejects the 15-point document," Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting on Sunday. The decision is another setback for Trump's peace initiative for Gaza, which was announced in September last year.
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Benjamin Netanyahu,
Donald Trump,
Gaza,
Hamas,
Israel
Friday, August 07, 2026
Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody
THE NEW YORK TIMES: In interviews, more than 20 people who tried to break an Israeli blockade described beatings, electric shocks and other abuse after being captured. Israel denied the accusations.
Screenshot taken from this NYT article. | Arno Meyns, a Belgian activist, at Istanbul’s airport in May after being released and deported by Israel. He said he was beaten in custody. | Credit: Ozan Kose/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
When Arno Meyns tried to sail to Gaza in May, Israeli forces intercepted his boat at gunpoint, took him to an Israeli ship and, he said, shoved him into a darkened shipping container.
Barefoot and soaked in seawater, Mr. Meyns found up to four men waiting there to attack him, he said.
“They started kicking me right away. It was dark. They punched me, too. They stopped for a moment, and then started again,” said Mr. Meyns, 34, a Belgian who is a captain for small commercial vessels.
Mr. Meyns was among more than 400 activists on a flotilla of roughly 50 boats who were apprehended on the Mediterranean Sea by Israel as they tried to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
The stated goal of the activists, who sailed from Turkey on May 14, was to bring food and humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged enclave. In reality, many expected to be detained, like those who had participated in similar flotillas, before reaching the territory. They hoped that media coverage of their journey would call attention to Israel’s restrictions on supplies to Gaza, which tightened after the war began — and which later contributed, experts said, to famine in parts of Gaza. » | Catherine Porter, Elisabetta Povoledo and Nimet Kirac | Reporting from Paris, Rome and Istanbul, the reporters spoke to 24 people who were detained when Israel intercepted their convoy. They also reviewed several activists’ medical records and spoke to legal experts about the Israelis’ actions. | Friday, August 7, 2026
When Arno Meyns tried to sail to Gaza in May, Israeli forces intercepted his boat at gunpoint, took him to an Israeli ship and, he said, shoved him into a darkened shipping container.
Barefoot and soaked in seawater, Mr. Meyns found up to four men waiting there to attack him, he said.
“They started kicking me right away. It was dark. They punched me, too. They stopped for a moment, and then started again,” said Mr. Meyns, 34, a Belgian who is a captain for small commercial vessels.
Mr. Meyns was among more than 400 activists on a flotilla of roughly 50 boats who were apprehended on the Mediterranean Sea by Israel as they tried to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
The stated goal of the activists, who sailed from Turkey on May 14, was to bring food and humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged enclave. In reality, many expected to be detained, like those who had participated in similar flotillas, before reaching the territory. They hoped that media coverage of their journey would call attention to Israel’s restrictions on supplies to Gaza, which tightened after the war began — and which later contributed, experts said, to famine in parts of Gaza. » | Catherine Porter, Elisabetta Povoledo and Nimet Kirac | Reporting from Paris, Rome and Istanbul, the reporters spoke to 24 people who were detained when Israel intercepted their convoy. They also reviewed several activists’ medical records and spoke to legal experts about the Israelis’ actions. | Friday, August 7, 2026
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Gaza,
Israel,
torture and abuse
Wednesday, August 05, 2026
Why Congress Wants a Closer U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership
THE NEW YORK TIMES: A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea.
For decades, the United States has supported Israel’s security by providing billions of dollars a year in military assistance and by working with its close partner on intelligence, missile defense and weapons development.
Now, with U.S. political support for sending military funding to Israel dropping off sharply, Congress is considering phasing out the financial commitment and instead undertaking a far more integrated defense and technology partnership built around legally mandated defense industrial cooperation between the two nations.
Both the House and Senate have included such a proposal in the annual defense policy bill, laying the groundwork for melding U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence capabilities in profound ways that some critics find alarming.
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel are pushing for the shift, which comes as lawmakers on the right and left have grown increasingly hostile to sending taxpayer dollars to Israel’s military.
Supporters argue the move would benefit the United States, allowing it to capitalize on Israel’s defense and intelligence innovations. They say it would elevate the U.S.-Israel relationship from one of donor and recipient to a strategic partnership.
But some lawmakers fear that such deep ties could blur the lines between supporting an ally and effectively allowing Israel’s military to become intertwined with the Pentagon in ways that could be dangerous and difficult to unwind. » | Robert Jimison | Reporting from the Capitol | Wednesday, August 5, 2026
For decades, the United States has supported Israel’s security by providing billions of dollars a year in military assistance and by working with its close partner on intelligence, missile defense and weapons development.
Now, with U.S. political support for sending military funding to Israel dropping off sharply, Congress is considering phasing out the financial commitment and instead undertaking a far more integrated defense and technology partnership built around legally mandated defense industrial cooperation between the two nations.
Both the House and Senate have included such a proposal in the annual defense policy bill, laying the groundwork for melding U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence capabilities in profound ways that some critics find alarming.
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel are pushing for the shift, which comes as lawmakers on the right and left have grown increasingly hostile to sending taxpayer dollars to Israel’s military.
Supporters argue the move would benefit the United States, allowing it to capitalize on Israel’s defense and intelligence innovations. They say it would elevate the U.S.-Israel relationship from one of donor and recipient to a strategic partnership.
But some lawmakers fear that such deep ties could blur the lines between supporting an ally and effectively allowing Israel’s military to become intertwined with the Pentagon in ways that could be dangerous and difficult to unwind. » | Robert Jimison | Reporting from the Capitol | Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Israels Ministerpräsident zu Trumps Gaza-Plan: „Wir haben nicht zugestimmt, es ist nicht unser Entwurf“
TAGESSPIEGEL: US-Präsident Trump hat seinen Plan für eine Entmilitarisierung des Gazastreifens als „Meilenstein“ bezeichnet. In Israel stoßen die US-Vorschläge indes auf Ablehnung.
Israels Regierungschef Benjamin Netanjahu hat den Plan von US-Präsident Donald Trump für ein Ende des Kriegs im Gazastreifen erneut abgelehnt. „Wir haben nicht zugestimmt, es ist nicht unser Entwurf“, sagte Netanjahu in einem in der Nacht zum Mittwoch in Onlinediensten veröffentlichten Video. Trump hatte seine Pläne für eine Entwaffnung der Hamas und einen Rückzug der israelischen Armee als „Meilenstein“ bezeichnet.
Trumps Team glaube, „dass es für eine Entwaffnung der Hamas und eine Entmilitarisierung des Gazastreifens sorgen kann. Das prüfen wir“, sagte Netanjahu weiter. Er habe Änderungsvorschläge gemacht. Netanjahus teils rechtsextreme Koalitionspartner erhöhten in den vergangenen Tagen den Druck, die Vereinbarung abzulehnen. » | Tagesspiegel | Mittwoch, 5. August 2026
Israels Regierungschef Benjamin Netanjahu hat den Plan von US-Präsident Donald Trump für ein Ende des Kriegs im Gazastreifen erneut abgelehnt. „Wir haben nicht zugestimmt, es ist nicht unser Entwurf“, sagte Netanjahu in einem in der Nacht zum Mittwoch in Onlinediensten veröffentlichten Video. Trump hatte seine Pläne für eine Entwaffnung der Hamas und einen Rückzug der israelischen Armee als „Meilenstein“ bezeichnet.
Trumps Team glaube, „dass es für eine Entwaffnung der Hamas und eine Entmilitarisierung des Gazastreifens sorgen kann. Das prüfen wir“, sagte Netanjahu weiter. Er habe Änderungsvorschläge gemacht. Netanjahus teils rechtsextreme Koalitionspartner erhöhten in den vergangenen Tagen den Druck, die Vereinbarung abzulehnen. » | Tagesspiegel | Mittwoch, 5. August 2026
Sunday, August 02, 2026
Ceuta: Moroccan State Involved In Migrant Crossings | International Crisis Group Director
Aug 2, 2026 | “We have testimonies by Moroccan migrants who crossed into Ceuta, who said quite openly that Moroccan security forces told them to go into Ceuta and to go to Spain.”
The project director for North Africa at the International Crisis Group has said that he has seen evidence that the Moroccan state was complicit in the events that saw thousands of migrants flood into the Spanish enclave from the North African country last week.
The project director for North Africa at the International Crisis Group has said that he has seen evidence that the Moroccan state was complicit in the events that saw thousands of migrants flood into the Spanish enclave from the North African country last week.
Saturday, August 01, 2026
'Whether Netanyahu Wants It or Not,' War on Lebanon 'Will Have to End,' Marandi Affirms
Friday, July 31, 2026
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Mamdani Calls Netanyahu a ‘War Criminal’ and Calls on U.S. to Arrest Him
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Mayor Zohran Mamdani challenged the United States to execute an international arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, which New York itself cannot do.
This screenshot is from this NYT article. | Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that New York cannot arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, but the United States should. Credit: Dave Sanders for The New York Times
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday night challenged the federal government to execute an international arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, calling him a “war criminal” and “the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people” in a striking video statement.
The mayor said the city Law Department explored whether the New York Police Department could arrest the Israeli prime minister during his expected visit to the city in September but that the city did not have “independent legal authority” to do so.
The mayor’s announcement came days after he told Lulu Garcia-Navarro last week on “The Interview,” a New York Times show, that he had been in “active conversation” with the city’s lawyers about executing a warrant issued for Mr. Netanyahu in 2024 by the International Criminal Court.
On Tuesday, Mr. Mamdani said in the video that those conversations had led his administration to determine that it did “not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant.”
Seated between the flags of the United States and New York City, Mr. Mamdani looked directly into the camera and solemnly told New Yorkers that Israel’s prime minister had no place visiting New York.
“Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City, nor is any other war criminal at large,” Mr. Mamdani said. “While we cannot end the genocide on our own, we can decide whether our silence will become another weapon, and we can examine every tool we have to defend the humanity and dignity of all people.” » | Liam Stack | Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Zohran Mamdani is a hero. A man of principle. It is refreshing to hear a politician speak with such clarity and moral authority. New Yorkers are indeed blessed to have a mayor like Zohran. — © Mark Alexander
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday night challenged the federal government to execute an international arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, calling him a “war criminal” and “the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people” in a striking video statement.
The mayor said the city Law Department explored whether the New York Police Department could arrest the Israeli prime minister during his expected visit to the city in September but that the city did not have “independent legal authority” to do so.
The mayor’s announcement came days after he told Lulu Garcia-Navarro last week on “The Interview,” a New York Times show, that he had been in “active conversation” with the city’s lawyers about executing a warrant issued for Mr. Netanyahu in 2024 by the International Criminal Court.
On Tuesday, Mr. Mamdani said in the video that those conversations had led his administration to determine that it did “not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant.”
Seated between the flags of the United States and New York City, Mr. Mamdani looked directly into the camera and solemnly told New Yorkers that Israel’s prime minister had no place visiting New York.
“Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City, nor is any other war criminal at large,” Mr. Mamdani said. “While we cannot end the genocide on our own, we can decide whether our silence will become another weapon, and we can examine every tool we have to defend the humanity and dignity of all people.” » | Liam Stack | Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Zohran Mamdani is a hero. A man of principle. It is refreshing to hear a politician speak with such clarity and moral authority. New Yorkers are indeed blessed to have a mayor like Zohran. — © Mark Alexander
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Benjamin Netanyahu,
Gaza,
genocide,
ICC,
Israel,
New York,
Zohran Mamdani
Monday, July 13, 2026
Why Trump Is Scared: This Is Iran's Massive Leverage over the US
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Donald Trump,
Iran,
Iran War,
Israel,
Strait of Hormuz,
USA
Friday, July 10, 2026
Neue Warnung aus Israel: Iran plant angeblich Attacke auf Trump
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Nach israelischen Geheimdienstinformationen soll Teheran ein neues Mordkomplott gegen US-Präsident Trump planen. Laut Medienberichten geht es um ein konkretes Vorhaben.
Israel soll die US-Regierung vor einem neuen Plan Teherans zur Ermordung von Präsident Donald Trump gewarnt haben. Nach Berichten des Wall Street Journal und des Senders CNN übermittelte Israel den USA neue entsprechende Geheimdienstinformationen. Das berichten die Medien unter Berufung auf mit dem Vorgang vertraute Quellen, deren Angaben von unabhängiger Seite nicht bestätigt werden können.
Die Warnung aus Israel sei nach Angaben einer der von CNN zitierten Quellen in dieser Woche erfolgt und beziehe sich auf ein konkretes Vorhaben. Details zu dem mutmaßlichen Plan wurden nicht genannt. Die US-Behörden hätten das Vorhaben zuvor nicht selbst im Blick gehabt. » | Sophie Barkey | Freitag, 10. Juli 2026
Israel soll die US-Regierung vor einem neuen Plan Teherans zur Ermordung von Präsident Donald Trump gewarnt haben. Nach Berichten des Wall Street Journal und des Senders CNN übermittelte Israel den USA neue entsprechende Geheimdienstinformationen. Das berichten die Medien unter Berufung auf mit dem Vorgang vertraute Quellen, deren Angaben von unabhängiger Seite nicht bestätigt werden können.
Die Warnung aus Israel sei nach Angaben einer der von CNN zitierten Quellen in dieser Woche erfolgt und beziehe sich auf ein konkretes Vorhaben. Details zu dem mutmaßlichen Plan wurden nicht genannt. Die US-Behörden hätten das Vorhaben zuvor nicht selbst im Blick gehabt. » | Sophie Barkey | Freitag, 10. Juli 2026
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Donald Trump,
Iran,
Israel
Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Netanyahu’s Existential Play
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Benjamin Netanyahu,
Israel
Friday, July 03, 2026
Israel's 'Kill First' Strategy Is Now Aimed at Turkey | The David Hearst Podcast
Jul 2, 2026 | David Hearst, editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye, says that Donald Trump has signed two contradictory agreements to end his war on Iran. One promises an “immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon”, while the other gives Israeli forces occupying parts of southern Lebanon indefinite leave to remain.
Hearst says the Lebanon framework weakens Lebanese sovereignty, creates a military coordination group run from Washington, and obliges the Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah, which many in Lebanon see as the only credible deterrent against Israeli attack.
He says that Lebanon has also granted immunity to Israeli troops and generals for war crimes committed during the invasion. He says that the contradiction reflects a tug of war inside the US administration. The Iran deal reflects the thinking of Vice President JD Vance, who opposed regime change in Tehran, while the Lebanon deal bears the imprint of Marco Rubio, who remains committed to that project.
Hearst argues that Israel’s failure to dictate terms to Iran has pushed it to regain power in Lebanon and Syria. But he says Israel is already turning its attention to Turkey, now presenting it as the “new Iran” and warning of a new Sunni axis involving Turkey, Syria and Qatar.
He concludes that Israel means what it says when Netanyahu vows to change the Middle East forever. The main battle line is now shifting to Lebanon and Syria, and hard power will be needed to stop Israel’s strategy of “kill them first”.
Hearst says the Lebanon framework weakens Lebanese sovereignty, creates a military coordination group run from Washington, and obliges the Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah, which many in Lebanon see as the only credible deterrent against Israeli attack.
He says that Lebanon has also granted immunity to Israeli troops and generals for war crimes committed during the invasion. He says that the contradiction reflects a tug of war inside the US administration. The Iran deal reflects the thinking of Vice President JD Vance, who opposed regime change in Tehran, while the Lebanon deal bears the imprint of Marco Rubio, who remains committed to that project.
Hearst argues that Israel’s failure to dictate terms to Iran has pushed it to regain power in Lebanon and Syria. But he says Israel is already turning its attention to Turkey, now presenting it as the “new Iran” and warning of a new Sunni axis involving Turkey, Syria and Qatar.
He concludes that Israel means what it says when Netanyahu vows to change the Middle East forever. The main battle line is now shifting to Lebanon and Syria, and hard power will be needed to stop Israel’s strategy of “kill them first”.
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Benjamin Netanyahu,
Donald Trump,
Iran,
Israel,
Lebanon,
Turkey
Thursday, July 02, 2026
Weaponizing Civil Death to Crush Dissidents (w/ Hüseyin Doğru) | The Chris Hedges Report
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assault on free speech,
Gaza,
Germany,
Israel,
Palestine
Sunday, June 28, 2026
Israel's Dream of Ruling the Region Is Over, Its Decline Has Begun | Mustafa Barghouti | UNAPOLOGETIC
Jun 27, 2026 | "Now Netanyahu has failed. Iran was not broken. Arab countries now realise that relying on Israel is a death sentence."
In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, we sat down in studio with Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian physician, leader of the Palestinian National Initiative and co-founder of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society. Barghouti argues that Israel's two strategic goals, imperial domination of the Middle East and normalisation with Arab states, have both collapsed, and that this marks the beginning of its decline.
Across the conversation he sets out the scale of the atrocity in Gaza, the slow strangulation of life in the West Bank, and the transformation of Israeli society towards what he describes as fascism. He explains why the regional war with Iran ended in strategic failure for Netanyahu, why Oslo and the 2005 Gaza disengagement were traps rather than concessions, and why he refuses to accept any framing that places oppressor and oppressed on equal footing.
Barghouti also turns to the question of survival and resistance, from the 90 midwives employed in the first weeks of the war to the clinics rebuilt multiple times under bombardment and makes the case that Palestine has become the global measure of commitment to justice. Despite everything, he ends on a note of defiance and hope.
UNAPOLOGETIC is hosted by Ashfaaq Carim.
In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, we sat down in studio with Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian physician, leader of the Palestinian National Initiative and co-founder of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society. Barghouti argues that Israel's two strategic goals, imperial domination of the Middle East and normalisation with Arab states, have both collapsed, and that this marks the beginning of its decline.
Across the conversation he sets out the scale of the atrocity in Gaza, the slow strangulation of life in the West Bank, and the transformation of Israeli society towards what he describes as fascism. He explains why the regional war with Iran ended in strategic failure for Netanyahu, why Oslo and the 2005 Gaza disengagement were traps rather than concessions, and why he refuses to accept any framing that places oppressor and oppressed on equal footing.
Barghouti also turns to the question of survival and resistance, from the 90 midwives employed in the first weeks of the war to the clinics rebuilt multiple times under bombardment and makes the case that Palestine has become the global measure of commitment to justice. Despite everything, he ends on a note of defiance and hope.
UNAPOLOGETIC is hosted by Ashfaaq Carim.
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Dr Mustafa Barghouti,
Gaza,
genocide,
Israel,
Palestinians
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Ex-Armeechef will Israels Premier werden: Kann dieser Mann Netanjahu aus dem Amt drängen?
TAGESSPIEGEL: Gadi Eisenkot hat seinem Land als Soldat auf vielen Posten gedient. Jetzt fordert der Oppositionspolitiker Premier Netanjahu bei den Wahlen heraus. Seine Chancen stehen nicht schlecht.
Gadi Eisenkot weiß, was Krieg bedeutet. Er hat als einfacher Soldat ebenso wie als hoher Militär viele Schlachten für Israel geschlagen. Der pensionierte General hat seinem Land gedient, wie es immer etwas verklausuliert formuliert wird, wenn ein Feind bekämpft wird.
Aber Eisenkot kennt auch die Opferseite. Hat selbst erfahren, wie schnell und schmerzvoll ein Krieg Leid über eine Familie bringen kann. Und was es heißt, einen geliebten Menschen zu verlieren. » | Von Christian Böhme | Samstag, 27. Juni 2026
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Israel
Friday, June 26, 2026
Michael Lambert: Israel's Hangman Pin Badge | Why UK Politicians Say Nothing
June 26, 2026 | A UN report published this week has accused Israel of deliberately targeting and killing Palestinian children. A separate UN report in October 2025 went further — accusing Israel of genocide. And yet, politicians in the UK — many of them members of Labour Friends of Israel — say nothing.
Meanwhile, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has celebrated with cakes the re-introduction of hanging for Palestinians. He and his colleagues now wear gold "hangman's noose" lapel pin badges.
Killing and maiming children can never be justified, The silence of UK politicians is deafening, and why the hangman's noose has become a symbol of something truly dark.
Thank you, Mr Lambert, for having the courage to speak out on these issues. I absolutely and totally agree with your analysis of the atrocities being carried out by Israelis against the poor Palestinians. What is being perpetrated is nothing less than a genocide. And we Westerners are supposed to remain silent!
Like many others, I have always been pro-Israel because of how Jews were made to suffer in Nazi Germany and, of course, because of the Holocaust. But because of that suffering, Jews really ought to be more compassionate, merciful, and understanding. That Jews in Israel are bereft of mercy is truly an enigma to me.
I concur with your analysis absolutely. Again, thank you for your courage. — © Mark Alexander
Meanwhile, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has celebrated with cakes the re-introduction of hanging for Palestinians. He and his colleagues now wear gold "hangman's noose" lapel pin badges.
Killing and maiming children can never be justified, The silence of UK politicians is deafening, and why the hangman's noose has become a symbol of something truly dark.
Thank you, Mr Lambert, for having the courage to speak out on these issues. I absolutely and totally agree with your analysis of the atrocities being carried out by Israelis against the poor Palestinians. What is being perpetrated is nothing less than a genocide. And we Westerners are supposed to remain silent!
Like many others, I have always been pro-Israel because of how Jews were made to suffer in Nazi Germany and, of course, because of the Holocaust. But because of that suffering, Jews really ought to be more compassionate, merciful, and understanding. That Jews in Israel are bereft of mercy is truly an enigma to me.
I concur with your analysis absolutely. Again, thank you for your courage. — © Mark Alexander
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genocide,
Israel,
Palestinians
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