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HAARETZ
While all eyes are on
Iran, Jewish terrorism is
rising in the West Bank
Haaretz Editorial · March 08 2026
Israel, by means of the Jewish marauders,
is advancing the gradual expulsion of
Palestinians from their lands, and in doing
so, it may be responsible for committing
war crimes and crimes against humanity

HAARETZ While all eyes are on Iran, Jewish terrorism is rising in the West Bank Haaretz Editorial · March 08 2026 Israel, by means of the Jewish marauders, is advancing the gradual expulsion of Palestinians from their lands, and in doing so, it may be responsible for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity

"The Jewish terror in the West Bank has a goal: expulsion."
archive.md/220Gi
#Israel #CrimesAgainstHumanity #genocide

09.03.2026 10:32 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Screen snip from X (Twitter)
Solo Monk
@JJKALE2
"If tomorrow Trump drops a nuclear bomb on Tehran and instantly kills 7 million people, what do we do?"

Screen snip from X (Twitter) Solo Monk @JJKALE2 "If tomorrow Trump drops a nuclear bomb on Tehran and instantly kills 7 million people, what do we do?"

@solo-monk.bsky.social
A chilling thought. Our Foreign Minister would probably express grave concern.
#AusPol #USpol #Iran #Israel #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes

09.03.2026 06:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A growing Jewish challenge to Israel’s war narrative Jewish organisations using social media are challenging dominant narratives about Israel’s actions in Gaza, framing the conflict through human rights, international law and Jewish ethical traditions.

Resistance narrative.
“Because these organisations speak as Jewish groups, they disrupt the assumption that criticism of Israeli policy necessarily reflects hostility toward Jewish identity.

Digital platforms can amplify propaganda, but they can also amplify conscience.”
#Israel #Gaza #Palestine

09.03.2026 05:07 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

There is no hope of lasting peace until #Zionism is proscribed as an ideology, #Israel dismantled and crimes committed in pursuit of Zionist goals prosecuted.
#CrimesAgainstHumanity #genocide #WarCrimes

08.03.2026 09:21 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

"The light on the hill never promised comfort. It promised obligation. It demanded clarity precisely when clarity carried risk. It assumed conflict and required courage. It asked governments to disturb settled arrangements when those arrangements entrenched injustice." #auspol

08.03.2026 03:02 👍 29 🔁 17 💬 3 📌 2
And then there's Africa…the youngest continent on earth, median age 19, projected to reach 2.5 billion people by 2050, the largest workforce the planet has ever seen & China understood 20y ago that whoever builds Africa's infrastructure owns the 21st century, while the US was spending 4 trillion dollars destroying Iraq & Afghanistan China was building railways in Kenya, dams in Ethiopia, ports in Djibouti, highways in Nigeria, tech hubs in Rwanda, stadiums, hospitals, government buildings, telecom networks powered by Huawei across the entire continent.. & they did it without firing a single bullet, no regime change, no sanctions, no lectures on democracy, just concrete steel, fiber optic and longterm contracts.

So when people ask why China stays silent on Iran the answer is that silence is the strategy, every war America fights for Israel costs trillions, destabilizes energy markets, alienates Gulf partners and pushes the entire Global South closer to a system Beijing spent two decades building.

The gulf states pivoting right now has zero to do with ideology, Washington turned their entire neighborhood into a warzone to serve Tel Aviv's regional strategy & then asked them to keep buying treasury bonds with a straight face….the math just stopped working and when the math stops working loyalty stops too.

Beijing's silencee on Iran is the most patient & most devastating move on the board, China is watching america dismantle its own hegemony in real time while quietly inheriting every alliance washington burns, it just has to keep building & keep quiet.

Napoleon said never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake, Xi turned that into a 50 year doctrine & right now it's paying off faster than even beijing expected.

And then there's Africa…the youngest continent on earth, median age 19, projected to reach 2.5 billion people by 2050, the largest workforce the planet has ever seen & China understood 20y ago that whoever builds Africa's infrastructure owns the 21st century, while the US was spending 4 trillion dollars destroying Iraq & Afghanistan China was building railways in Kenya, dams in Ethiopia, ports in Djibouti, highways in Nigeria, tech hubs in Rwanda, stadiums, hospitals, government buildings, telecom networks powered by Huawei across the entire continent.. & they did it without firing a single bullet, no regime change, no sanctions, no lectures on democracy, just concrete steel, fiber optic and longterm contracts. So when people ask why China stays silent on Iran the answer is that silence is the strategy, every war America fights for Israel costs trillions, destabilizes energy markets, alienates Gulf partners and pushes the entire Global South closer to a system Beijing spent two decades building. The gulf states pivoting right now has zero to do with ideology, Washington turned their entire neighborhood into a warzone to serve Tel Aviv's regional strategy & then asked them to keep buying treasury bonds with a straight face….the math just stopped working and when the math stops working loyalty stops too. Beijing's silencee on Iran is the most patient & most devastating move on the board, China is watching america dismantle its own hegemony in real time while quietly inheriting every alliance washington burns, it just has to keep building & keep quiet. Napoleon said never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake, Xi turned that into a 50 year doctrine & right now it's paying off faster than even beijing expected.

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#USpol #China

08.03.2026 05:28 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Everyone losing their mind asking where is Beijing while the US & Israel are bombing a major chinese energy partner and the answer is so brutal in its simplicity that most analysts miss it completely, the empire is eating itself alive and China is already building the replacement.

America just dragged the entire Middle East into a war for Israel & now Saudi arabia, UAE, kuwait & qatar are sitting in a room discussing pulling out of US contracts & canceling investment commitments.

The Gulf states, the literal foundation of the petrodollar, the system that has kept the US dollar as world reserve currency since 1974 actively discussing the exit and Beijing did absolutely nothing to make that happen…Washington did it to itself.

But here's what people miss: China saw this coming years ago and already laid the tracks, literally the belt & road Initiative has quietly wired 150 countries into c’hinese infrastructure, ports, railways, highways, fiber optic cables, power grids…while the western media barely covered it.

Saudi Arabia started selling oil to China in yuan in 2023, that alone should have been front page news for a month, the BRICS just expanded to include Saudi arabia UAE and Iran in the same bloc, China built CIPS as a direct alternative to SWIFT so the entire non western world can settle trade without ever touching the dollar, every single one of these moves was made before a single bomb fell on Iran.

Everyone losing their mind asking where is Beijing while the US & Israel are bombing a major chinese energy partner and the answer is so brutal in its simplicity that most analysts miss it completely, the empire is eating itself alive and China is already building the replacement. America just dragged the entire Middle East into a war for Israel & now Saudi arabia, UAE, kuwait & qatar are sitting in a room discussing pulling out of US contracts & canceling investment commitments. The Gulf states, the literal foundation of the petrodollar, the system that has kept the US dollar as world reserve currency since 1974 actively discussing the exit and Beijing did absolutely nothing to make that happen…Washington did it to itself. But here's what people miss: China saw this coming years ago and already laid the tracks, literally the belt & road Initiative has quietly wired 150 countries into c’hinese infrastructure, ports, railways, highways, fiber optic cables, power grids…while the western media barely covered it. Saudi Arabia started selling oil to China in yuan in 2023, that alone should have been front page news for a month, the BRICS just expanded to include Saudi arabia UAE and Iran in the same bloc, China built CIPS as a direct alternative to SWIFT so the entire non western world can settle trade without ever touching the dollar, every single one of these moves was made before a single bomb fell on Iran.

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Chris Wilding
7 March 2026 08:39

www.facebook.com/share/p/188A...
#USpol #China

08.03.2026 05:26 👍 8 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 1
International rules-based order?! lol
International rules-based order?! lol YouTube video by First Dog on the Moon

Hello cartoon fans here is another exciting spoken cartoon! youtu.be/rq3OGOWDhW8

08.03.2026 05:18 👍 59 🔁 5 💬 4 📌 0
International Bestseller
Shlomo Sand
The
Invention
of the
Jewish
People
"Extravagantly denounced and praised"
New York Times

International Bestseller Shlomo Sand The Invention of the Jewish People "Extravagantly denounced and praised" New York Times

Like Nazism, #Zionism is ethno-supremacism. Like Nazism, the 'ethnos' doesn't actually exist.

in 1975 UNGA Resolution 3379 declared Zionism to be racism. In 1991, the usual suspects had that declaration rescinded.

08.03.2026 05:18 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Emphasising one form of discrimination above all others is itself a form of discrimination. The disproportionate influence promotes hostility, which Zionists then exploit to further their ideology.
#AusPol #Zionism #censorship

08.03.2026 03:32 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
Slingshots.

Wiping out $BILLIONS in munitions, energy, and infrastructure.

And Iran appears content to bide its time until we eventually run out of means to intercept their attacks.

That's why the toughest guy in the room is usually the one who keeps his mouth shut, not the guy going around telling everyone how tough he is. 
Nobody roots for Goliath.

And nobody goes around claiming to BE Goliath...unless they're unfamiliar with how the story ends.

Slingshots. Wiping out $BILLIONS in munitions, energy, and infrastructure. And Iran appears content to bide its time until we eventually run out of means to intercept their attacks. That's why the toughest guy in the room is usually the one who keeps his mouth shut, not the guy going around telling everyone how tough he is. Nobody roots for Goliath. And nobody goes around claiming to BE Goliath...unless they're unfamiliar with how the story ends.

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#USpol #Iran

Sources:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

www.forbes.com/sites/davidh...

08.03.2026 03:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Rather than being operated by remote control, it has a pre-programmed flight path to a set target using a satellite navigation system. Because of its slim profile and ability to fly at low altitude, it's hard to detect by radar or early warning systems.

These are the little buggers Russia is using to make a mess in Ukraine.

And here's the ugly truth Trump and Hegseth can’t bring themselves to acknowledge: Iran reportedly has 80 THOUSAND of these stockpiled in underground bunkers all over the country. Unlike missiles, they're easily transported and can be launched undetected from the back of a pickup truck.

Compared to America's interceptors, they're COMICALLY CHEAP to make—between $20k-$50k each. And they can be built incredibly fast (Russia's been producing 4,000-5,000 per month).

So the big fear is that Iran could "unleash drone hell" any time it wants to...and there's not a whole lot the U.S. military could do about it. At the 2-to-1 interceptor rate America employs, Iran could theoretically deplete the entire U.S. interceptor stockpile with a little over 7,000 attacks.

That would leave them a measly 72,000 more drones in reserve.

IF they didn't produce any more.

(For the math nerds out there, it would cost Iran $360 million to replace the drones it would take to deplete America's entire interceptor stockpile. It would cost America $39.5 Billion to replace those interceptors.)

And THAT is probably the best explanation as to why Trump launched a war and then almost immediately demanded a ceasefire, to which Iran said "f*ck directly off!"

For context as to just how much asymmetrical damage these drones can do, one of Iran's $30k attack drones took out Qatar's $1.1 billion ballistic missile tracking system. 

These little "gnats" have struck the U.S. 5th fleet in Bahrain, the U.S. embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and the fatal strike on a U.S. Army camp in Kuwait. And they're continuing to ignite oil fields, ports, and tankers throughout the region.

Rather than being operated by remote control, it has a pre-programmed flight path to a set target using a satellite navigation system. Because of its slim profile and ability to fly at low altitude, it's hard to detect by radar or early warning systems. These are the little buggers Russia is using to make a mess in Ukraine. And here's the ugly truth Trump and Hegseth can’t bring themselves to acknowledge: Iran reportedly has 80 THOUSAND of these stockpiled in underground bunkers all over the country. Unlike missiles, they're easily transported and can be launched undetected from the back of a pickup truck. Compared to America's interceptors, they're COMICALLY CHEAP to make—between $20k-$50k each. And they can be built incredibly fast (Russia's been producing 4,000-5,000 per month). So the big fear is that Iran could "unleash drone hell" any time it wants to...and there's not a whole lot the U.S. military could do about it. At the 2-to-1 interceptor rate America employs, Iran could theoretically deplete the entire U.S. interceptor stockpile with a little over 7,000 attacks. That would leave them a measly 72,000 more drones in reserve. IF they didn't produce any more. (For the math nerds out there, it would cost Iran $360 million to replace the drones it would take to deplete America's entire interceptor stockpile. It would cost America $39.5 Billion to replace those interceptors.) And THAT is probably the best explanation as to why Trump launched a war and then almost immediately demanded a ceasefire, to which Iran said "f*ck directly off!" For context as to just how much asymmetrical damage these drones can do, one of Iran's $30k attack drones took out Qatar's $1.1 billion ballistic missile tracking system. These little "gnats" have struck the U.S. 5th fleet in Bahrain, the U.S. embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and the fatal strike on a U.S. Army camp in Kuwait. And they're continuing to ignite oil fields, ports, and tankers throughout the region.

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#USpol #Iran

08.03.2026 03:12 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
THAAD rockets are even more expensive at $13-15.5 million each. They're built by Lockheed Martin, who only produce around 96 a year (though Lockheed just got a contract to ramp up production to 400 a year).

Finally, the Aegis Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) costs a whopping $28 million a piece, though a "cheaper" option—the SM-6 is available in the $9-$10 mil range. Only a dozen SM-3 are produced a year. Production on the SM-6s are ramping up to 500 annually.

I know that's a bunch of nitty-gritty boring detail, but the gist is this: the U.S. currently has somewhere in the ballpark of 3,600 interceptor missiles — 2,700 intended for slow moving drones, 900 for high speed ballistic missiles.

HERE'S WHY THAT'S A HUGE PROBLEM
Following the Israel-Iran 12-Day War (that's when we bombed Iran's three nuclear facilities), Israel estimated that Iran had 1,500 missiles and 200 launchers remaining. As of March 1, Iran had added another 1,000 missiles to their stockpile. And so far, that's what U.S. and Israeli strikes have been targeting.

During the 12-Day War, the U.S. used between 100-150 THAADs, 80 SM-3s, and an unknown number of Patriots. If the U.S. uses interceptors at the same rate in this war, we'll burn through half our interceptors in 4-5 weeks. And if the war drags out until September like the White House and Pentagon are suggesting it might, we'd hypothetically deplete our entire interceptor stockpile. (I say "hypothetically" because the U.S. military would switch strategies and transition away from trying to intercept anything if we ever got that low.)

ENTER THE SLINGSHOT
When people hear "drone," they tend to think those handheld models with spinning copter blades people use for photography. The Shahed drone looks like a mini jet with an 8-foot wingspan. It has a range of 1,550 miles (2,500km), a top speed of 115 mph (185 kph), and packs a 66-110 lb warhead.

THAAD rockets are even more expensive at $13-15.5 million each. They're built by Lockheed Martin, who only produce around 96 a year (though Lockheed just got a contract to ramp up production to 400 a year). Finally, the Aegis Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) costs a whopping $28 million a piece, though a "cheaper" option—the SM-6 is available in the $9-$10 mil range. Only a dozen SM-3 are produced a year. Production on the SM-6s are ramping up to 500 annually. I know that's a bunch of nitty-gritty boring detail, but the gist is this: the U.S. currently has somewhere in the ballpark of 3,600 interceptor missiles — 2,700 intended for slow moving drones, 900 for high speed ballistic missiles. HERE'S WHY THAT'S A HUGE PROBLEM Following the Israel-Iran 12-Day War (that's when we bombed Iran's three nuclear facilities), Israel estimated that Iran had 1,500 missiles and 200 launchers remaining. As of March 1, Iran had added another 1,000 missiles to their stockpile. And so far, that's what U.S. and Israeli strikes have been targeting. During the 12-Day War, the U.S. used between 100-150 THAADs, 80 SM-3s, and an unknown number of Patriots. If the U.S. uses interceptors at the same rate in this war, we'll burn through half our interceptors in 4-5 weeks. And if the war drags out until September like the White House and Pentagon are suggesting it might, we'd hypothetically deplete our entire interceptor stockpile. (I say "hypothetically" because the U.S. military would switch strategies and transition away from trying to intercept anything if we ever got that low.) ENTER THE SLINGSHOT When people hear "drone," they tend to think those handheld models with spinning copter blades people use for photography. The Shahed drone looks like a mini jet with an 8-foot wingspan. It has a range of 1,550 miles (2,500km), a top speed of 115 mph (185 kph), and packs a 66-110 lb warhead.

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#USpol #Iran

08.03.2026 03:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
DAVID & GOLIATH: WHY THE U.S. COULD BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

The problem with constantly touting yourself as the "biggest, strongest, most advanced" fighting force on earth is that you're automatically Goliath in any confrontation you get into.

Sure, you'll notch a bunch of easy victories over inferior adversaries as you're running around trampling the countryside...and those easy victories might start giving you a false sense of confidence that maybe you're invincible. That's because you weren't considering any Davids out there.

At some point, your 10-foot spear, 100-pound shield, and arrow-proof armor is gonna come up against a cheap-ass homemade slingshot and some river stones it was never built to deal with and has no idea how to handle.

If you've been watching U.S. state TV, you've seen the propaganda: America's VASTLY SUPERIOR interceptor missiles are knocking down Iranian missiles and drones left and right. According to reports, something like 92% of Iranian drones and missiles have been intercepted.

THE CURRENT U.S. ARSENAL
U.S. Central Command estimates that Iran has fired 500 ballistic missiles and more than 2,000 drones since the war started a week ago (40% targeting Israel, 60% targeting the U.S.)

According to Military Times, the U.S. employs three different missile interceptor systems: the Patriot missile defense system, Aegis Combat System (SM-3/SM-6) and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile systems.

As of Dec 2025, the U.S. had 414 SM-3s, ~1,500 SM-6s, 534 THAADs, and around 1,200 Patriots (a July report said the U.S. only had 25% of the Patriots the Pentagon needed for its plans).

The U.S. only produces 500-700 Patriot missiles annually at a cost of $4 million each. And typical usage is to fire two interceptors per incoming target, meaning every single interception attempt is an $8-million affair. 

$8 million to take down a $20,000 drone.

DAVID & GOLIATH: WHY THE U.S. COULD BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST The problem with constantly touting yourself as the "biggest, strongest, most advanced" fighting force on earth is that you're automatically Goliath in any confrontation you get into. Sure, you'll notch a bunch of easy victories over inferior adversaries as you're running around trampling the countryside...and those easy victories might start giving you a false sense of confidence that maybe you're invincible. That's because you weren't considering any Davids out there. At some point, your 10-foot spear, 100-pound shield, and arrow-proof armor is gonna come up against a cheap-ass homemade slingshot and some river stones it was never built to deal with and has no idea how to handle. If you've been watching U.S. state TV, you've seen the propaganda: America's VASTLY SUPERIOR interceptor missiles are knocking down Iranian missiles and drones left and right. According to reports, something like 92% of Iranian drones and missiles have been intercepted. THE CURRENT U.S. ARSENAL U.S. Central Command estimates that Iran has fired 500 ballistic missiles and more than 2,000 drones since the war started a week ago (40% targeting Israel, 60% targeting the U.S.) According to Military Times, the U.S. employs three different missile interceptor systems: the Patriot missile defense system, Aegis Combat System (SM-3/SM-6) and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile systems. As of Dec 2025, the U.S. had 414 SM-3s, ~1,500 SM-6s, 534 THAADs, and around 1,200 Patriots (a July report said the U.S. only had 25% of the Patriots the Pentagon needed for its plans). The U.S. only produces 500-700 Patriot missiles annually at a cost of $4 million each. And typical usage is to fire two interceptors per incoming target, meaning every single interception attempt is an $8-million affair. $8 million to take down a $20,000 drone.

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From:
The Trumpland Diary
7 March 2026 18:25
www.facebook.com/share/p/1AdW...
#USpol #Iran

08.03.2026 03:10 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
[upside-down certification stamp, dated 19/05/2025]
Mark Leibler
@LeiblerMark
Nothing, but nothing, is worse than those Jews who level totally
unfounded allegations of genocide and ethnic cleansing against the
State of Israel. They are repulsive and revolting human beings. Their
relatives who were murdered by the Nazis - the role models for Hamas -
will undoubtedly be turning in their graves. Their avowed anti Zionism is
clearly no more than a cover for the reality that they are vicious
antisemites.
11:11PM - Feb 8, 2025 - 339.1K Views

[upside-down certification stamp, dated 19/05/2025] Mark Leibler @LeiblerMark Nothing, but nothing, is worse than those Jews who level totally unfounded allegations of genocide and ethnic cleansing against the State of Israel. They are repulsive and revolting human beings. Their relatives who were murdered by the Nazis - the role models for Hamas - will undoubtedly be turning in their graves. Their avowed anti Zionism is clearly no more than a cover for the reality that they are vicious antisemites. 11:11PM - Feb 8, 2025 - 339.1K Views

True. Even of Jewish non-Zionists. 🤔 Perhaps more so of Jewish non-Zionists.
#Auspol #Zionism #censorship

08.03.2026 03:03 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

To a Zionist, it makes you a lesser being.
#AusPol #Zionism #censorship

07.03.2026 23:35 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Maybe someone should run up a table of the degree of Zionism in educational institutions. A Hasbara ranking.
#censorship #AusPol #ForeignInfluence #Israel #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #Gaza #Palestine

07.03.2026 10:26 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Preview
‘Settler colonialism’: What it can tell us about the conflict in Israel/Palestine YouTube video by Association for the Promotion of International Law

Video of the event that filled Norwood Concert Hall, after being cancelled by Adelaide University.
www.youtube.com/live/taNA9ub...
#censorship #AusPol #ForeignInfluence #Israel #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #Gaza #Palestine

07.03.2026 10:00 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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Can Israel & the U.S. Sustain Iran's Military Power? (w/ Alastair Crooke) | The Chris Hedges Report The Iran War has just begun — but already, Iran’s military prowess, and America’s and Israel’s impulsive imperial hubris, is on full display.

“It’s for America to lose this war. Iran wins it by surviving …”
chrishedges.substack.com/p/can-israel...
The fog of war clears, just a little.
#USpol #Iran #Israel #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #Gaza #Palestine

07.03.2026 05:08 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Iran's regime change unlikely but Trump's mess certain: Gulf states While the cabaret of outlandish and contradictory statements and claims continues in Washington, there is considerable pragmatic pessimism in the Gulf about the mess Donald Trump will leave behind.

“There is a high degree of confidence … that the US will just walk away at some point, showing no sense of responsibility for the mess.”
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
#USpol #Iran #Israel #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes

07.03.2026 02:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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#Iran is a nation almost three times the land area and more than twice the population of Ukraine — and we know how that war has gone for Russia. In the words of Israeli journalist Alon Mizrahi: “They have started something they have no chance of bringing to an end.”
#USpol #CrimesAgainstHumanity

06.03.2026 23:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Iran is gearing up for a long war of attrition against Israel and the US There are no more red lines for Tehran - just a slow, calculated strategy to exploit the blind spots of Washington and its allies

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“… the old and ill leader expressed that he did not wish to change his habits. It thus sounds like this was a deliberate choice by Khamenei to be martyred if that was his destiny…”

It seems Khamenei chose death, for what he saw as the good of his nation. Trump is a different sort of crazy.
#USpol

06.03.2026 23:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Preview
The Dream of Omnipotence in the New Rhetoric of War Freedom as Regression to an Infantile State

The US of today is less mature than the one that lost in Vietnam.

#USpol #Iran #CrimesAgainstHumanity #genocide #WarCrimes

06.03.2026 00:36 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
And finally, what have we learned about who Australians are? Wong and Albo are deeply complicit in genocide by their conspicuous and deliberate silences. Slezak pointed out that this normalisation of the Zionist project's atrocities has allowed and enabled its criminality. The other Albanese said that without this diplomatic cover from states like Australia, Israel would not have been able to commit this genocide.

I'd add two things. I can't imagine how depressing and what a nightmare this must be for Jews who oppose Zionism. Reciprocally, I can't imagine what they feel about their leaders who are destroying their religion and cursing all Jews for generations to come, just as the children of the Nazis suffered and were punished.

Finally, I don't have words either for the courage it takes for anti-Zionists to stand against their communities but they have been greater allies to Palestine than many Muslims and Arabs. Its why I have zero tolerance for antisemitism; the nasty little Fagin-like caricatures, the snide innuendo and uninformed commentaries. You're no friend of mine or of Palestine and you can take it somewhere else.

And finally, what have we learned about who Australians are? Wong and Albo are deeply complicit in genocide by their conspicuous and deliberate silences. Slezak pointed out that this normalisation of the Zionist project's atrocities has allowed and enabled its criminality. The other Albanese said that without this diplomatic cover from states like Australia, Israel would not have been able to commit this genocide. I'd add two things. I can't imagine how depressing and what a nightmare this must be for Jews who oppose Zionism. Reciprocally, I can't imagine what they feel about their leaders who are destroying their religion and cursing all Jews for generations to come, just as the children of the Nazis suffered and were punished. Finally, I don't have words either for the courage it takes for anti-Zionists to stand against their communities but they have been greater allies to Palestine than many Muslims and Arabs. Its why I have zero tolerance for antisemitism; the nasty little Fagin-like caricatures, the snide innuendo and uninformed commentaries. You're no friend of mine or of Palestine and you can take it somewhere else.

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#HindRajab #Israel #Australia

05.03.2026 23:23 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Peter Slezak at the opening of the movie, The Killing of Hind Rajab, asked three questions. What does the killing of Hind Rajab tell us about Israel? What does the killing of Hind Rajab tell us about the Jewish community? What does the killing of Hind Rajab tell us about us, Australians?

Gideon Levy has asserted that peace will not come from Israeli society unless Israel "pays the price" for the occupation. He says most Israelis are in denial about the actions taken in their name. 90% of Israelis approve of what their government has done and many of them don't think their government has gone far enough. Stop and think about that for a minute.  Its not a matter of "there are good and bad people in every cohort."

Slezak references Nurit Peled-Elhanan, an Israeli woman whose 14-year-old daughter was killed in a suicide bombing.  She said, "This is our fault." Nurit has written about the Israeli education system being full of anti-Arab/Palestinian racism and demeaning stereotypes. She talked of racist stereotyping by rabbis whose books teach hatred and racism, which are distributed to soldiers before they go into battle. Zionism is built on the notion of absolute Jewish supremacy, similar to Nazi race theory.

Slezak then moved to the Australian Zionist Jewish community and its leadership. He points out that their response to the atrocities in Gaza we all witnessed has been indifference, to simply ignore it. He said Jewish leaders rationalising Gaza as 'self-defence' is pathological. They pressured the ALP to adopt a McCarthy-style pogrom on humanitarian voices with devastating personal consequences for advocates. Josh Lees talks about many voices for Gaza being forced to take a step back. Most people have a mortgage, a job and kids to feed. I call it Holocaustianism, it's a bizarre mix of fake antisemitism, lies, gaslighting, intimidation, attacks, lawfare and emotional manipulation.

Peter Slezak at the opening of the movie, The Killing of Hind Rajab, asked three questions. What does the killing of Hind Rajab tell us about Israel? What does the killing of Hind Rajab tell us about the Jewish community? What does the killing of Hind Rajab tell us about us, Australians? Gideon Levy has asserted that peace will not come from Israeli society unless Israel "pays the price" for the occupation. He says most Israelis are in denial about the actions taken in their name. 90% of Israelis approve of what their government has done and many of them don't think their government has gone far enough. Stop and think about that for a minute. Its not a matter of "there are good and bad people in every cohort." Slezak references Nurit Peled-Elhanan, an Israeli woman whose 14-year-old daughter was killed in a suicide bombing. She said, "This is our fault." Nurit has written about the Israeli education system being full of anti-Arab/Palestinian racism and demeaning stereotypes. She talked of racist stereotyping by rabbis whose books teach hatred and racism, which are distributed to soldiers before they go into battle. Zionism is built on the notion of absolute Jewish supremacy, similar to Nazi race theory. Slezak then moved to the Australian Zionist Jewish community and its leadership. He points out that their response to the atrocities in Gaza we all witnessed has been indifference, to simply ignore it. He said Jewish leaders rationalising Gaza as 'self-defence' is pathological. They pressured the ALP to adopt a McCarthy-style pogrom on humanitarian voices with devastating personal consequences for advocates. Josh Lees talks about many voices for Gaza being forced to take a step back. Most people have a mortgage, a job and kids to feed. I call it Holocaustianism, it's a bizarre mix of fake antisemitism, lies, gaslighting, intimidation, attacks, lawfare and emotional manipulation.

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Adelaide University cancels literary festival event with UN Gaza investigator Francesca Albanese Festival organisers criticise the university for last-minute booking cancellation of event headlined by special rapporteur for Palestinian territories

“Welcome once again to Moscow on the Torrens,”
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With Us or Against Us, Again Congress didn’t authorize this war, and the only response to questions is a loyalty test we’ve fallen for before.

As George Lakoff wrote, avoid repeating your opponents lies. That reinforces their framing. Penny Wong keeps making that mistake (assuming that she doesn't actually believe the false binary).
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War is good for business.

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War is the opiate of the Israeli masses Israel has once again entered war to solve its “existential problems once and for all”. History suggests those promises of total victory rarely survive contact with reality.

I've heard it said that an Israeli optimist is one who believes in longer periods between wars.
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Al Jazeera investigation: Iran girls’ school targeting likely ‘deliberate’ Al Jazeera investigation raises questions over deadliest single attack of war that killed 165 schoolgirls and staff.

“… or the strike was carried out deliberately and with prior knowledge …”
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