The Israeli army spox acknowledges that the strategic balloon system has been attacked and damaged
He adds that there is no compromise to the army's abilities to detect incoming missile threats, and that the system was not operational yet
📝 The system was used several times over Lebanon for tests, and its loss is both a financial loss and an even bigger operational one too when it would have been needed most during a serious damage to the army's radar and detection abilities during a big war.
Hezbullah to release footage of its attack on the strategic Israeli army Sky Dew radar.
The remarkable detail is that they were able to successfully fly a drone over the base and take HQ footage of it!
@palestine group This is a huge blow to Israeli military and it's iron dome system that was unable to detect and intercept the drone from Lebanon that flew over 34km Into Israel before hitting it's target @israel group
“What is the point of having power," she says, "if you will not use it to stop crimes against humanity?” Jewish Presidential appointee Lily Greenberg Call resigned in protest at its refusal to stop arming Israel. It's an astonishing letter. Update: a few minutes after tweeting this, her X account was suspended 🤨
@hteasley @jstogdill @Mary625 @egalitaire Perhaps I used the wrong words to send my message. Apologies. I just really can't understand your mentality in letting Biden walk all over you.
Well, if you say so, you're probably right. I'm not American, I'm not in place to act as if I know everything and stuff.
I just hope once you get Biden elected he won't fuck us over by giving more billions to Israel.
I concede.
Still. It's so sad all you choice you have is between democrats policing it's voter base and a megalomaniacal rapist and it's you people - voters - having to convince other to vote for the "lesser evil" while said lesser evil sends billions of aid to the genocidal state.
@rato @jstogdill @Mary625 @egalitaire Just so you know, I am one of those people pressuring Biden to force Israel to stop, and I feel like my voice has been heard. He is stopping the arms support he can legally stop.
What I fight against is commentary online that has a real chance of getting people to absent themselves from voting for the better candidate.
I appreciate the debate and this amicable conclusion.
"you people willing to turn blind eye to a guy sending billions of taxpayer money in guns and bombs"
You are making one huge assumption that many people are turning a blind eye to it, or that Biden is somehow to blame for seventy years of ingrained support of Israel. We are just very clear on which is the better option out of two sub-optimal options
But then, I think you should seriously dwell in on what I have been repeatedly stating before. Look, I'm doing a college degree in political science with speciality in marketing. I didn't want to do that, but that's what I've ended up with.
Generally speaking, the race is on right now. Since there's election coming soon, now is the time to rally supporters and convince voters to cast a vote for you. Or the other guy. Once that ends, since democracy we both live in is flawed - you as a voter won't count until the next race is on.
Now is the time the potential candidates do their best to actually get voters on their good side, hence, they do political stunts and take actions in order to gather votes and not dissuade voters from voting on them in the future.
Once that ends, they'll do whatever because their mandate cannot really be revoked by the people. Isn't that right? All you can do is cast vote on them or someone else in the next election.
Seeing how Biden is faring in this complicated situation and how's he's doing the bare minimum not to lose supporters
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But then, I think you should seriously dwell in on what I have been repeatedly stating before. Look, I'm doing a college degree in political science with speciality in marketing. I didn't want to do that, but that's what I've ended up with.
Generally speaking, the race is on right now. Since there's election coming soon, now is the time to rally supporters and convince voters to cast a vote for you. Or the other guy. Once that ends, since democracy we both live in is flawed - you as a voter won't count until the next race is on.
Now is the time the potential candidates do their best to actually get voters on their good side, hence, they do political stunts and take actions in order to gather votes and not dissuade voters from voting on them in the future.
Once that ends, they'll do whatever because their mandate cannot really be revoked by the people. Isn't that right? All you can do is cast vote on them or someone else in the next election.
Seeing how Biden is faring in this complicated situation and how's he's doing the bare minimum not to lose supporters while also sending billions to Israel, vetoing UN resolutions and generally doing fuck-all he's doing, it's pretty safe to say once he's elected, it's going to get worse, because once he's a president there's nothing to keep him down. He clearly lacks political will to actually take action against Israel. I get it's an ally, but being an ally to the genocidal ethnostate doesn't justify his actions.
My point is: I get he's the better option of two. But that still doesn't make him a good choice and his support for Israel will only grow once he's a president.
And you'll probably see that I am right in the near future. Once he's a president, Israel will receive even more support.
And the worst part is, you are unable to do anything other than protest. It's up to the Democratic Party to then decide on what to do, but given the circumstances, I doubt it will change for the better.
@Mary625 @jstogdill @egalitaire @rato What are you arguing against? Your sources you link here are clearly stating that the US support for Israel is strained and getting worse, because of what Israel is doing. Which is what I've been saying, that Biden is not happily supporting a genocide.
He is supporting an ally the US has historically supported, while ramping up the pressure it can to get it to change its course.
@Mary625 @jstogdill @egalitaire @rato There are some weapons shipments that Biden cannot legally stop. He has halted what he can.
The UN ceasefire vote did not include an obligation for Hamas to return its hostages.
There are various public positions that the US will not casually take, because they set in motion a number of consequences that would likely be worse than what is going on now. As horrible as things are, they can get worse.
The situation is fucked and if there's a lesson to take out of that is to never believe the politicians and take action to dissolve the two party system that makes you choose between two terrible actors with no political will to change things for the better.
I understand there's nothing you can really do. But the bare minimum is to stop putting trust in a rigged system we live in.
That's why I argue. Because I can't stand people being so ardent in vouching for system that exists only to exploit them and give them no choice in the matters other than voting for asshole A or asshole B.
@hteasley @jstogdill @egalitaire @rato Where is he saying anything about the genocide that is happening and the fact Israel has now cut off the Rafah crossing?
I'm not looking for perfect. I am looking for a politician to do the will of the people and the greater majority of the do not want either of these evils to run
[nods] There is no perfect. "The perfect is the enemy of the good" because if you hold out for perfect, you'll spend your life searching for it. Sometimes you just have to pick a realistic place to draw the line of "Good enough for now".
@Mary625 @rato @zakalwe @jstogdill @egalitaire What do you suggest? It's Biden versus Trump. You can wish it weren't but that and five bucks will get you a latte at Starbucks.
Third parties work in parliamentary democracies, not here, so don't cry for one of those. Deal with the world we have.
I'm absolutely sickened by all this. It's bad enough it's happening but being told the politicians have no control and we need to stfu because "the other guy" is absolutely abhorrent.
@Mary625 @rato @zakalwe @hteasley @egalitaire which genocide are you referring to? The one in Xinjiang? Or Ukraine? Or maybe you mean Tibet. Yemen? Myanmar? Tigray? Oh, you know I’m kidding. There’s only one place that’s fashionable to be outraged about.
You're right. I'm being too generous. Actively enable and support.
Because, you know. All this wanton slaughter of Palestinians could have ended if Biden ditched his Zionist views and denounced Nentayahu and the LIKUD government. But that, of course, requires him to actually have political will to do that. But apparently he's interested in policing his own voter base instead.
@rato @Mary625 @zakalwe @hteasley @egalitaire you truly are exhausting in your level of continuous wrongness. I haven’t forgotten that you accused me of participating in genocide because you assumed my position.
No, I haven't. All I have said is you scolding people over not voting for Biden because of his support of Israel doesn't really contribute to stopping the atrocities taking place. There's a difference you willingly ignore and thus come to wrong conclusions.
@rato @Mary625 @zakalwe @hteasley @egalitaire So, here is what I actually think. I applaud Biden for his steadfast support of Ukraine vs Russian imperialism. I am, at the same time, extraordinarily disappointed with his continued support of any Netanyahu- led Israeli government despite understanding the “long term ally” context and signaling standing by our allies.
@rato @Mary625 @zakalwe @hteasley @egalitaire no. You didn’t say that. You accused me of participating in genocide. So fuck off trying to sound reasonable now.
I haven’t scolded anyone. I have pointed out without hesitation that refusing to vote for Biden is half a vote for Trump - a nonsensical choice in the real world unless illiberalism really is more important to you.
Right. So we are back to good old "opposing Israel is supporting Hamas" argument, do I read that correctly?
Because, you know, considering what happened on Oct. 7 and the months prior it would seem it wasn't really Russia and Iran green-lighting Hamas' attack. They might have given a little push, but the green light part is mostly Israel. Both by making it relevant by funding it into existence in order to overthrow Al Fatah and therefore justify tightening the grip on Palestinians as well as literally allowing the attack to happen.
But sure. The weapons part is also very correct, it's not like manufacturing crises like that is literally the MO for US in order to sell guns en masse.
@rato @Mary625 @zakalwe @hteasley @egalitaire at the same time I am equally dismayed that Russia and Iran’s gambit to green light Hamas has worked so well and gotten exactly the result they want - people like you carrying water for them. All while we are selling your country weapons to defend yourself against them! Fucking genius.
Alright. Go on, call me a fascist and move on. You point out I haven't said something I claimed and then proceeded to do the exact same thing despite my numerous protests that I'm aware that Biden is the lesser evil of two but the whole discussion isn't really about that but rather the lack of good choice and acting as if the whole situation is acceptable.
@rato @Mary625 @zakalwe @hteasley @egalitaire “Right. So we are back to good old "opposing Israel is supporting Hamas" argument, do I read that correctly?”
You know how you’ll know when I’m making an argument? I’ll make it. You won’t have to project it on me. 🙄
Yeah, we just threw off one shitty government for the other because the ones currently in power aren't really interested in resolving the burning hot problems, settling for lowering taxes for the rich instead.
None of the things they have promised have been delivered and all they do is talk. There's no real change, just the illusion of it.
Still no reproductive rights. Still no same-sex relations or even changing the law to make it actually punishable to spew homo and trans phobia, no resolution on the rampant housing crisis and all they can do is making the obscenely rich richer and our regular folks poorer.
Great change.
And I'm arguing against unconditionally supporting Biden because I have witnessed the exact same thing here. Cosmetic change but nothing real. People just assumed the other ones have to win because the other option is bad enough.
And it brought us nothing but upholding of status quo under different banner.
@rato @Mary625 @zakalwe @hteasley @egalitaire it’s awesome. You can sit in Poland, where you just threw off an authoritarian right wing government stirring up shit that will help turn us into what you despise. Awesome.
@rato @Mary625 @zakalwe @hteasley @egalitaire it’s pinky by the mouth evil genius brilliant. Greenlight Hamas’ murderous rampage knowing it will ignite a conflict where Biden will be constrained by treaty and voter blocks to continue to support Israel more than he wants - get Trump elected when Biden loses the left. Watch newly fascist US join the ranks of illiberal authoritarians.
Sigh. Seriously now, no bad faith. Why do I feel like we completely miss each others intentions? Is this my poor skill with English? Culture clash? Different wave length?
Because I feel like you interpret 80% of my posts in the way that wasn't intentional on my part.
@rato @Mary625 @zakalwe @hteasley @egalitaire I feel as though you treat me as a straw man and put words in my mouth. I do not think you are a fascist. I think you are on the left (great) but I think you tend to see situations through a single lens, as do much of the left these days, and that single mindedness will help usher in exactly what you claim you are against. 🤷♂️
I joined the Biden Administration because I believe in fighting for a better America, for a future where Americans can thrive: one with economic prosperity, a healthy planet, and equal rights for all people. I have dedicated my career to candidates who I believed would further this vision.
I worked for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign in 2019, and then moved to Arizona to work for President Biden’s campaign in 2020. I was thrilled to join the Department of Interior because I was inspired by your principled track record of championing progressive causes, in addition to your role as an Indigenous woman leading a Department that historically harmed Indigenous communities, and the potential that it has for reparations, reconciliation, and healing.
However, I can no longer in good conscience continue to represent this administration amidst President Biden’s disastrous, continued support for Israel's genocide in Gaza.
I am an American Jew. My family escaped antisemitic persecution in Europe and found refuge in America. They changed their names at Ellis Island and worked as farmers, peddlers, and salespeople. My grandparents could not go to college.
Two generations later, I have the honor of working as an appointee for the President of the United States. The weight of this position is not lost on me. This is the story of many people in my community: a story of survival, upward mobility, and fulfillment of the American Dream. And yet, I have asked myself many times over the last eight months: what is the point of having power if you will not use it to stop crimes against humanity?
My whole life has been spent in Jewish community in the US and Israel. I have spent time in Israel/Palestine, and I learned Hebrew and Arabic both formally in school and through connection in community. I have family and friends who are Israeli, Palestinian — and have loved ones who have served in the IDF. People in my community lost loved ones during Hamas’s attack on October 7th? beloveds killed, displaced, and taken as hostages. I am terrified by rising antisemitism around the world.
And yet I am certain that the answer to this is not to collectively punish millions of innocent Palestinians through displacement, famine, and ethnic cleansing.
Israel’s ongoing offensive against Palestinians does not keep Jewish people safe — in Israel nor in the United States. What I have learned from my Jewish tradition is that every life is precious. That we are obligated to stand up for those facing violence and oppression, and to question authority in the face of injustice.
As of writing this, Israel has killed over 35,000 people in Gaza, including 15.000 children. The Israeli military has bombed medical infrastructure, besieged a hospital, left mass graves behind, destroyed every university in Gaza, targeted journalists and aid workers, and committed many, many inexcusable atrocities. These are all violations of international law, none of which would be possible without American weapons, and none of which have been condemned by President Biden.
The President has the power to call for a lasting ceasefire, to stop sending weapons to Israel, and to condition aid. The United States has used nearly no leverage throughout the last eight months to hold Israel accountable; quite the opposite, we have enabled and legitimized Israel’s actions with vetoes of UN resolutions designed to hold Israel accountable.' President Biden has the blood of innocent people on his hands.
The United States has long enabled Israeli war crimes and the status quo of apartheid and occupation. That status quo does not keep Israelis safe, nor Jews around the world. It certainly does not protect Palestinians, who have the right to freedom, safety, self-determination, and dignity, just as much as Jewish people do, and every person does.
Any system that requires the subjugation of one group over another is not only unjust, but unsafe. Jewish safety cannot — and will not — come at the expense of Palestinian freedom. Making Jews the face of the American war machine makes us less safe. What seems like a lack of awareness in the Administration leadership of how critical this issue is to the American public is devastating to both communities, and politically disastrous.
Today, May 15th, is Nakba Day, which recognizes the destruction of Palestinian society and homeland in 1948 and the displacement of the majority of the Palestinian people for the formation of today’s modern Israel. Nakba and Shoah, the Hebrew word for Holocaust, mean the same thing: catastrophe. I reject the premise that one people’s salvation must come at another’s destruction.
I am committed to creating a world where this does not happen — and this cannot be done from within the Biden Administration.
My choice to leave is not a reflection of this office or the Department. I have felt supported by many individuals here, but I do not feel supported by the policies and actions of this Administration.
I have the utmost respect for my colleagues at the Department who have given so much of themselves to doing the good work of preserving our public lands and strengthening Indian Country, and the many public servants across the federal government. I urge you all to take a stand for Palestinian lives. All of our futures depend on this.
Interview to a Jewish human rights lawyer who documented the settlers blocking and destroying aid bound to Gaza. She even tried to stop them, risking her own life. Settlers get the information and backing from the government. IOF and police just watch them. So this is the Israeli government preventing aid from getting into Gaza and blaming vandals. How convenient.
Aid agencies are running out of food in southern Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing offensive in Rafah and the shutdown of the two main border crossings in the south. Some 1.
#France declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of #NewCaledonia after clashes broke out between authorities and pro-independence protesters. At least four people have already been killed. Three of whom were Indigenous people, and the fourth was a French gendarme.
Protesters have been seen carrying heavy firearms, with reports of live rounds being fired at police.
Multiple buildings have been set on fire, and several supermarkets have been looted. White French residents have also formed armed groups to confront the Indigenous protesters.
Under the state of emergency, French authorities have imposed a curfew, banned #TikTok, closed schools, and placed restrictions on movement.
They have also deployed an additional 500 police officers, adding to the 1,800 police and gendarmes already on the island.
Protests erupted after French President Emmanuel #
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#France declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of #NewCaledonia after clashes broke out between authorities and pro-independence protesters. At least four people have already been killed. Three of whom were Indigenous people, and the fourth was a French gendarme.
Protesters have been seen carrying heavy firearms, with reports of live rounds being fired at police.
Multiple buildings have been set on fire, and several supermarkets have been looted. White French residents have also formed armed groups to confront the Indigenous protesters.
Under the state of emergency, French authorities have imposed a curfew, banned #TikTok, closed schools, and placed restrictions on movement.
They have also deployed an additional 500 police officers, adding to the 1,800 police and gendarmes already on the island.
Protests erupted after French President Emmanuel #Macron introduced plans to reform New Caledonia’s electoral system, which would grant more French residents in the territory voting rights. Protesters believe this would unfavorably shift political representation in the country. The Pacific archipelago, home to the Indigenous #Kanak people, is rich in minerals and has been under French control since 1853.
"I can no longer in good conscience continue to represent this administration amid President Biden's disastrous, continued support for Israel's genocide in Gaza," Interior assistant Lily Greenberg Call wrote "In a separate interview with The Associated Press, she criticized Biden for "making Jews the face of the American war machine,""
"I can no longer in good conscience continue to represent this administration amid President Biden's disastrous, continued support for Israel's genocide in Gaza," Interior assistant Lily Greenberg Call wrote.
Pro-independence riots have broken out in New Caledonia
As a colony the island is a retreat for French citizens but with 'decolonization' only native Kanak people could vote, barring those arriving from France
Now Paris is empowering French residents to vote after only 10 years
The French Government is using it's army to quash indigenous locals who are rising up against the colonisers.
Authorities also decided to ban video app #TikTok, which the government during a bout of riots on France's mainland last summer said helped rioters organise and amplified the chaos, attracting troublemakers to the streets.
They are starving them, they destroying their crops, they are setting their olive trees on fire, they prevent them from working, they destroy water and sanitation system and now they are stealing their money in the name of anti terrorism.
The occupation army announces the confiscation of millions of shekels from money exchange shops in the West Bank. According to a statement by the #Israeli police, its Unit 443 raided money exchange shops on suspicion that this money fuels “terrorism,” as it described it. The Monetary Authority issued a statement in which it confirmed that money exchange shops are subject to its supervision and that it It refutes any allegations or pretexts put forward by the occupation authorities to justify its actions in targeting the #Palestinian banking sector and considers that the continued attack on entities subject
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They are starving them, they destroying their crops, they are setting their olive trees on fire, they prevent them from working, they destroy water and sanitation system and now they are stealing their money in the name of anti terrorism.
The occupation army announces the confiscation of millions of shekels from money exchange shops in the West Bank. According to a statement by the #Israeli police, its Unit 443 raided money exchange shops on suspicion that this money fuels “terrorism,” as it described it. The Monetary Authority issued a statement in which it confirmed that money exchange shops are subject to its supervision and that it It refutes any allegations or pretexts put forward by the occupation authorities to justify its actions in targeting the #Palestinian banking sector and considers that the continued attack on entities subject to the supervision of the Monetary Authority represents an act that violates all international norms, laws, charters and agreements, and aims to undermine confidence in the #Palestinian banking and banking sector.
In the mean time, the cowards and complicit in crime world leaders standing idle and watch Israel destroy the lives of millions in #Gaza and occupied #WestBank without any meaningful reaction and instead working hard to silence and punish those who condemn and expose those crimes.
from #CommonDreams 'Most Thorough Legal Analysis' Yet Concludes #Israel Committing Genocide in #Gaza
The report also stresses that other nations are legally obligated to "refrain from recognizing Israel's breaches as legal or taking any actions that may amount to complicity."
The University Network for Human Rights report also stresses that other nations are legally obligated to "refrain from recognizing Israel's breaches as legal or taking any actions that may amount to complicity."
"Such beauty! This is what happens to whoever brings food to Hamas" Judeonazi settlers in West Bank blocked two Palestinian trucks, claiming they carry Gaza aid, threw rocks at the drivers, wounding one of them, and destroyed goods. No arrests were made. State-backed terrorists. https://x.com/ireallyhateyou/status/1790807200933318876
This is a robust article by Medea Benjamin and Nicola J.S.Davies. They explain in detail which weapons the US supplies to Israel and how/where Israel uses them. Also, where the weapons are made. The US is the biggest maker and provider of armaments. Huge amount of money at play. That's why students asking for divestment from companies involved in the war is terrifying the government, the Israel lobby, the arms industry, the tech industry...
Hope this is not true: French troops on the Ukrainian front
Paris has sent the first unit of up to 100 Foreign Legion soldiers to Ukraine, writes the Asia Times, citing former assistant US Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Bryan.
According to the publication, France plans to send a total of 1.5 thousand fighters to support the AFU troops.
AT claims that Foreign Legion soldiers are stationed in Slavyansk.
Among other things, artillery and reconnaissance specialists have arrived. The officers are French citizens. The rest of the group are foreigners from all over the world. An official confirmation is still pending
things are heating up — USA has agreed to let Ukraine use supplied weapons to attack Russian targets in Russia.
This is the inevitable consequence of the West sitting on our arses for 2 years. We could have turned up with everything needed to win the war instead of bleeding Ukraine almost dry.
Let’s hope that these changes will be decisive for victory.
Editors' Note, May 6, 2024: A link originally indicating a source for this report has gone dead. A new link to the same source, a Sputnik page, is given
@Bernard Marx Macron is an idiot who said he would send troops into Ukraine, up until a couple of weeks ago. He and some polish politicians and some sources in Finland and Baltic nations who are pushing for such actions.
It's so ridiculously stupid and dangerous that it can turn this bloody war into something much much worse.
⚠️ Fake : 💬 "Bryen based the claim on a post by Russian state-owned news service Sputnik that he said was based on another post by Russian Telegram channel Military Chronicle. The post by Sputnik has since been deleted and the Telegram channel is inaccessible without prior invitation."
For decades, Palestinians have accused Israel of the crime of Apartheid, imposing two different systems on the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea: one system that privileges Je...
Mohammed El-Kurd spoke to Dr. Randa Abdel Fattah about her recent opinion article, "On Zionist Feelings" (https://mondoweiss.net/2023/12/on-zionist-feelings/). Randa is a Future Fellow in the Depar...
Palestinians reflect on the past 30 years since the first Oslo Accords were signed and all the ways in which the agreement impacted their lives, pushing them even further away from achieving liberation and statehood.
Palestinians reflect on the past 30 years since the first Oslo Accords were signed and all the ways in which the agreement impacted their lives, pushing them even further away from achieving libera...
Here’s what we know about the police attacks on peaceful student protestors at Columbia University, and the City College of New York last night. #shorts #shortvideo #news #palestine #israel #gaza #...
#Israel / Netanyahu: The Palestinian Authority “supports terrorism, funds terrorism and educates for terrorism”
Nobody did more than #Netanyahu to funnel money to the #Hamas, the PA’s staunch enemy. Most countries in the world see the #PA as a political authority who’s the legitimate representative of Palestinian aspirations for statehood, which in Netanyahu’s vocabulary means “terrorism”.
Netanyahu (who’s indicted for several corruption charges) responded to the statements of Defense Minister Gallant, and said: "After the terrible massacre, I instructed to destroy Hamas. IDF fighters and security forces are fighting for this. As long as Hamas remains, no other entity will govern Gaza - certainly not the Palestinian Authority."
He added that "80% of the Palestinians in the West Bank support the terrible ma
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#Israel / Netanyahu: The Palestinian Authority “supports terrorism, funds terrorism and educates for terrorism”
Nobody did more than #Netanyahu to funnel money to the #Hamas, the PA’s staunch enemy. Most countries in the world see the #PA as a political authority who’s the legitimate representative of Palestinian aspirations for statehood, which in Netanyahu’s vocabulary means “terrorism”.
Netanyahu (who’s indicted for several corruption charges) responded to the statements of Defense Minister Gallant, and said: "After the terrible massacre, I instructed to destroy Hamas. IDF fighters and security forces are fighting for this. As long as Hamas remains, no other entity will govern Gaza - certainly not the Palestinian Authority."
He added that "80% of the Palestinians in the West Bank support the terrible massacre. The Palestinian Authority supports terrorism, funds terrorism and educates for terrorism. The first condition to pave the way for another entity is to eliminate Hamas and do so without excuses."
In his statements, though, he did not address the possibility of establishing a military government in the Strip.
When will mastodon servers admit this is a Genocide and stop deleting messages and suspending accounts for criticising the Zionist-Fascist Governmemt of Israel ?
@Captain_Jack_Sparrow The strength of the fediverse is that we can set up an instance that reflects our own values and the users who join share those values too. As a result we end up with instances that are very pro israel or pro palestine, we may get some that have sympthy with Hamas, or Hezbollah for example.
Perhaps this is a downside to that as well as an upside.
@zleap The Israeli cyber Intelligence has its tentacles everywhere, I don't want to have to keep moving server every month or so because the one I'm on gets compromised or threatened by them
I got suspended from #mastodonsocial after arguing with a zionist and then accused of some contrived "holocaust inversion" which I had never heard of, because I criticised the German government for supporting the Genocide of Gaza through censorship.
@zleap Yep! I have no regrets dumping commercial social media. I have no accounts on any of them - unless you count YouTube as social media. But I just use that to watch vids, not to engage. 😉
I got suspended from #mastodonsocial after arguing with a zionist and then accused of some contrived "holocaust inversion" which I had never heard of, because I criticised the German government for supporting the Genocide of Gaza through censorship.
Haaretz Editorial: The Shame and the Shambles of Israel's Policy on Gaza Aid
It explains who are attacking the aid trucks and why the Israeli law enforcement officials did nothing to stop them. #gaza @palestine
The Western leaders are allying themselves with these extremists. Far-right religious and ethnonationalist extremism is fundamentally incompatible with any liberal democratic regime. We are going back to the 1920s.
Even if #BenjaminNetanyahu may not be an extremist himself - the jury is out on that one! - his political survival depends on people like #ItamarBen_Gvir - who is the minister to whom those police report - and #BezalelSmotrich - who is doing his best - or worst if you prefer - to keep any humanitarian aid from going through the port of #ashdod . He cannot overrule them and stay in office - unlike #RishiSunak who was able to sack #SuellaBraverman and remain in office.
I planted this cherry #tomato from seeds when I returned to South of France 2 years ago. It has been producing tomatoes since then and now it has massive bunches of flowers growing on it.
Have never seen anything like this before. It's like 15-20 flowers and tomatoes on one single branch and have about 10 of them on each plant (3 total). these are the ones I planted directly in the 50L soil bags I bought from the store.
Planting an overgrown onion in a pot outside gave me 3 harvest of onion leaves and now it's blooming and I will have lots of onion seeds.
It's amazing how much one single #onion produced. Used the leaves in 2 soups and one stew and have 5 or 6 more thick leaves to harvest too. The ROI was lmore than 10x the amount I spent on one onion.
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in reply to Farhad • • •This is a huge blow to Israeli military and it's iron dome system that was unable to detect and intercept the drone from Lebanon that flew over 34km Into Israel before hitting it's target
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