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At this time, we still have very little information about what really took place on October. It is likely that the players will not be straight forward about these issues. The best we can expect is cross referencing what trickles out.
Just three weeks ago, Hamas launched its first attack on the population, inside Israel territory. In a matter of minutes, a fleet of drones blinded all the watchtowers of the border wall, About 2000 commandos spread out on Israeli territory with the mission of killing everyone they encountered, without consideration of sex, age or any other factor. Most victims are Jewish, but not exclusively: Christian Israeli palestinians and Buddhist foreign workers were also among the victims, which made local specialists say, that it was more an islamist supremacist attack , rather than an anti semitic one. Simultaneously thousands of rockets overwhelmed the vaunted Iron Dome defense. To make matter worse Hamas took around 150 hostages, including 81 military personnel back to Gaza, with the intent to use them as exchange for the 1256 palestinian prisoners detained in High Security Prisons within Israel.
For the moment the estimated number of persons killed in Israel is 1200, with an unknown number of wounded.
Israel which had been warned by the Egyptian Secret Services, (and most likely by the hundreds of agents they have on the ground in Gaza) did not put up a fight. It appears that the coalition government was focused on the situation in CisJordania. But it is also possible that thinking the attack would be a lot less sizeable, they let it proceed. A formal inquiry into these issues will be taking place after the conflict slows down.
Leading to this situation several of the neighboring countries had significant issues already on their plate.
Egypt
Current Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sissi started his re election campaign. He is seeking a third mandate. He has underlined his struggle against islamists in the Sinai region, as well as the titanesque civil works engaged to unclog the traffic in Cairo. The presidential mandate is no longer of 4 years length, but rather 6 years. The conditions for eligibility have also been strengthened. Economically Egypt is facing an inflation on commodities nearing 74%.
While Egypt has never ceased to insist on its adherence to the 1979 Arab League resolution. against the transfer of the Palestinian population out of its homeland, Cairo could allow for the opening of its border crossing in Rafaah. Following the 2008 war, Egypt welcomed 35 thousands Palestinian refugees, but President Hosni Moubarak, later sent them back to Gaza. Israel and the USA are pressuring Egypt to receive Palestinians against a promise to forgive Egypt's exterior debt.
Lybia
Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the leader of the anti- islamic coalition was welcomed during an official visit to Russia by the vice minister for Defense Younus-Bek Iekourov, before having a meeting with Vladimir Putin. The former Lybian Army leader during the Chadian conflict, had led the opposition against Muamar Khadafi, and was supported by the CIA, His coalition is now supported by Khadafi's son, the council of Lybian tribes and Egypt, while the Islamists are supported by the West and Turkey (the former colonial power)
The Lybian current Parliament voted for a resolution, demanding for the expulsion of the ambassadors of the USA, Britain, France and Italy for their support of Israel's crimes in Gaza.
Lybia was cut in half following NATO's intervention. NATO had supported the Muslim Brotherhood in Tripolitania, while Egypt and Russia have been backing up the coalition of Marshal Halftar.
Algeria/Tunisia
The Algerian government has stopped using french textbooks in its school system. Students who wished to take the Baccalaureate in French will have to do so outside of Algeria. At the same time Algeria has initiated the study of the English language in High School, at least twice a week.
Algeria and Tunisia no longer believe in the land for peace's project, aka the two countries solution for peace. The two countries could soon pull out of the 2002 Saudi initiative for an arab peace solution. Should they proceed with a pullout, this could lead to a domino effect with many other arab states.
Morroco
Several demonstrations have taken place with 100s of thousands of demonstrators, under the direction of the Morrocan Front for the Support of Palestine. A coalition of about 20 different political parties, unions and NGOs. They were also joined by the Group for National Action in favor of Palestine, a party close to the opposition.
The Israeli office for coordination in Rabat has been closed.
So far, it is not known if this was an Israeli decision, in order to protect its personnel from the anger of the street, or if this was done by order of the Royal Palace, following the retaliation of Israel in Gaza.
Jordan
Between a rock and a hard place.
7 thousand young fighting age Iraqis are camping at the Border with Jordan, waiting to be let in to go fight "the Israeli Satan". Further according to Jordanian sources, King Abdullah is worried that Egypt could succumb to international pressure, and open its border at Raffah to let go 2 million Gaza residents.
While Jordan is calling for cool heads to prevail, the Islamic Action Front, which is the Jordanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood is calling for the end of all diplomatic relations with Israel. This would necessitate the recall of the Jordanian ambassador to Tel Aviv, and the rupture of several treaties between the two countries, including the one on water access.
Iraq
According to the NGO Human Rights Watch, the Abu Ghraib victims of torture, 20 years ago, at the hands of US armed forces have not yet received any compensation. Nor are they allowed to file legal complaints. At least 11 US personnel were found guilty of abuse at Abu Ghraib. Observers claim that sentences were all very light and at no time were any superior officers implicated in this process, or indicted.
The railroad linking Shalamshah (Iran) to Basra is scheduled to become operational in the next two years. The new connection will be 32km long and will be serviced by 3 depots (stations), and a bridge that will span the Shatt al Arab, which shall be build with the financial and technical help of Iran. In doing so Iran intends to become the hub for commercial exchange for this north/south corridor.
Meanwhile Turkey has signed an agreement for a new 133 km road linking the two countries.
Saudi Arabia has launched a study to establish a new road with Iraq via Kuwait and Basra
Saudi Arabia/ Iran incident
Saudi football (soccer) team Al Attihad led by the French former international star Karim Benzema, refused to take the field while visiting the Iranian Club of Sepahan's Stadium: Nagash e Jahan where thousands of spectators were waiting for the match. The bone of contention being a statue erected at the stadium of General Qassem Solemani. The authorities of both countries have agreed to replay the game at a later date and venue to be determined.
Syria
Russian forces in Syria have ramped down their pressure on US occupation forces in N-E Syria. While the Russians continue to shoot down US drones and enter the airspace of illegal US bases, they have currently stopped flying over them.
The Israeli Air Force attacked several targets in Syria leading to 7 death on the ground. Tsahal said that they were responding to rocket attacks from these locations.
Yemenis attacked an illegal US Base in North East Syria. Yemeni militias tied to the Lebanese Hezbollah fired missiles at the US Base located in northeast Syria. This base, and the one close to the Syrian-Jordan border are illegal, and have been declared so by the UN.
Abu Dhabi
Sultan Al Jaber, both in his role as director of the group Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, and that of minister of Energy and Advanced Technologies of the country, presided over the 2023 ADIPEC summit, one of the leading conference on the petroleum industry. He highlighted the industry as a cornerstone of humanity's economical development. He further invited the conference participants to support efforts for an ecological transition, not by ceasing their activity, but rather by investing in newer and more efficient technologies.
Qatar
During the opening of the yearly Consulting Assembly of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Ben Hamad Al Thani declared: " We are saying, Enough! Israel should not receive an unconditional green light, nor an authorization to kill without restriction"
Qatar is the host of the political bureau of Hamas. It is doing so at the request of the US department of State, just as it did for the Talibans. It further pays US $ 30 millions per month to the Gaza authorities with the full agreement of Israel.
Turkey
It should be noted that Turkey administered the Middle East area for almost 500 years. As such it has remained involved in many ways in the region. Turkey is also a cornerstone of NATO
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the security council of the United Nations to have worsen the crisis in Gaza because of a blatant biased attitude, and that by doing so it has caused severe damage to the reputation of the United Nations.
Turkey asked Hamas to leave the country. Ankara supports the Muslim Brotherhood struggle for the liberation of Palestine, but is opposed to attacks on civilians. The Turkish press is accusing Hamas of having committed war crimes, similar to those committed by Israel.
President Erdogan speaking in front of a crowd of close to 1 million demonstrators declared that Hamas is not a terrorist group, but rather a liberation group defending its homeland.
During a meeting of his own parliamentary group, the Turkish President went even further by noting the following: " The authors of the massacre and the destruction of Gaza are those who lend an unlimited support to Israel. From that point on, I address myself to Israel and those who help and abet her. As long as muslims will continue to die in Gaza, no ship, no plane, no political contortion shall be able to bring peace. The Israeli government should not look for its security 10 000 km from here, but rather with its regional neighbors, particularly with Turkey. When the powers Israel counts on for support, will cut and run to care for the fires in their own countries, Turkey will be the first country israelis will look for comfort and compassion, as it did 500 years ago. We are aware that these powers who inflicted upon us over a 100 years ago the persecution which drowns in blood and fire, the lands which are sheltering the oldest colonies of human kind, are not looking for solutions today, as they did not look in the past. Those who caused the problem, of course do not wish for a solution. The worse this crisis gets, the better it is for their interest. They want the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to worsen. They want that peace and stability is never achieved in this region. They are working for the shadow of war never to leave the Eastern Mediterranean region. They want the people that lived in this area for thousands of years not to be able to benefit from the resources of their land. They wish their system of exploitation based on persecution, blood and tears to continue unabated. This is exactly what we are opposed to. We are refusing this exploitation system which price is being paid by all people of the region, muslims, christians and jews."
Pakistan
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan already being attacked in court in a succession of cases, more fantasist one than the other, has now been charged for sharing classified documents. He risks from 14 years in jail to a death sentence.
The Pakistanese Supreme Court ruled that the more than 100 supporters of Mr Khan, who were scheduled to be put on trial in military courts, should be judge in civilian courts.
Mr Khan remains the most popular political figure in Pakistan, despite the military best attempts to try to get rid of him
During the meeting of the UN security council regarding the Palestinian question, Pakistan's ambassador, Mr Munir Akram stated that his country condemns terrorism in all its forms and all its expressions. He also noted that under the UN Charter any struggle against an occupier, in the context of auto determination, or national liberation is legitimate and cannot be assimilated to terrorism.
United Nations and NGOs
The international Court for Justice, a branch of the United Nations has been asked to examine the consequences of Israeli actions inside palestinian territories.
In 2004 the Court had ruled that the construction of the wall around Gaza was contrary to International Law. A decision that Israel totally ignored to this day.
During the opening session of the Security Council regarding the deteriorating situation in Palestine, UN Secretary General Mr Antonio Guterrez stated that the attacks by Hamas on October 7th, did not happened in a vacuum....The Palestinian people living for the last 56 years under a stifling occupation. Just as the complaints of the Palestinians do not justify the awful attacks of Hamas. These awful attacks do not justify collective retributions on all the Palestinian people. Later that day Mr Gutterez twitted that nothing can justify assassinations and kidnapping by Hamas.
Gaza
Western veto against a Gaza humanitarian cease fire.
The United Nations Security Council met behind closed doors about the situation in Palestine, specially in the Strip of Gaza. The US, France and The United Kingdom opposed a Russian resolution calling for a humanitarian cease fire, by using their veto powers. Japan also voted against it. The Russian resolution was calling for an immediate cease fire that should be lasting, and fully respected, as well as humanitarian access without interference to the Gaza Area by UN personnel.
The permanent US representative , Linda Thomas Greenfield confirmed that she used her veto power. She also stated that the russian resolution had been brought forth without prior consultation and did not mention Hamas. She further accused Russia to give cover to a terrorist group.
It is to be noted, that since the creation of the International Red Cross by Henry Dunant after the battle of Solferino, the humanitarian right organization had been relying on strict neutrality. They never condemn one side or the other, even when witnessing horrible exactions. (this was indeed the case during WWII, and later conflicts). In this context, the US and its allies' argument to justify their veto goes against all legal precedents.
Opposing a humanitarian cease fire, while Tsahal is reconsidering ethnic cleansing is equivalent to give a green light to mass criminal destruction.
Meanwhile, in following closely international law, Both Beijing and Moscow's neutral position has remained unchanged since 2003. They refuse to condemn either party. The main issue being that if International law was to be applied here, it would have to impose may restrictions on Israel, rather than on the Palestinians. This is the main reason why Western Countries talk about a "favorable neutrality in favor of Palestine"
Washington's goals in the Israeli Palestinian conflict.
The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken listed four goals that are pertinent for Washington.
*Support Israel
*Prevent the expansion of the war
*Obtain the Hostages release
* Address the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
Blinken meets with US allies in the Middle East
Blinken engaged in a high speed tour of the Middle East.
Starting in Israel, he was received by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, then with members of the government and finally with president Isaac Herzog.
In Jordan he met with King Abdullah, and with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas who is very ill.
In Qatar he was first received by Sheik Amir Tamin Ben Hamad al Thani, then by Prime and foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman ben Jassim al Thani
In Bahrein he was welcomed by Crown Prince Salman Ben Hammed al Khalifa
In the United Arab Emirate he met Sheik Mohammed Ben Zayed al Nahyan.
In Saudi Arabia he was made to wait an unusually long time before meeting with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed ben Salman
In Egypt he met with President Abdel Fattah al Sissi
before returning to Israel where he again met with Netanyahu and the members of his war council, prior to meeting one last time with President Herzog, who was joined for this conversation by defense minister Yoav Gallant.
During these meetings, Blinken attempted to create an alliance against Hamas. While the UAE agreed, Blinken failed to convinced either Egypt or Saudi Arabia, while both Jordan and Fattah rejected the proposition outright.
Israel
Prophetic analysis from General Yitzak Brik?
Prime Minister Netanyahu met with General Brik on October 22, 2023, the man the Israeli Press nicknamed the Prophet. The content of their discussion was not revealed. The only thing that filtered out, is that the General demanded for the resignation of the head of the military intelligence (aman) and the resignation of the general in charge of the Southern Sector.
As far back as 2015, many specialists have been warning about the degradation of the armed forces of Israel. The starkest of these warnings was the alarm raised by General Brik, who not only named things and people, but also blamed the Chief of Staff, General Gadi Eisenkot. The Knesset had him testified on the subject in December of 2018.
General Brik's analysis, starts with this premise: " Whomever visit our training bases nowadays would be hard pressed to find any kind of combat spirit. It is at the core of the realisation necessary to understand the lack of competency of our units, and the lack of motivation of our fighters, for what is needed to prepare for the next war. The situation amongst the superior officers ranks is even worse; they hope for a miracle to happen, that a conflict will not start while they are in office."
"Therefore it is necessary to erect as a cornerstone of our defense the sanctification of Victory and the rebirth of the ethos of self sacrifice."
On the organization side of the issue, General Brik denounced the way the Chief of Staff is selected at this time, on the basis of political affiliations. He also condemned the fact that the head of the Army has to manage the buildings of the Headquarters of the Navy and the Air Force, which takes away precious time needed to address the numerous details of his own command. Further, he denounced the role of the deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed forces, who spend most of his time worrying about his career rather than the need of his mission.
As far as management, the political wish to rejuvenate the leadership of the armed forces was done at the expense of well experienced and tested officers. The current officers are incapable to assume their responsibilities, and take refuge behind a wall of lies. This issue has become particularly blatant during the latest audits taken.
Israel's strategy rest on the idea that the theater of operation shall never be Israel's territory. According to Brik it is an absurd notion, tomorrow's conflicts will be dominated by missiles already pointed at the country, and by drones. The Iron Dome does not have sufficient ammunitions. The first communities to be the subject of attacks will not be able to count on the armed forces to defend them, but will rather have to defend themselves, alone.
A close ally of Netanyahu is opposed to the entry of Tsahal inside Gaza
Ran Baratz the former head of communication for Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a campaign to delay the entry of Tsahal inside Gaza. It appears that several cabinet members are worrying about an operation that could prove very lethal for Israel, and have dired consequences on the international front.
A growing opposition movement against Netanyahu's policies is taking shape within Israel.
Israel's Army communicate on the atrocities of Hamas
Israel defense's office of communication has held a meeting for foreign correspondents to show a montage made of shots from the go pros captured on October 7th terrorists, as well as shots from CCTV. It shows a series of horrific actions by the Hamas.
Israeli opposition to Netanyahu quickly pointed out, that the barbarity of Hamas is not new, but that Israel was not shocked when it was targeted at members of the Fattah or the the LFLP in Syria. Israel even provided Hamas with technical support and advisors at that time. Netanyahu went as far as visiting djihadists in Israeli hospital, under his care.
Legal Front
Israel's Attorney General , Galia Baharav-Miara has authorized the detention of suspected terrorists from 60 days to 90 days, before they can meet with a lawyer.
Google switch off its GPS app in Israel.
Google has switched off its application of maps and GPS for the whole Israeli territory and the West Bank at the request of the Israeli government.
Freed Israeli peace activist taken hostage, and freed, testify
At the time when she was handed over to the Red Cross by her jailers, 85yo Yocheved Lifshitz turned to one of her masked and armed jailers to shake his hand and told him "Shalom" (peace). During a press conference, she described her kidnapping. "as we were riding on motorcycles, one of the drivers hit me with a baton in my ribs, which was very painful, and made it very difficult to breathe. They did not break my ribs, but it was excruciating pain. They stole my watch and my jewelry. After a long ride, we were brought underground, where we walked for two to three hours in very humid tunnels, in what felt like a spider web of corridors. We finally arrived in a very large room where around 25 of us were kept. We were then separated according to our kibbutz." "The guards fed us the same food they were eating. A physician came by on a daily basis with medications and treatments, and also to care for one of us who got injured when one of the motorcycle crashed. They appeared to be very concerned about hygiene, and fearful of diseases. Bathrooms were cleaned daily by the guards." She insisted that for the most part they were treated humanly and respectfully.
Mrs Liftshitz and her husband Oded (83yo) are peace activists in the Human Rights and Peace organization, who volunteer to transport people from Gaza into Israel for medical care.
Mamud Abbas snobbed Joe Bidden
According to the Israeli Public Radio "Kan Radio" the Palestinian President declined to take a call from President Biden, during his visit to Israel
Theopilius III denounce Israeli strike into Gaza
The Greek Orthodox Patriach Theophilius III of Jerusalem released a communique.
"The Greek Patriach of Jerusalem condemns in the most unequivocal way, the conditions of the aerial attack against the territory of its Church in Gaza by Israel. The Patriach underlines that the Church had opened their doors to innocent civilians, mostly women and children whose home had been leveled by air raids that took place over the previous 13 days. The bombardments of these sites is a war crime that cannot be ignored"
Psy Ops over Gaza
The Israeli Air Force has blanketed Gaza with posters written in Arabic. It reads:" is you wish for a better future for your children, please give us verifiable informations about hostages held in your area.The Israeli Army will assure your safety and that of your house, and reward you generously. We also guarantee the out most discretion"
Israeli demonstrate publicly against Netanyahu
Despite a news blackout by military censors, which forbid any coverage of demonstrations against the Prime Minister, these are getting a life of their own. Notably they are organized by the families of victims of the October 7th attack, who were incensed by the news that Cabinet members destroyed evidences that the Israeli Government had been warned well in advance of the attack.
Western weapons in the hands of Hamas and Hezbollah
According to several very serious western sources Hamas is seating on a huge cache of western weapons first earmarked for Ukraine. So far no indications on how they reached Gaza. The analysis of videos from the conflict is definite, Hamas has at its disposal antitank Javelin Missiles (USA) and MLAW missiles (Sweden) as well as AT4 rockets. This complicate gravely any ground attack by Israel. Tsahal confirmed that an Israeli senior officer had recently been killed by one of these weapons.
There are also reports that Hezbollah has also used some of these weapons at the Lebanon border during a fire exchange. In 2021 Newsweek had revealed that large shipments of western weapons worth US $100 millions had been flown to Teheran, and were most likely sent to Hezbollah in Syria and Lebanon. The Pentagon had denied the news. More seriously the level of corruption of the Ukrainian Army is so high that they have been caught selling some of their own weapons. Those can easily be transited through the Black Sea to the middle east without any involvement of Iran.
Hezbollah helping Gaza?
Hezbollah stated that they are helping Gaza by freezing three Israeli divisions at the border with Lebanon. This represent around 30 thousands Israeli Soldiers.
Observers note that this is a limited involvement since Hezbollah is bound by UN resolution 1701, taken at the end of the Libano Israeli conflict of 2006. In this agreement Hezbollah agreed not to cross the Litani River, unless Israel attacks Lebanon.
Never the less, it will be difficult to know what is really going on, on this front since all international news organizations and media correspondents in the region have been pulled out after the assassination of a Reuters photograph and the wounding of six of his colleagues. There will therefore be no coverage of the conflict there.
Meanwhile in the US
Speech of Joe Biden upon his return from Israel
Upon his return from Israel to Washington DC, president Biden made a televised speech. He made a tedious parallel between the situation in Israel, with that of Ukraine. According to him, Hamas is trying to destroy Israel, just as Vladimir Putin is trying to destroy Ukraine. Luckily the USA is here to thwart these plans. He noted that he had warned Israel not to be blinded by rage.
Joe Biden said that he expressed his support for Israel, through his trip there, as well as a promise of a US $ 14 billion support package, and a daily phone coordination with the prime minister. At the same time, the President encouraged the Prime Minister to respect civilians. He did not appear to be as concerned about civilian casualties, that he was about possible consequences for the USA. The Pentagon meanwhile has already reported a series of missiles attacks on almost all its bases in the Middle East.
The US military deploys personnel in proximity to Gaza
An air bridge has been put in place since the October 7th attack, with the continued daily rotations of 97 heavy lift airplanes to Israel, 20 each for Cyprus and Jordan. Further two wings of airbone units and special forces are being deployed by the US. This comes above and beyond the deployment of two aircraft carrier battle groups, led by the USS Gerald Ford and the USS Eisenhower.
Pentagon support to Israel
The Pentagon is sharing with Tsahal its experiences and lessons learned during the retaking of Mossul (Irak) from Daesh. The town had been retaken after months of hard fighting and the total leveling down of a great portions of the city. US Generals have strongly suggested the establishment of a southern humanitarian corridor, in order to temper the reactions from the International Community. So far the outlines of the plans being developed are continued air strikes, repeated ground raids, and targeted assassination of Hamas leaders. This is looking as a long and difficult fight geared at spreading death and destruction among the Hamas.
High ranking State department official resign
On October 18th, the State Department director of the office for political and military affairs, Mr Josh Paul resigned after being in total conflict with " the moral failure" of the Biden Administration. A career technocrat, he had worked in Bagdad with the temporary administration of the coalition (2004-2005). He had been parliamentary assistant to Steve Israel (D) 2006, before serving in the Cabinet of the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (2007-08), and had been the director of the Office for the political and military affairs at the State Department for the last 11 years. In a letter published on linkedin he condemned the monstrosity of the Hamas attack, to better refute the response of the Biden Administration, as well as a large part of Congress. "This emotional reaction is based on mostly biased informations, political expediency, intellectual inadequacies, and bureaucratic inertia" .
Mutiny at the State Department
According to the Huffington Post, a mutiny took place at the State Department, following the resignation of Josh Paul. It involves people at all level of the administration, from the highest ranks to the entry level personnel. Its objective is not to defend Hamas, but simply to bring attention to the welfare of Palestinians. Ever since the end of the Vietnam war, the State Department has put in place an internal forum (deemed the dissidence chanel) to allow for personnel to voice their point of view on controversial issues. Normally very few people take the risk to debate the policies of the Department. This time, the number of emails denouncing the wishful blindness of the administration in regards to the continued suffering of the Palestinians, has exploded. Plus people are willing to sign their name on these interventions in numbers never seen prior. The Focus of their anger is apparently the Deputy Chief of Anthony Blinken's office, and brother of the Chief of the White House Security Council Jake Sullivan: Tom Sullivan. Joe Biden had announced during his election campaign, that no members of his family would serve in his administration. Yet many members of his Cabinet have relatives in high positions in the administration.
Push back in Congress
411 employees of Congress from both the Jewish and Muslim communities have signed a petition to ask that the representatives support the promotion of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and stop supporting blindly the actions of the Israeli Army. Their communique states: "The voices of those who spoke of peace and de-escalation have been drowned by the drumbeat of war drums, as Jews and Muslims we are tired of re-living the generational fears of genocide and ethnic cleansing."
Jews and Muslims against evangelists.
The muslim minority in the US (about 4.5 million people) is living the Biden support of Israel as a betrayal, having massively voted for him, in the last elections. But with slightly 1% of registered voters it does not account for much, except as a spoilers in the swing state of Michigan.
Jews for their part are slightly more numerous (6 million people), and they have been in strong opposition to the Netanyahu's Government, which many of them consider as a blood thirsty dictator.
Ironically these two minorities do not weigh much compared to the evangelist movement of roughly 20 million voters. These christians, have a moniker: Christian Zionists. They are convinced that it is in their interest, through many organizations like Christians for Jews to support the expansion of Israel, as they believe that Jews need to return to the Holy Land in order for the final struggle of Good vs Evil (Armaggedon) to take place
Europe
100 thousand demonstrators in London, against the war in Gaza
Despite a warning by the British Government that any support of Hamas would be strongly sanctionned, 100 thousand demonstrators marched quietly in the center of London.
The Defense of the United Kingdom, and Israel, has been linked by a Treaty that was signed in 2020, and which content has not been revealed.
Scotland for a cease fire in Gaza
The Scottish Prime Minister Humza Yusaf, has reminded the British Government , Scotland demand for a cease-fire in Gaza.
A tiff between Ireland and Israel
Following the Israeli military operation against Gaza, Irish President Michael Higgins declared: "Announcing that you are going to break international law, and that you are going to do it against an innocent population, comes down to shattering to pieces all the legal background that has existed since the end of WWII, in regards to the protection of civilians".
Israel ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich, answered by affirming that there was an unconscious bias against Israel in Ireland.
France. Emmanuel Macron ready to widen the conflict in Gaza
During his meeting with Netanhayu in Israel, Emmanuel Macron stated that: " France is willing, within the coalition that is fighting Daesh, in which we participate in Irak and Syria, to extend the fight to Hamas." The Elysee palace immediately published a communique to temper that statement.
Germany. Sarah Wagenknetch creates the BSW
Sarah Wagenknetch, the pasonaria of the De Dinke has started her own party the BSW. Her goal is to pursue her humanitarian struggle against NATO. Today, she is one of the most popular political personality in Germany.
Karl Nehammer brings the support of Austria to Israel
During his visit in Israel, the Austrian Chancelor noted the common struggle between Austria and Israel in combating terrorism. During the visit, the Chancelor met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Herzog.
Petr Fiala assures Israel of the support of Czeckia
Czeck Prime Minister Petr Fiala also on a visit to Israel, and after meeting with the Prime minister and the President assures Israel that Hamas is their common enemy.
Slovakia cease all military aid to Ukraine.
The new Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, declared: " it is our position that we shall only give humanitarian and civilian aid to Ukraine, and that we shall no longer furnish any weapons" In doing so, Slovakia is the first member of NATO to stop furnishing weapons to Ukraine. Until now it spent about 0.65% of their GDP. According to the Kiel Institute this military value of the aid represented until July 31st, close to 680 million Euros. Up to now Slovakia has delivered mostly fighter jets (Mig 29), and Manpads ( a set of ground to air missiles) as well as AAA systems. Slovakia was also a center for the repair of Ukrainian military materiel.
According to Viktor Orban, the EU is acting in a way similar to the USSR
Hungry's Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared, that the type of pressions exerted by the EU were reminding him of the pressions the USSR used to influence their "allies". He noted that History has a tendency to repeat itself. Brussels is trying to impose a type of social engineering that Hungry rejects.
Josep Borell underline that the Palestinian issue is an important one.
The High Commissioner for the EU foreign affairs and security, declared: " during normal times, not during armed conflict,, close to one hundred trucks carrying humanitarian aid, enter Gaza daily. It is obvious that 20 such trucks are not sufficient. Without water or electricity Hospitals are not able to function. The western powers have forgotten the Palestinian issue, because they thought it would be solved by itself, or that it was not a matter of importance.....it is a matter of importance"
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