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September 21, 2024

AOC -"They must live under a rock to not know I don't take well to bullies"

Yesterday my House office was tagged with blood-splattered signs accusing me of supporting terrorism after I questioned the pager operation, which clearly runs counter to US policy.

They must live under a rock to not know I don’t take well to bullies.

https://x.com/aoc/status/1837159486752002159?s=46

September 21, 2024

Bernie - "US complicity in this horrific war must end"

“In the last year alone and against my vote, Congress has sent more than $10 billion in taxpayer dollars to the extremist Israeli government – to buy more of the bombs & weapons they're using against the Palestinian people.

Enough.”

U.S. complicity in this horrific war must end.


https://x.com/sensanders/status/1837262232779911187?s=46

September 18, 2024

Axios - Israel says it's starting new phase of war

Axios.com

The latest: After the explosions on Wednesday, Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant said in a visit to an Israeli Air Force base that "the center of gravity is moving from Gaza to the north through the diversion of resources and forces. We are opening a new phase in the war."

https://x.com/barakravid/status/1836422191665054131?s=46

September 18, 2024

More explosions today in Lebanon - phones too?????

Yassar Ali
BREAKING

Lebanese and Islamic Republic media are reporting a wave of additional Hezbollah communication devices exploding in Southern Beirut.

This time it’s two-way radios and reportedly some mobile phones.

https://x.com/yashar/status/1836413814834667983?s=46

https://x.com/yashar/status/1836445648666935764?s=46

September 10, 2024

Huge massacre in Gaza - 5 2000 ton bombs dropped on families in tents

At least 20 families are buried alive under the sand of the Safe Zone, - Mawasi area of Khanyounis- @wizardbisan ( huge craters)

An eyewitness, Attaf Al-Shaarshe; “The strike happened just after midnight and caused a fire. The people were buried in the sand. They were retrieved as body parts."

These 9-meter-deep craters were filled with tents housing displaced families in Mawasi, a designated safe zone. During the Israeli airstrike that took place overnight, they were all obliterated.

https://x.com/codepink/status/1812582742770516089?s=46

https://x.com/gazanotice/status/1833464166792802697?s=46

https://x.com/swilkinsonbc/status/1833371161096229158?s=46



September 7, 2024

ABC News AU - " Israeli forces accused of killing their own citizens under the 'Hannibal Directive' during October 7

“In July, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz revealed commanders in the IDF gave the order to fire on troops who had been captured by Hamas at three separate locations, explicitly referencing the Hannibal Directive.

One former Israeli officer, Air Force Colonel Nof Erez, told a Haaretz podcast the directive was not specifically ordered but was "apparently applied" by responding aircrews.

Panicked, operating without their normal command structure and unable to coordinate with ground forces, they fired on vehicles returning to Gaza, knowing they were likely carrying hostages.

"This was a mass Hannibal. It was tons and tons of openings in the fence, and thousands of people in every type of vehicle, some with hostages and some without," Colonel Erez said.“

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-07/israel-hannibal-directive-kidnap-hamas-gaza-hostages-idf/104224430

September 4, 2024

How the Watermelon Became a Symbol of Palestinian Solidarity

Time.com

“The use of the watermelon as a Palestinian symbol is not new. It first emerged after the Six-Day War in 1967, when Israel seized control of the West Bank and Gaza, and annexed East Jerusalem. At the time, the Israeli government made public displays of the Palestinian flag a criminal offense in Gaza and the West Bank.
To circumvent the ban, Palestinians began using the watermelon because, when cut open, the fruit bears the national colors of the Palestinian flag—red, black, white, and green. “

https://time.com/6326312/watermelon-palestinian-symbol-solidarity/

August 6, 2024

Nassau County lawmakers vote to ban masks in public

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — Nassau County lawmakers voted to ban masks on Monday night.

The ban passed with 12 people voting yes and seven abstaining.

In a statement, the New York Civil Liberties Union condemned the vote, saying:

“Nassau County’s mask ban is a dangerous misuse of the law to score political points and target protestors. Barring people who speak out from protecting themselves and their identities puts their health and well-being in danger, particularly people with disabilities, people of color, and those with unpopular views. Masks protect people who express political opinions that are unpopular. Making anonymous protest illegal chills political action and is ripe for selective enforcement, leading to doxxing, surveillance, and retaliation against protesters. Banning face masks also puts Nassau County residents’ health at risk. With COVID-19 on the rise across Long Island, face coverings are critical to protecting the health of an individual, their family, and their community…The ban’s so-called health and religious exceptions are entirely inadequate: Nassau County police officers are not health professionals or religious experts capable of deciding who needs a mask and who doesn’t.”

Susan Gottehrer, Nassau County regional director of the NYCLU

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=nassau+county+no+masks&ia=web

July 8, 2024

Times of Israel- IDF officers invoked "Hannibal Protocol " Oct 7

OMG!!!!

Times of Israel

“During the first hours of the October 7 Hamas terror onslaught in southern Israel, IDF troops on the ground were instructed to prevent the kidnapping of soldiers into Gaza by whatever means necessary, as senior officers in the Gaza Division allegedly implemented the controversial “Hannibal Protocol,” according to newly reported testimonies of soldiers and officers.”

“ The Haaretz daily newspaper reported on Sunday that it had obtained documents and collected testimonies from troops who partook in the fighting on October 7. The data, Haaretz said, collectively pointed toward the use of the Hannibal Protocol, a military order officially repealed in 2016 that granted troops broad permission to do whatever necessary to prevent the kidnapping of a fellow soldier, including potentially endangering their life.”

Further down in article:

“ According to Sunday’s report, the order to implement Hannibal-esque policies during the hours of fighting on October 7 was not limited to military bases but extended to civilians as well.

Shortly before 11:30 a.m., an order was issued in which soldiers were told that “not a single vehicle could return to Gaza” from inside Israel, for fear that it would be transporting kidnapped individuals.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/idf-officers-invoked-defunct-hannibal-protocol-during-oct-7-fighting-report/ar-BB1pyPnl




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