Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to clash with IDF leadership over his goal of “absolute victory” over Hamas in Gaza—which many say is just an effort to keep his right wing happy.
Category: THE ISRAEL WAR – Aug 13 2024
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HEZBOLLAH FIRES ROCKETS TOWARD NORTHERN ISRAEL AS IDF CHIEF APPROVES PLANS FOR ‘DIFFERENT FRONTS’
Hezbollah launched about 30 rockets toward Northern Israel on Sunday night as the Israeli military prepares for a multifront confrontation that could become a regional war.
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U.S. SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL OPENS DOOR FOR CHINA INFLUENCE
The U.S. support for Israel’s genocide and increased aggression in the Middle East is alienating Washington and allowing China to exert more influence in the region.
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U.S. WAIVES LEAHY SANCTIONS, WILL KEEP WEAPONS FLOWING TO ISRAEL DESPITE ALLEGATIONS OF LARGE-SCALE WAR CRIMES
The Biden administration drew new criticism last week after it announced that it will waive Leahy law and keep the flow of weapons into an Israeli unit despite allegations of war crimes and human rights violations.
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NETANYAHU’S NEW DEMANDS FOR CEASEFIRE RULES OUT DEAL, REPORT SAYS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—who has blamed Hamas for refusing to agree to a ceasefire—has, in private, added new conditions to the deal that make any agreement nearly impossible, according to a report Tuesday.
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GERMANY BANS FREEDOM OF SPEECH. PROTESTER FINED FOR CHANTING ‘FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE’
A German court ruled last week that an anti-genocide protester should be fined $650 for yelling “From the river to the sea Palestine will be free” during a rally last October in Berlin.
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SMOTRICH WARNS NETANYAHU NOT TO AGREE TO GAZA CEASEFIRE
Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister, told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reject any international pressure to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza and called any such deal nothing more than a capitulation.
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TOP EU DIPLOMAT ‘HORRIFIED’ AT LATEST ISRAELI MASSACRE. BUT NOT U.S.; WASHINGTON SENDS $3.5 BILLION IN WEAPONS TO KEEP THE KILLING GOING
Josep Borrell, the top diplomat in the EU, said he was “horrified” after learning about Israel’s latest murderous rampage in Gaza—killing at least 100 Palestinians sheltering inside a school in Gaza City on Saturday.
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AS U.S. ROTS, CONGRESS WANTS TO SPEND MORE TO KEEP RAMPING UP ISRAEL WAR
The U.S. Military is firing hundreds of expensive missiles to intercept the Houthi campaign in the Red Sea—and at a major cost.
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VP HARRIS: MORE WEAPONS TO ISRAEL TO KEEP KILLING PALESTINIANS
Vice President Kamala Harris will not impose an arms embargo against Israel no matter how many Palestinians it kills in Gaza or how far the Netanyahu government aims to expand the war, an aide told reporters last week.