Tuesday, September 16, 2025
The Media are not allowed into Gaza.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Starmer in UK has declared war on Western values
What is happening to
our country? When did we give up on truth, democracy and Western values? When
did we choose to reward terrorists, butchers, kidnappers and barbarians? Why is
Britain turning its back not just on Israel, a democracy on the front line against
Islamism, but also, increasingly, against its Jewish citizens?
The explosion in
anti-Semitic sentiment and crimes in the UK is a national emergency, an
existential threat to the liberal society painstakingly constructed since the
1850s, yet, unlike other kinds of racism, it is dismissed or ignored. Why? Is
it elite prejudice of the sort Emile Zola exposed in France all those years
ago? Is it electoral politics? Can’t Labour see that it is making everything
worse with its unfair, mendacious attacks on Israel?
The double-standards
are sickening. There was anger that Isaac Herzog, Israel’s Left-wing president,
is in Britain meeting Sir Keir Starmer; yet the PM’s tête-à-tête with
the Palestinian Authority dictator Mahmoud Abbas, holder of an anti-Semitic PhD from a Soviet
university and proponent of pay-per slay support for the families of
Palestinian terrorists, was uncontroversial. How can this be right?
And why doesn’t
Starmer put maximum pressure on Hamas to release its hostages and quit Gaza,
and make the case for a multinational, Arab-backed temporary government to
rebuild it, rather than promising to unconditionally recognise a virtual
Palestinian state that would still be committed to Israel’s obliteration? Does
Labour only pretend to care about Gazan civilians?
Britain, courtesy of
a ruling class that has lost its moral bearings, home of Left-wing broadcasters that no longer
pretend to be objective, is now among the global centres of Israelophobia.
The Jewish state is always on trial, guilty until proven
innocent.
The savage Hamas
blackmailers who were targeted in Qatar rebranded themselves as “the
negotiation team”, even though they were the terror group’s most hardline
leaders. Each one of their blood libels, of their incendiary calumnies, goes
around the world, lapped up by a gullible audience that never learns. A little
more mud sticks every time. Israel isn’t committing a genocide, as the Foreign
Office has quietly admitted, and yet 45 per cent of voters believe, absurdly,
that Israel treats the Palestinians like the Nazis treated the Jews.
Israel needs to fight
anew for its legitimacy every day. It is never given the benefit of the doubt.
Britain, America, France: all made terrible errors in wartime, all are plagued
by their fair share of rogues, and yet few believe that these nations have
forfeited the right to exist as a result.
There is no empathy,
no contextualisation, no historical knowledge, no interest in all the times
Israel sought to agree a land-for-peace swap but was rejected. Israel must be
perfect, more moral than anybody else, or else it will be demonised, vilified and
sanctioned. Our Western-centric, secular intelligentsia refuses to accept that
Palestinian elites are rejectionists. They don’t want a two-state solution:
they want control, from the river to the sea, with the Jews ethnically
cleansed.
Hamas pioneered a new
form of warfare, squandering billions in aid to build a network of tunnels
under homes, hospitals and mosques. This will be studied by military historians
for centuries; Israel has so far only destroyed 35-40 per cent of all these tunnels.
Gaza’s population is used as human shields, in the hope that as many as
possible are killed to score propaganda points, while the terrorists hide in
tunnels. It’s an obscenity, and the West falls for it.
Anti-Semitism is a
virulent, ever-evolving pathogen. As a form of social contagion, it is ideal
for social media, with its fake or misleading viral images, incendiary
accusations and propaganda campaigns. A world where critical reasoning has been
superseded by short-form videos is an ideal ecosystem for the resurgence of a
medieval hatred based on rumour, gossip and hearsay.
In today’s
post-Protestant woke world, which worships a certain form of weakness and
glamourises the oppressed, Israeli Jews are too strong. Their country
represents everything the woke detest: a patriotic, demographically healthy
nation-state that believes in strong borders and military virtues, all with a
biblical backdrop.
The Left, which used
to see Israel as a case study in decolonisation and anti-imperialism, a
beautiful story of the return of a dispossessed people to its indigenous
homeland, has switched sides. It now falsely categorises Israel as a
“settler-state”, like the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, countries that
it deems to be axiomatically racist and guilty of “white supremacy” and
“genocide”.
To the woke, the
Balfour declaration, a great moment, was Britain’s original sin. The Labour
Government should be fighting this tidal wave of madness; instead, it is trying
to ride it. The scale of its betrayal is off the charts.
Allister Heath. Full article at
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09/10/labour-betrayal-british-jews-historic-disgrace/
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
The Media’s Starving Gazan Images: Narrative & Reality
Even as Israel increased the level of
humanitarian aid entering the embattled coastal enclave, gradually reducing the
intensity of the crisis, the media has not slowed down its onslaught of
coverage.
Traditional news sites and online
personalities have attempted to illustrate the severity of the situation and to
frame a narrative of famine by focusing on individual cases of malnutrition.
Analyses conducted by The Free Press, investigative reporter David Collier, and others have, however, discovered
that many of those profiled have suffered from pre-existing conditions that
have been exacerbated by the humanitarian crisis. In many cases, the media did
not initially provide its audience with this necessary information. With the
rate of interfamily marriage within the Gazan community, genetic illnesses are
very common.
While there is no doubt that the
treatment of these pre-existing conditions has been hampered by the ongoing
war, as well as the stealing of aid by Hamas and local gangs, and inflated food
prices, it was pure media manipulation to place a focus on already-sick people
and attempt to portray their suffering as solely the product of Israel’s war
against Hamas.
The following are some of those with
pre-existing health conditions who have been profiled by the mainstream media
and by influential accounts on social media:
Mohammed Al-Mutawaq His emaciated body was splashed across the front pages of a
variety of newspapers, including The New York Times and The Daily Express. No
mention of him suffering from cerebral palsy.
Osama Al-Raqab The images of five-year-old Osama Al-Raqab first appeared in the media in April and May. Suffering from cystic fibrosis,
Al-Raqab was transferred on June 12 to Italy for advanced treatment. However,
this did not stop some media outlets from using his image more recently, devoid
of any medical information or context.
Karam Khaled Al-Jamal. In late July, Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye reported that 27-year-old Karam Khaled Al-Jamal had passed away from
starvation and “lack of proper nutrition.” No mention that he suffered from
muscular dystrophy and partial paralysis since birth.
Abdullah Abu Zarqa In late July, the images of a gaunt 4-year-old spread online, including a video of him saying that he was hungry. An investigation by
the IDF found that Abu Zarqa suffers from “a genetic disease causing
deficiencies, osteoporosis and bone thinning.” Four months prior to the Hamas
invasion of southern Israel that precipitated the current war in Gaza, Abu
Zarqa travelled to eastern Jerusalem with his mother for medical
treatment.
Mosab al-Debs. 14-year-old Mosab al-Debs’ image was used by a number of mainstream media outlets, including the
BBC, Reuters, and CNN, portraying him as suffering from malnourishment amid the
ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. What these reports failed to report is
that al-Debs was a special case, requiring a special feeding tube due to a
brain injury he received a year prior.
Hamza Mishmish. In a late July piece on the ongoing
situation in Gaza, NPR attached a photo of an emaciated 25-year-old Hamza
Mishmish being carried in the arms of another man, apparently due to “severe
malnutrition and bone loss.” However, Hamza’s caretaker explained that he
has an “extremely weak” immune system, suffers from cerebral palsy, and has
been afflicted with other illnesses since birth. None of which was mentioned in
the NPR report.
There is undoubtedly a serious
humanitarian situation occurring in the Gaza Strip. However, the causes and the
solutions are more complex and nuanced than the simplistic anti-Israel
narrative promoted by the media and influential social media accounts.
When the media and online
personalities try to deceive their audience by passing off photos of ill Gazans
suffering from long-term ailments as evidence for wide-scale starvation and
malnutrition in Gaza, they are not only misrepresenting reality but are falling
short of their journalistic duty to report the truth.
For the full report from Honest Reporting, go to https://honestreporting.com/the-medias-starving-gazan-images-narrative-reality/
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Hostage Families Demands is Music to Hamas
In a press conference on Sunday
morning, the October Council—consisting of hostages’ families, bereaved
relatives of Oct. 7 victims and mothers of reservists read statements aloud
conveyed a uniform message to the powers-that-be in Jerusalem: End the war and
bring home all the hostages. Their plea for a deal to return the captives held
by Hamas for the past 22 months isn’t new.
On the contrary, accusing the
government of pursuing its goals in Gaza at the expense of the hostages has
become a protest-movement mantra that every Israeli knows by heart and it’s a
narrative backed by the mainstream Israeli media and embraced by Hamas.
Former political/military officials
whose hatred for Bibi outweighs any vestige of patriotism they once possessed
go even further. They’re perpetuating the lie, spread by the Jewish state’s
most virulent enemies, that Israel is guilty of war crimes also embraced
by Hamas
Again, nothing novel about the noxious
noise that’s music to Hamas’s ears. Ditto for the call to paralyze
the economy via the revival of the general-strike idea.
But the current attempt to pressure
the premier into meeting unreasonable demands came on the heels of the
announcement that Israel would be taking over Gaza City. The Cabinet approved
the plan after a 10-hour session, during which ministers debated among
themselves and with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir about how to proceed
in the face of a failed “negotiation” process with Hamas.
The upshot was a diluted version of
the original proposal to take military control of the entire Strip.
Nevertheless, the protest movement went into high gear, hysterically citing a
leaked statement attributed to Zamir—that the operation would result in the
death of the hostages and hundreds of soldiers.
There’s no concrete evidence that
Zamir actually expressed such a sentiment. In fact he publicly stated that the
Israel Defense Forces under his command would implement with vigor the course
of action agreed upon by the political echelon.
This isn’t the reason that the
Histadrut labor federation, which represents some 800,000 Israeli trade
unionists, isn't endorsing the strike, however. No, it supports the protest
movement in principle. This also is music to Hamas’s ears.
But the general strike it
staged last September to pressure the government to reach a ceasefire deal
with Hamas did little more than disrupt the lives of Israelis in a way that
wasn’t helpful to the cause.
Aside from that, it turns out that the
bulk of the workforce under the Histadrut umbrella is on vacation until the end
of August. As for the hi-tech sector, which has said it will join the strike:
One employee in that sector quipped that Sundays are very light on the keyboard
in any case, so techies staying home on Aug. 17 will hardly be affected.
In an interesting twist, the
Hostages and Missing Families Forum hasn’t lent its support to the
event—or at least not yet. Perhaps its leadership was waiting to hear what
Netanyahu had to say to the foreign press on Sunday afternoon, and later that
evening to the Hebrew-language media, before settling on a strategy.
Speaking to journalists, Netanhahu
said was that he was done with the “drips and drabs”—that he was aiming for the
release of all 20 of the hostages. This was a reference to the captives who are
still alive.
Still, the fear that the intention to
defeat rather than deal with Hamas could easily be sidetracked wasn’t baseless.
It stemmed, among other reasons, from reports of a meeting on Saturday in
Ibiza, Spain between U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy, Steve
Witkoff, and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani.
Not a good sign.
To make matters more suspicious—or
precarious—the Qatari news outlet Al Araby Al Jadeed, said
that a delegation of Hamas leaders landed in Egypt on Monday to resume
“ceasefire talks” where they left off. You know, with Hamas basking in
the global campaign blaming Israel for a fake famine on Gaza, while
refusing to release the hostages whose actual starvation it’s been filming for
added torture. Just as it video-documented the atrocities it committed on Oct,
7, 2023—for the whole world to see. And conveniently forget.
When did cutting off one’s own nose
ever succeed in spiting his foe’s face? The answer is that the protest movement
considers Netanyahu a greater enemy than Hamas. Its prominent members have gone
so far as to admit it, loudly and proudly and this is music to Hamas’s
ears.
(Based on article by Ruthie Blum
at https://tinyurl.com/ynm3m637
)
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Sunday, August 3, 2025
In the Aftermath of Oct.7th Israel Must Lead
Nearly 22 months have passed since the October 7 massacre—the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust. Over 1,200 civilians and soldiers were murdered. Entire families were incinerated. Babies were decapitated. Women were gang-raped—some beside the bodies of their children. Holocaust survivors were dragged bleeding into captivity. Soldiers were executed in their sleep.
More than 250 civilians and
soldiers were abducted into Gaza. Fifty hostages remain. Children. Parents.
Elderly. Holocaust survivors. Forgotten by the world.
Held underground in Hamas
tunnels, they are denied sunlight, medicine, and increasingly, food. Many are
now being left to starve in darkness, while Hamas leaders dine on stolen
humanitarian aid. There is food in Gaza—Hamas has it. The hostages do not.
And yet, international pressure
focuses on Israeli restraint rather than the survival of these innocent
hostages.
🎗️ 22 MONTHS. 50
HOSTAGES. GLOBAL SILENCE.
Where is the outrage? Where is
the Red Cross? Where are the international journalists?
If these hostages were European,
UN planes would be landing daily. But they are Jewish. So they are ignored.
Their families live in torment.
The world scrolls on. We must not.
🏛️ THE UN PREPARES TO
RECOGNIZE A PALESTINIAN STATE—WHILE HOSTAGES REMAIN IN GAZA
Next month, at the UN General
Assembly, global leaders are preparing to formally recognize a Palestinian
state.
Not to demand the release of
hostages.
Not to sanction Hamas.
Not to investigate the October 7
massacre.
But to reward terror.
How can statehood be granted
while victims of mass murder still rot in tunnels?
What message does this send other
than: “Massacre Jews, get borders”?
This is not a peace plan. It is
appeasement. It is the political legitimization of barbarism.
💥 THIS IS A REGIONAL
WAR—NOT JUST GAZA
This war didn’t begin in Gaza—and
it won’t end there. Israel is battling a coordinated, Iran-backed, eight-front
assault:
1. Gaza – Hamas fights like a
militia and continues to regroup.
2. Judea and Samaria – Iran and
Hamas incite armed cells to destabilize from within.
3. Lebanon – Hezbollah has paused
mass rocket fire, but Israel continues striking operatives daily.
4. Syria – Iranian militias are
embedded and preparing for future escalation.
5. Yemen – The Houthis launch
long-range missiles, including a direct strike on Ben Gurion Airport.
6. Cyberwarfare – Iranian proxies
target Israel’s healthcare, civil, and military systems.
7. Information warfare – Hamas
dominates global media. Israel lags behind.
8. Iran itself – A 12-day war saw
Iran firing missiles—including nuclear-capable ones—from its own soil. The war
ended, but the nuclear threat remains. The region sits on a powder keg.
This is not a border dispute.
This is a fight for survival. And by extension, a defense of the West’s values.
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Death from Starvation in Additional Conflicts
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