Israel Attacks Iran, Promising Full-Scale Military Operation
As nuclear talks falter, U.S. officials deny Washington wasinvolved in the strikes.
| Murtaza Hussain Israel attacked Iran early on Friday morning, targeting the capital Tehran and other parts of the country with multiple airstrikes in a dramatic escalation of its regional war. Explosions were reported in cities home to major sites connected to the Iranian nuclear program. Initial reports indicate that Israel may have targeted the homes of Iranian political and military officials, as well as figures related to its nuclear program. Iranian state TV reported that a number of senior officials were killed, including the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami. The attacks targeted at least six military bases around Tehran, including the Iranian military complex Parchin, according to the New York Times. Broadcasting the aftermath of the attacks in Tehran, Iranian state television showed that two residential buildings had collapsed, killing and injuring many, including at least one child. Continue reading |
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Bad Old Habits: Israel Backs Palestinian Militias in Gaza
| By Dr. Binoy Kampmark Global Research, June 09, 2025 It is one of those things that should be recorded and replayed for eternity: Israel, in order to guard some misplaced sense of security, happily backs Palestinian groups in order to divide themselves. Hamas, seen now as an existential monster, was tolerated and even supported for lengthy stints in efforts to undermine the various factions in the Palestinian Liberation Organisation represented by Fatah. In his 2008 work, Hamas vs. Fatah, Jonathan Schanzer, writes how the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, the inspirational font for Hamas, was seen as an opportunity by the Israelis when taking root in Gaza. “By the late 1970s, the Israelis believed that they had found Fatah’s Achilles’ heel.” Israeli strategy permitted the Brotherhood to thrive, going so far as to allow the cleric Sheikh Ahmed Yassin to operate a network of welfare, medical and education services. These had been sorely neglected by Fatah in the Gaza Strip. This approach effectively licensed the emergence of fundamentalism, seen, curiously enough, as more manageable than the military adventurism of the PLO. The First Intifada in 1987 spurred on the creation by Yassin and his followers of Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (“Islamic Resistance Movement”). The 1988 charter of the organisation we know as Hamas, more youthful, and leaner, and hungrier than their Fatah rivals, made its purpose clear: “There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through jihad”. Continue Reading |
Thema: Israel-Krieg
Der Israel-Krieg 2023 begann am 7. Oktober 2023 mit einem islamistischen Großangriff auf israelisches Territorium. An diesem Tag griffen bewaffnete palästinensische Gruppen unter Führung der Hamas israelisches Staatsgebiet an. Die Hamas bezeichnete den Angriff als „Operation al-Aqsa-Flut“. Die israelische Armee reagierte sofort mit massiven Angriffen auf Ziele im Gazastreifen. Die Gegenangriffe, die erstmals seit dem Jom-Kippur-Krieg 1973 mit der Ausrufung des Kriegszustandes in Israel einhergingen, trugen den Namen „Operation Eiserne Schwerter“.Lies weiter |
Truth vs. Myth in Israel History: with Haviv Retig Gur, Part 1
Haviv and Noam explore so-called myths, including: ‘there is no occupation in the West Bank,’ ‘Yigal Amir ended the peace process’ and ‘the IDF will always protect Israeli citizens.’
Inside the Mossad: Missions that shaped Israeli destiny
| From the brilliant sabotage of Hezbollah’s communications network in 2024 to the dramatic 1973 “Operation Spring of Youth,” they’re the stuff of spy thrillers.except they’re real. |
Torah Dome: Why don’t the Haredim serve in the IDF?
| We unpack the roots of draft exemption granted by David Ben Gurion, the philosophy behind the “Torah Dome,” and the fierce cultural battle between Haredi and non-Haredi Israelis. |
How a secret treaty redrew the Middle East: Sykes-Picot & San Remo
| Noam explores why Sykes-Picot became a popular scapegoat — and why San Remo is the real foundation for Israel’s existence today. |
Daily Briefing May 5: Day 577 – IDF prepares to conquer and occupy Gaza
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on IDF Gaza plan adopted by the cabinet, failures leading to Sunday’s Houthi ballistic missile impact, and the IDF Oct. 7 probe into Zikim Beach
| Go behind the scenes of Israeli history with self-confessed history nerd Noam Weissman. |
Hamas Proposes Five-Year Truce in Gaza
| By Steven Sahiounie Global Research, April 30, 2025 On April 26, Hamas signaled readiness to negotiate a comprehensive deal to end the 18-month Gaza conflict, including the release of all Israeli hostages and a five-year ceasefire, according to a senior Palestinian official. The offer comes as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 35 Palestinians in renewed bombardments, exacerbating a humanitarian catastrophe described by the UN as “suffocating” Gaza’s 2.3 million residents. |
Military and Political Repercussions of Reservist Petitions in Israel
| Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on IDF Gaza plan adopted by the cabinet, failures leading to Sunday’s Houthi ballistic missile impact, and the IDF Oct. 7 probe into Zikim Beach Military reporter Emanuel Fabianjoins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode Late last night, Israel approved a plan to significantly broaden the military offensive against the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip. The plan provides for the “conquering of Gaza” and retaining the territory. One voice was heard above all in warning, that of IDFChief of Staff Eyal Zamir, who reportedly warned ministers that this could endanger the hostages held there. Fabian briefs us on what he knows about this plan and what else is happening on the ground in Gaza. Yesterday morning, a Houthi ballistic missile struck the Ben Gurion Airport compound. Fabian relays the initial conclusions about the failure and discusses Israel’s anti-missile array, including a Patriot air-defense system that will be refurbished and sent to Ukraine. Finally, we learn of conclusions from the IDF’s probe into the October 7, 2023, battles at Zikim Beach and hear that a squad of Israeli soldiers stationed near the border with the Gaza Strip abandoned civilians sheltering on the beach as Hamas terrorists invaded the coast. The conversation can also be viewed here: Day 577 – IDF prepares to conquer and occupy Gaza For further reading: Israel okays ‘conquering Gaza, holding the territories,’ as IDF chief said to warn ‘we could lose’ the hostages IDF planning major shift in Gaza aid delivery in bid to thwart Hamas diversion UN humanitarian agency rejects new Israeli plan for Gaza aid deliveries Netanyahu threatens Houthis, and Iran, as cabinet convenes after missile hits airport Patriot air-defense system based in Israel to be refurbished, sent to Ukraine – NYT Most foreign airlines halt flights to Tel Aviv after Houthi missile hits airport In ‘massive failure,’ troops abandoned civilians at Zikim Beach on Oct. 7, IDF probe finds |
| Israel and Palestine Studies Unit|2 May 2025 Key Takeaways Israel is currently experiencing what looks like an unprecedented tsunami of protest within its security and military establishments. The number and diversity of petitions – signed by both military personnel and civilians – demanding the release of Israeli detainees in exchange for a halt to the war in the Gaza Strip have significantly increased. The protest petitions challenge the legitimacy of the ongoing military campaign in Gaza, arguing that it serves personal and political interests – particularly the preservation of the current right-wing government and Benjamin Netanyahu’s continued rule. The petitions cast a shadow over military operation in the Gaza Strip, exacerbating the reservist crisis. As a result, the military campaign has become increasingly cautious, slow and gradual, due to the army’s inability to occupy the Strip as quickly as the Israeli chief of staff had anticipated when he laid out his initial war plans. |
Israel and 911, an Orchestrated War in the Middle East?
Zionist Supremacism and Murder of the Innocent
The brutal murder of eight Red Cross paramedics and five aid workers in Southern Gaza on March 23rd 2025 – each shot more than 20 times and then buried in a sandpit along with their vehicles – should be ‘an event too far’ for Israeli soldiers. The brave precedent for saying ‘no’ already having been set by colleagues refusing to follow the commands of the Israeli war cabinet.
| By Julian Rose Global Research, April 14, 2025 This vile atrocity must have crossed the red line for these recruits, as well as seasoned soldiers of the Israeli army, if they are still to be considered human beings. It has already been reported that a small but growing number of Israeli military have refused to engage against Palestinians in Gaza, demanding that Netanyahu stands by the terms of the hostage exchange negotiated with Hamas. But this hostage exchange ‘quid pro quo’, as vital as it obviously is, is now joined by another critically important concern that must be addressed: are the soldiers carrying out these executions under the influence of a mind control program similar to that developed by MK Ultra in the USA in the 1950’ and 60’s? This is possible. Israel has a sophisticated A.I. development program and Mossad is no doubt fully prepared to exercise its controls over its own people. |
“Greater Israel”, “Full Spectrum Dominance”, and Global Catastrophe
| By Mark Taliano Global Research, April 22, 2025 The Greater Israel Project and the Pentagon’s Joint Vision 2020,[1] a project for “full spectrum” (global) political and military dominance, are closely aligned. Whereas the fracturing and balkanization of the Middle East is integral to regional Zionist dominance and hegemony, at the same time, it fortifies Empire’s pursuit of global dominance and supremacy. Prof Chossudovsky explains, |
The Genocide in Palestine is Powered by Zionism, Not “AI”
| The Anti Empire Project and Yarden Azoulay Katz Apr 23, 2025 We keep hearing that Israel’s genocide in Gaza is “AI-powered.” Many pundits are warning that this marks a new era in warfare, the first time that “automated” war has been waged. Foreign Policy declared that “AI Decides Who Lives and Dies.” Vox reports that “AI tells Israel who to bomb.” The Washington Post claims “Israel offers a glimpse into the terrifying world of military AI.” |
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“Israel Has a Right to Defend Itself” Is a Genocidal Slogan
| By Caitlin Johnstone Global Research, April 17, 2025 Caitlin’s Newsletter Bernie Sanders has been repeatedly uttering the phrase “Israel has a right to defend itself” on his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour with Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, which in the year 2025 can only be interpreted as blatant genocide apologia. Israel does not have “a right to defend itself” against an occupied population in a giant concentration camp. Under international law it has a right to end the occupation, and that’s it. “Israel has a right to defend itself” is just a slogan people say when they want to justify supplying an ongoing genocide. At one point in the tour Sanders stood passively watching as police dragged off rally attendees who draped a Free Palestine flag over the US flag during his speech. He just awkwardly continued monologuing as their flag was confiscated and they were forcibly removed, even as the crowd booed and eventually began chanting “Free Palestine”. |
War on Gaza Crystalizes Israel’s Image. Prof. Yakov Rabkin
| By Prof. Yakov M. Rabkin The contemporary history of the Jews presents a more daring case of such re-education. For centuries, Jewish ideals have stressed mercy, modesty, and beneficence. The abhorrence of violence is so ingrained that in many Jewish communities, knives, which could be tools of murder, must be removed from the table before reciting the grace after a meal. Read all |
‘Conspiracy Theory’ Is Now Fact: Greater Israel Has Arrived
| Kit Klarenberg, January 31, 2025 Seit der Gründung Tel Avivs im Jahr 1948 wurde viel über „Großisrael“ gesagt und geschrieben – die Vorstellung, das ultimative Ziel des Zionismus sei die gewaltsame Annexion und ethnische Säuberung riesiger arabischer Landstriche zur Besiedlung durch Juden, basierend auf der biblischen Behauptung, dieses Gebiet sei den Juden von Gott versprochen worden. Die Medien tun dieses Konzept üblicherweise als antisemitische Verschwörungstheorie oder bestenfalls als Randphantasie einer winzigen Handvoll Israelis ab. Dagegen Originalton Netanjahu: „The right of the Jewish people to the land of Israel is eternal and indisputable… therefore, Judea and Samaria will not be handed to any foreign administration; between the Sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty. „—Likud Party Platform, 1977 |
Video: “Wiping Gaza Off the Map”: Big Money Agenda. Confiscating Palestine’s Maritime Natural Gas Reserves
| By Felicity Arbuthnot and Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, December 27, 2024 ntroduction Israel has launched an invasion (October 7, 2023) of the Gaza Strip. As outlined by Felicity Arbuthnot with foresight 10 years ago in a December, 30 2013 article: “Israel is set to become a major exporter of gas and some oil, “If All Goes to Plan”. In the current context, Israel’s “All Goes to Plan” option consists in bypassing Palestine and “Wiping Gaza off the Map”, as well confiscating ALL Gaza’s maritime offshore gas reserves, worth billions of dollars. The ultimate objective is not only to exclude Palestinians from their homeland, it consists in confiscating the multi-billion dollar Gaza offshore Natural Gas reserves, namely those pertaining to the BG (BG Group) in 1999, as well the Levant discoveries of 2013. Video Interview with Michel Chossudovsky |
Babies are freezing to death and hospitals are being destroyed, but our rulers still cover for Israel
Amnesty International Investigation Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide
“We will look back and say, ‘Why did we not do more earlier?” Amnesty’s director tells Zeteo.
There is nothing they won’t allow Israel to get away with
The Effects of Israeli Barbarity
REVEALED: Israeli Settler Company Specializing in West Bank Outposts Now at Work in Northern Gaza
The ‘Ceasefire’ in Lebanon is a Ticking Bomb
Listen: Israel kills the journalists. Western media kills the truth of genocide in Gaza
„Just how dire is „Israel’s“ situation? A look at the data“ and 4 more
‚That Is Genocide!‘ Israeli-American Holocaust Historian Tells Mehdi
The Present State of Israel vs. the Israel of the Bible: Understanding the Difference.: “The Present State of Israel Is Not the Israel of God”
| The modern State of Israel, established in 1948 in the land of Palestine, is often erroneously equated with the Israel of the Bible, to whom God made significant promises. Many Christians, due to a misinterpretation of biblical prophecy and misunderstanding of historical facts, continue to view the current State of Israel as a continuation of biblical Israel, believing it to be the fulfillment of divine promises. However, this perspective is based on a flawed exegesis and a misunderstanding of the political motivations behind the establishment of the modern Israeli state. It is crucial to differentiate between the biblical Israel, a covenant people of God, and the modern state, which was created through political maneuvers and carries a Zionist agenda that is largely secular. |
| By Prof. Ruel F. Pepa Global Research, October 16, 2024 |
The Creation of Modern Israel: A Political Project
Zionism vs. Judaism: A Fundamental Difference
The Israel of the Bible: A Covenant People, Not a Political State
The Misinterpretation of Biblical Prophecy
The Moral Failure of Christian Zionism
Conclusion: The Present State of Israel Is Not the Israel of God
“Greater Israel”: The Zionist Plan for the Middle East
The Infamous „Oded Yinon Plan“. Introduction by Michel Chossudovsky
| On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm.” which wasled by its Military Chief Mohammed Deif. On that same day, Netanyahu confirmed a so-called “State of Readiness For War”. Israel has now (October 7, 2023) officially declared a new stage of its long war against the people of Palestine. . Military operations are invariably planned well in advance (See Netanyahu’s January 2023 statement below). Was “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm” a “surprise attack” ? U.S. intelligence say they weren’t aware of an impending Hamas attack. Did Netanyahu and his vast military and intelligence apparatus (Mossad et al) have foreknowledge of the Hamas attack? Was a carefully formulated Israeli plan to wage an all out war against Palestinians envisaged prior to the launching by Hamas of “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm”? This was not a failure of Israeli Intelligence, as conveyed by the media. Quite the opposite. Evidence and testimonies suggest that the Netanyahu government had foreknowledge of the actions of Hamas. And “They Let it Happen”: Following the Al Aqsa Storm Operation on October 7, Israel‘s defence minister described Palestinians as “human animals” and vowed to “act accordingly,” as fighter jets unleashed a massive bombing of the Gaza Strip” (Middle East Eye). A complete blockade of the Gaza Strip was initiated on October 9, 2023 consisting in preventing and obstructing the importation of food, water, fuel, and essential commodities to 2.3 Million Palestinians. It’s an outright crime against humanity. Was “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm” a “surprise attack”? Was it a false flag? Continue reading |
By Israel Shahak and Prof Michel Chossudovsky
Global Research, December 09, 2024
Association of Arab-American University Graduates, Inc. 3 March 2013
„Just how dire is „Israel’s“ situation? A look at the data“ and 4 more
5. Politico – Netanyahu arrest warrant: Where can he still go in Europe?
| “The International Criminal Court (ICC) dropped a legal bombshell Thursday when it issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ex-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza. Theoretically, the ICC warrant means Netanyahu and Gallant could be arrested if they travel to any of the more than 120 countries that are parties to the court. But several governments in Europe have already signaled they may not arrest the Israeli leader if he steps foot on their soil.” |
Five Days on a Media Junket in Israel: Lies, Half-Truths, and Conspiracy Nonsense
The country’s supporters are determined to warp the truth of the ongoing genocide in Gaza
| In late July, I received a peculiar cold email. It was an invitation from the American Middle East Press Association (AMEPA) for an all-expenses-paid tour of Israel, tailored exclusively to members of the U.S. media. As a journalist in Alabama whose job consists primarily of chasing around lawmakers and writing about committee hearings, the offer was certainly outside my wheelhouse. But as someone who has observed Israel’s war in Gaza closely and the western media’s coverage of the war, I was intrigued, especially since AMEPA’s goal is “to get the truth out there,” according to Kim Kamen, the organization’s chief operating officer. So in September, I took them up on their offer and headed to Israel. |
My Israeli Neighbors Are Rejoicing: Trump Will Make Israel Great(er)
Diana Buttu on how Trump’s ‚Israel first‘ Cabinet picks and Netanyahu’s settler ambassador signal West Bank annexation is more likely than ever before.
Diana Buttu Nov 28, 2024
| In major Israeli cities, including Haifa, where I live, “Trump/Vance 2024” campaign signs have been quickly replaced by signs congratulating Donald Trump on his election victory. “Make Israel Great,” reads one sign. “Now is the Time For Sovereignty,” reads another (referring to Israeli annexation of the West Bank), with an image of the Star of David over the occupied West Bank and a picture of Trump. Israeli support for Trump is not new, of course. Back in 2016, settlers campaigned for Trump, hosting parties and encouraging Israeli Americans to vote for him. By the end of his term, he had higher approval ratings in Israel than in the US. Israeli settlers viewed in him the opportunity to shape US policy towards Israel to their benefit. And they weren’t wrong. From recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital to moving the US embassy, to recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights to stating that settlements do not violate international law, Trump spent his first term fulfilling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wishlist. Continue reading |
Israeli torture chambers aren’t new. They are what provoked the violence of Oct 7
If you can’t see the causal link between the Israeli abuse of generations of Palestinians and Hamas‘ crimes, then you have no insight into human nature. You don’t even understand yourself
Jonathan Cook Sep 07, 2024
| For many years I lived just up the road from Megiddo prison in northern Israel, where new film of Israeli guards torturing Palestinians en masse has been published by Israel’s Haaretz newspaper. I drove past Megiddo prison on hundreds of occasions. Over time I came to barely notice the squat grey buildings, surrounded by watch towers and razor wire. There are several large prisons like Megiddo in Israel’s north. It is where Palestinians end up after they have been seized from their homes, often in the middle of the night. Israel, and the western media, say these Palestinians have been “arrested”, as though Israel is enforcing some kind of legitimate legal procedure over oppressed subjects – or rather objects – of its occupation. In truth, these Palestinians have been kidnapped. The prisons are invariably located close to major roads in Israel, presumably because Israelis find it reassuring to know Palestinians are being locked up in such large numbers. (As an aside, I should mention that transferring prisoners out of occupied territory into the occupier’s territory is a war crime. But let that pass.) Even before the mass round-ups of the past 11 months, the Palestinian Authority estimated that 800,000 Palestinians – or 40 per cent of the male population – had spent time in an Israeli prison. Many had never been charged with any crime and had never received a trial. Not that that would make any difference – the conviction rate of Palestinians in Israel’s military courts is near 100 per cent. There is no such thing as an innocent Palestinian, it seems. |
Israel hat sein eigenes Volk getötet
Berief sich auf die „Hannibal-Direktive“ vom 7. Oktober 2023. Der Hamas-Angriff war eine Operation unter falscher Flagge
| Von Peter KoenigGlobal Research, 22. Februar 2025 Am 7. Oktober 2023 hat Israel sein eigenes Volk getötet. Israels ehemaliger Verteidigungsminister Yoav Gallant gab zu, dass israelische Truppen am 7. Oktober 2023 angewiesen wurden, die „ Hannibal-Direktive “ umzusetzen , was zu erheblichen israelischen Opfern führte. Berichten zufolge wurden „Hunderte“ von israelischen Streitkräften getötet. Sein Eingeständnis wirft Fragen über die Rechtfertigung der anschließenden Gaza-Offensive auf. |
Israel and 911, an Orchestrated War in the Middle East?
| By Timothy Alexander Guzman Global Research, March 06, 2024 “If the West doesn’t wake-up to the suicidal nature of militant Islam, the next thing you will see is that militant Islam is bringing down the World Trade Center.” —Benjamin Netanyahu quoted from his book, “Fighting Terrorism’ published in 1995 After the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Al-Qaeda and Saudi Arabia were immediately blamed. When you ask people who believe that 911 was an inside job, they will tell you that it was the Saudi government who funded and armed Al-Qaeda and that they planned the operation with elements of the CIA to start new wars in the Middle East. Yes, that is true to an extent, and yes, the Saudis did play a role on 911, but that is just part of the story because there were others who had a much greater role that is rarely mentioned. In other words, Saudi Arabia is just window dressing. |
| So, who was behind the World Trade Center attacks? We can say that the Bush-Cheney Regime and their Project for a New American Century (PNAC) agenda played a significant role. For starters, PNAC was a neoconservative think tank with many of its members holding dual citizenships with the state of Israel. They had introduced an aggressive foreign policy aimed at the Middle East. Some of those members included US Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, Under Secretary of Defense and Policy Advisor, Douglas Feith, National Security Council Advisor Elliott Abrams, White House Speech writer David Frum and several others. In terms of war propaganda, the mainstream media and Israel’s influential lobbies including the American Israel Political Action Committee (AIPAC) all convinced the American public and most members of the US congress that a war with Iraq was the right thing to do. Remember when they pushed the narrative that Saddam Hussein had Weapons of Mass Destruction and that his soldiers had taken babies out of incubators in Kuwait City and left them out to die because they had shipped the incubators back to Baghdad? It was all a lie that led the Americans and Europeans to support a war that ultimately destroyed Iraq. |
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