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@BennyShohat @Aizenberg55 @NickKristof @pressfreedom Wrong, the world considers it a war crime. And while we're at it, they could also 'apologise' for the widespread looting in southern Lebanon. theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…

@v8intercept @Aizenberg55 @NickKristof @pressfreedom She wasnt She stayed in an area that was issued an evacuation by IDF. She sgouldnt have been in the area to start with. The building she was buried under was targeted because of two suspects entering it. Nothing the idf needs to apologise for

Last year a record 129 media workers were killed worldwide, 2/3 by Israel -- reflecting "a persistent culture of impunity for attacks on the press," the Committee to Protect Journalists, @pressfreedom, said. Israel killed 10 times as many journalists as Sudan, and 20 times as many as Russia.

@Aizenberg55 @NickKristof @pressfreedom The woman murdered yesterday was not an operative, she was a longtime pro-"resistence" jounlalist. You're suggesting they are fair game for targeting? If so you're lost the plot.

@NickKristof @pressfreedom At this point one must acknowledge that a large number of these CPJ listed "journalists" were Hamas & PIJ operatives. This is not "Israel says so" but militant groups admitting it themselves in public martyr notices. Perhaps cover this angle of the story. x.com/Aizenberg55/st…

@samurai_13 @citrinowicz If they actually allowed free and fair elections in Iran this regime would be voted out in a landslide. Thay're not some government fighting for the people, they're a corrupt theocratic oligarcy.

@citrinowicz It’s quite biased and disingenuous to say “it’s a system built ideologically on hostility to west” This simply ignores the historical context and fact. While we see a genocidal regime perform blatant atrocities for several years every single day.

Short and to the point: No one in the Iranian regime will accept U.S. terms for a deal, not the IRGC commander, not his successor, nor anyone else. This isn’t about individuals; it’s about a system built ideologically on hostility to the West and a commitment to preserving its strategic autonomy. The search for a “silver bullet” didn’t work in the past, and it won’t work now. If the United States wants Iran to truly capitulate, it would require regime change. Otherwise, it will have to reach an accommodation with the regime as it is. There are no real middle options. #IranWar‌ #iran

@xtriadx @johnsmith3433 @SFeng223355 @citrinowicz Because Europe is made up of American allies, which is even more true of east Asia, where this war is destroying their economies. Moreover, like Colin Powell said to GW Bush about Iraq, "you break it you own it".

@johnsmith3433 @SFeng223355 @citrinowicz Why not?

@GeoffreyPlitt @academic_la They can't

@academic_la These conditions sound great. Thank goodness Israel has the balls to disarm Hezbollah, which nearly every country has officially supported, but nobody will actually do.

These are the Israeli conditions just for a ceasefire in Lebanon: 1) A Buffer zone in southern Lebanon up to the Litani River, cleared of any Hezbollah presence and infrastructure. At least part of it would be permanently ethnically cleansed. 2) Full military freedom of action to remove threats, including north of the Litani River. In other words, allowing Israel to operate freely anywhere in the country. 3) A long-term process to disarm Hezbollah, under an American oversight mechanism. Israel is expecting Lebanon to completely surrender its sovereignty in exchange for a temporary ceasefire. It is also worth noting that Israel violates every ceasefire it ever signed daily.

@merecitizen1913 @cbonneauimages Don't take it from me...

@v8intercept @cbonneauimages And today Hezbollah is their bitch. Educate YOURSELF.

The Israeli army has bombed the Qasmiyeh bridge, which connects the cities of Tyre and Saida. The south is now almost completely cut off from the rest of the country. This will cause a humanitarian disaster.

@merecitizen1913 @cbonneauimages If memory serves, the IDF invaded Lebanon in 1982, ending in humiliating defeat in 2000. Educate yourself.

@cbonneauimages Don't start what you can't finish. Don't love hate more than you love you child. Why is that such a difficult concept to understand?

@HagarChemali @tparsi I think he wants to see a government stand up for its people being mass murdered, you idiot.

@tparsi Why exactly is that pathetic? It's hard for you to see a government try to fight for its sovereignty and pry itself away from the regime's grip, right? So pathetic, indeed 🤦🏻‍♀️

Beyond pathetic

@AlexCrawfordSky If you pay attention the IDF and the politicians have been saying very different things about Lebanon, which has northern residents hair on fire. This is a political decision.

Israeli leadership made it very clear before this overnight ‘ceasefire’ announcement, that they wanted to end Hezbollah once and for all - and intended extending Israeli territory 30 kms into Lebanon up to Litani River and wd refuse to allow Leb residents to return. Difficult to see Israel suddenly agreeing to stop this

@hahussain That just means the northern residents stay in their bunkers you idiot.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: The two-week ceasefire does not include Lebanon. Looks like Hezbollah prematurely started celebrating and preparing to run over the Lebanese presidential and prime ministerial palaces.

@JasonMBrodsky Omg, cope harder

The amount of people who are taking #Iran’s regime’s SNSC statement and its comic spin seriously is astounding. President Trump didn’t agree to that 10 point plan. All President Trump said was that it was a “workable basis on which to negotiate.” And Araghchi referenced President Trump’s 15 point plan in his statement. Those are two extremely different things. It doesn’t bind the U.S. to anything. And if you think the president is suddenly going to agree to a JCPOA-like deal along with withdrawing U.S. troops, compensation, Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, and the rest after the damage Iran has incurred, you should lay down and wait quietly until the feeling passes. In the end, putting the ceasefire aside, both sides on paper are light years apart. The idea that they will be able to agree to a comprehensive deal within 15 days from April 10 stretches credulity. At best there could be an extension. But it could also set the stage for another U.S. and Israeli strike. A replay of February 2026.

@EliLake Cope

Besides their senior leaders, defense industrial base, nuclear program, navy and regional standing, Iran suffered no real losses.

@Nutsin1983 @brhodes

@brhodes That’s Iranian propaganda……but you knew that already. Holy crap,you are a sad little man

In the best case scenario, Trump struck a deal to reopen a Strait that was open before the pointless war he started, with the IRGC demonstrating its control over the Strait and potentially extracting fees plus sanctions relief. Thousands of innocents - including hundreds of children - dead in Lebanon and Iran for no reason. U.S. troops killed and wounded. U.S. embassies and bases in the Middle East badly damaged. U.S. standing in the world obliterated. U.S. munitions badly depleted. Hundreds of billions spent. Prices up everywhere. More global economic fallout to come. Putin strengthened and enriched. Just a catastrophic situation even in the best of circumstances. A profoundly shameful episode in American history no matter what happens next.

@RubinReport Cope.

Which Panican wants to hand me my “I told you so” award? Trump has been running the same negotiation playbook forever. Pressure, escalation, chaos… then leverage a deal. We’ve watched it happen again and again. This wasn’t complicated. It was basic pattern recognition. While some people were panicking, others were paying attention. Now we move to Phase 2. Iran is largely neutralized. The Strait is reopening. The war is de-escalating. Markets are already reacting. That’s not a small win—that’s a global reset. This forces movement everywhere else. Russia and Ukraine get pulled closer to a real negotiation. China has to think twice about Taiwan when the U.S. just proved it will apply overwhelming pressure when it matters. And for the first time in decades, there is a real path to stepping back from endless Middle East entanglements. Look at the region. It’s no longer just Israel. You’re seeing alignment across countries that historically were nowhere near each other. The world is safer today than it was yesterday—and it’s about to get even safer over the next few months as this locks in. And yes, let’s be very clear about this: This happened because of Donald Trump. Not the pundits. Not the podcasters. Not the panic merchants. Trump. Now comes the real opportunity. With global stability improving, we can finally refocus inward at full speed. Immigration, housing, affordability, healthcare, infrastructure, AI, rebuilding American strength where it actually matters. We are entering a new American era—economically, technologically, and yes, even in space exploration. This is what the start of a new frontier feels like. So here’s the assignment: Put your phone down. Go build something. Start a family. Create. Get outside. Do something real. Stop listening to the Panicans. Onward 🇺🇸

@ALJADEEDNEWS There is no link in the article to the Haaretz report. Can you share it?

هل توقف إسرائيل توغلها البري جنوبًا؟ تقرير يكشف | للتفاصيل⏬ aljadeed.tv/news/%D8%B9%D8…

@thoughtflblonde @academic_la I hope so, otherwise it's civil war in Lebanon.

@academic_la Syria will say no.

Israel plans to carve up Lebanon in cooperation with the Syrian government, according to Israeli newspaper Maariv: 1) The core Israeli and American assessment is that Lebanon has completely failed to deal with Hezbollah. The Lebanese Army is seen as afraid of Hezbollah, avoids direct confrontation, and in some cases is infiltrated by Hezbollah-affiliated elements. 2) Israeli assessments identify only two actors in the region that are both willing and capable of fighting Hezbollah: Israel and Syria's new regime under Ahmed al-Sharaa. 3) Israel does not trust Syria either but sees it as genuinely opposed to Hezbollah. Therefore, this would be a strategic alliance of goals, not a real partnership. 4) Israel is considering having the IDF take control of southern Lebanon while Syria operates in northern Lebanon against Hezbollah, effectively dividing security responsibility over Lebanon between Israel and Syria. 5) Israeli sources stress this is not a plan Israel is actively pursuing by choice, but rather a fallback that becomes more realistic as every other option fails. 6) Contacts between Israel and Syria, possibly with American mediation are already taking place or at least being explored at various levels. These are not described as formal open negotiations, but as back-channel dialogue across multiple tracks. 7) The Trump administration would strongly prefer not to reach this scenario, but has itself largely given up on Lebanon's government and army, feeling it was misled. This would, if it happened, be a return to the status quo of before 2000, when Syria had a deciding say in Lebanese politics and Israel ruled the south. But with a twist. Back then, Syria and Hezbollah were partners in a "Resistance Axis" that aimed to push Israel out of Lebanon. Now Syria and Israel would be colonialist partners in crime weakening Lebanon for their own gain.

@Conil22132835 @UNGeneva @UNIFIL_ Blame the LAF, and the Lebanese government by extention.

@UNGeneva @UNIFIL_ In the good old days, it was different.

A rare insight in how everyday life looks for @UNIFIL_ staff in south #Lebanon these days. Kandice Ardiel, UNIFIL Spokesperson, reports from the peacekeeping mission's headquarters in Naqoura.

@PiotrBaczynski @david_belay @mtracey Except all those points are correct

@david_belay @mtracey x.com/TheMilkBarTV/s…

The best thing you can do to preserve your sanity in the modern media environment is consume zero podcasts. Just stay away. Otherwise, you inevitably become like Jeffrey Sachs, babbling incoherently about how Trump attacked Iran because he's been blackmailed by Israel via Epstein

@Afamfreemind @MarioNawfal @grok Several peacekeepers have been killed in southern Lebanon over the years. The situation is still terrible though.

@MarioNawfal Hi @Grok UN peacekeepers are now being killed in southern Lebanon , something UNIFIL hasn’t faced since 1978. Who is targeting them, and are we entering a new phase of this war?

🇺🇳🇱🇧 2 more UN peacekeepers have been killed in southern Lebanon in an explosion of “undetermined origin.” Several others were wounded. This follows the killing of another peacekeeper on Sunday. UNIFIL has been in southern Lebanon since 1978. It has never faced anything like this. Source: NYT

@ConceptualJames That's already happening you dunce. Have some balls and say "invade and occupy Iran".

Bomb Iran.