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@malonebarry So when talking about Israel Arrested is now kidnapped War of defense is genocide Indigenous return is ethnic cleansing Democracy is apartheid Did I get it right?

Israel has kidnapped the sister of the president of Ireland.

@mehdirhasan What happened to the refugees of Pakistan? Of the 60 m displaced people after WW 2 ? The refugees of Ottoman Empire? That's right they all moved on. Israel is the safe haven of the Jewish people and apparently with good cause. If that bothers you that's more of a you problem.

An American Jew who was born in New York in 1944 and an Ethiopian Jew born in Ethiopia can both turn up and get citizenship, rights, votes, land, homes. Palestinians who were born there, whose families have have lived there for generations, remain refugees in the surrounding countries, denied a right to return to their lands, despite holding onto keys and property deeds. This is Zionism.

Narrative violation warning: Elders in my Arab village in Israel told me the richest Palestinians sold their land and left first. 80 years later, their grandkids now claim to be displaced victims. I am so allergic to victim mindset. It boils my blood. ~15 million displaced Hindus and Muslims in India-Pakistan around the SAME year. No one is trying to be a victim there. It's time to move on. "You only get to be a victim once. After that, you’re a volunteer."

@PSCupdates @HackneyAbbott @johnmcdonnellMP @jeremycorbyn

✊ Tomorrow we MARCH! We need to be on the streets of London in our hundreds of thousands. For Palestine. Against the far right. Join us! @HackneyAbbott @johnmcdonnellMP @jeremycorbyn

@chrisrabb @RashidaTlaib @IlhanMN

Today, we recognize the Nakba never ended. The genocide in Gaza and horrific erasure of communities across Palestine & Lebanon must end now. In Congress, I will join @RashidaTlaib @IlhanMN on a resolution to recognize the Nakba and reaffirm Palestinian refugees' right of return.

The Nakba never ended. The Israeli apartheid regime is still committing genocide in Gaza and violently erasing entire communities across Palestine and Lebanon. I'm leading a resolution to recognize the 78th anniversary of Nakba and reaffirm Palestinian refugees' right of return.

@Ilhan @RepRashida

The Nakba never ended. The genocide of Palestinians continues as the Israeli military escalates violence in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon. I'm joining @RepRashida in co-sponsoring a resolution to recognize the 78th anniversary of the Nakba and Palestinian refugees’ rights.

Today I am going on London march to remember the Nakba and to protest against Israel’s continuing GENOCIDE in Gaza, crimes against humanity & war crimes on West Bank & in Lebanon AND UK’s complicity in Israel’s crimes As a Jew, as a Brit, as a human being these ARE my business

Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed. Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us — one of home, tradition and memory over generations.

Still brilliant, @ShMMor.

OK this is even more wild. They literally show a photo of Palestinian Arabs burning a Jewish convoy trying to supply food to Jerusalem (when they attempt to starve the 100K Jews living there). TF is wrong with these people

Fact: “The ratio of civilian to fighters killed in the Gaza War is better than most other comparable situations.” @GadSaad That precision of the statement is key. Civilian (noncombatant) fighter (combatant participating in the hostilities). Actually one of the lowest of urban warfare history against anything comparable. Lower than any comparable battle/war (very few even close to the situation but those like battles of Manila, Seoul, Mosul or Iraq/Korean War). Yes 1:1. Yes, Hamas (and other fighters participating in the war) had over 35,000 militants. @joerogan @joeroganhq I’m more than happy to discuss where the numbers come from, any comparable situation, why all the destruction in Gaza, what else could have been done, no genocide, and more based on a decade of research and now 7 (about to be 8) trips into Gaza to directly observe the IDF during their operations against Hamas.

This post by @SpencerGuard & the comments by @GadSaad that prompted John's post raise an important point we shouldn't lose sight of. It's not an accident that we've been talking about the casualty count in #Gaza & debating the fighter / civilian (non DPH) ratio since almost right after 10/7. This is all part of what has to have been one of the most successful global influence campaigns of all time. Our minds are conditioned to reflexively assess what sounds like empirical, quantitative data to be more credible than anecdotal, subjective information. For example, if I tell you an "NHTSA study of lives saved by vehicle technologies found that, between 1960 and 2012, seat belts saved more lives—329,715, to be exact—than all other vehicle technologies combined," you're far more likely to believe that you should wear your seat belt, for your own safety, than if I just walk up to you & say "hey buckle up, it can save your life." Both statements are presumably true - the NHTSA stat is a direct quote from @USDOT website (attached pic), while my unsolicited advice does seem adequately supported by available evidence. Still, you're subconsciously far more likely to believe the empirical assertion than you are the anecdotal claim. Returning to Gaza, this phenomenon explains why casualty counts & ratios have remained so prevalent & durable throughout this conflict. It's been part of the legal intifada strategy by Hamas & its backers (particularly Iran) to convince sympathetic partisans throughout the West that @IDF is responsible for committing war crimes, crimes against humanity & genocide during large-scale combat ops in Gaza & the region. Why? Simple. Political pressure. Many states that traditionally support @Israel have conventional or at least (arguably) customary obligations not to contribute to serious violations of international law. That includes activities such as security cooperation, intelligence sharing, and arms transfers. Curtailing these activites supports Hamas's (and their backers) strategic objectives. If 🇮🇱 is cut off from security assistance & supply of weapons, there's a higher likelihood that the conflict will end before Hamas is annihilated. That means they essentially get away with the 10/7 atrocities & come out on the other side still in a position to govern or otherwise maintain control of Gaza. This is why influence ops are such a vital component of Hamas's (and their backers) strategic objectives. Political pressure doesn't build over night. It's curated & cultivated & consolidated over a span of weeks, months, and years. That includes pressure on governments in the West to isolate Israel. And ever since large-scale combat ops got underway following 10/7, casualty counts & ratios & such have been one of the primary weapons in the information war being waged against Israel and, by extension, against the West. That's because these data points give the APPEARANCE of empirical support to allegations that 🇮🇱 is responsible for war crimes & genocide & such. "Obviously Israel is committing genocide," according to the popular narrative, "they've killed ~70,000 civilians since Oct 7." Here's the thing. The entire narrative is a hoax. Casualty counts & ratios & such alone have little analytical value when evaluating compliance with int'l law. As we often say in the military, "The enemy gets a vote." And if the enemy votes to provoke a large-scale armed conflict then deliberately hide & fight among its own civilian population, the result will predictably be a high civilian (non DPH) casualty count. That's not a law thing - it's just a war thing. So remember. When ppl like @joerogan @joeroganhq cite casualty counts in Gaza as if they have some analytical significance in the abstract, they are either wittingly or unwittingly regurgitating Hamas propaganda & supporting terrorists' strategic objectives. And that's why actual analysis from genuine experts, like John, is so important - indeed vital - today.

Only those who worship the prince of Darkness could be capable of this kind of death and destruction.

@MirabelTweets1 Because anti-Zionism is antisemitism ...as proven by the jews not living in israel being knifed by Islamists

Why all the Israel flags? If today’s march is against antisemitism against British Jews: WHY ALL THE ISRAEL FLAGS?

@academic_la So who kicked your mother when you were in utero ?

When I was at Hebrew University, one of the Palestinian students told me that when she was in her mothers womb, an IDF soldier kicked her mother in the stomach and said “one less.” I didn’t believe her because I was a fucking Zionist at the time. But nothing rings more true.

@AbujomaaGaza So open air prison ....

This is how Gaza was before the Israeli genocide

It does make you wonder...

@owenjonesjourno He erased it by his self hate, so clearly epitomized by the people he keeps company in his party

Zack Polanski's Jewish identity is being erased because he is leftwing. It is an utterly transparent - and deeply sinister - campaign from our media and political elites.

@mehdirhasan Its almost like as a journalist you would have access to history archives of what was going on in Lebanon at the time and are choosing to ignore it

This can’t be real, can it? Because I was told Israel is only in Lebanon because of Hizbollah and this dude is from… 8 years before Hizbollah existed… Time travel?