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@markmcadamtv What about Rayan?!

UPDATE: Alex Tóth is flying into the UK this evening ahead of his Bournemouth medical tomorrow morning.

@piersmorgan Maybe wait for the investigation Piers

It’s becoming a genocide of journalists.

@piersmorgan timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…

@IsraelMFA @piersmorgan you have been complaining international journalists haven’t been allowed inside Gaza and now they have been but you haven’t commented on this.

Today, the IDF invited dozens of international journalists to the Kerem Shalom crossing inside Gaza, to see for themselves. Hundreds of aid trucks have entered Gaza with Israel’s approval, but the supplies are standing idle, undelivered. The reason? The UN refuses to distribute the aid. Hamas and the UN prevent the aid to reach the civilians in Gaza. The world deserves to know the truth.

@IsraelMFA @piersmorgan

@HenMazzig Shhhh don’t tell @piersmorgan

BREAKING: The Gaza Humanitarian Fund quietly delivered 1 million meals and essential supplies today, using local Palestinian contractors to unload 20 aid trucks at remote locations. That’s 5,000 bags of flour, delivered by Palestinians, for Palestinians. Not a headline. Not a hashtag. Meanwhile, Greta Thunberg is sailing in with just 100 kg of flour, and somehow that’s the story going viral. Why does one boat get the glory, while 20 trucks and a million meals get ignored? Ask yourself what that says about who the world really cares about.

@MarcGoldberg111 @owenjonesjourno Well said Marc

These questions were posed to me by @owenjonesjourno I'm not sure why he expects me to weigh in on an internal spat going on between Israeli politicians, though it's worth pointing out that the Israeli "state" hasn't declared anyone anything, members of the Israeli govt on the other hand have weighed in. Furthermore while I saw that the hard right claimed Golan was responsible for more antisemitism I haven't seen them call him an antisemite per se but as someone enabling it. Yair Golan claims that the Israeli government "fuels antisemitism and hatred of Israel, and the result is unprecedented diplomatic isolation and danger to every Jew at every point on the globe," it's undeniable that antisemitism has gone up massively since October 7th. Antisemitism was bad before the Israeli response to October 7th started and it will be around after it ends, however It certainly excited people who hate Jews and brought them out of their holes to get stuck in. Jones asks "Do I believe the Israeli state behaving like this is doing catastrophic damage to the cause of fighting antisemitism'" This really is the heart of the issue facing Jews in the diaspora. Personally I tend to blame antisemites for antisemitism rather than Jews or Israelis for it. Furthermore if you think the fight against antisemitism is hard with a state of Israel it's worth remembering that it was a lot harder without one. Antisemitism was alive and well without there being any war in Gaza for people to attack us over. I tend to think that the cause of fighting antisemitism is done "catastrophic damage" by people being antisemitic and by people platforming antisemites and by those who publish and share antisemitic material. I also think that claiming to be pro Palestine is often used as a get out clause by people who aren't even being pro Palestine but just raging against Zionists in the same way that antisemites have raged against Jews for a long time. I think that often the word Zionist is used in tirades instead of the word Jew or Jews on purpose because it comes across as more palatable to people listening. I've included a couple of examples of that below @uaf captured a video of Nazis ranting about Zionists a couple of weeks ago. But there are others, including on banners seen at Pro Palestine demonstrations in my humble opinion such as the one below. I would advise people critical of the state of Israel to be critical of the state of Israel or the government of Israel or the IDF rather than attacking 'Zionists' which is a very broad brush to use indeed. If you think that the behaviour of the state of Israel means that antisemitism in the UK or USA or somewhere else is somehow acceptable or inevitable, I would very much disagree with that but that is certainly where the current struggle sits. Jews in the UK like everyone else here, regardless of what they believe about the Middle East, don't deserve to suffer here or anywhere else as a result of the Israel Palestine conflict. x.com/uaf/status/192…

@SkyNews Fake news @SkyNews

BREAKING: At least 21 killed in Gaza as they went to receive aid, Red Cross hospital says 🔗Read more trib.al/hTwWlOW

@AlexSmithEcho I agree

A word on Kepa - he was excellent today, made a few really top saves and looked confident and comfortable. Has been good of late and he looked elated as the away end chanted his name after the game and he punched the air. #afcb

@owenjonesjourno You are completely obsessed by Israel.

Israel has invaded Syria. Western politicians have refused to condemn it - and have even backed it - and Western media outlets won’t even call it what it is.

@mishtal I agree. I am genuinely scared by what I have seen from @owenjonesjourno. The way he reacted is scary. I dread to think what he would have been like in the 1930s

What happened to the Jews in Amsterdam was scary. But what happened after Amsterdam - watching people rush to justify the organised and violent antisemitic attacks - was far more scary. It shows you that when they do come for the Jews Quite a few people will watch and applaud.

@hearnimator @owenjonesjourno thinks it does

One minute’s silence on Remembrance Day, cut short at Kilmarnock after Celtic fans chanted IRA slogans and let off Fireworks. This wouldn’t justify premeditated violence against Catholics nowhere near the stadium by gangs who weren’t at the match.

@utciadafcb @davidicke It’s embarrassing that you are giving a platform, on an afcb fan channel, to an anti semite.

@davidicke Thank you for joining us David. Really enjoyed the chat! A pleasure

Great chat with a Bournemouth FC podcast - 'David Icke: Who controls football and the world?' davidicke.com/2024/09/11/dav…

@OwenJones84 @CharlieH85 But the far right did much better than the far left so is the left really in a good place?

@CharlieH85 Not at all. I'm very hopeful. The left is in a very good place to absorb disillusionment from a Labour government which has made it clear on multiple occasions that it is going to be crap. If you prefer blind hope and being told what you want to hear, why even follow me?

Labour has officially won fewer votes than Corbyn managed in 2019. Quite legitimately, many will respond 'what matters in our electoral system is seats'. But the argument made was 2019 (2017 being erased) showed that the left were fringe lunatics in public opinion.

@OwenJones84 Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhg

@warrenlefton Yes Wazza.

Exercising my civic right to vote.

@itsmr0 It’s terrible that #afcb should try and make some money

'Misstiano Penaldo'! John Terry labels BBC a 'disgrace' as they aim dig at Portugal legend after he misses extra-time penalty before having the final laugh by scoring in last-16 shootout win via dailym.ai/ios mol.im/a/13590041

@OwenJones84 What is disturbing Owen is that your first post wasn’t to call out the awful anti semitic rape of a young Jewish girl but it was to call out people for saying it was anti semitic. That is very disturbing.

The rape of this little girl by three male children is a hideous and disturbing crime. That such a crime has become political fodder is nauseating. That should not be a controversial point to make.

@stustuy @bglendenning That’s not true. He was outstanding this season.

@bglendenning Not true. Cook had a bad ACL and isn’t the same player as before. He’s slow. Wharton needs picking and sticking with.