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NATO allies condemn Russia's withdrawal from CFE treaty, will suspend its operation

So turns out NATO is still plenty scared of Russia's conventional army, huh?

So I've been a bit hooked on eating greek yogurt every morning as my breakfast, and it occurred to me today "oh shit i should check to make sure the brand i like isn't part of the BDS boycott"

So i did and not only is it not, the ceo actually seems like one who doesn't deserve to get the wall

In 2014 Ulukaya pledged to donate $2 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He has also donated to many Muslim charities associated with Iraq and Syria and has explored philanthropic avenues for helping refugees around the world. He signed up for The Giving Pledge, a philanthropic initiative by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

Ulukaya visited the Greek island of Lesbos in September 2015 to see first-hand the situation of the mostly Syrian refugees there. In 2015 he launched the Tent Foundation to help refugees. At Chobani's plants in Upstate New York and Idaho, Ulukaya has long hired refugees from around the world from regions across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Mahmoud Abbas is 87 years old, even older than Biden

In the past 24 hours, the Al-Qassam Brigades managed to completely/partially destroy 15 military vehicles on the outskirts of the Beach Camp and in Beit Hanoun. They also targeted invading forces with dozens of mortar shells and engaged in clashes with them.

You can "nuance" the matter all you want but at the end of the day i cant shed many tears for those acting like comprador dogs in the face of genocide, fighting with the ones facilitating it no less. When you not only make a deal with the devil but actively help him and fight for him in such situations, you are one of his demons. No matter the "libertarian socialist" or whatever coating (that so many people still buy into)

Clashes are taking place between the American forces and the SDF from areas they occupy east of the Euphrates, and between the Syrian army and its allies in the axis of resistance from their points of control west of the Euphrates.

Cornel West gets a lot of shit and rightfully so, but I just saw him essentially say that NATO aggression caused the Ukraine war on CNN. I'll have to find the clip, but shit was wild

Here's the edited version his campaign put out on his twitter. He couched it in lib statements but also included the hashtag #AbolishNATO

I'm interested if this signals any shift in the discourse at all wrt NATO, etc in the general lib populace or if this will be dismissed as wack and fanatic

Keir Starmer is battling to reassert his authority within the Labour party over the conflict in Gaza, with four shadow ministers prepared to quit in the coming days and up to 10 others on “resignation watch”.

The Labour leader is facing a rebellion by as many as a dozen shadow ministers, who sources say are ready to resign rather than vote against calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East, which Starmer has refused to back.

Several Labour MPs say they are under huge pressure from party members and constituents to take a firmer stance against the Israeli invasion of Gaza, as tens of thousands of people are expected to take part in pro-Palestinian protests in London this weekend.

A Labour official said party leaders were closely watching as many as 15 shadow ministers who have high numbers of Muslim constituents for signs they are about to quit, after the resignation of Imran Hussain on Tuesday night. None are understood to be in the shadow cabinet.

One Labour frontbencher told the Guardian:

My position has always been [that] the only way forward is a ceasefire. The pause [as advocated by Starmer] will not solve the problem. Someone needs to say enough is enough.

Another said:

I have over 600 emails on this which is more than any other subject ever, including Brexit and Covid I don’t know a Labour MP who isn’t under pressure at the moment.

- The Guardian

Does anybody want to add some context and make some predictions? I'm American so this is all Greek to me.

[Edit - I made a small one.]

Jim Acosta on CNN tonight to some other bozo clown: "Do we know who's firing on the people trying to leave the hospitals?"

Gee pal I dunno, it's probably evil Hamas shooting their own people to make perfect heaven baby angel soldiers the IDF look bad.

Israel revises Hamas attack death toll to 'around 12 9/11s'

once the news mega hits posts lemmy will fall

Israeli military says striking Lebanon after latest cross-border attacks

The military said three Israeli soldiers had been injured by an anti-tank missile that hit a military post in the Manara area of northern Israel.

The military also said two other soldiers were wounded, one seriously, by a brought-down “hostile aircraft” that flew over Israel from Lebanon.

It said it was “currently attacking” several Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.

hostile aircraft? is that just a drone?

The United Arab Emirates has announced it will establish a fully equipped field hospital in the Gaza Strip to treat wounded Palestinians, according to state media.

The state news agency reported that five aircraft carrying the equipment and requirements necessary for the establishment and operation of the field hospital departed from Abu Dhabi on Monday, heading to al-Arish airport in Egypt.

The agency said the hospital would have a capacity of 150 beds. There was no mention of whether the UAE had reached an agreement on the initiative with Israel.

- The Guardian

Danish government-controlled broadcaster DR brought an article about an increasing number of "antisemitic incidents" worldwide due to the ongoing genocide in Palestine. They provide the following tally:

Austria: According the time Jewish community in Vienna there were 79 antisemitic incidents from October 7th to October 19th which is a 300 percent increase compared to last year.

Brazil: According to CONIB who tracks antisemitism in Brazil there has been 467 antisemitic incidents since October 7th, an increase of 961 percent compared to last year.

France: According to the French minister of the interiors Gerald Darmanin there were 1040 antisemitic incidents and 486 arrests since October 7th.

Germany: According to RIAS, an NGO who registers antisemitic incidents in Germany - from October 7th to October 15th there was an increase in antisemitic incidents of 240 percent since October 7th compared to the same period last year. 91 percent of these are anti-"Israel" related antisemitism.

South Africa: According to the South African Jewish Board of Deputies there were 41 antisemitic incidents in October which is a significant increase compared to previous years.

Great Britain: According to the Jewish community's security organisation, CST, from October 7th to 31st there has been 893 antisemitic incidents, an increase of 609 percent compared to the same 25 day period in 2022. The highest amount measured since the organisation was founded in 1984.

USA: Since October 7th ADL has registered a total of 312 antisemitic incidents between October 7th and 23rd of which 190 were directly connected to the war in "Israel" and Gaza

Reports like these are very nebulous about what constitutes an "antisemitic incident" but the numbers highlighted above suggests that most of what western propaganda calls antisemitism is in fact anti-zionism. It suggests that the term "antisemitic incident" can be anything from a swastika-waving Nazi riot to the guy in my city who has put up a "Palestinian children have the right to live" sign on his house.

Zionist propaganda has been crying wolf for decades, working hard to conflate racism against Jews with support for anticolonial struggle in Palestine. It is entirely within the realm of possibility that some idiots blames "the Jews" for the genocide, led along by zionist propaganda who conflates Judaism and Zionism, and turns to antisemitic reactions but in all likelihood the vast majority of "antisemitic incidents" is just zionist crybullies pissing and moaning about being called out for their genocidal ideas.

We all know "world war" only happens in europe if it's in the early 20th century and must involve germans etc., but no, really, what is a world war and why does the category matter?

Who knew that so much raw crankery could be so boring

Someone cracked Call of Duty Cold War so I figured it's a good day to get high and play it. I really hate how game journalists tried to claim this game was somehow a deep satire. Like you can't fathom the people that make Call of Duty don't share your politics and made some jingoistic schlock. At least you get to side with the good guys in the end.

In some good news, elections on constitutional amendments for recreational marijuana and abortion rights up to fetal viability (22-24 weeks) both passed in GOP-controlled Ohio.

The final two sentences

Central Gaza hospital says it saw over 100 fatalities in one day

On a day of heavy Israeli bombardment, workers at central Gaza's Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital saw more than 100 fatalities in a single day, according to the institution's media office.

Separately, journalist Hassan Eslayeh saw dozens of casualties brought into the hospital Monday. Most came in private cars since people have not been able to call for emergency service due to the disruption in communications in Gaza.

Ambulances were seen following cars back to bombing sites and returning with more casualties.

CNN video shows more than 20 body bags lined up in front of the hospital during the day for funeral prayer. People then carried the bags into trucks and ambulances for burial.

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-11-06-23/h_ce295adb4f293e819db6fff39e3c73d5

Ursula von der Leyen

09 November 1938

#NieWiederIstJetzt

#NeverAgainIsNow

vomit inducing pic

If I speak I may get banned so I will leave you all with

Israel has an extremely racist football team apparently: https://nitter.cz/redstreamnet/status/1721478751265931466

Um, uh guys

Ezra Klein "the importance of discourse"d the Gaza War.

0/10 as commentary
8.5/10 as comedy

Before there can be any kind of stable coexistence of people in Israel and Palestine, there will have to be a stable coexistence of narratives.

It's always especially irritating when a Vaushite smugly argues, "The US isn't a rogue state because the US is the one who dictates the terms. We have the power to stop all the Gulf states without even trying. Remember Iraq during the Gulf War?"

Someone said that recently. I look at his profile and he posts in "noncrediblediplomacy" saying, "You can always write papers pushing against the 'colonialism' narrative. That's how I passed most of my courses in college."

Is ukraine now doing the dirty work for the US as filthy mossad did before? I'm talking about their official military operation in Sudan. Both of them just tools of the US Emipre.

Noah Kulwin is about to go live on Hasan's stream.

So I guess Ukraine really is an artillery war now? Seems like the primary force for attrition is drones, for offence is artillery, and for defence is trenches.

Who would have thought that WW1 doctrine would reign supreme in the 21st century?

Al-Shifa director: 20 killed in Israeli attack on school

The director of Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital says at least 20 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike on a school in Gaza City.

it's at the point where I wonder if there's any point posting these. another day, another school/hospital/shelter/ambulance bombed.

update:

Death toll in Israeli attack on al-Buraq school rises to 50: Medical official

The latest episode of chapo with Derek davison is good. Derek has the laugh of someone who has a sense of humor himself but spends all his time on grim and serious subjects with grim and serious people. on the show you can hear the joy in his voice when he actually gets to do jokes

:officer-down::officer-down::officer-down::officer-down:

🚨 Al-Mayadeen reports that a number of American soldiers were killed during the recent bombing with 15 missiles of the Conoco gas field in eastern Syria by the resistance.

from https://t.me/PalestineResist/19211

I can see how this thing makes the IOF not want to do any infantry operations

https://streamable.com/6ovror

🟢 Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades:

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Watch: An introductory video about the "Yassin" anti-fortification missile "TBG," which Al-Qassam fighters used to target the special forces fortified inside buildings on several axes of the Gaza Strip.

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Note:

The description of the device:

• Designed and manufactured by Al-Qassam Brigades.
• Has a high destructive capacity.
• It is fired by an RPG launcher.
• Used against fortified buildings and structures.
• Its dual function warhead penetrates the walls and then explodes inside the building.

Technical specifications:

• Shell caliber: 64/105mm
• Total weight: 4.5kg.
• Effective range: 100m
• Impact range: 150m

Watch the introductory videos for the Al-Yassin tandem shell (https://t.me/PalestineResist/18023) and the guerilla action device (https://t.me/PalestineResist/18021).

Israel to begin daily four-hour pauses in fighting: US

The White House has announced that Israel has agreed to suspend fighting for four hours on a daily basis to allow for Palestinian civilians to flee from northern Gaza.

The pauses will start from today in what the White House said is a step in the right direction.

More from the White House

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby added that there will be two humanitarian corridors for people to flee from northern Gaza, and that Israel has said that there will be no military operations in those areas during those periods.

Kirby said that the White House believed that the pauses were a step in the right direction, and want them to continue for as long as they are needed.

The US aims for no less than 150 humanitarian trucks a day into Gaza.

big win for Biden, the great statesmen

About 100 pro-Palestine protesters have been disrupting traffic at an Ascot Vale intersection as thousands of punters continue to make their way to Flemington Racecourse ahead of the running of the Cup, according to police.

Police say the protesters arrived about 11am at the Epsom Road, Ascot Vale Road and Racecourse Road roundabout and caused traffic disruptions.

Two protesters, including a woman who climbed onto the roof of a white van and refused to get down, were pepper-sprayed and arrested, according to police.

Police say the incident remains ongoing, with about 80 protesters at the scene, and they have arranged for the van to be towed away.

nooo you can't stop the horsey race nooo

israeli media: The Dovev [Hezbollah] operation today developed into a series of military incidents… the security establishment fears that the situation on the northern border is not under control

https://twitter.com/eyesonsouth1/status/1723730527364980819
https://nitter.net/eyesonsouth1/status/1723730527364980819

Zionists are threatening to bomb all Lebanon over operations conducted by Hezbollah against their military bases at the border

As israelis claim to have the most powerful army in the region, why not just face the armed Resistance directly, given a battle field is already open?

https://twitter.com/eyesonsouth1/status/1723734640203030983
https://nitter.net/eyesonsouth1/status/1723734640203030983