Israel’s Genocide in Gaza | 2023- till present
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What an Arab!..Who?
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Colombia will cut off diplomatic relations with Israel
Reuters: The Colombian President announces that his country will sever diplomatic relations with Israel
The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announces that starting tomorrow, May 2, Colombia will sever relations with Israel.
Reuters: The Colombian President announces that his country will sever diplomatic relations with Israel
The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announces that starting tomorrow, May 2, Colombia will sever relations with Israel.
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The current government in Colombia is left wing and was victims of Israeli mercenaries training right wing paramilitaries to kill leftists, not just FARC.
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It appears to me that several Latin American and African countries are against Israel because they were once victims of some 'alliance' loosely based on race or Western geopolitical interests in which Israel was a part and parcel of. Heck, even the white, Christian Irish have known Israel for a long time.
Morally well meaning people--which the Socialists/Communists often were-- made choices based upon 'humanism' while Capitalist or Race-based geopolitics, which is indeed successful as of now-- all too often made the wrong choices and I think Karma is going to catchup as Israel is already learning. Israel has no friends in the world--none except through its Lobby in America, which extends the Israeli influence into some Western European countries. But that global antipathy was to be expected when you are morally wrong. Karma is a $itch, as they say.
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Yeh what an Arab, Iran's bitchslapping of Israel must have shaken the precarious sheikdoms:-
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US and Saudis Near Defense Pact Meant to Reshape Middle East
Story by Alberto Nardelli, Jennifer Jacobs and Peter Martin• 3h • 5 min read
Joe Biden and Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in July 2022.© Photographer: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
(Bloomberg) -- The US and Saudi Arabia are nearing a historic pact that would offer the kingdom security guarantees and lay out a possible pathway to diplomatic ties with Israel if its government brings the war in the Gaza Strip to an end, people familiar with the matter said.
The agreement faces plenty of obstacles but would amount to a new version of a framework that was scuttled when Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel triggered the conflict in Gaza. Negotiations between Washington and Riyadh have sped up in recent weeks, and many officials are optimistic that they could reach a deal within weeks, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations.
Such an agreement would potentially reshape the Middle East. Beyond bolstering Israel and Saudi Arabia’s security, it would strengthen the US’s position in the region at the expense of Iran and even China.
The pact may offer Saudi Arabia an arrangement strong enough to need the US Senate’s approval and even give the world’s biggest oil exporter access to advanced US weapons that were previously off-limits. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman would agree to limit Chinese technology from his nation’s most sensitive networks in exchange for major US investments in artificial intelligence and quantum-computing, and get American help to build out its civilian nuclear program.
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Once the US and Saudi Arabia settle their agreement, they would present Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a choice: either join the deal, which would entail formal diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia for the first time, more investment and regional integration, or be left behind. The key conditions for Netanyahu would be no small feat — ending the Gaza war and agreeing to a pathway for Palestinian statehood.
The proposal is fraught with doubt and may not come to fruition, which people familiar with the planning readily acknowledge.
Getting American lawmakers to approve a deal that commits the US to protecting Saudi Arabia militarily would be a daunting prospect for the White House, especially if Israel opts not to join it. Many lawmakers remain wary of Prince Mohammed, the kingdom’s 38-year-old de facto ruler, after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in 2018. They’re also uneasy about the Saudi strategy of lowering oil production, along with other members of the OPEC+ cartel, to prop up prices.
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From the Israeli side, Netanyahu leads the most right-wing government in the country’s history and has all but ruled out a two-state solution. His coalition says it still plans to attack the Gazan city of Rafah, which the US and Arab states fear would lead to thousands more deaths among Palestinian civilians. Such an attack would also jeopardize prospects for a short-term cease-fire that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken — who met Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday — says is a priority for President Joe Biden.
Policy Victory
Still, the leaders of the three countries have plenty of incentives to reach an agreement soon. For Biden, it’s a chance for a foreign policy victory before the US presidential election in November. The crown prince would avoid the uncertainty about whether former President Donald Trump would accept a deal if he wins that race, even though Trump’s administration initiated the Abraham Accords that envisioned such alliances between Israel and its neighbors.Netanyahu, the biggest wild card, could take credit for normalizing relations with the biggest economy in the Middle East and guardian of Islam’s holiest sites — a goal he’s long coveted.
US officials said talks are underway but declined to comment on specifics. Saudi Arabia’s government didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Netanyahu’s office declined to comment. Earlier Wednesday, the Guardian reported the US and Saudi Arabia had drafted a set of agreements linked to a broader Palestinian peace deal.
“We have done intense work together over the last months,” Blinken said on Monday while in Saudi Arabia. “The work that Saudi Arabia and the United States have been doing together in terms of our own agreements, I think, is potentially very close to completion.”
At the same event, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said an agreement was “very, very close.”
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In the case of Saudi Arabia, which is also eager to develop artificial intelligence and semiconductors locally, the US has said it can’t do so with American help if it keeps Chinese technology. Saudi Arabia would need to agree not to pursue cooperation on advanced technology with US adversaries, a person familiar with the matter said.
And Saudi Arabia would get to fulfill its long-sought wish for a civilian nuclear program. In exchange, the US would gain access to the kingdom’s uranium, the person said.
Shift in Approach
The latest conversations amount to a shift in approach for Biden and Prince Mohammed. As originally conceived, the agreement would have been a three-way deal that forged Saudi-Israeli diplomatic relations along with greater investment and integration in the region.Now, the US and Saudi Arabia see a deal with each other as central to ending the war between Israel and Hamas, which has roiled the wider Middle East and led to huge protests in the West. The two countries would offer Israel a series of economic, security and diplomatic incentives if it scales back plans for an invasion of Rafah and quickly concludes its war with Hamas.
For Netanyahu, another advantage is that a pact would help counter Iran’s aggression. Since the war in Gaza erupted, Israel and Iran have exchanged their first-ever direct fire against one another and Tehran’s proxy militias such as Hezbollah have regularly attacked the Jewish state.
Time Running Out
Israel may be running out of time for a deal. International support for Netanyahu’s position is waning the longer the war continues. US polling backs that up. Roughly a third of Republicans in seven swing states oppose continued aid to Israel, as do four in 10 Democrats and independent voters, according to a recent survey.“This is a strategic act between Saudi Arabia and the United States that’s meant to secure and cement America’s position in the Middle East at a time when the kingdom, but also others, have been diversifying their foreign policy options away from Washington,” said Firas Maksad, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute.
--With assistance from Courtney McBride, Donato Paolo Mancini, Henry Meyer, Mackenzie Hawkins and Iain Marlow.
(Updates with additional details of potential pact in 1st, 14th paragraphs.)
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It’s comes down to factions in each society trying to dominate other factions and the populations of their respective countries. What Israel learns from what it does on the Palestinians it exports as education to governments around the world. Many autocrats seek out the services of mercenaries to help them where they are deficient. Where even the US would publicly draw the line, Israeli firms would sell their “expertise” or direct services, such as in Latin America (ex. Colombia and Pinochet’s Chile) and Africa (ex. Sierra Leone).
So it’s more pragmatic than an alliance with right wing groups around the world. It’s finding long term partners and helping them gain and maintain influence in their respective countries.
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Attack on freedom of speech and expression:-
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If US State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel is not careful he may be added to the investigation too.
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Israel Defense Forces soldier on the Gaza border, May 1, 2024 © Getty Images / Mostafa Alkharouf / Anadolu / Getty Images
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction over Israeli officials, US State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel told journalists on Tuesday, as the war in Gaza is on track to enter its seventh month.
His statement followed reports that The Hague-based court may issue arrest warrants for Israeli leadership over the conduct of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza. Bloomberg wrote on Monday that G7 countries had privately told the ICC that Israel could back out of a potential ceasefire if investigators target its officials directly.
Despite not recognizing the jurisdiction of the ICC over its own citizens, the US cooperates with the court on some matters, Patel told reporters. “We work closely with the ICC on a number of key areas. We think that they do important work as it relates to Ukraine, Darfur, Sudan,” he said. “But again, in this particular instance, I’m sorry, they just do not have jurisdiction.”
READ MORE: Netanyahu asked Biden to block International Criminal Court – Axios
Officials in West Jerusalem worry that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi may be targeted by the ICC, according to the Times of Israel.
In a video released on Tuesday, Netanyahu slammed the potential warrants as “an outrage of historic proportions.”
“Branding Israel’s leaders and soldiers as war criminals will pour jet fuel on the fires of anti-Semitism,” he said, adding that Israel does not recognize the court’s jurisdiction. He accused the ICC of attempting to “paralyze Israel’s very ability to defend itself.” Just like the US, Israel is not a party to the ICC.
In his address, Netanyahu reiterated that the Israeli army will not stop until the Palestinian militant group Hamas is neutralized, and “that Gaza never poses a threat to Israel again.”
READ MORE: UN human rights chief ‘horrified’ by reports of mass graves at Gaza hospitals
In January, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a separate judicial body, ruled that it is “plausible” that the IDF’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide. The court is currently examining the case brought against Israel by South Africa, and the ruling on the merits of the case can potentially take years. Israeli President Isaac Herzog slammed the ICJ’s decision to start proceedings against his country as “atrocious and preposterous.”
The current round of fighting between Israel and Hamas erupted on October 7, when the Palestinian militants attacked Israelis territory, killing more than 1,100 people and kidnapping more than 250.
More than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza during Israeli airstrikes and ground invasion, according to local authorities. The UN has repeatedly sounded the alarm over the ever-worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, whose population is plagued by hunger and lack of supplies in addition to the horrors of war.
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ICC has no right to investigate Israel – Washington
The Hague-based court should not come after West Jerusalem over the war in Gaza, the US State Department said
Israel Defense Forces soldier on the Gaza border, May 1, 2024 © Getty Images / Mostafa Alkharouf / Anadolu / Getty Images
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction over Israeli officials, US State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel told journalists on Tuesday, as the war in Gaza is on track to enter its seventh month.
His statement followed reports that The Hague-based court may issue arrest warrants for Israeli leadership over the conduct of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza. Bloomberg wrote on Monday that G7 countries had privately told the ICC that Israel could back out of a potential ceasefire if investigators target its officials directly.
Despite not recognizing the jurisdiction of the ICC over its own citizens, the US cooperates with the court on some matters, Patel told reporters. “We work closely with the ICC on a number of key areas. We think that they do important work as it relates to Ukraine, Darfur, Sudan,” he said. “But again, in this particular instance, I’m sorry, they just do not have jurisdiction.”
READ MORE: Netanyahu asked Biden to block International Criminal Court – AxiosOfficials in West Jerusalem worry that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi may be targeted by the ICC, according to the Times of Israel.
In a video released on Tuesday, Netanyahu slammed the potential warrants as “an outrage of historic proportions.”
“Branding Israel’s leaders and soldiers as war criminals will pour jet fuel on the fires of anti-Semitism,” he said, adding that Israel does not recognize the court’s jurisdiction. He accused the ICC of attempting to “paralyze Israel’s very ability to defend itself.” Just like the US, Israel is not a party to the ICC.
In his address, Netanyahu reiterated that the Israeli army will not stop until the Palestinian militant group Hamas is neutralized, and “that Gaza never poses a threat to Israel again.”
READ MORE: UN human rights chief ‘horrified’ by reports of mass graves at Gaza hospitalsIn January, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a separate judicial body, ruled that it is “plausible” that the IDF’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide. The court is currently examining the case brought against Israel by South Africa, and the ruling on the merits of the case can potentially take years. Israeli President Isaac Herzog slammed the ICJ’s decision to start proceedings against his country as “atrocious and preposterous.”
The current round of fighting between Israel and Hamas erupted on October 7, when the Palestinian militants attacked Israelis territory, killing more than 1,100 people and kidnapping more than 250.
More than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza during Israeli airstrikes and ground invasion, according to local authorities. The UN has repeatedly sounded the alarm over the ever-worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, whose population is plagued by hunger and lack of supplies in addition to the horrors of war.
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ZioNazi strategy to divert attention from the genocide in Palestine
ZioNazis attack students:-
ZioNazis attack students:-
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Chaos at almost every University as Zions attempt to crush freedom of speech and expression
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Seems like we could be seeing a summer of riots, dark clouds in the horizon.
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Yes. ICJ is the barometer.
You and I can't be knowing better than ICJ.
They collect information and evidence rigorously, present it, then let the prosecuted defend.
So verdict from ICJ should be the paramount of the evaluation and justice.
But Hamas killed, raid, burned civilian on purpose.
Me too. Everybody think they try to see things objectively, but quite often our perspective is shaped based on information feed to us + our preference.
You can check on Quora people's perspective there, and it is various even majority from non muslim countries are on Israel's side.
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Biden wants to strengthen the strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia through bilateral security agreements ahead of the elections, and away from the normalization file in which Saudi Arabia stipulates the establishment of the State of Palestine.
Biden wants to strengthen the strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia through bilateral security agreements ahead of the elections, and away from the normalization file in which Saudi Arabia stipulates the establishment of the State of Palestine.
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