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Free Press on CBS meeting: “There was an open debate in the meeting about whether it is “fair to talk about whether Israel should exist at all.” There are some people at CBS who think that “Israel’s existence as a state should be part of fair conversation,” said one CBS source. Can you imagine journalists having that conversation about any other country?”
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oh they are discussing it in australia
Muslim Brotherhood lies have taken hold because Islamophobia Register Australia has spent 10 years lobbying parliament, media and police
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I believe that Sumner Redstone, a Jew, was major stockholder in CBS. Again, I believe he died and his role was taken by his wife. Paramount is usually listed as the 'owner', but I doubt anyone really knows who 'owns' CBS.
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I suppose I’d feel more sympathy were they not so eager to be part of the freaking Taliban government.
[8am] Many Uzbek citizens in Afghanistan argue that the Taliban ...Arabic for students... ’s ethnic biases have excluded them from political power, denying them a meaningful role in national decision-making. They criticize the Taliban’s mono-ethnic regime, which they claim has failed to provide any significant benefits to Uzbeks over the past three years. Instead, they say, the Taliban have forced competent Uzbek leaders and representatives out of the country through threats and coercion. Even Uzbeks who supported the Taliban and fought as commanders or fighters against the former republic and foreign forces now hold no authority in political, economic, or social matters, serving only symbolic roles within the group. The former deputy of the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... ’s special envoy to Afghanistan noted that these actions have prompted influential Uzbek figures to seek opportunities to form an independent force against the Taliban.
Tamkin, a 43-year-old Uzbek from Balkh province, shared her views with the Hasht-e Subh Daily on the Taliban’s discriminatory treatment of ethnic groups in Afghanistan. She said the Taliban have denied Uzbeks any political power. "The Taliban’s behavior has shaped perceptions to the point that when their regime is mentioned, only the Pashtun ethnicity comes to mind. High-ranking government positions, from ministries to even minor departments, are all dominated by Pashtuns. Uzbeks are overlooked, both in terms of ethnicity and the talent and qualifications of their youth and elders."
Tamkin added, "The Taliban should have learned from their previous rule, avoided repeating past mistakes, and formed a government where the Afghan people could see their qualified representatives in leadership positions, supporting the establishment of an Islamic government." He pointed out that the country is now under the control of a mono-ethnic regime, with other ethnic groups in Afghanistan not supporting it.
Mohammad Rozi, an Uzbek resident of Samangan province, echoed these sentiments, stating that the Taliban have done nothing to improve the lives of Uzbeks over the past three years. "The Taliban have not served the Uzbek people in any way. They threatened our elders, forcing them to flee the country, and made no positive contributions to education or higher learning. Uzbeks who fought alongside the Taliban against the republic and foreign forces now feel powerless and alienated under their rule," he said. He further added, "This government lacks legitimacy and cannot be called inclusive. Our country needs a truly inclusive government where all ethnic groups participate in national decision-making, leading Afghanistan toward progress and prosperity."
Uzbek dissatisfaction stems from the Taliban’s creation of a mono-ethnic government that has, over the past three years, fueled ethnic tensions and excluded other groups from political power, decision-making, and the pppcountry’s development. Many influential Uzbek representatives have been forced into hiding or exile outside Afghanistan.
Additionally, according to a report by the Middle East Research Institute (MERI), Uzbeks make up less than 3% of Taliban officials and hold no decision-making power, serving only symbolic roles in the regime.
In an interview on Monday, September 25, Michael Semple, the former deputy of the EU’s special envoy to Afghanistan, stated that the Taliban are using Uzbeks in Afghanistan as "tools of war and cannon fodder." He explained that the Taliban use Uzbeks in symbolic roles to claim their government is inclusive falsely. "The Taliban neither grant Uzbeks privileges nor share power with them, and they do not value them. The presence of Uzbeks in high government positions has steadily diminished," he said. Semple added that some influential Uzbeks critical of the Taliban are seeking opportunities to form an independent force against the group.
Semple’s remarks came shortly after the recent departure of Salahuddin Ayubi, an Uzbek Taliban commander, from the group. In 2022, Ayubi was appointed by the Taliban’s Supreme Leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, as the police chief of Zabul province.
Ayubi played a key role in the Taliban’s capture of Afghanistan’s northern provinces and was one of the first individuals to enter Kabul after the fall of the republic, seizing the Presidential Palace. The Taliban have yet to comment on his departure.
Meanwhile,
...back at the cheese factory, all the pieces finally fell together in Fluffy's mind... Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum ...ethnic Uzbek warlord who distinguished himself fighting the Soviets and the Taliban. The story that he had a bad guy run over with a tank is an exaggeration. It was an armored personnel carrier... , the leader of the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan, currently in The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire... , recently called for the formation of a parallel government to oppose the Taliban. He urged exiled Afghan political parties to unite and save Afghanistan from what he describes as the "Taliban occupation."
[ShbelleMedia] In a strategic military redeployment, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has ordered the withdrawal of Somalia’s elite Gorgor forces from the Gedo region, sources confirmed.
The move, which has seen the troops return to their original bases, marks a significant shift in the deployment strategy of one of Somalia’s most effective military units.
According to former Member of Parliament Mohammed Abukar Aweys, the Gorgor forces have completely vacated the areas they previously occupied in Gedo. "President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ordered the withdrawal of the Gor Gor Army from the Gedo region," Aweys told Shabelle Media in an exclusive interview.
The reasons behind the withdrawal have not been officially disclosed, but observers speculate it could be part of a broader military strategy or a response to changing political dynamics within the region.
The Gorgor unit, known for its effectiveness in countering hard boy activities, has been a critical component of Somalia’s fight against gangs.
The redeployment comes at a time when Somalia faces multiple fronts of instability, including internal political disputes and external threats. This development adds another layer to the complex security landscape of the Horn of Africa nation.
[IsraelTimes] Antisemitic slogan, which has long history on Argentina’s far right, written on monument to independence hero Simon Bolivar days after Oct. 7 anniversary
An antisemitic slogan with a long history in Argentina ...a country located on the other side of the Deep South. It is covered with Pampers and inhabited by Grouchos, who dance the Tangle. They used to have some islands called the Malvinas located where the Falklands are now. They're not supposed to cry for Evita... was discovered graffitied onto a monument in a Buenos Aires park on Wednesday, unnerving local Jews.
The graffiti, reading "Serve the nation, kill a Jew," was inked onto a column of a monument to Simon Bolivar, historically considered "the Liberator" of South America, in Parque Rivadavia in the Argentine capital. A Jewish star stood in for the final word of the slogan.
Argentina’s leading Jewish organization, known as DAIA, filed an official complaint, and the municipality swiftly cleaned up the graffiti in the afternoon, shortly after it was discovered.
DAIA condemned the "serious antisemitic graffiti" and said it was one of more than 500 antisemitic incidents the organization had recorded this year, amid a spike following Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... ’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
Argentina has a Jewish population of nearly 200,000, the largest in Latin America. The vast majority live in the Buenos Aires area.
A close variant of the phrase has a long history on the country’s far right. The Nationalist Liberation Alliance, a World War II-era Argentine movement affiliated with the Nazis, used the phrase, and it was later employed by Tacura, a fascist ...anybody you disagree with, damn them... movement that was active in Argentina in the decades following the war.
It has appeared more recently as well. A decade ago, residents in the town of General Paz received tax bills with the phrase written on them. The city official responsible for the printing was ultimately sentenced to a suspended jail term and was ordered to apologize and learn about the Holocaust.
The graffiti was discovered the same week that Jews in Buenos Aires marked the first anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel last year. An event organized by the country’s largest Jewish organizations drew 15,000 attendees, according to the country’s Israeli embassy.
There was a pro-Paleostinian, anti-Israel demonstration in the city the same day.
[IsraelTimes] Paleostinian and Dutch organizations file a legal complaint against the state of the Netherlands, accusing it of failing to prevent Israel from allegedly violating international law in the war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... The case argues that the Netherlands has a legal obligation to do everything in its power to stop alleged violations of international law and the 1948 Genocide Convention by Israel.
It is backed by Paleostinian human rights ...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless... organizations, Dutch social justice organizations, and Jewish organizations that do not support the Israeli government.
[IsraelTimes] Chancellor makes pledge after German opposition leader accuses government of refusing to approve export permits for ammo, tank parts
The manufacturing runs were sold even faster than they were being made, but now they’ll try to prioritize some for Israel’s needs, too. Not like America, where the Obama administration decided to hold back supplying certain purchased parts and ammunition used for offense. Really, not at all like Biden-Harris America.
Germany will supply more weapons to Israel soon, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday, after a significant drop in deliveries this year prompted opposition accusations that Berlin deliberately delayed the exports.
"We have not decided not to supply weapons. We have supplied weapons and we will supply weapons," Scholz told the German parliament at an event to commemorate the victims of Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... ’s October 7 massacre, countering an accusation from opposition leader Friedrich Merz.
The government had made decisions "that also ensure that there will be further deliveries soon," the chancellor said.
Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, accused the government of delaying arms exports to Israel, including ammunition and spare tank parts.
"For weeks and months, the federal government has refused to grant export permits for ammunition and even spare parts for tanks," Merz said at the parliamentary session.
"We are aware of several specific cases where the government has withheld approval for equipment and material that Israel urgently needs to defend itself," Merz added.
Germany’s approvals for arms exports to Israel dropped sharply this year, with only 14.5 million euros’ ($16 million) worth granted from January to August 21, according to data provided by the Economy Ministry in response to a parliamentary question.
In 2023, Germany approved arms exports to Israel worth 326.5 million euros ($356 million) including military equipment and war weapons, a 10-fold increase from 2022, data from the ministry, which approves export licenses, showed.
Commenting on the fall in exports, the German government has said there is no arms export boycott on Israel, and export permits are issued case-by-case after careful review, taking into account international law, foreign policy, and security considerations.
Nominating is easy. Wasn’t Donald Trump nominated each year he was president?
[Telegraph] The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which was implicated in the October 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel, was reportedly in the running for a Nobel Peace Prize, sparking backlash from Israeli and Jewish groups...
It’s a calculated insult.
Update from the Times of Israel at 3:30 p.m.ET
Whining. Because of course it’s Israel being bad instead of them aiding and abetting the Hamasniks on their payroll.
[IsraelTimes] Investigators assert Israel has carried out ‘relentless and deliberate attacks on medical personnel and facilities,’ conflate Palestinian security detainees with Gaza hostages
A United Nations ...a formerly good idea gone bad... inquiry claimed Israel has carried out a concerted policy of destroying Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... ’s healthcare system in the ongoing war with Hamas ..one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,... , actions amounting to both war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination.
A statement Thursday by ex-UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay released ahead of a full report accused Israel of "relentless and deliberate attacks on medical personnel and facilities" in the war, triggered by the Hamas terror group’s massacres in southern Israel on October 7, 2023.
"Children in particular have borne the brunt of these attacks, suffering both directly and indirectly from the collapse of the health system," said Pillay, whose report will be presented to the UN General Assembly on October 30.
Israel has said that while it seeks to avoid civilian fatalities in its fight against Hamas, the Gaza terror group is deeply embedded within the civilian population, and operates from the cover of built-up populated areas including private homes, schools and hospitals.
Captured Death Eaters have confirmed the claims, explaining that Hamas believes Israel will not target them if they hide inside medical facilities.
The UN inquiry’s statement also accused Israeli forces of deliberately killing and torturing medical personnel and targeting medical vehicles — something which Israel has consistently denied doing.
As an example, it cited the death of a Paleostinian girl, Hind Rajab, in February along with family members and two medics who came to rescue her, which was blamed on Israel by the Paleostinian Red Islamic Thingy Society.
The IDF said that an initial investigation into the death of the six-year-old suggested that no troops had been in the area at the time. The case was then handed off to the General Staff Fact-Finding Assessment Mechanism, an independent military body responsible for investigating unusual incidents amid the war.
The UN inquiry further accused Israel of restricting permits for patients to leave the war-torn Gaza Strip.
Following the October 7 terror onslaught, in which some 1,200 people were killed and 251 were seized as hostages, Israel closed the heavily damaged Erez Crossing, which prior to the war had served as a medical corridor for sick Gazooks in need of treatment. While it has since reopened for the delivery of aid to the enclave, along with the Kerem Shalom border crossing, it has not reopened for individual use.
Throughout the first months of the war, close to 5,000 sick and injured Gazooks were able to evacuate via the Rafah Crossing on the Gaza-Egypt border. But the crossing was shuttered in May after the IDF launched an offensive in the southernmost Gaza city, as Egypt said it refused to reopen its side of the crossing until the Gaza side is returned to Paleostinian control.
The World Health Organization has said that over 10,000 patients requiring urgent medical evacuation have been prevented from leaving Gaza since then.
Medical evacuations have nevertheless continued to take place — albeit in a limited and irregular fashion — and in September, the WHO evacuated nearly 100 people, including dozens of children, from Gaza to the United Arab Emirates for treatment.
Conflating the treatment of Paleostinian security detainees in Israel and the 101 hostages held by Hamas Death Eaters in Gaza, the UN statement said that its investigation found both sides to have been involved in carrying out torture and sexual violence.
Hamas has prevented the International Committee of the Red Thingy from visiting the hostages in Gaza since their abduction, and the Red Thingy has in turn said that unless the terror group changes its stance, it cannot access them independently.
In the wake of October 7, Israel banned the Red Thingy from visiting Paleostinian prisoners in Israeli facilities without offering an explanation as to why, or an alternative option. In addition, numerous reports have emerged of abuse by Israeli officials against Paleostinian detainees at the Sde Teiman detention facility close to Beersheba.
However,
a hangover is the wrath of grapes... dozens of investigations are being conducted into the allegations. So far, one soldier has been indicted for abusing detainees at the facility, while another five are under investigation for the alleged violent mostly peaceful sexual abuse of a detainee. In addition, the High Court of Justice ordered the government in August to explain why it shouldn’t declare the ban on Red Thingy visits to be illegal.
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) has a broad mandate to collect evidence and identify suspected perpetrators of international crimes committed in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. It bases its findings on a range of sources including interviews with victims and witnesses, submissions and satellite imagery.
The COI has previously alleged that both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in the early stages of the Gaza war and that Israel’s actions also constituted crimes against humanity because of the immense civilian losses cited by the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza. The term is reserved for the most serious international crimes knowingly committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against civilians.
The Hamas-controlled Gaza health ministry has said that since the outbreak of war, more than 42,000 people have been killed or are presumed dead in the fighting, though the toll cannot be verified and does not differentiate between civilians and fighters.
Israel says it has killed some 17,000 combatants in battle as of August and another 1,000 Death Eaters inside Israel on October 7.
Israel has not cooperated with the inquiry, which it says has an anti-Israel bias. The COI has accused Israel of obstructing its work and preventing Sherlocks from accessing both Israel and the Paleostinian territories.
Sometimes, the evidence gathered by such UN-mandated bodies has formed the basis for war crimes prosecutions and could be drawn on by the International Criminal Court.
[NYPost] Israel is pushing for a new law to stop the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) from working in the Gaza Strip – with the intense battles there already shuttering the embattled aid group’s operations in the north.
The Israeli parliament has given preliminary approval to designate UNRWA a terrorist organization following allegations that its members are closely affiliated with Hamas.
The humanitarian group had previously fired nine staff members after an internal probe found they may have helped Hamas in some capacity conduct the Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack that killed more than 1,200 people in Israel.
It was also revealed last month that a suspended UNRWA worker who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon had also been serving as a Hamas commander in the region.
Israeli officials claimed that thousands of UNRWA members are connected with Hamas in some way, allegations the group has firmly denied as it struggles to provide aid to Palestinian refugees in Gaza.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israel’s push to criminalize the UNRWA, which serves the vast majority of Gaza’s nearly 2 million refugees.
“Such a measure would suffocate efforts to ease human suffering and tensions in Gaza, and indeed, the entire Occupied Palestinian Territory,” Guterres told reporters Tuesday.
Guterres, who has been banned from Israel for not immediately condemning Iran’s attack on the Jewish state last week, also warned that Israel’s ongoing war campaign in Gaza is leaving even aid groups without the necessary resources to help civilians.
Following the latest bombardments and evacuation calls in northern Gaza, the UNRWA said it needed to pause its work in the area to clear out seven schools sheltering people.
Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general for the UNRWA, described northern Gaza as a “wasteland” where at least 400,000 are trapped with nowhere else to go.
Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon scoffed at Guterres’ remarks and said Israel was committed to helping the humanitarian effort in Gaza so long as it’s not with the UNRWA.
“Israel works with humanitarian agencies that are actually interested in humanitarian aid and not activism or, in some cases, terrorism,” he told reporters.
[Jpost] According to Yulia Malinovsky (Yisrael Beytenu), the hundreds of requests made outside the chain of command demonstrated the reality of missing equipment.
A classified document obtained by The Jerusalem Post revealed the extent of the demand for military equipment in the weeks following the October 7 massacre: 350 requests.
The document was presented in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on October 23 and includes nearly 350 requests for military equipment gathered by an ad-hoc call center that MKs formed in the days after the massacre.
Notably, many of the requests came from regular army units and not just from reserve units. More surprisingly, this included special units. A significant portion of the requests originated from combat reserve units, while others came from military medical personnel and even the air force. Other requests were submitted by specific individuals, and one even came from a municipality.
FREQUENTLY DEMANDED ITEMS
The most common request was for bulletproof tactical vests, with a demand for approximately 4,000. Next were approximately 2,500 military helmets, of which 2,000 were specifically for lighter tactical helmets; around 600 special military knee pads (“Robocop,” “Ninja,” or silicon); 200 requests related to medical equipment, including 150 tourniquets and a number of fully equipped medical kits for doctors and medics; 40 reflector sights; and 20 rifles.Other notable requests in large numbers included tactical gloves, commando knives, tactical uniforms, and warm clothing; additional requests in smaller numbers included night-vision goggles, laser pointers, and tactical flashlights.
The demand for military equipment was likely much larger than recorded, as members of Knesset redirected many requests directly to donors without inserting them into the document. However, the document sheds new details on the scope of the demand for equipment in the first two weeks of the war.
Despite widespread reports of a lack of equipment in the early days following the war, IDF Spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari stated on October 9 that “no equipment was lacking” and that “patience was required,” adding that “even if it takes more time, everything will arrive.”
Hagari said the complaints stemmed from the fact that over 300,000 reservists had reported for duty – an unprecedented number – and that in some reserve units, recruitment levels reached 200%, meaning that over double the amount of personnel that were summoned showed up. Hagari also stressed that not all units needed commando-level tactical gear, so not all requests were critical.
However, MKs interviewed on the matter criticized the army’s conduct. According to Yulia Malinovsky (Yisrael Beytenu), who was part of a team of MKs handling the issue, the hundreds of requests made outside the chain of command demonstrated the reality of missing equipment.
The IDF was ignoring reality and was unwilling to ease some of its restrictions to accept at least part of the equipment, according to Malinovsky. The military even knowingly lied about how much equipment it had, Malinovsky said.
While the IDF was justifiably concerned that the donations would include sub-par equipment that could endanger troops, Malinovsky said the army’s aloof and inflexible attitude showed that ego played a part as well, as the IDF did not want to be viewed as unprepared. Malinovsky even said that this attitude was a symptom of a deeper systemic problem in the military – traits she said contributed to the intelligence and operational failures of October 7.
MK Oded Forer (Yisrael Beytenu), who dealt in the Knesset operations room with obtaining rifles for civilian first-response teams, also said the IDF had not been truthful about the real situation on the ground. Regarding rifles, Forer said he and other MKs argued with officials in the Israel Police and the military to enable small towns – especially those near the borders – to obtain rifles. Only after the aforementioned document was presented to the Knesset Foreign Affairs Committee did the IDF begin to cooperate slightly more and began to take the MKs’ involvement seriously, Forer said.
“Due to the vast reporting [for service] of reservists at the start of the conflict, the IDF purchased tens of thousands of [pieces of] protective gear for the combat soldiers’ use. Throughout the war, the IDF has repeatedly stressed that the procurement of combat military equipment is organized in an orderly and professional manner,” the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said in response.
“The IDF acts continuously to ensure that the donations that are received pass the necessary examinations – both in the context of the quality of the equipment and its appropriateness to its purpose and in ensuring the necessary safety standards. Donated equipment that does not meet the IDF’s standard will be prohibited from use. All units of the army are issued equipment that meets the standard and according to the quantities that correspond to the structure and organization of the field units for battle.”
"While the IDF cited concerns about the quality and safety of donated gear, it’s difficult to shake the feeling that pride and bureaucracy played a significant role in their decision."
[IsraelTimes] Top aide says US committed to holding Tehran accountable; Gallant: Our strike on Iran will be ‘lethal, precise and surprising’; White House wants IDF Lebanon op to stay limited.
No transcript because really, why bother? One probably babbled or followed the script given, and the other tried not to be rude, in case it was being recorded.
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"Productive", rambling mess. Harris concern she will inherit war. When strike occurs it will be ‘lethal, precise and surprising’. Avoid oil and nuclear sites. Appears leadership primary targets. Netanyahu will do as he pleases.
[X] Will they have to keep the poor things away from sharp objects, lest they blow away? Western men can order those from a catalog, though they also require a bicycle pump to inflate the things upon delivery
Palestinian Islamic preacher from Gaza:
“Virgins of Paradise will have no menstruation, saliva, mucus, urine or excrement. Muslim men will have the sexual strength of a few men. Muslim men will have several wives in Paradise.”
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Buzzed Heaven's muezzins, "Get Muzzin'!
Each Muslim must hump his six dozen
Five times every day!"
"Whoa."
Mohammed goes gay
With his lazy misogynist cousin.
...
"So far, so good..."
[soft landing in sand dune]
"That shit too much like work!"
"You said it! I'd rather shirk."
[muezzin's call]
"Well, almost."
[contented sighs]
[IsraelTimes] Living near the border with Lebanon, Sheik Danun leaders say extremists in the government — not the fighting over the border — make them feel disenfranchised from Israeli society.
He doesn’t want to be anything else, he just wants Israel to be better.
[IsraelTimes] Talks held with Qatar, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia on proposal to break a two-year deadlock on electing a president while terror group has diminished power, Wall Street Journal reports.
Goodness knows, the current president would prefer not to be on the hot seat. But nobody else was able to cobble together a winning government, so he’s been stuck there — the Belgium of the Middle East.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The geography of the Middle East conflict is expanding, which is leading to the destruction of civilian infrastructure and catastrophic consequences for the region, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on October 10.
Clearly, the answer to avoiding catastrophes is not to piss off Israel.
This was his response to a request to comment on a possible Israeli ground operation in Syria. The Israeli army had previously launched a "limited ground operation" in Lebanon, and, according to some reports, may launch a similar operation in Syria.
"To our regret, the geography of military actions is already expanding. This all, of course, leads to the destruction of civilian infrastructure. Tens and hundreds of thousands of people are losing their homes, livelihoods, jobs, and so on and so forth.
Really, just don’t. Remembering, of course, that an Israeli don’t is very different than a Biden administration one.
Therefore, of course, we do not even want to talk about further expansion of the geography, the consequences of all this are catastrophic for the region," Peskov told journalists.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the Middle East was on the brink of a major war, and that there are forces that really want such a war. The minister also accused Israel of violating Lebanon's sovereignty by carrying out airstrikes on that country.
The United States is directly involved in Israel's aggression against Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, Syrian Ambassador to Russia Bashar Jaafari said earlier. Israel, with the support of the American side, crossed all red lines, which led to an escalation of the situation in the region, the diplomat emphasized.
[JPost]That's gonna be painful
Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Brigadier-General Esmail Qaani is alive and currently under investigation in Iran, the Middle East Eye reported on Thursday, citing several sources.
RUMINT!! Getcher hot RUMINT here!
His whereabouts have been unknown since Israel's Saturday strike in Beirut that killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah's presumed successor, Hashem Safieddine.
According to the report, the Islamic Republic is currently researching security breaches, with ten sources from Beirut, Baghdad, and Tehran telling the UK-based news outlet that both Qaani and his team were under isolation while under examination.
In addition, on Thursday, Israeli media, citing Sky News, reported that Qaani had suffered from a heart attack during interrogations.
A heart attack is perfectly understandable, given the circumstances. Especially if he actually is innocent of this accusation.
"The Iranians have serious suspicions that the Israelis have infiltrated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, especially those working in the Lebanese arena, so everyone is currently under investigation," a source told the Middle East Eye.
*Snicker* Don’t tell him that the other spy’s name is Mohammed…or maybe Mahmoud… Ahmed? I forget, but something common like that.
However, the report also cited a source linked to Hezbollah, who alleged unequivocally that the breach was "100 percent Iranian."
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...Arabic for 
..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
..one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,...
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