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It should have been obvious that Hamas planned to attack Israel.
There was a lot of evidence.
But this was not an Israeli false flag operation.
It destroys his career.
He is under attack even from his own cabinet. Had he known and permitted the Hamas attack a whistleblower would have come forward.
Had Netanyahu's security services facilitated the Hamas attack he would find out and tell the world, to salvage his career.
Had Netanyahu's security services facilitated the Hamas attack he would find out and tell the world, to salvage his career.
No Israeli or Arab commentator has said this was a false flag operation.
Of course it was not.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz yesterday confirmed 1,087 dead, as opposed to 1400 claimed by the government. This number may be the total or may rise: it may be that bodies were so damaged that they cannot be identified.
We know, according to many sources, including Max Blumenthal in Grayzone, that many people killed were killed by Israeli 'friendly fire', perhaps even half the dead or more.
We know, according to many sources, including Max Blumenthal in Grayzone, that many people killed were killed by Israeli 'friendly fire', perhaps even half the dead or more.
Many, perhaps half according to the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz, were soldiers or police officers.
Mr Blumenthal says: 'Yasmin Porat, an attendee of the Nova music festival who fled into Kibbutz Be’eri, told Israeli Radio that when Israeli special forces arrived during a hostage standoff, “They eliminated everyone, including the hostages because there was very, very heavy crossfire.”
He argues that the pictures of charred corpses distributed by the Israeli government were almost certainly the result of “friendly fire”.
Ulrich Speck, a German foreign policy journalist, tweeted that Al Jazeera should be banned in the EU. When I said it was better than pro-American propaganda on CNN he blocked me.
Journalists should favour free speech in my opinion.
Mr Blumenthal says: 'Yasmin Porat, an attendee of the Nova music festival who fled into Kibbutz Be’eri, told Israeli Radio that when Israeli special forces arrived during a hostage standoff, “They eliminated everyone, including the hostages because there was very, very heavy crossfire.”
This incompetence is of a piece with the Israeli failure to know the attack was coming or to react swiftly.
Some people held by Hamas say they were treated respectfully.
The numbers of dead Israeli women and children are already a small fraction of the women and children killed by the Israelis.
This is not a simple, Manichean battle between good and evil, as the mainstream English language press tell us. Both sides murder.
Ulrich Speck, a German foreign policy journalist, tweeted that Al Jazeera should be banned in the EU. When I said it was better than pro-American propaganda on CNN he blocked me.
Journalists should favour free speech in my opinion.
The one thing that Hamas is capable of is provoking Israel into an overwhelmingly disproportionate response. Which they reliably perform. And in that sense, Israel is now doing Hamas's bidding.
ReplyDeleteDon't believe almost anything Max Blumenthal says. On a different note al Jazheera (? spelling) is often very good and usually interesting.
ReplyDeleteThe Germans are craven wretches.
ReplyDeleteInsightful. Maybe not a false flag but they knew something was coming. And they've been lying about everything ever since.
ReplyDeleteClassic case of the immigrants taking over someone elses homeland and country. British people in the UK should take note as Professor Coleman says they will fall into a minority by 2060.
ReplyDeleteI like it. I’m not anti-Israel or pro-Israel, so i appreciated the tone of it. I like how you stuck to facts vs how many of my friends on Facebook approach the topic
ReplyDeleteAgree re provocation and yes BOTH SIDED COMMITTING OUTRAGES..BUT...WAR is WAR
ReplyDeleteCHIVALRY NEVER REALLY DID EXIST OUTSIDE IMAGINATIONS
ReplyDeleteNiall Bradley
@Niall_Diarmuid
So far, half of the ~1,400 victims the Israeli regime reported killed by Hamas on Oct 7th have been named. Half of them are soldiers/police, not civilians. Of these, none were raped, and no babies were among them. Also, many were killed by Israeli 'friendly fire'. https://new.thecradle.co/articles/what-really-happened-on-7th-october