Always a treat to read your articles Jonathan, I've read your writings for years now, and your insights and analysis are greatly valued by many, and certainly they are for myself.
The old Hebrew chronicles record an important association of the wandering tribe with Sinai - why don't they follow in the tracks of their forbears rather than repeatedly breach several of their 10 guidelines?
"Israel is not in danger of “reoccupying” Gaza. It never stopped occupying it."
Exactly. Israel has always been the occupying force. The Palestinians are the indigenous people who have been forced out of their homes for over 75 years. And yet, the propagandists keep spinning tales that somehow it's always been the opposite way.
Thank you for this in-depth reporting. It's the only way to cut through the lies and expose the genocide enablers.
The Israel lobby in Washington wields way too much power for any real pushback from any politician to even contemplate, albeit be destroyed, a la RFK Junior. What these reprobates cannot hide is the mass murder of thousands of women, children and elderly Palestinians every minute. Real reports coming out from Larry Johnson and Ray McGovern (both ex CIA) on "Judging Freedom", https://open.spotify.com/show/5a9gf7EuZFI0TQy33M3h0V?si=746543d0067d47c1, suggest the IDF are being spanked by their Hamas counterparts in the ground incursion in Gaza. How many are they prepared to sacrifice ?
The overly broad time span of my life has given me serious doubts about the "fundamental goodness" of my country, the United States of America. The forced fed propaganda has lost its effectiveness in blurring my vision to the sordid policies our government sponsors.
What I need to do is put into practice this saying, "What you do not condemn, you condone." We must organize massive strikes, blockade weapons facilities and stridently hector our congressional representatives to pull the plug on funding our warmongering State and Defense departments with regards to enabling these inhumane policies.
Yes, I agree with everything you say, that's the truth, now revealed to the general public as hard facts. Well, at least how I've seen it all hidden for decades.
‘Hamas emerged organically out of a population that has endured decades of military abuse and oppression from Israel. Hamas is the legacy of that suffering’.
Wiping out Hamas is a joke. Hamas is 20 to 30,000 people. And, very effective strategists. They sure did show Israel for their lousy military and so called superior surveillance.
The two state solution is the only possible way to have peace between Palestinians and Israelis. It is impossible for two nations to live under the rule of a Nazi party. Look at Ukraine! Otherwise, Israel will continue its policy of genocide and ethnic cleansing until there is no Palestinian left on the territory of “Greater Israel”.
Powerful post! I especially appreciated this passage: “Israel is not in danger of ‘reoccupying’ Gaza. It never stopped occupying it.” Beyond the discrete reflection is a more general insinuation about the role of western journalists publishing not facts, but rather propaganda. We’ve seen that pattern repeat itself over the past month. https://shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/the-first-casualty-of-war-is-the
Your analysis of how the US has given its citizens and the rest of the world the middle finger, and resorted to double speak to obscure the brutality of its position, suggests that what some described as “democracy” in our country is in fact something far short of it. I wrote a bit more about today’s test of democracy in America presented by the genocide in Gaza at https://shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/the-genocide-in-gaza-is-a-test-of.
Despite Washington’s unaccountability to the public, and the belligerence of its military industrial empire, there is a way that We the People could stop the war machine. Three particular labor leaders could be especially well-poised to make it happen, if the rank and file of their respective unions understand what solidarity means. https://shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/we-the-people-can-unplug-the-war
Thank you again for such thought-provoking writing! Looking forward to more.
Check The US Department of State's definition of antisemitism:
one example is: "Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis."
Gee, I wonder how that got in there......
Ref: https://www.state.gov/defining-antisemitism/
Always a treat to read your articles Jonathan, I've read your writings for years now, and your insights and analysis are greatly valued by many, and certainly they are for myself.
All you have to do is go to the Jewish virtual library and type Biden administration.
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jews-in-the-biden-administration
OMG!...........FK! ...no wonder.
All you have to do is go to the Jewish virtual library and type Biden administration.
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jews-in-the-biden-administration
The old Hebrew chronicles record an important association of the wandering tribe with Sinai - why don't they follow in the tracks of their forbears rather than repeatedly breach several of their 10 guidelines?
Thanks
Well explained. Thanks for sharing.
"Israel is not in danger of “reoccupying” Gaza. It never stopped occupying it."
Exactly. Israel has always been the occupying force. The Palestinians are the indigenous people who have been forced out of their homes for over 75 years. And yet, the propagandists keep spinning tales that somehow it's always been the opposite way.
Thank you for this in-depth reporting. It's the only way to cut through the lies and expose the genocide enablers.
The Israel lobby in Washington wields way too much power for any real pushback from any politician to even contemplate, albeit be destroyed, a la RFK Junior. What these reprobates cannot hide is the mass murder of thousands of women, children and elderly Palestinians every minute. Real reports coming out from Larry Johnson and Ray McGovern (both ex CIA) on "Judging Freedom", https://open.spotify.com/show/5a9gf7EuZFI0TQy33M3h0V?si=746543d0067d47c1, suggest the IDF are being spanked by their Hamas counterparts in the ground incursion in Gaza. How many are they prepared to sacrifice ?
The overly broad time span of my life has given me serious doubts about the "fundamental goodness" of my country, the United States of America. The forced fed propaganda has lost its effectiveness in blurring my vision to the sordid policies our government sponsors.
What I need to do is put into practice this saying, "What you do not condemn, you condone." We must organize massive strikes, blockade weapons facilities and stridently hector our congressional representatives to pull the plug on funding our warmongering State and Defense departments with regards to enabling these inhumane policies.
Yes, I agree with everything you say, that's the truth, now revealed to the general public as hard facts. Well, at least how I've seen it all hidden for decades.
‘Hamas emerged organically out of a population that has endured decades of military abuse and oppression from Israel. Hamas is the legacy of that suffering’.
Spot on.
Wiping out Hamas is a joke. Hamas is 20 to 30,000 people. And, very effective strategists. They sure did show Israel for their lousy military and so called superior surveillance.
As always, Jonathan Cook gives his readers forthright, excellent journalism. Thank you, Mr. Cook!
My idle personal takeaway is this truth: "History is crammed full of such lessons taught to greedy, arrogant colonisers and occupiers. " Amen.
Viva Falasteen! -- ALL of Falasteen!
The two state solution is the only possible way to have peace between Palestinians and Israelis. It is impossible for two nations to live under the rule of a Nazi party. Look at Ukraine! Otherwise, Israel will continue its policy of genocide and ethnic cleansing until there is no Palestinian left on the territory of “Greater Israel”.
There is an immediate need for a cover story about what's been happening in Israel. "Don't be fooled. Biden is fully signed up to . . ."
Powerful post! I especially appreciated this passage: “Israel is not in danger of ‘reoccupying’ Gaza. It never stopped occupying it.” Beyond the discrete reflection is a more general insinuation about the role of western journalists publishing not facts, but rather propaganda. We’ve seen that pattern repeat itself over the past month. https://shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/the-first-casualty-of-war-is-the
Your analysis of how the US has given its citizens and the rest of the world the middle finger, and resorted to double speak to obscure the brutality of its position, suggests that what some described as “democracy” in our country is in fact something far short of it. I wrote a bit more about today’s test of democracy in America presented by the genocide in Gaza at https://shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/the-genocide-in-gaza-is-a-test-of.
Despite Washington’s unaccountability to the public, and the belligerence of its military industrial empire, there is a way that We the People could stop the war machine. Three particular labor leaders could be especially well-poised to make it happen, if the rank and file of their respective unions understand what solidarity means. https://shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/we-the-people-can-unplug-the-war
Thank you again for such thought-provoking writing! Looking forward to more.
I think Israel is lying about everything. The Hospital is used to shelter Hamas. Bet they planted those weapons they "found".