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JonathanCookIsAFreak's avatar

Jonny, Jonny, Mossad is coming... check your mail you will be receiving a pager soon.

May Allah grant you the lowest ranks of paradise hehehe.

Andrew Arrow's avatar

Great article. Israel has deftly positioned itself as the victim for the last 80 years under cover of which it has relentlessly persecuted Palestinians. Let’s call it exactly what it is: stealing Palestine and killing off its inhabitants. If you read the definition of anti-Semitism, it is exactly what Israel has done to the Palestinians. The US, UK and much of Europe have been complicit in this travesty by turning a blind eye knowing exactly what has gone on.

Frank Sterle Jr.'s avatar

The most frightful example of the philosophical justification ‘the end justifies the means’ is the pogrom, the primary implementers of which know they’re committing mass murder yet still genuinely perceive it all as part of an ultimately greater good. In this case, it's in Israel's material/land/natural-resource interests.

Yet, there are many Jews/Semites who are vocally against Israel's/IDF's onslaught against Palestinian non-combatants via blatant mass murder, systemic starvation and even ethnic cleansing. It indeed must be difficult for decent Jews/Semites with such a strong conscience when they publicly denounce Israel’s atrocities and are then denounced and referred to as “self-hating” by the extreme-Zionism powers, likely in large part to try shaming them into self-censoring.

As a non-Jew/-Semite, I can only try to imagine how I would act if in their position; if I could be as conscientiously strong-willed and brave.

... I've long been, and still am, vocally critical of the clear decades-long maltreatment (to put it mildly) of the general Palestinian populace by the Israeli government and security/defense agencies — and, with few exceptions, the Western mainstream news-media’s seemingly intentional tokenistic (non)coverage of it.

But I was pleasantly surprised at reading the cutline below the large photo accompanying a June 26 story (headlined “UK’s largest Jewish group punishes members who broke silence on Gaza genocide”) posted on the Middle East Monitor’s website:

“A young Charedi Orthodox Jew holds a placard during the demonstration. Orthodox Charedi Jews joined many thousands of pro-Palestinian protestors outside Downing Street accusing Israel and Zionists of genocide in Gaza.”

Aalia Hussain's avatar

As usual you have set it out clearly and concisely. 🙏

M.Stow's avatar

Yes the Genocide continues along the time line of the Great Big Beautiful Ben Gurion Canal project from the Red Sea to the Medditteranean Oil Gas Pollution burning wells. Each end replacing International Trade thru Suez between Europe&Asia causing the occasional war and famine thru fear manipulated by the powers at home & globally. Now climate change across Africa Sudan to Nigeria. Power contaminated once in power never want to lose. Become biblically catastrophically remembered. Family? Own or Others? Trumps Riviera like Beirut before Suez. Land routes where drones fly camera&bombs between Russia&Ukraine while Xie/Starmer reap rewards of relatively Free Peaceful Fair Kind World Trade. Israel & Iran & Syria insome kind of ancient re-run if what was biblically ancient siege city wars. Stealing if crops&livestock including whole families at one or in long drawn out pain&suffering (the opposite of peace). We must stop them. Share this future story before it gets biblical in any meaningful way. Wait for one of the self proclaimed GOD-Kings Goddess Queen&Countries' economyies' enemyies' to die as zelesky replied to the to the death quoted at him: "Putin is older than me so he will probably die first." Perhaps by drone. Then see the indestructible dictators scurry for the hills golf courses bunker whatever. Thank you for reading this far M.Stow21 medium substack linked-in facebook Instagram

Miss Tess tickle's avatar

Piers Morgan, the man who becomes indignant when interviewing deranged serial killers who won’t tell him (PIERS MORGAN the great) the truth. The man is a complete moron.

Well done again Jonathon. And $^%# the child-killers.

Feral Finster's avatar

Morgan is not a moron. He is a sociopath, and as such, he is acutely aware of where the power lies, of the danger of being any more than about fifteen minutes ahead of the hegemonic consensus.

Miss Tess tickle's avatar

Right. Sociopaths must still be morons though if they think people can’t see what they’re doing and how it is so obvious they have no substance behind their being. I take your point all the same. Perhaps he’s a moronic sociopath. Wish Dorothy would click her heels though and quickly.

Feral Finster's avatar

No, successful sociopaths are good at manipulating and otherwise getting their way.

They are getting their way right now.

Miss Tess tickle's avatar

Yeah I agree , I should have said Morgan, not “sociopaths” at beginning of reply. I still think Piers is a moron. That sociopaths are running the show … again I basically agree. If piers fits the bill of sociopath, then I still think he’s a moronic one. Most human types come with a spectrum of behaviours, abilities, or whatever it is that classifies them, would you agree? If piers is one, then I still believe he falls into a possible ‘moronic’ part of the classification. Most sociopaths know how to hide their inner machinations from the world as you know. Not piers. Haha, just generalising here with regard to language used here. For a laugh, if you haven’t seen already, you should watch him interview Lorenzo Gilyard. My goodness piers shows himself clearly. The indignation at not getting the answers he wanted shows a complete lack of understanding of people, which funnily enough may indicate what you think he is. Maybe his job inadvertently outed him haha . Actually, even Lorenzo’s stubborn denials remind of piers. For myself; both are very obvious (at least in captivity). Wouldn’t want to try and identify one in the wild. Just thoughts. And maybe too long-winded ones.

Blucey's avatar

Brilliant Jonathan 👏👏👏

Paul Seligman's avatar

There are two reasons why Israel has sought to discredit and remove UNRWA from its territories and beyond almost since its creation.*

Firstly, UNRWA recognizes the descendants of those expelled from Palestine as also being refugees, entitled to call upon its support and services. Israel sees this as artificially extending the "refugee problem".

Secondly, the creation of unrwa followed unga resolution 194, which called for the right of refugees to return to their home country, which is also embedded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The impeding of aid and support to the population of Gaza and the West Bank is a more recent reason.

* in its first years, unrwa also provided support to Jewish and Arab refugees within the territory control by the new Israeli state, and its creation was supported by Israel. It was set up as a temporary agency, pending a permanent resolution of the refugee crisis, whose mandate still needs to be renewed by the unga every three years.

Les Johnston's avatar

I see the Prime Minister of Australia has never bothered himself with the facts of Israeli plans. Pity. Had he done so, the genocide wouldn't be a surprise. It was simply too easy for Albanese to believe his Zionist party members. Duped. Mass starvation is an act of Zionist ideology. Shooting children in the legs to permanently cripple them is sport. Dropping bombs of people in tents burning them alive is a Zionist idea of fun. Maybe Anthony will read the facts and turnover a new leaf.

Feral Finster's avatar

He knows. He doesn't care.

Judy Bancroft's avatar

Brilliant, concise and factual article Jonathon. Thank you. One to be kept. Let no-one be in ANY doubt about how this deliberate and calculated erasure of the Palestinians from THEIR homelands has come about since the Nakba.

Sean Griobhtha's avatar

“…in other words, the most fanciful delusions of the West, that war is the highest human endeavor, are based upon cowardly losers. Empires NEVER survive; resistance ALWAYS survives.”

https://griobhtha1.substack.com/p/romans-spartans-zionists-and-slavery

Jim S's avatar

Thank You Jonathan

Jeffrey Maskell's avatar

No I am not saying that the Palestinians like any oppressed peoples have the right of self defence. I was stating in my opinion Israel knew in advance of the Oct 7 Hamas attack, it was going to take place and should have at least prepared their forces.

Israel set a trap for Hamas and they walked straight in. It was exactly the excuse Netanyahu wanted to begin his war of Genocide on the Palestinians.

He will not stop until everyone in Gaza is dead or fled to Egypt or Syria.

When that happens the GREATER ISRAEL will be born.

On that day the entire Middle East will be locked in war.

Netanyahu will do anything he can to reap vengeance

Bill Keyes's avatar

Yes Israel is committing genocide and needs to be punished but what about all the genocide enablers like the “good ole USA”? I am 84 years old and I have seen a lot of s*** hit the fan during my life but nothing like this. After that gunman disguised as a cop killed those people Biden went there and paid his “respects”. And there was a tremendous amount compassion poured out for the families of the deceased. What kind of compassion is being shown for the 54,000 victims who were also murdered like the four people? I have a conspiracy theory. So I guess they needed a reason to conduct their genocide and it was conveniently enabled by the “Hamas “ attack. I have a question where would things be today if Hamas hadn’t did what they did? Hmm? Good question? 54000 people still alive? Their home etc still there? So another question. What did Hamas think would happen if they carried out what they did? Israel would sit down if Hamas apologize for the attack and give the folks back? And then listen to Hamas’s complaints and make”peace”? R U sh***** me? That would only happen in an alternate universe where countries got along with each other and tried to to work out their differences rather then what our universe. So what’s my theory? An old military strategy Create a false flag!