Daily Chronicles : Gaza Cont…

November 10

The Israeli/Western genocide is enabled by all those who remain silent.

Raise your voices.

Stop the #GazaHolocaust
Stop the #Gaza_Genocide #CeasefireInGazaNOW pic.twitter.com/TvkcVM9N0o

— Seyed Mohammad Marandi (@s_m_marandi) November 10, 2023

November 9

Tass just reported that Israel is implementing humanitarian pauses starting today. Israel is totally desperate to do something to regain its lost luster in the eyes of the world community that they are now saying something that could be .. have a good meal during your humanitarian pause, then we will shoot you again. According to Tass, these will last 4 hours and would be at Israel’s command. (cannot let the slaves decide anything here). These pauses are for seeking safe space – would you believe such cockamamie thinking? It is absolutely insulting!

https://tass.com/world/1704189

I’m afraid their goose is cooked. I’ve seen hints in the broader discussion space that we would see a ceasefire within three days. Hints as yet only.

November 9 – at last a clear and unequivocal admission from the UN, unadorned by many words in wrong places. This is direct.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has finally admitted that Israel is committing war crimes:

“The collective punishment by Israel of Palestinian civilians is also a war crime, as is unlawful forcible evacuation of civilians”.

The UN human rights chief said Gaza is a… pic.twitter.com/8yVoQ18QU5

— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) November 9, 2023

November 9

Mr Lavrov is so sharp, and funny!

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers (https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1914059/) to questions for the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme (Astana, November 9, 2023)

❓ Question: Will you comment on the recent report according to which the US President “believes that Ukraine can win back its territory?”

💬 Sergey Lavrov: Blessed is he who believes, as the saying goes.

Gotto find our biases and explore where we know nothing.  Really, this is excellent but he does bash one around a bit, and I did not mind one bit!  This is generally good news!

Why are the Arab leaders silent?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKcF7cqazKM

We are in MUST WATCH TERRITORY!

November 8

Ben Norton:  Western imperialist arrogance is beyond satire. Israel is committing genocide and ethnic cleansing as we speak, breaking international law every minute as it bombs refugee camps and hospitals, and the US secretary of state boasts of how the G7 colonial powers are united in support of Israel’s war crimes.

Another day, another collection of becoming sick to the belly!

At a time when our world faces increasingly complex challenges, our G7 partnership has never been more important. In Tokyo, I spoke with @MinColonna, @MelanieJoly, @JamesCleverly, @Antonio_Tajani, and @ABaerbock on our shared goals towards international peace and security. pic.twitter.com/V29fdKOM2i

— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) November 8, 2023

November 8 – in English ..

Palestinian children in Gaza hold a press conference outside Al Shifa hospital, speaking English so the world cannot pretend not to understand them: “We come now to shout and invite you to protect us; we want to live, we want peace… we want to live as the other children live.” pic.twitter.com/Pz9JtHd6pJ

— Good Shepherd Collective (@Shepherds4Good) November 7, 2023

November 7

@CraigMurrayOrg

November 7

Will draw the pieces together today, but the theory now goes that by destroying Gaza, Israel would take over the Palestinian offshore gas reserves and the US would get IMEC.  This surely bears out if we take a look at which section Israel is trying to take in the Gaza.  (“We shall have a B&R dammit!  We want one too!  Gimme!”) 

(Just an update, the theory itself has fallen apart because the map does not fadge … unless we see some more, there is nothing here.)

It is now again confirmed that this is no war.  It is an occupation.  The occupier has no right to massacre his Gaza subjects or in the West Bank (let alone bomb Syria and surroundings at will).  Here Netanyahu says it:

“Israel to maintain security control in Gaza ‘indefinitely’ after war, Netanyahu says

Israel will have “security responsibility” over the Gaza Strip for some time after its war against Hamas ends, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview aired Monday night.”  Security responsibility?  Have we not seen enough, years, of this fox in the henhouse strategy?  Don’t stop talking folks!  The only thing between further horror is us and those out in the streets.  It is widely reported today what I’ve already felt untuitively but the outcome I won’t bet on.  Israel and the US are feeling the pressure.  They know it is they on the hot seat and they have to change their policy otherwise they are going to lose big!  Even Tass by way of Isvestia reports:  “MOSCOW, November 7. /TASS/. Widespread pro-Palestine protests may compel the US and EU to force Israel’s hand toward accepting a ceasefire; US Secretary of State Antony Blinken came back virtually empty-handed from his latest Middle East tour aimed at tamping down the Gaza crisis; and the EU may jettison its unanimous voting rule, stripping member states of their veto power. These stories topped Tuesday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.

OK, it is the G7 in Japan, and who cares?  These people are now separated from what is real.  The single polar world has clearly unmasked itself and is now killing children!  Don’t stop talking folks!

November 7

A little Roger Waters to pragmatically start the day with.  Who really did what and how much of it?

❗️Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters says Hamas is ‘legally and morally bound to resist’ Israel’s occupation.

The rocker also cast some doubt on how the October 7 attacks were portrayed in the media: “We don’t yet know what happened.”

“Maybe there were some individual cases of civilians getting killed,” Waters told journalist Glenn Greenwald.

https://t.me/rtnews/50982

November 6

Douglas Macgregor is waiting for Erdogan’s black swan.  Discussion?  real or Douglas’ feverish imagination?

November 6

Here is that word again, a ‘humanitarian ceasefire’.  What do they mean?  Last night from Blinken, and today from UN Secretary-General António Guterres.  His speech this morning:

UN Chief on Israel/Palestine Crisis – Press Conference (6 Nov) | United Nations

Informal comments to the media by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in the Middle East. Briefing reporters on the situation in Gaza, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “The way forward is clear. A humanitarian ceasefire. Now. All parties respecting all their obligations under international humanitarian law. Now.” Speaking today (06 Nov) in New York, Guterres said that the nightmare in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis. It is a crisis of humanity, adding that the intensifying conflict is shaking the world, rattling the region and, most tragically, destroying so many innocent lives. The UN chief reiterated his utter condemnation of the abhorrent acts of terror perpetrated by Hamas on 7 October – and repeated his call for the immediate, unconditional and safe release of hostages held in Gaza. “Nothing can justify the deliberate torture, killing, injuring and kidnapping of civilians,” Guterres emphasized. He highlighted, “The protection of civilians must be paramount.” The UN chief said, “I am deeply concerned about clear violations of international humanitarian law that we are witnessing,” reiterating that “no party to an armed conflict is above international humanitarian law.” Gaza is becoming a “graveyard for children.” Hundreds of girls and boys are reportedly being killed or injured every day. More journalists have reportedly been killed over a four-week period than in any conflict in at least three decades. More United Nations aid workers have been killed than in any comparable period in the history of our organization, Guterres noted. He saluted all those who continue their life-saving work despite the overwhelming challenges and risks. The Secretary-General said, “The unfolding catastrophe makes the need for a humanitarian ceasefire more urgent with every passing hour. The parties to the conflict — and, indeed, the international community — face an immediate and fundamental responsibility: to stop this inhuman collective suffering and dramatically expand humanitarian aid to Gaza.” Today, the UN and its partners are launching a $1.2 billion humanitarian appeal to help 2.7 million people – that’s the entire population of the Gaza Strip and half a million Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Some life-saving aid is getting into Gaza from Egypt through the Rafah crossing. But the trickle of assistance does not meet the ocean of need, Guterre said. He explained, “The Rafah crossing alone does not have the capacity to process aid trucks at the scale required,” adding that “just over 400 trucks have crossed into Gaza over the past two weeks – compared with 500 a day before the conflict.” The UN chief continued, “And crucially, this does not include fuel. Without fuel, newborn babies in incubators and patients on life support will die. Water cannot be pumped or purified. Raw sewage could soon start gushing onto the streets, further spreading disease. Trucks loaded with critical relief will be stranded.” The UN chief also remains “gravely” concerned about rising violence and an expansion of the conflict. The occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, “is at a boiling point,” he added. Guterres continued, “Let us also not forget the importance of addressing the risks of the conflict spilling over to the wider region. We are already witnessing a spiral of escalation from Lebanon and Syria, to Iraq and Yemen.” He reitareted, “That escalation must stop. Cool heads and diplomatic efforts must prevail. Hateful rhetoric and provocative actions must cease.” The Secretary-General also highlighted, “I am deeply troubled by the rise in antisemitism and anti-Muslim bigotry.” He said, “Jewish and Muslim communities in many parts of the world are on high alert, fearing for their personal safety and security. Emotions are at a fever pitch. Tensions are running high. The images of suffering are heart breaking and soul crushing. But we must find a way to hold on to our common humanity.” The UN chief concluded, “We must act now to find a way out of this brutal, awful, agonizing dead end of destruction. To help end the pain and suffering. To help heal the broken. And to help pave the way to peace, to a two-state solution with Israelis and Palestinians living in peace and security.”

I don’t always watch Mexico, but they are out in the streets as well:

Convened by over 100 social organizations, the protesters chanted phrases and carried signs to denounce the terrorism of the Israeli State, which has murdered over 9,500 Palestinians and left tens of thousands of people injured in the Strip.

As they advanced along the Reforma avenue toward the headquarters of the Mexican government, people shouted phrases such as “Netanyahu, fascist, you are the terrorist!,” “Break relations with Israel!,” “Where are the sanctions against Israel?” and ”This is not a war, it is a genocide.”

This was the third national march organized by social organizations in solidarity with Palestine, which demand an immediate ceasefire, an end to the Zionist occupation of the Palestinian territories, international sanctions on Israel, respect for human rights and a forceful stance regarding genocide by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO).

NOV 5 … I’ll pick up in the morning as I have to step back now a while from messianic, delusional, psychopaths engaged in the task of killing children.  We will have some progress this coming week as the resistance is hardening.  As Larry Johnson says:  There is not enough Viagra in the world to make Blinken look potent or formidable.

Israel is killing one Palestinian child every 10 minutes, non-stop. The silence of the collective West will echo in eternity and if we do not speak out, our silence will be part of that echo!  Forever echoing into nothingness.

The pressure continues to build: China and the UAE have requested a closed-door meeting tomorrow of the UNSC wrt the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Jordan has just airdropped much needed medical equipment and aid and the Jordanian king posted photos of medical aid dropped in Gaza Strip on the social network “X”

There is a trial balloon up on the NBC Website, asking for public reaction to a possible acknowledgment of their defeat in Ukraine.  I think Russia will and should ignore.  We will see.

Press-TV – Iraq’s anti-terror resistance group Kata’ib Hezbollah has strongly reacted to the upcoming visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the capital Baghdad, threatening to spark an “unprecedented escalation” in case the top American diplomat touches down in the Arab country.

Abu Ali al-Askari, a senior security official with Kata’ib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Brigades), made the remarks in a statement on Saturday night, noting that the inhumane nature of the United States, Israel, Western countries and their regional allies have been exposed to the entire world in light of their involvement in the vicious attacks against Palestinians, especially women and children, in the Gaza Strip.

Askari added that Blinken, whom he referred to as the “war minister” of the Israeli regime, was not welcome in Iraq and that his group would adopt “unprecedented measures” in a show of strong protest at his visit.

He further said Kata’ib Hezbollah would work to “shut down American interests in Iraq,” would force the closure of the US Embassy in Baghdad and prevent US citizens from entering the country in a “non-peaceful” way.

What a fast abandonment did we see?  The west just about rappelled down, from Ukrainian Hero to Zero.  Zelensky is out and Netanyhahu is in, yet in the Ukraine we still have major battles being fought.  See there still are some Ukrainian men left that need to be killed.

• Killing soldiers is old and killing children is now de rigueur seemingly.
• Some have a right to defend themselves and some do not.
• This blood lust from the west cannot be satiated.
• Finkelstein says it is a cross between total annihilation and ethnic cleansing. this place with ethnic Zionist jews and proclaimed Zionist jews want to pretend that they are fair brokers to this affaire.  They are not.

• Pepe notes:

At least now it’s totally clear for the Global South/Global Majority.

The ongoing genocidal ethnic cleansing cum serial crimes against humanity is enabled by the whole political “leadership” of the collective West.

And it DOES take precedence over a mere proxy war still raging in country 404.

A list of new information in from yesterday.  It looks like the hell has overtaken in Gaza, West Bank and the Area.

Dr Mahathir – We are watching a new round of colonialism – 8 Minutes and excellent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYQRZXZM3Ug

Norman Finkelstein : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Or-HjWbCk

(Norman explains the Hamas story here in this presentation)

Updates for this day will appear as I can add them.

RT’s Updates

• 04 November 2023

  20:55 GMT

  More than 60 hostages are missing as a result of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, Abu Obeida, a spokesman for Hamas’ Al-Qassam Brigades has said. Obeida added that the bodies of 23 Israeli hostages are trapped under rubble.

  “It seems that we will never be able to reach them due to the continued brutal aggression of the occupation against Gaza,” he said.

  Hamas fighters took around 240 hostages during their assault on Israel, according to the IDF. Five have been freed with the help of Qatari mediators, although Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on Saturday that Israel’s continued bombing of Gaza “complicates securing their release.”

  

  Demonstrators demand the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 4, 2023 ©  AP / Bernat Armangue

• 20:08 GMT

  Israeli forces will find Hamas’ Gaza chief, Yahya Sinwar, “and eliminate him,” Defense MInister Yoav Gallant said on Saturday. Gallant added that “if the residents of Gaza get there ahead of us, that will shorten the war.”

  The IDF claimed on Friday that its air and ground forces have killed 10 Hamas field commanders since the war began, while several members of the organization’s political bureau have died in Israeli airstrikes.

  19:57 GMT

  The Pentagon has announced that a second US aircraft carrier group has arrived in the Mediterranean. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group consists of the eponymous carrier, two guided missile destroyers and a guided missile cruiser. Its deployment to the region follows that of the USS Gerald R. Ford, which was deployed immediately after Hamas’ attack on Israel.

  US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that both carriers would “deter hostile actions against Israel or any efforts toward widening this war.”

  Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah declared on Friday that the American ships “do not and will never scare us,” and will “prove of no use” if the war expands and the Lebanese militants join the fight against Israel.

• 17:04 GMT

  The Israeli airstrike on an ambulance convoy outside Gaza’s largest hospital on Friday was “a new low in an endless stream of unconscionable violence,” Doctors Without Borders said in a statement. While the IDF claimed on Friday that one of the ambulances was being “used by a Hamas terrorist cell,” the Palestine Red Crescent Society said on Saturday that the vehicle had been carrying a 35-year-old woman with critical shrapnel wounds to her chest and leg.

   

• 16:53 GMT

  Israel is committing “war crimes” in Gaza that will create “a sea of hatred that will define generations to come,” Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said after a meeting with his American and Egyptian counterparts, Antony Blinken and Sameh Shoukry.

  Jordan has recognized Israel since 1994 and generally enjoys good relations with the Jewish state. However, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry announced earlier this week that it was recalling its ambassador to Israel in protest of what Safadi called “the Israeli war that is killing innocent people in Gaza.”

• 16:35 GMT

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Washington and Arab leaders agree that Hamas cannot be allowed to remain in control of Gaza.

  Speaking after meeting the foreign ministers of Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Blinken broke with the Arabs by rejecting calls for a ceasefire, stating that such a decision by Israel would give Hamas militants time to regroup and rearm.

  Blinken did not elaborate on how Gaza could be run after the conflict. However, he said earlier this week that the US and other countries are looking at “a variety of possible permutations” for the strip.

• 16:10 GMT

  Hamas’ Al-Qassam Brigades have said that their fighters killed five Israeli soldiers in an assault on “a Zionist force holed up in a building northwest of Gaza City.” The IDF has not confirmed the Hamas claim, which if true, brings to 28 the number of Israelis killed since the IDF’s ground operation in the enclave began last weekend.

  Counting the latest claims by Hamas, a total of 342 IDF troops have been killed since Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel on October 7.

  

  Israeli soldiers lower the coffin of Staff Sergeant Shay Arvas at the Holon military cemetery near Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023 ©  AP / Bernat Armangue

• 13:45 GMT

  Türkiye has decided to recall its ambassador from Tel Aviv for consultations, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has announced. It explained the move as a reaction to Israel’s “refusal of calls for a ceasefire and continuous and unhindered flow of humanitarian aid.”

  Earlier in the day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “is no longer someone we can talk to, we have crossed him out.” However, Erdogan stressed that Türkiye “is ready to act as a guarantor country for Gaza” once the fighting between Israel and Hamas ends.

• 10:10 GMT

  Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat has slammed Honduras for recalling its ambassador from the country, saying that by making the move the government in Tegucigalpa “ignores Israel’s right to defend itself against the Hamas terrorist organization, which is worse than ISIS (Islamic State, IS).”

  The fight against Hamas will continue until the Palestinian armed group is “eliminated from the Gaza Strip,” Haiat reiterated. Israel expects Honduras “not to take decisions that provide support to Hamas’ terrorism” and condemn the group’s actions, he stressed.

  Honduras is the latest in a number of Latin American countries to recall their envoys from Israel over what Tegucigalpa called the “serious humanitarian situation suffered by the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip” amid IDF attacks.

• 08:09 GMT

  Hamas has claimed that Israel allows itself to perpetrate “a heinous crime every single hour” in Gaza because it knows it has the backing of Washington. “We hold the US administration and President Biden himself fully responsible for this series of massacres following his open support that emboldened Israel and gave it the green light to commit a genocidal war against our vulnerable people in the besieged enclave,” the Palestinian group said in a statement on Telegram.

  The accusations followed an alleged Israeli strike on the UN-affiliated Osama bin Zaid School. According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, at least 20 people were killed in the attack on the school, which currently hosts displaced Palestinian civilians.

– All blinken could get out of his mouth today, was….