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My first animated history video has been published on YouTube! This is just Part 1 of a series - don’t forget to comment, like & subscribe!
#Education
#Israel
#Palestine
Do the Jews Really Need Israel? An Animated History Series (Part 1) via
@YouTube
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Hi, I’m a lawyer. Do want to know what is really meant by a “
#proportionate
response” under international law? Then read on - and feel free to ask questions!
Under International Humanitarian Law,
#proportionality
requires that any degree of damage (up to and including death) to…
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I can prove to you in one word that the alleged “Pro-Palestinian” protests worldwide are:
At best, anti-Israel based on ignorance;
At worst, wildly antisemitic and/or hatefully anti-Israel; and
The one thing they are NOT is “pro-Palestinian.”
That word?
Yarmouk.
Yarmouk…
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Ok, you want to know from a lawyer why the allegation that Israel is committing genocide is false?
Fine.
I prefer to focus on the absurdity of the allegation, especially since it is Hamas that expressly seeks Jewish & Israeli genocide; but it's clear people want this…
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Me: I don’t deny your identity. I acknowledge Palestinians exist today.
Them: Jesus was a Palestinian, not a Jew!
Me: Well, no - he was a Jewish rabbi. He had a bris, kept Shabbat, kept kosher, & his “Last Supper” was a Passover Seder. Besides, nobody would be called…
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Hi, lawyer here again. You’ve heard Israel has a right to "self-defense," but you may have noticed politicians & media stars disagree on what Israel is permitted to do in
#SelfDefense
. Want to know how international law really defines the limits of “self-defense?” Then read on.…
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This will be my last post of the night because I don’t want to post emotionally.
Just briefly: while a Jewish historian cannot possibly be shocked at rising antisemitism, the scenes I’m seeing around the world & in my own country right now are absolutely breaking my heart.
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@GadSaad
I now wear a Star of David outside my shirt for all to see. Is it smart? I don't know. But I'm proud of who I am.
This is what I, as a
#Jew
, consider:
If I'm attacked, what will my wife & child do?
But if I hide my
#Jewish
identity, who am I?
#Education
#Israel
#Palestine
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Why are there Palestinian refugees?
In the months before the British abandoned its mandate & Israel declared independence, civil war raged as Arab factions tried to prevent the Jewish state from being born.
Of course, had the Arabs agreed to the UN's partition plan, they would…
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@visegrad24
Please let us know when she’s been arrested for assault and vandalism. Wonder if she will smile for her mugshot.
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Can conquerors who take the land of others become indigenous?
Of course not!
That’s why Israel was initially the progressives’ darling state - it is history’s most successful example of restored indigenous sovereignty.
It wasn’t until after 1967 & Israel’s stunning victory…
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Let's be perfectly clear before spin machines try to claim "victory."
#SouthAfrica
got NOTHING today.
The case should have been thrown out on the non-legal grounds of "absurdity," but the legal standard for the
#ICJ
's finding today is simply that it is "plausible" that there…
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Pre-World War I, neither
#Arabs
nor
#Jews
had their own states; and the
#MiddleEast
was controlled by the Ottoman Turkish Empire. During the 30 years between the Ottoman Empire’s defeat in 1918 & Israel declaring independence in 1948, there were many opportunities for peace.…
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Ever wonder how the UN became so obsessively anti-Israel?
Several reasons including:
(1) The Islamic Group in the UN has 56 states & the UN is little more than a political body engaged in “vote trading”; if a country wants its resolution passed, it can gain a majority far more…
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WARNING: GRAPHIC. House-to-house, inebriated, bloodthirsty, heavily-armed mobs raped Jewish women & girls by the hundreds in front of their families, then mutilated their bodies & shot or burned them alive.
On Oct 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists revived a century of horrific pogroms…
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Several responses showed interest in "Operation Good Neighbor" when Israel aided injured/starving Syrians, including
#Palestinians
.
@ConanOBrien
did a show in Israel in 2018 & visited injured Syrians being treated by Israeli doctors (clip below).
#Education
#Israel
#Palestine
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As South Africa spews its Orwellian blood libel against Israel at the
#ICJ
, you should seek answers to several ?'s.
Here’s one: what did South Africa do when the butcher of Darfur, Omar al-Bashir, landed in their country with an outstanding arrest warrant for genocide?
Nothing.…
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@MarkRuffalo
I feel you have a good heart & have been led down the wrong path. I’m a 15-year attorney and a 22-year Jewish and Israeli historian. I would love to provide you with some history - all of which would be verifiable facts-only. You can check out my profile or contact me anytime.
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At least the mask is off.
The wolf is bare.
The sheep's clothing is gone.
The Palestinians have never wanted a "two state solution."
They have always wanted to replace Israel with Palestine & murder all the Jews.
It has been their goal since the 1920s.
If they just wanted…
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Hamas is raping the women
Hamas is mutilating children
Hams kidnapped babies
Hamas kidnapped elderly & disabled
Hamas kidnapped a Holocaust survivor
Hamas dragged mangled Jewish bodies through Gaza to cheers of thousands
Pure Evil
Go ahead
Defend them
WE HAVE OVERCOME…
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When do words blaming an entire group of people become dangerous?
One group understands the existential menace that awaits when bad ideas go “viral.”
One group has, in every generation, experienced lie-based rampaging mobs.
Sadly, Valentine’s Day reminds Jews that words can…
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This day (Feb 25) in 1996, Hamas - with approval of Yasser Arafat - carried out back-to-back suicide bombings on commuter busses in Jerusalem (killing 26, injuring 49 - photo below) & Ashkelon (killing 2, injuring 31).
Hassan Salameh built the bombs as he was taught in
#Iran
.…
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On this day 9 years ago, 2 Islamist terrorists carried out the Charlie Hebdo massacre in
#France
.
Largely forgotten, 2 days later,
#Islamist
#terrorist
Amedy Couliably entered Hypercacher kosher market in Paris, murdered 4 Jews, & held 15 hostage.
He wanted to "kill
#Jews
," so…
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Count me in favor of
#Israel
holding Eichmann-style trials for
#HamasTerrorists
involved in the
#October7Massacre
. Already, people forget the barbarity of 10/7. The world should see & hear the true horrors committed by
#Hamas
in open court.
via
@scmpnews
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I’d like to know what New York Jets coach Robert Saleh is intending with this Lebanese flag. It never mattered to me before, but now he needs to say publicly if he is on the side of the rapists, murderers, and baby beheaders.
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Legal analysis of
#Hamas
’ hostage-taking: it has been more than 40 days since Hamas stole 240+
#Israelis
& took them hostage in
#Gaza
(240+
#warcrimes
), & Hamas has refused every demand to permit the International Red Cross (ICRC) access to the hostages (240+ more war crimes).…
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@VictorSyril
Trying to make difficult, but important concepts, easy to understand is one of my most sought-after goals. So thank you very much for this comment!
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@OwenJones84
Yikes dude. You and all the other anti-Israel demonizing haters lost today - BIG TIME.
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@TorpRobin
Very kind of you to say. Luckily, Israel is represented by Malcolm Shaw - one of the world's finest international legal minds.
It also helps that he literally wrote the book on genocide & international law. Seriously, it's called: "Genocide and International Law."
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@rohbo1
Agreed. But the law is supposed to be reason free of passion; and it is meant to apply to everyone equally
When people give opinions about Israel & invoke legal terminology, they are almost always filled with passion & are applying a law solely to Israel & to no other country.
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The
#US
arms embargo on
#Israel
, which began at its inception in ‘48, remained until after Israel’s brilliant military victory in the ’67
#SixDayWar
. After that, the U.S. finally realized the
#Arab
states had fully aligned with the
#Soviets
and that Israel could be a key U.S.…
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Shown in this 1824 edition of The Modern Traveler,
#British
journeymen repeatedly explored the Land of Israel (a/k/a Palestine) in the early 1800s where they always wrote of their observations of Jews.
Jews were mostly poor & mistreated, but they never abandoned their homeland.…
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In May of 1964, the
#Palestine
Liberation Organization (NOTE: it’s the “Palestine” Liberation Organization – meaning “from the River to the Sea” – not the “
#Palestinian
” Liberation Organization) was created as a new means of fighting
#Israel
.
Suddenly – three years before the…
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I appreciate each one of you.
A majority of my followers are Jewish; but, right now, I specifically call out & thank my Christian, Muslim & other non-Jewish followers.
I am grateful for & honored that people of any ethnicity & religion have found & enjoyed my posts.
Thank you!
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Many know the photo of Hajj Amin Al-Husseini sitting with
#Hitler
, but fewer have seen this photo of the "Grand Mufti" inspecting
#Muslim
#SS
troops he helped recruit. In fact, there was an Arab/Nazi plan to exterminate the
#Jews
of
#Palestine
:
Responding to the Grand Mufti's…
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Among the thoughts I had watching the March for Israel in Washington DC today, one thing that struck me was how many speakers said (to applause) that both Israeli & Palestinian children need freedom from Hamas terror. Any similar view ever stated at alleged "Pro-Palestine" march?
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I'm shaken.
40 beheaded Jewish babies in a single village?
I've known Hamas was evil for a long time & I've read accounts & watched documentaries of atrocities that gave me nightmares.
But this has been an all-engrossing & personal for days.
I'm stepping away for a few.…
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Antisemitism is a mutating virus that has taken many forms.
Early roots of Christian religious antisemitism dates to the 2nd century CE.
The first Christians were Jews - ethnically & religiously; Christianity began in Judea as a sect of Judaism.
When the New Testament was…
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Make them pay. These terrorist murders have crossed a red line.
I stand with the IDF.
I stand with the Israeli people.
I stand against terror.
I stand against the antisemitic brainwashing of generations of Palestinians.
I stand against the ongoing disinformation campaign…
🔴 Initial Report: Terrorists have infiltrated Israel from Gaza.
Residents in the area have been asked to stay in their homes.
Details to follow.
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Received this through WhatsApp from a reservist who raced home to defend Israel and the Jewish people. Hashem bless & protect you!
#IsraelUnderAttack
#Gaza
#Hamas
#Iran
#Jews
#Israel
#Arabs
#Palestinians
#Israel_Under_Attack
#Palestine
#Zionism
#Zionists
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Spotted on a garbage can near a local grocery store 🤣
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Did
#Jews
make the desert bloom?
One example: the Jezreel Valley - purchased by the Jewish National Fund from private Arab landowners in 1923 in the largest ever real estate deal of its kind.
When the JNF purchased the Valley, it purchased land uninhabitable to almost all but…
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@1100virago97
My pleasure. I only scratched the surface if you're interested in learning more about Yarmouk specifically.
I was making a very specific point with my post.
Everything's verifiable fact (barring any potential typo); but it's also only part of a near-decade-long horror story.
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Serious questions: just how many international organizations, politicians, and think tanks have been “bought” by Qatar, and why isn’t this the major scandal it should be???
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Addendum to
#KGB
/
#PLO
post on how/why
#Arafat
went from arch-
#terrorist
to “
#FreedomFighter
interested in
#peace
” in the eyes of many who wanted to believe it.
After years of grooming by the KGB, Arafat became PLO Chairman in 1969. In that role, he oversaw hundreds of terror…
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@RukhsanaSukhan
That’s one silver lining I suppose. More people will see now what some of us have sadly seen happening for quite a while now. Don’t worry, you were not alone - you’re in the vast majority. I only hope a difference-making number of others realize it now too.
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American Jews: I don’t care if you like or hate the current Israeli government - you must be vocal in support of Israel as it faces pure evil & potential existential threat from the north & south.
American Jews: we failed our brethren during the Holocaust. PLEASE, let the…
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@gbmillion
Boy, I hope that part is obvious to people; but I guess you never know. UNSCR 1373 actually imposes certain int'l legal obligations on all
#UN
member states to fight against terrorist groups like
#Hamas
. Of course, there is an unfortunate host of countries that do it anyway.
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"Look mom! A war crime!"
Like a real one, not the knee-jerk accusations you see on X and from talking heads on tv and at the
#UN
.
Wearing civilian clothing in war to hide among the civilian population is a war crime. No grey area on this one.
#Education
#Israel
#Palestine
When they aren't civilians, why the hell don't they wear uniforms?
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@Margare48452318
Bottom line: please stop misusing the word "genocide."
It's obscene, offensive, 100% false & an unforgivable insult to Jews who have actually been victims of genocide.
The word “genocide” had to be invented by Raphael Lemkin as a result of the
#Holocaust
in an effort to try to…
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@felix_drost
@CIJ_ICJ
If they want to do the right thing and follow the law, that's exactly what they should do. But I'm trying to stay level-headed and keep my expectations in check. History has not been kind when it comes to third parties in positions of authority judging Jews.
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As stated in its legal brief,
#SouthAfrica
's
#1
goal was to obtain a Provisional Measure ordering Israel to "immediately suspend its military operations in and against
#Gaza
."
The
#ICJ
responded today with a resounding, "NO!"
Israel has a right to self-defense. Period.…
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@philip3dots
You're partially right & then very confused.
The UN partition plan was a recommendation & had no legal effect; it would only have had legal effect if both parties agreed to it.
But the Jews said yes & the
#Arabs
said no.
Israel's legality stems from the legally-binding words…
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Just before midnight on this day (March 6) in 1975, 8 massacre-seeking terrorists from Yasser Arafat’s Fatah ended their deranged
#Mediterranean
“
#cruise
” to Tel Aviv from
#Lebanon
by hopping into two rubber dinghies loaded with bombs & automatic weapons.
It was less than 18…
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Irony: if
#Israel
is pressured to ceasefire with
#Hamas
, it may be in breach of the 1948 Convention on Prevention of
#Genocide
since, as a signatory, Israel has the affirmative obligation to prevent Hamas from carrying out additional genocidal attacks like the
#October7Massacre
.
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Evidence presented to
#ICJ
proves Israel is battling a legal defensive war, not perpetrating a genocide.
There's no evidence of Israeli intent to commit genocide (for what such intent looks like, see post below).
South Africa’s attempt to weaponize & cheapen the word "genocide"…
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@NRO
@abigailandwords
Maybe they should try not paying their taxes also. I’m sure the IRS won’t mind. They should give it a shot!
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Will you be more brave this year?
Will you be stronger? Strong enough to open your mind & have your beliefs challenged?
I’ve spent 20+ years researching Jewish &
#Israeli
history; I promise, no matter who you are, you have misconceptions about Jews & Israel.
If you see value…
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@DrEliDavid
@UNLazzarini
@UNRWA
No honest human being is buying the claim that UNRWA "didn't know."
Hopefully people who didn't realize it before will, via this absurd episode, see UNRWA for what it is and begin to realize the degree to which the UN organization is an evil, toxic, counterproductive farce.
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NOT okay.
Each generation's
#antisemite
thinks they're not antisemites.
Each generation thinks their objection to Jews is different. Rational, reasonable, even scientific.
Each generation is wrong. Demonizing
#Israel
& dehumanizing
#Jews
is today's
#antisemitism
& it's evil.
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Even if you believe deep in your soul that
#Palestinians
are under "illegal occupation" & have a "right of resistance," that "resistance" must follow basic rules of war.
The most basic rule? Never intentionally attack civilians. There is no justification for the
#Oct7Massacre
.
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This is a very important point.
Terrorists cannot be permitted impunity & free pass after/while committing atrocities by hiding in & below hospitals.
Simply,
#Hamas
' actions turned al-Shifa hospital into a military target under international law, and with good reason.
To hold…
@VictorSyril
@CptAllenHistory
Every success in using civilians as shields contributes to future use of human shields in the future, in a larger scale.
The most humane thing is to ignore it, unfortunately there is no other responsible way of behaviour.
The people using hostages as shields are to blame.
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You may have heard the Second Intifada (2000-2005) was a "spontaneous uprising" that followed Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount in Sept 2000.
That’s dead wrong & I can prove it.
It’s important to know the truth because the Second Intifada left…
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Shortly, I will post about all major attempts at
#Peace
between
#Jews
&
#Arabs
from the fall of the Ottoman Empire to Israel's independence. It will be a long post; but one with vital history about which, I believe, we should all be knowledgable.
#Education
#Israel
#Palestine
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The UN’s
#antisemitism
is blatant & ugly. In May 2021, the UN’s Human Rights Council (possibly world’s most Orwellian-named institution) started an open-ended investigation into Israel & did not mention
#Hamas
or its 4,300+ rockets fired at Israeli civilians the few days prior.…
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Following the Six Day War, not only were the Arab States defeated and angry, but the Soviet Union was humiliated and furious.
How could this tiny country of Jews defeat three Arab nations armed with the best Soviet weaponry? And what did that say about Soviet strength/weakness?
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@subatomicdoc
There's a lot here to source my proportionality post; but I thought it better to give you too much than too little. I include titles for each so you know generally the topics from each on which I relied. You can also skim them for what interests you. Hope this helps.…
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One last tweet before I try to sleep. How many of you in the last few days have, found yourself screaming obscenities at an inanimate screen with the flickering image & sound of someone criticizing Israel now of all times? Cause I know it’s not just me.
#Israel
…
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The
#ICJ
's Order today was an exercise in futility. It tells
#Israel
it must abide by the terms of the
#Genocide
Convention - to which Israel already agrees it is bound.
The Court did not make any direct demands that Israel change its conduct in any way.
#Education
#Palestine
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This is what it looks like when a Palestinian has empathy, historical knowledge, and is without a mean bone in his body. Love you my cousin. Thank you for standing up for good. I would fight by your side any day.
Who remembers after 9/11 when the U.S. was accused of genocide for invading Afghanistan to dismantle Al-Qaeda?
Who remembers when mere weeks after 9/11 Western capitals filled with mass protests calling for the abolition of the USA?
No? This didn't happen?
Why??? 🤔🤔🤔
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@muhammadshehad2
Nice try.
But NOBODY was calling Yusif Pasha Al Khalidi a “
#Palestinian
” in 1877.
Let me fill in some other blanks for you.
To be clear, the Ottoman Empire was
#Turkish
, not
#Arab
.
Also, while
#Herzl
built
#Zionism
into the political powerhouse it became and was a focused,…
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After devoting many hours of my life to exposing the real Abbas & PA/PLO, I’d now like to share a related clip of my favorite moment in UNHRC history - care of
@UNWatch
@HillelNeuer
and “The Green Prince.”
I could watch this all day. ENJOY!!!
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@asegovia9
It is my understanding that the
#IDF
's guidelines are generally in line with those followed by the US & UK (& likely most Western democracies); however, Israel has routinely gone to greater lengths than any country in history to avoid civilian casualties.
For example, Israel…
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This is extremely well done on international law and what constitutes a
#warcrime
. Bravo! Share widely please.
#Education
#Israel
#Palestine
What is a "War Crime"?
Watch and learn:
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On this day (March 7) in 1936 (3 1/2 years before WWII), Hitler ordered German troops to occupy the Rhineland (photo below) - the border with France that was demilitarized by the Treaty of Versailles that ended WWI.
Hitler correctly deduced (for nearly 7 years) that the world…
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People who claim the U.S.-Israel relationship is "one-way" and "charitable" because of the “credit” the U.S. provides Israel to purchase U.S. weapons are very mistaken.
Much of what Israel has provided the U.S. is classified; but I'll provide you with some unclassified details.
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Israel sucks at “
#genocide
,” huh?
It’s so offensive because the word “genocide” had to be created to try to describe the
#Nazis
’ unprecedented industrial extermination of the
#Jews
.
I’ll post soon about the real legal definition of genocide.
#Education
#Israel
#Palestine
Population increase in the Middle-East (1950 - now):
🇶🇦 Qatar: 11,000%
🇦🇪 UAE: 10,000%
🇯🇴 Jordan: 1,615%
🇵🇸 Gaza Strip: 1,034%
🇴🇲 Oman: 1,019%
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 925%
🇧🇭 Bahrain: 681%
🇾🇪 Yemen: 616%
🇮🇱 Israel: 609%
🇸🇾 Syria: 608%
🇮🇶 Iraq: 518%
🇰🇼 Kuwait: 485%
🇮🇷 Iran: 422%
🇪🇬…
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Sadly, Hamas found an unlimited supply of Useful Idiots in the West with just the right amount of frustration combined with a dangerous mix of total ignorance & extreme self-righteousness.
But we are honored by
@MosabHasanYOSEF
- our courageous cousin from whom we can all learn…
I have been following what's called the pro-Palestine movement since the beginning of the war I wasn't surprised to find many Muslim Brotherhood leaders in the West planning, funding and openly inciting angry protests.
"Pro-Palestine Mob" don't know their masters. The Muslims…
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Part 1 of 2 - Arab Immigration to Pre-State Israel
What does history say about who the “
#Palestinians
” are & how many were recent immigrants to Eretz
#Israel
in the decades prior to Israel’s independence in ’48?
Extensive research shows only 4-5% of today’s “Palestinians”…
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In 1935, Albert
#Einstein
went public about the danger of rising
#American
#antisemitism
.
First - a little background:
Einstein was a pacifist by nature, but he was also an ardent
#Zionist
. In 1921, he accompanied Chaim Weizmann on a fundraising tour of the U.S. to raise funds…
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Despite legal obligation under int’l law, & in violation of a term of the hostage release deal with
#Israel
,
#Hamas
continues to refuse access to the International Red Cross whose mission is to ensure the dignity & basic needs of prisoners of war are met - legal analysis below.
Legal analysis of
#Hamas
’ hostage-taking: it has been more than 40 days since Hamas stole 240+
#Israelis
& took them hostage in
#Gaza
(240+
#warcrimes
), & Hamas has refused every demand to permit the International Red Cross (ICRC) access to the hostages (240+ more war crimes).…
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@grumpycat96
@adelayna2
@DarrenLevaton
@CaveatLector
Correct - the ancient Philistines unquestionably have no relation to modern-day
#Palestinians
in any way - not ethnically, not linguistically & not historically.
The ancient Philistines had their “heyday” in the 12th century BCE when they conquered a portion of the Mediterranean…
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#British
run, trained & armed Jordanian
#Arab
Legion put
#Jewish
Jerusalem under siege the day after UN voted for partition in Nov ‘47 & cut food, water & supplies; Jews surrendered on May 28, ‘48.
All of
#Jerusalem
’s
#Jews
were killed or expelled.
#Education
#Israel
#Palestine
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Jews being associated with money & usury goes back to 1179 when the Church decreed that the taking of interest was forbidden by Scripture & all Christian usurers would be liable to excommunication.
Canon law, however, did not apply to Jews.
Since Jews were restricted by law…
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