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Thursday, October 26, 2023

10/26 Links Pt1: UN is rationalizing slaughter of Jews; USC Shoah Foundation to Collect Testimony from Survivors, Witnesses of Hamas Terror Attack

From Ian:

Jonathan Pollard: UN is rationalizing slaughter of Jews
The rise of intersectionality and critical race theory (CRT), which promote the division of the world into two immutable warring racial camps of victims and oppressors, has resulted in the acceptance of mainstream discussions about Israel being a state of “white privilege” and guilty of mistreating Palestinian “people of color.” Such distinctions are irrelevant to the Middle East, where Jews are as likely to be “people of color since the majority of Israeli Jews trace their origins to the Middle East or North Africa as Arabs. Moreover, it is the Jews who are the “indigenous” people of the country.

In the moral panic that followed the death of George Floyd in May 2020, even legacy Jewish organizations like the Anti-Defamation League (whose job is to oppose antisemitism) endorsed the Black Lives Matter movement that was itself steeped in anti-Jewish thinking. Desperate to remain in sync with their left-wing allies and fashionable opinion, such groups ignored the consequences that the widespread acceptance that these toxic theories received was bound to create.

Once a movement and ideology that accepted the specious notion that the Palestinian war to destroy Israel was in some way connected to the struggle for civil rights in the United States became accepted by liberal opinion as valid, the next step was inevitable. It was only a matter of time before a considerable portion of elite American opinion was going to start treating Hamas terrorism as nothing more than the Jews getting their comeuppance.

More than three years later, it’s both sad and easy to see how lies about Israel have become so commonplace that no one need wonder why so many, especially young people, take it as a given that the war launched against Israel is in some way its own fault.

Yet the ability of the intersectional left to smear Israel and have its accusations considered credible can also be traced back to the way that the United Nations has legitimized these lies on the international stage.

Both it and the so-called “human rights” organizations it has spawned are the source material for the smearing of Israel by intersectional advocates dating back to the 2001 Durban Conference on Racism when, only days before the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States, the event in South Africa became ground zero for international antisemitism.

The United Nations, its misnamed Human Rights Council that targets Israel and its kangaroo court Commission of Inquiry (COI) devoted to demonizing the Jewish state and ignoring Palestinian terrorism have provided an otherwise obscure toxic set of beliefs with the sort of official imprimatur that has allowed it to spread and essentially go unchallenged in mainstream venues. In particular, the COI and its South African leader, Navi Pillay, have become a constant source of antisemitic invective and discrimination against Israel.

At the root of this moral rot that has been on display since Oct. 7 is the way the international community has validated antisemitic lies about Israel. It’s time to stop ignoring the role that the United Nations plays in fomenting and legitimizing not just antisemitism but indifference to Jewish suffering. Both the way its agencies and American leftist ideologues have mainstreamed false assumptions about Zionism being a form of racism rather than the liberation movement of the Jewish people can no longer be ignored. It is directly connected to the ability of critical race theory advocates to gain credibility for their toxic ideas about Israel and the Jews.

So what to do now? The vast majority of Americans who reject these lies must demand that Congress defund the United Nations and its agencies, which have provided the foundation not just for antisemitism but support for the mass slaughter of Jews in 2023.
Arsen Ostrovsky: Israel is acting proportionately against a terrorist enemy
There is, perhaps, no principle in international law that’s as reflexively thrown around to castigate Israel and charge it with war crimes than that of “proportionality.”

But we need to throw away the notion that proportionality is measured by some kind of perverse equivalence in civilian deaths. It is not.

Under International Humanitarian Law, also referred to as the Laws of War, the doctrine of proportionality requires that in the event that there should be any loss of civilian life, it mustn’t exceed the potential military advantage to be gained from such a strike or action.

In relation to Israel’s current military operation, the goal is clear and stated — eliminating Hamas, a genocidal terrorist group following the unprecedented and wanton massacre of civilians. To state the obvious, saving the lives of millions of your citizens from an attempted genocide is an entirely legitimate, legal and just military purpose by any measurement.

And in the fog of war against such an implacable enemy, as regrettable as it is, the loss of civilian life is almost always inevitable. However, in this case, the fault lies entirely with Hamas. As British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak noted, “the terrorists murder Israeli children, then run and hide behind Palestinian children.”

Hamas even sought to block the evacuation of Palestinians in Gaza by setting up roadblocks and confiscating car keys. This is how perverse it is, and the West’s failure to call the organization out only emboldens it further.

Notwithstanding, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have been going to extraordinary lengths, not seen in the history of modern warfare, to avoid civilian casualties, even at risk to their own soldiers.
Col Kemp: Israel can win a war on three fronts
Israeli military and intelligence have been working flat out to find the 220 hostages Hamas is holding, dispersed around the Gaza Strip. Rescuing them is a primary objective and locating them takes time, a process that might further delay a ground offensive. Hamas’s uncharacteristic release of four hostages so far shows their leaders’ desperation in the face of an IDF assault of unexpected ferocity that threatens to annihilate them. Now they are attempting to dangle the prospects of hostage release over Israel’s head to prevent an IDF incursion altogether. Israel cannot allow that to happen: although getting the hostages back is a core focus, it will not take precedence over the need to create security for Israel’s entire population.

The IDF, in short, is prepared to deal with a multi-front war. But the labyrinthine military equation confronting the war cabinet is complicated even further by international opinion. Today, the UN Secretary General came close to accusing Israel of breaking international law in its operations inside Gaza. That is an accusation that Israelis are used to, despite their scrupulous adherence to the laws of war.

But as memories of 7 October fade, casualties mount and the humanitarian situation deteriorates, such accusations will proliferate and pressures on Israel to cease its attacks will mount, including from the US. The Israeli war cabinet will have to withstand such inevitable coercion. The last thing this region and the free world can afford is the defeat of another US ally, and that is what failure to crush Hamas would mean.
Israel Declares Global War on Hamas
Expert Analysis
“It was clear from the outset that if Israel is serious about dealing with Hamas, uprooting the group in Gaza would not suffice. Its foreign command, funding, and logistical network in places like Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, and Qatar also demands attention. The Hamas terrorists arrayed abroad would already have known that they can no longer sleep easy. Netanyahu has now given their hosts — especially NATO-power Turkey and Qatar, which is designated a major non-NATO ally of the United States — notice to turn them away.” — Mark Dubowitz, FDD CEO

“Israel is taking its time on launching a ground invasion of Gaza, knowing that this favors its forces in terms of training and preparation while disadvantaging Hamas, which must hunker down under withering fire and husband dwindling resources. Now, the Israelis have added psychological pressure, designed to make Hamas leaders wonder to what extent their military secrets are secure and whether Palestinians sick of their harsh rule will turn against them.” — Joe Truzman, Research Analyst at FDD’s Long War Journal

Intensified Airstrikes on Gaza
On October 25, the IDF stepped up efforts to destroy Hamas’ tunnel and bunker network from the air, unleashing an intensive bombardment of Gaza City. Separately, the Israeli government published contact information and promises of a cash reward and personal safety to Gazans who provide intelligence on Hamas.

Unmasking Hamas’ Spokesman
Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s spokesperson to Arabic media, published a video on X showing the face of Hamas’ longtime spokesman, Abu Obeida, who usually masks himself with a keffiyeh. The IDF first revealed during Operation Protective Edge in 2014 that Abu Obeida’s real name is Hudhaifa Kahlout.

“He and other Hamas-ISIS leaders like to hide inside tunnels and behind women and children, as well as behind masks and shadows,” Adraee said. “It is time to drop the cover.”


USC Shoah Foundation to Collect Testimony from Survivors, Witnesses of Hamas Terror Attack

More than 800 civilian victims of Hamas massacre identified

COLONEL KEMP: THE SHOCKING PARALLEL BETWEEN HAMAS AND RUSSIA
Colonel Richard Kemp is currently in Israel to share his testimony of Hamas war crimes exclusively for @online.ua. Hamas and Russia have both used wicked and depraved tactics — the kidnap of children. The Russians have abducted Ukrainian children from areas they seized and transported them into the heart of Russia. When Hamas massacred Israelis in their homes and in the streets, raped, tortured, and burnt them alive, they dragged children as well as men, women and old people into captivity inside Gaza.

Russia should immediately release the children and adults they have abducted. And Hamas should immediately release the children as well as the adults that they have abducted.




‘I Understood My Life Is Going to End’: A Mother Describes 20 Hours in a Safe Room



The Commentary Magazine Podcast: Israel Needs to Win
Hosted by Abe Greenwald, Christine Rosen, John Podhoretz & Matthew Continetti Eli Lake joins us today to continue our conversation about the nature of the rhetorical and protest attacks on Israel and how they are meant to befuddle, confound, and depress Israel’s followers. The only real solution: Israel needs to win in Gaza. Plus: A new speaker!


IDF conducts targeted raid inside the Gaza Strip

EXCLUSIVE: Israeli CEO Said Goodbye to His Kids, then Raced to Fight the Terrorists

Unsung Heroes: Lone soldiers on the frontline against Hamas

Voices from the battlefield: IDF soldiers open up about the reality of war against Hamas
In a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the heart of the conflict, Rebel News reporter Avi Yemini took to the front lines, where Israeli soldiers gear up not out of aggression, but out of duty.




Heroic British-Israeli soldier threw back SEVEN Hamas grenades and saved dozens of people hiding in a shelter during festival massacre - before eighth exploded in his hand

Horrifying footage shows Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin after Hamas terrorist blew off his arm and then bundled him into the back of a truck - as heartbroken dad says 'we have no proof of life'



The George Kennan Who Wasn’t

In Foreign Affairs Essay, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Said Biden Has ‘De-Escalated Crises in Gaza.’ Then He Erased the Evidence.



Qatar Plays Both Arsonist and Firefighter

Opening Remarks -- How America and Its Allies Can Stop Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran...
Richard Goldberg testifies before the GOP Financial Services committee on How America and Its Allies Can Stop Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran from Evading Sanctions and Financing Terror.




Wiped off the map: Before-and-after satellite images show how Israeli airstrikes have laid waste to entire Gaza neighbourhoods after two weeks of bombardments

Gaza tunnels, terrorist infrastructure uncovered by Israeli geologist



LISTEN: Gazan Man Says Hamas Is Shooting at Civilians Who Try To Evacuate





GAZAFELLAS: Versatile crisis actor plays variety of roles in Hamas' Hollywood



The Israel Guys: The Unprotected War Front in Israel That No One Knows About
500,000 Israeli Jews, a quarter of whom are under the age of 14, live in Judea and Samaria, Israel’s Biblical Heartland. These Jewish communities, in a region sometimes referred to as the West Bank, are surrounded by 2 million Palestinians, the majority of whom support Hamas, or at a minimum, violence against Israel.

Operation Ittai’s mission is to airlift emergency supplies and equipment to the small Jewish communities and farms located in Judea and Samaria during this time of crisis. Your support will enable us to bring protective vests, helmets, night vision goggles, binoculars, flashlights, and much more to those in Israel who need them most.


The Israel Guys: Is Gaza ACTUALLY Running Out of Fuel?
58 Hamas members were arrested last night throughout Judea and Samaria in overnight operations by the IDF. Is Gaza actually running out of fuel like the world says they are? We’re going to get into that along with the UN Secretary-General almost justifying the attacks by Hamas on October 7th.


Peter Hitchens: The UN boss should know there's no historical wrong which can be used to justify or excuse the Hamas atrocities

Col Kemp: Guterres is now part of the problem



The Caroline Glick Show : Obama and the UN Betray Israel...Again
The UN Secretary-General justifies Hamas attacks, Obama lectures and lies about Israel, and the moral depravity of the world continues to shine through.


Ben Shapiro: F*** The United Nations
The Secretary General of the UN “contextualizes” Jew-hating mass murderers; the Biden administration tries to deter Iran; and the wheel of Republican speaker of the House candidates keeps on turning.




At UN Security Council, competing US, Russian resolutions fail

House votes 412-10 to support Israel, condemn Hamas and Iran

Congress Eyes Crackdown on US Funding for Iran-Backed Terror Orgs



Megyn Kelly: Free Speech for Jew Haters, and Britney's Must-Read Memoir, with Gad Saad, Evita Duffy & Will Witt
Megyn Kelly begins the show by discussing Christiane Amanpour's outrageous CNN interview with Jordan’s Queen Rania exposing extreme anti-Israel and anti-Semitic sentiments, her failure to acknowledge the murders of Jews in Israel by Hamas, and more. Then Gad Saad, host of "The Saad Truth," joins to discuss the lack of moral clarity by those attacking Israel but apologizing for Hamas' horrific actions, Jew hatred on public display in the West, discuss posters continuously being torn down of Israeli hostages at universities, one Jewish student in Boston explaining why she was doing it, polling about Europeans shockingly supporting Hamas in the conflict, the Northwestern professor who claims Hamas never committed certain atrocities against Israel, why universities all of a sudden care about “free speech,” fearing for the future of the West after the hatred over Israel and Hamas, Megan Rapinoe supporting Palestinians but not Jews, the connection between being anti-Israel and anti-Jewish, Hamas interrogations and bragging about killing Jews, why Saad the "happy warrior" is feeling negative about the future, the state of Canadian politics, and more. Then Evita Duffy-Alfonso, The Federalist contributor, and Will Witt, author of "Do Not Comply," join to discuss Governor Ron DeSantis disbanding pro-Hamas college groups, if this is an overreach on DeSantis’s part and if he is overstepping on freedom of speech, students displaying anti-Israel sentiment and if and employers potential reactions, the state of the GOP primary, Trump's verbal stumbles and if it will affect his gigantic lead in the race, Biden's mental decline and whether it's the biggest issue in America today, radical gender ideology leading to doctors trying to rename men's and women's body parts as "chesticles" or "dicklets," Britney Spears’s new memoir that describes disturbing childhood stories, why our next generation should read it and learn, chasing after fame and the harms of doing so, and more.


Daniel Greenfield: Biden Admin Let Muslim Staffers Vet Israel Speech



'Spare us your outrage while you live in luxury & refuse to take Palestinian refugees': Fury at Queen Rania of Jordan's interview attacking US and Israel for Gaza strikes and questioning if Hamas killed babies



Moment LA home invader screams 'Free Palestine' after being arrested by cops 'for bursting into home while parents and four children slept inside'



Suspect yells ‘Free Palestine’ following home invasion of Studio City family



Richmond, California, council meeting explodes over resolution blaming Israel after Hamas attack



Guess Who Funded the Pro-Palestinian ‘Insurrectionists’ on Capitol Hill



Jewish students take refuge in library and lock themselves in while pro-Palestinian activists POUND on the door to gain entry at NYC's liberal Cooper Union College



Eventbrite Prohibits Riley Gaines Event Promotion, But Allows Pro-Hamas Listings



Backfire! Pro-Hamas thugs call for a boycott of a Jewish-owned Toronto café



NYU students hold anti-Semitic 'keep the world clean' signs at Washington Square Park protest

Cornell University is defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti reading 'f**k Israel' and 'Zionism equals racism' - just days after professor who called Hamas attack 'exhilarating' and 'energizing' took a leave of absence

Revealed: NHS physician 'celebrates' Hamas terror attacks on Israel and advocates 'flogging' of journalists in series of disturbing online posts

Moment pro-Palestine protesters shout 'boycott McDonald's' outside Bristol branch as they accuse fast food chain of 'killing innocent people' by giving 'funding to Israel' - after firm faced backlash for giving free meals to Israeli soldiers



Celtic supporters defy club AGAIN by displaying Palestinian flags during their Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid



Dershowitz: The Gay and Trans ‘Students for Palestine’ Should Go Volunteer in Gaza





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