Brendan O'Neill: President Macron is playing with fire by recognising Palestine
Yet while Macron’s action will do little to assist Palestinians – if they want a state, they will have to build one – it will certainly isolate the Jewish nation. And in its darkest hour, too. Think about the gravity of what Macron has done: as France’s supposed ally of Israel fights a bloody war in a territory overrun by neo-fascists who dream of Israel’s destruction, Macron is bestowing statehood on that territory; on the enemy land where the army of the Jewish State is engaged in a hot and deadly pursuit of the army of anti-Semites that carried out the worst act of mass violence against the Jews since the Holocaust.Palestine, the state of it!
That’s what makes this an act of appeasement. That’s what makes it echo things France did in the darker moments of the 20th century. It is a testament to the moral decay of the French Republic under Macron that in a time of existential war between Islamofascism and Israel, France has taken action that pleases the former and distresses the latter. You don’t have to be a fan of Benjamin Netanyahu to see he has a point when he accuses Macron of grotesquely betraying the Jewish nation. Hamas still exists and continues to fight our soldiers, he says, and a Palestinian state in ‘these conditions’ would be little more than a ‘launch pad to annihilate Israel’.
Macron has essentially sacrificed Israel at the altar of his own vanity. His concern is less with improving the lot of Palestinians than with improving his own moral cachet in 21st-century Europe. It seems to me that the aim of his cynical Palestine games is both to ingratiate himself with France’s Muslim population – the largest in Europe – and also to set out his stall as a new kind of statesman in a new kind of EU. He is unilaterally signalling that he is the right kind of ruler for our post-7 October world in which Europe’s influencers and intellectuals have turned en masse against the cause of Jewish nationhood. He is shaking off the pesky Jewish State to the end of boosting his own Jupiterian fortunes – shameful behaviour even by the historical standards of the รlysรฉe Palace.
Macron should focus on getting France’s own house in order rather than fantasising that he can fix the Middle East. France has a savage problem of Jew hatred. There have been some unspeakable acts of anti-Semitic violence in recent years, including the racist slaughter of Jewish children. Things got so bad that between 2000 and 2017, one in 10 French Jews emigrated to Israel. That’s the largest amount of Jew-fleeing experienced by any European country in this century so far. And like other European nations, France experienced a historic spike in anti-Semitic crimes after 7 October 2023 – how many of its Jews have left since then?
So Jews do not feel safe in France, and Israelis now worry that France has emboldened their anti-Semitic enemies on their borders. Is that to be Macron’s legacy – a failure to protect Jews at home and a cavalier attitude to the safety of Jews overseas? Overseeing a nation that many Jews have felt compelled to flee, and then endangering the nation they fled to? For shame. His self-aggrandising recognition of Palestine is a reminder that the road to hell is paved with signalled virtue.
More to the point, when Oct 7th is discussed in the future, some academic or pundit, or audience member on Question Time, will snap, “Well, we may disagree with their methods, but we can’t deny that it worked! Palestinians finally have a state, and it is tragic that they were pushed to such extremes to achieve this.” [Audience applause].UN's Two-State Solution Summit on Track for 'Embarrassing' Flop Following Intense US Opposition
The French certainly seem to be acting from a version of this view. Macron’s advisor, Ofer Bronchtein, has said that he believes that Oct 7th would not have happened had there been a Palestinian State. This is not only historically illiterate, it is ignorant of the immediate past. In 2020, President Trump offered to broker a peace deal based on Palestinian Statehood, which included all of Gaza and land-swaps, plus $50 billion in investment. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called it a slap in the face.
As we now know, the two-state offer was irrelevant to Hamas as they were already planning a new round of rocket attacks which culminated in the 2021 Gaza war, and, following that, they proceeded directly to set the groundwork for of the Oct 7th attacks.
Macron, in his naivetรฉ, seems to want to circumvent the Palestinian Authority’s ability to say “no” and torpedo whatever two-state proposal is put before them. Where do the French and their backers – which may include the UK – imagine the borders will be? Wherever they are, they will not satisfy either party and will simply stoke new tensions. And what about Hamas? If this move by Macron is calculated to end the hostilities in Gaza before Hamas have been destroyed or forced to surrender, will this new Palestinian State – which necessarily will include Gaza – be able to absorb Hamas?
Or, will it spark a Palestinian civil war as Hamas tries to wrestle this new state away from Fatah and other factions so that it can be drafted into the fight for its unwavering ambition: the destruction of the State of Israel and the genocide of the Jews?
This reckless move is not the beginning of a new Palestine, it may be the end of Palestine. Hamas will see to that.
The Trump administration, however, isn't on board. The State Department won't be sending any representatives, it announced on Thursday. It also signaled a willingness to withhold visas for Palestinian Authority officials seeking to travel to the United States in the buildup to the summit, a senior State Department official told the Free Beacon. The department first leveled that threat ahead of the summit's original June start date and maintained it as Israel's surprise attack on Iran delayed the summit.
"The U.S. would absolutely consider blocking their visas if they try to even decide to visit the United States," a senior State Department official told the Free Beacon after the summit was first announced last month. "The heads of the PA have openly praised the horrific attack that took place on Oct. 7. They celebrated terrorism and the killing of hundreds of innocent people."
The Trump administration has privately objected to the summit, arguing that recognizing a Palestinian state at this time—and without a negotiated agreement between Israel and a viable Palestinian government—would be perceived as rewarding Hamas for the mass terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7.
The administration's opposition is also fueled by the Palestinian Authority’s continued embrace of the Oct. 7 terror attacks. Just days before the U.N. conference was originally slated to begin, the PA’s official newspaper published an interview with leader Mahmoud Abbas in which he praised Hamas for achieving "important goals" on Oct. 7. With Abbas’s government still fomenting terrorism against Israel, the United States does not see a viable pathway to support statehood.
In June, Reuters reported on a U.S. diplomatic cable which said the State Department "opposes any steps that would unilaterally recognize a conjectural Palestinian state, which adds significant legal and political obstacles to the eventual resolution of the conflict and could coerce Israel during a war, thereby supporting its enemies."
Barrot, the French minister, met with Saudi Arabian foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan on Thursday to discuss the plans for Monday’s event, and "expressed hope that this conference will yield tangible results to improve peace and security in the region," according to a statement.
The conference, which will take place at the U.N. headquarters in New York, is also seen as a preview for a more formal recognition of a Palestinian state that France is organizing at the U.N. in September. On Thursday, Macron announced that France "will recognize the State of Palestine" as part of its "commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East." He said he would make an official announcement at the U.N.
President Donald Trump addressed Macron's announcement while speaking to reporters on Friday morning. "Here’s the good news: What he says doesn’t matter," Trump said. "It’s not going to change anything."
Why do so many commentators fail to address the role of Hamas in the torment of Gaza?
We have all seen the haunting images of starving children coming out of Gaza. Difficult questions are quite rightly being asked of Israel, yet many commentators in the UK are failing to address the role Hamas is playing in the torment of the Palestinian people.
You wouldn't know from a lot of media coverage that Hamas even exists. They are either entirely invisible or the media euphemistically describes them as the "Health Ministry", which sounds like a wellness centre. But Hamas remains a terrorist organisation focused on perpetuating conflict, not on governance such as feeding people.
Recent footage reveals well-fed Hamas fighters flaunting their food supplies in tunnels beneath starving civilians. This is the reality. For nearly two years, the UN and other agencies have repeatedly claimed there is mass starvation in Gaza, often misrepresenting reports and aid truck counts. Now genuine food shortages exist, creating the heartbreaking images we see today. No child should die from hunger. So how did we get here?
Hamas historically profited by stealing and reselling UN aid, helping to fund its attacks against Israel. The problem led the US and Israel to set up the alternative Gaza Humanitarian Fund (GHF) distribution scheme, so aid wouldn’t fall into their hands. Furious at their loss of their funding stream, Hamas frequently accuses Israel of shootings at GHF aid centres – reports the media repeat, only to usually find them exposed as false or misleading later.
Too many people are willing to accept the false narrative that Israel would lure starving people to aid sites in order to slaughter them in cold blood. This is a shocking lack of critical thinking. What would Israel have to gain from this?
Meanwhile, drone footage from Gaza shows around 950 UN food trucks rotting on the Gaza side of the crossing. That is a scandalous failure on the part of the UN and its agencies on the ground.
In 2009, UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) suspended operations after repeated Hamas aid theft. Since then they've accommodated this reality, such as providing Hamas with energy supplies and participating in other questionable activities. To maintain existing power structures, the UN appears willing to enable Gaza's suffering.
One day, not long from now, historians will ask why Hamas dug in for so long, inflicting unspeakable pain even upon its own people. The consensus will emerge from the historical evidence that it was because of the encouragement and misplaced sympathy Hamas received from the West:…
— David M Friedman (@DavidM_Friedman) July 25, 2025
Netanyahu: 'We are considering alternative options to bring the hostages home'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel and the US are considering alternative options for bringing the hostages home in a Friday statement, agreeing with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff that Hamas is the obstacle to a hostage deal.
"Hamas is the obstacle to a hostage release deal. Together with our US allies, we are now considering alternative options to bring our hostages home, end Hamas’s terror rule, and secure lasting peace for Israel and our region," he said.
US President Donald Trump also commented on the ceasefire negotiations situation, arguing that "Hamas didn’t want to make a deal."
Trump made the comments to reporters at the White House one day after Witkoff said the Trump administration had decided to bring its negotiating team home for consultations following Hamas' latest proposal.
On Friday morning, Netanyahu convened a meeting with members of the small security cabinet, including the defense minister and senior defense officials, Israeli sources told The Jerusalem Post.
The meeting was held to discuss negotiations for a deal and the war in Gaza, with the question: "What’s next?"
Kidnap the Hamas billionaires in Qatar and trade them for the hostages.
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) July 25, 2025
.@POTUS on Hamas and Gaza: "They pulled out in terms of negotiating. It was too bad. Hamas didn't really want to make a deal. I think they want to die." pic.twitter.com/GpYe3kUYRn
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 25, 2025
Look how Qatar refers to the hostages kept in Hamas dungeons pic.twitter.com/iuAwge5DJ3
— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) July 25, 2025
I love Trump๐คฃ๐ฉท
— Cheryl E ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐️ (@CherylWroteIt) July 25, 2025
Trump on Macron:
“Here’s the good news, what he says doesn’t matter. His statement doesn’t carry any weight.” pic.twitter.com/eOBKrbO7S6
Macron called Abbas “excellence Monsieur” and championed him to be the new leader of the “Palestinian” state.
— Kosher๐ (@koshercockney) July 25, 2025
Mahmoud Abbas set up the Martyrs fund, a fund dedicated to paying terrorists and their families for commuting terror attacks against Jews
His Palestinian Authority… pic.twitter.com/BpOr1dfYiz
Macron's unilateral "declaration" of a "Palestinian" state didn't say WHERE it would be. I can now exclusively disclose that France will offer the French Riviera & the new nation will be called "Franc-en-Stine."https://t.co/zCZR0Fj9tc
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) July 25, 2025
This is a map of France—a European state whose leader has certain strong opinions about "colonization" of Judea by Jews.
— Saul Sadka (@Saul_Sadka) July 24, 2025
What do you notice? https://t.co/2WzXvkrXLB pic.twitter.com/60MTWxQWqB
At this rate of appeasement, France will become a 'Palestinian' state long before Israel ever does. pic.twitter.com/C5rwvbdpb7
— ๐๐ข๐จ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) July 25, 2025
BREAKING: Marine Le Pen slams Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state.
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) July 25, 2025
“Recognizing a Palestinian state today means recognizing a Hamas state and thus a terrorist state.” pic.twitter.com/ZgPp1jjoZj
Here will be the new Palestinian State.
— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) July 25, 2025
Big parts of France are already islamic anyway.
Good luck @EmmanuelMacron and France! Happy suicide!
The Netherlands will close its borders immediately. pic.twitter.com/zRUYxhUOj5
Instead of repetitive statements & meaningless gestures that do zero to foster peace, suggest you summon Iran's ambassador & demand he tell their proxy Hamas to return Israeli hostages (dead & alive), lay down their weapons & rescind their promise to repeat 7/10 'again & again.' https://t.co/W9hLOrRnsb
— Ireland Israel Alliance (@irlisrAlliance) July 24, 2025
Lebanese terrorist convicted of killing Israeli diplomat freed by France after 40 years
One of France’s longest-held inmates, the anti-Israel Lebanese terrorist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, was released from prison and was due to be deported on Friday, after more than 40 years behind bars for the killings of two diplomats.
At around 3:40 a.m. local time, a convoy of six vehicles left the Lannemezan penitentiary with lights flashing, AFP journalists saw.
A source close to the case confirmed to AFP that 74-year-old Abdallah had left the prison.
Abdallah was captured in 1984 and sentenced to life in prison in 1987 for his involvement in the murders of US military attache Charles Robert Ray and Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimantov in Paris.
The Paris Court of Appeal had ordered his release “effective July 25” on the condition that he leave French territory and never return.
While he had been eligible for release since 1999, his previous requests were denied, with the United States — a civil party to the case — consistently opposing him leaving prison.
Inmates serving life sentences in France are typically freed after fewer than 30 years.
Once out of prison, Abdallah was set to be transported to the Tarbes airport, where a police plane would take him to Roissy for a flight to Beirut, according to a source close to the case.
๐จ Beirut airport: Waiting for the arrival of George Abdallah, the terrorist whom France released from a life sentence, responsible for the murder of the Israeli diplomat Yaakov Bar-Siman-Tov in Paris in 1982. https://t.co/7fJgu3qsa7 pic.twitter.com/jD8BthKTTE
— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) July 25, 2025
Convicted terrorist Georges Abdallah, released from French prison, arrived today in his hometown Al-Qoubaiyat, northern Lebanon, near the Syrian border. pic.twitter.com/MT5AlnU98z
— ME24 - Middle East 24 (@MiddleEast_24) July 25, 2025
BBC calls terror group founder jailed over two murders a ‘pro-Palestine convict’
He was reportedly due to be exchanged for a French citizen kidnapped in Lebanon until one of the guns found at his address was identified as the one used to the kill the diplomats in retaliation for Israel’s 1982 war with Lebanon and associated American support.
However, in covering his release, the BBC headlined its article “Pro-Palestinian convict freed by France after 41 years”.
In the opening lines of the piece, Abdallah was described as "a 74-year-old Lebanese teacher who became a left-wing symbol for the Palestinian cause".
And, in the next paragraph, his lawyer was quoted describing him as "the man who has spent the longest time in prison for events linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict".
Only after that, did the article mention that he was imprisoned due to his involvement in the murder of government officials.
Abdallah has now returned to Lebanon. Upon his return, he said: “Our resistance is rooted in this land and cannot be uprooted. It isn't weak, it is strong and its leaders are its martyrs.
"We must rally around the resistance today more than ever before.”
Asked by the JC whether the article was unduly sympathetic to Abdallah, contained a misleading headline or broke impartiality rules, the BBC declined to comment.
A spokesperson said only: “[We] stand by our journalism.”
Murder diplomats? No problem! Eventually you'll get out of jail if the Marxists in charge want you to! https://t.co/B13nMpEdef pic.twitter.com/fWOCZffXCw
— Angela Van Der Pluym (@anjewla90) July 24, 2025
The UK Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Emily Thornberry, has today called on the UK government to
— Jonathan Sacerdoti (@jonsac) July 25, 2025
"Insist that Israel… immediately dismantles the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, its aid sites and its activities in Gaza"
while simultaneously calling on the UK to
"use its…
The @commonsforeign committee under the chairmanship of @EmilyThornberry has today called for the UK to "now recognise the state of Palestine while there is still a state to recognise."
— Jonathan Sacerdoti (@jonsac) July 25, 2025
It describes this as "an inalienable right."
It's not clear why they think this "right" is…
On trade, the @commonsforeign affairs committee report on Israel, under the chairmanship of @EmilyThornberry thinks the UK's "halted trade talks with Israel" should "continue until an internationally-recognised peace settlement has been agreed."
— Jonathan Sacerdoti (@jonsac) July 25, 2025
So basically Thornberry and crew… pic.twitter.com/fWEuHhTitP
Cowardly Albo finds his voice.
— Australian Jewish Association (@AustralianJA) July 25, 2025
Notice how he appeases the human rights abusing dictator in China but can't stop bashing the Jewish State.
When choosing whether to focus on governing Australia and looking out for Australians or attacking the world's only Jewish state, the…
Hague court says Hungary failed obligations by not arresting Netanyahu
Hungary “deliberately” ignored repeated reminders from the International Criminal Court about a warrant it had issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and did not arrest the Israeli premier during a visit to the country from April 2 to 6, the Hague-based court stated on Thursday.‘Vanity Fair’ scrubs Albanese admission that she isn’t a lawyer
The court, which is independent and not affiliated with the United Nations, stated that it was referring the case of Hungary’s decision to the Assembly of States Parties, the court’s “management oversight and legislative body” that consists of representatives of states.
“Hungary failed to provisionally arrest Mr. Netanyahu and has not advanced any valid justification for its breach of statutory obligations,” the court said. It added that states are not entitled “to unilaterally suspend cooperation with the court whenever they consider it to be applicable in relation to a specific request.”
The court issued secret warrants for the arrest of Netanyahu and former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant on Nov. 21, 2024, but released a press release about the warrants that day. When it was reported in March that Netanyahu might visit Hungary the following month, the court contacted Hungary on March 21 “with a view to organizing a meeting to verify whether the aforementioned media reports were accurate,” the ICC said.
Hungary did not schedule a meeting nor did it consult with the court “in any other manner,” the ICC said.
The court again contacted Hungary on March 31, when Hungary announced that Netanyahu would visit the following week, but Hungary didn’t respond. On April 3, the court asked Hungary to arrest Netanyahu. “The Hungarian authorities did not respond or request consultations,” it said. That same day, Viktor Orbรกn, the Hungarian prime minister, said that the government had issued a bill before the National Assembly to withdraw from the court’s jurisdiction.
In May, the Italian edition of Vanity Fair published a profile of Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for Palestinian rights, with a long history of antisemitic comments, in which the U.N. “independent expert” admitted that although she trained as a lawyer, she never passed the bar and is not a lawyer.
Experts told JNS that they had “serious ethical concerns,” since Albanese has often referred to herself as a lawyer in her biographies and said she was an attorney in her Nov. 23, 2021, application to become a U.N. rapporteur.
At some point between May 31 and June 11, Vanity Fair removed the phrase “I’m not a lawyer” from Albanese’s statement that “I didn’t take the exam to become a lawyer, because I’m not a lawyer, and I never wanted to do it,” per archived versions of the page on the Wayback Machine, an initiative of the nonprofit Internet Archive.
Albanese’s office told JNS on May 30 that she “is not an attorney” but a “legal and academic researcher.” The office referred JNS to Albanese’s academic credentials. JNS asked Albanese’s office if it disputed the translation of her answers to the Vanity Fair interviewer.
JNS repeatedly sought comment from Vanity Fair, including from Silvia Bombino, the author of the article, and several top editors.
๐จ Francesca Albanese is FURIOUS that Gaza might be demilitarized.
— Jews Fight Back ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ (@JewsFightBack) July 24, 2025
Shes outraged at the idea that terrorists might lose their rockets, tunnels, and child soldiers.
She doesn’t want peace. She wants Hamas armed to the teeth and ready for the next October 7th.
This ghoul calls… pic.twitter.com/9e2UFdjWIT
Miloon Kothari discredited himself. He was forced to resign from the UN Commission of Inquiry on Israel for being an embarrassment — 18 countries had condemned his antisemitism: ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฆ๐น ๐ง๐ช ๐ง๐ท ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฟ ๐ช๐บ ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ง & even ๐บ๐ณ itself. See: https://t.co/A5N2aIy70R https://t.co/SJTu2Y22dJ
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) July 25, 2025
Back in Gaza City again, IDF finds itself fighting ‘infrastructure,’ not terrorists
More than 650 days into the war with Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces is again battling the terror group in Gaza City.
Troops have pushed into the Daraj and Tuffah neighborhoods three times now, but army commanders say the latest offensive is being conducted with more force, in an attempt to finally “dismantle” Hamas’s battalion there.
If this sounds familiar, that’s because it is.
The IDF, since the beginning of the war, has pushed into areas of the Gaza Strip, claiming to dismantle Hamas’s local battalions, before being ordered to withdraw. Hamas has then regrouped, regained control of the regions the IDF had entered, and set up traps for the inevitable next time forces operate there.
Earlier this week, The Times of Israel joined the 46th Armored Battalion — operating under the Nahal Infantry Brigade — in Daraj, to see the latest offensive up close.
Unlike the previous 20-odd times this reporter had entered Gaza, this time we were taken into the Strip in Merkava tanks — which are normally intended for a team of four — and not in armored personnel carriers or Humvees. The view from an Israeli tank in Gaza City’s Daraj neighborhood, July 23, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
This reporter was cramped between the loader and commander as the convoy of tanks rolled into Gaza City, passing row after row of razed homes in Israel’s two-kilometer (1.2-mile) deep buffer zone.
As we arrived at an army encampment, an unarmored excavator secured by two tanks and a platoon of infantry troops was busy demolishing a building. Advertisement
According to Lt. Col. Aleph — who can only be identified by his first initial for security concerns — the commander of the tank battalion, the building was suspected to have contained a booby trap, like many others in this neighborhood.
A day earlier, Aleph said troops found in a nearby building a “communications box” with wires coming out of it and a bomb hidden next to it. The same kind of box was spotted by troops using a drone in the building that was being demolished.
Another nearby building, now mostly destroyed, had contained a dud Israeli Air Force missile that Hamas had rigged up, and one more structure next to the encampment was also believed to contain a booby trap and was to be demolished next, he said.
“This is what fighting a Hamas battalion looks like. There’s a certain number of operatives tasked with defending an area. Sometimes, they will come out of tunnels to attack if they have the opportunity. However, you mainly find yourself fighting against the infrastructure that they have prepared,” the battalion commander said.
While the media are focused on Epstein letters and French fantasies, Syria and Israel held high-level talks together w U.S. and reached agreements on coordination in Southern Syria.
— David Hazony (@davidhazony) July 25, 2025
This is a very big deal:
a) Suweida remains autonomous Druze zone
b) non-Druze cities of Quneitra…
For the first time in 25 years, an Israeli and Syrian minister have held a meeting.
— ME24 - Middle East 24 (@MiddleEast_24) July 25, 2025
Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer met last night in Paris with the Syrian Foreign Minister.
This time, it’s Syria making the concessions—not Israel. Reports indicate an agreement… pic.twitter.com/HxpEOms01L
A spiritual leader of the Druze in Syria, Sheikh Marwan Kiwan:
— Cheryl E ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐️ (@CherylWroteIt) July 25, 2025
“Thanks to the State of Israel for supporting us. Thanks to the Kurdish media for covering. I nominate PM Netanyahu for a Nobel Peace Prize.” pic.twitter.com/LFtYwqiBPC
This captured my heart! ๐ซถ
— dahlia kurtz ✡︎ ืืืื ืงืืจืฅ (@DahliaKurtz) July 25, 2025
We are Druze. We are not people of conquests. We don't shout our beliefs in the streets.
We are a people of quiet power.
People of silent strength. And unwavering truth.
We are Druze. Guardians of the sacred flame. One that doesn't burn out. Even… pic.twitter.com/x2oXgLcx2C
GHF Chairman Johnnie Moore: How Food Distribution Could Determine Hamas’s Fate
As reports emerge of widespread starvation in Gaza and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steven Witkoff works to negotiate the creation of a humanitarian corridor, Nina Shea will interview Reverend Johnnie Moore, the executive chairman of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). The foundation, backed by both Israel and the United States, has been distributing food aid to Gazans since May. Notably, GHF staff have denied the media narrative that Israeli Defense Forces personnel have killed Gazans seeking aid at its distribution points.
The interview will examine GHF’s accomplishments and the immense challenges it faces in providing aid to two million people in an active war zone. Reverend Moore will also discuss how the GHF can help distribute UN food aid that is currently sequestered in trucks inside the Gaza Strip—a request that the secretary general and his deputy at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have thus far ignored.
GHF’s Chapin Fay shows @UN trucks full of aid sitting idle inside Gaza, out of reach of the Palestinian people.
— Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (@GHFUpdates) July 25, 2025
We've distributed over 92 million meals, but GHF was never meant to feed Gaza alone. We call on the UN and the international community to step up and help. The people… pic.twitter.com/StjqDLryZM
I also note the title is deliberately manipulated to say "massive" theft which means there could be a very high level of theft or some other adjective that is perhaps not "massive" -- so the article again says basically nothing.
— Aizenberg (@Aizenberg55) July 25, 2025
Link: https://t.co/cPR3q84f5s
— Aizenberg (@Aizenberg55) July 25, 2025
We're available, @UN. Call us back? https://t.co/l3o0lwEgqp
— Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (@GHFUpdates) July 25, 2025
So, @UNReliefChief, we agree that we should collaborate? Great. We are ready to get started as soon as you say the word.
— Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (@GHFUpdates) July 25, 2025
Read the latest exchange between Tom Fletcher of @UNOCHA and GHF Chairman @JohnnieM.
"GHF stands ready to assist your teams in safely and rapidly moving the… pic.twitter.com/uGHi18qzGC
๐ด WATCH: GHF's Chapin Fay gives a live update from Israel on the status of aid delivery in Gaza. He addresses:
— Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (@GHFUpdates) July 25, 2025
— GHF's standing offer to help deliver @UN aid to Gaza and what that support could look like.
— His observations from inside Gaza of the massive pileup of aid awaiting… pic.twitter.com/dLL1jozv21
IDF says Gaza aid delays are due to collection failures, not Israeli restrictions.
— ME24 - Middle East 24 (@MiddleEast_24) July 25, 2025
Col. Abdullah Halabi head of the Israeli Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA) for Gaza confirmed Israel allows unlimited truck entry, but hundreds of aid trucks remain uncollected by… pic.twitter.com/2Sa27mGhZq
Today, we facilitated a Women's Only distribution at our SDS2 (Khan Younis) site.
— Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (@GHFUpdates) July 24, 2025
Watch these women express their gratitude for our efforts. ⬇️
GHF is committed to constantly improving our methods to ensure the people of Gaza can access lifesaving food safely and… pic.twitter.com/61TutUFMaD
Sacks of flour in Gaza.
— Imshin (@imshin) July 25, 2025
Timestamps: 2 days ago, 1 day ago, 15 hours ago#TheGazaYouDontSee
Links in 1st comment pic.twitter.com/DYNZY7hgm2
CANADA: Yes, Israel has provided an abundance of aid to Gaza. And Hะฐmะฐs and the UN won't distribute it.
— dahlia kurtz ✡︎ ืืืื ืงืืจืฅ (@DahliaKurtz) July 25, 2025
But we must distract from that. For we hate Jews AND need to ignore the massacre in Sweida.
So Canada๐จ๐ฆ has not and will NOT condemn the genocide against the Druze in Syria. pic.twitter.com/GEy91raS52
What the Express didn’t show you: this photo is part of a wider set.
— Craig Prescott ๐️ (@prescottcraig) July 25, 2025
The same child is pictured here with his healthy, well-fed sibling. No signs of generalised famine. No emergency feeding stations. Just a selectively cropped story to provoke outrage. pic.twitter.com/xce0i8Sc4Q
Gaza Said To Be Starving But Not 'Release The Hostages' Starving https://t.co/O20MbiPrgm pic.twitter.com/5isfp6TL56
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) July 25, 2025
IDF Spokesperson:
— Cheryl E ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐️ (@CherylWroteIt) July 25, 2025
The IDF has eliminated Ali Muhammad Koutan, the head of personnel for the Bint Jbeil sector in the Hezbollah terrorist organization. pic.twitter.com/HUzMSpJH4N
A ballistic missile fired earlier by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist organization in Yemen at Israel, was successfully intercepted by the Israeli Air Force. pic.twitter.com/7eIc4UWLnC
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) July 25, 2025
Watch #FaultLines with @GaurieD | Genocide in Gaza? Combat Scholar John Spencer (@SpencerGuard) Says ‘Absolutely Not'#NDTVExclusive pic.twitter.com/Eg2dFJa58Z
— NDTV (@ndtv) July 25, 2025
Behold just what a fraud @bartov_omer is. @noam_dworman quotes Bartov’s own words saying that Germany had to be destroyed in order to defeat Hitler.
— Strxwmxn (@strxwmxn) July 25, 2025
Bartov then says that the Allies did not commit a war crime — despite killing 600K German civilians — because after the war they… https://t.co/y2qEvKe7TO pic.twitter.com/V4Kanr1K2Q
He stands by it, but feels Israel, apparently through ethnic cleansing (a contradiction of the ICJ standard?) has embarked on a genocide of the Gazan Palestinians.
— Noam Dworman (@noam_dworman) July 25, 2025
He's convinced this - not removing Hamas from power and freeing the hostages - is Israel's true war aim.
However, here's where he's weakest (IMHO).
— Noam Dworman (@noam_dworman) July 25, 2025
He acknowledges Hamas MUST be destroyed.
How?
"Militarily", and through an offer of alternative leadership.
What "proportionate" military alternatives are there?
He never says.
(And BTW, what alternative leadership?)
The worst part about it is that I think he had no desire for a back-and-forth. Sure, opening remarks can be longer, but it never settled into a normal conversation.
— Noam Dworman (@noam_dworman) July 25, 2025
Truthfully, I only made extended opening remarks because right before the show, I watched an interview he did,… https://t.co/VAIyrw2dZT
Natasha speaks to Casey Babb about rising antisemitism & weaponising international law (audio)
Since 7 October 2023, the world has witnessed an alarming surge in disinformation, antisemitism, and targeted violence, old lies dressed in new rhetoric, spreading hatred and division across the Western world. Amid this darkness, a small but powerful group of voices has emerged to challenge the chaos with clarity, truth, and reason. One of the most eloquent and incisive among them is Natasha Hausdorff.
Inside Israel’s War Cabinet: Ron Dermer on the Battles That Changed Everything!@DavidM_Friedman sits down with @AmbDermer at the Prime Minister's Office and unpack it all.
— One Jewish State (@onejewishstate) July 24, 2025
Exclusively on the @onejewishstate podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts.
(00:00) Preview… pic.twitter.com/g09ef099Rf
A brilliant explanation from Eylon Levy, while the clearly annoyed and frustrated Mark Austin, odious as ever, rolls his eyes and fails to offer anything of substance when attempting to interject. pic.twitter.com/pU1Jx6UdSj
— Ant (@AntSpeaks) July 25, 2025
Mark Austin of Sky News is about to have a brain aneurism when he realises he’s just quoting Hamas statistics without any proof to verify their claims. pic.twitter.com/CPXOnw0Zzt
— Ant (@AntSpeaks) July 25, 2025
AIJAC: PM Albanese’s statement on Gaza very disappointing, risks exacerbating the situation
AIJAC Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein said, “It is a disturbing that Prime Minister Albanese is so reliant for his views on the situation in Gaza on misleading, self-serving Hamas propaganda, albeit relayed through compliant anti-Israel UN agencies. At a time when all mediators agree that Hamas is the obstacle to a ceasefire agreement which would end the humanitarian crisis there, statements such as the one he issued today only encourage Hamas to hold out, convinced it is weakening Israel by doing so.‘We cannot deny Hamas’ role in this’: Albanese’s condemnation of Israel analysed
“Mr Albanese and his Government have rightly stated on many occasions that Hamas can have no future role in Gaza, but now he is demanding a ceasefire that would leave it in power there. And he is failing to attribute the blame for the distressing Gaza situation toward this banned terror group – which started the war and openly says it sees the suffering of Gaza’s civilians as ‘necessary sacrifices.
“There is no doubt a tragedy in Gaza which we all want to see end, but it is crucial to understand the cause and true nature of this crisis, or there is a high risk of exacerbating it rather than helping to resolve the problem.
“Similarly, when Mr Albanese talks about a two-state peace, he should remember that the Palestinian Authority refused three very generous offers of statehood in 2000, 2001, and 2008, as part of a long record of intransigence, and that Israel completely withdrew from Gaza in 2005 only for Hamas to turn it into a terror enclave.
“It should be obvious that before there can be any serious moves towards a two-state peace, the PA must be comprehensively reformed and Hamas must be driven from Gaza. Otherwise, any moves, such as foreshadowing recognition, would be a reward for, and entrench, the PA’s intransigence and Hamas’ reign of terror,” Dr Rubenstein concluded.
Australia and Jewish Affairs Council's Joel Burnie discusses Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s recent condemnation of Israel.
“I'll sum it up … obviously it’s disappointing, but it’s not unexpected and it’s been a continuation of the policy since essentially October 7, 2023,” Mr Burnie told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio.
“Hamas is a key and central player in the ending of this humanitarian catastrophe that’s in Gaza.
“We cannot deny Hamas’ role in this.”
This explanation and the clarity with which it’s stated is simply brilliant. I honestly want to go North and just hug @emilykschrader. The only pity is that it was said to a bunch of people with the combined IQ of decaying lumpwood, and who are Jew hating propagandists. But for… https://t.co/0kLFIRFAob
— Cheryl E ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐️ (@CherylWroteIt) July 24, 2025
UKLFI: UKLFI responds to Massive Attack
Several of the Israelis attending the performance had friends and relatives who were murdered by Hamas on 7 Oct 2023 at the Nova festival and were extremely upset. They came seeking musical unity and were instead subjected to divisive and offensive political theatre.
The scenes felt to some of the Jews present like a Nazi era rally, with crowds chanting in unison, manipulated by carefully crafted messaging. The experience was so intimidating and hostile for many of them that they had to walk out.
UKLFI wrote to Massive Attack conveying these concerns and requesting that future performances do not repeat these actions. We support free speech and artistic expression, but we felt this performance crossed a line and made a number of Jewish and Israeli audience members feel deeply traumatised. Massive Attack did not reply.
Instead, Massive Attack has now falsely claimed that UKLFI runs aggressive and vexatious campaigns against themselves and others. They say they have formed an “Ethical Syndicate Palestine (ESP)”, consisting of a collective of artists including themselves , Kneecap and some others.
However, it is certainly not ethical to bully Jewish or Israeli members of the audience, and encourage the crowd to join in.
Massive Attack and others have attempted to demonise the groups which help victims of antisemitism. As a result, UKLFI has recently received some hate mail from various individuals. This will not deter us from continuing our work assisting victims of antisemitism and anti-Israel hatred. Unfortunately our workload has increased some 20 times since 7 October 2023. We will continue to do all we can to help victims of antisemitism.
BREAKING: PM of Hungary Viktor Orban with complete moral clarity:
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) July 25, 2025
“Hungary has no room for antisemitism, no tolerance for hate, and will not welcome those who glorify terror.”
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“We view Kneecap’s recent activities as a real and present threat to British Jews and people who hold Zionist beliefs (whether Jewish or not).”
— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) July 25, 2025
We have written to @ManCityCouncil calling on them to ensure that Kneecap’s upcoming performance at Wythenshawe Park does not go ahead. pic.twitter.com/KUzJqUTouY
Ireland the only European nation to have trade with Nazi Germany when allies fought the Nazis. Ireland the only European country to boycott Israeli businesses, last time a european country did that was Nazi Germany.
— Highlander (@MrTI63257722) July 25, 2025
Heading for Civil War: Mass Immigration, Islamism and the End of British Pride — Rafe Heydel-Mankoo
Rafe Heydel-Mankoo is a British historian, political commentator, and cultural critic warning that the revolution in Britain has already happened — just not the kind we notice. In this urgent, unflinching conversation with Jonathan Sacerdoti, he lays bare the institutional capture of Britain, the alliance between the radical left and political Islam, and the future we’re too afraid to confront.
From mass immigration and demographic change to Sharia patrols, so-called 'grooming gangs', and the erosion of free speech, Rafe argues the UK is on the brink of civil unrest, and the state knows it. He exposes the ideological subversion of Britain’s schools, the myth of Islamophobia, the danger of the Muslim Brotherhood, and why the British people are losing their own country without a fight.
๐๐จ Watch if you want to understand why multiculturalism has fractured national identity, and what it would take to rebuild a confident Britain.
๐ฌ We Discuss:
๐ง How British institutions were ideologically subverted
๐ด☠️ Why wokeism is a mutation of Marxist revolution
๐ How schools and universities radicalised a generation
๐จ 40,000 people on the terror watchlist
๐ The Muslim Brotherhood’s deep reach into British society
๐ฃ Why the government is afraid of radical Islam
๐ Why Labour is only now pretending to care about immigration
๐ฅ The risks of sectarian civil war — and how to stop it
๐ฌ๐ง Why the British have been shamed out of patriotism
Just to give you an idea of how pervasive this has been - I've been making posts about this shitty talking point since November of 2023! https://t.co/ygI4MmyDma
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) July 25, 2025
Let me attempt to summarize James on @charliekirk11: There is nothing conservative about letting barely-educated youth spout their opinions and then suggest this is somehow the future, the voice of the youth is the voice of the future. The conservative attitude is to educate the… https://t.co/9RIEvecoJ1
— Eugene Kontorovich (@EVKontorovich) July 25, 2025
Every hour you get worse--and you're the guy who suckered people into thinking giving Iran $150 billion was a good deal. How much damage you are going to do throughout your life is up to you, but going openly anti-Semite would at least match your policy preferences. https://t.co/XVGLxgbwev
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) July 25, 2025
SCOTT JENNINGS: "How about Hamas releases the hostages and agrees to a ceasefire?"
— Thomas Hern (@ThomasMHern) July 25, 2025
PETER BEINART: "And what do you think would happen if Hamas released the Hostages?"
Peter Beinart defends and apologizes for terrorist organization Hamas in debate with Scott Jennings. pic.twitter.com/E5KMguWeqp
Actually, the blood is on your hands Mr Beinart for providing aid, comfort and support to Hamas. Let’s see if you can look a single hostage family in the eye and apologize for prolonging the suffering of their loved ones. https://t.co/mWqpiTkwbl
— David M Friedman (@DavidM_Friedman) July 25, 2025
On the issue of famine and aid in Gaza: I’m going to set aside my feelings about Peter Beinart for a moment and focus on the substance, as he makes an inadvertent yet important admission that highlights how backward and dishonest this discussion has become. I appreciate… https://t.co/mkgY2WSTdd
— AG (@AGHamilton29) July 25, 2025
Hey Husam... Sorry for your loss.
— David Collier (@mishtal) July 25, 2025
Have a question though. Is this him celebrating October 7 with a post using rocket emojis?
Asking for a friend.https://t.co/znsyzUk85Z pic.twitter.com/EwkSohwcp1
You are, indeed, an idiot. Maxwell did authorize the Haines biography because Haines worked for Maxwell and the latter wanted to preempt a negative biography from another source. The Haines biography was so syrupy favorable, that it included an alleged familial relationship with… https://t.co/Q2kwCq6Dld
— David M Friedman (@DavidM_Friedman) July 25, 2025
Sometimes you wonder if the UN is actively trying to collapse British society. Then you remind yourself—don’t be ridiculous, that’s just a far-right conspiracy theory… obviously. https://t.co/KuIytE6FRu
— Starmer Sycophant (@sirwg202110) July 25, 2025
Happening now PRO PALESTINE CROWD MOBS CAR driving into DOWNING STREET from Parliament people saying KEIR STARMER inside!!!
— The Electronic Uprising (@uprising_1) July 25, 2025
The government is losing control pic.twitter.com/ca7o9lVVWY
๐จBREAKING ๐จthe far left plot to bring in dozens of activists from Holland to break UK terror laws exposed!
— The Electronic Uprising (@uprising_1) July 25, 2025
Plan to bring 30 hardcore activists from the Netherlands revealed to force deproscription of terror organisation Palestine Action on August 9th.
DON’T LET THEM IN pic.twitter.com/EQIjeszCFv
I want you to imagine the most insufferable person you've ever met, then multiply that by 1000 and you're not even close to the average pro-Pal on a Walthamstow community Facebook group. pic.twitter.com/9SAZlIlqTm
— Hannah ๐ฎ๐ฑ EVERY HOSTAGE OUT OF GAZA NOW (@nice_cuppa) July 25, 2025
“Holocaust will get back to you”
— Michael Elgort (@just_whatever) July 25, 2025
“You gonna get burned”
“Free free Palestine”
“Hitler was right”
“From the river to the sea”
Progressives: their reaction is justified and normal because smth smth Israel, genocide, ethnic cleansing etc.
Yeah, but this video is from March 2021 ๐คท๐ป♂️ pic.twitter.com/HZnkiOhu6q
This is infuriating ๐ก pic.twitter.com/FYW28vBjQT
— Yechiel Jacobs (@JacobsYechiel) July 25, 2025
US podcast under fire after panellists justify Holocaust and back Hitler
A US podcast with over 1.5 million subscribers has sparked outrage after guests made virulently antisemitic comments – including claims that Jews “deserved” the Holocaust – while the hosts laughed and nodded along.
The clip, which went viral on social media before being taken down, was taken from The Fresh and Fit podcast hosted by Myron Gaines and broadcast on video platform Rumble. It featured a panel of young Americans discussing Jews, with one guest attempting to justify Hitler’s actions and suggesting “Jews don’t want to take accountability”.
“They were up to something so the Germans wanted to take them out,” she said. “The Holocaust was the only way (Hitler could) take out a huge amount of Jews all in one setting. I already know what’s going on. I’m not dumb. The Jews did something there.”
Other panellists expressed support, with one saying: “I’m with you on that one,” another adding “They started it,” and a third urging her to “Talk s**t about them.” One guest called Hitler “a man trying to save the world.”
The conversation escalated further with a suggestion that “We need to take them out,” followed by a chilling comment: “We got to kill the mother***ers.”
At no point did Gaines or any other host intervene. Instead, he was seen smiling, laughing and rolling his eyes throughout.
The Fresh and Fit podcast has faced multiple controversies over the years. Co-hosted by Gaines – a former fitness influencer and self-proclaimed “alpha male” coach – and Walter Weekes (known as “Fresh”), the show has long been criticised for misogynistic, racist and extremist content. In 2023, it was demonetised by YouTube following repeated hate speech violations, though it continues to operate on alternative platforms such as Rumble.
For the first time. I’m at a loss for words pic.twitter.com/EPV3s9xUvK
— Lyle Culpepper (@ShutupLyle) July 25, 2025
"He's an Anti-Zionist Too!" cartoon book (December 2024) PROTOCOLS: Exposing Modern Antisemitism (February 2022) |
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