Monday, August 11, 2025

08/11 Links Pt1: The Mirage of Palestinian Statehood; The Rules Only Israel Has to Follow; Why Does Gaza have so many Hospitals?; Doubts Over Viral Story Of Boy Killed At GHF Site

From Ian:

The Mirage of Palestinian Statehood
Here there is no avoiding the brute fact that there is no independent Palestine to recognize. Its territory is divided across the Gaza Strip and West Bank, with Israel wedged in between. Gaza has been reduced to ruins and its population depleted, uprooted, and displaced, while the West Bank is honeycombed with Israeli settlements and infrastructure defended by Israeli arms. Insofar as there is any Palestinian authority left in Gaza, it is the remnants of Hamas cowering in underground tunnels beneath the apocalyptic ruination above. Having destroyed Hamas as a military force, the Israeli government is now contemplating reoccupying the Gaza Strip in its entirety.

To extend diplomatic recognition to Palestine in such circumstances is worse than a mistake; it is to trade in illusions, to offer Palestinians the mirage of statehood. Palestinian delegates will get to participate in international fora, attend international conferences, exchange diplomatic pleasantries, and enjoy the hospitality at international conferences. It will do nothing for ordinary Palestinians. It will not prevent the Israeli occupation of Gaza nor end the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. It will not result in independent institutions of self-government, nor will it enhance state capacity in the occupied territories. Nor will it provide relief or restore functioning public services.

What is worse, this mirage of statehood will encourage Palestinians to evade the reality of their military and strategic defeat at the hands of Israel. Middle class protestors on Western campuses can afford to indulge in political moralism; such idealism is suicidal for the cause of Palestinian independence. Western states have their own, mostly cynical reasons to extend recognition to Palestine in order to placate vocal Muslim minorities and undercut the radical left. Whatever violence may or may not be legitimate in establishing national independence, we can be sure that violence that establishes fictional states—states whose only existence is on the NGO conference circuit—is not only morally reprehensible but also politically futile.
What does recognizing Palestinian state mean, and does it change anything on the ground?
That being said, even if Canada, the UK, France, Australia, and potentially others choose to go ahead and recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly next month, what, if anything, will change on the ground?

International recognition of a Palestinian state does not automatically lead to the state’s creation.

There are still no internationally-agreed upon borders, no capital city, no army, and no set government. Gaza is in the middle of a war, and there is yet to be discussion on significant minutiae such as land swaps, what happens to Jewish settlements in the West Bank, what happens to Israeli Arabs, and the like.

Recognition is mostly symbolic. It is not an order or a plan. If anything, it is designed to put pressure on Israel to end the war and to ramp up humanitarian aid provision to the Strip.

This was made evident in UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s July 29 speech in which he said that the recognition of a Palestinian state would go ahead “unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, agrees to a ceasefire, and commits to a long-term, sustainable peace, reviving the prospect of a two-state solution.”

In other words, recognition – at least on the UK’s part – is a bargaining chip for cajoling Israel into acting in line with international consensus on how the war should be carried out.

International law regarding the creation of a state is generally based on the Montevideo Convention of 1933. This lists four specific criteria in order for something to qualify as a state.

First, it must have a permanent population. Second, it must have a defined territory. Third, a government. And fourth, the capacity to enter into relations with other states.

Palestine does not necessarily meet all of these four criteria. While it is generally considered to have a permanent population, it doesn’t have a stable government (the Palestinian Authority has only limited control over the West Bank and no control over Gaza) and has disputed borders.

As the Israel Democracy Institute recently explained, the traditional position in international law is that a state either exists, or it does not: “If it does not meet the factual conditions for statehood, recognition of it has no meaning.”

Additionally, Article 10 of the Montevideo Convention states that “The primary interest of states is the conservation of peace. Differences of any nature that arise between them should be settled by recognized peaceful methods.”

Critics have argued that this will not be upheld by a future Palestinian state.
Amb. Alan Baker: In recognizing Palestinian statehood, Canada has betrayed Israel
Palestinians' empty commitments
• In predicating his intention to recognize a “State of Palestine” on “the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to much-needed reforms, including… commitments to fundamentally reform its governance, to hold general elections in 2026 in which Hamas can play no part, and to demilitarize the Palestinian state,” the prime minister is surely fully aware of the fact that Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas made the same commitments in the Oslo Accords, commitments that to this day have not been realized and have been continuously violated, together with most of the Palestinian commitments in those accords.

In welcoming Abbas’s “renewed commitment to these reforms,” Carney is knowingly deceiving both himself and the Canadian people by paying valueless lip service to empty commitments that no leader of the Palestinian Authority is able and genuinely willing to implement.

Canada’s empty commitments
• In informing the president of the Palestinian Authority that Canada will “increase its efforts to promote peace and stability in the region, and work closely with regional allies toward this goal,” Carney is voicing a totally empty, meaningless, and misleading commitment.

Joining such regional allies as France, Russia, the UK, Norway, Ireland, Spain, and others – in ganging-up against Israel in the United Nations and unilaterally recognizing a non-existent Palestinian state – undermines the Oslo Accords – and the Palestinian commitment to negotiated resolution of the conflict. It also undermines the obligation of the very states that signed the Oslo Accords as witnesses to maintain the integrity of the accords.

As such, the prime minister’s promise to Mahmoud Abbas is the very antithesis of promoting peace. It encourages the Hamas terrorist leadership and their PA partners in their stubborn refusal to free the Israeli hostages, and in their determination to continue their terror campaign against the Jewish state. And it encourages the other states in the UN, as well as the international public, in their continued hostility to Israel and their overall antisemitism.

With this irresponsible statement, as well as the policies that it describes, Carney has blatantly abandoned Canada’s traditional support for Israel – a support that has consistently been based on a solid commonality of political, security, economic, and cultural interests between Ottawa and Jerusalem.

Indeed, former prime minister Stephen Harper declared in 2014 in the Knesset that Canada will always have Israel’s back: “Through fire and water, Canada will stand with you.”

Regrettably, and to the contrary, Canada under Prime Minister Carney – and his predecessor Justin Trudeau – has stabbed Israel in its back and continues to do so.

One may ask if this ill-advised policy really serves the genuine interests of Canada, its society, and people. This begs the question of whether the damage that has been caused will ever be repaired.


PM said to rule out partial hostage deals, as Trump backs more military pressure on Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will only pursue a deal with Hamas going forward that includes the release of all remaining hostages, with US President Donald Trump saying he agrees with the premier’s assessment that Hamas will not agree to a deal under the current circumstances, according to reports Monday.

“The prime minister would be willing to hold negotiations [for a deal] under conditions that we set for ending the war — and only if all the hostages were to be returned. Until then, we will not participate whatsoever in negotiations,” Channel 12 news quoted unnamed sources close to the premier as saying.

Netanyahu’s stance on whether to pursue a partial or comprehensive deal was unclear after the security cabinet decided Thursday to capture Gaza City, and the premier dodged multiple questions on the matter during a press conference Sunday. The network said it now appears he is siding with his top adviser, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, who reportedly urged against any partial deals during Thursday’s security cabinet meeting.

Trump on Monday told Axios that he does not believe Hamas will agree to a deal under the current circumstances in Gaza, and declined to endorse or oppose Netanyahu’s recently approved plan to take over Gaza City in the north of the Strip.

In a brief phone interview with the outlet, “the president seemed to agree with [Netanyahu’s] argument that more military pressure on Hamas is required,” according to Axios.

Trump added that Israel must decide what the next steps are in Gaza and whether to allow Hamas to remain there, while saying he believes that “they can’t stay there.” US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, August 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)

The US president described his Sunday phone call with Netanyahu – during which the two leaders addressed the Gaza City operation — as a “good call.”

“I have one thing to say: remember October 7, remember October 7,” Trump told Axios, referring to Hamas’s 2023 massacre that started the ongoing war.

The remark echoed comments made by Netanyahu during his two press conferences on Sunday, in the wake of the dramatic cabinet decision, that “there are those who have forgotten October 7.”
Major Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, Israel’s Former NS Advisor, and a person whose opinions Netanyahu admires, was interviewed last weekend by Lior Kodner on Haaretz’s podcast.
Major Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, Israel’s Former NS Advisor, and a person whose opinions Netanyahu admires, was interviewed last weekend by Lior Kodner on Haaretz’s podcast. These were his main points regarding the war in Gaza and Israel's strategic situation:🧵
1. "Let’s start with the bif picture: The war we are in was forced upon us on October 7. Since then, the State of Israel has been managing it very wisely. First and for most, by not being tempted by all sorts of proposals to expand the war simultaneously on several fronts.
2. In the first stage, we dismantled Hamas as a military organization. It no longer exists as an organization, but it does exist as a bunch of cells that still operate in the Gaza Strip. Hamas is no longer the threat it once was.
3. Then, a little earlier than planned, we embarked on a war against Hezbollah. The Pager Operation turned out to be a great success, and almost all of Hezbollah's ability to fire at us was neutralized, and its leadership was destroyed.
4. Following the fall of Hezbollah, and the weakness of Iran which was revealed in our attack in Iran in October - the Syrian regime fell. This happened because the forces around Syria realized that Assad was weak and sent the rebels to finish the job there.
5. Finally, Iran gave us the opportunity to attack it, because it directly attacked us twice. As a result, we went on a very, very (!) successful 12-day war in Iran.
6. Now we are faced with two big questions. One question is how to end the war in Gaza, and the second question is how to make sure that Iran does not regain the ability to produce nuclear weapons and missiles.
7. As to Hamas: Today, militarily, it is no longer a threat to Israel. Today there is no central force in Hamas that is capable of managing the forces, gathering intelligence on the State of Israel, producing weapons, or managing smuggling into the Strip in an orderly manner.
8. But there are things that Hamas can still
The Rules Only Israel Has to Follow – with John Spencer
We want to hear from you. Send questions and comments to podcast@boundlessisrael.org or message Aviva on X at @avivaklompas.

Israel is fighting two wars: one on the ground in Gaza—and another in the court of global opinion.

In this episode, host Aviva Klompas is joined by urban warfare expert John Spencer to discuss the double standards Israel faces in its fight against Hamas. While other democracies conduct military campaigns with little scrutiny, Israel is seemingly expected to wage war without civilian casualties.

Aviva and John discuss the pressure on the IDF to operate under moral and tactical constraints that no other military would accept—and how those constraints may be prolonging the war and increasing the death toll on both sides.

Guest Bio:
John Spencer is an award-winning scholar, internationally recognized expert and advisor on urban warfare, military strategy, tactics, and other related topics. Considered one of the world’s leading experts on urban warfare, he served as an advisor to the top four-star general and other senior leaders in the U.S. Army as part of strategic research groups from the Pentagon to the United States Military Academy. John currently serves as the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Madison Policy Forum, Co-Director of the Urban Warfare Project, and host of the Urban Warfare Project podcast.
Kassy Akiva: New Evidence Calls Into Question Viral Story Of Gazan Boy ‘Amir’ Killed At GHF Aid Site
The viral story of a Gazan boy killed by Israel’s military at an aid distribution site is under question in light of new body cam footage from the day of the incident and an interview with a woman who’s been identified as the boy’s stepmother who insists he was alive after it occurred.

In a video exclusively obtained by The Daily Wire, a woman who says she is the boy’s stepmother, Siham Al-Jarabe’a, disputes the account given by former Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) contractor Tony Aguilar. Aguilar says he met a boy named “Amir” while working at a GHF aid site on May 28, and saw him killed by the Israel Defense Forces that day. His account has since gone viral, fueling criticism of Israel as well as the United States-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

But Al-Jarabe’a — who has been interviewed on several media outlets — says her stepson, Abdul Rahim Mohammed Hamdan Al-Jarabe’a, went missing on July 28 and was alive with her for two months after the date Aguilar claims he saw him die.

Al-Jarabe’a says she believes Aboud, as he’s known to family (Al-Jarabe’a says Aguilar was responsible for spreading the nickname “Amir”) is still alive, as she has seen no death certificate or body, and suspects he may have been kidnapped.

In a video filmed on August 5, Al-Jarabe’a is asked repeatedly what day her son went missing, to which she replied July 28 — about a week before.


Australia to recognize Palestinian state next month; New Zealand weighs following suit
Australia will recognize a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Monday, in a quick about-face after saying two weeks ago that he didn’t plan to imminently make such a move.

Shortly after Albanese’s announcement, New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters said his country would carefully consider whether to do the same over the next month, adding that New Zealand’s recognition of a Palestinian state was a “matter of when, not if,” as the two oceanic countries look to join the UK, Canada, France and other Western nations that have recently pledged to do the same.

“Australia will recognize the right of the Palestinian people to a state of their own predicated on the commitments Australia has received from the Palestinian Authority. We will work with the international community to make this right a reality,” Albanese said following a cabinet meeting, framing the move as “part of a coordinated global effort building momentum for a two-state solution.”

Albanese said the commitments from the PA include that there will be no role for Hamas in a Palestinian government, demilitarization of Gaza and the holding of elections — which haven’t been held since 2006.

He said that while Hamas may take no part in such a state, Israel “continues to defy” international law, with the situation in Gaza “beyond the world’s worst dreams.”

He also said the PA has pledged to affirm Israel’s right to exist in peace and security, and to hold substantial reforms, including international oversight to prevent incitement and abolishing a system of stipends for Palestinian security prisoners and families of dead assailants, including terrorists, which is known as “pay for slay.”


ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Australia to Recognise Palestinian State

Oct. 7 ‘courageous and unprecedented,’ former PA prime minister says
Former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh last month praised the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre of some 1,200 people as “courageous and unprecedented,” according to a translation by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).

“October 7 was a courageous and unprecedented operation,” Shtayyeh said in the July 29 interview with a podcast by Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya broadcaster, per the MEMRI translation that was published on Sunday.

“It is an important crossroad in the history of the Palestinian struggle,” the former official stated, while at the same time accusing Hamas of having “miscalculated” the repercussions for the residents of Gaza.

“Any adventure should take into consideration the consequences, because even if Hamas was prepared to protect its members in the tunnels, as brother [former Hamas chief Mousa] Abu Marzouk stated, it had taken no consideration for the [Gaza] citizens,” Shtayyeh said.

However, following the Oct. 7 massacres, the Palestinian cause “has been taken out of the freezer and put into the oven—it is now hot and at the top of the world’s priorities,” he exclaimed, claiming that the Jewish state has “lost its image as a victim, lost its status as the only democracy. … Israel stands accused as a criminal country before the international courts.”



Australian Jewish groups accuse Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of abandoning hostages after announcing he will recognise Palestinian statehood at UN
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement that he will recognise Palestine has been savaged by Australian Jewish groups.

The government will formally recognise Palestine in September at the United States General Assembly, Mr Albanese announced on Monday.

But the recognition has come with no critical pre-conditions being met, with questions surrounding the role of Hamas in government, whether the Palestinian authority will hold elections, the demilitarisation of Gaza and the critical issue of borders.

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry said the decision is a "betrayal and abandonment of the Israeli hostages who continue to languish in appalling conditions in Gaza”.

The world was shocked this month by the condition of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski in a video released by Hamas. Evyatar was shown digging with a shovel despite appearing emaciated and skeletal, while telling the camera "this is the grave where I think I'm going to be buried in."

Mr Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong both noted the need for hostages to be released and for Hamas to be removed from power, but ECAJ President Daniel Aghion said the announcement “relegates all of these conditions to the status of a mere promise to be fulfilled at some future time”.

“And (it) says nothing about what will happen if those conditions are not met,” Mr Aghion said in a statement.

“For this reason, we feel that the course of action announced by the government is a betrayal and abandonment of the Israeli hostages who continue to languish in appalling conditions in Gaza without even access to the Red Cross.

"This announcement gives them no hope for release. It leaves Hamas armed and in control of territory, and in a position to regroup and rearm, thereby creating the conditions for the next war rather than a comprehensive peace.”


'This is a reward for terrorism': Jewish community feels 'disappointment' with Anthony Albanese
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Colin Rubenstein shared his disappointment with the Australian government after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s recognition of Palestine as a state.

“This is a reward for terrorism, this is a reward for Hamas,” Mr Rubenstein told Sky News host Chris Kenny.

“In a sense, Israel has been betrayed here by what the Australian government has done.

“Disappointment, but on the other hand, determination, to plead our case in the interest of our community as Australians.”




‘Meaningless gesture’: Albanese’s recognition of Palestine will ‘not make any difference’
Shadow Assistant Minister for Treasury Dave Sharma says Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state is a “meaningless gesture” and will not make “any difference”.

“It’s not going to make the crash of a Palestinian state any more likely,” Mr Sharma told Sky News host Chris Kenny.

“It’s not going to accelerate the conclusion of a ceasefire, in fact, it’s going to do just the opposite, make a ceasefire harder to achieve.”




Erin Molan: Congratulations H*MAS? and all other terrorists? Australia to recognise a Palestinian State!
What a win for H*mas… 🥳 from the Australian Government

Ohhhh and condolences to the hostages, kids in Gaza and innocents everywhere who will suffer even more so as a result 🙏

Australia has just announced it will recognise a Palestinian State… one CURRENTLY controlled by murderous terrorists…


Anthony Albanese’s plan to recognise Palestine is ‘really disappointing’
Labor Friends of Israel co-convenor Mike Kelly discusses Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s plan for the recognition of a Palestinian state.

“It’s really disappointing … there’s still time to urge the government to really consider how they approach this,” Mr Kelly told Sky News host Chris Kenny.

“They [Hamas] don’t want a two-state solution, they want a global Islamist caliphate.”


‘Not only wrong, it’s a mistake’: Albanese’s Palestine recognition labelled ‘nonsense’
The Australian's Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says the Albanese government's decision to recognise Palestine is a “futile and silly gesture” which represents weakness among left-wing leaders who cannot “confront their own politics”.

“I think this is a ridiculous decision … it’s not only wrong, it’s a mistake,” Mr Sheridan told Sky News host Andrew Bolt.

“You don’t recognise a new state until the new state exists … this is much more akin to recognising a government in exile, which is a futile and silly gesture.

“It’s complete nonsense … a weak fashion amongst left-wing leaders who can't confront their own politics.”


Albanese’s Palestine announcement ‘shameful, useless and lethally dangerous’
Sky News host Andrew Bolt discusses Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement of recognising Palestine.

“Anthony Albanese today did something that is shameful, useless, and lethally dangerous, he has given Hamas terrorists a huge win,” Mr Bolt said.

“Our prime minister announced that Australia would recognise a Palestinian state, something that is cheered by the Hamas terrorist group.”


Anthony Albanese ‘shames and imperils’ Australia with Palestine recognition decision
Sky News host Chris Kenny slams Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's recent actions around undermining national principles and terrorism.

Mr Kenny hit out against Labor and Mr Albanese for appealing to radical groups while demonising Israel.

The response by the Australian federal government and the Labor Party is perceived as a dangerous concession that would embolden Hamas.


Labor’s recognition of Palestine is ‘a reward for terrorism’
Sky News political contributor Chris Uhlmann discusses Labor’s move to recognise a Palestinian state.

“They have been on this pathway for a long time … there has been a very big push from the left,” Mr Uhlmann told Sky News host Steve Price.

“On this particular decision, they’d essentially been working towards it since April with the deadline of September, which is when the UN meets, and all the world comes together to discuss this issue among many others.”




Trump says Hamas can’t be allowed to stay in Gaza: ‘Remember Oct. 7’
President Trump said Monday that Hamas cannot be allowed to stay in the Gaza Strip due to the horrors of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack — as he weighs the risks of Israel’s looming invasion further into the enclave.

While Trump stopped short of endorsing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to invade and occupy Gaza City, the president agreed that Hamas needed to be exiled from Gaza over the threat the terror group presents to the Jewish state.

“I have one thing to say: remember Oct.7, remember Oct. 7,” Trump told Axios, invoking the infamous 2023 terror attack that killed more than 1,200 people in Israel and saw 250 others kidnapped.

Trump confirmed that he spoke with Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss the Jewish state’s plan to invade Gaza City, with the US president agreeing that military might remains the best way forward to deal with Hamas.

Trump acknowledged fears that the operation could put the remaining 50 hostages in danger, but noted that it was always going to be “very rough to get them” out.

Only 20 of the remaining hostages are believed to still be alive, and among the dead are Israeli-Americans Omer Neutra, 22, and Itay Chen, 19.

Despite the danger, Trump said he doesn’t believe that Hamas would commit to freeing the captives given the last set of tense cease-fire talks referencing the pause in negotiations between the terror group and Israel.

“[Hamas] are not going to let the hostages out in the current situation,” Trump said.

The president said he would ultimately let Israel proceed as it sees fit and not intervene.

Trump’s remarks come following global backlash over Netanyahu’s plan to evacuate Gaza City and bring it under military occupation to eliminate Hamas’ terror cells operating in the city.


Call me Back Podcast: Defining Victory - with Micah Goodman
Late last week, the Israeli security cabinet approved a proposal by Prime Minister Netanyahu to conquer Gaza City, where roughly half the Gazan population resides, and which has been largely untouched by the IDF thus far.

This decision has prompted widespread international backlash, which was already mounting from concerns over a possible food crisis in Gaza. It also comes as more countries move to recognize a Palestinian state, forcing us to grapple with the high price Israel is paying on the global stage for the ongoing Gaza war.

With this in mind, on today’s episode, Dan speaks with Dr. Micah Goodman about whether there’s a difference between winning the war in Gaza and winning the wider, regional war. Is it possible that Israel will need to modify its definition of victory in Gaza in order to emerge victorious in the larger re-shaping of the geopolitics of the Middle East?

Micah Goodman is a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and co-host of the popular Israeli podcast Mifleget Hamachshavot produced by Beit Avi Chai.


Why Does Gaza have so many Hospitals?
Ever wonder why Gaza, with a population of only 2.2 million, had 36 hospitals before the conflict with Israel? The number might sound unusually high—until you dig deeper and discover what's actually going on beneath them.

In this video, we uncover the real reason Gaza has so many hospitals and how Hamas strategically built a sophisticated network of tunnels beneath these critical civilian infrastructures. It's not just about shelter or military storage. It's about creating an impossible dilemma for Israel, manipulating international law, and weaponizing global outrage.

This isn't just warfare. It's lawfare. And it's reshaping modern conflict.


Israel Occupying Gaza? Hold My Hummus! 🪂 🧘 🇮🇱 IDF Lt. Col. (Res.) Peter Lerner Sidles Up To The Bar
Benjamin Netanyahu has stirred tremendous controversy with his recent announcement that Israel will be occupying Gaza. Not 75%. 100%. Full occupation. In light of many of the world's Western nations now lining up to recognize a Palestinian State, is this Israel's most viable option?

In this livestreamed episode of A Paratrooper And A Yogi Walk Into A Bar, co-hosts Andrew Fox and Shana Meyerson chat up their guest, former IDF Spokesperson Lt. Col. (Res.) Peter Lerner, to get to the bottom of this military and humanitarian quagmire. (Originally streamed on X)


Richard Landes & Mr. Gazawood | The Pallywood Saga | Israel-Hamas War Conversation w/Shana Meyerson
I know everyone listening has heard of Hollywood. And there is a pretty good chance you have heard of Bollywood. But have you heard of Pallywood?

You should. Because I 100% guarantee you have seen it—often in the past 22 months in particular—and probably don’t even know it.

Pallywood is a term coined by historian Richard Landes to describe the deliberate staging, fabrication, or manipulation of media—primarily visual, but also verbal—by Palestinian sources to falsely depict Israel as an aggressor and gain international sympathy.

And, boy, it is effective.

Most people unquestioningly believe what they see with their own two eyes. Seems pretty rational. But I promise you: today’s discussion and presentation are guaranteed to open your eyes to a whole new reality.

In this LIVE conversation, Shana Meyerson of YOGAthletica, Richard Landes, and Mr. Gazawood discuss the history and impact of Pallywood propaganda and how even you have likely been deeply deceived by it.

If you are a yogi or yogini who thinks that the people of Gaza are the hapless and eternal victims of Israeli attacks and repression, you owe it to yourself to tune in to this conversation and visual presentation of how the Gazan images and ideas that have been so burned into your mind (spoiler alert: many of them aren't even from Gaza!) were produced specifically to brainwash you into believing terrorist lies.




Thunberg heading to Gaza ‘with dozens of boats’
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg announced overnight on Sunday on Instagram that she will be joining a protest flotilla to the Gaza Strip in an attempt to “break the blockade” of the coastal enclave.

The Global Sumud Flotilla claims to includes aid workers, medical professionals and artists, such as American actress Susan Sarandon, Swedish actor Gustaf Skarsgård and Irish actor Liam Cunningham, although it is unclear if they have confirmed their participation.

Sumud is Arabic for “steadfastness” or “steadfast perseverance.”

The latest seaborne initiative, described as independent and unaffiliated with any government or political entity, was first reported on by AFP.

According to the report, Thunberg plans to take part alongside activists from more than 40 countries. The mission is expected to include dozens of vessels, aiming to breach the Israeli naval blockade.

“On August 31, we are launching the biggest attempt ever to break the illegal Israeli siege over Gaza with dozens of boats sailing from Spain,” the organization said in a video posted to Instagram. “We will meet dozens more on Sept. 4 sailing from Tunisia and other ports.”


MI5 identified ‘three separate acts of terrorism’ committed by Palestine Action ahead of ban
The UK’s main independent body for assessing and analysing terrorism threats identified THREE separate acts committed by Palestine Action ahead of the government’s decision to proscribe the organisation, Downing Street has confirmed.

Details of the three acts were identified by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, which is based within MI5, and have been outlined in full in a closed court, it was confirmed.

“Under the terrorism act the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre identified three separate acts of terrorism carried out by Palestine Action activists,” the spokesperson confirmed, who added the “very clear assessment” had been supported by “experts across the police and security services.”

Palestine Action is a “violent organisation” that has committed “significant injury,” Downing Street added.

Asked about people arrested as part of protests linked to the group, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “We’ve said that many people may not yet know the reality of this organisation, but the assessments are very clear: this is a violent organisation that has committed violence, significant injury, extensive criminal damage, and as I say, it has met the tests as set out under the Terrorism Act to be proscribed.”

Downing Street faced questions from journalists about the mass arrests that took place over the weekend at a demonstration in support of the proscribed group.

They resisted calls to give further detail of the information that led to the proscription of Palestine Action, confirming again that some information would emerge in future court cases related to the group.

“The PM absolutely supports the police in enforcing the the law, ” said a No.10 spokesperson.”The law is very clear, expressing support for a proscribed organisation is illegal.”

Asked whether the group Defend Our Juries, who had organised Saturday’s demo in central London backing Palestine Action were now facing proscription themselves, No.10 said the potential banning of any group was something they would never comment on ahead of any action.

Alex Davies-Jones MP raised concerns about Kayne West’s antisemitic comments in the Commons

Earlier justice minister, Alex Davies-Jones defended the arrests of over 520 activists saying supporters of a “terrorist organisation will feel the full force of the law”.




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