Saturday, August 23, 2025

08/23 Links: Hamas must return the hostages now or face death in Gaza City; Israel says: Gaza starvation ‘fabrications will soon collapse’; NGOs – humanitarian organisations or political activists?

From Ian:

NYPost Editorial: Hamas must return the hostages now or face death in Gaza City
Friday’s “famine in Gaza” announcement by a UN-backed agency is simply the latest effort to preserve Hamas’ rule over the territory on supposedly humanitarian grounds as Israel reluctantly begins to go after the terror group’s major enclaves in Gaza City.

Note how the “experts” of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification outfit claim to have sufficient ground-level access to ordinary Gazans to determine, for example, that 30% of children are severely malnourished — by measuring the upper-arm widths of a statistically significant random sample of the kids! — even though somehow no one is able to produce photographic examples of Gazan starvation that stands up to elementary fact-checking.

Not to mention all the double-talk about Israel refusing to allow international aid to enter the war zone, when in fact it’s only insisting that supplies go in with armed guards to prevent immediate seizure by the terrorists.

More deception: “News” that Hamas is willing to return the remaining hostages in a ceasefire agreement.

Yes, if Hamas is willing to turn over the living hostages now, some deal may be possible.

Short of that, it has nothing real to offer, and Israel should proceed with taking Gaza City and wiping the terror group from the earth.

Time and again, Hamas has taunted Israel by offering the release of its captives, but inevitably on unacceptable terms, namely that Israel agree to leave it in power in Gaza, with security guarantees and UN backing.

No country in the world but Israel would be expected to allow a death cult dressed up as a normal state to operate on its border: The Oct. 7, 2023, attacks should have ended forever the fantasy that the Jewish state can coexist with Hamas.

All the Western leaders sanctimoniously vowing to recognize a Palestinian state forget that a ceasefire was in place on Oct. 6; Hamas broke it by murdering 1,200 innocents and kidnapping hundreds.
Gantz calls on Netanyahu, Lapid, Liberman to form temp. gov't to return all of the hostages
Blue and White Party head Benny Gantz called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opposition leader Yair Lapid, and Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman to form a temporary “government of redemption for the hostages” for a period of six months, during a press conference on Saturday.

Gantz said that the temporary government should focus on two primary goals: securing the release of hostages held by Hamas and passing the controversial haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft law.

The party leader also said that elections should be scheduled following the completion of these objectives.

“The government’s term will begin with a hostage deal that brings everyone home,” said Gantz. “Within weeks, we will formulate an Israeli service outline that recruits our ultra-Orthodox brothers and eases the burden on those already serving.

“Finally, we will announce an agreed-upon election date in the spring of 2026 and pass a law to dissolve the Knesset accordingly,” he said. “That is what is right for Israel.”

Gantz addressed anticipated criticism of the move and dismissed claims that his initiative was politically motivated. He underscored that the proposal was solely for the purpose of rescuing the hostages and not to “save” Netanyahu’s government.

“I know, soon the poison factories will get to work. They will say I want to save Netanyahu. That is not true: I want to save the hostages,” he said.

“Some will say I am doing this because of the polls. I will remind them that I joined governments twice: once with 33 mandates and the second time when my party was leading in the polls.”
The scent of opportunity
Over the years, I must have read tens of thousands of pages devoted to the topic of antisemitism, and I’ve yet to find a better explanation for its persistence across the centuries than this one: “Everything seems impossible or terribly difficult without the providential appearance of antisemitism. It enables everything to be arranged, smoothed over and simplified. If one were not an antisemite through patriotism, one would become one through a simple sense of opportunity.”

The author of those words was himself an antisemite—Charles Maurras, a 19th- and early 20th-century French Catholic monarchist. Maurras founded the Action Française movement and became one of the more visible tormentors of Alfred Dreyfus, the French Jewish army officer falsely convicted of espionage in 1894, following a trial driven by the burning antisemitism inside the courtroom and on the streets outside.

Maurras’s legacy is deeply relevant to the character of antisemitism today. For one thing, we live in an age that distrusts complexity and nuance, reaching for utopian solutions because “compromise” is a dirty word. The profound shift from traditional media to an endless stream of personality-driven, no-holds-barred posts, videos and talk shows has rewarded the loudly ignorant.

As is always the case in the early stages of a cultural transformation, the participants revel in their ability to finally say what was previously unsayable. When it comes to Jews, nothing escapes their vengeful scrutiny—not Israel’s right to exist, not the Holocaust, not the emotional and political support for Israel among Jewish communities outside the Jewish state.

Then there is Maurras’s well-observed and cynical point about opportunity. The gallery of fools and morons we have to contend with—among them political commentator Candace Owens, for Fox News cable-TV host Tucker Carlson, English broadcaster Piers Morgan and their ludicrous guests—aren’t so dumb as to have not sniffed out an opportunity here. The receptiveness to antisemitism that remains stubbornly embedded within non-Jewish societies has been skillfully exploited by this crowd for commercial gain and brand exposure, now reaching the point where we need to stop seeing them as critics to respond to and start seeing them as enemies to defeat.

Most importantly of all, Maurras functions as a precursor to the antisemitism we are confronting today. It doesn’t really matter that none of these people will have heard of him. Even if they don’t realize it, they have picked up on the trend he pioneered.

While Maurras was a supporter of the collaborationist Vichy regime who was imprisoned in France after World War II, his antisemitism was not the Nazi kind, obsessed with pseudoscientific “racial” categories. Rather, Maurras was a political antisemite. For him, post-revolutionary France had abandoned the noble moorings of French governance in favor of an alien republic serving Protestants, Freemasons and, above all, Jews. An early advocate of the “dual-loyalty” conspiracy theory, Maurras regarded French and Jewish interests as diametrically opposed, making the Jew the natural enemy of France.

This trope, which flies in the face of the empirical evidence of Jewish soldiers, Jewish diplomats and Jewish politicians loyally serving the countries of which they are citizens, has been eagerly grasped by parts of today’s American right, as well as most of the left. Which brings me, unfortunately, to the subject of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).


Gaza starvation ‘fabrications will soon collapse,’ Israel says
“Israel does not have a policy of starvation. Israel has a policy of preventing starvation,” the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Saturday, in the wake of a U.N.-backed report proclaiming famine in the Gaza Strip.

The PMO denounced the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification initiative report released on Friday, saying that it amounts to “a modern blood libel, spreading like wildfire through prejudice.”

Not only has there not been hunger in Gaza since Aug. 15, as the IPC report states, the PMO said, but “prices have plunged because of Israel’s surge in humanitarian aid in Gaza.”

The government body listed the humanitarian measures that the Jewish state has taken since the Hamas-led invasion of Israel’s south on Oct. 7, 2023, resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count based on official figures, and the kidnapping of 251 others—the deadliest single-day attack in the state’s history.

The Prime Minister’s Office said that during the war that began 22 and a half months ago:
101,000 trucks and 2 million tons of aid have entered the Strip;
More than one ton of aid per person in Gaza was delivered;
Of 1,012 aid trucks collected in July 2025, only 10 reached warehouses; the rest were looted before distribution, per U.N./World Food Program data;
2.2 million relief packages, equal to 132 million meals, were delivered, per the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation;
86+ kitchens produce 400,000+ hot meals daily for civilians, per community kitchens run by NGOs with Israeli facilitation; and
Hundreds of pallets of food were left untouched at the Kerem Shalom Crossing, as documented by journalists, because U.N. agencies refused to distribute them.

The PMO statement continued: “Like all previous IPC reports, this one ignores Israel’s humanitarian efforts and Hamas’s systematic theft. Hamas steals aid to finance its war machine,” which caused the temporary shortages of food.

Yet Israel overcame this problem with airdrops, maritime deliveries, safe transport routes and Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution points manned by American contractors, the Prime Minister’s Office said.

“According to John Spencer, chair of Urban Warfare Studies at West Point, no other country at war has gone to such lengths to feed the civilian population in enemy territory. The only ones being intentionally starved in Gaza are the Israeli hostages,” it continued.

The PMO vowed that “the IPC’s fabrications will soon collapse. We have seen this before—major outlets publishing photos of children with congenital diseases like cerebral palsy, and falsely blaming Israel for ‘starvation.’”


‘May be the last chance to save lives’: Rallies across Israel demand hostage deal
Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv and across Israel on Saturday night in weekly protests calling on the government to make a deal with the Hamas terror group for a hostage release deal and ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, while thousands more gathered for a separate Jewish-Arab anti-war protest.

The demonstrations came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he had issued instructions for negotiations to be held for the return of all 50 hostages, even as he moved toward approving plans for a military offensive aimed at conquering Gaza City.

Hamas said last week it had agreed to a proposed deal, which would see the release of 10 living hostages and the bodies of 18 slain hostages during a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, as well as the release of hundreds of Palestinian security prisoners. During the ceasefire, Israel and Hamas would hold negotiations for the return of all remaining hostages and a permanent end to the war.

Netanyahu has indicated in recent weeks, however, that he would only support a comprehensive deal, rather than a phased, partial agreement, and only if the terms meet all his conditions, including the disarmament of Hamas, the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip, and the transfer of governance to a body that is not Hamas or the Palestinian Authority.

In Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, Liran Berman, whose younger brothers Gali and Ziv Berman were abducted from their homes in Kibbutz Kfar Aza by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, and are held hostage in Gaza, voiced skepticism about Netanyahu’s commitment to reaching a deal.

He noted that no negotiating team had been dispatched for talks yet, but that the premier has already approved the IDF’s planned operation to capture Gaza City.
Anti-war protester arrested in Tel Aviv for chanting ‘with our soul and blood, we will redeem Gaza’
Police arrest a 61-year-old demonstrator for suspected incitement at a Tel Aviv protest against the Gaza war.

The protester was detained at Habima Square after she was heard leading a group in chanting: “With our soul and blood, we will redeem you, Gaza.”

Police say she expressed “inflammatory remarks, contrary to the law.”

The officers shut down the demonstration soon after the protesters started to thin out.


IDF chief in Samaria: ‘We do not have the privilege to ease up’
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on Friday held a situational assessment in the western Samaria city of Tulkarem, where he urged troops to remain vigilant in the fight against Palestinian terrorism.

“We are operating across all arenas with responsibility and constant vigilance—we do not have the privilege to ease up. There is no arena in which you have not operated in the past two years. The mission in Judea and Samaria is clear: to thwart terrorism and defend the communities,” said Zamir.

“As in every arena, we do not wait—we eliminate threats before they grow. Terrorism strikes precisely where one is unprepared, and therefore we tailor the exact operational response to each arena,” he added.

Zamir was joined by the commander of the IDF Central Command, Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth; the head of the Operations Directorate, Maj. Gen. Itzik Cohen; and the leader of the Judea and Samaria Division, Brig. Gen. Yaki Dolf.

The chief of staff met with troops from the Paratroopers Brigade in the area, expressed his appreciation for their efforts, and stressed that their contribution is vital to protecting the security of local residents.

“The activities are thorough and significant—you are uprooting the roots of terrorism and ensuring they cannot grow back. Today, there is no place in Judea and Samaria that cannot be reached; to be anywhere, at the right time, to prevent attacks and to continue enabling operational freedom of action,” said Zamir.

“We are focusing on locating the terrorists in the Binyamin region following yesterday’s attack,” he continued, referring to Thursday’s terrorist shooting near Adei Ad, which lightly wounded an Israeli civilian.

“We will continue to operate in the region with the goal of thwarting terrorism in every form and employing all operational and intelligence means until the terrorists are captured,” said Zamir.
Infantry officer killed in Gaza in apparent accidental detonation of IDF explosive
An Israeli officer was killed in an apparent accident in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, the military announced.

He was named as Lt. Ori Gerlic, 20, a platoon commander in the Kfir Brigade’s Shimshon Battalion, from Meitar.

According to an initial Israel Defense Forces probe, the officer was killed by an Israeli explosive that detonated, for reasons as-yet unclear, during efforts to demolish structures in Khan Younis.

The military said it was investigating what caused the explosive to detonate prematurely.

Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and in military operations along the border with the Strip now stands at 460. The toll includes two police officers and three Defense Ministry civilian contractors.

Gerlic’s death came days after a military encampment in Khan Younis came under a rare large-scale Hamas attack.

Despite errors that enabled gunmen to enter the army post, the IDF said soldiers were able to fight back and successfully repel the attack, killing around 15 of the attackers. Three soldiers were wounded, one of them seriously, the IDF said.

Meanwhile, Israeli tanks reportedly advanced into a new neighborhood of Gaza City in the Strip’s north on Saturday.

Al Jazeera aired footage purportedly showing IDF tanks in the Sabra neighborhood, which is located in the central part of Gaza City, close to the Zeitoun neighborhood, where the military has been operating for over a week.


Stolen phone returned to man whose sons were killed on Oct. 7; photos can be recovered
Israeli police have recovered the cellphone of a father whose two sons were murdered by Hamas terrorists at the October 7 music festival massacre, after it was stolen earlier this week in Tel Aviv, Hebrew media reported Friday.

Officers raided an apartment in Holon overnight Thursday and arrested a Sudanese migrant worker suspected of stealing the device from Jojo Rabia of Moshav Yesha, near the Gaza Strip, according to the reports.

The phone contained photos, recordings, and conversations with Rabia’s sons, Noam and Yuval, which he believed had been lost.

The phone was found in the suspect’s possession, but its contents had been erased. Police told Rabia that investigators could restore the data.

Rabia had appealed publicly for help earlier this week after realizing the phone had been taken.

“Everything was on that phone, all the memories of my children,” he was quoted as saying. “Photos, recordings, final conversations. All the memories were gone.”

He said Friday that following the theft, his children’s friends had opened WhatsApp groups and shared materials and memories, giving him “even more [photos] than I had before.”

He expressed gratitude to the police and the wider public: “The whole country rallied to look for this phone. It’s just amazing… The police did incredible work, and it’s not simple to find a phone like that.”

Yuval and Noam Rabia, 33 and 30 were murdered by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 at the Psyduck music festival near Kibbutz Nirim.

Noy Zaafrani, Yuval’s fiancée, was also killed in the massacre.
International NGOs – humanitarian organisations or political activists?
Anastasia Leveckis is a researcher in the field of Environmental Psychology and campaigns to stop the exploitation of children by International NGOs.

On July 16th this year, Oxfam held a parliamentary reception in the Palace of Westminster to promote its work in Gaza. Appearing with them at that parliamentary reception was Abubaker Abed, a Palestinian journalist.

While Abubaker was being applauded by Oxfam staff and the MPs in attendance, what Oxfam failed to mention was that Abubaker Abed is not only someone who described the October 7th attack on Israel as a “great day” and called for “Israel to be wiped off the planet”, he has also posted footage of himself chatting and laughing with masked Hamas terrorists at the handover of Israeli hostages in Gaza.

While questions are being asked as to how this man was allowed onto the parliamentary estate, the bigger question being asked is: why would Oxfam want to associate themselves with this man?

The answer to that question is quite simple. Oxfam and NGOs (non-governmental organisations) like them no longer operate as humanitarian organisations; they have become political activists, who have since October 2023 been ideologically captured by the pro-Palestinian movement. So, for Oxfam, the activities of this man are overlooked in their all-consuming championing of the Palestinian cause.

Since November 2023 Oxfam has almost solely focused its attention on the situation in Gaza. Many people will say that they are right to do so as the citizens of Gaza are experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, but there is an International NGO that disagrees with that claim – and that NGO is Oxfam! On 14th April this year, Oxfam declared that Sudan is experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world and went on to condemn the world for looking away and ignoring this humanitarian disaster. Yet since Oxfam made that statement, they have paid little attention to Sudan.

Oxfam has posted sixty-one times on their X account since then, yet only one of those posts has highlighted the situation in Sudan (on May 28th) – the other 60 posts have been about Gaza. They are currently running two high profile campaigns in their shops and across social media, neither are those campaigns relate to the situation in Sudan.

One of the campaigns is calling for a ban on arms sales to Israel, and the second is asking people to upload to social media a photo of their hand with a red line drawn across it to promote their support for the campaign: “A red line has been crossed in Gaza.” Is ignoring the suffering of a people that they themselves have declared to be experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world the actions of a humanitarian organisation? No, but for Oxfam their humanitarian work now plays a supporting role to their political activism.


Jewish Long Island nurse disciplined for posting, ‘You either stand with Israel or you stand with terrorism’: Lawsuit
A Jewish nurse from Long Island claims bosses at NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola reprimanded her and cut her pay after she voiced support for Israel, according to a lawsuit.

Staff nurse Leviah Ehrlich posted on her private Instagram after Hamas terrorists killed 1,200 people in their surprise Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

“You either stand with Israel or you stand with terrorism,” Ehrlich, 27, wrote in a message that included two symbols: the Star of David and the emblem of terror group Hamas.

A second post the same day included a photo of an Israeli soldier kidnapped by Hamas — who happened to be her former high school classmate, she said in court papers.

About a month later, the hospital’s human resources reps hauled her in and claimed someone complained about Ehrlich’s post for being “wrought with bias and hatred,” she said in the Brooklyn Federal Court filing.

In December, they summoned her again and gave a written warning — and forced her to make an apology post using their “prescribed language” — which included phrases like “innocent people from both Israel and Palestine,” she said in legal papers.

Adding the ultimate insult, NYU Langone bosses waited until January to tell Ehrlich that her post would cost her a $6,000 raise she’d been given a month before the Hamas attack — and that she would have “to repay the compensation previously awarded.”
British Paralympians turn backs during Israeli national anthem
Calls for gesture to be punished
Moshe “Mutz” Matalon, the president of the Israel Paralympic Committee, said: “Such conduct is deeply disrespectful to the athletes, stands in clear contradiction to the Paralympic spirit and undermines not only wheelchair basketball but also Israeli sport and the State of Israel as a whole.

“We intend to appeal to the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation and express our protest against this disgraceful behaviour, demanding its intervention to ensure that such an incident does not occur again and, if it does, that severe sanctions be imposed on anyone who brings politics into sport.

“I can assure you that an Israeli team would never behave this way toward any national team. Unfortunately, it seems the world has already forgotten what Israel went through on Oct 7.”

Britain defeated Israel 74-64 before going on to claim overall victory in the event.

Critics of the British team’s gesture have pointed out that British Wheelchair Basketball received £4,925,000 in public funding from UK Sport for the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics, an increase of 10 per cent from the 2024 Paris Games.

Lord Austin, the former Labour MP, said: “This hugely offensive gesture brings shame on the British team, whatever their motivation. Not only have these Paralympians betrayed the proud history of an international sporting movement that transcends borders, but they have also shown their ignorance about the diverse nature of Israeli society, reflected by a team in which Jewish and Arab players together strive for victory.

“The British basketball team must now apologise for their insulting behaviour and pledge that there will never be any repeat. Failure to do so should call into question the future of taxpayer funding for the team.”

British teams reminded of ban on political statements
ParalympicsGB is not the governing body for the Wheelchair Basketball Nations Cup, which is run by the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).

But in a statement, ParalympicsGB reminded players of the ban on political statements at all official sporting events, saying: “The rule on Right to Protest . . . clearly states demonstrations, protests and political statements must not be made, on the field of play and during official ceremonies, including medal presentations and we expect all athletes representing ParalympicsGB to adhere to this.

“These allegations relate to a competition outside of the Paralympic Games when the athletes were competing under the auspices of British Wheelchair Basketball, so ParalympicsGB had no direct involvement and is not therefore able to comment further.

“ParalympicsGB respects the right of every athlete to have the freedom to express their views, while also acknowledging we must be sensitive as to where and when this takes place.”

A British Wheelchair Basketball spokesman said: “British Wheelchair Basketball is aware of the incident during the Israeli national anthem at the Nations Cup. We are continuing discussions internally after conversations with ParalympicsGB, IWBF, and the Israeli Paralympic Committee.”


Hillel Neuer: Israel Faces Terrible Dilemma on Hamas & Hostages | Fox Business
UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer joined Fox Business with Cheryl Casone to discuss Israel’s looming operations in Gaza, the fate of hostages still held by Hamas, and the UN’s ongoing failures:
• Israel’s dilemma: defeat Hamas while saving the hostages.
• Hamas’s record of terror, from suicide bombings to October 7.
• How the UN parrots Hamas propaganda, erasing 6,000 aid trucks.
• UNRWA’s infiltration by Hamas operatives.

World Bank economist Massimiliano Cali’s antisemitic attacks and calls to punish Israel.




Turkey Effectively Bans All Ships Connected to Israel
Turkish port authorities have begun informally requiring shipping companies to provide written guarantees that their vessels have no links to Israel, according to industry sources. The move, which has not been formally announced by Ankara, deepens a rupture in trade that carries wide-reaching implications, particularly given Turkey’s role as a key NATO member and a vital hub for Eastern Mediterranean shipping.

Two shipping sources confirmed that harbormasters across Turkish ports have verbally instructed agents to provide letters certifying that vessels are not connected to Israel. The assurances must cover ship ownership, management, and operation, and also declare that cargo does not include military or hazardous material destined for Israel. One source described the measure as applying “across all Turkish ports,” while another pointed to specific restrictions introduced by the port authority in the northwestern province of Kocaeli.

The requirement is the latest step in Turkey’s campaign against Israel, which began with the suspension of all trade in 2024. That decision halted an estimated $7 billion in annual commerce, with Turkish officials citing Israel’s war in Gaza against Hamas. Ankara has repeatedly accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians, a charge Israel strongly denies.

According to the sources, vessels sailing directly from Israeli ports or en route to them will no longer be allowed to dock in Turkey. Similarly, Turkish-flagged ships will be prohibited from calling at Israeli ports, further tightening restrictions on maritime flows between the two nations. The Turkish transport ministry has not responded to requests for comment on the new measures, which remain informal but are already being enforced on the ground.

The impact is expected to be felt far beyond Turkey and Israel. Global shipping companies operating in the Eastern Mediterranean now face additional compliance hurdles amid an already volatile environment. Since 2023, Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has targeted commercial ships in the Red Sea, a campaign it describes as solidarity with Palestinians. With Turkey’s restrictions, maritime trade routes in the wider region face another layer of uncertainty.

The action underscores the widening rifts within the alliance. While Turkey has long been an outspoken critic of Israel’s policies, the imposition of de facto shipping bans by a NATO member questions the unity of the Alliance.


Irish president calls for a UN military intervention in Gaza
Irish President Michael D. Higgins said on Saturday that he thinks the UN General Assembly should establish “a force to be put together to guarantee humanitarian access," Irish media reported.

During an interview with Ireland’s public service broadcaster RTE, the president explained how the UN charter allows for the Secretary General to send armed forces out even if the Security Council vetoes the initiative.

“If a certain proportion of the committee of the General Assembly supported, even if the Security Council uses the veto to block it, the secretary general can call for a force to be put together to guarantee humanitarian access," he said.

"The main thing is, I think, for a global reassertion of the importance of the General Assembly,” he added.

"We are at the realm of non-accountability,” Higgins said to RTE. “And we are in an extraordinary moment where you have three members of (the Israeli) cabinet who are interested explicitly in illegality, but they're not worried about international law.”

"The other thing which is now proposed is, in fact, breaking the link between the West Bank and Gaza. The realm of unaccountability is the most dangerous threat to democracy.”
Irish medical consultants demand state not give sick children Israeli medicine
Over 50 consultants at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) demanded that the state not give medication manufactured by the Israeli company Teva Pharmaceuticals, where “viable alternatives” are available, according to Irish media reports.

Teva, an Israeli multinational manufacturer of both generic and specialist medication, has a strong presence in Ireland despite the country’s recent push to adopt policies encouraging the boycott of Israeli goods.

Teva reportedly responded to the consults’ demand by stating any boycott of its medicine could “impose a risk on the health and well-being” of patients.

In a letter to CHI chief executive Lucy Nugent and Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on Friday, 57 pediatric consultants claimed they were concerned about “the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, which has been widely recognized as meeting the legal definition of genocide by leading international authorities, including the United Nations and the International Court of Justice.”

Ireland previously joined South Africa’s case against Israel at the ICJ, cementing the country’s position on Israel’s war against Hamas. The country has also previously urged that the definition of “genocide” be altered to better fit the ongoing conflict.

“We respectfully request that CHI take immediate steps to discontinue the procurement and use of pharmaceuticals manufactured by Teva where viable alternatives exist,” the letter continued.

The consultants accused Teva of operating ”under the jurisdiction of and contributing to the economy of a state currently under investigation for genocide.”

As an Israeli company, paying tax to the Israeli government, the consultants further alleged, it “directly funds the diplomatic and military resources employed by the Israeli government to carry out a genocide and silence dissent domestically and internationally.”

“The company provides Israeli forces with medical supplies and donations. These resources have been used to slaughter patients, health professionals, and utterly destroy the healthcare infrastructure in Gaza,” the letter continued.


Irish band are hauled off stage at UK festival after starting pro-Palestine chant and brandishing flag - but are backed by rappers Kneecap
An Irish folk music band were pulled off stage at a UK festival after starting a pro-Palestine chant.

The Mary Wallopers were performing at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth on Friday when they unfurled a Palestinian flag and began chants of 'Free Palestine'.

The band's microphones were quickly cut off and they were eventually ushered off the stage after performing for just 20 minutes.

However, the festival said the band were leading a 'discriminatory' chant and that their microphones were not cut off for chanting 'Free Palestine'.

In a video released on social media, fans can be heard loudly booing at the empty stage.

The band quickly issued a statement on Instagram which read: 'Just got cut off at Victorious Festival for having a Palestinian flag on the stage. We've been doing this for 6 years now and this has never happened before. Free Palestine all day every day'.


Censored Tweet:
The Hamas-affiliated Guardian platform on Telegram warned Palestinians today not to publish info about dead members of the so-called resistance.

I suspect this has to do with Abdallah Abadeen who was filmed getting run over by a tank. His info was made public within hours.



Activists attack Jews putting up Gaza hostages photos in Frankfurt
Three Jewish men who were placing posters of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza were doused with red paint in a Frankfurt park on Friday by anti-capitalist activists.

“We were putting up posters with photos of the 50 hostages still in Hamas captivity on a fence in Frankfurt’s Grüneburgpark,” Sacha Stawski, 55, told the Bild newspaper.

Police confirmed the incident, according to the report, which took place around 5 p.m. local time. Due to the incident, law enforcement personnel will increase their presence in the area, Bild reported.

A municipality-approved tent encampment was set up last week in the central meadow of Grüneburgpark in Frankfurt’s Westend—a traditionally Jewish area near the city’s largest synagogue, Hessenschau, the online news portal of Hesse state public broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk, reported.

The self-titled “System Change Camp” was initiated by various left-wing groups, such as Antifa and Ende Gelände (“Here and No Further”), a “climate justice group” that occupies coal mines and promotes civil disobedience, according to the report.

Palestinian flags, expressions of solidarity with Gaza and keffiyehs can be frequently seen in the camp of roughly 1,000 people, Hessenschau added.

Stawski said that earlier on Friday, he walked through the park with a local delegation of the Christian Democratic Union party, “and we were repeatedly pushed aside and prevented from leaving by a group of about 20 to 30 partly masked people. A man who was there with his son called the police,” Bild reported.




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