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Now, is that a lot?
To answer that question let’s look at other major crisis areas around the world and the *peak* per person amount of annual aid the UN has *appealed* for, to aid them. (The approved sum is almost always below what was appealed for).
In other words- how much aid did the UN intend to send per person- to other crisis areas, vs how much Israel alone has sent to Gaza.
➡️Syria:
During the peak UN appeal,
15.3 million people relied on UN aid.
The UN asked to allocate a total of 4.81 billion $ for them.
Averaging 314$ per person.
➡️Yemen:
17.3 million people in need.
Maxed at an annual total of 4.34 billion $.
Which is 251 $ per person.
➡️Sudan:
20.9 million people in need.
Maxed at a total of 4.2 billion $
201$ per person.
➡️The Israeli aid to Gaza:
2.1 million people
~750 million $
357$ per person.
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So to reiterate that:
Per person in conflict zone, Israel has spent annually more of its taxpayer’s money, than the UN even appealed for- in Syria, Yemen or Sudan.
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It should be mentioned that not the entire amount Israel has allocated- was spent directly on rice, beans and tuna cans.
Around 30% of it had to be spent on setting up an alternative aid providence infrastructure, due to the need to bypass the UN distribution networks- as the latter were prone to theft and robbery by local armed factions.
To answer that question let’s look at other major crisis areas around the world and the *peak* per person amount of annual aid the UN has *appealed* for, to aid them. (The approved sum is almost always below what was appealed for).
In other words- how much aid did the UN intend to send per person- to other crisis areas, vs how much Israel alone has sent to Gaza.
➡️Syria:
During the peak UN appeal,
15.3 million people relied on UN aid.
The UN asked to allocate a total of 4.81 billion $ for them.
Averaging 314$ per person.
➡️Yemen:
17.3 million people in need.
Maxed at an annual total of 4.34 billion $.
Which is 251 $ per person.
➡️Sudan:
20.9 million people in need.
Maxed at a total of 4.2 billion $
201$ per person.
➡️The Israeli aid to Gaza:
2.1 million people
~750 million $
357$ per person.
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So to reiterate that:
Per person in conflict zone, Israel has spent annually more of its taxpayer’s money, than the UN even appealed for- in Syria, Yemen or Sudan.
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It should be mentioned that not the entire amount Israel has allocated- was spent directly on rice, beans and tuna cans.
Around 30% of it had to be spent on setting up an alternative aid providence infrastructure, due to the need to bypass the UN distribution networks- as the latter were prone to theft and robbery by local armed factions.
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Fun fact:
The name ‘Palestinians’, is linguistically inspired by the same origin as the Hebrew word for ‘invaders’.
The reality is a pretty good comedy producer…
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In 1200 BCE the land of Canaan has undergone a geopolitical turbulence period, which among other things featured an invasion by Aegean seafarers described in ancient Egyptian texts as Peleset.
To us, they are mostly known as Philistines, and the small strip of land where most of them have resided- as Pleshet.
While likely the name of the people had non-semitic origins- many ancient semitic languages, including Hebrew, already used the root P.L.Sh. regardless.
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This is where it gets interesting:
Originally, around the 1200 BCE-
P.L.Sh. in Hebrew meant “to roll around”. Mainly in dust or ashes (a grief ceremony).
Languages do not undergo changes over night and not even over decades, but rather through a long process that in this case looked the following way:
• A millennium later- in the 3rd and 2nd century BCE, Jewish scholars have translated the Tanakh to Greek, and referred there to the Philistines, not by their literal name but as “allophyloi”- approximately meaning “foreigners”.
• 500 years later, in 300 CE- Hebrew already used P.L.Sh. also as “to breach through”.
• Another 200 years passed and in 500CE- in the Rabbinic commentary of the biblical book of Lamentations- P.L.Sh. was used as “intruding into a domain”.
• Today the word “Polshim” in Hebrew literally means “invaders”. (Although P.L.Sh. also kept its ancient meaning as “to roll in dust or mud”. So, you can say “Polshim” meaning “invaders”, or you can say “Mitpalshim” meaning “they are rolling in mud”).
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Somewhere in 135CE, during the process described above:
The Romans managed to overcome the Bar Kochva revolt, expelled the Jews from Jerusalem and decided to cut their connection to the land even linguistically, by officially renaming the entire land into ‘Palaestina’- to resemble Pleshet, who were bitter enemies of ancient Israel.
The name stuck, has reached our days and now is used for a political cause:
• By people who have nothing to do with its non-semitic origins,
• Came to relatively a full consensus that they are “this thing”- only around 1967,
• All while being hilariously unaware of the linguistic irony they adopted with this name.
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Notice how in any variation of the name, it doesn’t sound the way that today’s Palestinians pronounce it:
With the letter “P” and not “Falasteen”.
Apparently the “Palestinians” are so indigenous that they can’t even pronounce properly the name they claim for the place, but have to use an Arabic adaptation which appeared over half a millennium after the Roman renaming- with the Islamic invasion.
The name ‘Palestinians’, is linguistically inspired by the same origin as the Hebrew word for ‘invaders’.
The reality is a pretty good comedy producer…
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In 1200 BCE the land of Canaan has undergone a geopolitical turbulence period, which among other things featured an invasion by Aegean seafarers described in ancient Egyptian texts as Peleset.
To us, they are mostly known as Philistines, and the small strip of land where most of them have resided- as Pleshet.
While likely the name of the people had non-semitic origins- many ancient semitic languages, including Hebrew, already used the root P.L.Sh. regardless.
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This is where it gets interesting:
Originally, around the 1200 BCE-
P.L.Sh. in Hebrew meant “to roll around”. Mainly in dust or ashes (a grief ceremony).
Languages do not undergo changes over night and not even over decades, but rather through a long process that in this case looked the following way:
• A millennium later- in the 3rd and 2nd century BCE, Jewish scholars have translated the Tanakh to Greek, and referred there to the Philistines, not by their literal name but as “allophyloi”- approximately meaning “foreigners”.
• 500 years later, in 300 CE- Hebrew already used P.L.Sh. also as “to breach through”.
• Another 200 years passed and in 500CE- in the Rabbinic commentary of the biblical book of Lamentations- P.L.Sh. was used as “intruding into a domain”.
• Today the word “Polshim” in Hebrew literally means “invaders”. (Although P.L.Sh. also kept its ancient meaning as “to roll in dust or mud”. So, you can say “Polshim” meaning “invaders”, or you can say “Mitpalshim” meaning “they are rolling in mud”).
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Somewhere in 135CE, during the process described above:
The Romans managed to overcome the Bar Kochva revolt, expelled the Jews from Jerusalem and decided to cut their connection to the land even linguistically, by officially renaming the entire land into ‘Palaestina’- to resemble Pleshet, who were bitter enemies of ancient Israel.
The name stuck, has reached our days and now is used for a political cause:
• By people who have nothing to do with its non-semitic origins,
• Came to relatively a full consensus that they are “this thing”- only around 1967,
• All while being hilariously unaware of the linguistic irony they adopted with this name.
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Notice how in any variation of the name, it doesn’t sound the way that today’s Palestinians pronounce it:
With the letter “P” and not “Falasteen”.
Apparently the “Palestinians” are so indigenous that they can’t even pronounce properly the name they claim for the place, but have to use an Arabic adaptation which appeared over half a millennium after the Roman renaming- with the Islamic invasion.
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You know how anti-Zionists come to your comment sections and post some half verified, morally questionable- over a hundred years old quote by Hertzel or Ben Gurion- in an attempt to portray Israel as inherently evil?
As if saying “look, here are the things that the founders of Zionism said (?) - no wonder…”
It is about time to put some things in perspective here. One of the best ways to do it is to look at today’s one of the most prominent agitators against Israel- the Turkish regime and some of their media outlets.
Their motivation to deligitimize Israel is understandable-
As Israel is one of the main obstacles to their neo-Ottoman imperialistic goals.
But they are throwing stones while living in a glass house.
To understand that, it is enough to go through some of the quotes by their high ranked officials- whether contemporary, or in the Ottoman times that they are so eager to revive.
➡️ “We did not voluntarily accept the borders of our country … Mosul was ours, Kirkuk was ours [Iraq]”.
Turkish President, Erdogan, 2016.
➡️ “We are emptying these villages [of Kurds] for the security of our citizens… To catch the fish, you have to drain the swaps”.
Ismet Sezgin, Minister of Interior, 1993.
Or, if you wish to go to those contemporary to Hertzl or Ben Gurion:
➡️ “Those who are not pure Turks have only one right in the Turkish homeland, and that is to be servants, to be slaves”.
Mahmut Esat Bozkurt, 1925.
➡️ “At any price we must Turkify the inhabitants of our land, and we will annihilate those who oppose Turks or Turkism”.
Ismet Inonu, 1925.
➡️ “The Armenians had become hazardous microbes in the body of this country. Well, isn’t it a doctor’s duty to kill microbes?”
Mehmet Resit, 1915.
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There are many more of course,
And that’s before we mention the genocide of the Greeks and the Assyrians - by the Turkish forces in the years 1914-25,
And the occupation and ethnic cleansing of Greek Cypriots by the Turkish forces in 1974.
As if saying “look, here are the things that the founders of Zionism said (?) - no wonder…”
It is about time to put some things in perspective here. One of the best ways to do it is to look at today’s one of the most prominent agitators against Israel- the Turkish regime and some of their media outlets.
Their motivation to deligitimize Israel is understandable-
As Israel is one of the main obstacles to their neo-Ottoman imperialistic goals.
But they are throwing stones while living in a glass house.
To understand that, it is enough to go through some of the quotes by their high ranked officials- whether contemporary, or in the Ottoman times that they are so eager to revive.
➡️ “We did not voluntarily accept the borders of our country … Mosul was ours, Kirkuk was ours [Iraq]”.
Turkish President, Erdogan, 2016.
➡️ “We are emptying these villages [of Kurds] for the security of our citizens… To catch the fish, you have to drain the swaps”.
Ismet Sezgin, Minister of Interior, 1993.
Or, if you wish to go to those contemporary to Hertzl or Ben Gurion:
➡️ “Those who are not pure Turks have only one right in the Turkish homeland, and that is to be servants, to be slaves”.
Mahmut Esat Bozkurt, 1925.
➡️ “At any price we must Turkify the inhabitants of our land, and we will annihilate those who oppose Turks or Turkism”.
Ismet Inonu, 1925.
➡️ “The Armenians had become hazardous microbes in the body of this country. Well, isn’t it a doctor’s duty to kill microbes?”
Mehmet Resit, 1915.
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There are many more of course,
And that’s before we mention the genocide of the Greeks and the Assyrians - by the Turkish forces in the years 1914-25,
And the occupation and ethnic cleansing of Greek Cypriots by the Turkish forces in 1974.
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Welcome to today’s Trivia:
“Whose quote is that? An Islamist or a Communist?”
I will give you a pair of quotes every time, you will take a guess which one belongs to a communist ideologue and then look at the correct answer below.
Let’s go.
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1) “Throughout history, mankind has always been divided into two opposing forces: the arrogant rulers and the deprived masses..."
2) “Freeman and slave, patrician and plebeian, lord and serf, guild-master and journeyman… stood in constant opposition to one another.”
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I think you’ve guess it right- the second one is by Karl Marx from the communist manifesto. The first is taken from a speech by Ruhollah Khomeini- the leader of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran.
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1) “The history of humanity is, at its core, a continuous conflict between two systems…"
2) “The history of all … existing society is the history of class struggles."
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Once again, it is the second one. And again, by Karl Marx.
The first one is by Sayyid Qutb- a leading ideologue of the Muslim Brotherhood- in his work, “Milestones”- where he explains how Islam should gradually take over the world.
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1) “Society is more and more splitting up into two great hostile camps…”
2) “The world today has been divided into two camps…"
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Yes, I know they are almost identical…
The first one is by Marx’s companion- Friedrich Engels.
The second one is by Osama Bin Laden… a month after 9/11.
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1) The division of society into classes… makes it necessary for one class to dominate over another.”
2) “Whenever human beings exercise sovereignty over other human beings, oppression is the inevitable result... Dominion of man over man is the root of all tyranny."
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If you guessed number one, you were right- as it is by Vladimir Lenin.
The second quote belongs to the founder of Jamaat e Islami, Abul A'la Maududi, in his 1939 work “Political theory of Islam”.
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1) “Wherever there is oppression … and injustice, there you will find …Resistance."
2) “Where there is oppression, there is resistance.”
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The less talkative here is Mao Zedong- in the second quote.
The first one belongs to Hassan Nasrallah (the former (eliminated) Secretary-General of Hezbollah).
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1) “International organizations and global law are nothing but instruments in the hands of the arrogant superpowers, created to legalize the subjugation and oppression of weaker nations."
2) “The state is an organ of class rule, an organ for the oppression of one class by another; it is the creation of 'order', which legalizes and perpetuates this oppression."
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No I am not just changing the wording of a single quote…
The second quote is by Vladimir Lenin. The first one is again- by Ruhollah Khomeini.
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1) “Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in the ancient Greek republics: freedom for the slave-owners."
2) “Western 'freedom' and democracy are a complete sham. They offer men the freedom … which turns men into slaves of other men while calling it liberty."
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The first one by Lenin. The second is by Sayyid Qutb from the Muslim Brotherhood, a few decades later in his already mentioned work “Milestones”.
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So, apparently it is not just a Red-Green alliance. It is the Red-Green inspiration- as they feed each other ideologically.
However, here is the interesting thing- when any of these sides achieves their goal, the other one who is present there geographically- suffers immensely.
• Look at the Uygurs in China,
• Or the expulsions of Tatars, Chechens and Ingush by Stalin,
• Or the dismantling of Islamic culture in Albania under Hoxha.
When communists find themselves under an Islamic rule, it is not any better:
• A killing of 500 thousands to a million of communists in Indonesia in 1965-66,
• The imprisonment and execution of the communists who have helped to bring the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979,
• The overthrow and persecution of the Afghan communists in 1979-92
And so on.
“Whose quote is that? An Islamist or a Communist?”
I will give you a pair of quotes every time, you will take a guess which one belongs to a communist ideologue and then look at the correct answer below.
Let’s go.
🤔
1) “Throughout history, mankind has always been divided into two opposing forces: the arrogant rulers and the deprived masses..."
2) “Freeman and slave, patrician and plebeian, lord and serf, guild-master and journeyman… stood in constant opposition to one another.”
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I think you’ve guess it right- the second one is by Karl Marx from the communist manifesto. The first is taken from a speech by Ruhollah Khomeini- the leader of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran.
🤔
1) “The history of humanity is, at its core, a continuous conflict between two systems…"
2) “The history of all … existing society is the history of class struggles."
✅
Once again, it is the second one. And again, by Karl Marx.
The first one is by Sayyid Qutb- a leading ideologue of the Muslim Brotherhood- in his work, “Milestones”- where he explains how Islam should gradually take over the world.
🤔
1) “Society is more and more splitting up into two great hostile camps…”
2) “The world today has been divided into two camps…"
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Yes, I know they are almost identical…
The first one is by Marx’s companion- Friedrich Engels.
The second one is by Osama Bin Laden… a month after 9/11.
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1) The division of society into classes… makes it necessary for one class to dominate over another.”
2) “Whenever human beings exercise sovereignty over other human beings, oppression is the inevitable result... Dominion of man over man is the root of all tyranny."
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If you guessed number one, you were right- as it is by Vladimir Lenin.
The second quote belongs to the founder of Jamaat e Islami, Abul A'la Maududi, in his 1939 work “Political theory of Islam”.
🤔
1) “Wherever there is oppression … and injustice, there you will find …Resistance."
2) “Where there is oppression, there is resistance.”
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The less talkative here is Mao Zedong- in the second quote.
The first one belongs to Hassan Nasrallah (the former (eliminated) Secretary-General of Hezbollah).
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1) “International organizations and global law are nothing but instruments in the hands of the arrogant superpowers, created to legalize the subjugation and oppression of weaker nations."
2) “The state is an organ of class rule, an organ for the oppression of one class by another; it is the creation of 'order', which legalizes and perpetuates this oppression."
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No I am not just changing the wording of a single quote…
The second quote is by Vladimir Lenin. The first one is again- by Ruhollah Khomeini.
🤔
1) “Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in the ancient Greek republics: freedom for the slave-owners."
2) “Western 'freedom' and democracy are a complete sham. They offer men the freedom … which turns men into slaves of other men while calling it liberty."
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The first one by Lenin. The second is by Sayyid Qutb from the Muslim Brotherhood, a few decades later in his already mentioned work “Milestones”.
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So, apparently it is not just a Red-Green alliance. It is the Red-Green inspiration- as they feed each other ideologically.
However, here is the interesting thing- when any of these sides achieves their goal, the other one who is present there geographically- suffers immensely.
• Look at the Uygurs in China,
• Or the expulsions of Tatars, Chechens and Ingush by Stalin,
• Or the dismantling of Islamic culture in Albania under Hoxha.
When communists find themselves under an Islamic rule, it is not any better:
• A killing of 500 thousands to a million of communists in Indonesia in 1965-66,
• The imprisonment and execution of the communists who have helped to bring the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979,
• The overthrow and persecution of the Afghan communists in 1979-92
And so on.
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What’s up with those who complain about being “unable to openly criticize Israel”?
Are those people seriously convincing themselves that they are some underground, fringe outlaws willing to risk it all for the sake of the “truth”,
While riding one of the largest mainstream propaganda waves of the latest century?
The level of virtue signalling is almost impressive.
Are those people seriously convincing themselves that they are some underground, fringe outlaws willing to risk it all for the sake of the “truth”,
While riding one of the largest mainstream propaganda waves of the latest century?
The level of virtue signalling is almost impressive.
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In the light of the resuming (empty) talks about the disarmament of Hamas, some people like to point out that a “free will” disarmament of a designated terrorist organisation- is something that already has successfully taken place in history.
The example they point out is the Irish IRA, that following the 1998 Good Friday agreement- has eventually (almost) disarmed.
Well, there are few minor differences to attend to here:
• The IRA were not fundamental Islamic fanatics, and the Irish people are not a result of the Islamic colonialism (yet).
• The conflict between the IRA and the UK went on for over a hundred years. Hamas is less than 40 years old.
• The mentioned disarmament took seven years (!) When it comes to Hamas, people in all seriousness talk about a process of 30 days.
And the nearly negligible one:
• The declared goal of the IRA was not the destruction of Britain.
The example they point out is the Irish IRA, that following the 1998 Good Friday agreement- has eventually (almost) disarmed.
Well, there are few minor differences to attend to here:
• The IRA were not fundamental Islamic fanatics, and the Irish people are not a result of the Islamic colonialism (yet).
• The conflict between the IRA and the UK went on for over a hundred years. Hamas is less than 40 years old.
• The mentioned disarmament took seven years (!) When it comes to Hamas, people in all seriousness talk about a process of 30 days.
And the nearly negligible one:
• The declared goal of the IRA was not the destruction of Britain.
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How many times have you heard this weird statement:
“Israel’s response is disproportionate”?
Unsurprisingly, this childish argument pushed in the latest decades by commentators (hello Piers Morgan), politicians and well-meaning patsies on the internet-
Is a result of an actual UN post WW2 policy.
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As part of this policy, Article 51 of the UN charter has restricted self defence making it valid- only until the UN Security Council took measures to maintain international “peace”.
Moreover, through the Geneva convention- it also established that military force must be strictly proportional to the immediate military objective.
But like many other UN-made misunderstandings of reality-
They have failed to take in count at least two things:
➡️ Irrational actors, largely made of religious fanatics.
➡️ Asymmetric warfare, where one side is more capable than the other by a large margin.
Addressing a threat posed by a considerably weaker, yet irrational actor, by applying a “military force… strictly proportional to the immediate military objective” - achieves nothing.
The only thing it does- is setting the countdown timer for another inevitable cycle to start.
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The Romanian-born American strategist Edward Luttwak summarized it pretty well:
"An unpleasant truth that our honest diplomats have yet to learn is that although war is a great evil, it does have a great virtue: it can resolve political conflicts and lead to peace.
But only if it is allowed to burn itself out."
"Imposed cease-fires artificially freeze conflict... preventing the exhaustion of belligerents, allowing them to rearm and reorganize, and perpetuating a state of war indefinitely."
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The Palestinians and the Israelis are arguably the biggest victims of these diplomatic delusions- swirling into a fifth generation of a conflict that should have ended decades ago.
Although, to be fair- Arab countries that have never let the Palestinians to integrate, with the direct intention of using them as a tool against Israel- have played their role in it too.
Especially prior to 1967.
“Israel’s response is disproportionate”?
Unsurprisingly, this childish argument pushed in the latest decades by commentators (hello Piers Morgan), politicians and well-meaning patsies on the internet-
Is a result of an actual UN post WW2 policy.
📚
As part of this policy, Article 51 of the UN charter has restricted self defence making it valid- only until the UN Security Council took measures to maintain international “peace”.
Moreover, through the Geneva convention- it also established that military force must be strictly proportional to the immediate military objective.
But like many other UN-made misunderstandings of reality-
They have failed to take in count at least two things:
➡️ Irrational actors, largely made of religious fanatics.
➡️ Asymmetric warfare, where one side is more capable than the other by a large margin.
Addressing a threat posed by a considerably weaker, yet irrational actor, by applying a “military force… strictly proportional to the immediate military objective” - achieves nothing.
The only thing it does- is setting the countdown timer for another inevitable cycle to start.
📚
The Romanian-born American strategist Edward Luttwak summarized it pretty well:
"An unpleasant truth that our honest diplomats have yet to learn is that although war is a great evil, it does have a great virtue: it can resolve political conflicts and lead to peace.
But only if it is allowed to burn itself out."
"Imposed cease-fires artificially freeze conflict... preventing the exhaustion of belligerents, allowing them to rearm and reorganize, and perpetuating a state of war indefinitely."
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The Palestinians and the Israelis are arguably the biggest victims of these diplomatic delusions- swirling into a fifth generation of a conflict that should have ended decades ago.
Although, to be fair- Arab countries that have never let the Palestinians to integrate, with the direct intention of using them as a tool against Israel- have played their role in it too.
Especially prior to 1967.
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One of the main narratives the Iranian regime is pushing, to claim the higher moral ground - is calling the U.S.-Israel alliance, “Epstein coalition”.
I guess the crisis in Iran is so bad that even the leaders can’t afford a mirror… But that’s ok-
One can place it there for them, by listing some of the Iranian high ranked officials who have married minors.
Oh, and keep in mind- the Islamic Republic of Iran does not prohibit marital rape…
Here’s the list:
➡️ Hassan Rouhani, President.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
➡️ Mohammad Ghalibaf, Parliament speaker.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
➡️ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the second Supreme Leader.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 17.
➡️ Mojtaba Khamenei, the current(?) Supreme Leader.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 17.
➡️ Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its first Supreme Leader.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
➡️ Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, ayatollah Khomeni’s Chief of staff.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 15.
➡️ Ali Larijani, former Speaker of Parliament.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 15.
➡️ Sadeq Amoli Larijani, former Head of Judiciary.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: below 16.
➡️ Mohammad Mohammadi Reyshahri, First minister of intelligence and Chief prosecutor of the special clergy court.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 11. (Proposed when she was 9).
➡️ Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, Architect of the Islamic Republic Constitution.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 15.
➡️ Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri, Designated Successor to Khomeini & Chairman of the Constitutional Assembly.
Wife’s age the day of marriage:14.
➡️ Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, Chairman of the Guardian Council & Assembly of Experts.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
➡️ Ayatollah Sadegh Khalkhali, First Chief Justice of the Islamic Revolutionary Court.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 13.
➡️ Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, Former Head of the Judiciary & Chairman of the Guardian Council.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
➡️ Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari, Ideological Co-Founder of the Islamic Republic & Chairman of the Council of the Islamic Revolution.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 15.
➡️ Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, Former Prime Minister. Wife’s age the day of marriage: 15.
➡️ Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Former Head of the Judiciary. Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
➡️ Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi, Ultra-Conservative Ideologue & Assembly of Experts Member. Wife’s age the day of marriage: 15.
➡️ Ayatollah Ahmad Alamolhoda, Friday Prayer Leader of Mashhad & Assembly of Experts Member.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
➡️ Ayatollah Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani, Chairman of the Assembly of Experts.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
There are more, but you get the point.
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So while smearing the U.S. and Israel with paedophilia allegedly practiced by some figures among their elites- in the Islamic Republic of Iran paedophilia an absolute normality.
I guess the crisis in Iran is so bad that even the leaders can’t afford a mirror… But that’s ok-
One can place it there for them, by listing some of the Iranian high ranked officials who have married minors.
Oh, and keep in mind- the Islamic Republic of Iran does not prohibit marital rape…
Here’s the list:
➡️ Hassan Rouhani, President.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
➡️ Mohammad Ghalibaf, Parliament speaker.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
➡️ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the second Supreme Leader.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 17.
➡️ Mojtaba Khamenei, the current(?) Supreme Leader.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 17.
➡️ Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its first Supreme Leader.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
➡️ Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, ayatollah Khomeni’s Chief of staff.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 15.
➡️ Ali Larijani, former Speaker of Parliament.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 15.
➡️ Sadeq Amoli Larijani, former Head of Judiciary.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: below 16.
➡️ Mohammad Mohammadi Reyshahri, First minister of intelligence and Chief prosecutor of the special clergy court.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 11. (Proposed when she was 9).
➡️ Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, Architect of the Islamic Republic Constitution.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 15.
➡️ Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri, Designated Successor to Khomeini & Chairman of the Constitutional Assembly.
Wife’s age the day of marriage:14.
➡️ Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, Chairman of the Guardian Council & Assembly of Experts.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
➡️ Ayatollah Sadegh Khalkhali, First Chief Justice of the Islamic Revolutionary Court.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 13.
➡️ Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, Former Head of the Judiciary & Chairman of the Guardian Council.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
➡️ Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari, Ideological Co-Founder of the Islamic Republic & Chairman of the Council of the Islamic Revolution.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 15.
➡️ Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, Former Prime Minister. Wife’s age the day of marriage: 15.
➡️ Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Former Head of the Judiciary. Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
➡️ Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi, Ultra-Conservative Ideologue & Assembly of Experts Member. Wife’s age the day of marriage: 15.
➡️ Ayatollah Ahmad Alamolhoda, Friday Prayer Leader of Mashhad & Assembly of Experts Member.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
➡️ Ayatollah Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani, Chairman of the Assembly of Experts.
Wife’s age the day of marriage: 14.
There are more, but you get the point.
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So while smearing the U.S. and Israel with paedophilia allegedly practiced by some figures among their elites- in the Islamic Republic of Iran paedophilia an absolute normality.
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Balfour declaration.
The 1917 expression of favor for “a national home for the Jewish people” in their ancestral homeland, made by the Foreign Secretary of the British Empire.
There are many ways the Anti Zionists have expressed about this declaration, but the average sentiment can be seen through a quote by Edward Said- the Palestinian-American cultural theorist:
"What is important about the Balfour Declaration is that it was made by a European power... about a non-European territory…”
Yes… because this is so unique, right?
Even before we address the morals behind this declaration-
Literally every major empire during WW1 engaged in a strategy of partition plans, territorial bribes and independence pledges to cause proxy revolts and unrest in places that very often were outside the European continent.
Some of those promises, became artificial countries that never existed before- such as Iraq and Jordan.
When it comes to Britain:
➡️ In 1915 they promised the Tsarist Russia- Constantinopol, the Turkish straits and portions of Ottoman Anatolia.
➡️ In 1915 they also promised Italy parts of Ottoman Anatolia, South Tyrol, Trieste, Istria, Dalmatia, Dodecanese islands and parts of Northern and Eastern Africa.
➡️ In 1916 they promised to the Sheriff of Mecca an independent Arab kingdom spanning from Greater Syria (mind that Syria is not exactly Arabia) to the Arabian peninsula.
➡️ Later that year they directly contradicted that promise by signing the Sykes-Picot with France.
➡️ In 1917 they promised India a “gradual development of self-governing institutions”.
➡️ In 1918 they had to falsely reassure the Sheriff of Mecca that Sykes-Picot won’t get in the way of the great independent Arab kingdom.
➡️ Later that year they contradicted that reassurance as well, by signing the “Declaration to the Seven”. A commitment to seven Syrian political leaders guaranteeing full sovereignty for Arab territories liberated by native Arab armies.
➡️ In 1918 cane the Anglo-French declaration promising the “complete and final liberation” of populations under Ottoman rule and the establishment of local national governments based on self determination.
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And like I said earlier- You know about Britain because they issued the Balfour declaration (and because they were on the winning side).
However here are more promises made by other parties in that war:
Germany.
➡️ In 1917 they offered Mexico- Texas, New Mexico and Arizona- in exchange for engaging in war against the U.S.
➡️ In 1916 together with Austro-Hungary they promised to create an independent kingdom of Poland, carved out of Russian territory.
➡️ The same year, India got a promise of independence from them.
➡️ In 1918, they already “recognized” the independence of Ukraine, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Georgia.
You want more? There you go:
France.
➡️ In 1916, they promised Cilicia to the Armenians.
Russia.
➡️ In 1914, promised to grant an autonomous Polish state.
And this is far from being a full list.
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So what is it with the Palestinian cause trying to inflate its victimhood for decades- while at almost any given moment being hardly a minor incident on the global scale?
The 1917 expression of favor for “a national home for the Jewish people” in their ancestral homeland, made by the Foreign Secretary of the British Empire.
There are many ways the Anti Zionists have expressed about this declaration, but the average sentiment can be seen through a quote by Edward Said- the Palestinian-American cultural theorist:
"What is important about the Balfour Declaration is that it was made by a European power... about a non-European territory…”
Yes… because this is so unique, right?
Even before we address the morals behind this declaration-
Literally every major empire during WW1 engaged in a strategy of partition plans, territorial bribes and independence pledges to cause proxy revolts and unrest in places that very often were outside the European continent.
Some of those promises, became artificial countries that never existed before- such as Iraq and Jordan.
When it comes to Britain:
➡️ In 1915 they promised the Tsarist Russia- Constantinopol, the Turkish straits and portions of Ottoman Anatolia.
➡️ In 1915 they also promised Italy parts of Ottoman Anatolia, South Tyrol, Trieste, Istria, Dalmatia, Dodecanese islands and parts of Northern and Eastern Africa.
➡️ In 1916 they promised to the Sheriff of Mecca an independent Arab kingdom spanning from Greater Syria (mind that Syria is not exactly Arabia) to the Arabian peninsula.
➡️ Later that year they directly contradicted that promise by signing the Sykes-Picot with France.
➡️ In 1917 they promised India a “gradual development of self-governing institutions”.
➡️ In 1918 they had to falsely reassure the Sheriff of Mecca that Sykes-Picot won’t get in the way of the great independent Arab kingdom.
➡️ Later that year they contradicted that reassurance as well, by signing the “Declaration to the Seven”. A commitment to seven Syrian political leaders guaranteeing full sovereignty for Arab territories liberated by native Arab armies.
➡️ In 1918 cane the Anglo-French declaration promising the “complete and final liberation” of populations under Ottoman rule and the establishment of local national governments based on self determination.
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And like I said earlier- You know about Britain because they issued the Balfour declaration (and because they were on the winning side).
However here are more promises made by other parties in that war:
Germany.
➡️ In 1917 they offered Mexico- Texas, New Mexico and Arizona- in exchange for engaging in war against the U.S.
➡️ In 1916 together with Austro-Hungary they promised to create an independent kingdom of Poland, carved out of Russian territory.
➡️ The same year, India got a promise of independence from them.
➡️ In 1918, they already “recognized” the independence of Ukraine, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Georgia.
You want more? There you go:
France.
➡️ In 1916, they promised Cilicia to the Armenians.
Russia.
➡️ In 1914, promised to grant an autonomous Polish state.
And this is far from being a full list.
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So what is it with the Palestinian cause trying to inflate its victimhood for decades- while at almost any given moment being hardly a minor incident on the global scale?
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Those pro Palis who are cheering for the imperialistic rhetoric by Turkey’s President Erdogan, about “freeing Jerusalem” just because this rhetoric is anti Jewish- as usual need some historical reminder.
If they think that the Palestinians are mistreated by Israel, and need Turkey to free them- oh sweet child of mine.
Historically, even the idea of Arab nationalism- let alone an obnoxious one as the Palestinian cause has been made to be- was suppressed brutally by the Ottoman empire, that Erdogan wants to revive.
Want some examples? There you go:
➡️ 1811-18, The crashing of the First Saudi State.
Emir Saud bin Abdulaziz managed to expand across most of the Arabian peninsula, including Mecca and Medina. Such strive for independence has brought an invasion by Ottoman’s proxy forces- resulting in the destruction of the Saudi capital, thousands of casualties, the execution of Emir Abdullah bin Saud (the successor of Emir Saud), and the dismantling of Najdi self-rule.
➡️ 1870s-1910s
Freedom of expression? Nope.
Instead- censorship and banning of Arab cultural and political societies.
The Arabic press in Beirut, Damascus, and Cairo was censored by the state. Intellectuals were exiled.
➡️ 1904-14, Asir (today’s Saudi Arabia) and Yemen.
Imam Yahya and Muhammad ibn Ali al-Idrisi in the Yemeni highlands and in Asir-sought local autonomy. The Ottomans weren’t too excited about the idea and deployed thousands of troops to suppress both movements.
➡️ 1910, Karak and Hawran.
To enforce centralizing “Turkification" policies, Ottomans launched heavy military campaigns against Druze and Bedouins across Transjordan and Syria. It ended in massacres of thousands of people, public hangings, and forced enlistment into the Ottoman military.
➡️ 1913-14, Putting the Paris Arab Congress participants under surveillance.
When Arab intellectuals and politicians met at the First Arab Congress in Paris to demand official recognition of Arabic in government and regional administrative decentralization, the Ottomans placed key attendees under state surveillance.
➡️ 1914, Arrest and purge of Arab officers.
The Ottomans arrested Major Aziz Ali al-Misri, a decorated officer and co-founder of the nationalist society Al-Ahd, and sentenced him to death by a military tribunal on charges of sparking public protests across Cairo, Damascus, and Baghdad.
Later, a diplomatic pressure forced them to exile him instead.
Alongside him- dozens of Arab officers were forced out of their positions.
➡️ 1914–1915
After the outbreak of World War I, The Ottomans seized document archives left behind in the French consulates in Beirut and Damascus. After finding correspondence between local Arab leaders and European diplomats regarding Arab administrative reform- raids, mass arrests, and military tribunals followed.
➡️ 1915–1916 Public Executions in Beirut and Damascus. 32 Arab nationalist leaders publicly executed by hanging.
➡️ 1915-18 Systematic Exiles and Mass Deportations.
As collective punishment for real or suspected Arab nationalistic sympathies, the Ottoman military regime deported thousands of prominent Arab families, civil servants, and military personnel from the Levant to central Anatolia.
➡️ 1915-18, The Siege and Famine of Mount Lebanon.
To neutralize potential Arab insurgencies, the Ottomans imposed a blockade around Mount Lebanon, preventing the entry of supplies- leading to the death of ~ 250000 civilians-nearly half the region's population.
➡️ 1916-19, Depopulation and Repression in Medina.
When Sharif Hussein bin Ali declared the Great Arab Revolt in June 1916, Ottoman forces deported over 40,000 Arab residents of Medina to Syria and Anatolia, took grain reserves, and executed revolt sympathizers.
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To repeat the words of the wannabe Sultan- Erdogan:
“In our history, there is no genocide, no massacres, no opression, and no colonialism. Throughout our entire… history, there has been only justice and compassion”…
Yeah… you can hardly even call it gaslighting when so many useful idiots want to repeat the history they don’t know.
If they think that the Palestinians are mistreated by Israel, and need Turkey to free them- oh sweet child of mine.
Historically, even the idea of Arab nationalism- let alone an obnoxious one as the Palestinian cause has been made to be- was suppressed brutally by the Ottoman empire, that Erdogan wants to revive.
Want some examples? There you go:
➡️ 1811-18, The crashing of the First Saudi State.
Emir Saud bin Abdulaziz managed to expand across most of the Arabian peninsula, including Mecca and Medina. Such strive for independence has brought an invasion by Ottoman’s proxy forces- resulting in the destruction of the Saudi capital, thousands of casualties, the execution of Emir Abdullah bin Saud (the successor of Emir Saud), and the dismantling of Najdi self-rule.
➡️ 1870s-1910s
Freedom of expression? Nope.
Instead- censorship and banning of Arab cultural and political societies.
The Arabic press in Beirut, Damascus, and Cairo was censored by the state. Intellectuals were exiled.
➡️ 1904-14, Asir (today’s Saudi Arabia) and Yemen.
Imam Yahya and Muhammad ibn Ali al-Idrisi in the Yemeni highlands and in Asir-sought local autonomy. The Ottomans weren’t too excited about the idea and deployed thousands of troops to suppress both movements.
➡️ 1910, Karak and Hawran.
To enforce centralizing “Turkification" policies, Ottomans launched heavy military campaigns against Druze and Bedouins across Transjordan and Syria. It ended in massacres of thousands of people, public hangings, and forced enlistment into the Ottoman military.
➡️ 1913-14, Putting the Paris Arab Congress participants under surveillance.
When Arab intellectuals and politicians met at the First Arab Congress in Paris to demand official recognition of Arabic in government and regional administrative decentralization, the Ottomans placed key attendees under state surveillance.
➡️ 1914, Arrest and purge of Arab officers.
The Ottomans arrested Major Aziz Ali al-Misri, a decorated officer and co-founder of the nationalist society Al-Ahd, and sentenced him to death by a military tribunal on charges of sparking public protests across Cairo, Damascus, and Baghdad.
Later, a diplomatic pressure forced them to exile him instead.
Alongside him- dozens of Arab officers were forced out of their positions.
➡️ 1914–1915
After the outbreak of World War I, The Ottomans seized document archives left behind in the French consulates in Beirut and Damascus. After finding correspondence between local Arab leaders and European diplomats regarding Arab administrative reform- raids, mass arrests, and military tribunals followed.
➡️ 1915–1916 Public Executions in Beirut and Damascus. 32 Arab nationalist leaders publicly executed by hanging.
➡️ 1915-18 Systematic Exiles and Mass Deportations.
As collective punishment for real or suspected Arab nationalistic sympathies, the Ottoman military regime deported thousands of prominent Arab families, civil servants, and military personnel from the Levant to central Anatolia.
➡️ 1915-18, The Siege and Famine of Mount Lebanon.
To neutralize potential Arab insurgencies, the Ottomans imposed a blockade around Mount Lebanon, preventing the entry of supplies- leading to the death of ~ 250000 civilians-nearly half the region's population.
➡️ 1916-19, Depopulation and Repression in Medina.
When Sharif Hussein bin Ali declared the Great Arab Revolt in June 1916, Ottoman forces deported over 40,000 Arab residents of Medina to Syria and Anatolia, took grain reserves, and executed revolt sympathizers.
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To repeat the words of the wannabe Sultan- Erdogan:
“In our history, there is no genocide, no massacres, no opression, and no colonialism. Throughout our entire… history, there has been only justice and compassion”…
Yeah… you can hardly even call it gaslighting when so many useful idiots want to repeat the history they don’t know.
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Saudi Arabia, makes a pact with Turkey and Pakistan:
“If there is any aggression against one member state, all three member states will respond”.
The Houthis advance in Yemen and attack Saudi infrastructure.
Saudi Arabia:
“Trump, help!”
“If there is any aggression against one member state, all three member states will respond”.
The Houthis advance in Yemen and attack Saudi infrastructure.
Saudi Arabia:
“Trump, help!”
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“It was promised to them 3000 years ago…”
Having a hard time to accept pro Israeli arguments based on the bible? That’s ok- me personally too. That’s why I like archaeology so much- it scientifically confirms, and sometimes even quotes parts of the bible- without telling me to simply believe in it.
The example in the Substack article below, is one of the dozens of findings that do exactly that- explicitly mentioning entities, incidents and names- described in the bible.
https://talkingpointil.substack.com/p/the-stele-of-tel-dan
Having a hard time to accept pro Israeli arguments based on the bible? That’s ok- me personally too. That’s why I like archaeology so much- it scientifically confirms, and sometimes even quotes parts of the bible- without telling me to simply believe in it.
The example in the Substack article below, is one of the dozens of findings that do exactly that- explicitly mentioning entities, incidents and names- described in the bible.
https://talkingpointil.substack.com/p/the-stele-of-tel-dan
Substack
The Stele of Tel Dan
A 2800 years old documentation of the “House of David” and other kings of Israel and Judea.
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“But Herodotus called it Palestine!”
An argument I hear too often from pro Palis who feel that they have hit some jackpot of a historical argument.
To those unfamiliar:
Herodotus was a Historian and Geographer who lived in the 5th century BCE.
Now, if he already referred to the land as “Palestine”, then the Israeli argument about the name Palestine being given to Judea by Romans in the 1st century CE- would sound inaccurate.
But did he?
First-
Even if he did-
Palestinians are Arabs, Philistines were European.
Meaning, modern day Palestinians still have nothing to do with ancient Philistines and with whichever name the land was contemporarily called.
Second- what land exactly did he refer to?
It most certainly was not the “West Bank”:
• Not Judea, which was part of autonomy called- Yehud Medinata, which literally translates from Aramaic as “Judean province”.
• Not Samaria, which was called Shamrayn Medinata- “Samarian province”.
It also wasn’t Jerusalem,
Which also was part of the same Yehud Medinata autonomy.
Here is the quote by Herodotus himself:
“And from Phoenicia this peninsula runs beside our sea [the Mediterranean] by way of the Syrian Palestine and Egypt, which is at the end of it..."
So, in other words:
“Between Phoenicia in the north and Egypt in the south”.
The Phoenician southern limits under the Persian rule in the 5th century BCE- included the sea ports of Jaffa and Ashkelon.
The center of Ashkelon is less than ten kilometres away from Gaza…
So, when Herodotus said “Palestine”, he roughly meant a widened version of the Gaza strip-
where 700 years prior to that, the seafarers from Crete have settled.
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And to restate the obvious- the modern day Palestinians have nothing to do with those seafarers.
An argument I hear too often from pro Palis who feel that they have hit some jackpot of a historical argument.
To those unfamiliar:
Herodotus was a Historian and Geographer who lived in the 5th century BCE.
Now, if he already referred to the land as “Palestine”, then the Israeli argument about the name Palestine being given to Judea by Romans in the 1st century CE- would sound inaccurate.
But did he?
First-
Even if he did-
Palestinians are Arabs, Philistines were European.
Meaning, modern day Palestinians still have nothing to do with ancient Philistines and with whichever name the land was contemporarily called.
Second- what land exactly did he refer to?
It most certainly was not the “West Bank”:
• Not Judea, which was part of autonomy called- Yehud Medinata, which literally translates from Aramaic as “Judean province”.
• Not Samaria, which was called Shamrayn Medinata- “Samarian province”.
It also wasn’t Jerusalem,
Which also was part of the same Yehud Medinata autonomy.
Here is the quote by Herodotus himself:
“And from Phoenicia this peninsula runs beside our sea [the Mediterranean] by way of the Syrian Palestine and Egypt, which is at the end of it..."
So, in other words:
“Between Phoenicia in the north and Egypt in the south”.
The Phoenician southern limits under the Persian rule in the 5th century BCE- included the sea ports of Jaffa and Ashkelon.
The center of Ashkelon is less than ten kilometres away from Gaza…
So, when Herodotus said “Palestine”, he roughly meant a widened version of the Gaza strip-
where 700 years prior to that, the seafarers from Crete have settled.
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And to restate the obvious- the modern day Palestinians have nothing to do with those seafarers.
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An argument I heard too many times: “This [insert a Jewish sounding name] scholar, says something that supports my Anti-Zionist narrative. Are you really going to argue with that?” As if all the Jews have a single aligned mindset. I was reminded of this…
I knew that NAZA “documentary”- blaming Israel for various crimes while using exclusively anonymous sources with distorted voices-
Reminded me of something.
Teddy Katz.
Another Israeli that decided to make himself useful to the anti Zionist cause.
The guy was an academic who chose for his thesis to interview veterans of the IDF Alexandroni brigade about the battle of Tantura.
Once he had it all on tape, he heavily distorted much of what they said- to fit the predefined narrative of a “massacre”.
In his case- he wasn’t experienced enough in the business, in order to claim that he got all his information from anonymous sources, while recording some random guys saying what he wanted to hear.
Due to that blunder- he was eventually stripped of his degree for heavy fabrications, after the actual veterans whom he has interviewed under their real names- sued him for defamation.
The NAZA producers have learned and implemented his lesson:
Reminded me of something.
Teddy Katz.
Another Israeli that decided to make himself useful to the anti Zionist cause.
The guy was an academic who chose for his thesis to interview veterans of the IDF Alexandroni brigade about the battle of Tantura.
Once he had it all on tape, he heavily distorted much of what they said- to fit the predefined narrative of a “massacre”.
In his case- he wasn’t experienced enough in the business, in order to claim that he got all his information from anonymous sources, while recording some random guys saying what he wanted to hear.
Due to that blunder- he was eventually stripped of his degree for heavy fabrications, after the actual veterans whom he has interviewed under their real names- sued him for defamation.
The NAZA producers have learned and implemented his lesson:
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Have you ever seen a live stream from a biblical battle?
The Lachish letters are as close as it gets to such experience-
2600 years old documents giving us an insider’s perspective on the Babylonian assault against the fortified cities of Judea in 587-586 BCE.
The same assault that was described in the book of Jeremiah in the bible, while using surprisingly similar expressions, names and chronological order.
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Go to the Substack article for details:
https://talkingpointil.substack.com/p/the-lachish-letters
P.S.
Has anyone seen any Palestinian kingdom’s coins lately?
The Lachish letters are as close as it gets to such experience-
2600 years old documents giving us an insider’s perspective on the Babylonian assault against the fortified cities of Judea in 587-586 BCE.
The same assault that was described in the book of Jeremiah in the bible, while using surprisingly similar expressions, names and chronological order.
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Go to the Substack article for details:
https://talkingpointil.substack.com/p/the-lachish-letters
P.S.
Has anyone seen any Palestinian kingdom’s coins lately?
Substack
The Lachish letters
A live stream from a biblical battle
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I assume many of you have seen the footage of what looks like a mass walkout, that happened the moment Netanyahu took the stage for his speech in the UN.
That did look dramatic.
However, as it usually goes with anti Israeli actions-
It is enough to have just a little context to understand how staged the entire thing is.
Here are just a few numbers:
• 193.
Is the total number of the UN member states.
• ~70.
Is the number of countries that were reported to actively get up and leave.
• ~30-60.
The approximate average number of countries represented in the main hall during a speech of an average country leader. (According to diplomatic observers and journalists who cover the UNGA).
Many of these 30-60 countries are routinely represented by junior diplomats and placeholders. Each delegation might consist of one to six delegates.
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Hold on…
So routinely we have 30-60 countries, many times represented by 1-3 junior diplomats,
But Netanyahu’s speech began with an exodus of ~70 full delegations?
Well, this is where it gets interesting:
According to outlets like LA Times, The Irish Times, AFP and The Guardian-
The Palestinian Mission to the UN, messaged many of the UN member states with the request to “bring as many staff as possible” into the General Assembly hall and to “collectively walk out” once Netanyahu is announced.
So yeah- it was a staged virtue signalling performance- like most of the pro Palestinian circus.
Anyway, back to the numbers:
• 35.
The least number of countries that were confirmed to have been actively represented during the speech.
That’s not including many of the remaining unlisted UN member states likely having low-level staffers sitting as placeholders, and the EU delegation.
(Surprising as it may be- there is no full official list).
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Bottom line:
Netanyahu’s speech had a very much average attendance - at least.
That’s when we speak about the physical attendance.
When it comes to broadcasts and livestreams- many of them reported higher ratings for Netanyahu than even for Trump.
That did look dramatic.
However, as it usually goes with anti Israeli actions-
It is enough to have just a little context to understand how staged the entire thing is.
Here are just a few numbers:
• 193.
Is the total number of the UN member states.
• ~70.
Is the number of countries that were reported to actively get up and leave.
• ~30-60.
The approximate average number of countries represented in the main hall during a speech of an average country leader. (According to diplomatic observers and journalists who cover the UNGA).
Many of these 30-60 countries are routinely represented by junior diplomats and placeholders. Each delegation might consist of one to six delegates.
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Hold on…
So routinely we have 30-60 countries, many times represented by 1-3 junior diplomats,
But Netanyahu’s speech began with an exodus of ~70 full delegations?
Well, this is where it gets interesting:
According to outlets like LA Times, The Irish Times, AFP and The Guardian-
The Palestinian Mission to the UN, messaged many of the UN member states with the request to “bring as many staff as possible” into the General Assembly hall and to “collectively walk out” once Netanyahu is announced.
So yeah- it was a staged virtue signalling performance- like most of the pro Palestinian circus.
Anyway, back to the numbers:
• 35.
The least number of countries that were confirmed to have been actively represented during the speech.
That’s not including many of the remaining unlisted UN member states likely having low-level staffers sitting as placeholders, and the EU delegation.
(Surprising as it may be- there is no full official list).
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Bottom line:
Netanyahu’s speech had a very much average attendance - at least.
That’s when we speak about the physical attendance.
When it comes to broadcasts and livestreams- many of them reported higher ratings for Netanyahu than even for Trump.
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In the opening round of the 2026 Chess Olympiad, 119th-ranked Pakistan was drawn against Israel- a former top-five chess power and multi-time Olympiad medalist currently ranked 18th in the world.
The average player in Israel's top 10 is a Grandmaster.
The average player in Pakistan's top 10 is a Candidate Master…
Unsurprisingly, the Pakistani team boycotted the match.
As a result, they were handed a 4–0 forfeit loss, but secured their own portion of virtue signaling.
Had they sat at the board, the outcome would have been the same but without the patting on the back.
Like any other boycott action against Israel, this one mirrors the others pretty well-
The ones practicing it, can’t possibly reach anywhere near the level of what they are trying to boycott.
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Oh and.. do not forget that Pakistan was one of the only three countries to recognize the Jordanian sovereignty over the West Bank at the expense of the Palestinians.
On top of the future Pakistani President Zia Ul Haq- leading a brutal assault against the Palestinians during the Black September in 1970.
The average player in Israel's top 10 is a Grandmaster.
The average player in Pakistan's top 10 is a Candidate Master…
Unsurprisingly, the Pakistani team boycotted the match.
As a result, they were handed a 4–0 forfeit loss, but secured their own portion of virtue signaling.
Had they sat at the board, the outcome would have been the same but without the patting on the back.
Like any other boycott action against Israel, this one mirrors the others pretty well-
The ones practicing it, can’t possibly reach anywhere near the level of what they are trying to boycott.
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Oh and.. do not forget that Pakistan was one of the only three countries to recognize the Jordanian sovereignty over the West Bank at the expense of the Palestinians.
On top of the future Pakistani President Zia Ul Haq- leading a brutal assault against the Palestinians during the Black September in 1970.
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It was only a matter of time before the Islamic regime’s propaganda and their useful parrots started saying that the “Fly Dubai” hijacking attempt was in fact “a false flag by the Mossad”.
Evidently, the Iranian state propaganda outlet “Fars”, has already published a statement made by the Iranian intelligence claiming that the Mossad has prepared “an operation under a foreign flag” against airplanes or airports in the region, in order to place the blame on Iran.
Well, as the popular saying goes: “The thieve’s hat is on fire”.
But it is nothing new, really-
As the Soviet writer Vasily Grossman said:
“Tell me what you accuse the Jews of- and I'll tell you what you're guilty of”.
Nearly every country that accuses Israel of a certain malpractice, simple testifies against itself of what it has done wrong.
See for yourself:
➡️ The Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Calls Israel (and the U.S.) “Epstein coalition”.
• Permits marrying off girls younger than 9 years old without prohibiting marital rpe.
➡️ Turkey.
• Accuses Israel of occupation, ethnic cleansing and genocide.
• Currently occupies 36% of Cyprus and 8% of Syria, while committing ethnic cleansing and population replacement in both. Not to mention the Genocides against the Armenians, Assyrians and the Greeks.
➡️ Pakistan.
• Accuses Israel of being a colonialist invention, created through ethnic cleansing and massacres.
• Pakistan was literally made up by Great Britain. Its creation lead to one million casualties and fifteen million (!!) refugees-according to conservative estimations.
➡️ Russia.
• Officially pointed out that permanent territorial changes made by force are unacceptable.
• mmmkay…
➡️ Saudi Arabia.
• Blames Israel for the humanitarian conditions in Gaza.
• The blockade imposed by the Saudi led coalition in 2015-22, caused a quarter of a million people (!) to starve to death in Yemen.
➡️ North Korea.
• Blamed Israel for human rights violations.
• Bruh…
➡️ Indonesia.
• Describes Israeli actions as colonialism, expansionism and oppression.
• In 1969, Indonesia occupied West Papua through threats and a staged voting. Since then, the indigenous population lives under repressions, constant military interventions and a crippling ethnic cleansing. To understand the scale of it- this is an area 70 times larger than Judea, Samaria and Gaza combined.
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And I can continue this list on and on and on…
Evidently, the Iranian state propaganda outlet “Fars”, has already published a statement made by the Iranian intelligence claiming that the Mossad has prepared “an operation under a foreign flag” against airplanes or airports in the region, in order to place the blame on Iran.
Well, as the popular saying goes: “The thieve’s hat is on fire”.
But it is nothing new, really-
As the Soviet writer Vasily Grossman said:
“Tell me what you accuse the Jews of- and I'll tell you what you're guilty of”.
Nearly every country that accuses Israel of a certain malpractice, simple testifies against itself of what it has done wrong.
See for yourself:
➡️ The Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Calls Israel (and the U.S.) “Epstein coalition”.
• Permits marrying off girls younger than 9 years old without prohibiting marital rpe.
➡️ Turkey.
• Accuses Israel of occupation, ethnic cleansing and genocide.
• Currently occupies 36% of Cyprus and 8% of Syria, while committing ethnic cleansing and population replacement in both. Not to mention the Genocides against the Armenians, Assyrians and the Greeks.
➡️ Pakistan.
• Accuses Israel of being a colonialist invention, created through ethnic cleansing and massacres.
• Pakistan was literally made up by Great Britain. Its creation lead to one million casualties and fifteen million (!!) refugees-according to conservative estimations.
➡️ Russia.
• Officially pointed out that permanent territorial changes made by force are unacceptable.
• mmmkay…
➡️ Saudi Arabia.
• Blames Israel for the humanitarian conditions in Gaza.
• The blockade imposed by the Saudi led coalition in 2015-22, caused a quarter of a million people (!) to starve to death in Yemen.
➡️ North Korea.
• Blamed Israel for human rights violations.
• Bruh…
➡️ Indonesia.
• Describes Israeli actions as colonialism, expansionism and oppression.
• In 1969, Indonesia occupied West Papua through threats and a staged voting. Since then, the indigenous population lives under repressions, constant military interventions and a crippling ethnic cleansing. To understand the scale of it- this is an area 70 times larger than Judea, Samaria and Gaza combined.
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And I can continue this list on and on and on…
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