🇺🇸🇮🇱⚠️The West’s Fading Influence: A Glance at Unwavering Support for Israel

Amid the shifting sands of geopolitics, the West's steadfast allegiance to Israel emerges as a stark reflection of its waning global influence. The recent Gaza bombings have magnified the fissures in the West's oft-claimed moral high ground, igniting global outcries that seem to fall on deaf ears among Western politicians, with the US leading the charge. The unfolding humanitarian catastrophe underscores a profound disconnection with the global majority, highlighting a narrative steeped in hypocrisy and a misplaced sense of superiority.

The veneer of democracy and human rights, long paraded by the West, shatters under the scrutiny of its duplicitous stance toward Israel's aggressions. The haunting aftermath of the Israeli shelling at the Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza lays bare the West’s double standards for all to witness. Despite attempts by the US to deflect blame onto Hamas, the global community pierced through the veils, discerning a dire lack of accountability toward Israel's actions.

Furthermore, the Financial Times unravels how the West's hastened support for Israel has markedly eroded the backing of developing nations, especially concerning the Ukrainian impasse. This blatant favouritism is a spectacle of irony on the global stage, unveiling a stark misalignment with the evolving multipolar world dynamics. The juxtaposition of the West's stance—condemning Russia over Ukraine while failing to rebuke Israel's brutalities—exposes a narrative of hypocrisy that's becoming increasingly thick.

The burgeoning discord between the proclaimed 'rules-based order' and the emerging multipolar reality unveils an inherent hypocrisy; a self-ordained mandate to enforce a set of 'rules,' which, upon closer scrutiny, splits into two disparate standards. One for the West and its allies, and another for the rest of the world. This enforced dichotomy not only questions the moral fabric of the West’s foreign policies but calls for an urgent re-evaluation. As the geopolitical tableau evolves, the West's tenacity in holding onto outdated alliances only quickens the inevitable crumbling of its 'rules-based order,' acting as a self-inflicted hammer driving the final nail into the coffin of its arrogant unipolar world order.

The burgeoning multipolar reality beckons a new era, urging the West to abandon its self-righteous stance and embrace a more pragmatic, less hypocritical approach to international relations, lest it finds itself relegated to the annals of historical oblivion.

#Oped

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Biden, who we know provides Israel with Bombs, a country that drops Bombs on hospitals, then says the country he provided the Bombs to, which has just murdered hundreds of children, didn't drop them on a hospital in the middle of them dropping thousands of Bombs on civilians. @irishmaninrussia

🇺🇦🇺🇸🇮🇱Yesterday’s man: Why Ukraine’s Zelensky is in danger of being left behind by the US

Earlier this month, the world was shocked at terrorist attacks on Israel by hundreds of Hamas fighters. Not only did it signify the beginning of a new escalation in the age-old struggle between Jews and Palestinians, it also potentially marked a pivot point in political and military support for Vladimir Zelensky’s Ukraine.

Before the savage Hamas attacks and the biblically brutal Israeli response, the US and its NATO allies were almost exclusively focused on Ukraine while occasionally glancing nervously toward China. Now, as the Western media spins into overdrive with its gaze firmly locked onto the Middle East, Kiev’s woes are set only to increase as attention shifts away from Kiev and towards Israel, Palestine, and Iran.

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Russia will pay the price?

https://new.thecradle.co/articles/russias-neutrality-ballet-on-israel-palestine

I can't emphasize enough how important is this column.

I had to proceed very carefully - to not compromise my sources.

The fact remains that a ground-shaking shift may be about to take place - and Israel will sorely regret it.

🟢 Where are pro-Palestine protests taking place?

🇱🇧 Lebanon
🇸🇾 Syria
🇯🇴 Jordan
🇮🇷 Iran
🇹🇷 Turkiye
🇹🇳 Tunisia
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇾🇪 Yemen
🇨🇦 Canada
🇺🇸 US
🇬🇧 UK
🇩🇪 Germany
🇫🇷 France
🇪🇸 Spain
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇬🇷 Greece
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇦🇺 Australia
🇮🇳 India
🇧🇩 Bangladesh

❌ Which countries have banned pro-Palestinian demonstrations?

🇫🇷 France: The top French court ruled that pro-Palestine demonstrations can still be banned in the country, but should be considered on a case-by-case basis.

🇩🇪 Germany: Berlin banned pro-Palestinian rallies in the city.

🇬🇧 UK - Britain's home secretary has warned that waving Palestinian flag may be criminal offense.

❓Did we forget any country? Write in the comments.

🇮🇪✊🇵🇸 Irish Councillor, Shaun Harkin Thoughts on the Oppression of Palestinians by the IDF…

🔥“The IDF is an occupying army..”

The IDF representative can only seethe in response…

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🇵🇸☦️💔Gaza's Sacred Shelter Ravaged: The Blood-Soaked Halls of Saint Porphyrius

Late Thursday, the tranquil sanctity of the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza was brutally shattered as Israeli missiles rained down upon its ancient facade. The Hamas-controlled interior ministry reported a tragic tally of death and despair, with a "large number of martyrs and injured" left amidst the ruins of the sacred compound. The church, a historic sanctuary and the oldest still in use in Gaza, had opened its doors to shelter the displaced souls seeking refuge from the relentless war thundering across the Palestinian enclave. Yet, as the dust settled, the hallowed halls of Saint Porphyrius bore witness to a tale of horror and bloodshed.

The malicious targeting of a church, a haven amidst the ceaseless violence, unveils the grotesque reality of a conflict that now blurs the sacred lines of humanity and faith. The missiles, though aimed at a vicinity near the church, chose no discretion, laying waste to both stone and flesh. The adjacent building crumbled, the facade of the church crumbled, and with it crumbled the frail veil of hope that had perhaps fluttered in the hearts of the sheltered. The disdain for life and faith was stark, as the injured were rushed to hospitals, their cries resonating through the war-torn skies of Gaza.

As the world observes, a profound question lingers in the sorrow-laden breeze that sweeps across the rubble: Where shall the innocent seek refuge if the sanctuaries turn into graves? The narrative of Saint Porphyrius is not an isolated chapter of sorrow, it's a glaring testament to a merciless onslaught that has, as per Hamas health ministry, claimed at least 3,859 Palestinian lives in the Gaza Strip since the grim dawn of October 7. The cold numbers reveal a heart-wrenching narrative of a land where the sanctity of life and faith now lies buried under a shroud of violence and despair.

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Evening of October 19: situation on the fronts in the past 24 hours

Svatovo-Kremennaya direction:

The Russian army, having advanced to Liman Pervy, is continuing its assaults in the Sinkovka area. Additionally, our forces launched an attack near Makeyevka.

Donetsk direction:

To the north of Avdeevka, our fighters captured an enemy stronghold in the area of the slag heap. There are ongoing counter-battles near the railway. To the south of the city, the Russian army advanced from the side of the ring road. Furthermore, our forces are persistently storming enemy positions on the western outskirts of Maryinka and in Novomikhailovka.

Zaporozhye direction:

On the Orekhov section, there are counterattacks taking place. Our forces counterattacked west of Rabotino, while the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an attack near Verbovoye and Novoprokopovka.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian aircraft destroyed a Ukrainian MiG-29 near Troitskoye in the DPR. Meanwhile, air defense assets shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 near Dnepropetrovsk and an Mi-8 over Zagryzovo in Kharkov region.

The Russian army targeted an important infrastructure facility in Pavlograd, where numerous vital factories and enterprises for the Ukrainian Armed Forces are located. Additionally, our forces engaged targets in the Stepovoye area in Nykolayev region and in Sumy region.

#source

@Slavyangrad

🇺🇸💸🇺🇦🇮🇱Biden’s Illusion: The Failing Facade of Holding the World Together

Biden vowed to bolster support for Israel and Ukraine against what he perceives as enemies of democracy, namely Hamas and Russia's President Vladimir Putin. His speech from the Oval Office attempted to draw parallels between the actions of Hamas in Israel and Putin's past military intervention in Ukraine, labeling them as threats to global security. Biden's remarks came on the heels of his visit to Tel Aviv, where he affirmed unwavering U.S. support for Israel amidst its continued blockade and bombardment of Gaza, painting the U.S. as the glue holding the world together in turbulent times​. Oh, the lack of self-awareness 😬

Biden's rhetoric, however, reeks of a desperate attempt to uphold a facade of American moral high ground. In an era where the actions of the U.S. have often been at odds with the very ideals it claims to uphold, such pronouncements appear hollow. The narrative of the U.S. as the harbinger of democracy and peace starkly contrasts with its endorsement and material support for relentless bombardments and blockades that have led to massive civilian casualties. It's a line that desperately tries to mask the grim realities with a veil of righteousness, a line that is becoming untenable.

The dissonance between Biden's words and the ground realities exposes a failing facade of American moral leadership. It's a facade that crumbles under the weight of its contradictions every time a bomb drops on innocent civilians in Gaza or when lethal aid is sent to fuel conflict in Ukraine. In painting adversaries as evil, Biden attempts to divert attention from the U.S.'s own role in perpetuating cycles of violence and instability. As the death toll rises and global discontent with U.S. foreign policy grows, one can't help but question: In the wake of hollow proclamations, how much longer can the U.S. cloak itself in a guise of saviour, while its actions starkly mirror the tyranny it claims to combat?

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