The news tells us that Biden is making a campaign stop in Israel….he will spend hours on the ground and if you think he is there to seek an end to this devastation I do believe you would be mistaken.
His visit is more about the support and aid that Isr4ael can expect from its benefactor.
My skepticism about a ceasefire plan was reinforced by something I read.
As Israel on Friday bombarded civilians in Gaza and prepared for a ground invasion in response to Hamas’ recent attack, U.S. State Department leadership reportedly instructed officials not to publicly use some terms that would advocate for less violence.
According to HuffPost, which reviewed official emails, “State Department staff wrote that high-level officials do not want press materials to include three specific phrases: ‘de-escalation/cease-fire,’ ‘end to violence/bloodshed,’ and ‘restoring calm.'”
HuffPost noted that “when reached for comment on the directive, a State Department official said they would not comment on internal communications.” However, others were quick to blast the policy as “disgusting,” “maddening,” and “pretty shocking.”
Guardian columnist Moira Donegan called it “a horror and a moral abdication that we, Americans, can never atone for.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-state-department-israel
More disturbing news….this time it is about journalist and the reporting of factual information.
Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi confirmed Sunday that he is drafting regulations that will empower him to order police to arrest journalists for factual reporting and target anyone he believes has damaged national morale during Israel’s ongoing war against Gaza.
Haaretzreports that Karhi—a member of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud Party—is preparing draft emergency regulations titled “Limiting Aid to the Enemy through Communication” which would allow him to direct police to arrest any civilian, remove them from their home, and seize their property if he believes they have disseminated information that might harm national morale or be used as “enemy propaganda.”
The new regulations will apply to the general public as well as local and foreign media professionals—and will be applicable to both truthful and inaccurate reporting.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/shlomo-kahri
Truth as an excuse is silly and smells of 1930.
A ‘democracy’ my ass!
I am sure there will be more that is lacking from your nightly news….I will be watching and reading.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
Sadly, there is a scarcity of truth in the reporting of this conflict. And I don’t expect that to improve any time soon.
Best wishes, Pete.
Never has been any ‘truth’ where Israel is concerned. chuq
Islamists are natural born liars too in many cases… so it goes both ways I am afraid.
And Christians are natural born truth sayers? chuq
Man’s heart is deceptive from birth.
Mine is not…I am straight forward and any check of my site will see that I hold true to my convictions for all 17 years of blogging. chuq
One exception among 9 billion people…point taken….revelation appreciated.
The only deception from me is to myself that I am younger than I want to be. chuq
Ceasefire Plan? Bwaa, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Yeah that is funny alright…Israel needs to keep this going to keep the US cash rolling in. chuq
Israel needs to keep this going in order to survive the intent of the Palestianianasses to destroy her.
Israel needs to keep this going to guarantee US cash chuq
Exactly.
And when they finish off Gaza who will be next? chuq
There should be no ceasefire until HAMAS is eliminated.
Then you are saying genocide is the only way out of this….and once the Palestinians have been eliminated who will Israel choose next? chuq
Why are you conflating HAMAS with all Palestinians? You so badly want Israel to be the bad guy in this situation that you’re actually advocating on behalf of a group that committed murderous atrocities on women and children. A group by the way, that has the genocide of Israel and the Jews in their charter.
Killing civilians on either side creates more hatred and more BS like today. 1967 Israel attacked a US unarmed ship killing 30+ sailors and wounding many more. with no consequences….I am old so I remember….There is more than one bad guy. chuq
Sure it creates more hatred. But in this case we have one entity that tries to avoid or minimize civilian casualties…….and one sire that intentionally aims to kill as many civilians as they can. There may not be any ‘good guys’…….but there’s certainly one party that deserves to be erased.
Right, but when you create more hatred then you ensure more future civilian deaths and killing. The kids whose families are getting bombed and killed today will be tomorrow’s terrorists. I do agree that Hamas needs to be dealt with–no excuses for their actions. But I think wholesale bombing of Palestinians will not actually help in the long run. I agree with you that Hamas and ordinary Palestinians should not be conflated with each other.
That is disputed….,no one deserves to be erased ….for that will be as difficult as the erasure of the drug cartels. chuq
Disputed? Please.
The only thing that needs a ‘please’ is the call of mass killings….no matter which unreasonable side you pretend to be on….chuq
I don’t “pretend” to be on any side……I’m FIRMLY on the side of the complete elimination of HAMAS as a threat. You see, I value human life that values other human life. I’m sure though, that asking HAMAS nicely to not massacre Israeli’s again (which they would) will be just as successful.
A ground assault values nothing but death….chuq
So……you’re going with the “ask HAMAS nicely…..” option?
What is it you would like me to say? I think I have made my points as have you not much more needs saying right now. chuq
And now the hospital explosion. More than 500 dead and counting after the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital hospital was blown up in a massive blast. Israel claims it was blown up by islamic terrorists or by a stray rocket fired by Hamas. Hamas claims Israel did it.
That is what I would expect both sides would say….chuq
What the Hell, Israel is about to ban the free press, and the American Media ain’t sayin shit? The only people who can’t stand a free press are dictators. Fuck the American Media! And fuck the LIKUD NAZI PARTY!
Well said. chuq
I bet a million dollar (well if I weren’t flat broke) that the media will keep defending this shit, even after Bibi becomes the Israeli version of Der Fuhrer they will still defend it.
Probably so….matters not who holds the reins. chuq
That Anon was me sorry?
No problem as long as you continue to visit….I appreciate your comments. chuq
Biden is worst president in America history i think.
Biden is bad but there have been worse….Reagan comes to mind and Clinton was no friend to the people. chuq
Israel no respect humanity and religion Islam nor Christian they destroy old charch in Gaza and kill the prayer.
I agree and so would anyone that actually cared enough to check on the conflict beyond their silly biases. chuq