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Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt accused Israel of lying that a Hezbollah missile struck Druze civilians in the occupied village of Majdal Shams.
“A lie and nothing but a lie," said Walid Jumblatt, about Israel’s claims that Hezbollah fired a missile at the Syrian Druze village, which is illegally occupied by Israel. A total of 12 children and teenagers were killed in the strike, leaving more than a dozen others wounded over the weekend. Israel is now using this as an excuse to attack Lebanon; however, leading Druze voices are accusing Israel of committing the massacre and using the event to try and divide Arab populations prior to launching an attack on Lebanon.
During a live broadcast on Israeli Channel 12, Daniel Hagari, the spokesperson for the occupying forces, referred to the victims of Majdal Shams as "Israeli citizens from the Druze community," to which a studio analyst, unaware that the microphone was still on, was overheard saying, "They are not Israeli citizens."
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Israeli Security Minister calls Israeli occupation forces “heroes” after they were accused of gang-raping, torturing, and murdering Palestinians at the Sde Teiman detention centre.
Itamar Ben-Gvir labelled the arrests of soldiers accused of rape as “very shameful” after an Israeli police investigation was opened into their conduct at the Sde Teiman detention facility, constructed to detain Palestinians from Gaza without charges, and has been exposed by the UN, human rights lawyers, and even the Western Press for being a torture centre, labelled as “worse” than Abu Ghraib. Israeli protesters also stormed the facility in order to try and protect the accused rapists and torturers, 10 of whom were said to have gang-raped a Palestinian man who was so badly wounded that he began to bleed from his anus.
The German authorities are threatening to jail Ali Abunimah for virtually attending the Pälastina Kongress
In a shocking authoritarian move, Germany sent the Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah a 15-page notice that threatened the prominent Palestinian journalist with jail time and fines. All of this for attending a pro-Palestine event via a Zoom call. Since October 7, Berlin has adopted draconian laws that target Muslims, pro-Palestinian activists and political dissident. It is also Israel’s second largest weapons supplier and is currently attempting to delay arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, called for by the ICC’s chief prosecutor.
Joe Biden made the bizarre claim that he is the first President of the century who can say the US “is not at war anywhere in the world.”
Not only is the US currently waging a direct military campaign against Yemen in the Red Sea while remaining in both Syria and Iraq under Operation Inherent Resolve, but on top of operating openly all across the world and launching airstrikes in both the Arab region and African continent, the U.S. government is supporting various wars by proxy, including in Ukraine and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Meet CIA asset Mohammed Dahlan, who has been handpicked by the US, Israel, and Gulf Arab states to govern Gaza 'after the war'.
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Donald Trump tells Fox News that “Israel is not very good at public relations” and should end the war.
While criticising the pro-Palestinian protests against Netanyahu’s address to Congress, the former US President expressed no concern for innocent victims in Gaza and instead stated that the Israelis “are getting decimated with this publicity” and urged Tel Aviv to end the war and return the Israeli captives as soon as possible in order to avoid further bad press.
'What's happening in Gaza is standard US foreign policy—from Iraq to Afghanistan to Libya and beyond.'
MintPress founder and director Mnar Adley in an interview with TMJ.
Benjamin Netanyahu calls for regime change from 1982 to 2015.
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Israel claims sole responsibility for the Hodeidah Port attack, but mounting evidence suggests US involvement.
Read Robert's full news brief via the following link: https://www.mintpressnews.com/was-the-us-involved-in-israels-deadly-bombing-of-yemen/287975/
US police pepper spray and assault pro-Palestinian protesters who took to the streets of Washington, D.C.
Demonstrators, outraged that tens of billions in their tax payer dollars are being sent to fuel Israel’s war crimes in Gaza, took the streets to protest the address of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress. In retaliation, Greg Stoker and a group of the protesters were pepper sprayed by the police.
"I arrived and everything changed."
During his address at the Knesset, Itamar Ben-Gvir boasted about implementing policies that abolished basic rights for Palestinian prisoners after taking office.
The national security minister proudly mentioned prohibiting Palestinians from having certain foods, receiving family visits, and walking around the prison yard, effectively depriving them of sunlight.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/meet-the-palestinians-paid-to-promote-israels-genocide-in-gaza/287919/
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Israel’s largest weapons company, Elbit Systems, advertises its weapons in the U.K. that are being used to commit war crimes.
Drones and missiles that the Israeli military is using to commit genocide in Gaza are now being displayed and advertised by Elbit Systems UK, Israel's largest arms firm. This was pointed out by Palestine Action, whose activists are currently working to force the weapons company out of Britain.
Benjamin Netanyahu lies to Congress about Hamas killing babies in an attic on October 7 and receives a standing ovation
This new propaganda hoax was instantly pointed out as an obvious lie due to the fact that only a single baby died that day, and police records confirmed this fact. It is not the first time that Netanyahu has lied about babies being killed by Hamas on October 7; he also previously lied about babies being beheaded.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro calls for an immediate end to the Gaza genocide, stating, “Enough bombing! Enough murder!"
In January, during a State of the Union address at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, President Maduro asserted that Venezuela "cannot be silent. Venezuela will continue to speak with its own voice to say, Stop the genocide against the Palestinian people. Ceasefire in Gaza! Enough bombing! Enough murder!" This carries on from the policy position of the Venezuelan leader’s predecessor, Hugo Chavez, who had accused Israeli Mossad agents of trying to kill him.
Footage shows numerous locals in Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, protesting Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to their town.
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Israel’s football team at the Olympics was met with boos during their national anthem and chants for Palestine.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games banned Russia over the war in Ukraine but welcomed the Israeli olympians with open arms while the illegal entity continues to commit genocide in Gaza. The Israeli Olympic football (soccer) team was about to start a game against Paraguay, which they went on to lose 4-2, when they were met with boos and chants in favour of the Palestinian people.
Nicolás Maduro wins the Venezuelan presidential election by securing 51.2% of the vote and defeating his US-backed opposition.
To the dismay of the collective West, President Maduro has been re-elected and dispelled rumours spread in the corporate media that he would lose to ex-diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia.
Maduro addressed a crowd in Caracas, following the announcement of his victory, dedicating the win to former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez and declaring that “I will defend our democracy, our law, and our people.”.
Elon Musk endorsed the failed State Department-backed Venezuelan opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado in the presidential elections.
Musk, the billionaire who made his wealth during the Obama administration and now presents himself as being a right-wing anti-establishment figure, backed Machado for president in Venezuela’s recent presidential election. The candidate was not on the ballot and has been receiving US State Department funds for years in her quest to achieve regime change in Caracas.
Kamala Harris shakes hands with Benjamin Netanyahu and holds a private meeting, disappointing potential voters.
Despite being rebranded in the media as a moderate voice on the Israeli war on Gaza, Kamala Harris proudly shakes hands with Netanyahu, who stands accused of war crimes and conducting a genocide, undermining the image of the Democratic Party presidential candidate before her voter base.
Israelis mockingly ring the bell of a Palestinian home destroyed by the occupation forces and sarcastically ask for "Abu Hassan" before stepping into the home through a wall that was blown apart.
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Hezbollah targeted Israeli fighter jets with anti-air missiles, forcing them to retreat for the second night in a row.
The Lebanese resistance group is displaying some of its weapons capabilities by firing air defence missiles towards Israeli fighter jets. Recently, anti-aircraft fire from Hezbollah has taken down multiple high-tech Israeli drones, which served as an embarrassment to the Israelis.
As the United Kingdom decides to withdraw its objection to the issuance of ICC arrest warrants for its top leaders, Israel expresses its outrage.
The U.K. government is said to be ready to withdraw an objection to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, a decision previously made under the government of Rishi Sunak. In response, a top Israeli official was quoted as stating that Tel Aviv is “deeply disappointed by this fundamentally wrong decision,” adding that it “violates the right of all democracies to fight terrorism.”
An Israeli-American formerly held captive by Hamas tells Haaretz (Hebrew) that she was treated humanely, in sharp contrast to how Palestinian detainees are treated by Israeli authorities.
Liat Atzili told Haaretz news that although she was initially frightened of being beaten and sexually assaulted, Hamas guards allowed her to watch TV and treated her humanely while keeping their physical boundaries, even going out to bring her a pizza. This echoes many of the other testimonies given by former Israeli captives in Gaza who were held by Hamas.
"I'm ashamed that my tax dollars are going to the brutalising of an entire people."
Musician Dave Matthews attended the protest against Netanyahu's visit in Washington, D.C.
Footage: Al-Jazeera
Protesters replaced the U.S. flags with Palestinian flags outside Union Station in Washington, D.C.
Thousands of demonstrators packed Union Station in Washington D.C. to protest Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit and address to Congress. Some of the demonstrators pulled down three American flags and replaced them with the flag of Palestine in a message of defiance of the man who is commanding what the World Court has ruled to be a plausible genocide in Gaza, fuelled with tens of billions in U.S. taxpayer dollars.
Promoting October 7 atrocity propaganda, defending Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip, and repeating Zionist talking points have built lucrative careers for some Palestinains who use their identity as a credential to slam anti-war activism and advocate a “two-sides” approach that presents itself as being in pursuit of peace.
Here, MintPress presents some of those people who use their identity to support Israel.
Rashida Tlaib held up signs reading “war criminal” and “guilty of genocide” as Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress.
While some Congress members decided to boycott Netanyahu’s speech, Democratic Lawmaker Rashida Tlaib sat alone in an act of silent protest, amidst a crowd of her colleagues who gave a record number of standing ovations to Netanyahu's address.
CNN’s Dana Bash said that Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress “looked like an American President giving a State of the Union address.”.
Benjamin Netanyahu received more standing ovations than any foreign leader addressing Congress, beating his previous record set in 2015. This has triggered a reaction from the public that has questioned the evident role of money in influencing members of Congress and raised concerns over who these elected representatives truly serve, especially in light of AIPAC bragging that 100% of the candidates they back are elected as well as the roll other special interest groups play in US elections.