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Six months on from the horrific terrorist attack on October 7th , we can increasingly say it marked not only the beginning of a war with Hamas but also an increasingly decisive turn towards a war with Iran.
Hamas, a Sunni jihadist terrorist organization, governs approximately 2 million people in the territory of the Gaza Strip and is best known for what the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) describes as its “commitment to armed resistance against Israel.”
How did this Sunni-based jihadist group achieve an armed invasion of Israel – killing more than1200 people and taking more than 240-people hostage?
The answer: Iran.
Iran, a Shia-led theocracy, has “funded, armed, trained, and provided intelligence to Hamas for decades,” according to Matthew Levitt of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Why would a Shia-led sovereign country support a Sunni-based jihadist group?
Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar of the Harvard Kennedy School and Texas A&M argues in Foreign Affairs that Iran pursued such a strategy to achieve five strategic objectives:
Bring the fight to Israeli soil: “Already, Hamas has succeeded in bringing the proxy war between Iran and Israel—typically fought in Lebanon and Syria—to Israeli soil.”
Deter Israel: “As Tehran sees it, the conflict could help Hamas permanently deter Israel from attacking Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by teaching Israel that the costs of invading the territory are prohibitively high.”
Unite Iran’s axis of resistance: “The conflict could further unite Tehran and its allied militias into a lethal and highly coordinated fighting machine.”
Increase Iran’s standing in the region: “It could give the Islamic Republic a new claim to moral leadership among states outside the West and restore Tehran’s credibility in the Arab world.”
Justify completing a nuclear weapon: “…should the war expand into a regional conflict, it could create a window of opportunity for Iran to finally build a nuclear weapon.”
Tabaar goes on to argue: “As Israeli forces advance through Gaza, the war could escalate to the point where Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’—Hezbollah and other Tehran-backed militias in Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, and elsewhere—become direct combatants. Such developments could, in turn, drag the United States into the fighting.”
It appears Tabaar’s prediction in November of 2023 may be coming to fruition.
The United States and Israel are bracing for an attack by Iran against not only US forces in the region but also Israel itself – an attack that senior US officials describe as “inevitable.”
A direct attack on Israel represents a dire scenario. Even if Iran selects military targets they believe represent a re-establishment of deterrence in response to Israel’s recent strike in Damascus, Israel may not view such an attack by Iran in the same way.
There has been a fundamental shift in Israel’s perspective in the wake of the October 7th attack. Israel views October 7th as an invasion of its territory not only by Hamas but also a nation-state: Iran. Israeli leaders believe October 7th represents an on-going existential threat to Israel’s ability to continue as a sovereign state. Accordingly, Israeli leaders would likely view any direct attack by Iran as a further confirmation of an existential threat to Israel, its people, and Jews across the world. There is only one country that can step in to both deter Iran and de-escalate the situation.
The United States.
But even if the United States deters Iran from conducting such an attack and/or influences Israel’s response to an escalation by Iran, the implications of Iran’s attacks against Israel (by proxy on October 7th and perhaps directly in the coming days) have now extended beyond Gaza – and even the region – to a larger, global dimension that takes on more of the guise of great power competition than terrorism in Gaza and the region.
The on-going war in Gaza has not only catalyzed empathetic sentiment in the “global South” (a part of the world increasingly exploited by the likes of China and Russia) but also the West. As Tabaar further explains in his analysis in Foreign Affairs: “Last year, the streets of Berlin, London, Washington, and other cities across the world were filled with people protesting the
Islamic Republic’s violence against women. Now, those same streets are occupied by people protesting Israel’s attacks on Gaza.”
By both aligning itself with and directly supporting the Palestinian cause through Hamas, Iran believes it may be positioning itself as part of a larger “resistance” against what it describes as US and Western “hypocrisy” and “oppression” – notably a narrative that China and Russia also employ to attempt to expand their influence across the globe. Iran may well view the sentiment among the “global South” and parts of the West as what Tabaar describes as a “broad, once-in- a-generation shift…[in which] the United States is in decline and that new global and regional powers are upending the order that emerged after World War I and World War II.”
Indeed, October 7th unleashed forces that are less akin to what we are immediately witnessing in Gaza and increasingly more akin to great power competition – a new fight for the long-term primacy of the global order in the second half of the 21st century – and beyond.
The United States’ actions and decisions in response to this apparent and “inevitable” Iranian attack over the coming weeks may well influence this long-term future. Israel’s security is, therefore, global security.
Sources:
https://www.dni.gov/nctc/ftos/hamas_fto.html
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/hamas-hostages-israel-gaza-41432124
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/why-iran-gambling-hamas?check_logged_in=1
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/05/politics/us-israel-iran-retaliation-strike/index.html
https://apnews.com/article/syria-iran-israel-hezbollah-lebanon-consulate-amirabdollahian-
68c7a652c5434d80fbff47e0ddbdd483
Dr. Alex Gallo is the author of “Vetspective,” a RallyPoint series that discusses national security, foreign policy, politics, and society and highlights the analysis of thought-leaders, policy analysts, and scholars. Alex also serves as a fellow with George Mason University’s National Security Institute, an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University, and a US Army Veteran. Follow him on Twitter at @AlexGalloUSA.
Hamas, a Sunni jihadist terrorist organization, governs approximately 2 million people in the territory of the Gaza Strip and is best known for what the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) describes as its “commitment to armed resistance against Israel.”
How did this Sunni-based jihadist group achieve an armed invasion of Israel – killing more than1200 people and taking more than 240-people hostage?
The answer: Iran.
Iran, a Shia-led theocracy, has “funded, armed, trained, and provided intelligence to Hamas for decades,” according to Matthew Levitt of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Why would a Shia-led sovereign country support a Sunni-based jihadist group?
Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar of the Harvard Kennedy School and Texas A&M argues in Foreign Affairs that Iran pursued such a strategy to achieve five strategic objectives:
Bring the fight to Israeli soil: “Already, Hamas has succeeded in bringing the proxy war between Iran and Israel—typically fought in Lebanon and Syria—to Israeli soil.”
Deter Israel: “As Tehran sees it, the conflict could help Hamas permanently deter Israel from attacking Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by teaching Israel that the costs of invading the territory are prohibitively high.”
Unite Iran’s axis of resistance: “The conflict could further unite Tehran and its allied militias into a lethal and highly coordinated fighting machine.”
Increase Iran’s standing in the region: “It could give the Islamic Republic a new claim to moral leadership among states outside the West and restore Tehran’s credibility in the Arab world.”
Justify completing a nuclear weapon: “…should the war expand into a regional conflict, it could create a window of opportunity for Iran to finally build a nuclear weapon.”
Tabaar goes on to argue: “As Israeli forces advance through Gaza, the war could escalate to the point where Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’—Hezbollah and other Tehran-backed militias in Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, and elsewhere—become direct combatants. Such developments could, in turn, drag the United States into the fighting.”
It appears Tabaar’s prediction in November of 2023 may be coming to fruition.
The United States and Israel are bracing for an attack by Iran against not only US forces in the region but also Israel itself – an attack that senior US officials describe as “inevitable.”
A direct attack on Israel represents a dire scenario. Even if Iran selects military targets they believe represent a re-establishment of deterrence in response to Israel’s recent strike in Damascus, Israel may not view such an attack by Iran in the same way.
There has been a fundamental shift in Israel’s perspective in the wake of the October 7th attack. Israel views October 7th as an invasion of its territory not only by Hamas but also a nation-state: Iran. Israeli leaders believe October 7th represents an on-going existential threat to Israel’s ability to continue as a sovereign state. Accordingly, Israeli leaders would likely view any direct attack by Iran as a further confirmation of an existential threat to Israel, its people, and Jews across the world. There is only one country that can step in to both deter Iran and de-escalate the situation.
The United States.
But even if the United States deters Iran from conducting such an attack and/or influences Israel’s response to an escalation by Iran, the implications of Iran’s attacks against Israel (by proxy on October 7th and perhaps directly in the coming days) have now extended beyond Gaza – and even the region – to a larger, global dimension that takes on more of the guise of great power competition than terrorism in Gaza and the region.
The on-going war in Gaza has not only catalyzed empathetic sentiment in the “global South” (a part of the world increasingly exploited by the likes of China and Russia) but also the West. As Tabaar further explains in his analysis in Foreign Affairs: “Last year, the streets of Berlin, London, Washington, and other cities across the world were filled with people protesting the
Islamic Republic’s violence against women. Now, those same streets are occupied by people protesting Israel’s attacks on Gaza.”
By both aligning itself with and directly supporting the Palestinian cause through Hamas, Iran believes it may be positioning itself as part of a larger “resistance” against what it describes as US and Western “hypocrisy” and “oppression” – notably a narrative that China and Russia also employ to attempt to expand their influence across the globe. Iran may well view the sentiment among the “global South” and parts of the West as what Tabaar describes as a “broad, once-in- a-generation shift…[in which] the United States is in decline and that new global and regional powers are upending the order that emerged after World War I and World War II.”
Indeed, October 7th unleashed forces that are less akin to what we are immediately witnessing in Gaza and increasingly more akin to great power competition – a new fight for the long-term primacy of the global order in the second half of the 21st century – and beyond.
The United States’ actions and decisions in response to this apparent and “inevitable” Iranian attack over the coming weeks may well influence this long-term future. Israel’s security is, therefore, global security.
Sources:
https://www.dni.gov/nctc/ftos/hamas_fto.html
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/hamas-hostages-israel-gaza-41432124
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/why-iran-gambling-hamas?check_logged_in=1
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/05/politics/us-israel-iran-retaliation-strike/index.html
https://apnews.com/article/syria-iran-israel-hezbollah-lebanon-consulate-amirabdollahian-
68c7a652c5434d80fbff47e0ddbdd483
Dr. Alex Gallo is the author of “Vetspective,” a RallyPoint series that discusses national security, foreign policy, politics, and society and highlights the analysis of thought-leaders, policy analysts, and scholars. Alex also serves as a fellow with George Mason University’s National Security Institute, an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University, and a US Army Veteran. Follow him on Twitter at @AlexGalloUSA.
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Charleston White delivers a chilling take on the Israel vs Palestine war.
Full Interview OUT NOW!https://www.youtube.com/live/V-SyDFZ3mlE?si=wvBBCqhkqoikLc6c
V1 : https://youtu.be/PLm-rrRsJXM?si=SAZeym6WodXsoxHM
Just because I post about how Hamas was helped by Israel Military Intelligence in proxy wars, by no means am I sympathetic to Hamas.
I am sympathetic to the Palestinian people who don’t support Hamas. There is a difference.
V1 : https://www.instagram.com/reel/C04jAPbM0LS/?igsh=Zjlkd2Npcmw1Zjg5
1.) What Is Hamas?
The Palestinian militant group has struggled to govern Gaza and remains committed to violently resisting Israel. Its surprise attack against Israel in 2023 threatens a wider conflagration in the Middle East.
Summary
* A spin-off of the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in the late 1980s, the Islamist militant group Hamas took over the Gaza Strip after defeating its rival political party, Fatah, in elections in 2006.
* The United States and European Union have designated Hamas a terrorist organization because of its armed resistance against Israel, which has included suicide bombings and rocket attacks.
* Israel has declared war on Hamas following its surprise assault on the country’s south in 2023, the deadliest attack in Israeli history.
SOURCE : https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-hamas
2.) Foreign Terrorist Organizations
BUREAU OF COUNTERTERRORISM
Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) are foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. FTO designations play a critical role in our fight against terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to get out of the terrorism business.
Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations
October 8, 1997 - HAMAS
Legal Criteria for Designation under Section 219 of the INA as amended
* It must be a foreign organization.
* The organization must engage in terrorist activity, as defined in section 212 (a)(3)(B) of the INA (8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)(B)),or terrorism, as defined in section 140(d)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. § 2656f(d)(2)), or retain the capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity or terrorism.
* The organization’s terrorist activity or terrorism must threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security (national defense, foreign relations, or the economic interests) of the United States.
Other Effects of Designation
* Supports our efforts to curb terrorism financing and to encourage other nations to do the same.
* Stigmatizes and isolates designated terrorist organizations internationally.
* Deters donations or contributions to and economic transactions with named organizations.
* Heightens public awareness and knowledge of terrorist organizations.
* Signals to other governments our concern about named organizations.
SOURCE : https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/
3.) OVERVIEW
HAMAS–the acronym for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic Resistance Movement)—is the largest and most capable militant group in the Palestinian territories and one of the territories’ two major political parties. HAMAS emerged in 1987 during the first Palestinian uprising, or intifada, as an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Palestinian branch.
The group is committed to armed resistance against Israel and the creation of an Islamic Palestinian state in Israel’s place. HAMAS has been the de facto governing body in the Gaza Strip since 2007, when it ousted the Palestinian Authority from power.
* OPERATING AREAS Primarily in Gaza; also maintains a presence in the West Bank; Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon; and key regional capitals, such as Doha, Qatar, and Cairo, Egypt.
* MEMBERS Between 20,000 and 25,000
TACTICS AND TARGETS
HAMAS uses improvised explosive devices, short- and long-range rockets and mortars, small arms, kidnapping operations, rocket-propelled grenades, man-portable air defense systems, antitank missiles, and unmanned aircraft systems in attacks against Israeli military forces and civilians, as well as against ISIS and other Salafist armed group members based in Gaza. The group also uses cyber espionage and computer network exploitation operations.
FOREIGN TERRORIST GROUP
DESIGNATION The US State Department designated HAMAS as a foreign terrorist organization in October 1997.
SOURCE : https://www.dni.gov/nctc/ftos/hamas_fto.html
Israel Military Intelligence :
10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HAMAS
Has Hamas attacked Israel in other instances prior to 2023?
Since it seized power in Gaza in 2007, Hamas has provoked multiple major confrontations with Israel, including a 22-day war in 2008-2009; an eight-day war in 2012; a 50-day war in 2014; a series of coordinated attacks in 2018 and 2019; and an 11-day war in May 2021.
Prior to October 2023, Hamas had killed approximately 25 U.S. citizens and was holding two hostages plus the bodies of two Israeli soldiers. Hamas’ 2023 attack represents the most lethal terrorist attack in Israel’s history. The Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, claimed the lives of 22 citizens from the United States, 17 from Britain, 18 from Thailand, 10 from Nepal, 10 from France, seven from Argentina, and others.
SOURCE : https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/10/16/10-things-to-know-about-hamas/
V1 : https://www.instagram.com/reel/C04jAPbM0LS/?igsh=Zjlkd2Npcmw1Zjg5
1.) What Is Hamas?
The Palestinian militant group has struggled to govern Gaza and remains committed to violently resisting Israel. Its surprise attack against Israel in 2023 threatens a wider conflagration in the Middle East.
Summary
* A spin-off of the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in the late 1980s, the Islamist militant group Hamas took over the Gaza Strip after defeating its rival political party, Fatah, in elections in 2006.
* The United States and European Union have designated Hamas a terrorist organization because of its armed resistance against Israel, which has included suicide bombings and rocket attacks.
* Israel has declared war on Hamas following its surprise assault on the country’s south in 2023, the deadliest attack in Israeli history.
SOURCE : https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-hamas
2.) Foreign Terrorist Organizations
BUREAU OF COUNTERTERRORISM
Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) are foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. FTO designations play a critical role in our fight against terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to get out of the terrorism business.
Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations
October 8, 1997 - HAMAS
Legal Criteria for Designation under Section 219 of the INA as amended
* It must be a foreign organization.
* The organization must engage in terrorist activity, as defined in section 212 (a)(3)(B) of the INA (8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)(B)),or terrorism, as defined in section 140(d)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. § 2656f(d)(2)), or retain the capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity or terrorism.
* The organization’s terrorist activity or terrorism must threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security (national defense, foreign relations, or the economic interests) of the United States.
Other Effects of Designation
* Supports our efforts to curb terrorism financing and to encourage other nations to do the same.
* Stigmatizes and isolates designated terrorist organizations internationally.
* Deters donations or contributions to and economic transactions with named organizations.
* Heightens public awareness and knowledge of terrorist organizations.
* Signals to other governments our concern about named organizations.
SOURCE : https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/
3.) OVERVIEW
HAMAS–the acronym for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic Resistance Movement)—is the largest and most capable militant group in the Palestinian territories and one of the territories’ two major political parties. HAMAS emerged in 1987 during the first Palestinian uprising, or intifada, as an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Palestinian branch.
The group is committed to armed resistance against Israel and the creation of an Islamic Palestinian state in Israel’s place. HAMAS has been the de facto governing body in the Gaza Strip since 2007, when it ousted the Palestinian Authority from power.
* OPERATING AREAS Primarily in Gaza; also maintains a presence in the West Bank; Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon; and key regional capitals, such as Doha, Qatar, and Cairo, Egypt.
* MEMBERS Between 20,000 and 25,000
TACTICS AND TARGETS
HAMAS uses improvised explosive devices, short- and long-range rockets and mortars, small arms, kidnapping operations, rocket-propelled grenades, man-portable air defense systems, antitank missiles, and unmanned aircraft systems in attacks against Israeli military forces and civilians, as well as against ISIS and other Salafist armed group members based in Gaza. The group also uses cyber espionage and computer network exploitation operations.
FOREIGN TERRORIST GROUP
DESIGNATION The US State Department designated HAMAS as a foreign terrorist organization in October 1997.
SOURCE : https://www.dni.gov/nctc/ftos/hamas_fto.html
Israel Military Intelligence :
10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HAMAS
Has Hamas attacked Israel in other instances prior to 2023?
Since it seized power in Gaza in 2007, Hamas has provoked multiple major confrontations with Israel, including a 22-day war in 2008-2009; an eight-day war in 2012; a 50-day war in 2014; a series of coordinated attacks in 2018 and 2019; and an 11-day war in May 2021.
Prior to October 2023, Hamas had killed approximately 25 U.S. citizens and was holding two hostages plus the bodies of two Israeli soldiers. Hamas’ 2023 attack represents the most lethal terrorist attack in Israel’s history. The Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, claimed the lives of 22 citizens from the United States, 17 from Britain, 18 from Thailand, 10 from Nepal, 10 from France, seven from Argentina, and others.
SOURCE : https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/10/16/10-things-to-know-about-hamas/
Just because I post about how Hamas was helped by Israel Military Intelligence in proxy wars, by no means am I sympathetic to Hamas.
I am sympathetic to the Palestinian people who don’t support Hamas. There is a difference.
V1 : https://www.instagram.com/reel/C04jAPbM0LS/?igsh=Zjlkd2Npcmw1Zjg5
1.) What Is Hamas?
The Palestinian militant group has struggled to govern Gaza and remains committed to violently resisting Israel. Its surprise attack against Israel in 2023 threatens a wider conflagration in the Middle East.
Summary
* A spin-off of the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in the late 1980s, the Islamist militant group Hamas took over the Gaza Strip after defeating its rival political party, Fatah, in elections in 2006.
* The United States and European Union have designated Hamas a terrorist organization because of its armed resistance against Israel, which has included suicide bombings and rocket attacks.
* Israel has declared war on Hamas following its surprise assault on the country’s south in 2023, the deadliest attack in Israeli history.
SOURCE : https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-hamas
2.) Foreign Terrorist Organizations
BUREAU OF COUNTERTERRORISM
Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) are foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. FTO designations play a critical role in our fight against terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to get out of the terrorism business.
Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations
October 8, 1997 - HAMAS
Legal Criteria for Designation under Section 219 of the INA as amended
* It must be a foreign organization.
* The organization must engage in terrorist activity, as defined in section 212 (a)(3)(B) of the INA (8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)(B)),or terrorism, as defined in section 140(d)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. § 2656f(d)(2)), or retain the capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity or terrorism.
* The organization’s terrorist activity or terrorism must threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security (national defense, foreign relations, or the economic interests) of the United States.
Other Effects of Designation
* Supports our efforts to curb terrorism financing and to encourage other nations to do the same.
* Stigmatizes and isolates designated terrorist organizations internationally.
* Deters donations or contributions to and economic transactions with named organizations.
* Heightens public awareness and knowledge of terrorist organizations.
* Signals to other governments our concern about named organizations.
SOURCE : https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/
3.) OVERVIEW
HAMAS–the acronym for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic Resistance Movement)—is the largest and most capable militant group in the Palestinian territories and one of the territories’ two major political parties. HAMAS emerged in 1987 during the first Palestinian uprising, or intifada, as an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Palestinian branch.
The group is committed to armed resistance against Israel and the creation of an Islamic Palestinian state in Israel’s place. HAMAS has been the de facto governing body in the Gaza Strip since 2007, when it ousted the Palestinian Authority from power.
* OPERATING AREAS Primarily in Gaza; also maintains a presence in the West Bank; Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon; and key regional capitals, such as Doha, Qatar, and Cairo, Egypt.
* MEMBERS Between 20,000 and 25,000
TACTICS AND TARGETS
HAMAS uses improvised explosive devices, short- and long-range rockets and mortars, small arms, kidnapping operations, rocket-propelled grenades, man-portable air defense systems, antitank missiles, and unmanned aircraft systems in attacks against Israeli military forces and civilians, as well as against ISIS and other Salafist armed group members based in Gaza. The group also uses cyber espionage and computer network exploitation operations.
FOREIGN TERRORIST GROUP
DESIGNATION The US State Department designated HAMAS as a foreign terrorist organization in October 1997.
SOURCE : https://www.dni.gov/nctc/ftos/hamas_fto.html
Israel Military Intelligence :
10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HAMAS
Has Hamas attacked Israel in other instances prior to 2023?
Since it seized power in Gaza in 2007, Hamas has provoked multiple major confrontations with Israel, including a 22-day war in 2008-2009; an eight-day war in 2012; a 50-day war in 2014; a series of coordinated attacks in 2018 and 2019; and an 11-day war in May 2021.
Prior to October 2023, Hamas had killed approximately 25 U.S. citizens and was holding two hostages plus the bodies of two Israeli soldiers. Hamas’ 2023 attack represents the most lethal terrorist attack in Israel’s history. The Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, claimed the lives of 22 citizens from the United States, 17 from Britain, 18 from Thailand, 10 from Nepal, 10 from France, seven from Argentina, and others.
SOURCE : https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/10/16/10-things-to-know-about-hamas/
V1 : https://www.instagram.com/reel/C04jAPbM0LS/?igsh=Zjlkd2Npcmw1Zjg5
1.) What Is Hamas?
The Palestinian militant group has struggled to govern Gaza and remains committed to violently resisting Israel. Its surprise attack against Israel in 2023 threatens a wider conflagration in the Middle East.
Summary
* A spin-off of the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in the late 1980s, the Islamist militant group Hamas took over the Gaza Strip after defeating its rival political party, Fatah, in elections in 2006.
* The United States and European Union have designated Hamas a terrorist organization because of its armed resistance against Israel, which has included suicide bombings and rocket attacks.
* Israel has declared war on Hamas following its surprise assault on the country’s south in 2023, the deadliest attack in Israeli history.
SOURCE : https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-hamas
2.) Foreign Terrorist Organizations
BUREAU OF COUNTERTERRORISM
Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) are foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. FTO designations play a critical role in our fight against terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to get out of the terrorism business.
Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations
October 8, 1997 - HAMAS
Legal Criteria for Designation under Section 219 of the INA as amended
* It must be a foreign organization.
* The organization must engage in terrorist activity, as defined in section 212 (a)(3)(B) of the INA (8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)(B)),or terrorism, as defined in section 140(d)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. § 2656f(d)(2)), or retain the capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity or terrorism.
* The organization’s terrorist activity or terrorism must threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security (national defense, foreign relations, or the economic interests) of the United States.
Other Effects of Designation
* Supports our efforts to curb terrorism financing and to encourage other nations to do the same.
* Stigmatizes and isolates designated terrorist organizations internationally.
* Deters donations or contributions to and economic transactions with named organizations.
* Heightens public awareness and knowledge of terrorist organizations.
* Signals to other governments our concern about named organizations.
SOURCE : https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/
3.) OVERVIEW
HAMAS–the acronym for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic Resistance Movement)—is the largest and most capable militant group in the Palestinian territories and one of the territories’ two major political parties. HAMAS emerged in 1987 during the first Palestinian uprising, or intifada, as an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Palestinian branch.
The group is committed to armed resistance against Israel and the creation of an Islamic Palestinian state in Israel’s place. HAMAS has been the de facto governing body in the Gaza Strip since 2007, when it ousted the Palestinian Authority from power.
* OPERATING AREAS Primarily in Gaza; also maintains a presence in the West Bank; Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon; and key regional capitals, such as Doha, Qatar, and Cairo, Egypt.
* MEMBERS Between 20,000 and 25,000
TACTICS AND TARGETS
HAMAS uses improvised explosive devices, short- and long-range rockets and mortars, small arms, kidnapping operations, rocket-propelled grenades, man-portable air defense systems, antitank missiles, and unmanned aircraft systems in attacks against Israeli military forces and civilians, as well as against ISIS and other Salafist armed group members based in Gaza. The group also uses cyber espionage and computer network exploitation operations.
FOREIGN TERRORIST GROUP
DESIGNATION The US State Department designated HAMAS as a foreign terrorist organization in October 1997.
SOURCE : https://www.dni.gov/nctc/ftos/hamas_fto.html
Israel Military Intelligence :
10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HAMAS
Has Hamas attacked Israel in other instances prior to 2023?
Since it seized power in Gaza in 2007, Hamas has provoked multiple major confrontations with Israel, including a 22-day war in 2008-2009; an eight-day war in 2012; a 50-day war in 2014; a series of coordinated attacks in 2018 and 2019; and an 11-day war in May 2021.
Prior to October 2023, Hamas had killed approximately 25 U.S. citizens and was holding two hostages plus the bodies of two Israeli soldiers. Hamas’ 2023 attack represents the most lethal terrorist attack in Israel’s history. The Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, claimed the lives of 22 citizens from the United States, 17 from Britain, 18 from Thailand, 10 from Nepal, 10 from France, seven from Argentina, and others.
SOURCE : https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/10/16/10-things-to-know-about-hamas/
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‘If I Don’t Steal [Your Home] Someone Else Will’ Israeli Settler Justifies Forcible Takeover
"You are stealing my house."This is what a Palestinian woman told an Israeli settler, as he tried to take over her family's home in occupied East Jerusalem's...
Israel are Squatting and Squatters
V1 : 2 Years Ago : https://youtu.be/KNqozQ8uaV8?si=jM9QyzUIevugLZBT
V2 : May 25th, 2021 : https://youtu.be/Bvf9bpqL4KM?si=EDLy10e3FfiTGI90
V3 : October 6th, 2016’ : https://youtu.be/_Tlnk0RL5VM?si=BpSTDEpsi8fz38fS
V4 : July 11th, 2023’ : https://youtu.be/AHfUm0Eda80?si=RnJpIPCofs7XygR7
V5 : August 7th, 2017’ : https://youtu.be/5D5-0bKtwuY?si=uXQYTnAB9UQ_KLFW
V6 : July 27th, 2017’ : https://youtu.be/DzCusuaKG1A?si=9voi4Q2bQ8RuJo8R
Israel is a mass murder and land theft baron.
99.9% that back Israel will one of two things :
1.) Never look at the facts/videos.
2.) Will see the FACTS for what they are, and the offer alternative reality/spin doctors/play victimhood for Israel.
3.). Will blatantly say “F*ck the FACTS, and continue the slaughter.
V1 : 2 Years Ago : https://youtu.be/KNqozQ8uaV8?si=jM9QyzUIevugLZBT
V2 : May 25th, 2021 : https://youtu.be/Bvf9bpqL4KM?si=EDLy10e3FfiTGI90
V3 : October 6th, 2016’ : https://youtu.be/_Tlnk0RL5VM?si=BpSTDEpsi8fz38fS
V4 : July 11th, 2023’ : https://youtu.be/AHfUm0Eda80?si=RnJpIPCofs7XygR7
V5 : August 7th, 2017’ : https://youtu.be/5D5-0bKtwuY?si=uXQYTnAB9UQ_KLFW
V6 : July 27th, 2017’ : https://youtu.be/DzCusuaKG1A?si=9voi4Q2bQ8RuJo8R
Israel is a mass murder and land theft baron.
99.9% that back Israel will one of two things :
1.) Never look at the facts/videos.
2.) Will see the FACTS for what they are, and the offer alternative reality/spin doctors/play victimhood for Israel.
3.). Will blatantly say “F*ck the FACTS, and continue the slaughter.
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I suspect that if Iran goes to war, then they must have nuclear weapons. We are witnessing a nation committing suicide and life as we know it will be forever changed
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It makes you wonder. Still trying to figure out how Hamas didn't anticipate the destruction of Gaza on the heels of the Oct 7th attack.
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Pope Francis condemns Israeli 'terrorism' in Gaza
Pope Francis condemned the Israeli military attack on Gaza’s Holy Family Catholic Parish that killed a mother and her daughter, calling for an end to the ‘te...
V1 : https://youtu.be/XUX3PoGI25c?si=rgrvcyKM84CsfNCP
1.) Tensions between Israel and the Vatican escalating
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the pope's Secretary of State, sparks yet another protest from Israel after condemning the "carnage" caused by the country's military operation in Gaza
"I believe we are all outraged by what is happening, by this carnage," the 69-year-old cardinal said. "We request that the right to defend itself, which Israel has invoked to justify this operation, be proportionate. And, certainly, with 30,000 dead, it is not."
The cardinal reiterated the Vatican's "clear and unreserved condemnation" of the attack Hamas carried out in Israel on October 7, and the Catholic Church's "clear and unreserved condemnation of all forms of antisemitism".
SOURCE : https://international.la-croix.com/news/politics/tensions-between-israel-and-the-vatican-escalating/19178
2.) The Vatican and the War in Gaza
A rhetorical dispute between the Church and the Israeli government shows the limits—and the possibilities—of the Pope’s role in times of conflict.
SOURCE : https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-vatican-and-the-war-in-gaza
3.) Stop war from spreading throughout Middle East, pope says in message
CINDY WOODEN
Apr 16, 2024
US & World
“I make a heartfelt appeal for a halt to any action that might fuel a spiral of violence with the risk of dragging the Middle East into an even greater conflict,” the pope said April 14 after reciting the “Regina Coeli” prayer with visitors in St. Peter’s Square.
SOURCE : https://www.cathstan.org/us-world/stop-war-from-spreading-throughout-middle-east-pope-says-in-message
1.) Tensions between Israel and the Vatican escalating
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the pope's Secretary of State, sparks yet another protest from Israel after condemning the "carnage" caused by the country's military operation in Gaza
"I believe we are all outraged by what is happening, by this carnage," the 69-year-old cardinal said. "We request that the right to defend itself, which Israel has invoked to justify this operation, be proportionate. And, certainly, with 30,000 dead, it is not."
The cardinal reiterated the Vatican's "clear and unreserved condemnation" of the attack Hamas carried out in Israel on October 7, and the Catholic Church's "clear and unreserved condemnation of all forms of antisemitism".
SOURCE : https://international.la-croix.com/news/politics/tensions-between-israel-and-the-vatican-escalating/19178
2.) The Vatican and the War in Gaza
A rhetorical dispute between the Church and the Israeli government shows the limits—and the possibilities—of the Pope’s role in times of conflict.
SOURCE : https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-vatican-and-the-war-in-gaza
3.) Stop war from spreading throughout Middle East, pope says in message
CINDY WOODEN
Apr 16, 2024
US & World
“I make a heartfelt appeal for a halt to any action that might fuel a spiral of violence with the risk of dragging the Middle East into an even greater conflict,” the pope said April 14 after reciting the “Regina Coeli” prayer with visitors in St. Peter’s Square.
SOURCE : https://www.cathstan.org/us-world/stop-war-from-spreading-throughout-middle-east-pope-says-in-message
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israel was formed by bankers in that region.
This is land theft (USA is of course great with that).
This is Genocide and Ethic Hatred (USA is of course great with that).
israel ain’t f*ck’n with Germany for revenge or retribution of the 6 million jews slaughtered, ethnically eradicated by their NAZIS counterparts.
1.200 jews in israel were sacrificed so that this could take place and be “justified”.
No sneak attack happened, it was allowed and their fanbase salvate at the slaughter and are taking notes.
The Rothschild and other land thieves invaded and setup shop in that region. As it’s noted as the were homeless and pan handling until this farce was setup.
If anyone respond, respond with FACTS to disprove the legal documents of the establishment of Israel by the bankers.
FYI : You can’t, but try.
——-
* Before ANYONE says anything Asinine to me about this subject do your FACTS FINDINGS …. Both #2 & #3 are directly from “The Rothschild Archive”
* SOURCE : https://www.rothschildarchive.org/family/
White Nationalist established Israel as Historical Documention Proves as FACTUAL.
V1 : https://youtu.be/JFu-OUHpCLo?si=2gxOtOAjUD7NrGjo
V2 : https://youtu.be/kI_spMxp6t8?si=fK65comOd-ETLhMd
V3 : https://youtu.be/ZXfuqUhzESg?si=RodG-Z9f9SwRalqy
Misdirection:
That’s the illustrious misdirection sold by Bush Jr. administration.... “The War on Terrorism”.
It’s a war as old as mankind and the face forever changes.... Terrorism doesn’t fall under the Geneva Convention.... there are and never have been rules to it. It’s why the average citizen across the globe can’t grasp why you can’t take out terrorism.
Israel was established by a collection of European countries to further their foothold and agendas in that region. They had been fighting and establishing peace amongst themselves for thousands of years.
Fact find the terrorist attacks on European countries prior to the establishment of Israel and since. Those attacks increased not solely because of the establishment of Israel but because of Western countries being seen as they are.... invaders.
These European countries have started, backed proxy wars and political coo’s, assassinated politicians and figureheads to further their agendas, armed one side or both.
Them fighting in their own house is one thing.... European countries being ringleaders is something that both citizens and military personnel have paid for with their lives.
And save that argument about them invading western countries, that B.S. propaganda for western countries to do and keep doing what they’ve done.
U.S. Army Veteran
12 1/2 years Honorable Service ODS Vet : Support Garrison
OEF/OFI Vet : Deployed to Theatre
No Political Affiliation
* Facts : https://youtu.be/42FmObIfodY?si=_81hdVS5pBpP4WlI
1.) In 1917 Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild was the addressee of the Balfour Declaration to the Zionist Federation, which committed the British government to the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.
Edmond's work in Palestine
A strong supporter of Zionism, his most outstanding achievements were involved in responding to the threats facing the Jewish people in Europe in the late 19th century by supporting massive land purchases and underwriting Jewish settlements in Palestine and Israel.
Edmond's large donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years, which helped lead to the establishment of the State of Israel. In the 1880s, in his goal for the establishment of a Jewish homeland, Edmond’s philanthropy funded Jewish settlements and encouraged the development of agriculture and industry.
'The Benefactor', as he was known provided support for Jewish colonists, overseeing dozens of new colonies. Rishon le Zion (the First in Zion) was followed by others bearing the names of his parents.
Edmond stimulated the economic development of the settlements by investing in new crops, such as wine, grapefruit and avocado, and industrial enterprises such as silk production; he played a key role in Israel's wine industry.
Under the supervision of his administrators in Ottoman Palestine, farm colonies and vineyards were established, and two major wineries were opened in Rishon le Zion and Zikhron Ya'akov. Edmond paid his first visit to the colonies in 1887, to inspect the progress that had been made in the first five years.
In 1899, responsibility for the Rothschild settlements was transferred to form the Palestine branch of the Jewish Colonisation Association, which had been founded in 1891 by the Bavarian philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsch to help Jews from Russia and Romania to settle in Argentina. Baron de Hirsch died in 1896 and thereafter the JCA began to also assist the Jewish settlement in Palestine. At the end of 1899, Edmond transferred title to his colonies in Palestine plus fifteen million francs to the JCA.
In 1924, the JCA branch dealing with colonies in Palestine was reorganised by Baron Edmond as the Palestine Jewish Colonisation Association (PICA), under the direction of his son, James de Rothschild (1878-1957). PICA acquired more than 125,000 acres (50,586 ha) of land and established a range of business ventures. As well as offices in Palestine, PICA had offices in Paris. After the 1929 Palestine riots PICA helped to rehabilitate agricultural colonies that had been damaged.
SOURCE : https://www.rothschildarchive.org/family/philanthropy/baron_edmond_de_rothschild_and_palestine
2.) Who was behind the Balfour Declaration?
30 OCTOBER 2017
Below, Al Jazeera examines the key players involved in realising the Balfour Declaration.
This week, Palestinians around the world are marking 100 years since the Balfour Declaration was issued on November 2, 1917.
The Balfour Declaration was a public pledge by Britain, declaring its aim to establish "a national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.
The statement came in the form of a letter from Britain's then foreign secretary, Arthur Balfour, addressed to Lionel Walter Rothschild, a figurehead of the British Jewish community.
But the declaration was by no means formulated and decided upon overnight - rather, it had been in the works for years, involved many people and was drafted numerous times before being sent out.
The pledge is generally viewed as one of the main catalysts of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948 and the creation of the Zionist state of Israel.
SOURCE : https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2017/behind-balfour/amp.html
3.) Walter Rothschild and the Balfour Declaration
On November 2, 1917, the British Government expressed its sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations and announced that it would use its “best endeavours” to facilitate “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people”.
The announcement came in a letter from Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Lionel Walter, 2nd Lord Rothschild (1868-1937), the unofficial leader of the British Jewish community.
The Balfour agreement became the diplomatic foundation stone of the state of Israel. The origins of the letter had begun in the early twentieth century, when Chaim Weizmann, the leading spokesman for Zionism in Britain began to solicit support among the British people, shortly after he settled in Manchester in 1904.
Origins in The First World War
Beginning in 1916, the British hoped that in exchange for their support of Zionism, “the Jews” would help to finance the growing expenses of the First World War, which was becoming increasingly burdensome. More importantly, policy-makers in the Foreign Office believed that Jews could be prevailed upon to persuade the United States to join the War.
At this time, there were very strong pro-Zionist feelings by many of the political elite and establishment. Many of Britain’s leaders, including Prime Minister David Lloyd George, and Balfour himself, felt for the Jews and their history. These men were deeply religious Christian Zionists. They had grown up on the Bible; the Holy Land was their spiritual home.
They believed that modern Zionism would fulfil a divine promise, and re-settle the Jews in the land of their ancient fathers.
SOURCE : https://www.rothschildarchive.org/collections/rothschild_faqs/walter_rothschild_and_the_balfour_declaration
4.) Balfour Declaration
United Kingdom [1917]
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Balfour Declaration, (November 2, 1917), statement of British support for “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.” It was made in a letter from Arthur James Balfour, the British foreign secretary, to Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (of Tring), a leader of the Anglo-Jewish community. Though the precise meaning of the correspondence has been disputed, its statements were generally contradictory to both the Sykes-Picot Agreement (a secret convention between Britain and France) and the Ḥusayn-McMahon correspondence (an exchange of letters between the British high commissioner in Egypt, Sir Henry McMahon, and Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī, then emir of Mecca), which in turn contradicted one another (see Palestine, World War I and after).
SOURCE : https://www.britannica.com/event/Balfour-Declaration
*** Disclaimer : This a repost from myself, because people are tooooo comfortable with the status quo. ***
“I will not apologize for telling the FACTS, in a world that worship the lies”.
Did the Rothschild buy land in Israel?
Several of the moshavot established by the Baron were named after members of his family, including Zichron Yaakov, Mazkeret Batya, Bat Shlomo, Binyamina and Givat Ada. In all, Baron Rothschild purchased more than 500 square kilometers of land in Israel, upon which he established more than 40 settlements.
https://www.caesarea-assets.com › רו...
Rothschild and Caesarea
Rothschild and Caesarea
“Throughout the nearly two-thousand-year history of the Jewish people in the Diaspora, there was probably no figure equal, or even comparable, to the amazing Baron Edmond de Rothschild- the builder of Jewish settlement in the renascent Jewish homeland of modern times.
Even the combination of three distinguished personalities: Don Yosef Nasi, Sir Moses Montefiore and Baron Hirsch, each of whom accomplished great things in his own way and in his time, could not match the personality of the “Famous Benefactor,” with his great vision, wide-ranging enterprises and exceptional accomplishments.”
The plight of the Jews of Russia and the pogroms that raged there in 1881 led the Baron to the conclusion that the solution to the problem of the Jewish people in Eastern Europe lay in Jewish immigration to Israel, where Jews could build a new life. Influenced by the chief rabbi of Paris, the Baron began to support the Hibat Zion movement and the first groups of Jews who tried to immigrate to Israel and establish new moshavot (agricultural colonies).
In the initial stages of his activities in Israel, the Baron did not reveal his role in the financing of the Jewish settlement, and he was simply known as the “Famous Benefactor”.
SOURCE : https://www.caesarea-assets.com/en/רוטשילד-וקיסריה/#:~:text=Several%20of%20the%20moshavot%20established,established%20more%20than%2040%20settlements.
*** Disclaimer : This a repost from myself, because people are tooooo comfortable with the status quo. ***
“I will not apologize for telling the FACTS, in a world that worship the lies”.
This is land theft (USA is of course great with that).
This is Genocide and Ethic Hatred (USA is of course great with that).
israel ain’t f*ck’n with Germany for revenge or retribution of the 6 million jews slaughtered, ethnically eradicated by their NAZIS counterparts.
1.200 jews in israel were sacrificed so that this could take place and be “justified”.
No sneak attack happened, it was allowed and their fanbase salvate at the slaughter and are taking notes.
The Rothschild and other land thieves invaded and setup shop in that region. As it’s noted as the were homeless and pan handling until this farce was setup.
If anyone respond, respond with FACTS to disprove the legal documents of the establishment of Israel by the bankers.
FYI : You can’t, but try.
——-
* Before ANYONE says anything Asinine to me about this subject do your FACTS FINDINGS …. Both #2 & #3 are directly from “The Rothschild Archive”
* SOURCE : https://www.rothschildarchive.org/family/
White Nationalist established Israel as Historical Documention Proves as FACTUAL.
V1 : https://youtu.be/JFu-OUHpCLo?si=2gxOtOAjUD7NrGjo
V2 : https://youtu.be/kI_spMxp6t8?si=fK65comOd-ETLhMd
V3 : https://youtu.be/ZXfuqUhzESg?si=RodG-Z9f9SwRalqy
Misdirection:
That’s the illustrious misdirection sold by Bush Jr. administration.... “The War on Terrorism”.
It’s a war as old as mankind and the face forever changes.... Terrorism doesn’t fall under the Geneva Convention.... there are and never have been rules to it. It’s why the average citizen across the globe can’t grasp why you can’t take out terrorism.
Israel was established by a collection of European countries to further their foothold and agendas in that region. They had been fighting and establishing peace amongst themselves for thousands of years.
Fact find the terrorist attacks on European countries prior to the establishment of Israel and since. Those attacks increased not solely because of the establishment of Israel but because of Western countries being seen as they are.... invaders.
These European countries have started, backed proxy wars and political coo’s, assassinated politicians and figureheads to further their agendas, armed one side or both.
Them fighting in their own house is one thing.... European countries being ringleaders is something that both citizens and military personnel have paid for with their lives.
And save that argument about them invading western countries, that B.S. propaganda for western countries to do and keep doing what they’ve done.
U.S. Army Veteran
12 1/2 years Honorable Service ODS Vet : Support Garrison
OEF/OFI Vet : Deployed to Theatre
No Political Affiliation
* Facts : https://youtu.be/42FmObIfodY?si=_81hdVS5pBpP4WlI
1.) In 1917 Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild was the addressee of the Balfour Declaration to the Zionist Federation, which committed the British government to the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.
Edmond's work in Palestine
A strong supporter of Zionism, his most outstanding achievements were involved in responding to the threats facing the Jewish people in Europe in the late 19th century by supporting massive land purchases and underwriting Jewish settlements in Palestine and Israel.
Edmond's large donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years, which helped lead to the establishment of the State of Israel. In the 1880s, in his goal for the establishment of a Jewish homeland, Edmond’s philanthropy funded Jewish settlements and encouraged the development of agriculture and industry.
'The Benefactor', as he was known provided support for Jewish colonists, overseeing dozens of new colonies. Rishon le Zion (the First in Zion) was followed by others bearing the names of his parents.
Edmond stimulated the economic development of the settlements by investing in new crops, such as wine, grapefruit and avocado, and industrial enterprises such as silk production; he played a key role in Israel's wine industry.
Under the supervision of his administrators in Ottoman Palestine, farm colonies and vineyards were established, and two major wineries were opened in Rishon le Zion and Zikhron Ya'akov. Edmond paid his first visit to the colonies in 1887, to inspect the progress that had been made in the first five years.
In 1899, responsibility for the Rothschild settlements was transferred to form the Palestine branch of the Jewish Colonisation Association, which had been founded in 1891 by the Bavarian philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsch to help Jews from Russia and Romania to settle in Argentina. Baron de Hirsch died in 1896 and thereafter the JCA began to also assist the Jewish settlement in Palestine. At the end of 1899, Edmond transferred title to his colonies in Palestine plus fifteen million francs to the JCA.
In 1924, the JCA branch dealing with colonies in Palestine was reorganised by Baron Edmond as the Palestine Jewish Colonisation Association (PICA), under the direction of his son, James de Rothschild (1878-1957). PICA acquired more than 125,000 acres (50,586 ha) of land and established a range of business ventures. As well as offices in Palestine, PICA had offices in Paris. After the 1929 Palestine riots PICA helped to rehabilitate agricultural colonies that had been damaged.
SOURCE : https://www.rothschildarchive.org/family/philanthropy/baron_edmond_de_rothschild_and_palestine
2.) Who was behind the Balfour Declaration?
30 OCTOBER 2017
Below, Al Jazeera examines the key players involved in realising the Balfour Declaration.
This week, Palestinians around the world are marking 100 years since the Balfour Declaration was issued on November 2, 1917.
The Balfour Declaration was a public pledge by Britain, declaring its aim to establish "a national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.
The statement came in the form of a letter from Britain's then foreign secretary, Arthur Balfour, addressed to Lionel Walter Rothschild, a figurehead of the British Jewish community.
But the declaration was by no means formulated and decided upon overnight - rather, it had been in the works for years, involved many people and was drafted numerous times before being sent out.
The pledge is generally viewed as one of the main catalysts of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948 and the creation of the Zionist state of Israel.
SOURCE : https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2017/behind-balfour/amp.html
3.) Walter Rothschild and the Balfour Declaration
On November 2, 1917, the British Government expressed its sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations and announced that it would use its “best endeavours” to facilitate “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people”.
The announcement came in a letter from Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Lionel Walter, 2nd Lord Rothschild (1868-1937), the unofficial leader of the British Jewish community.
The Balfour agreement became the diplomatic foundation stone of the state of Israel. The origins of the letter had begun in the early twentieth century, when Chaim Weizmann, the leading spokesman for Zionism in Britain began to solicit support among the British people, shortly after he settled in Manchester in 1904.
Origins in The First World War
Beginning in 1916, the British hoped that in exchange for their support of Zionism, “the Jews” would help to finance the growing expenses of the First World War, which was becoming increasingly burdensome. More importantly, policy-makers in the Foreign Office believed that Jews could be prevailed upon to persuade the United States to join the War.
At this time, there were very strong pro-Zionist feelings by many of the political elite and establishment. Many of Britain’s leaders, including Prime Minister David Lloyd George, and Balfour himself, felt for the Jews and their history. These men were deeply religious Christian Zionists. They had grown up on the Bible; the Holy Land was their spiritual home.
They believed that modern Zionism would fulfil a divine promise, and re-settle the Jews in the land of their ancient fathers.
SOURCE : https://www.rothschildarchive.org/collections/rothschild_faqs/walter_rothschild_and_the_balfour_declaration
4.) Balfour Declaration
United Kingdom [1917]
Written and fact-checked by
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last Updated: Dec 8, 2023 • Article History
Table of Contents
Balfour Declaration, (November 2, 1917), statement of British support for “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.” It was made in a letter from Arthur James Balfour, the British foreign secretary, to Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (of Tring), a leader of the Anglo-Jewish community. Though the precise meaning of the correspondence has been disputed, its statements were generally contradictory to both the Sykes-Picot Agreement (a secret convention between Britain and France) and the Ḥusayn-McMahon correspondence (an exchange of letters between the British high commissioner in Egypt, Sir Henry McMahon, and Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī, then emir of Mecca), which in turn contradicted one another (see Palestine, World War I and after).
SOURCE : https://www.britannica.com/event/Balfour-Declaration
*** Disclaimer : This a repost from myself, because people are tooooo comfortable with the status quo. ***
“I will not apologize for telling the FACTS, in a world that worship the lies”.
Did the Rothschild buy land in Israel?
Several of the moshavot established by the Baron were named after members of his family, including Zichron Yaakov, Mazkeret Batya, Bat Shlomo, Binyamina and Givat Ada. In all, Baron Rothschild purchased more than 500 square kilometers of land in Israel, upon which he established more than 40 settlements.
https://www.caesarea-assets.com › רו...
Rothschild and Caesarea
Rothschild and Caesarea
“Throughout the nearly two-thousand-year history of the Jewish people in the Diaspora, there was probably no figure equal, or even comparable, to the amazing Baron Edmond de Rothschild- the builder of Jewish settlement in the renascent Jewish homeland of modern times.
Even the combination of three distinguished personalities: Don Yosef Nasi, Sir Moses Montefiore and Baron Hirsch, each of whom accomplished great things in his own way and in his time, could not match the personality of the “Famous Benefactor,” with his great vision, wide-ranging enterprises and exceptional accomplishments.”
The plight of the Jews of Russia and the pogroms that raged there in 1881 led the Baron to the conclusion that the solution to the problem of the Jewish people in Eastern Europe lay in Jewish immigration to Israel, where Jews could build a new life. Influenced by the chief rabbi of Paris, the Baron began to support the Hibat Zion movement and the first groups of Jews who tried to immigrate to Israel and establish new moshavot (agricultural colonies).
In the initial stages of his activities in Israel, the Baron did not reveal his role in the financing of the Jewish settlement, and he was simply known as the “Famous Benefactor”.
SOURCE : https://www.caesarea-assets.com/en/רוטשילד-וקיסריה/#:~:text=Several%20of%20the%20moshavot%20established,established%20more%20than%2040%20settlements.
*** Disclaimer : This a repost from myself, because people are tooooo comfortable with the status quo. ***
“I will not apologize for telling the FACTS, in a world that worship the lies”.
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1.)Nuclear War Map
Simulations : Maps : References
SOURCE : https://www.nuclearwarmap.com
2.) SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 CAMPAIGN NEWS
New Study on US-Russia nuclear war: 91.5 million casualties in first few hours
34.1 million people could die, and another 57.4 million could be injured, within the first few hours of the start of a nuclear war between Russia and the United States triggered by one low-yield nuclear weapon, according to a new simulation by researcher’s at Princeton‘s Science and Global Security programme.
SOURCE : https://www.icanw.org/new_study_on_us_russia_nuclear_war
3.) FEMA - Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear
Detonation
Third Edition
SOURCE : https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_nuc-detonation-planning-guide.pdf
Simulations : Maps : References
SOURCE : https://www.nuclearwarmap.com
2.) SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 CAMPAIGN NEWS
New Study on US-Russia nuclear war: 91.5 million casualties in first few hours
34.1 million people could die, and another 57.4 million could be injured, within the first few hours of the start of a nuclear war between Russia and the United States triggered by one low-yield nuclear weapon, according to a new simulation by researcher’s at Princeton‘s Science and Global Security programme.
SOURCE : https://www.icanw.org/new_study_on_us_russia_nuclear_war
3.) FEMA - Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear
Detonation
Third Edition
SOURCE : https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_nuc-detonation-planning-guide.pdf
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