Unprovoked Attacks...
or
A Heaping Helping of Hypocrisy

Unprovoked attacks by Russia on Ukraine and now Hamas on Israel....kinda like Native Americans unprovoked attacks on white European settlers. The judge asked Dr. Mearsheimer this week about current western leadership and he replied that the young today lack empathy and a sense of history. Sadly people analyze these conflicts emotionally rather than rationally. In retrospect, was the US provoked to invade Iraq...or Libya...or Syria...or...

Like most issues, the Israel - Palestine conflict is charged. I must admit to having a bias. I can't help but be with kids throwing rocks as soldiers shoot them. I can't help but be with the natives whose 1000 year old olive groves and homes are dozed down. So I wanted to be up front with my slant. That being said I can't condone the murder of innocent civilians on either side.

This is emotional tribalism rather than rational thought, to my mind...
Pro-Israel demonstrators call for genocide in New York City (3 min)

Jeremy Loffredo covers an October 9 pro-Israel demonstration in New York City's Times Square, where demonstrators issued explicit calls for the genocide of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, where Israel is conducting massive bombing operations in response to a militant surprise attack.

Dr. Gabor Maté Speaks Out on Israel and Palestine: A Must-Watch Discussion (12 min)

Join us as we understand the conflict's complex history and ongoing tensions between Israel and Palestine. Dr. Gabor Maté's unique perspective provides new insight on such an important subject matter

Israel Issues HUGE THREAT to Hamas! | Max Blumenthal (48 min)
Go to 20:40 to skip the history lesson. Max goes deep on bloody history between Palestine and Israel and the rise of Hamas for the first 20 minutes. Stephen Gardner hosts Max Blumenthal to discuss the coming hot war as the United States and Israel gear up to attack Hamas. Hezbollah and Iran are ready to pounce to back Hamas and get back at US for blocking $6 billion in frozen funds. Hostage Negotiations have begun with many countries involved. Hamas is a gang within Palestine that wants to attack Israel. Palestine suffers because of the actions of Hamas. Blumenthal tries to explain the complex relationship of Palestine and Israel while not desecrating the horrible attack events this past week.

Killing Gaza (1.6 hours)
In Killing Gaza, journalists Dan Cohen and Max Blumenthal documented Israel’s 2014 war on Gaza. Yet this film is much more than a documentary about Palestinian resilience and suffering. It is a chilling visual document of war crimes committed by the Israeli military, featuring direct testimony and evidence from the survivors. "Max Blumenthal and Dan Cohen’s powerful new film, 'Killing Gaza,' offers an unflinching and moving portrait of a people largely abandoned by the outside world, struggling to endure." - Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, best-selling author and activist Chris Hedges.

Dan Cohen: On The Front Line In Israel And Gaza (13 min)
INTERVIEW: As a Jewish-American I was raised to believe that Israel was a liberal and inclusive paradise, says filmmaker Dan Cohen. Until he spent years living in Palestine and Gaza

Palestine 101 with Abby Martin (from 2 years ago) (45 min)
"The occupation is against human nature. It flies in the face of what it is to be human."
Kei Pritsker speaks with Abby Martin about the occupation of the West Bank, the siege of Gaza, and other aspects of Israel's criminal occupation of Palestine.

Gaza Fights For Freedom (1.4 hours)

This debut feature film by journalist Abby Martin began while reporting in Palestine, where she was denied entry into Gaza by the Israeli government on the accusation she was a propagandist. So Abby connected with a team of journalists in Gaza to produce the film through the blockaded border.
It is a documentary about the historic Great March Of Return protests, which occurred every week from March 2018 until December 2019, but covers so much more.
It tells the story of Gaza past and present, showing rare archival footage that explains the history never acknowledged by mass media. You hear from victims of the ongoing massacre, including journalists, medics and the family of internationally-acclaimed paramedic, Razan al-Najjar.

At its core, ˜Gaza Fights For Freedom™ is a thorough indictment of the Israeli military for war crimes with exclusive documentary evidence and a stunning cinematic portrayal of Palestinians' heroic resistance.
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Directed, Written & Narrated by Abby Martin
Written & Produced by Mike Prysner

Norman Finkelstein did a series of interviews this week on Jimmy Dore with Pasta as host.

Here’s What You NEED To Know About Gaza’s History w/ Norman Finkelstein (13 min)
Talking heads on television and the Internet all seem to have a wealth of opinions about the recent Hamas attacks and Israeli reprisals, yet actual understanding of the detailed history of Gaza is often wanting. Professor Norman Finkelstein breaks down some of the key background that’s essential to understanding what led Israel and the Palestinians into this conflict.

The Palestinians Had NO OTHER OPTIONS – Norman Finkelstein (20 min)
Reports describing the violence during the recent assault by Hamas fighters on Israel have been nothing short of shocking. Also shocking, however, has been the treatment of Palestinians for more than half a century by Israeli occupiers.

Bernie & The Squad Are “A Disgrace” On Gaza – Norman Finkelstein (8.5 min)
In response to Hamas’ Operation Al-Aqsa Flood which killed hundreds of Israelis and wounded thousands of others, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised a swift and brutal response and instructed his constituents to expect a long war. Meanwhile in the United States even the most progressive politicians, Bernie Sanders and AOC among them, have come to Israel’s defense and insisted the U.S. support Israel however it opts to respond.

U.S. Politicians Call For Wipeout Of Gaza! (21 min)
So many U.S. politicians have demonstrated their sheer bloodthirstiness over the War in Ukraine that it should come as no surprise that many of them are calling for virtural genocide against the people of Gaza in response to this past weekend’s Hamas attacks inside Israel. Current and former elected officials including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Nikki Haley and Lindsey Graham have all expressed support for Israel to visit an all-out campaign of military destruction on Gaza and carte blanche to respond however the leaders of the Jewish State see fit.

They’re Cutting Off Water To 1 Million Children In Gaza (25 min)
In response to this past weekend’s attacks on Israel by Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was now at war and that Gaza would be subject to unprecedented violence in the coming days. Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called for a "complete siege" on the enclave, insisting "We are fighting animals and are acting accordingly.”

Russia Has The Solution To Gaza Crisis! – Norman Finkelstein (14 min)
In response to this past weekend’s deadly attacks on Israel by militants from Gaza, Russia has released a statement calling for an end to violence and for the conflict to be resolved on the basis of international law. The proposed resolution would entail a return to the 1967 borders and a two-state solution.

The Duran suggests it will be all of BRICS+ that creates a peace plan
BRICS prepare peace plan as Gaza evacuation looms (29 min)

Alex goes so far as to say both the Ukraine and Israel conflicts could easily be solved...

and the link to the entire clip...24-hour evacuation. Budanov, counteroffensive over. EU, €1.7B to Ukraine. The Hill blames Putin. (43 min)

International affairs expert Mark Sleboda was also on Jimmy's show...
How This Could DETONATE The Entire Middle East! w/ Mark Sleboda (32 min)
The recent Hamas attacks inside Israel and subsequent Israeli bombardment of Gaza has sent shockwaves across the Middle East. One of the immediate consequnces: an unprecedented direct conversation between Saudi Arabian leader Price Mohammed bin Salman and Iranian leader Ebrahim Raisi so that the rival nations could confer about the fate of Palestine. The question is whether these conversations and others among world leaders will be able to prevent the conflict in Gaza from spiraling into a larger war across the Middle East and beyond

Arabs Scaling Walls To Get Into Israel & Fight! (12 min)
Since last weekend’s brazen attack from Gaza into Israel proper and the subsequent Israeli response, videos have been making the rounds depicting individuals from neighboring countries pouring into Israel in order to throw their lot in with the Palestinians and join the “resistance.” The threat is that these neighboring countries will follow their citizenry into the conflict, leading to the last thing anyone with sense could want: a wider war.

Conflict in Israel & Zelensky's Nightmare | Dan Kovalik (33 min)
Daniel Kovalik is an American lawyer and Human Rights advocate who currently teaches International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He graduated from Columbia University School of Law in 1993. He then served as in-house counsel for the United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO (USW) until 2019. While with the USW, he worked on Alien Tort Claims Act cases against The Coca-Cola Company, Drummond and Occidental Petroleum – cases arising out of egregious human rights abuses in Colombia. The Christian Science Monitor, referring to his work defending Colombian unionists under threat of assassination, described Mr. Kovalik as “one of the most prominent defenders of Colombian workers in the United States.” Mr. Kovalik received the David W. Mills Mentoring Fellowship from Stanford University School of Law and was the recipient of the Project Censored Award for his article exposing the unprecedented killing of trade unionists in Colombia. He has written extensively on the issue of international human rights and U.S. foreign policy for the Huffington Post and Counterpunch and has lectured throughout the world on these subjects. He is the author of several books, including his most recent, “The Plot To Overthrow Venezuela, How The US Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil,” which includes a Foreword by Oliver Stone.

Israel's Catastrophic Conflict Overshadows Ukraine | Larry C. Johnson (31 min)
Larry C. Johnson is a veteran of the CIA and the State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism. He is the founder and managing partner of BERG Associates, which was established in 1998. Larry provided training to the US Military’s Special Operations community for 24 years. He has been vilified by the right and the left, which means he must be doing something right. You can also follow him on telegram (t.me/sonar_21 (https://t.me/sonar_21), Patreon and Substack (https://larrycjohnson.substack.com).

And a last clip about Israel...
Scott Ritter: Israel Is Reaping The Whirlwind with George Galloway (22 min)

INTERVIEW: Israel is a fundamentally broken nation morally, says Scott Ritter. You can’t exist on the backs of people you’ve enslaved

Notice how Ukraine has fallen off the front page? Israeli flags have replaced the Ukrainian ones around the western world.

Putin's Contained Ire at Valdai Forum and Interference in the US Election | Ray McGovern (22 min)
Ray came to Washington from his native Bronx in the early Sixties as an Army infantry/intelligence officer and then served as a CIA analyst for 27 years, from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. W. Bush. Ray’s duties included chairing National Intelligence Estimates and preparing the President’s Daily Brief, which he briefed one-on-one to President Ronald Reagan’s five most senior national security advisers from 1981 to 1985.
I liked his line ..."the US dept. of Just Us"

It’s Hell on Earth and World Will Be Annihilated if We Don’t Find Peace, Warns Celente (26 min)
00:00 World War III and peace
13:09 $6 billion prisoner swap
20:40 RFK running for president
21:40 Donald Trump/Russia
22:38 How can one be optimistic about peace?
25:48 Conclusion
“When all else fails, they take you to war,” says Gerald Celente, founder of the Trends Journal online magazine. In today's episode, he calls for “every human being that believes in their God to stand up now and do something” as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict unfolds. “If we don't stop this now, if adults don't become adults, it's over,” he says. Gerald argues that given today's heightened geopolitical tensions, “World War III has already begun,” not to mention that the U.S. has been experiencing economic and political turmoil domestically. “The economy is ready to crash. You saw what was going on with the equality markets. The economy is failing. They’re getting people’s minds off with war,” he claims.

Yesterday thousands marched in London in support of Palestine.

Perhaps a new peace movement will be a product of all this needless death.