A shame that a Hamas sniper shot her while the IDF was trying to direct the group down another street instead of walking straight ahead -- because the IDF was trying to deal with the Hamas sniper. Keep in mind that back in November Hamas was killing Palestinians regularly while trying to prevent they from fleeing to the south -- because Hamas wanted they to stay in Gaza City as human shields.
Whether Israel ignores the ICJ judgement w/America's blessing, and despite where Jews may sit on the zionist scale, as Haaretz said, they have to admit that in the eyes of the world, Israel went from a irrelevant entity for many at best, to an occupier for some, to a victim post oct 7, and now to be credibly accused of genocide by the bulk of the international community. This flies in the face of Israel making a world a safe place for Jews, unless their purpose is to make them pariahs everywhere else and fleeing to "safe zion" w/their actions.
I have not edit: just skimmed. Bernie's been late to the party on this (caught some flak over it) so i'm glad he's "seen the light"....the stats he quotes are a known to me already but at least he's using his voice to bring it to a bigger audience. I had been fairly on the sidelines of "giving a damn" on this conflict in the past but Israel's made it impossible to ignore now.
'The flood will wash them away:' IDF's message to Hamas in viral image The quote is from the Quran, relating to the biblical flood: “…and the flood washed away their sins." This is a clear allusion to the name Hamas gave to the October 7 attacks. https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-784363 The suspects arrested in Khan Yunis and behind them the sign. January 30, 2024. A photo published on social media on Wednesday went viral after it showed suspects arrested by the IDF in Khan Yunis handcuffed and blindfolded. Behind them are the flags of Israel and the Givati Brigade, as well as a massive sign with a quote-turned-pun from the Quran. The quote in question is taken from a sura in the Quran relating to the biblical flood: “…and the flood washed away their sins." This is a clear allusion to the name Hamas gave to the October 7 attack – “Al-Aqsa flood.” The message is clear: The action backfired on its perpetrators, who are now paying for their sins. Evoking Sodom and Gomorrah Adi Cohen, an orientalist, and researcher of the Arab world, explained the meaning of the photo in a conversation with Maariv on Monday. "For them, the image will evoke Sodom and Gomorrah, a deviation from the right path and the path of Islam," he said. "The mention of the sins is also important, it relates to people who did not follow the path of Israel, believe in idols and statues, and Allah subsequently punishes them. "An additional theme is the biblical flood. The people did not want to align themselves; they went against Islam and worshiped pagan idols; therefore, Allah sent the flood upon them except for Noah, who was a righteous man; the idea is a play on the name they themselves called their attack. 'The flood of al-Aqsa'. You are the terrorists, and the flood is yours."
Hamas is so concerned for its own comfort that it puts elevators in its tunnels. You know, this elevator should have been used in a hospital in Gaza but Hamas diverted it just like everything else. IDF finds secret tunnel leading to underground elevator in north Gaza https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/othe...nderground-elevator-in-north-gaza/ar-BB1hIFiF