Why So Many ‘Day After’ Plans for Gaza Amount to No Plan at All https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/06/12/post-war-gaza-plans-column-00162811 International trusts, private security contractors, a governing ‘council’ — and yet something is missing. This image taken from AFPTV video footage shows Palestinians checking the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, on Nov. 1, 2023. | AFP via Getty Images "...............The likely story Making a prediction for the Middle East is probably as foolish as making a plan, but I’ll make one anyway: In two years, Gaza will be a rubble-ridden set of tent camps policed by the Israeli military. In other words, Israel will occupy the Gaza Strip, even if it refuses to admit it. Israel also will still be battling militants, be they from Hamas or some other group, because its approach to the war has enraged so many Palestinians that the odds of them radicalizing are higher than the odds of any “de-radicalization” effort. That doesn’t mean day-after planning now isn’t worth it, but leadership matters as does speed. With no hope to offer the people shattered by the war, a peaceful “day after” may never arrive."
You'd think in the year 2024 humans would by now have their shit together. But alas no, humans are still as stupid as ever, it seems as times progress, humans regress. It will take a huge big global fucking war before people wake up (pain is the educator) and people become sensible, humble again. That is, unless the world becomes radiated. See ya in New Zealand or South America.
Seeing how Hamas has vowed to destroy or seize all aid coming in via Israel and to kill anyone collaborating in delivering it -- I don't see how this pause in daytime fighting will help the plight of people in Gaza. As outlined in the article, the problem is not getting trucks with food aid into Gaza but distributing the aid within Gaza -- which is not reaching the residents. Thanks to Hamas stealing it, mobs looting it, and UNRWA not distributing it. Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help flow of aid https://apnews.com/article/israel-p...humanitarian-8c111f2dcf783f8671e6dd6f19547b17 Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting during daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian crisis sparked by the war, now in its ninth month. The “tactical pause,” which applies to about 12 kilometers (7.4 miles) of road in the Rafah area, falls far short of a complete cease-fire in the beleaguered territory that has been sought by the international community, including Israel’s top ally, the United States. The limited halt in fighting could help address some of the overwhelming needs of Palestinians that have surged in recent weeks with Israel’s incursion into Rafah. The army said the pause would begin at 8 a.m. (0500 GMT) and last until 7 p.m. (1600 GMT). It said the pauses would be daily until further notice. The pause is aimed at allowing aid trucks to reach the nearby Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing, the main entry point for aid, and travel safely to the Salah a-Din highway, a main north-south road, the military said. The crossing has had a bottleneck since Israeli ground troops moved into Rafah in early May. COGAT, the Israeli military body that oversees aid distribution in Gaza, said the route would increase the flow of aid to other parts of Gaza, including Khan Younis, the coastal area of Muwasi and central Gaza. Hard-hit northern Gaza, an early target in the war, is being served by goods entering from a crossing in the north. Muslims start marking the major Eid Al-Adha holiday, came after discussions with the United Nations and international aid agencies. Following criticism of the move by ultranationalists in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, who oppose a halt in the war, the military said fighting is not being paused in the rest of southern Gaza and there is no change regarding the entry of aid in general. Aid agencies, including the U.N., did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The pause comes as Israel and Hamas are weighing the latest proposal for a cease-fire, a plan that was detailed by President Joe Biden in the administration’s most concentrated diplomatic push for a halt to the fighting and the release of hostages taken by the militant group. While Biden described the proposal as an Israeli one, Israel has not fully embraced it. Hamas has demanded changes that appear unacceptable to Israel. The fighting continues unabated. Israel announced the names Sunday of 11 soldiers killed in recent attacks in Gaza. That puts the number of soldiers killed since Israel began its ground invasion of Gaza last year at 308. Hamas killed 1,200 people during its Oct. 7 attack and took 250 hostage, Israeli authorities say. Health officials in Hamas-run Gaza say more than 37,000 Palestinians have been killed. Israel’s military offensive against Hamas has plunged Gaza into a humanitarian crisis, with the U.N. reporting widespread hunger and hundreds of thousands of people on the brink of famine. The international community has urged Israel to do more to allow aid to flow. Another crossing, the Rafah terminal between Gaza and Egypt, has been closed since Israel moved into the city. Hamas’ supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, on Sunday called for more pressure to open border crossings into Gaza. Egypt has refused to reopen the Rafah crossing as long as Israel controls the Palestinian side in Gaza. From May 6 until June 6, the U.N. received an average of 68 trucks of aid a day, according to figures from the U.N. humanitarian office. That was down from 168 a day in April and far below the 500 trucks a day that aid groups say are needed. The flow of aid in southern Gaza declined just as need grew. More than 1 million Palestinians, many of whom had already been displaced, fled Rafah after the invasion, crowding into other parts of southern and central Gaza. Most now languish in tent camps, using trenches as latrines, with open sewage in the streets. COGAT says there are no restrictions on the entry of trucks. It says more than 8,600 trucks of all kinds, both aid and commercial, entered Gaza from all crossings from May 2 to June 13, an average of 201 a day. But much of that aid has piled up at crossings and not reached its final destination. A spokesman for COGAT, Shimon Freedman, said it was the U.N.’s fault that its cargos stacked up on the Gaza side of Kerem Shalom. He said its agencies have “fundamental logistical problems that they have not fixed,” especially a lack of trucks. The U.N. denies such allegations. It says the fighting between Israel and Hamas often makes it too dangerous for U.N. trucks inside Gaza to travel to Kerem Shalom. It also says the pace of deliveries has been slowed because the Israeli military must authorize drivers to travel to the site, a system Israel says was designed for the drivers’ safety. Due to a lack of security, aid trucks in some cases have been looted by crowds as they moved along Gaza’s roads. The new arrangement aims to reduce the need for coordinating deliveries by providing an 11-hour uninterrupted window each day for trucks to move in and out of the crossing. It was not immediately clear whether the army would provide security to protect the aid trucks moving along the highway.
Here's the rub of our stupidity. For centuries the jews have conned the world around their self created myths and their self importance. For decades now Israel have been attempting to get rid of the Palestinians. Israel has created its own enemies. But inspite of the carnage and havoc Israel is currently wrecking in Gaza, much of the West along with the media still have sympathy for Israel who continues to claim it's the victim. Currently Trump is claiming to be a victim of his own crimes. Amazingly some see the Trump scam but don't see (or wish to see / denial) the scam Israel is pulling. Ask yourself this question: If Israel is the birthplace of Abraham and Jesus, the leader of the world in truth, the country destined for blessings by 'god', why are they and their chief supporter America so fucked up and authors of so much death? Oh its Satan say the religious dickheads, we blame this on Satan, it's not humans doing this, it's not humans in control, Satan is our excuse for everything bad. If I fuck my neighbours wife, it's Satan's fault, I'm not guilty or guilty only due to association. And with stupid thinking you get stupid results.
Ex-Knesset member who cited Hitler in speech about Gaza to speak at Australian event A far-right former Israeli lawmaker who quoted Adolf Hitler while discussing the takeover of Gaza and expulsion of Palestinians is scheduled to speak at an event hosted by the Australian Jewish Association this week. Moshe Feiglin will speak in an online event called Israel 2024 and Beyond on Wednesday evening, according to the Association’s website. In a video shared recently on social media, Feiglin said: “As Hitler said, ‘I cannot live if one Jew is left’. We can’t live here if one ‘Islamo-Nazi’ remains in Gaza.” He added he wants to “turn Gaza Hebrew”. Feiglin was a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party from 2013 to 2015 before launching his far-right Zehut party. Moshe Feiglin, a former member of the Israeli Knesset is the leader of his own far-right Zehut party [Corinna Kern/Reuters] More than half of Gaza destroyed Israel has destroyed more than half of the buildings in Gaza in its relentless bombing of all structures, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) reported on June 10. The extensive destruction of homes and general lack of safety has pushed nearly all the people in the enclave into displacement, seeking safety elsewhere. Here’s a breakdown of some of the damage to infrastructure, homes and communities wrought by the onslaught: (Al Jazeera)
More about the American Dotard... Confused Joe Biden seen being led off stage by Barack Obama at LA event, netizens say ‘it’s so embarrassing’ BySumanti Sen Jun 17, 2024 https://www.hindustantimes.com/worl...say-it-s-so-embarrassing-101718594663848.html In a viral video, former president Barack Obama was seen guiding Joe Biden off the stage at a Los Angeles fundraiser after the president appeared to freeze up. In a viral video, former president Barack Obama was seen guiding Joe Biden off the stage at a Los Angeles fundraiser after the president appeared to freeze up. The incident took place after Biden and Obama appeared in a 45-minute interview with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel at the Peacock Theater. A confused Joe Biden was seen being led off the stage by Barack Obama at an LA event (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)(AFP) The video shows the men standing for applause at the star-studded event, when Biden’s gaze appeared to become fixed on the crowd for at least 10 seconds before Obama led him off the stage, taking him by the wrist. At the event, the Biden campaign successfully raised over $30 million, according to New York Post. Celebrities like George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand attended the event. 3.6 Crore Indians visited in a single day choosing us as India's undisputed platform for General Election Results. Explore the latest updates Piers Morgan, with one of them writing, “No offense... But I'll never understand why old folks, and I mean rich old men and women just can't leave politics alone and simply go on about their lives and enjoy EVERY bit of it until the last day. Too rich to be embarrassing oneself on national tv like this..” “They're just going to keep on pretending that it's not happening and continue touting Biden as "Sharp, energetic, and full of vigor",” one user said, while the other wrote, “Clearly President Obama seems to have stepped in and taken charge.” “Why does it look like Biden is some old statesman that Obama is wheeling out to wave his hand and smile at the audience? This cannot possibly be the leader of the free world,” one user wrote, while another said, “Got to feel for Biden. Someone needs to look after the old boy and take him out the limelight.” “It’s so embarrassing they have allow this go on,” one user wrote. Meanwhile, some users sympathised with Biden and his inability to function well. “If he was your father would you send him to the local shops with a shopping list and expect him to get home? It's cruel. They are humiliating him allowing this to carry on,” one user said. Another said, "I'm sure mainstream media will again cry about "camera angles" and "framing". Anything but admitting this is elder abuse."
What is it going to take for the recognition that Hamas is not negotiating in good faith to sink home with the U.S. administration? The only solution to Gaza is to allow the IDF to eliminate Hamas as a militant and governing entity as quickly as possible. After this aid can pour into Gaza unimpeded and reconstruction can start. Sinwar humiliates Blinken & Biden and reveals hideous Hamas strategy https://nypost.com/2024/06/16/opini...amp-biden-and-reveals-hideous-hamas-strategy/ “It was a deal that Israel accepted and the world was behind. Hamas could have answered with a single word: ‘Yes,’” Secretary of State Antony Blinken fumed to reporters in Doha last week — exposing himself as either an utter cynic or a total fool. Hamas doesn’t want a deal, except one where Israel just gives up. And if Blinken doesn’t know that, then he’s not getting the basic info he should, not from US intelligence nor even from whoever’s in charge of getting him essential press clippings. Two days before Blinken chastised Hamas, The Wall Street Journal revealed private correspondence of the terror group’s military chief in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar. Sinwar admits openly that he wants more Palestinian casualties. They are “necessary sacrifices”that will “infuse life into the veins of this nation, prompting it to rise to its glory and honor.” More, more, more deaths mean that Sinwar and his genocidal crew “have the Israelis right where we want them.” Nor are the Hamas political chiefs, ensconced in their four-star lodgings in Qatar, in any position to disagree with him, since he’s simply applying the terror outfit’s long-held principles. US spy agencies are supposed to be awesome at “signals intelligence,” intercepting communications; did they somehow fail to get this stuff, or did someone decide to keep it from Blinken and the entire US high command? Or is he just pretending not to know, because publicly chasing a cease-fire deal that he knows will never come is that important to President Biden? Heck, we’re not sure Biden got this info (or, sigh, remembered it if he did). Making this all the worse is that Sinwar’s horrific strategy only works because of outside enablers. Like the high EU and UN officials who sputter with outrage when Israel rescues hostages. And the International Criminal Court, seeking arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. And all the media that play along, as well as the Hamas sympathizers menacing Jews around the nation. But Blinken and Biden bear the chief blame, for doing everything in their power to hinder Israel’s humane and justified counterattack against Hamas almost from the start. Biden’s doing this — and pushing peace plan after peace plan — to win votes from the lefty segment of his base.
Seeing that most of the aid being delivered via this pier was just being stored and not being distributed -- it probably is not a meaningful loss at this point. Gaza aid pier removed, satellite images show https://www.yahoo.com/news/gaza-aid-pier-removed-satellite-204524741.html ======================================== I will also note that humanitarian food airdrops have resumed despite Hamas previously shooting at the planes. US Air Force resumes humanitarian aid drops into Gaza Monday, Jun 10, 2024 https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/...rce-resumes-humanitarian-aid-drops-into-gaza/
Netanyahu wants this war at the moment, it serves his purposes including staying in power. America wants this war, I've never seen America move so fast and decisively to become involved. America wants this war because they are joined at the hip with Israel. America is content to listen to Israel lies. Nothing is any different from Trump saying "Drain the swamp" - when in fact Trump is the swamp. But Israel obviously want Hamas to give in, lay down their arms! It is Israel and America who want to be the bullies on the block because they can, they have more firepower, that is what it's all about, pure and simple. And then the land stealing and further bullying can continue until the Palestinians are no more. After that.... Israel will find a new enemy, it has to, it's part of their belief system, their god is a god of war, wrath, anger, vengenance, land possesion and America will once again fuel it with taxpayer dollars and printing.