"Ethnic Cleansing": Israeli Group B'Tselem Calls for World to Stop Israel's Siege of Northern Gaza

[Uncle Joe]

The leading Israeli human rights group B'Tselem warned this week the world must stop the "ethnic cleansing" of northern Gaza, where the Israeli military has imposed a brutal siege since October 5, demanding that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee south or face death. Israel is blocking almost all food, water and medicine from reaching northern Gaza while its forces carry out deadly raids and bombardment of the area, overwhelming the remaining hospitals. B'Tselem spokesperson Sarit Michaeli says it's impossible to watch events unfold and "not conclude that what is going on there is the deliberate pressuring by the Israeli army of the civilian population of the area to move out of this area in order to empty it of Palestinians."

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[Tetrachloride]

1. pearl clutching is not what will change the mind of netty

[Uncle Joe]

3. The majority of journalist hating MBS' money hasn't been invested by Jared Kushner yet

A private equity firm owned by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, has been paid $157m in fees since 2021 without returning any profit to investors, according to a US Senate inquiry.

The finding from the Senate finance committee has fuelled suspicions that the Miami-based company, Affinity Partners, may be a foreign influence-buying operation established in anticipation of the former president returning to the White House.

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Kushner has admitted previously that his company – of which he is sole owner – has moved “slowly” to invest the $3bn it has received from investors since its establishment in 2021, citing a shortage of attractive available deals.

The bulk of the funds – $2bn – comes from the Saudi government’s public investment fund. But it also includes money from the sovereign wealth funds of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and from Terry Gou, the Taiwanese billionaire owner of Foxconn, the world’s largest electronic contract manufacturer.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/25/jared-kushner-affinity-partners-firm-senate-inquiry

I believe this was all tied together and Kushner anticipates putting this money into rebuilding Gaza on top of the bones of the Palestinian people.

[WhiteTara]

2. Only the Israelis can stop this

we're hostage to Bibi's actions.

[Gaugamela]

5. We can simply stop supplying the arms to Israel. It is a matter of political will coming from the top.

Reagan called up Begin and told him to get out of Lebanon or he’d cut off military aid. Begin called back in 20 minutes and said they were pulling out.

[WhiteTara]

6. There is that.

Bibi doesn't care. He's drunk with blood rage and revenge for the Holocaust. Too bad for the Palestinians seems to be the motto for the PTB.

[Autumn]

4. Great post Uncle Joe.