I like Björk. When I hear her album Vespertine, I think “yes”. When she posts, I also think “yes”.

I didn't think it was possible for me to hate Blinken more yet I still hate him more. And it can happen a few times in just one single day.

Blinken says it's shocking that October 7 Hamas attack "has receded so quickly in the memories of so many"

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called it "striking" and "shocking" that the brutality of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel "has receded so quickly in the memories of so many" during a news conference in Tel Aviv on Friday.

Blinken said today he viewed additional images and footage from the attack collected by the Israeli government.

“It remains almost beyond the human capacity to process, to digest,” he said.

Blinken, who appeared visibly shaken, described an example of additional video Israeli officials showed him today of the Hamas attack.

“I saw, for example, a family on a kibbutz, a father (of) two young boys — maybe 10, 11 years old — grabbing them, pulling them out of their living room, going through their very small backyard and into a shelter, followed seconds later by a terrorist who throws a grenade into that small shelter. And then as the father come staggering out, shoots him down. And then the boys come out, and they run into their house, and the camera in the house is filming everything. And they're crying. ‘Where's daddy?’ one says. The other says, ‘They killed daddy. Where's my mommy?’ And then the terrorists comes in, and casually opens the refrigerator and starts to eat from it,” Blinken said he saw in the video.

The top US diplomat expressed sympathy for the plight of Palestinians civilians as well, saying he sees his own children when he sees images of “Palestinian children, young boys and girls, pulled from the wreckage and buildings.”

“Hamas doesn't care one second or one iota for the welfare, for the well-being of the Palestinian people,” said Blinken. “It cynically and monstrously uses them as human shields, putting his commanders in command posts, its weapons and ammunition, within or beneath residential buildings, schools, mosques, hospitals.”

Blinken said that the US is still pressing Israel to minimize civilian casualties.

“We’ve provided Israel advice that only the best of friends can offer on how to minimize civilian deaths, while still achieving its objectives of finding and finishing Hamas terrorists and their infrastructure of violence,” he added.

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-11-03-23/h_092e74f41f9211d47c5f21b845ec8526

The source for Blinkens story about the Israeli family who was tortured by hamas, and then the fighters sat down and ate the family meal, appears to come from Zaka. Same source as the 40 beheaded babies claim, and pretty much all other suspiciously graphic claims.

Yossi Landau, the head of Zaka, Israel's volunteer emergency response organization as the head of operations for the country's southern region, described the sadistic scene he found after entering a home at Kibbutz Be'eri.

https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-hamas-gaza-militants-ate-lunch-tortured-mutilated-young-family-2023-10

Yeah, I condem HIMARS

white people MLK speech

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Bigfoot Found Fighting People’s War

The Financial Times and the Economist consistently have some of the worst takes when it comes to anything related to the Global South.

What has more effect, belgian workers blocking weapons shipments and elbit offices sitins or giant marches

I found this ideo pretty interesting. A soldier talks in detail about the Kurdish tunnels he saw and used in during his deployment, and how difficult they are to infiltrate and destroy, as well as how comfortable some of them are. Given what Hamas has shown so far, he expects their setup is at LEAST as nice.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mMaQn6eBroY

Algerian parliament unanimously votes to support Palestine militarily - The Cradle

The Algerian parliament officially authorized Abdel Majid Tebboune, the president of this country to go to war with Israel by a 100% vote. The voting session of parliament was accompanied by long slogans in support of Palestinian people & resistance groups.

, if true.

Palestine seems like such a beautiful place. Would love to visit when it is free.

November 3, 2023 Summary:

Hezbollah -> No

Hexbollah -> Yes

for anyone wanting to donate to Gaza, don't use "Gaza now - غزة الآن"

https://nitter.cz/BaraaNezarRayan/status/1719463012220735769#m

https://nitter.cz/BaraaNezarRayan/status/1719465892013064542#m

The US analysis of this will just be "our deterrence measures have been a great success because they have not acted".

From rybar:

🔻On a similar note, the discussions between American politicians and the head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, and the expressed desire to hand over control of the Gaza Strip to him after defeating Hamas, are part of the same narrative.

Once the "liberated" territories have rid themselves of 80-90% of the population, someone will need to govern them, and Abbas will be seen as a compliant figure, much like a Gauleiter, who has already demonstrated his effectiveness in managing the West Bank (one only needs to observe the lack of widespread discontent among the local Palestinians).

I guessed this the other day.

Hope there's a coup within the PA.

Sir pls go back to your position. Sir! Sir! gunshots

I have to say, if Hezbollah launch a full scale thing today their timing is impeccable compared to IDF progress. I know everyone here was getting antsy and wanted them to move quicker but it's starting to look like waiting for IDF to hit urban fighting is the correct move, and if the "wait til friday" thing was intentionally timed with that prediction in mind then it's shockingly good timing.

Hamas out there 360 no-scoping

US and Israel considering peacekeeping force in Gaza - report

The US and Israel are considering the possibility of a multinational force that could include American, UK, French troops in the Gaza Strip, in the event that Israeli forces are successful in ousting Hamas, according to a report.

US and Israeli officials exploring options for the future of Gaza have also discussed a second option that would establish a peacekeeping force modeled on one that oversees a 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the conversations.

A third option would see Gaza put under temporary UN oversight, it said. The sources noted that the conversations are still at an early stage and much could change.

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, alluded to the challenge of coming up with a plan for the future of Gaza when he addressed a Senate panel on Tuesday.

“We can’t have a reversion to the status quo with Hamas running Gaza,” Blinken told the Senate appropriations committee. “We also can’t have — and the Israelis start with this proposition themselves — Israel running or controlling Gaza.” He added, "Between those shoals are a variety of possible permutations that we’re looking at very closely now, as are other countries."

The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/31/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-latest-news-today-hamas-clashes-idf-gaza-aid-plan-failure?page=with:block-65417b8f8f089b59d570dc12

https://streamable.com/af9936 ~~(untranslated)~~

BREAKING: Spokesperson of the Yemeni Armed Forces: Armed forces of our country, with the help of Almighty God, fired a large number of ballistic missiles and drones at the targets of the enemy in occupied Palestine. This is our third operation.

EDIT: This attack was on Eilat

Based on our sense of religious, moral, humanitarian, and national responsibility and in response to the demands of our Yemeni people and the demands of the free nations, and in aid to our oppressed people in Gaza, it was imperative for the Yemeni Armed Forces to act with reliance on God in support of the historic plight of our dear Palestinian people.

Our armed forces have launched a large batch of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and a significant number of drones targeting various "israeli" enemy positions in the occupied lands.

The Yemeni Armed Forces confirm that this operation is the third one in support of our oppressed brothers in Palestine.

The Yemeni Armed Forces confirm that they will continue to execute more qualitative strikes with missiles and drones until the "israeli" aggression stops.

We affirm that the stance of our Yemeni people towards the Palestinian cause is firm and principled, and that the Palestinian people have the full right to defend themselves and attain their complete legitimate rights.

What destabilizes the region and expands the scope of the conflict is the continued existence of the zionist enemy committing crimes and massacres against the people of the Gaza Strip and all of occupied Palestine.

Bahrain announces Israeli ambassador has left the country, Bahraini ambassador recalled, and economic relations halted with occupation.

Arab comprador regime does correct thing for first time, whole world is shocked

It becomes increasingly frustrating to read any Western press on the topic of China. They always create imaginary internal fighting like they did with Hu Jintao and now Li Keqiang, obsess over China's economy struggling because of real estate, and hype up the number of Chinese migrants illegally crossing into the US. It's all tied up nicely with a quote from places like Freedom House.

I'm not against criticism of China. I just wish I could actually see it without obvious Western fabrications.

Al-Bakhiti, a political member of Ansarullah Office (Houthis): We are ready to clash with America if needed

Taste the fury of our men. We are out for revenge. The Youth of Revenge and Liberation are writing the most amazing epics of confrontation now in storming the camp.

glory to the martyrs as they draw the map of Palestine with their blood

I really liked this article.

archive.today • The Israel-Hamas War Has Created a Divide Among American Chefs - The New York Times

A recent petition signed by nearly 900 food professionals calling for a cease-fire raises, once again, questions of contested cuisines.

But at times it's like The Onion. The unintended punchline is perfect.

“We have this romantic idea that if we eat the same food and break the same bread somehow we can come together, but that doesn’t seem to be the case here,” said Dr. Ariel, who is currently researching the origins of falafel.

accusing palestinians of killing babies is anti-semitic blood libel, actually

Israel’s emergency medical service will receive $88 million in a gift led by Michael Bloomberg.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/world/middleeast/bloomberg-israel-donation.html?smid=url-share

Reuters - Netanyahu suspends Israeli minister over Gaza nuclear comment

Choice quotes:

Eliyahu said in a social media post: "It is clear to anyone who is sensible that the nuclear remark was metaphorical."

In Eliyahu's Kol Barama radio interview, it was noted that ravaging Gaza would endanger some 240 hostages - among them foreigners as well as Israelis - held since Hamas sparked the war with an Oct 7 cross-border assault that killed 1,400 people.

"In war, you pay a price," the minister responded, while adding that he was praying for the return of the hostages.

in more serious news i can't believe the US congress is about to cancel culture george santos

Imagine, if you will, a mining country which doesn't have military might to mow down unions in other parts of the world.

https://nitter.net/imraansiddiqi/status/1720673548224921690