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bbc
November 16, 2023
Politics
UK

WATCH: BBC Forced to Apologise After False Report That Israel Is Targeting Medical Staff.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was forced to broadcast an apology this week, after airing an inaccurate report that claimed Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) were deliberately targeting medical staff in Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital.

“During our initial coverage, we stated that medical teams and Arabic speakers were being targeted. This is a misrepresentation of a Reuters report,” a BBC presenter declared. The correct information stated that IDF forces included trained medical teams and Arabic speakers in their operation.

“We apologize for this error, which fell below our usual editorial standards,” continued the presenter.

Further updates revealed witnesses inside the hospital, while hearing sporadic shots, reported no injuries and described a tense yet calm atmosphere as Israeli troops moved around buildings, searching for Hamas terrorists, weapons, and infrastructure.

This comes after several previous instances when the BBC had to retract inaccurate reports related to Israel’s conflict with Hamas.

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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was forced to broadcast an apology this week, after airing an inaccurate report that claimed Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) were deliberately targeting medical staff in Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital. show more
November 15, 2023
William Upton
News
War

Top Israeli Politicians Demand Europe & U.S. Take Gaza Refugees.

Israeli politicians Danny Danon and Ram Ben-Barak say they believe Western governments should open their borders and welcome refugees fleeing the Israeli ground assault underway in Gaza. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Danon and Ben-Barak – both lawmakers serving in Israel’s Knesset – argue European governments and the United States are ideal for taking in refugees since they have “a long history of assisting refugees fleeing conflicts.”

“Global organizations with experience settling refugees should facilitate the relocation of Gaza residents who wish to move to countries willing to accept them,” write Danon and Ben-Barak. “We simply need a handful of the world’s nations to share the responsibility of hosting Gazan residents. Even if countries took in as few as 10,000 people each, it would help alleviate the crisis.”

Israel has been left scrambling to figure out a solution to the looming refugee crisis in Gaza after neighboring Arab states declined take anymore Palestinians in. A month ago, Jordan’s King Abdullah II rejected the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s proposal for neighboring Arab states to take in new refugees, calling it a “red line” and adding: “There will be NO refugees in Jordan and there will be NO refugees in Egypt.”  The influx of Palestinian refugees into Lebanon between 1948 and 1975 played a major role in pushing the country into a civil war which effectively ended the country’s Christian majority.

While a majority of Americans continue to support Israel’s military response to the brutal October 7th Hamas terrorist attack, Israeli politicians demanding the American government take in Palestinian refugees could change that. According to Gallup, 41 percent of Americans want the rate of legal immigration into the united states reduced from current levels. Just 26 percent want to see it increase.

Danon previously served as Israel’s representative to the United Nations.

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Israeli politicians Danny Danon and Ram Ben-Barak say they believe Western governments should open their borders and welcome refugees fleeing the Israeli ground assault underway in Gaza. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Danon and Ben-Barak – both lawmakers serving in Israel's Knesset – argue European governments and the United States are ideal for taking in refugees since they have "a long history of assisting refugees fleeing conflicts." show more

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November 15, 2023
William Upton
Immigration
War

Michigan City Raises Palestinian Flags In Solidarity With Hamas-Controlled Gaza.

The Michigan city of Dearborn Heights, a part of the Detroit metropolitan area, has raised two Palestinian flags on either side of the city’s ‘welcome’ sign, apparently “highlighting the city’s support for the people of Palestine.” Boasting a population of nearly 60,000, roughly 25 percent of the city’s residents are of Arab extraction.

The larger neighboring city of Dearborn, with a population around roughly 100,000, has been derisively referred to “Dearbornistan” by various politicians and critics of Islam over the years. As of the 2020 Census, residents of Middle Eastern or North African background make up a majority of the Dearborn’s population at 54.5 percent.

President Joe Biden recently appointed Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud to the State Department’s Assembly of Local Leaders program. Hammoud, known for his staunch anti-Israel positions, has excused the Hamas terror attack on the Jewish state “inevitable”. In a previous social media statement, the Democratic mayor called for the eradication of the Jewish state. Both Hammoud and Democrat Congresswoman Rashida Tlabi – whose district includes both Dearborn Heights and the City of Dearborn, have continued to repeat the debunked claim that an Israeli airstrike was responsible for the explosion at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza.

Calls for violence at antisemitic rallies in cities like Dearborn have drawn harsh criticism from U.S. lawmakers in the wake of the barbaric October 7th Hamas terror attack against Israel. Pro-Hamas demonstrators in Minneapolis, Minnesota – which hosts a sizable Somali Muslim population – attacked an elderly driver. Zach Metzger – one of the demostration organizers who is a radical, anti-police, far-left candidate for Minneapolis City Council – later tried to claim that the elderly man was the aggressor.

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The Michigan city of Dearborn Heights, a part of the Detroit metropolitan area, has raised two Palestinian flags on either side of the city's 'welcome' sign, apparently "highlighting the city's support for the people of Palestine." Boasting a population of nearly 60,000, roughly 25 percent of the city's residents are of Arab extraction. show more
November 15, 2023
Jake Welch
War
World

Israel Deploys 360,000 Reservists Amidst Gaza Push.

The Israeli government has summoned roughly 360,000 reservists to the front lines as the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) continues to push into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. The deployment represents the first combat in which reserve forces have been used since the invasion of Southern Lebanon more than 40 years ago.

The forces, comprised almost entirely of civilians and students, have been sent by the IDF to reinforce the country’s northern border with Lebanon, assist other units in the West Bank, and support intelligence and logistics.

Several divisions have also been tasked with going house to house in Gaza City in an effort to find and destroy the vast chain of tunnels built by Hamas. It is estimated the total daily cost of the reservist deployment is a staggering £200 million ($250 million).

One Israeli Colonel, known as “G,” explains, “Reservists do things differently… We’re not as well trained with the new systems or as fast as the conscripts when we turn up. But when we get going, we’re better. We bring all our experience and thoroughness to the job.”

“Without reservists, the IDF cannot fulfil its mission,” says Benny Ben Ari, The IDF’s chief reverse corps officer.

The deployment forms part of Israel’s objective to destroy the terrorist organization Hamas by launching a full-scale ground invasion of Gaza. Yet, a large number of the group’s leaders do not reside in the Gaza Strip but rather in Doha, Qatar.

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The Israeli government has summoned roughly 360,000 reservists to the front lines as the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) continues to push into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. The deployment represents the first combat in which reserve forces have been used since the invasion of Southern Lebanon more than 40 years ago. show more
November 15, 2023
Jake Welch
NatSec

HUNDREDS of Biden Govt Staff Are in Revolt Over Israel/Gaza.

Over 500 employees and staffers in the Biden government have signed an open letter urging President Joe Biden to pursue a ceasefire and temporarily end the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Two staffers who led the outreach efforts noted the letter’s signatories came from both senior and low-level positions in the government as well as from across multiple areas, including the departments of Commerce, Defense, Interior, Homeland Security, and the Executive Office of the President, and even other countries.

“We represent a coalition of Biden-Harris Administration political appointees and civil servants, positioned across the domestic and foreign policy spheres, working in federal agencies, departments, independent agencies, and the White House,” the letter states.

“We call on President Biden to urgently demand a ceasefire; and to call for de-escalation of the current conflict by securing the immediate release of the Israeli hostages and arbitrarily detained Palestinians; the restoration of water, fuel, electricity and other basic services; and the passage of adequate humanitarian aid to the Gaza strip,” it adds.

President Biden’s position on the conflict has drawn heavy criticism from both government employees and his grassroots support alike. Muslim democrats have even been threatening to abstain from the 2024 presidential ballot if Biden continues to support Israel and does not attempt to introduce a ceasefire.

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Over 500 employees and staffers in the Biden government have signed an open letter urging President Joe Biden to pursue a ceasefire and temporarily end the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. show more
Tlaib
November 15, 2023
Politics
TECH
War

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Exposed as Member of Secret Pro-Hamas Facebook Group.

Far-left U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib has been identified as a member of the Palestinian American Congress, a secret Facebook group known to glorify Hamas, the proscribed terror organization responsible for the October 7th terror raid on Israel.

Hidden from non-members and the platform’s search function, Tlaib has been a member of the ‘Palestinian American Congress’ for six years, and even used it to promote her election campaign in 2018.

Since the October 7th attacks, members have been posting pro-terror messages, including a picture of a Hamas fighters holding an elderly Jewish woman captive with the caption: “We don’t want to throw you in the sea… we want you to ride it back from where you came.”

Group founder Maher Abdel-qader, who has proven ties to Tlaib and links to other leftist politicians, has previously been exposed for sharing content questioning whether the Holocaust really happened and describing Jews as “Satanic”.

Tlaib herself was censured by the U.S. House of Representatives in a 234-188 vote last week.

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Far-left U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib has been identified as a member of the Palestinian American Congress, a secret Facebook group known to glorify Hamas, the proscribed terror organization responsible for the October 7th terror raid on Israel. show more
November 15, 2023
Jack Montgomery
War
World

Qatar Strikes 3-Day Truce Deal with Hamas, Israel Negotiating.

A three-day Gaza truce has been negotiated with Hamas by the State of Qatar, the wealthy oil kingdom that plays host to the senior leadership of Hamas. The deal, which would entail the release of around 50 hostages, has been coordinated with the Joe Biden regime in the United States.

Sources say the deal would also involve the release of Palestinians, supposedly women and children, currently held in Israeli prisons, although the numbers that would be involved are currently unclear.

Hamas has already agreed to the deal in principle, although the Israelis have not, and are still negotiating specific terms.

The Israelis have signaled any truce would be temporary, with war cabinet member Benny Gantz warning on Wednesday: “Even if we are required to pause fighting in order to return our hostages, there will be no stopping the combat and the war until we achieve our goals.”

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A three-day Gaza truce has been negotiated with Hamas by the State of Qatar, the wealthy oil kingdom that plays host to the senior leadership of Hamas. The deal, which would entail the release of around 50 hostages, has been coordinated with the Joe Biden regime in the United States. show more
November 15, 2023
Jake Welch
World

Biden Govt Gifts Another $10 BILLION… to Iran.

The Biden government will allow the terrorist-supporting Iranian government to access at least $10 billion more from hitherto frozen funds held in Iraq.

A new sanctions waiver would extend billions in relief to Iran, despite President Biden only having criticized the Iranian regime’s funding of terrorist groups in the wake of Hamas’ violent incursion into Israel last month. The waiver would also allow Iraq to transfer frozen electricity payments to Iranian-owned bank accounts in Oman and Europe.

The Biden government will insist the money can only be used for non-sanctioned activities. Yet, Republican congressmen pointed out the folly in this approach as, even if the money is used in accordance with the US’ wishes, it will free up money elsewhere to continue funding groups like Hamas.

“The world is living in a post-October 7th world, but the White House is still running an Oct. 6 policy toward Iran,” said Richard Goldberg, a senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

“Why should Iran have any access to more than $10 billion after sponsoring one of the worst terrorist attacks against American citizens and the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust? It would make more sense to freeze all of these accounts and keep every penny out of Tehran’s hands,” he added.

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The Biden government will allow the terrorist-supporting Iranian government to access at least $10 billion more from hitherto frozen funds held in Iraq. show more
November 14, 2023
Jack Montgomery
Media
TECH

Daily Wire Civil War? Ben Shapiro Blasts ‘Disgraceful, Faux Sophistication’ of Candace Owens.

Daily Wire founder Ben Shapiro is publicly at odds with Candace Owens, one of the news company’s leading personalities, for her refusal to back the Israeli government over its war with Hamas. Owens has stated she wishes America to stay out of the conflict, claiming “the lack of humanity that I have seen from both sides has been very troubling for me.”

This equivalence-drawing between Israel and Hamas has drawn Shapiro’s ire, and comes in addition to Owens raising issues with universities and donors taking action against anti-Israel students. She suggested on her Daily Wire show that people are asking “why Jews are so special” and argued white gentiles have had to “endure much worse” in terms of “rampant BLM, white man can’t do anything right actively being taught in the classroom” for years, without any comparable action. She also issued a mock endorsement of Nikki Haley “for President of Israel”.

Shapiro, who is an Orthodox Jew, revealed he regards Owens’s position as “absolutely disgraceful,” accusing his of adopting a position of “faux sophistication” which is “ridiculous” in a leaked video.

“Everybody can see the moves that she’s making and the things that she’s saying, and I find them disreputable,” he said.

Shapiro noted Owens “still works for my company” – although it is unclear whether or not that may change in the near future.

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Daily Wire founder Ben Shapiro is publicly at odds with Candace Owens, one of the news company's leading personalities, for her refusal to back the Israeli government over its war with Hamas. Owens has stated she wishes America to stay out of the conflict, claiming "the lack of humanity that I have seen from both sides has been very troubling for me.” show more

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November 12, 2023
Jack Montgomery
War

Over 70% of Americans Unwilling to Volunteer If There Is a Major War.

Polling carried out after the Hamas terror raid on Israel on October 7th found 72 percent of Americans would be unwilling to volunteer to serve in the military if America entered a major conflict, compared to just 21 percent who said they would.

With the U.S. heavily involved in the Israel-Hamas war and the Russia-Ukraine war, still deeply enmeshed in Syria, and the possibility of an Indo-Pacific clash with China, the Echelon Insights findings suggest most Americans hold a more ‘America First’ view of foreign policy than the political establishment.

The U.S. military has shrunk by 39 percent since 1987, and the Army and Air Force both missed their recruitment targets for 2023 by 10,000, while the Navy missed its target by 6,000. The situation could pose significant problems in terms of the country’s war readiness if it persists, with infantry soldiers being relatively easy to train in a crisis but pilots and naval specialists, for example, requiring years of instruction.

Successive military interventions in the likes of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria have yielded questionable results, potentially turning off many recruits.

The traditionally conservative-leaning young people the military has often relied on for manpower may also have been deterred by its intolerant attitude towards unvaccinated Americans in recent years, and senior officers’ promotion of far-left interests such as drag and “white rage”.

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Polling carried out after the Hamas terror raid on Israel on October 7th found 72 percent of Americans would be unwilling to volunteer to serve in the military if America entered a major conflict, compared to just 21 percent who said they would. show more