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Jeff Lazar's avatar

As an American and a Jew, I have never been so ashamed of my country. Israel continues to commit war crimes/crimes against humanity, Trump cheers Netanyahu on, and I will stand up against Israel even as it costs me many Jewish friends.

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Whatistobedone's avatar

Honestly: would you really WANT friends who are THAT hateful, cruel, evil? Celebrating genocide....my gawd...the US is on the same path, and in one way or another we have always committed all manner of atrocities....beginning with its founding....I'm thinking now homo sapiens SHOULD become extinct. I'm in that group, too.

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Joan Eisenstodt's avatar

It's so difficult, @Whatistobedone - it's like anyone who is an avowed Progressive going home at Thanksgiving to a house full of MAGAts. Friends I can lose. Family I prefer not to. We are somehow dancing around it and I am so grateful for one cousin who like I openly writes and speaks against Israel's actions.

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Thomas Darron's avatar

We will not allow an Israeli to corrupt our anger.

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Monique Ponsot's avatar

Not easy, but right, in my opinion. To help with answers to friends who question your decision I highly recommend Peter Beinart's book "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza".

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Joan Eisenstodt's avatar

I am grateful to have at least one cousin who speaks against the continuation of genocide as I do. Being an American Jew, I keep posting - as I just did with this - #NotInMyName - because it is against anything and everything my cousin (z"l), a rabbi, taught and Israel seems hell-bent on doing what the orange putz wants - to 'finish the job'.

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Romaine Voigt's avatar

Bibi the butcher should spend the rest of his noxious life in prison, hungry.Israel should be ashamed of being led by someone they surely must clearly recognize is a monster. We must stop funding their terrorism and genocide.

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Tom Schwoegler's avatar

Actually, he and the entire government as well as the extreme Zionist population should be immediately transported to Gaza. Just dump them there, no food no water or medicine. It is way past time from them to suffer the horrors that they have inflicted on the Palestinians.

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Dean Michael's avatar

Agreed. An issue is a large part of Israel's population seems to support his actions, based on polls. If the polls are accurate, he has a strong mandate.

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Thomas Darron's avatar

That is the thing, isn't it? I honestly believe that the protests are theater and the vast majority of them support this monster.

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Whatistobedone's avatar

They DO support it. A majority...

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Thomas Darron's avatar

A vast majority

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Sarah Olson's avatar

A lot of the protests have been to free the hostages, not about what is happening to Palestinians. It is only now that Israeli’s see how loathed their state is that they have started to speak out a little bit. Nothing is changing, you just have to look at the West Bank to see how little they care for Palestinians. There are larger numbers destroying aid going into Gaza than people speaking out against atrocities.

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Thomas Darron's avatar

Exactly. They love what is happening but they forget that Israel exists because European Nations denied them entry after WWII and they lived in a ship for years. The European Jewish population has a God complex that their will is divine.

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Joan Eisenstodt's avatar

I have an ex-pat cousin in Israel who, with his family, demonstrate every week. Their belief is that it is wrong in every way. It is not theatre.

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Joan Eisenstodt's avatar

The demonstrations seem to not support Netanyahu. And like in many very Red/MAGAt communities in the US, one fears for job loss, ostracization and other hurt when speaking out. AND on this, I cannot even imagine not raising my voice loudly. I supported this group - https://www.standing-together.org/en/donate-en - that is trying to gain support in Israel and around the world.

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Thomas Darron's avatar

No thanks, the only solution is to stand against the entire Nation of Israel and to vote in politicians that will support Palestine as a Nation. No more will these monsters be allowed to commit genocide while calling people who stand against them Nazis. Keep your little protest garbage, cutting off funding and support is the only way forward now.

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Matt Naha's avatar

I feel sad, tearful then angry. Stop mass starvation with our tax money.

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Whatistobedone's avatar

Is there a word worse than "evil"? "Depraved"? Israyhell is the purist form. An "ideal type." It now is on at least an EQUAL FOOTING with its fascist counterpart: Hitler, the Gestapo, SS Troops; and nuttyyahoo is its demented MONSTER Fuhrer. A CURSE on the house of israyhell...for ETERNITY.

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Richard Hansen's avatar

A MILLION PERCENT

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Richard Hansen's avatar

It's absolutely disgusting. I was watching live when it happened . they were boarded by like 15 ARMED IOF soldiers and then one of them found the camera and cut it off. And then all of the cameras were shut down and they were playing some kind of sound on a 20 second loop. It was terrifying to watch. I can't imagine how scared those HEROES are right now

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Monique Ponsot's avatar

This is horrific news. There must be international condemnation immediately! How can this be tolerated again! Israel must be sanctioned by the US, EU for this illegal seizure of 'Handala' and arrest of its crew who are trying to save starving children deliberately denied food and aid by Israel.

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Linda Heath's avatar

I am so very mad. I hope Israel gets what it deserves. This is a starvation campaign. I am ashamed of the U.S. for not doing all in their power to stop this!!

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David Ronald's avatar

Has anyone had the experience of asking your Congressional delegation why we are funding genocide and received a response that looks like it was written by AIPAC. It is amazing that they have given up all their principals. Genocide including mass starvation are the worse crimes possible. The US government has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the colonialists in Palestine.

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Ami Ghazala's avatar

I write them almost daily and yep, the response is the same from the ones receiving funds from AIPAC. It's disgusting.

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Valarie Henry's avatar

I have written to my representatives (AZ) about Gaza and the Palestinians, several times. I always get a response. A generic response that sounds as though they could have sent it in response to almost any issue. Their responses always begin with how much they appreciate hearing from their constituents and to be sure and sign up for their newsletter. It's maddening.

At this point, my hope lies with the anarchists...

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Tom Schwoegler's avatar

Congress has principals??? That's a new flash!

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drbilldean@gmail.com's avatar

Did Cheeto Snuff Out Epstein?

Questions have long been asked about Epstein’s “suicide” At least 2 inmates of the Metropolitan Correction Facility in Manhattan have come forth to question the possibility that Epstein actually took his own life (https://bit.ly/4535TTB) reasoning that there was no plausible reason why Epstein would do such a thing given his circumstances

Forensic analysis of the tapes made public have a glaring 3 minute deficit Despite Bondi claiming that there is a minute for “camera maintenance” does not explain the 3 minute time lapse

Then there is no forensic evidence available about the Epstein autopsy that should have been done given the circumstances of the death The report is that he hung himself with a bedsheet tied to the bunkbed but no autopsy report or DNA reporting

Lastly lecherous Cheeto has been long known to operate as a mob boss with his early Roy Cohn training Did Epstein have too much incriminating evidence against Cheeto and would try to blackmail his compadre? And hey, who cares if a sex trafficking pedophile commits suicide?

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Dana Briggs's avatar

There are more important issues to pay attention to -- like the genocide. Focus.

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Whatistobedone's avatar

In this moment....it's ALL important. Existential AND actual death...NOW...and into the future....

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JH's avatar

Thank you for your intrepid work Prem. Zeteo continues to be on the forefront of breaking news related to Palestine.

US readers! 7 Americans were on the Handala. Demand the release of Bob Suberi, Braedon Peluso, Christian Smalls, Frank Romano, Huwaida Arraf, Jacob Berger, and Waad Al Musa, all kidnapped by Israel while attempting to bring toys and humanitarian supplies to the people of Gaza

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Ami Ghazala's avatar

So proud of these humanitarian warriors. I knew that the Handala would be stopped BUT I held hope that somehow, someway... FREE PALESTINE.

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Jeffrey Simmons's avatar

The Israeli leadership has squandered their opportunity to claim any moral high ground in this conflict. Yes, Hamas is horrific, but that doesn't allow you to plow through thousands of innocent men, women and children to attain your revenge. With the deliberate starvation of the innocent, the genocide, the killing of aid workers, doctors and nurses...you have become the monster.

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Lauren Silverman's avatar

I am horrified to learn this latest news! People are starving and Netanyahu has no shame. I don’t call people from Gaza criminals, but even if Bibi views them this way, doesn’t he feed Israeli prisoners? And how can a child be born a criminal? If it’s true that the Jews wandered in the desert for many years, at least they were fed! BTW, Netanyahu looks pretty well fed to me.

Tell me, what can each of us do?

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ROSANNE SLOANE's avatar

By any means necessary, the aid must arrive. I don't care who loves Israel, they are in the process of a genocide and all troups on the earth must hold them back. If this doesn't outrage everyone?

THen they have failed to know who we are dealing with. The mighty forces of this world cann, must arrive to feed the starving or we, all on earth, have failed to be humans. I thought Israel didn't take hostages? Starve babies? OR? I guess the rest of us are unworthy to live. Every single leader on the face of the planet has to stand in a line and STOP The murder of children. Who on earth wants to be a citizen of a nation who could do this. It is sickening. Israel. By having this done to them, now have become the nation they escaped from. Cut this cancer out. Every single person on earth is responsible for each child's death. IF we wanted to we can MUST get that aide.

And to think, senators in Washing wanted a picture with the murderer, including one from my own state. How do you feel now Adam Schiff? Got your picture taken with a murderer!!!!!

SHAME

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Thomas Darron's avatar

This is the only thing that should be spoken...they are monsters.

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Dana Briggs's avatar

Fuck the Israeli government and those who enable or support the genocide.

Free Palestine! 🇵🇸

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