Saturday, 28 June 2025

Tricky Bibi: Secret Video Filmed in 2001 Confirms Netanyahu’s Strategy to Commit Genocide. Comment by Gideon Levy

 Tricky Bibi: Secret Video Filmed in 2001 Confirms Netanyahu’s Strategy to Commit Genocide. Comment by Gideon Levy

This video (linked below) should have been banned for broadcast to minors.

This video should have been shown in every home in Israel, then sent to Washington and Ramallah. Banned for viewing by children so as not to corrupt them, and distributed around the country and the world so that everyone will know who leads the government of Israel. Channel 10 presented:

The real (and deceitful) face of Binyamin Netanyahu. Broadcast on Friday night on “This Week with Miki Rosenthal,” it was filmed secretly in 2001, during a visit by Citizen Netanyahu to the home of a bereaved family in the settlement of Ofra, and astoundingly, it has not created a stir.

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Tricky Bibi. Gideon Levy

July 15, 2010

The scene was both pathetic and outrageous. The last of Netanyahu’s devoted followers, who believe he is the man who will bring peace, would have immediately changed their minds.

Presidents Barack Obama and Shimon Peres, who continue to maintain that Netanyahu will bring peace, would be talking differently had they seen this secretly filmed video clip.

Even the objection of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to conducting direct negotiations with the man from the video would be understandable. What is there to discuss with a huckster whose sole purpose is “to give 2 percent in order to prevent 100 percent,” as his father told him, quoting his grandfather.

Israel has had many rightist leaders since Menachem Begin promised “many Elon Morehs,” but there has never been one like Netanyahu, who wants to do it by deceit, to mock America, trick the Palestinians and lead us all astray. The man in the video betrays himself in his own words as a con artist, and now he is again prime minister of Israel. Don’t try to claim that he has changed since then. Such a crooked way of thinking does not change over the years.

Forget the Bar-Ilan University speech, forget the virtual achievements in his last visit to the United States; this is the real Netanyahu. No more claims that the Palestinians are to blame for the failure of the Oslo Accords. Netanyahu exposed the naked truth to his hosts at Ofra: he destroyed the Oslo accords with his own hands and deeds, and he’s even proud of it. After years in which we were told that the Palestinians are to blame, the truth has emerged from the horse’s mouth.

And how did he do it? He recalled how he conditioned his signing of the 1997 Hebron agreement on American consent that there be no withdrawals from “specified military locations,” and insisted he choose those same locations, such as the whole of the Jordan Valley, for example. “Why is that important? Because from that moment on I stopped the Oslo Accords,” he boasts. The real Netanyahu also brags about his knowledge of America: “I know what America is. America is something that can be moved easily.” For the White House’s information.

He calls then-U.S. President Bill Clinton “extremely pro-Palestinian,” and says the Palestinians want to throw us into the sea. With such retrograde beliefs, no one can convincingly argue that he wants an agreement.

These remarks are profoundly depressing. They bear out all of our fears and suspicions: that the government of Israel is led by a man who doesn’t believe the Palestinians and doesn’t believe in the chance of an agreement with them, who thinks that Washington is in his pocket and that he can pull the wool over its eyes. There’s no point in talking about Netanyahu’s impossible rightist coalition as an obstacle to progress. From now on, just say that Netanyahu doesn’t want it.

What if Kadima joins the government and Yisrael Beiteinu leaves? Nothing will change. What if Danny Danon goes leftist and Tzipi Hotovely joins Peace Now? Netanyahu doesn’t want it.

If he had said so honestly, as he did when he thought the camera in Ofra was turned off, then he could have been forgiven for his extreme positions. It’s his right to think that way and get elected for it. The people will have gotten what they chose. But when Netanyahu hides his real positions under camouflage netting and entangles them in webs of deceit, he not only reduces the chances of reaching an agreement, he also damages Israel’s political culture. Many people may want a right-wing, nationalist prime minister, but a prime minister who is a con artist? Is is too much to expect of Netanyahu that he speak to us precisely as he spoke in Ofra? Why do a handful of settlers deserve to know the truth, and not us? Tell us the truth, Netanyahu. Talk to us as if the cameras were off, just as you thought then, in 2001 in Ofra.

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The Hidden Agenda behind Trump’s Attack on Iran

The Hidden Agenda behind Trump’s Attack on Iran

On Saturday, June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said that his military had successfully bombed three Iranian nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.

According to Trump, it was a large-scale attack in which Fordow, a heavily secured underground facility, was struck with a full load of bunker-buster bombs (GBU-57). Additionally, 30 Tomahawk missiles were launched from submarines at the facilities in Natanz and Esfahan.

Trump stated the operation was executed flawlessly, with all planes safely exiting Iranian airspace. He called it a “historic moment for the United States, Israel, and the world” and urged Iran to “end the war now.”

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U.S. media confirmed that Israel had been informed in advance and was actively involved in the planning. Netanyahu congratulated Trump in a video message for his “bold decision” and called the U.S. attack a “historic turning point.”

Iranian state media minimized the attack’s impact, reporting that personnel and nuclear material had been evacuated from the targeted facilities in time. It’s not yet clear how severely the nuclear facilities have been damaged.

The attack came barely a week after Israel launched a surprise strike on Iran on June 13. That was a coordinated operation in consultation with the U.S., personally approved by Trump.

While Washington publicly conducted peace talks, it secretly supplied weapons, intelligence, and logistical support—including 300 Hellfire missiles. The Pentagon moved a nuclear aircraft carrier to the Arabian Sea and sent dozens of tanker aircraft to Europe, ready for deployment in the Middle East.

Why This Attack?

Just like Israel, the U.S. justifies its military strike by claiming that Tehran is on the verge of building a nuclear bomb. But that’s war propaganda. Both U.S. intelligence agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently confirmed that there’s no evidence of an active nuclear weapons program in Iran.

Until 1979, Iran was part of the Western camp and was even allowed to develop a nuclear program. But after the 1979 revolution, it became an enemy of the West, and both the U.S. and Israel sought regime change.

Since regime change has so far failed and seems unlikely for now, the U.S.-Israel axis is attempting to neutralize Iran as a regional sub-power.

The long-term goal in the Middle East is to fragment countries into smaller, weaker entities that can no longer operate independently, ideally governed by pro-Western forces. The aim is to create a region where no country is larger or more powerful than Israel, thereby securing Israel’s regional dominance.

To achieve that, Israel is expected to “do the dirty work,” according to Chancellor Merz. For this purpose, it’s armed by the U.S. and its Western allies with the most lethal and advanced weapons, and it can also count on military and logistical support from Washington.

And when necessary, Washington lends a helping hand—as has happened now.

This past week, Israel applied the same strategy in Iran as it had earlier in Lebanon: targeted assassinations, precision bombings, and disabling communication networks. It also targeted fuel depots to disrupt domestic supply and possibly hinder oil exports—especially to China.

Everything aims at weakening the government and society. It’s reminiscent of what happened in Iraq after 2003 and more recently in Syria. In both countries, central authority and the army were severely weakened, and the territory was de facto partitioned into areas where the government had little or no control.

In both cases, this occurred through external military aggression and by turning population groups against one another. The U.S., Israel, and their Western allies are likely trying something similar in Iran. As in Iraq and Syria, the Kurds in Iran form a significant minority group.

According to investigative journalist Ben Norton, the war against Iran is ultimately intended to weaken China and reinforce U.S. global hegemony. The U.S. is actively supporting Israel with intelligence, weapons, and training—and now also with bombings—with the goal of regime change in Tehran.

He cites Michael Flynn, former national security advisor to Donald Trump, who says that a pro-American regime would undermine China and confirm the power of the U.S. and Israel.

According to German politician Sevim Dağdelen, this military action fits into a broader U.S. strategy. It is a global three-front war strategy aimed at maintaining U.S. dominance against the BRICS countries and the Global South.

In Europe, Germany plays a leading role in NATO’s proxy war against Russia; in the Middle East, Israel is conducting a proxy war against Iran with U.S. support; and in East Asia, the U.S. is preparing for confrontation with China, with countries like Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines being groomed as frontline states.

Why Now?

Washington and Tel Aviv saw the perfect moment to strike Iran and attempt a final blow. The recent elimination of Iranian air defenses by Israel, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, the weakening of Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the destruction of Gaza have tilted the regional balance of power strongly in favor of Israel and its Western allies.

How this conflict will unfold is currently completely uncertain. With its first attacks, Israel inflicted serious military damage in Iran, hitting command structures and possibly delaying parts of the nuclear program.

But the initial euphoria in Israel quickly gave way to realism when Iran struck deep inside Israeli territory with missiles. The destruction in Israeli cities shattered the illusion of invulnerability.

Given the large number of ballistic missiles Iran possesses (2,000), Tehran may be able to sustain such bombardments for several more weeks.

Following the U.S. bombings, all eyes were on how Iran would retaliate. For now, they’ve done so in a controlled and symbolic manner: the large U.S. military base in Qatar was targeted. However, Tehran had warned the Qatari government in advance, which prevented any casualties.

The extent of the damage to the base is still unclear, but shortly after the attack, Trump unilaterally declared a ceasefire. Was he afraid of being dragged into a war unpopular with the vast majority of his population? That, too, remains unclear.

In any case, Israel currently benefits from a ceasefire. According to The Wall Street Journal, and supported by a U.S. official, Israel’s supply of Arrow interceptors—essential for protection against long-range missiles—has been significantly depleted by ongoing attacks from Iran. The U.S. has deployed additional defense systems to compensate for the shortages, but the situation remains critical.

Iran has also agreed to a ceasefire. Their air defenses have been severely weakened in recent weeks, leaving the country with limited ability to counter missile attacks from Israel.

Apparently, all three parties have an interest in this truce. It now remains to be seen if, and for how long, it will hold. The coming days will tell.

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Marc Vandepitte is a member of the Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Humanity and was an observer during the presidential elections in Venezuela. He is a regular contributor to Global Research.

Sources

Trump bombs Iran directly, after helping Israel start war. Tehran vows retaliation

Trump Announces ‘Successful’ Attack On Iranian Nuclear Sites

Trump Advisor Admits: War on Iran Targets China, Seeking ‘US Global Dominance’ 

The Obliteration Doctrine: Genocide Prevention, Israel, Gaza and the West by Dr. Dan Steinbock

 The Obliteration Doctrine: Genocide Prevention, Israel, Gaza and the West by Dr. Dan Steinbock

New Book Exposes the Roots of Genocide and Devastation in Gaza, Critiquing Western Complicity

Clarity Press, Inc. is proud to announce the release of The Obliteration Doctrine: Genocide Prevention, Israel, Gaza & the West by Dr. Dan Steinbock, a groundbreaking examination of the Gaza conflict and the failure of international mechanisms to prevent genocide. This vital work introduces the term “Obliteration Doctrine,” defined as a systematic strategy of destruction through overwhelming military force against civilians and infrastructure, territorial expansion, and erasure of cultural and human presence, as seen in Israel’s policies toward Gaza.

In this meticulously researched book, Dr. Steinbock, an internationally renowned expert on global political economy, traces the historical and structural forces behind the Gaza crisis, from the serial expulsions of Palestinians to the expansion of Jewish settlements and the militarization supported by the United States and other Western powers. The book critiques the 1948 Genocide Convention’s inability to preempt or punish the atrocities it was designed to prevent, while exposing the West’s selective enforcement of international law, provision of military aid, and diplomatic shielding of Israel as key enablers of the “Obliteration Doctrine.” This doctrine, Steinbock argues, has set a dangerous precedent for global conflicts.

Key Highlights

  • A New Framework for Understanding Genocide: Introduces the concept of the “Obliteration Doctrine,” detailing its institutional development in Israel over decades and its catastrophic application in the 2023-2025 Gaza conflict.

  • Western Complicity Critiqued: Examines how Western nations, particularly the U.S. and key European allies, have fueled the crisis through unconditional military and financial support, vetoes in international forums, and failure to uphold accountability for violations of international humanitarian law.

  • International Legal Challenges: Explores ongoing efforts by activists and Global South nations to hold Israel and its Western allies accountable through international and domestic courts, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.

  • Foreword by Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malaysia and founder of the Perdana Global Peace Forum.
  • Endorsements from Leading Scholars: Praised by international legal experts like William Schabas, Richard Falk, Alfred de Zayas,Curtis Doebbler for its rigorous analysis and contribution to understanding the Gaza conflict within the framework of international law.

  • A Call to Action: Urges multilateral cooperation and multipolar diplomacy to address the root causes of the crisis, including Western complicity, and prevent further escalation in the Middle East.

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Video: Trump’s Misleading Assertions. Iran-Israel War Is Not Over. Col Doug Macgregor

Video: Trump’s Misleading Assertions. Iran-Israel War Is Not Over. Col Doug Macgregor

President Donald Trump declared that the conflict between Israel and Iran is “over,” citing exhaustion on both sides and claiming that U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities were decisive and successful. He suggested that Iran would now step back from its nuclear ambitions.

In response, defense analyst Col. Douglas Macgregor strongly disagreed, criticizing Trump’s assertion as premature, misleading, and based more on belief than fact. He argued the war is far from over and the strikes did not destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Macgregor believes the narrative of total success is a political fabrication, unsupported by intelligence, and destined to collapse over time.

He also warned about the danger of U.S. leadership ignoring its own intelligence community in favor of Israeli information, claiming this risks demoralizing American institutions. He compared Trump’s approach unfavorably to past presidents like Nixon, who were more skeptical and thorough with intelligence. Macgregor concluded that both Israel and Iran remain at war, and the broader conflict involving the Muslim world is far from resolved.

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FURIOUS World Leaders BLAST Trump for HIS SURRENDER

FURIOUS World Leaders BLAST Trump for HIS 

SURRENDER

  

Thursday, 8 May 2025

On ‘Moral Panic’ and the Courage to Speak: The West’s Silence on Gaza

On ‘Moral Panic’ and the Courage to Speak: The West’s Silence on Gaza

Global Research, April 23, 2025


The responses in the Western world to the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank raise a troubling question: why is the official West, and official Western Europe in particular, so indifferent to the suffering of the Palestinians?

Why is the Democratic Party in the US complicit, directly and indirectly, in sustaining the daily inhumanity in Palestine—a complicity so visible that it probably was one of the reasons they lost the election, as the Arab American and progressive vote in key states could, and justifiably so, not forgive the Biden administration for its part in the genocide in the Gaza Strip?

This is a pertinent question, given that we are dealing with a televised genocide that has now been renewed on the ground. It is different from previous periods in which Western indifference and complicity were displayed, either during the Nakba or the long years of occupation since 1967.

During the Nakba and up to 1967, it was not easy to get hold of information, and the oppression after 1967 was mostly incremental and, as such, was ignored by the Western media and politics, which refused to acknowledge its cumulative effect on the Palestinians.

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“Arab residents being forced out of Haifa, by armed Haganah men, April, 1948. Credit: Fred Chesnik / IDF and Defense Establishment Archive” (Public Domain)

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But these last 18 months are very different. Ignoring the genocide in the Gaza Strip and the ethnic cleansing in the West Bank can only be described as intentional and not out of ignorance. Both the Israelis’ actions and the discourse that accompanies them are too visible to be ignored, unless politicians, academics, and journalists choose to do so.

This kind of ignorance is, first and foremost, the result of successful Israeli lobbying that thrived on the fertile ground of European guilt complex, racism and Islamophobia.  In the case of the US, it is also the outcome of many years of an effective and ruthless lobbying machine that very few in academia, media, and, in particular, politics dare to disobey.

This phenomenon is known in recent scholarship as moral panic, very characteristic of the more conscientious sections of Western societies: intellectuals, journalists, and artists.

Moral panic is a situation in which a person is afraid of adhering to his or her own moral convictions because this would demand some courage that might have consequences. We are not always tested in situations that require courage, or at least integrity. When it does happen, it is in situations where morality is not an abstract idea but a call for action.

This is why so many Germans were silent when Jews were sent to extermination camps, and this is why white Americans stood by when African Americans were lynched or earlier on enslaved and abused.

What is the price that leading Western journalists, veteran politicians, tenured professors, or CEOs of well-known companies would have to pay if they were to blame Israel for committing a genocide in the Gaza Strip?

It seems that they are worried about two possible outcomes. The first is being condemned as antisemites or Holocaust deniers, and secondly, they fear that their honest response would trigger a discussion that will include the complicity of their country, or Europe, or the West in general, in enabling the genocide and all the criminal policies against the Palestinians that preceded it.

This moral panic leads to some astonishing phenomena. In general, it transforms educated, highly articulate, and knowledgeable persons into total imbeciles when they talk about Palestine. It disallows the more perceptive and thoughtful members of the security services from examining the Israeli demands to include all Palestinian resistance on a terrorist list, and it dehumanizes the Palestinian victims in the mainstream media.

The lack of compassion and basic solidarity with the victims of genocide was exposed by the double standards shown by mainstream media in the West, and in particular by the more established newspapers in the US, such as The New York Times and The Washington Post. When the editor of Palestine Chronicle, Dr. Ramzy Baroud, lost 56 members of his family—killed by the Israeli genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip—not one of his colleagues in American journalism bothered to talk to him or show any interest in hearing about this atrocity. On the other hand, a fabricated Israeli allegation of a connection between the Chronicle and a family in whose block of flats hostages were held triggered a huge interest by these outlets and attracted their attention.

This imbalance in humanity and solidarity is just one example of the distortions that moral panic brings with it. I have little doubt that the actions against Palestinian or pro-Palestinian students in the US, or against known activists in Britain and France, as well as the arrest of the editor of the Electronic Intifada, Ali Abunimah, in Switzerland, are all manifestations of this distorted moral behavior.

A similar case unfolded just recently in Australia. Mary Kostakidis, a famous Australian journalist and former prime-time weeknight SBS World News Australia presenter, has been taken to the federal court over her—one should say quite tame—reporting on the situation in the Gaza Strip. The very fact that the court has not dismissed this allegation upon its arrival shows you how deeply rooted moral panic is in the Global North.

But there is another side to it. Thankfully, there is a much larger group of people who are not afraid of taking the risks involved in clearly stating their support for the Palestinians, and who do show this solidarity while knowing it may lead to suspension, deportation, or even jail time. They are not easily found among the mainstream academia, media, or politics, but they are the authentic voice of their societies in many parts of the Western world.

The Palestinians do not have the luxury for Western moral panic to have its say or impact. Not caving in to this panic is one small but important step in building a global Palestine network that is urgently needed—firstly to stop the destruction of Palestine and its people, and second, to create the conditions for a decolonized and liberated Palestine in the future.

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Ilan Pappé is a professor at the University of Exeter. He was formerly a senior lecturer in political science at the University of Haifa. He is the author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, The Modern Middle East, A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples, and Ten Myths about Israel. He is the co-editor, with Ramzy Baroud of ‘Our Vision for Liberation.’ Pappé is described as one of Israel’s ‘New Historians’ who, since the release of pertinent British and Israeli government documents in the early 1980s, have been rewriting the history of Israel’s creation in 1948. He contributed this article to The Palestine Chronicle.

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