I can’t begin to imagine what this young journalist Sharif Abdul Kouddous is going through witnessing this horror, the mothers in the pictures look so thin and children and adults so traumatised. I know that the US UK and Germany are responsible for supplying arms and permitting trading to continue with Israel in spite of very loud calls…
I can’t begin to imagine what this young journalist Sharif Abdul Kouddous is going through witnessing this horror, the mothers in the pictures look so thin and children and adults so traumatised. I know that the US UK and Germany are responsible for supplying arms and permitting trading to continue with Israel in spite of very loud calls for all that to stop, I would like to know what are the Palestinians geographic neighbours doing to apply the pressure that’s needed, there must be all sorts of ways to do this surely, what are they doing?
Some of the geographic neighbours have tried to do their bit. Lebanon has already suffered grievously. Yemen has done what it could. Iran is a little further away but it too has made an effort and has paid the price.
Thanks, I agree that level of trade is shocking. On the other hand, few of those items could be used to carry out genocide and ethnic cleansing.
Something else though that worries me, Woo4. Why does Israel need to import bombs from the USA? Israel surely must have the skilled personnel to put 2000-pound bombs together. We campaign against Biden exporting his country's bombs to Israel, but Israel could probably put such bombs together in a matter of weeks. They might not have "Made in USA" painted on them, but they'd be lethal enough to collapse an apartment building in which their target victim would be asleep with his family, plus numerous other families. So why do we campaign against export of bombs to the Zionist entity?
I campaign because that’s where they’re coming from atm, the US UK Germany et al. Though I’m sure they could make them in Israel! I have a feeling that the US supplies it’sweapons for free…as aid! There’s a research paper on it here https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2023/2024/Costs%20of%20War_US%20Support%20Since%20Oct%207%20FINAL%20v2.pdf The company that supplies the dreaded drones /quadcopters that not only spy on but are also used to kill Palestinians and often follow up after the bombs as people are fleeing (according to British doctor testifying in front of a parliamentary committee) Elbit Systems producers these things in the UK though it is an Israeli company supplying the majority of land based weapons to the IDF. God only knows if all the help the British govt gives the Israeli Govt is free or not, that’s not the point for me, the point is to bring down the Zionist government, and for me that includes a complete economic boycott the same as was done with South Africa during apartheid. So I’m not buying Israeli, as far as I know, and don’t bank with Barclays!! And I’m trying to buy Palestinian products like dates and olive oil and some wonderful Hebron Glass. PS The new Brit Govt had cancelled some of the weapons/parts contracts with Israel, though not spares for fighter planes, and not these horror quadcopters.
Good for you, Woo4. Some brave campaigners have tried to shut down one or more of Elbit's numerous factories in the UK, and indeed one Elbit factory here has been closed, but there are several more which seem to be operating undisturbed. The threat of heavy prison sentences keeps most campaigners away.
I believe and I hope Hezbollah, Iran, Yemen, and the other Mideast countries do to Israel what it deserves. Iran and Saudi Arabia are talking and on friendly terms now. I think they know that they will have to make a stand to rid the Mideast of this Brutal Apartheid State.
They are scared as well as having American advisers in many positions in their governments as well as the absolute Power of US military fully backing their puppet beach-head in the Middle East, the other Most Exceptional Nation - Israel, who, like USA, can, by definition, do no wrong. THIS is the structure of the world.
I am chiefly speaking of a trade boycott and according to this report it’s “Business as usual” with all existing trading partners except for Turkey .If all these countries acted together there’s not much anyone could do about it and the Israeli govt would collapse. At the moment each one of these countries may be aiding and abetting genocide which is an international crime. Trading partners are listed here https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241106-israel-continues-to-increase-trade-with-arab-and-muslim-world/. Some of these countries have increased their trade 10 fold, war profiteers, it’s a terrible thing all countries still trading with Israel are doing
I can’t begin to imagine what this young journalist Sharif Abdul Kouddous is going through witnessing this horror, the mothers in the pictures look so thin and children and adults so traumatised. I know that the US UK and Germany are responsible for supplying arms and permitting trading to continue with Israel in spite of very loud calls for all that to stop, I would like to know what are the Palestinians geographic neighbours doing to apply the pressure that’s needed, there must be all sorts of ways to do this surely, what are they doing?
Hossam Shabat is the reporter on the ground in Gaza.
Thank you for your correction
Some of the geographic neighbours have tried to do their bit. Lebanon has already suffered grievously. Yemen has done what it could. Iran is a little further away but it too has made an effort and has paid the price.
Yes, I’m talking more about economic trade with Israel which has increased in many countries except for Turkey. I have found a shocking report on this here https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241106-israel-continues-to-increase-trade-with-arab-and-muslim-world/
Thanks, I agree that level of trade is shocking. On the other hand, few of those items could be used to carry out genocide and ethnic cleansing.
Something else though that worries me, Woo4. Why does Israel need to import bombs from the USA? Israel surely must have the skilled personnel to put 2000-pound bombs together. We campaign against Biden exporting his country's bombs to Israel, but Israel could probably put such bombs together in a matter of weeks. They might not have "Made in USA" painted on them, but they'd be lethal enough to collapse an apartment building in which their target victim would be asleep with his family, plus numerous other families. So why do we campaign against export of bombs to the Zionist entity?
I campaign because that’s where they’re coming from atm, the US UK Germany et al. Though I’m sure they could make them in Israel! I have a feeling that the US supplies it’sweapons for free…as aid! There’s a research paper on it here https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2023/2024/Costs%20of%20War_US%20Support%20Since%20Oct%207%20FINAL%20v2.pdf The company that supplies the dreaded drones /quadcopters that not only spy on but are also used to kill Palestinians and often follow up after the bombs as people are fleeing (according to British doctor testifying in front of a parliamentary committee) Elbit Systems producers these things in the UK though it is an Israeli company supplying the majority of land based weapons to the IDF. God only knows if all the help the British govt gives the Israeli Govt is free or not, that’s not the point for me, the point is to bring down the Zionist government, and for me that includes a complete economic boycott the same as was done with South Africa during apartheid. So I’m not buying Israeli, as far as I know, and don’t bank with Barclays!! And I’m trying to buy Palestinian products like dates and olive oil and some wonderful Hebron Glass. PS The new Brit Govt had cancelled some of the weapons/parts contracts with Israel, though not spares for fighter planes, and not these horror quadcopters.
Good for you, Woo4. Some brave campaigners have tried to shut down one or more of Elbit's numerous factories in the UK, and indeed one Elbit factory here has been closed, but there are several more which seem to be operating undisturbed. The threat of heavy prison sentences keeps most campaigners away.
I believe and I hope Hezbollah, Iran, Yemen, and the other Mideast countries do to Israel what it deserves. Iran and Saudi Arabia are talking and on friendly terms now. I think they know that they will have to make a stand to rid the Mideast of this Brutal Apartheid State.
They are scared as well as having American advisers in many positions in their governments as well as the absolute Power of US military fully backing their puppet beach-head in the Middle East, the other Most Exceptional Nation - Israel, who, like USA, can, by definition, do no wrong. THIS is the structure of the world.
I am chiefly speaking of a trade boycott and according to this report it’s “Business as usual” with all existing trading partners except for Turkey .If all these countries acted together there’s not much anyone could do about it and the Israeli govt would collapse. At the moment each one of these countries may be aiding and abetting genocide which is an international crime. Trading partners are listed here https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241106-israel-continues-to-increase-trade-with-arab-and-muslim-world/. Some of these countries have increased their trade 10 fold, war profiteers, it’s a terrible thing all countries still trading with Israel are doing