As the famine in Gaza becomes undeniable, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has relied on strategic communications specialists to reassign blame and push a narrative of success.
I think the tide is beginning to turn on the hasbara machine, and there is nothing that Israel and its supporters will be able to do/say/show that makes them look like the good guys. And while I grant that the analogy might have issues, I don't recall ever hearing, with respect to the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943, that Nazi Germany "had a right to defend itself".
The insidious pro-Israel efforts to influence American public opinion regarding Israel include funding for a) Congress and the White House, b) savvy tactics by PR sleazebags like Fay and Counter; and c) infiltrating major universities to promote pro-Israel individuals and silence Israel opponents.
That's what money buys.
Here's what money can't buy:
a) Candidates like Zohran Mamdani;
b) Conscientious Jewish figures like Finkelstein, Beinart, and many others;
c) Independent news outlets like Breaking Points, Greenwald, Rogan -- and Drop Site.
In a time of depressing events, hope lies with morally conscientious individuals and organizations. Let's support them more, and be grateful for their work.
These voices are growing, pro-Israel voices are losing.
The schadenfreude of zionists and their compradors in the corridors of power is disgusting. The hasbara machine is working overtime, when it uses videos and photos of UN trucks, laden with "rotting and decaying" aid, to portray as UN inaction. This trope of Hamas stealing and looting the aid, to onsell at enormous profits, is another sign, that the zionist camp is increasingly concerned about how it looks, internationally. Free free Palestine 🇯🇴🇯🇴🇯🇴
My head is spinning with trying to absorb and distinguish the facts from the bullshit, like Israeli soldiers firing "warning shots" into crowds of Palestinians trying desperately to get food. Warning shots go up in the air and do not kill people. As Ahmed commented, we need more
"conscientious " (jewish) figures" not liars like Zeldin and Huckabee to interpret the facts on the ground. As a Jew, I was always pro-Israel. With the biggest liar of all, Netanyahu and the cruel right wing of the Israeli cabinet, that is no longer the case. Where are the humanitarians hiding?
For the sake of Jews and Palestinians who oppose Zionism and racism, i hope these skills Israelis have acquired in manipulating narratives can/will be redirected to repatriations and undoing 100 years of damage done. Surely it is 'only' a matter of time and countless more Palestinian deaths before the world crashes down on Israel. I need to kid myself that these evil perpetrators will have a useful role in a peaceful future with Palestinian dignity, else I will become 'anti-semitic' by IHRA definition.
This genocide has lifted the veil off the ugly faces of so many hitherto apparently lofty entities in our societies. Those big corporates in Albanese's report, the university assembly lines they endow to churn out glorified slaves, the political class they bribe and lobby, the media they own and the countries they run. They are right to be paranoid because this Rube Goldberg blood machine is built upon castles of salt and castles of sand. It persists on opinion only, as David Hume said of government all those years ago. The moment the enslaved realise that real power rests with them, this sanguinary shebang will come crashing down.
Hence the ferocity of the attacks on students. The dire need for frenzied propaganda. The institution of draconian laws to smother every murmur of dissent. The hurried volte face to mollify the public. The hollowed out welfare systems and commensurately bolstered military spending and tax cuts to squash the population whilst strengthening and entrenching the system of extraction.
On a side note, we will have evolved into a civilised, decent and humane society the day schools and universities torch subjects such as "Strategic Communications", "Human Resources", "Organizational Behaviour", "Financial Engineering" , “Marketing and Advertising” and a whole rash of other topics under the rubric of Business/Management studies. In a true democracy we wouldn't need business/management studies at all as we wouldn't be producing and consuming rubbish just so that a handful of rich folks can realise increased "shareholder value".
Two days ago, DemocracyNow! interviewed Ret. US Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar who was hired as a subcontractor with UG Solutions in the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid delivery operation. Once he realized what the organization was doing, he quit. He has videos to back up what he saw while he was there. He says, "We, the United States, are complicit. We are involved, hand in hand, in the atrocities and the genocide that is currently undergoing in Gaza."
Excellent reporting! Columbia should be deeply ashamed. Those who spread disinformation should have no place in a school of higher education. Fire Jenn Counter!
Just the mere fact that Counter relies on misinformation and censorship of opposing opinions is enough to discredit any attempt her organization claims is even vaguely humanitarian.
I think the tide is beginning to turn on the hasbara machine, and there is nothing that Israel and its supporters will be able to do/say/show that makes them look like the good guys. And while I grant that the analogy might have issues, I don't recall ever hearing, with respect to the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943, that Nazi Germany "had a right to defend itself".
The insidious pro-Israel efforts to influence American public opinion regarding Israel include funding for a) Congress and the White House, b) savvy tactics by PR sleazebags like Fay and Counter; and c) infiltrating major universities to promote pro-Israel individuals and silence Israel opponents.
That's what money buys.
Here's what money can't buy:
a) Candidates like Zohran Mamdani;
b) Conscientious Jewish figures like Finkelstein, Beinart, and many others;
c) Independent news outlets like Breaking Points, Greenwald, Rogan -- and Drop Site.
In a time of depressing events, hope lies with morally conscientious individuals and organizations. Let's support them more, and be grateful for their work.
These voices are growing, pro-Israel voices are losing.
The schadenfreude of zionists and their compradors in the corridors of power is disgusting. The hasbara machine is working overtime, when it uses videos and photos of UN trucks, laden with "rotting and decaying" aid, to portray as UN inaction. This trope of Hamas stealing and looting the aid, to onsell at enormous profits, is another sign, that the zionist camp is increasingly concerned about how it looks, internationally. Free free Palestine 🇯🇴🇯🇴🇯🇴
Everyone is auditioning for the next vacant Cabinet post, which is always just over the horizon.
My head is spinning with trying to absorb and distinguish the facts from the bullshit, like Israeli soldiers firing "warning shots" into crowds of Palestinians trying desperately to get food. Warning shots go up in the air and do not kill people. As Ahmed commented, we need more
"conscientious " (jewish) figures" not liars like Zeldin and Huckabee to interpret the facts on the ground. As a Jew, I was always pro-Israel. With the biggest liar of all, Netanyahu and the cruel right wing of the Israeli cabinet, that is no longer the case. Where are the humanitarians hiding?
I found this article so frustrating to read. The organized barrage of disinformation is infuriating. How are so many people devoid of morals?
For the sake of Jews and Palestinians who oppose Zionism and racism, i hope these skills Israelis have acquired in manipulating narratives can/will be redirected to repatriations and undoing 100 years of damage done. Surely it is 'only' a matter of time and countless more Palestinian deaths before the world crashes down on Israel. I need to kid myself that these evil perpetrators will have a useful role in a peaceful future with Palestinian dignity, else I will become 'anti-semitic' by IHRA definition.
This genocide has lifted the veil off the ugly faces of so many hitherto apparently lofty entities in our societies. Those big corporates in Albanese's report, the university assembly lines they endow to churn out glorified slaves, the political class they bribe and lobby, the media they own and the countries they run. They are right to be paranoid because this Rube Goldberg blood machine is built upon castles of salt and castles of sand. It persists on opinion only, as David Hume said of government all those years ago. The moment the enslaved realise that real power rests with them, this sanguinary shebang will come crashing down.
Hence the ferocity of the attacks on students. The dire need for frenzied propaganda. The institution of draconian laws to smother every murmur of dissent. The hurried volte face to mollify the public. The hollowed out welfare systems and commensurately bolstered military spending and tax cuts to squash the population whilst strengthening and entrenching the system of extraction.
On a side note, we will have evolved into a civilised, decent and humane society the day schools and universities torch subjects such as "Strategic Communications", "Human Resources", "Organizational Behaviour", "Financial Engineering" , “Marketing and Advertising” and a whole rash of other topics under the rubric of Business/Management studies. In a true democracy we wouldn't need business/management studies at all as we wouldn't be producing and consuming rubbish just so that a handful of rich folks can realise increased "shareholder value".
Two days ago, DemocracyNow! interviewed Ret. US Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar who was hired as a subcontractor with UG Solutions in the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid delivery operation. Once he realized what the organization was doing, he quit. He has videos to back up what he saw while he was there. He says, "We, the United States, are complicit. We are involved, hand in hand, in the atrocities and the genocide that is currently undergoing in Gaza."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57htMYk4UqM
Excellent reporting! Columbia should be deeply ashamed. Those who spread disinformation should have no place in a school of higher education. Fire Jenn Counter!
Somehow this story depresses me more than reading about the actual genocide itself 😖
Francesca Albanese's latest (4th) report to the UN, focused on the war profiteering. It was quite revealing, but not surprising. (https://www.un.org/unispal/document/a-hrc-59-23-from-economy-of-occupation-to-economy-of-genocide-report-special-rapporteur-francesca-albanese-palestine-2025/) Her 6th will focus on media complicity.
Just the mere fact that Counter relies on misinformation and censorship of opposing opinions is enough to discredit any attempt her organization claims is even vaguely humanitarian.
The forces of evil are trying their best at what they do. But, the ark of history is always towards the truth.
I'm 71 and the ark of history bending towards the truth, over my lifetime, has been ever so slight. Free free Palestine 🇯🇴🇯🇴🇯🇴