18th October, 2023; Change Change Change. Israel a military onslaught they failed to predict, and the US failed too. Today President Biden meets with President Netanyahu, Israel. Dangerous Times ahead. Russian Federation invasion of Ukraine is fading away in the media, the fatigue and apathy that could see them stripped of the support they had from the US, UK and EU. The Middle East is a powder keg waiting to explode further. The fear is that this war does not become “Regionalised”. Highly recommend the Hoover Institute debate. Also Col Douglas Macgregor who by now you will have watched, if you are interested in this montage. Education is essential. One time the libraries saved people who did not attend schools and who could not afford books; now we have Google et al. We can teach ourselves to be discerning.

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Fear:  Middle East … is a REGIONAL war

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Colonel Douglas Macgregor Straight Calls – Analysis of breaking news and in-depth discussion of current geopolitical events in the United States of America and the world.

“Our Country Our Choice” or OCOC takes the debate back to US but also comments on the Middle East and Ukraine.  https://ourcountryourchoice.com/

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Recorded live at the Hoover Institution’s fall retreat: Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H.R. McMaster, and John Cochrane discuss unfolding events in the Middle East—Israel’s response, failures in intelligence gathering, plus America’s strategic choices vis-à-vis a complicit Iran. The trio then reflects on what an anti-Israeli backlash on the campuses of America’s elite universities—students and faculty denouncing the initial victims as aggressors, university leaders offering only lackluster “word salads”—says about the current state of higher education in the United States. ABOUT THE SERIES GoodFellows, a weekly Hoover Institution broadcast, features senior fellows John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, and H.R. McMaster discussing the social, economic, and geostrategic ramifications of this changed world. They can’t banter over lunch these days, but they continue their spirited conversation online about what comes next, as we look forward to an end to the crisis.

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Israel Defense Forces

@IDF

18th October 2023

Don’t fall for it.

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Tompos Márton

@MartonTompos

17th October 2023

THE DISGRACE OF EUROPE: ORBÁN AND PUTIN MET IN BEIJING The Hungarian PM travelled to Beijing for a forum of the Chinese Belt & Road Initiative, then he “suddenly” happened to cross paths with war criminal Putin. He’s the only EU leader to do so since the war started. (1/5)

Orbán and Putin shaking hands, photo by: Reuters

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Ukrainian Memes Forces

@uamemesforces

17th October 2023

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Embassy of Israel to the USA | #IsraelUSA75

@IsraelinUSA

18th October 2023

Israel is under attack. #StandWithIsrael

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Iran Observer

@IranObserver0

18th October 2023

The situation in Egypt is out of control Students are storming the Israeli regime embassy

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Archbishop of Canterbury

@JustinWelby

18th October 2023

The atrocious attack on Al Ahli Hospital violated the sanctity of human life. We must exercise restraint in apportioning blame until the facts are clear. But the bloodshed, slaughter and suffering of innocent people on all sides must stop.

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Joe Brolly

@JoeBrolly1993

18th October 2023

The most brilliant, powerful exposition of the Palestinian Israel situation I have heard. A riveting 25 minutes between Bassem Youssef & Piers Morgan.

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Amir

@AmirAminiMD

17th October 2023

What an absolute legend

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Israel ישראל 

@Israel

Thank you for standing with us during our darkest times. Thank you for showing us what true friendship is. Thank you

@POTUS

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Social Democrats

@SocDems

17th October 2023

An ethnic cleansing is occurring on our watch & the international community is standing idly by and letting it happen Ireland is one of a few States willing to call out Israel’s war crimes “How long will the EU stay silent at the expense of Palestinian people?”

@HollyCairnsTD

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The Jerusalem Post

@Jerusalem_Post

18th October 2023

Egyptian President Sisi rejects the idea of relocating Palestinians to Sinai and suggests that they could be moved to Israel’s Negev desert “till the militants are dealt with. More details: http://bit.ly/3FnX5eG : Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

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Laurie Garrett

@Laurie_Garrett

17th October 2023

Regardless of whose missile destroyed the hospital in #Gaza this sentiment applies — 100%.

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ICRC

@ICRC

17th October 2023

International humanitarian law is clear Civilians – Medical professionals – Hospitals – Ambulances – Clinics All are protected under the law of war.

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Dr. Jennifer Cassidy

@OxfordDiplomat

18th October 2023

When all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of culprits, and the very magnitude of the crime the best excuse for doing nothing. Hannah Arendt (1951) – The Origins of Totalitarianism

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Kenneth Roth

@KenRoth

18th October 2023

Putin is directing a war-crime strategy of attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine (as he did in Syria and Chechnya) but is still Xi Jinping’s “dear friend.” The friendship of criminals (Xi has his crimes against humanity in Xinjiang).

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Guy Verhofstadt

@guyverhofstadt

18th August 2023

Hundreds of deaths at a music festival. The bombing of Gaza hospital. Murder on the streets of Arras and Brussels… Europe must do something. Not words but action.  1/5

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Andy McDonald MP

@AndyMcDonaldMP

18th October 2023

Replying to

@AndyMcDonaldMP

The Israeli army has since denied this to be the case. However, their spokesperson yesterday admitted that they have released false and misleading statements in the past. 3/5

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John Gibbons

@think_or_swim

18th October 2023

The arch-butcher Putin doffs his cap to Israel as it flattens hospital & slaughters 600 civilians in latest missile strike in Gaza. Wow, this “right to defend ourselves” is really working out well, isn’t it, ⁦

@vonderleyen

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Amnesty International

@amnesty

18th October 2023

We call on President Biden to address the injustices and impunity at the root of the current crisis, so that both Palestinians and Israelis can enjoy human rights in peace and security. President Biden must also cease US unreserved support for Israel’s actions in Gaza and the OPT

We call on President Biden to use US influence to demand that Israel immediately:

Lift its illegal blockade of the Gaza strip,
Allow access for humanitarian aid,
Rescind the order for all civilians in north Gaza, including medical staff and patients in hospitals, to move to the southern part of the strip,
Respect the rules of international humanitarian law, including the prohibition of direct attacks on civilians and on civilian objects, of indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks, and collective punishments,

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I cannot verify this but the message applies to misinformation, using videos from other wars going back in time.  This young woman explains how to check out facts so therefore I am including it.

Aisha

@aisha_c10

18th October 2023

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Aisha

@aisha_c10

18th October 2023

The Western Media is hiding what’s actually happening in Palestine…  Al-Ahli The IDF Iraq Egypt Israel is a TERRORIST #BaptistHospital #GazaAttack #Gazagenocide #PalestineGenocide #zionistterorr #IsraelFightsBack #IsraelTerrorists

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Kenneth Roth

@KenRoth

18th October 2023

When the Israeli defense minister says “We are fighting against human animals” to justify the complete siege of Gaza’s civilian population, he is virtually inviting atrocities. No defense minister should dehumanize civilians like that.

Israeli defence minister orders ‘complete siege’ on Gaza

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Sinn Féin

@sinnfeinireland

17th October 2023

Israel is in breach of international law – 3,000 Palestinians dead, no food, no water, no medicines, no way out – all in sight of the International Community. We need ceasefires. We need international law respected. We need peace.

@MaryLouMcDonald

#Palestine

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Laurie Garrett

@Laurie_Garrett

17th October 2023

If it turns out that the hospital was destroyed by a misfired Islamic Jihad missile — not by the Israelis — is there any possibility of cooling down the rage? This is extremely dangerous. Please: don’t attribute the bombing until the facts are in. https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1714371648252490199

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Ragıp Soylu

@ragipsoylu

17th October 2023

NEW: All political parties at the Turkish Parliament sign a joint declaration to condemn Israel over reports that it had targeted hospitals in Gaza. [Israel blames it on failed Islamic Jihad rocket.] Israel unified the Turkish political parties for the second time in less than

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