Netanyahu Doubles Down on Plans to Attack Rafah Despite Growing Criticism

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1. 2 hostages were rescued on a nightly raid of Rafah.
   Good for Israel

   1. Yep, looks like they’ve figured out how to rescue hostages instead of killing them. Who says warfare doesn’t drive innovation ?

      1. Serendipity says so?

      2. wholeheartedly agree uncle.
         101 more rescues and the Gaza war is over..

         1. But the ethnic cleansing is not yet completed … that’s when the “war” will be over …

            1. I would place my bet on the hostages thing.
               After that, the Israeli public opinion will not allow Bibi to continue.
               Unlike most western armies, the IDF is mandatory at 18. all the casualties are distributed among all facets of the Israeli society and once in a while, they vote..

            2. No time for the next election. Now, while the iron is still hot, while EU and US are still onside, Nettyyahoo will:

               – Push as many Gazans as possible into Rafah (done)
               – Bomb and starve Rafah (in progress)
               – Create a humanitarian stampede of Gazans into Sinai (coming very soon)
               – Have US pay off Sisi as needed (guaranteed)

               Voila, Gaza problem solved … “peace in our time” … or so they think.

            3. That’s the great thing about ethnic cleansings. 1, only the first one is difficult (the rest are just rote repetition) and 2, they never end ’cause there’s always another ethnicity to make a useful target.

         2. I’m sure Israeli leadership has signified that this will be the case. Right???

      3. Or its a sham. The hostages were probably actors. Does anyone actual believe what bibi the butcher actually says? Has he ever spoken anything but righteous lies?

   2. So, Ethan, do you think the equation balances? How many Israeli hostages is Israel responsible for killing, one way or another, in comparison to the number rescued or exchanged?

      1. “How many Israeli hostages is Israel responsible for killing” Zero. If Gaza did not attack Israel on Oct 7 and kidnap Israelis they all would be alive to day. And so would thousands of children killed in the cross fire.

         1. I swear Israel could kill every human being in Gaza and you would say it was the fault of the Hamas attack on Oct 7th. There just isn’t a number in your mind that puts this slaughter over the top.

            1. Remember the scene in the original Terminator film when Arnold Schwarzenegger, portraying a robot, is arguing with some guy? The internal workings of the robot’s mind was portrayed as three selections with a slide bar. The robot finally makes a selection and responds.

               The apologists for Israeli crimes are a lot like that robot, only they have only one mental choice – blame Hamas.

         2. You are a vile creature, Tim.

            1. Sometimes you’re right, Diss. The other times, you’re extremely accurate.

            2. If I were only right once a year, this would probably be it for ’24.

   3. Two hostages at the cost of how many dead babies?

      They could have had all of them with a political deal that stops the killing. But Israelis do not want to stop killing. They are intent on ethnic cleansing via genocide. Thus, two hostages just clears their way a tiny bit more.

2. Egypt, which borders Rafah, is threatening to scrap its 1979 peace treaty with Israel if it attacks the city.

   I have to see it to believe it…!

   1. It might be easier to scrap a peace treaty than to let Palestinians through the south or soutwestern borders or help them in any other way. Also, each mention of the joint borders between Gaza and Egypt puts another dent on the “world’s largest prison” meme.

      1. Also, each mention of the joint borders between Gaza and Egypt puts another dent on the “world’s largest prison” meme.

         Why?

         1. Well, the claim works if one ignores that everything entering Gaza via the Rafah crossing since 2007 requires Israeli approval rather than just Egyptian/Palestinian approval.

   2. Since 1978, the United States has provided Egypt with over $50 billion in military and $30 billion in economic assistance. Hard to believe that Egypt will give up that aid.

      1. If the Egyptian regime believes its survival depends on giving up that aid, the Egyptian regime will probably give up that aid. Probably, not certainly. And with unknown results.

   3. Biden: That’s a nice little country you have there. It would be a shame if something happened to it.”

   4. Exactly. They don’t want to be cut off. Their bribe aid package was already reduced earlier because of human rights violations. So, scrapping a peace deal with Israel would certainly put the rest of the bribe aid package in mortal danger. The US can put up with human rights abuses, but they’ll be god damned if they will allow Egypt to not play nice with Israel.

      1. but they’ll be god damned if they will allow ______ to______.

         Fill in blanks.

3. When will this slaughter end? When will the Western countries supporting Israel and supplying them with weapons, realise that they are party to genocide?

   1. They realize.

      1. Yes. They just haven’t realized, yet, that many of them are actually subject to consequences.

         1. Impunity has been the norm.

   2. It would seem they won’t stop until every home is razed and all the Palestinians are either resettled or dead. The genocide is moving much faster than any political will to stop it. The countries that support this genocide, will live with consequences for many years to come. The middle east will be a no go zone for america and her allies, there will never be peace without justice. As palestine burns, the world fiddles.

      1. That`s the plan is to kill as many Palestinians as possible before the world community gets some guts and calls for a halt that will be backed by sanctions if they continue .

         1. the world of politicians is waiting until it’s over, then they will condemn netanyahu. Bibi will retire on a spectacular beach and live a hero’s life. The palestinians will keep suffering under occupation, in a much smaller area, as gaza will be seeing settlers take over. the corruption and conspiracy that allows this genocide is happily
            running the show.

   3. They know they are party to genocide , they just don`t have the guts to tell the Americans they don`t agree with what the Israelis are doing and calling for sanctions .

   4. Or when Hamas surrenders. Which will come first?

      1. Why should Hamas surrender to the Israeli government who is guilty of apartheid, mass murder, land theft and mass destruction of property. Its not a good things to be a cheerleader of child killers Tim..

         1. Is better to be a cheerleader of mass rapists and kidnappers, of racists?

            1. Jake you love seeing mass murder being committed by your beloved IDF…you are in the minority thankfully. Prove there were any rapes or beheadings???? Go!…all Israeli lies and fiction…By way of deception..the code that Mossad and Israel live by.

      2. Resistance movements don’t surrender.

         Andy understands that Western supporters have to realize that they are in danger of being found guilty of complicity. Also be aware that they are in danger of being found guilty of other war crimes. And they are in such danger.

         NICARAGUA has threatened the UK Government with action in the International Court of Justice, saying that arms it has provided to Israel may have been used “to facilitate or commit violations of the Genocide Convention” in the Gaza Strip.

         The central American country said it has also issued a written warning to Germany, the Netherlands, and Canada as part of the same action.

         Also:

         Court orders Netherlands to halt delivery of fighter jet parts to Israel

         The court noted a clear risk that the parts are being used in ‘serious violations of international humanitarian law’.

         Watch this space, Tim. We’ll keep you up to date on the increasing risk your gang is facing.

4. One line of this article ran a bit long. Corrected, it should read :

   “Also, on Sunday, President Biden spoke with Netanyahu and said the US would support an attack on Rafah.”

5. Absolutely f*cking crazy. Who is the terrorist? In other news. Austin has been taken to the hospital again. Must be nice to be taken to a hospital that is standing and not under fire as the hospitals in Gaza have been and continue to be.

6. slaughter is a God given right to the Western World ( Europe and the US). We have been at it now for centuries and that’s what NATO was created for. If You look at History, all of the Worldwide Wars came out of conflicts from Europe. We aren’t a force for good, Our Wars have killed Millions and destroyed Countries all over the Globe as God ordained. What a crock of s—.

   ato

7. Israel rescues two hostages in Rafah

   Just heard on the news that Israel believes the hostages are being held in Rafah. How convenient. Which means, of course, that the upcoming slaughter will now be justified.

   1. Hamas should let the kidnapped victims go. That will take away the “justification” to attack Rafah. As long as Hamas hold hostages Israel will continue to attack and people of Gaza will die in the cross fire. It is time for Hamas to end this war that they started on 10/7. Of course the leaders of Hamas will not because if Israel does not take them our, others will.

      1. This is not a war, Gaza is not a state, it is an illegally occupied enclave. Furthermore Israel instigated October 7th with its constant terror and murder campaign in the illegally occupied West Bank with illegal settlers. The IDF via the Hannibal Directive murdered countless Israeli’s on October 7th, and have murdered Israelis raising white flags. I am afraid you do not get it…

         1. Gaza is part of what one may hope to be a future Palestinian state,if its leaders become sane.There were no Israeli troops in Gaza on Oct 7.Hamas intermittently fired rockets into Israel-people should not have to live under rocket fire.

            1. Jake..pull yourself away from CNN and the propaganda. Israeli troops with regularity invade Gaza, and have bombed Gaza since 2006 and before. Hamas will win this, they have already beaten Israel all over the world. Israel is now just another psychotic child killer state whose right to exist diminishes by the day…

            2. “people should not have to live under rocket fire.”

               Unless of course you be the people of Gaza. Then it’s “righteous” and “just”.

      2. So, if Hamas doesn’t do what they should do, then Israel should be justified in whatever slaughter that might ensue? And one can’t possibly see anything catastrophic happening by an attack on a city packed with 1.5 million people, mostly those who fled from Israeli bombardments in the North. And they have no safe place left to flee. But when it happens, you can blame Hamas once again for Israel’s justified barbarism.

      3. “As long as (Palestinians remain in Gaza) Israel will continue to attack and people of Gaza will die in the (targeted) fire.”

8. A real concerted effort must be made by the world to completely banish Israel from all trade, sports and isolate they until them come to their senses. This is very doubtful sadly. If not their removal from the UN and all world bodies must take place.

   1. Oh-but no one dares speak of China and its occupation of Tibet, Russian missiles pounding Ukrainian cities,the murderous attacks on Turkey’s Kurds-Holding the one small country in the world to a higher standards is…..

      1. Who is China mass murdering in Tibet?? Who are the Chinese sharpshooters deliberately targeting woman and children in Tibet?? What Chinsese planes are demolishing everything in site??You are sad, because you come here being a brazen supporter of terrorism, mass murder, and apartheid but are too chicken to admit it…cluck cluck!

      2. 80 Percent of Global Famine Is Currently in Gaza, UN Expert Warns

         “In my life, I’ve never seen anything like this in terms of severity, in terms of scale, and then in terms of speed.”

9. A reminder for responsible officials of the US, UK, EU and other governments supporting and enabling the genocide in Gaza:

   THE CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE

   [. . .]
   Article III

   The following acts shall be punishable:

   (a) Genocide;
   (b) Conspiracy to commit genocide;
   (c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide;
   (d) Attempt to commit genocide;
   (e) Complicity in genocide.

   Article IV

   Persons committing genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III shall be punished, whether they are constitutionally responsible rulers, public officials or private individuals.

   I understand that legal advisors to the UK foreign ministry have already begun to warn officials there.

   It will take a long time, probably a year or two, but it is extremely likely that the ICJ is going to ultimately issue a final ruling finding Israel responsible for genocide.

   The definition of genocide in the Genocide Convention has been adopted in the 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

   Perhaps none of the world leaders making this massive slaughter possible will be hauled into the dock in the Hague and end up serving the long terms of imprisonment they richly deserve, but I wouldn’t be too confident if I were one of them (except for Biden, who is judgment-proof, if for no other reason than that he’s unlikely to be fit to stand trial, if he lives long enough to face the possibility). And I expect that more than a few of those too-clever thugs will be very careful about choosing travel destinations in future years.

   1. There will be no world leaders in the court. It will be hard to prove the Israel has intentionally committed genocide. Civilians losses in urban combat are a fact of war. The fact that Hamas built their forts under civilians structures and that Hamas started this battle, makes Hamas just as responsible for civilians losses as Israel.
      The combination of the above information with that fact the powerful nations can and will influence the out come of this court means that leaders are not going to be on trial.

      1. So your defense can be summarized as:

         The US and Israel are definitely intentionally genociding Palestinians, we are proud of it, and there is nothing you can do about it.

      2. “The fact that Hamas built their forts under civilians structures and that Hamas started this battle, makes Hamas just as responsible for civilians losses as Israel.”

         An improvement. You actually gave Israel at least some responsibility for their decision to inflict collective punishment on the people of Gaza. Hamas made the decision to attack on their own. Just like Israel decided to wantonly kill civilians on their own.

      3. “It will be hard to prove the Israel has intentionally committed genocide.”

         Either you didn’t read the filing in the case so far, and the preliminary ruling, or you didn’t understand them. This proceeding is much more likely than not to end in a genocide conviction for Israel.

         “The fact that Hamas built their forts under civilians structures and that Hamas started this battle, makes Hamas just as responsible for civilians losses as Israel.”

         You don’t understand even the most basic principles of criminal liability.

   2. “Yeah, but that’s for African countries, not close allies we actually care about.”

      1. Don’t be too sure. Read the ICJ interim ruling.

10. Netanyahoo has already made it plain that they own the US Congress. It’s like a running joke.

    1. I fail to find the humor in that joke.

    2. Well they own the White House as well. Biden is holding his nose until the end of the election cycle, at which point we might have managed to kill and/or mutilate 50-100,000 or more Palestinian civilians. If he wins, he’ll I’m sure take a strong stand against the Israelis.
       Biden has made where he really stands completely clear with his endorsement of this atrocity.
       Tragically, the president is a coward…. Am I surprised?

11. because nobody, and i mean nobody out PIZZAs the HUT

12. Apropos of nothing in particular:

13. The warnings are piling up:

    I am deeply concerned by the reported bombardment and potential ground incursion by Israeli forces in Rafah.

    My Office has an ongoing and active investigation into the situation in the State of Palestine. This is being taken forward as a matter of the utmost urgency, with a view to bringing to justice those responsible for Rome Statute crimes.

    All wars have rules and the laws applicable to armed conflict cannot be interpreted so as to render them hollow or devoid of meaning. This has been my consistent message, including from Ramallah last year. Since that time, I have not seen any discernible change in conduct by Israel.

    As I have repeatedly emphasised, those who do not comply with the law should not complain later when my Office takes action pursuant to its mandate.

    To all those involved: my Office is actively investigating any crimes allegedly committed. Those who are in breach of the law will be held accountable.

    I also continue to call for the immediate release of all hostages. This also represents an important focus of our investigations.

    ~Karim Khan, Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court

    10:36 AM · Feb 12, 2024
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    https://twitter.com/KarimKhanQC/status/1757081372680700206

    1. Ha Ha … Good one.

       1. Wanna tell us why you sneer?

14. Growing criticism??? What a fucking pathetic joke.

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