Multiple news sites report that the Netanyahu govt, via its MIN of Diaspora Affairs, ran a multi-M$ AI-powered disinfo. campaign designed to generate support for their Gaza war among US elected officials & gen. public.
#Netanyahu has escalated his attacks. He has no regard for Pres Biden, will continue the war through yearend, esp. if his wish comes true, that #TFG wins... The famine is worse, there's a lack of water, not enough #humanitarianaid, #warcrimes & #IHL violations are more frequent...
MSF: "MIL strikes continued last night in the Middle Area, Al-Aqsa hospital is barely coping with the influx of patients and dead people. “It’s a scene of devastation. This hospital is a sinking ship.”
Bernie Sanders slams the Speaker for inviting Netanyahu to address Congress
"Palestinian children are starving in Gaza because of Netanyahu's policies", yet he has been invited to address Congress.
“I would say to Speaker Johnson that when you attend your fundraising dinners with your billionaire friends... please remember these pictures from Gaza. These children & thousands more are the direct result of Netanyahu’s policies."
Netanyahu & other Israeli officials are unscrupulous, they're using SM & other means to smear their 'enemies' & prop up their war effort.
In an attempt to sway global public opinion on the war in Gaza, fake accounts & sites spread pro-Israel & Islamophobic content.
Three months ago we exposed a secret Israeli influence campaign targeting US lawmakers over Gaza war. It was orchestrated by the Israeli gov't itself."
Bernie Sanders slams the Speaker for inviting Netanyahu to address Congress
"Palestinian children are starving in Gaza because of Netanyahu's policies", yet he has been invited to address Congress.
“I would say to Speaker Johnson that when you attend your fundraising dinners with your billionaire friends... please remember these pictures from Gaza. These children & thousands more are the direct result of Netanyahu’s policies."
Democrats are anticipating a large chunk of their caucus to sit out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu'saddress to a #joint#session Congress.
Why it matters:
It would represent a significant repudiation of the Israeli prime minister amid persistent Democratic objections to how he has conducted the war in Gaza.
Netanyahu's 2015 speech to Congress, which was a major snub of the Obama administration, was skippedby 58 Democratic lawmakers.
Many Democrats this year argued against inviting Netanyahu in the first place, accusing Republicans of attempting to divide their party with the speech.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) told Axios the #boycott "will be large" and that there are "a lot of people who are extremely upset he is coming here."
Jayapal said she has spoken to several lawmakers who went to Netanyahu's 2015 speech but said they will not attend this time.
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), the progressive ranking member of the House Rules Committee, told Axios he will not attend and said: "I wish it wasn't [happening]."
Several other progressives previously told Axios when the speech was first floated in March that they would sit it out.
Some Democrats who have tried to balance their support for Israel and their discomfort with how the war has been prosecuted are struggling with whether to attend, as Axios previously reported.
One House Democrat, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said a lot of members will "wait up until the very end to decide" whether they will attend, calling it a "very fluid, unpredictable situation."
The lawmaker said that whether there is a #ceasefire in Gaza by the time Netanyahu speaks will be the key factor, predicting anywhere from 50 to 100 Democrats will skip the speech if the war is still raging.
Another, senior House Democrat said it is "all being discussed" and that "a number [of Democrats] are going and #disrupting" the speech.
The other side: Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.), a senior Progressive Caucus member, told Axios he is "hoping to have a conversation about it."
Israel’s Seizure of #Gaza Border Zone Strains Ties With Egypt
Israel defied ominous Egyptian warnings & took control of the #PhiladelphiCorridor, but the reaction from #Egypt, which wants to maintain its #security cooperation with #Israel, has been muted.
US congressional leaders on both sides have invited Netanyahu to address a joint meeting of Congress.
The letter inviting Netanyahu was signed by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
According to a Senior Israeli Defense Official, the Order has now been given to the #IDF Northern Command and other Forces in Northern #Israel to Expand Military Operations against #Hezbollah in Southern #Lebanon.
#Netanyahu will set the region on fire before leaving office.
"Israeli sec. officials blocked an earlier attempt by Haaretz to reveal how then-IL Mossad chief Cohen tried to threaten then-ICC PROS chief Bensouda so she wouldn't investigate IL officials."
-K Roth
"Mossad chief threatened the top ICC PROS but Israeli authorities said if he published, he’d "suffer the consequences & get to know the interrogation rooms of the IL sec. authorities from the inside."
Israeli war cabinet minister #BennyGantz's #centrist party has proposed holding a vote to dissolve #parliament in a bid to bring about an early #election, his party said in a statement on Thurs.
Two more #US officials resign over #Biden administration’s #genocide in #Gaza, accusing the administration of lying about Israel’s obstruction of aid to Palestinians
IL’s surveillance/intimidation: covert op.-allegedly run by Yossi Cohen, a close ally Netanyahu. BN: sent “instructions” on “areas of interest” to monitor, & “obsessed,” by the intercepts of the PROS’ office comms. -not upholding justice -obstructing it.
Puts into perspective the claim, advanced by SOS Blinken -ICC PROS should've deferred to IL’s record of investigating/prosecuting its own war criminals rather than seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu/Gall-.
Pres Biden's advisors must see what Netanyahu is signaling. If the president doesn't make an about face on Israel soon, he doesn't just lose some young voters, other cohorts may stay home in Nov., thereby electing #TFG.
"A top Israeli security official says he expects 'another seven months of fighting' in Gaza will be needed to defeat Hamas."
Not enough swear words for how I feel about the US #genocide accomplice government & folks dumb enough to place all blame at #Netanyahu feet - when this genocide of #Palestinians has been the fucking goal of #Israel government for several decades & far before Bibi-Bloodbather had any influence in Israel.
Your country #USA fucking created #Trump. Your country ignored #neoliberalism leading up to Trump. Your country is focused on Trump, when he'll just be replaced by another poster #fascist face.
Now, an investigation by the Guardian and the Israeli-based magazines +972 and Local Call can reveal how Israel has run an almost decade-long secret “war” against the court....
...Israeli intelligence captured the communications of numerous ICC officials, including Khan and his predecessor as prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, intercepting phone calls, messages, emails and documents.