Re: authentic & fake #Jews: the tragic #Gaza war has predictably led to bad #history going viral:. European Jews are descendants of medieval #Turkic converts--#Khazars-- thus have no #historical & #genetic connection to the land of #Israel
A myth, promoted by a combination of the cynical or stupid, sadly embraced by the naive & uninformed
Sadly relevant, as I will give a virtual talk about this at Indiana Uni this week.
So, after all that historical-scientific background, we return to the present to find (random example) people in Indonesia (of all places) promoting this nonsense:
So, after all that historical-scientific background, we return to the present to find (random example) people in Indonesia (of all places) promoting this nonsense
Again, note strategy:
Bold assertion of sinister suppression of dark secret, buttressed by citation of supposedly authoritative sources that reader (at least here) is in no position to evaluate (& reader, trusting source, does not go on to scrutinize)
Schools were shut and non-essential construction was banned around #Delhi as the #AirQuality index in the city almost hit 500 – the highest the measurement will go and 100 times the limit deemed to be healthy by the #WorldHealthOrganization.
"We have collectively decided to resign from the Labour Party with immediate effect, feeling that our place within the party is untenable given its present position.
"We cannot remain in a party that is not doing enough whilst innocent people are being killed in #Gaza and Israel."
"We are operating militarily according to international humanitarian law, period. Unequivocally. There is an entire nation out there that is responsible. It's not true this rhetoric about civilians ..."
Isaac Herzog, Israeli President, October 14th #Gaza#CeasefireNow
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a new collapse in connectivity in the #Gaza Strip with high impact to Paltel, the last remaining major operator serving the territory; the incident will be experienced as the third telecommunications blackout since the start of the conflict 📉
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that internet connectivity is being restored in the #Gaza Strip after Sunday's near-total telecoms blackout, the second-longest observed since the onset of the present conflict with Israel; overall service remains significantly below pre-war levels 📈
Jordanische Luftwaffe wirft Hilfsgüter über Gazastreifen ab
Jordaniens Luftwaffe hat in Abstimmung mit Israel medizinische Hilfsgüter für ein Feldlazarett im Gazastreifen abgeworfen. Israel setzte seine Angriffe fort und bombardierte eigenen Angaben zufolge 450 Ziele binnen 24 Stunden.
> La manière sanguinaire et aveugle à la distinction entre combattants et civils, dont la guerre est aujourd’hui menée par Israël, est effarante. Mais elle ne peut pas nous surprendre en dépit de sa violence et de son ampleur.
> Pour reprendre les mots de Michel Warchawski, infatigable militant de la paix en Israël : « Je refuse la symétrie entre les deux parties. Il y a un occupant et un occupé. Même si l’occupé peut utiliser des méthodes intolérables qu’il faut dénoncer. N’oublions jamais : Israël est l’occupant, il a les clés de la solution. »
The IOF have reportedly arrested Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian activist who made global headlines as a teenager in 2018 when she was arrested and later jailed for slapping and kicking IDF soldiers.
Tamimi was arrested in the village of Nabi Salih near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Haaretz newspaper reported on Monday. #Gaza#IsraelWarCrimes#Palestinians