On this Israeli election day, I’d recommend reading this extraordinary @haaretzcom interview with billionaire Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress and once one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest confidants. One of Lauder’s most striking conclusions: “I realized at the end of the day that Israel really didn't want peace, but they wanted dominance.” This is coming from someone who helped launch Netanyahu’s political career, introduced him to powerful figures in American politics and media, and secretly negotiated with Hafez al-Assad and Rafik Hariri on his behalf in the late 1990s. In one of the interview’s biggest revelations, Lauder says Netanyahu agreed to a comprehensive peace deal with Syria and Lebanon, including withdrawal from the Golan Heights, but ultimately refused to sign it for political reasons. “He chose politics over peace. He put his political future before the deal.” Now 82, Lauder describes his profound disillusionment with Israel’s direction. After decades of supporting Israeli and Jewish institutions, he has sold his Tel Aviv apartment, given away his Be’er Sheva property, and says he has no intention of returning to Israel. He warns that Netanyahu’s dependence on figures like Ben-Gvir and Smotrich is damaging Israel, alienating diaspora Jews and eroding support in Washington. The interview is also full of fascinating details about Lauder’s role in Netanyahu’s political rise. The two became close friends in the 1980s, when Netanyahu was Israel’s ambassador to the UN, speaking almost daily at times. Lauder says he introduced Netanyahu to speech coach Lilyan Wilder to improve his public speaking and, crucially, to Republican strategist Arthur Finkelstein, who would become instrumental in Netanyahu’s electoral success. When Netanyahu left New York to pursue a political career in Israel, Lauder threw him a farewell party attended by some of the most influential figures in American media and politics, including Rupert Murdoch and the head of the New York Times. Lauder recalls opening doors for Netanyahu and helping him cultivate the relationships that would underpin his rise to power. What makes this interview so revealing is that Lauder is no longtime critic of Israel. He had been a committed Zionist, a Republican power broker, and a man who spent decades financing Jewish institutions, cultivating relationships with Arab leaders, and pursuing diplomatic openings on Israel’s behalf. A fascinating read 👇 haaretz.com/israel-news/elec…

It's wonderful to finally have some answers to the question - where do you want to send Irish troops that you can't because of the Triple Lock? A made in Israel "EU military mission" engaged in civil conflict against Hezbollah.

Alla vigilia delle elezioni in Israele, una commissione delle Nazioni Unite formula un’accusa gravissima e devastanti contro Israele: sterminio, tortura e stupro come crimini contro l’umanità nella Cisgiordania occupata. A Gaza, conclude la commissione, Israele continua a commettere atti di genocidio. Anche durante il «cessate il fuoco». Il rapporto delinea un quadro di uccisioni, espulsioni, pulizia etnica e violenze sessuali: •In Cisgiordania occupata , dall’ottobre 2023: L’IDF ha ucciso 1.080 palestinesi, tra cui 237 bambini, e 10.940 feriti. •Dai campi profughi sono stati espulsi 34.176 civili: il più grande sfollamento in Cisgiordania occupata dal 1967. •A Gaza, dall’ottobre 2025, durante il «cessate il fuoco»: l’IDF ha ucciso 1.431 palestinesi, tra cui 300 bambini. • Nei pressi della «Linea Gialla», 196 palestinesi uccisi. Israele ha esteso l’area sotto il proprio controllo dal 53% al 60% del territorio di Gaza. Il capo di Stato maggiore israeliano ha definito quella linea il «nuovo confine». Dietro i numeri, le atrocità’ documentati dalla commissione: a Hebron, un bambino di sette mesi ucciso con un colpo alla testa mentre in braccio alla mamma in auto, dopo che il padre aveva alzato le mani. Una famiglia di sei persone uccisa nella propria auto. A Nablus, due fratelli uccisi. A maggio 2026, il generale israeliano del Comando centrale israeliano si è vantato: che soldati israeliani stanno «uccidendo come non facevamo dal 1967». La commissione riferisce inoltre nuovi casi accertati di stupro e violenza sessuale sistemiche nelle carceri israeliane: uno stupro di gruppo con l’uso di oggetti nella prigione di Megiddo e abusi sessuali e torture ai danni degli attivisti della flottiglia.

🚨🇬🇧 Lidor Dafna filmed himself destroying one of the last remaining food production facilities serving a starving population, then posted the footage on social media as a trophy. The United Kingdom now faces a simple test: will it arrest and prosecute a man, who remains an active soldier of an army carrying out such crimes, or once again permit a perpetrator of genocide to walk freely on its soil and return to Gaza and Lebanon to continue committing his crimes? We have filed our complaint. Now it is up to the British authorities to act.

That the Irish government is quite literally sneaking through legislative changes without proper public scrutiny and debate to remove the triple lock and end Ireland’s historic neutrality should tell you they have absolutely no public mandate to do so.

Jared Kushner received $2 billion from Saudi Arabia & the UAE to carry out political favors and was encouraged to keep the money in Israel’s central bank. This is the biggest corruption scandal in political history. Kushner has managed to outcrime Trump!

"Peace enforcement" means attacking Hezbollah on behalf of Israel to allow zionist occupation of still more of Lebanon.

A reminder that opposing this lady's insane genocidal opinion is illegal in 38 states.

Look at the footage. Do you see the protestors being violent. I don’t. But the police insist on beating them. Why? Because they can and they have been given orders to do so. You’d think Macron was keen to not deal with the protestors concerns. WTF.

#Israel has committed war crimes & crimes against humanity in the Occupied #Palestinian Territory amid continuing #genocide in Gaza, the @UN Commission of Inquiry on Occupied Palestinian Territory & Israel said in a new report to #UNGA81 today. More ➡️ bit.ly/4zR1h0S

This is Zionism

Two+yrs ago I said: " I long for the day there will be an investigation on the role of Western media in the genocide in Gaza". From the very beginning many authoritative media have acted unprofessionally and irresponsible. My last report proves there is more. And it's ugly.

🚨 Must Watch English Journalist Robert Fisk views on someone who criticize Israel.

Govt intent to join EU (non UN) enforcement mission to Disarm Hezbollah -while Israel ethnically cleansing Sth Lebanon -Has potential to be mass casualty event & de facto end to our policy of Military Neutrality by active involvement in Lebanese Civil War on side backed by Israel

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"The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters" Gramsci #nopasaran #Brazil #Serbia

Lula victory speech: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. We cannot have monstrously huge corporations earning millions & billions, paying no taxes to this country & trying to steer this country's election results."

The students have been victorious in Serbia. Lula has won in Brazil. Have a great day!!!

This video is for the world. It was filmed just a few minutes ago. Look at the families in Gaza waiting for food. I am deeply shocked by what I witnessed today. I never imagined we would see such a huge number of families in need of food. What we provided today was not enough, and many families went home without a meal. We will gradually increase the amount of food and water we distribute in the coming days, but we need more support to reach as many families as possible.

On this day in 2023, the Israeli army killed approximately 300 Palestinian children in a single day through separate attacks across the Gaza Strip during the genocide.