Lasting peace in Gaza will require a large Arab-led peacekeeping force supported by U.S. troops stationed nearby for coordination, security and rapid response — but not direct combat inside Gaza. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/23/world/no-gaza-peace-without-us-troops/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #israel #gaza #hamas #idf #usmilitary #defense
+372 Magazine: *How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda videos*
"An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations, used to justify Gaza strikes and amplified by international outlets, discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but commercial libraries and content creators."
https://www.972mag.com/israeli-army-3d-propaganda-animations
#Israel #IDF #propaganda #hasbara #AlShifa #Gaza #investigation #journalism #realJournalism
Tod Robbins
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List of the main acronyms:
#HTS: Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, that now hold the Interim Government
#SDF: Syrian Democratic Forces, military coalition of defense forces in NES
#SNA: Syrian National Army, Islamist Turkish proxy forces
#FSA: Free Syrian Army, old name that was used as an umbrella for opposition groups against Assad
#MMC: Manbij Military council, local military branch of SDF
#SSG: Syrian Salvation Government, political front of HTS
#SIG: Syrian Interim Government: political front of SNA and Turkey
#DAANES: Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, political body in cooperation with SDF
#IDF: Israeli Defense Forces
#KRG: Kurdish Regional government of north Iraq
KDP/PDK: Kurdish Democratic Party, governing party in KRG, linked to Barzani clan.
#YNK/#PUK: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, opposition party in KRG, linked to Talabani clan
#PYD: Partiya Yekitiya Democratic - Democratic Union Party, leading political party of DAANES
#ENKS: Kurdish national union party, a party in Rojava that is closely connected to KRG and Turkey
The so-called "Learning Management System" (LMS) that we use at the #UniversityofAmsterdam and #AmsterdamUniversityCollege is called "Canvas".
#Canvas is owned by Instructure, which in turn was bought in 2024 - for 4.8 billion USD - by #KKR, a US investment firm that has close ties with the arms industry and - as such - to the #IDF.
In July #Instructure signed a deal with #OpenAI to work towards the total integration of OpenAI's AI technologies into Canvas: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rayravaglia/2025/07/23/instructure-and-openai-harness-the-power-of-ai-to-transform-learning/
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The painful reality is that Gaza has been ranked among the regions with the highest percentage of educated people in the world. And what’s even more painful is that these teachers, doctors, engineers, journalists and lawyers....all of them today are in need of help. I do not see this as diminishing their dignity, but every time I feel bitterness toward those who stripped them of their work, destroyed their offices, and took away their sources of livelihood.💔
Angela Antunovic
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Today in Labor History September 16, 1982: Phalangists and Israelis massacred as many as 3,500 Palestinian civilian refugees at the Sabra and Shatila camps in Lebanon. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) ordered the Phalangist to clear the camps of PLO fights and then watched and did nothing as they slaughtered civilians. In 1983, the Kahan Commission found that the Israeli military bore indirect responsibility by allowing it to happen under their command. The commission also blamed Ariel Sharon, then Defense Minister, forcing him to resign. This sordid past worked in his favor in the long run, however, as his “toughness” helped him to win the national election for Prime Minister.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #sabraandshatila #palestine #israel #lebanon #massacre #zionism #occupation #refugees #arielsharon #idf #civilians #warcrimes #humanrights
Today in Labor History September 16, 1982: Phalangists and Israelis massacred as many as 3,500 Palestinian civilian refugees at the Sabra and Shatila camps in Lebanon. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) ordered the Phalangist to clear the camps of PLO fights and then watched and did nothing as they slaughtered civilians. In 1983, the Kahan Commission found that the Israeli military bore indirect responsibility by allowing it to happen under their command. The commission also blamed Ariel Sharon, then Defense Minister, forcing him to resign. This sordid past worked in his favor in the long run, however, as his “toughness” helped him to win the national election for Prime Minister.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #sabraandshatila #palestine #israel #lebanon #massacre #zionism #occupation #refugees #arielsharon #idf #civilians #warcrimes #humanrights
The painful reality is that Gaza has been ranked among the regions with the highest percentage of educated people in the world. And what’s even more painful is that these teachers, doctors, engineers, journalists and lawyers....all of them today are in need of help. I do not see this as diminishing their dignity, but every time I feel bitterness toward those who stripped them of their work, destroyed their offices, and took away their sources of livelihood.💔
joene 🏴🍉
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joene 🏴🍉
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joene 🏴🍉
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Nizar Kerkeni 🇹🇳 نزار القرقني
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#Breaking 🚨! In less than 24h, #Israel invaded #Tunisia and #Qatar's sovereign airspace to use #weapons of #war. They aimed to kill the #peace negotiators in the frigging Qatari capital #Doha, the #IDF claimed the "precision strike". I mean, do they have to drop bombs on #Westminster for the West to put an end to impunity?
🎥: #Novaramedia
🎥: #Novaramedia
#Breaking 🚨! In less than 24h, #Israel invaded #Tunisia and #Qatar's sovereign airspace to use #weapons of #war. They aimed to kill the #peace negotiators in the frigging Qatari capital #Doha, the #IDF claimed the "precision strike". I mean, do they have to drop bombs on #Westminster for the West to put an end to impunity?
🎥: #Novaramedia
🎥: #Novaramedia
joene 🏴🍉
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Lieve strijdvaardige mensen. Dit ondertekenen is toch wel het minimale wat je vandaag kunt* doen! ❤️
📝 Petitie: Geef geen podium voor genocide met het IDF in het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam
📝 https://geenidfcantor.petities.nl
"Beste gemeenteraad Amsterdam, het Concertgebouw, stichting Chanuka Concert, lieve mensen, geef geen podium aan Shai Abramson, chief cantor van de IDF. Geen plaats hiervoor in ons hart, geen plek in onze samenleving. Geen ruimte voor het geluid van genocide, racisme en antisemitisme. …"
* Uiteraard zijn er mensen die om wat voor reden dan ook geen petitie kunnen ondertekenen. Als je zo iemand kent, dan kun jij dat natuurlijk voor deze persoon doen.
#IDF#Concertgebouw #Amsterdam#StichtingChanuka#ShaiAbramson#Zionisme #genocide#Gaza#Palestina#Israël
Lieve strijdvaardige mensen. Dit ondertekenen is toch wel het minimale wat je vandaag kunt* doen! ❤️
📝 Petitie: Geef geen podium voor genocide met het IDF in het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam
📝 https://geenidfcantor.petities.nl
"Beste gemeenteraad Amsterdam, het Concertgebouw, stichting Chanuka Concert, lieve mensen, geef geen podium aan Shai Abramson, chief cantor van de IDF. Geen plaats hiervoor in ons hart, geen plek in onze samenleving. Geen ruimte voor het geluid van genocide, racisme en antisemitisme. …"
* Uiteraard zijn er mensen die om wat voor reden dan ook geen petitie kunnen ondertekenen. Als je zo iemand kent, dan kun jij dat natuurlijk voor deze persoon doen.
#IDF#Concertgebouw #Amsterdam#StichtingChanuka#ShaiAbramson#Zionisme #genocide#Gaza#Palestina#Israël