Israel’s war on truth: the systematic killing of Palestinian journalists
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/israels-war-truth-systematic-killing-palestinian-journalists
Palestinian and Israeli activists take part in a protest against the killing of journalists in the Gaza Strip as they gather in the West Bank town of Beit Jala, August 15, 2025With foreign media banned from Gaza, Palestinians themselves have reversed most of zionism’s century-long propaganda gains in just two years — this is why Israel has killed 270 journalists since October 2023, explains RAMZY BAROUD
THE killing of seven Palestinian journalists and media workers in Gaza on August 10 has prompted verbal condemnations, yet has inspired little to no substantive action. This has become the predictable and horrifying trajectory of the international community’s response to the ongoing Israeli genocide.
By eliminating Palestinian journalists like Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qraiqeh, Israel has made a sinister statement that the genocide will spare no-one. According to the monitoring website Shireen.ps, Israel has killed nearly 270 journalists since October 2023.
More journalists are likely to die covering the genocide of their own people in Gaza, especially since Israel has manufactured a convenient and easily deployed narrative that every Gazan journalist is simply a “terrorist.”
This is the same cruel logic offered by numerous Israeli officials in the past, including Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who declared that “an entire nation” in Gaza “is responsible” for not having rebelled against Hamas, effectively stating that there are no innocent people in Gaza.
This Israeli discourse, which dehumanises entire populations based on a vicious logic, is frequently repeated by officials who fear no accountability. Even Israeli diplomats, whose job in theory is to improve their country’s image internationally, frequently engage in this brutal ritual. In comments made in January 2024, Israeli ambassador to Britain, Tzipi Hotovely, callously argued that “every school, every mosque, every second house has access to tunnels,” implying that all of Gaza is a valid military target.
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Green Party councillor arrested at Palestine Action protest
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25398626.norfolk-green-party-councillor-arrested-city-protest
A city councillor was among 13 people arrested during a protest supporting the banned group Palestine Action.
Footage from the incident this weekend shows Amanda Fox, a Green Party councillor representing the Mancroft ward, being carried away by a group of about 10 officers on Saturday (August 16).
In the video, shared on social media, Ms Fox can be heard saying: “I oppose genocide, when a people is being slaughtered, it requires us to stand up against that. We cannot just stay silent.”
Ms Fox also said she was a “peaceful protestor, a Christian and a pacifist” while being searched by officers.
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“I oppose the perversion of our legal system, by our government, to facilitate their continued complicity in genocide.”
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Mediators awaiting Israel’s response to Gaza ceasefire proposal accepted by Hamas: Qatar
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Mediators are awaiting Israel’s response after Hamas accepted a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap proposal, Qatar said on Tuesday, Anadolu reports.
In a news briefing in Doha, Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari called Hamas’ response to the ceasefire proposal “very positive” and “almost identical” to what Israel agreed to.
The current proposal is “the best that can be offered at present, and the best possible option to stop the bloodshed of the Palestinian people,” he added.
“We are still waiting for the Israeli response after Hamas accepted the plan,” the spokesman said.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, for his part, said “significant progress” has been made on reaching a ceasefire deal in Gaza.
“The ball is now in Israel’s court,” Abdelatty said in comments cited by a Foreign Ministry statement.
According to the ministry, the top diplomat held “intensive contacts” with several foreign officials, including Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
Hamas said on Monday that it had accepted a proposal by Egyptian and Qatari mediators for a Gaza ceasefire, without providing details about the proposal’s content.
US continues to discuss ceasefire proposal Hamas accepted: White House
Israeli public broadcaster KAN, citing unnamed sources, said the new Egyptian-Qatari proposal closely resembles US envoy Steve Witkoff’s original plan, which called for the release of 10 living hostages and 18 bodies in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire and negotiations to end the war.
According to Egyptian media, the proposal calls for Israeli forces to reposition near the border to facilitate humanitarian aid entering Gaza and a temporary halt to military operations for two months to facilitate a prisoner-hostage exchange.
According to Israeli estimates, around 50 captives remain in Gaza, including 20 believed to be alive, while Israel is holding more than 10,800 Palestinians in its prisons under dire conditions, with rights groups reporting deaths due to torture, hunger and medical neglect.
Israel has killed more than 62,000 Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave, which is facing famine.
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
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Senior Israeli official flees US after paedophilia arrest, sparking debate over Israeli impunity
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In another example of what many claim to be Israel’s undue influence over the US, a senior Israeli official facing serious paedophilia charges fled the country after being arrested in a law enforcement sting operation in Nevada.
Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38, a high-ranking figure in Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, an agency operating under the direct supervision of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, was arrested by Las Vegas police during a multi-agency investigation targeting online child predators.
According to police statements, Alexandrovich was one of eight individuals apprehended as part of the sting. He was charged with the felony offence of “luring a child with a computer for sex acts” and later released on $10,000 bail. He subsequently returned to Israel, prompting questions about how and why a foreign national accused of such a crime was allowed to leave the US before facing trial.
Read: Accused of paedophilia, Jewish-Americans are escaping to Israel, report finds
The Israeli Cyber Directorate initially claimed the incident involved only “questioning” and insisted the trip was “unrelated to work matters”. However, police documents obtained by Israeli media contradict this, confirming Alexandrovich was indeed arrested and charged in the US and yet still managed to evade justice.
The scandal has provoked widespread outrage and online debate, with critics accusing Israeli authorities of helping Alexandrovich evade US justice. Many questioned why he was allowed to leave the country despite the severity of the allegations and whether Israeli diplomatic or political channels intervened.
Observers have pointed to the striking silence from US authorities following his return to Israel. Some have compared the case to the scandal surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender widely accused of running a global blackmail operation with political protection. Epstein, who had longstanding ties to Israeli figures and intelligence-linked networks, has long been suspected of operating as a Mossad asset.
This is not the first time Israeli officials have been accused of misconduct abroad. Last month, Yossi Shelley, Israel’s ambassador to the UAE and a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was recalled following reports of inappropriate behaviour. Emirati officials complained of Shelley’s frequenting of “dubious places” and his abusive conduct towards local staff. He reportedly boasted openly about his exploits with sex workers.
The Alexandrovich case has further inflamed concerns over what critics call “Israeli exceptionalism” in Western legal systems, the idea that Israeli nationals and institutions are shielded from accountability due to political alliances, particularly in the US.
One of the most widely circulated posts came from US activist and journalist Shaun King, whose thread on the case garnered millions of views before being abruptly deleted by X.
“In the middle of the night, @elonmusk deleted EVERY SINGLE TWEET I’ve made about the Israeli pedophile, Tom Alexandrovich,” King wrote. “Every retweet. Every link to my articles. Hundreds of my tweets about Tom Alexandrovich are gone.”
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