Tag Archives: israel

International, U.S.

World War 3: Turkey blocks Israel’s NATO desire

“There will be no Israeli presence at the NATO meeting unless they issue a formal apology and pay compensation for the Turkish citizens their commandos killed in international waters.”-Turkish statement

Turkey, a full member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), has blocked Israel’s attendance at the upcoming Chicago NATO meeting.

Israel is not a member of NATO, but has been allowed to take part in meetings at the insistence of the United States.  The Chicago meeting is scheduled for May 20-21.

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

Global Economic War: Israel sues Bank of America

Israel’s Bank Hapoalim has filed a $720 million USD lawsuit against BoA.

Officials with Bank Hapoalim says BoA lied about the mortgage securities it sold to Israel.  BoA is also accused of violating its contracts regarding the sale of those securities.

Bank Hapoalim suffered more than $1 billion USD in losses in the 2008/2009 mortgage/credit crunch fiasco.

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: Israel killing unarmed Global March to Al Quds (Jerusalem) & Land Day activists, wound Palestinian Member of Parliament, U.S. Jews protesting Israel, U.S. puppet Egypt supports Israel

“The freedom defenders who will partake in these peaceful demonstrations and rallies around the world are marching for dignity toward Jerusalem. Together with them, Palestinians will continue their certain path toward national independence.”–Saeb Erakat

March 30, 2012, Israeli forces have killed at least one, and wounded at least 37 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.  The Palestinians are taking part in Land Day demonstrations.

Also part of Land Day, is the Global March to Al Quds.   A Palestinian elected official in West Bank, Mustafa Barghouti, was wounded by Israeli forces as he took part in peaceful protests at Al Quds.

Red Cross officials say more than 170 Palestinians are wounded because of Israeli military and police actions. Russian media sources, citing the Red Crescent, say at least 200  unarmed Palestinians in West Bank have been wounded by Israeli forces.

Israeli forces are using water cannons, rubber bullets, tear gas, stink gas and high frequency sound weapons.  There is a photo that shows Israeli police, mounted on horseback, trampling Palestinians with their horses.

Palestinians are responding with rocks and bricks.

Don’t think Palestinians are only Muslim, there are Palestinian Jews and Christians taking part in the protests.

Several U.S. Jews are taking part in the protests, they’re wearing badges that say, in English and Arabic: “A Jew, Not a Zionist”.  They are part of a U.S. based organization www.nkusa.org

Western media sources say at least 1,000 protesters have gathered at the Lebanese/Israeli border.

Russian sources say 20,000 people have gathered on the Jordanian/Israeli border!

The U.S. puppet military junta of Egypt has turned its forces against people trying to demonstrate on the Egyptian/Israeli border.  The official reason is that Egypt’s “internal situation… and political tensions at the current time” will not allow it.

 

 

 

International, U.S.

Class Warfare: Israeli elitist soldiers beat lower class Israeli soldiers, caught on video

“After watching the video footage documenting the abuse, I’m overwhelmed with disgust. These actions are offensive and humiliating. I fail to agree with the veteran soldiers’ claim that the abuse was consensual.”-Colonel Erez Porat, Southern Command and Ground Forces’ military court

March 29, 2012, at least 11 members of the Givati Brigade’s Tzabar Battalion have been arrested after a video of them beating lower caste soldiers was leaked.

Those arrested said it is a common practice in the Israel army, claiming it is “a deeply rooted practice”.

One Israeli attorney, Ilan Katz, said military commanders should be arrested as well because “…abuse in the IDF is a widespread phenomenon…” and it is encouraged, or at least known about, by those at the top of the chain of command!

The Israeli Defense Forces are directly supported by the United States!

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: Israel to blockade West Bank, Israeli soldiers deployed to stop Global March to Al Quds (Jerusalem)

March 30, 2012, is the day the Global March to Al Quds enters Israel.  Already Israeli forces are closing off Jerusalem, and Israeli media are reporting that thousands of police forces are being deployed in the city.

Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, has ordered the military to close all access to West Bank, for the next 24 hours.

Marches are also scheduled to take place on Israel’s borders with Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.  Israeli military forces are building up on those borders.

In the recent past Israel has killed hundreds of peaceful protestors for allegedly crossing into “no mans land” along those borders.  At least 15 unarmed people were killed along the borders with Syria and Lebanon in May 2011.

Then in April 2011, another 23 unarmed people were killed in the “no mans land” along the Syrian border.

Israeli military admits they are building up forces along the border with Gaza Strip.

Sources with the Global March to Al Quds claim there are people from at least 82 countries taking part in the march, and that includes non-Muslims.

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: Israeli tanks reportedly invade Gaza Strip

March 29, 2012, Israeli tanks and armored bulldozers reportedly invaded the town of Rafah in Gaza Strip. They were backed up by Apache helicopters.

Palestinians responded by firing mortars into Israel’s Eshkol Regional Council.  Israel responded by attacking the Khan Younis (Khan Yunis or Khan Yunnis) refugee camp in Gaza Strip.

Business/Economics, International, Technology, U.S.

World War 3: Germany sells more Dolphin Submarines to Israel

March 20, 2012, Germany’s Defense Minister, Thomas de Maiziere, announced that Germany will sell Israel at least one more Dolphin submarine.

The Dolphin submarine is made specially for Israel, and is a smaller version of the 209 class sub.  It can carry SLCM (submarine launched cruise missiles) which can be armed with nuclear warheads.  Oh, but I don’t hear any Western powers complaining about that!

Not only is Germany selling more of these submarines to Israel, but according to an unnamed source in the German government, they’re covering one third of the cost (about $178 million) and providing easy loans to Israel in order to pay for the rest!

Israel has three of the 2,800 mile range submarines, with two on order not counting this latest announcement.

 

Business/Economics, International, Technology, U.S.

World War 3: Obama issues National Defense Resources Preparedness Executive Order. The closest thing to Martial Law yet! Controls food supply! Preps for Total War!

Very quietly, on March 16, 2012, Nobel prize winning U.S. President Barack Obama issued a new Executive Order: National Defense Resources Preparedness.

If you think the military industrial complex is big now, guess what!

The bulk of the Order focuses on creating a full blown Total War military industry.  Obama stresses the need to “improve the efficiency and responsiveness of the domestic industrial base to support national defense requirements” and “to foster cooperation between the defense and commercial sectors for research and development and for acquisition of materials, services, components, and equipment to enhance industrial base efficiency and responsiveness.”

The Order establishes the officials who will lead the Defense Production Act Committee, and orders the Secretary of Commerce to co-operate with the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Homeland Security!

It also orders six Departments to begin prioritizing and allocating resources respective to food, health care, transportation, resources for industries, and even water supply (assigned to the Department of Defense)!

“The Secretary of each agency delegated authority under subsection (a) of this section (resource departments) shall plan for and issue regulations to prioritize and allocate resources and establish standards and procedures by which the authority shall be used to promote the national defense, under both emergency and non-emergency conditions.”

The Order even gets into the details of providing loans to companies involved with providing for National Defense!

It makes the Secretary of Defense the go to man for funding, as he is now acting  Defense Production Act Fund Manager.

The Order places the Secretary of Homeland Security in charge of the National Defense Executive Reserve (NDER), including the “…establishment, recruitment, training, monitoring, and activation of NDER units…”

The Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Defense, will “…collect and maintain data necessary to make a continuing appraisal of the Nation’s workforce…”  and develop “…policies regulating the induction and deferment of persons for duty in the armed services…”

“Executive Order 12919 of June 3, 1994, and sections 401(3) (4) of Executive Order 12656 of November 18, 1988, are revoked.”

Executive Order 12919 deals with national defense industrial resource policies and programs.   Executive Order 12656 deals with emergency preparedness responsibilities.

The major differences between this National Defense Resources Preparedness, and those made in the past, is the use of the term “non-emergencies”, several times in the order.  Also, the desire to control food & water supplies as well as health care and transportation.

From Section 201: “…to promote the national defense over performance of any other contracts or orders, and to allocate materials, services, and facilities as deemed necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense…”

This is for real people! This is basically an order that puts the United States in a Total War stance. “Total war is the practice of war where nearly all the resources of a society are employed to defeat an opponent.”–Silvapages

 

 

 

 

 

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: Global March on Al Quds (Jerusalem) includes Asians and non-Muslims

The planned Global March on Al Quds includes people from South East Asia: “The troubles we have in this world now is because nobody stands up for justice.  Everybody is so selfish….Therefore we feel that although Palestine does not affect us directly, it is imperative for every single person who loves peace and justice to stand up…”-Nusrat Howard-Moore, Malaysia

Many people from India have joined the march as well: “We come to support the Palestine issue, as human beings, not Muslim, not Islamist.”-Suresh Khairnar, India

Thousands of demonstrators are hoping to surround Jerusalem on the 36th anniversary of Palestinian Land Day, which is March 30.

International, U.S.

Week of Terror Drone strikes, March 11-17

March 13, two U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan, one in North Waziristan, one in South Waziristan, killed 15 people.  Two of those killed were pro-government militants!

March 11, Israeli drone hits family as mother walked her children home. All ended up in the hospital with cuts and fractures. One 15 year old boy died.

“We were coming back from school along with six of our companions when suddenly a drone hit us. I had the sensation of flying.”-Hani Al-Qanoo, boy injured in attack

“The drones fly low over the night sky, the explosions are now less frequent but nobody is relaxing or being lulled in to any false sense of security, Gaza is awake and will not sleep tonight.”-eyewitness living in Gaza Strip

March 11, nine people killed in Yemen by U.S. drone strike. Three people killed in Jabal Khanfar, a hill overlooking the Abyan town of Jaar. Six people killed in Makhzan, southeast of Jaar.  Witnesses say at least six missiles were fired from several U.S .drones.