The Never-Ending Storm

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| https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/11/my-life-has-been-defined-by-genocide-of-jewish-people-i-look-on-gaza-with-concern | My life has been defined by genocide of Jewish people. I look on Gaza with concern |

[…] “In this case, Israel does face a profound threat from Hamas. However, the vast difference in power between Israel and Hamas makes it highly unlikely for Hamas to pose an existential threat to Israel. In fact, Hamas could not have murdered so many innocent Israelis, if not for the complete security breakdown by Netanyahu’s government. Obsessed by his own concerns, and those of the extremists who put him into power, Netanyahu forgot about the country he is required to protect. Netanyahu has a long history of treating these terrorists as partners in his quest to marginalize any moderate Palestinian leadership.”

https://achrilock.com/2023/11/671/

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I am seeing more and more mainstream journalists around the world embedding with the IDF, and accepting limitations on the material that they are allowed to share. I am reminded of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, that this was the method used by the George W. Bush administration to tell its lies and even hide casualties and atrocities from the public.

If you, as a journalist or as someone with editorial control, accept this arrangement, if you trade autonomy for access, you are no longer a journalist. You have become a propagandist. It doesn’t matter how honest your motives, you won’t ‘slip the truth out.’ Your very overt association with power is itself a message, especially during war. They wouldn’t offer the access if they didn’t want you in their pocket in some way. Don’t accept the arrangement. Quit first. You’ll thank yourself later.

https://achrilock.com/2023/11/605/

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| https://theconversation.com/israeli-invasion-of-gaza-likely-to-resemble-past-difficult-battles-in-iraq-and-syria-216317 | Israeli invasion of Gaza likely to resemble past difficult battles in Iraq and Syria |

[…] “No one knows precisely how events will unfold in the coming days. If Israel does indeed mount a ground campaign, the resulting fight between the Israeli military and Hamas will almost certainly be violent and difficult.

Casualties on all sides of the conflict will be high, and will include innocent Palestinians who have not left the northern part of Gaza for the southern end of the strip, where humanitarian aid and relief is beginning to arrive. The ensuing urban battles may resemble those in Fallujah in the mid-2000s or ISIS stand-offs a decade ago.”

https://achrilock.com/2023/10/258/