May 11, 2024
Propaganda Watch
Palestine: More whistleblowers exposed Israel’s concentration camps. Israel’s northernmost region will announce its secession from Israel to form the “State of Galilee.” A third mass grave was found at Al-Shifa Hospital. Netanyahu asked Qatar to fund Hamas in 2018. Netanyahu “sabotaged” a hostage deal “at least twice.” Israel abandoned its goal of freeing hostages. Israelis are still blocking aid into Gaza. Israel shut down Al Jazeera and raided its office. The IOF shoots down 40% of its own drones. Israelis set fire to UNRWA’s headquarters.
Empire: A US senator said the push to ban TikTok is to censor pro-Palestine content. US senators threatened the ICC against issuing an arrest warrant for Netanyahu. The UK has flown 200 spy missions over Gaza to aid Israel. The US threatened to stop arming Israel over Rafah invasion, only after it gave the regime enough weapons for the invasion. A retired US general said the US, due to its long list of war crimes, cannot criticize Israel. In the US, many arrested students received lighter charges if they attended rich schools. Meta’s own staff denounced the company’s censorship of pro-Palestine content.
Global South: US and Kenya troops landed in Haiti for intervention. Russia will withdraw troops from many Armenian regions.
Ukraine: Ukraine kidnapped a famous soccer player to make him fight.
New on Informed Leftist: An “External sources” section, featuring a map of pro-Palestine student encampments and a list of debunked anti-communist myths.
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