Israel/Palestine Thread

After Israel banning NGOs, seems Gaza is once again deteriorating.

And cue the outrage at Jolie visiting Egypt, especially after the outrage at Thunberg.

Haaretz:

Foreign ministers from Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt expressed deep concern over the "deteriorating humanitarian situation" in Gaza, worsened by severe weather. The foreign ministers warned that lack of aid, essential supplies, and low temperatures increase the risk of disease.

Actor Angelina Jolie visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing with Gaza,speaking with Red Crescent workers and truck drivers delivering humanitarian aid, AFP journalists reported. According to local media, Jolie said she came to assess the condition of Palestinians transferred to Egypt for treatment and to examine the flow of aid into Gaza.

Mamdani doing this is unwise

You seem to have a problem with this particular elected official. Presumably you have the same thoughts about Ben-Gvir, also an elected official. No?

The irony - Israel needs to look in the mirror. Their Security Minister is an actual convicted terrorist and racist and their leader is an alleged War Criminal at large.

But not surprising coming from Chikli. This is a recent meeting he had:

"In November 2025, Chikli met with far-right American conspiracy theorist and self-described "proud Islamaphobe" Laura Loomer in Jerusalem, calling her "a courageous woman, who clearly understands the threats facing the West from radical Islam and its growing influence in the US.""

Haaretz:

Israel's Foreign Ministry said Mamdani had "show[n] his true face" and accused him of pouring "antisemitic gasoline on an open fire. Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said the decision showed Mamdani was "an overt antisemite and a supporter of terrorism."

Settlers raid Palestinian homes so the IDF tear gas them (the Palestinians of course).

Palestinian media outlets reported that 15 people required medical treatment after the IDF used tear gas on them in the village of Khallet al-Louza, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The reports said the use of tear gas came after Israeli settlers raided the village and threw stones at residents' homes.

A Palestinian Bedouin family abandoned their home near the West Bank village of Taybeh following recurring harassment by settlers from nearby outposts. In the footage of their expulsion, shown to Haaretz, a masked man holding a club is seen watching the family as they leave their home.

Why is that important?

There's over 7M people living in NY who aren't Jewish, the vast majority of them i suspect who are appalled at how the Jewish state has behaved in recent years.

Israel has almost completely eroded the goodwill that Jewish people largely received from much of the world for the last 80 years. There are consequences to actions, as they've been quick to tell everyone to justify what they've done to Gaza.

Mandani should not bow excessively to the minority just because they have powerful PR.

It's antisemitic to ask that.