Israel trying to pass the hospital bombing off as Palestine doing it is utterly disgusting and guarantees Netanyahu a spot in the deepest pit of Hell for all eternity, obviously, but do not forget that
a) the only reason why Westerners will believe it is because they want to believe it - they are not being brainwashed and this is not some masterful propaganda being weaved around us to turn kind-hearted people into monsters,
b) no Westerner opinions matter at all. In most Western countries there is no real anti-Israel option to vote for even if they did realize that Israel was a giant factory for crimes against humanity, and Westerners protesting against things in general almost never achieves anything (tens of millions protested for BLM in 2020 and not only did the situation not change, it got worse), and
c) the people whose opinions do matter (both the people in the region, and the leaders who aren't already Zionist compradors) already know that Israel is full of shit and that they just murdered nearly a thousand civilians in a single bomb attack.
It is despair-inducing to think that the genocidal Zionist entity is so brazenly, so smugly getting away with bullshitting this away into a cloud of confusion, as they release their metaphorical squid ink just like they did with the stupid babies story, but the propaganda and the media narrative that they are creating isn't what matters. It cannot address the fundamental contradictions ripping the country, the region, and the world apart any more than masterfully-applied makeup can fix a stab wound. It can merely obfuscate.
Sources on the fighting in Palestine against Israel. In general, CW for footage of battles, explosions, dead people, and so on:
UNRWA daily-ish reports on Israel's destruction and siege of Gaza and the West Bank.
English-language Palestinian Marxist-Leninist twitter account. Alt here.
English-language twitter account that collates news (and has automated posting when the person running it goes to sleep).
Arab-language twitter account with videos and images of fighting.
English-language (with some Arab retweets) Twitter account based in Lebanon.
English-language Palestinian Twitter account which reports on news from the Resistance Axis.
English-language PalestineResist telegram channel.
Various sources that are covering the Ukraine conflict are also covering the one in Palestine, like Rybar.
The Country of the Week is still Palestine! Feel free to chime in with books, essays, longform articles, even stories and anecdotes or rants.
Here is the map of the Ukraine conflict, courtesy of Wikipedia.
The weekly update isn't coming because I'm sick and too focussed on the collapse of the Zionist entity.
Links and Stuff
The bulletins site is down.
Examples of Ukrainian Nazis and fascists
Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Add to the above list if you can.
Resources For Understanding The War
Defense Politics Asia's youtube channel and their map. Their youtube channel has substantially diminished in quality but the map is still useful.
Moon of Alabama, which tends to have interesting analysis. Avoid the comment section.
Understanding War and the Saker: reactionary sources that have occasional insights on the war.
Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict. While he is a reactionary and surrounds himself with likeminded people, his daily update videos are relatively brainworm-free and good if you don't want to follow Russian telegram channels to get news. He also co-hosts The Duran, which is more explicitly conservative, racist, sexist, transphobic, anti-communist, etc when guests are invited on, but is just about tolerable when it's just the two of them if you want a little more analysis.
On the ground: Patrick Lancaster, an independent and very good journalist reporting in the warzone on the separatists' side.
Unedited videos of Russian/Ukrainian press conferences and speeches.
Telegram Channels
Again, CW for anti-LGBT and racist, sexist, etc speech, as well as combat footage.
Pro-Russian
https://t.me/aleksandr_skif ~ DPR's former Defense Minister and Colonel in the DPR's forces. Russian language.
https://t.me/Slavyangrad ~ A few different pro-Russian people gather frequent content for this channel (~100 posts per day), some socialist, but all socially reactionary. If you can only tolerate using one Russian telegram channel, I would recommend this one.
https://t.me/s/levigodman ~ Does daily update posts.
https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday ~ Patrick Lancaster's telegram channel.
https://t.me/gonzowarr ~ A big Russian commentator.
https://t.me/rybar ~ One of, if not the, biggest Russian telegram channels focussing on the war out there. Actually quite balanced, maybe even pessimistic about Russia. Produces interesting and useful maps.
https://t.me/epoddubny ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/boris_rozhin ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/mod_russia_en ~ Russian Ministry of Defense. Does daily, if rather bland updates on the number of Ukrainians killed, etc. The figures appear to be approximately accurate; if you want, reduce all numbers by 25% as a 'propaganda tax', if you don't believe them. Does not cover everything, for obvious reasons, and virtually never details Russian losses.
https://t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses ~ Pro-Russian, documents abuses that Ukraine commits.
Pro-Ukraine
Almost every Western media outlet.
https://discord.gg/projectowl ~ Pro-Ukrainian OSINT Discord.
https://t.me/ice_inii ~ Alleged Ukrainian account with a rather cynical take on the entire thing.
Last week's discussion post.
I mean, yeah, kinda frequently. Hezbollah does too, saying their martyrs “fell while carrying out their jihadist duty.” Obviously has a different meaning, but since their statements use Islamic language, they’re gonna use jihad.
Example Below
“🟡 Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Tulkarem Brigade (Rapid Response Groups): — In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
O nation of Muhammad, may peace be upon him, and O people of Palestine in general, and O beloved people of Tulkarem in particular, stand firm and "do not weaken and do not grieve, for you will be superior." You possess a power that diminishes all other forces, a power your enemy will never have. It is the power of faith, certainty, piety, and believers rely on the care of their Lord. No fear can intimidate them, nor do they grieve over incidents.
We in the Rapid Response and our brethren in the various factions are in the best condition. We were created to be a thorn in the throat of this brutal occupier. We were created so that we could leave a mark in the liberation of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, by the will of Allah. We were created, and our inherent belief says, "With hardship comes ease." We believe that jihad is one of the hardest paths a person can follow for salvation from tyranny. We believe that praying in the Al-Aqsa Mosque means everything to us and requires much more than this.
Let this brutal enemy and the Greater Satan, America, know: even if they were to bring the mountains of the world down upon us, we will not surrender. No matter how long their futile arrogance lasts, which they have repeatedly exemplified on a larger scale in the steadfast, victorious, and beloved Gaza. By Allah's will, this defeated enemy is broken and distored in prestige. They are under the illusion that Tulkarem will surrender. They are deluded, extremely deluded, if they think that the city of [Raed] Al-Karmi and Al-Talib will submit. Killing children and innocents only strengthens our resolve against the sons of Zion.
O our people, our loved ones, those of you who possess wealth and weapons, it is time for you to devote yourselves and to spend in the way of Allah. It is time for you to sacrifice what is valuable and precious to you in defense of the honor and reputation of the nation and the path of its messenger, Muhammad, may peace be upon him.
And after all this, we bring good tidings to our people and loved ones, our siblings in the steadfast and unwavering city of Tulkarem, who remain committed to the covenant of the martyrs and the covenant of the teacher Riad Bdeir, who answered the call of Jenin in the past. Today, we answer the call of the Al-Aqsa Flood with all the might and determination that we posses. The enemy has suffered many misfortunes calamities today. We have inflicted countless losses on them. The alleys of death and the ambush-laden streets bear witness, as do the explosive devices, and everything else testifies.
Lastly, but not least, do not forget us in your prayers. We are martyrs in waiting, by the will of Allah.
Allah is the Greatest! Hasten to jihad! Allah is the Greatest, every time the sound of gunfire rings out. Allah is the Greatest, against every traitor, seller, and normalizer. Allah is the greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.
Your brothers and soldiers, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades Tulkarem Brigade - Rapid Response.“
I'm kinda too fried to go look up definitions but "jihad" doesn't mean what most kkkrackers think it means so you should expect to see it in any Muslim discussion of conflict, whether it's overt wra or social struggle or something else.
The issue I find with looking at translated texts is that in Arabic, this is normal. The religion is so closely coupled with the language that most things like "By Allah's will" even I used to say when I had to speak Arabic, as an atheist.
idk I say stuff like "for God's sake" as an atheist
Yeah that's what I mean, but there are more of these expressions in Arabic. It's not necessarily an overly religious speech if it includes these phrases, and translation doesn't help with distinguishing.