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🇮🇱⚔🇵🇸Israel-Gaza Conflict: December 6 (Recap)

1️⃣ Israel says its forces are operating in the “heart” of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, as increased fighting has continued to exacerbate the dire humanitarian situation.

2️⃣ For the first time since taking up his post, UN chief Guterres invokes Article 99 to force the Security Council to address the war in Gaza, warning it “may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security”.

3️⃣ Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour appeals for action from the ICC, saying Israel has shown “the deepest contempt” for laws the court must protect.

4️⃣ Israel approves “minimal supplement” to fuel deliveries to Gaza, saying it would allow in just enough to “prevent a humanitarian collapse”.

5️⃣ Israeli ultranationalist ministers protest flow of fuel to Gaza’s hospitals, water plants - Itamar Ben-Gvir, the country’s national security minister, and Bezalel Smotrich, the country’s finance minister, were against this move.

6️⃣ James Elder, spokesman for the UN’s child relief agency, says that so-called safe zones in Gaza risk crowding thousands of people in inhumane conditions.

More than 16,248 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7, with thousands more believed to be trapped in the rubble. In Israel, the official death toll stands at 1,200.

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🇵🇸📣❌Silenced Voices: The IHRA Definition's Chokehold on Palestinian Advocacy

Amidst the backdrop of Israel's relentless assault on Gaza, a sinister narrative unfolds within the hallowed halls of academia. In universities worldwide, particularly in Australia, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism is being weaponized to silence critical discourse on Israel’s human rights violations and war crimes. This chilling trend is vividly illustrated at the University of Melbourne, where the administration's embrace of the Israeli narrative and refusal to condemn actions tantamount to genocide cast a shadow over academic freedom.

This stifling of dissent reaches a fever pitch amid Israel's bombardment of Gaza, claiming over 16,000 lives, including over 6,000 children. The IHRA definition, rather than serving as a beacon against racism, has been contorted into a tool of oppression, suppressing solidarity with Palestinians and bolstering colonial violence. The definition's adoption across Australian campuses, painted as an antiracism initiative, reveals a sinister anti-Palestinian undercurrent, misrepresenting the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as merely sectarian.

The IHRA definition's insidious impact is felt deeply among students and staff who dare to challenge Zionism. Righteous condemnation of Israel’s policies must be distinguished from anti-Semitism, with the former being a legitimate critique of a political ideology and state actions, and the latter an unacceptable attack on the Jewish people as a whole. The tactics of intimidation and silencing, reminiscent of dark, authoritarian regimes, are now a grim reality in academic settings. Palestinian students, already burdened by the trauma of their homeland's suffering, are further marginalized, their voices and experiences dismissed under the guise of fighting anti-Semitism.

The struggle against the IHRA definition is a microcosm of the larger battle for Palestinian rights. The Israeli narrative, propagated through such definitions, seeks to criminalize and silence any form of dissent or criticism. This narrative, however, is being increasingly challenged, as evidenced by the outcry at the University of Melbourne. Over 2,500 staff, students, and alumni have rallied against the administration's one-sided stance on the Gaza war, demanding a retraction of the IHRA definition and calling for the university to acknowledge the Palestinian struggle.

The pushback against this stifling academic environment is not limited to petitions and open letters. Disciplines and unions within the university are uniting in their condemnation of the Israeli war on Gaza and the criminalization of Palestinian solidarity. This united front serves as a beacon of hope in a landscape marred by censorship and repression, highlighting the resilience of those who refuse to be silenced in the face of injustice.

The IHRA definition, far from being a mere academic tool, has become a battleground in the war against Palestinian advocacy. Its use in Australian universities, and indeed globally, is emblematic of a broader strategy to suppress critical voices and control the narrative surrounding Israel and Palestine. The fight against this definition is not just about academic freedom; it's about standing up against a systemic campaign to erase Palestinian identity and history.

In a world where speaking truth to power is increasingly fraught with peril, the courage of those challenging the IHRA definition shines brightly. Their refusal to bow to intimidation and censorship is a testament to the enduring spirit of the Palestinian cause. It begs the question: Will these voices be heeded, or will the iron grip of oppressive narratives continue to strangle the truth? The answer to this question will not only define the future of academic freedom but also the very essence of justice and equality.

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Frontline #Summary for the Morning of 7 December 2023; pub. 08:01⚡️

🔹In the #Kherson-#Crimea Direction, Ukrainian marines have continued their offensive operations in the #Krynki area and are reinforcing their positions in the village itself in terms of engineering. It can be said that they will try to hold this springboard at any cost. And it is not excluded that in the near future they will try to land on the left bank of the #Dnieper River in other areas controlled by the RF Armed Forces. (Fig. 1)

🔹In the #Zaporozhye Direction, the AFU again attacked west of the #Rabotino village.⚠️Without success. On the #Novofyodorovka side, Russian troops were already conducting similar actions.⚠️ With the same result. (Fig. 2)

🔹On the #Donetsk Front, the RF Armed Forces, supported by long-range weapons, conducted an offensive in #Maryinka, near #Pervomayskoye, #Severnoye (a settlement west of Avdeyevka) and in the industrial zone southeast of the city. Fierce counter fighting for #Steponoye (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledar directions). The Russian Armed Forces are seeking to expand their zone of control near #Novokalinovo.
💥 AFU missile attack on #Donetsk. (Fig. 3)

🔹In the #Bakhmut Direction, Russian units, supported by artillery, attacked at #Andreyevka, northwest of #Kleshcheyevka and from #Khromovo. There are counter battles in the area of #Bogdanovka. (Fig. 4)

🔹In the #Lugansk Direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked near #Terny, #Petropavlovka and #Sinkovka. The frontline did not change significantly. But in the last of the two listed areas, Ukrainian troops have serious problems holding positions.⚠️ Reinforcements are being deployed. (Fig. 5)

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Russia will definitely attack NATO countries after defeating Ukraine

Biden is sure of this. He himself believes and tries to convince Congress of this in his special address. And he’s also trying to beg money from them for Kiуv.

He says that the issue is serious and cannot wait - if the States do not give money, then the Europeans will be even more hesitant. But the most important thing:

“We will see how the American military will fight against the Russian,” their president seriously scares the Americans, if only they would give them money.

This reminds me of something. Either he took an example from Zelensky, or vice versa - he taught him...

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🇮🇪 Is Ireland the Test Case for the Next Phase of the Global Crackdown by Military Intel Forces?

Regardless of your political position , the draconian so called "Hate Speech" laws being pushed though in my country are not an attempt to protect minorities, they are an attempt to supress majorities.

We didn't struggle for centuries against an oppressor to be Oppressed.

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The US military notifies that it is "is grounding its entire fleet of V-22 Ospreys, a week after an Air Force CV-22 crashed off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, resulting in the deaths of all eight airmen aboard the aircraft."

The V-22 family of tilt rotors has had a history of deadly crashes after the project was dogged by major cost overruns and delays, the "development budget was first set at US$2.5 billion in 1986, increasing to a projected US$30 billion in 1988. By 2008, US$27 billion had been spent and another US$27.2 billion was required for planned production numbers. Between 2008 and 2011, the V-22's estimated lifetime cost grew by 61%, mostly for maintenance and support.

Exclusive to Slavyangrad, here is the recent crash footage off the coast of Japan. Warning some of the footage is graphic. 😎

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🇺🇸🤡 White House Coordinator John Kirby showing that Joe Biden's mental illness has spread to the other clowns working in the White House:

"If they lose US support and Putin gets all of Ukraine, then what? Where will he go next? Because further ahead is the eastern flank of NATO. If you think the cost of supporting Ukraine is too high now, just imagine how much higher it will be. Not only when measured in national wealth, but also in the blood of Americans.

If he starts acting against one of our NATO allies. Because, as the President of the United States has stated, we take our Article 5 obligations very seriously."

🔻Literally no one gives a damn about the Baltics, Finland or Sweden Johnnie boy,..

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🇺🇸❌🇺🇸 🇺🇸⚔️🇷🇺🤔 US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy:

"I think the foreign policy experience that Nikki Haley and Joe Biden have in common is the inability of either of them to name the three regions of eastern Ukraine where they want to send our troops to fight.

Look, these people don’t even know the names of these regions, but they want to send our sons, daughters, weapons and soldiers there to fight."

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