Genocide?

They Call It Genocide

Tom Gilbreath

Is Israel committing genocide against the people of Gaza? Few accusations have ever been stated with more repetition or greater volume. Merriam-Webster defines “genocide” as “the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.” We call the Holocaust “genocide” because the Nazis were trying to destroy the Jewish people. They succeeded in killing two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population — two-thirds! 

 

Israel’s critics have been accusing it of genocide against the Palestinian people — Arabs living in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza — for years. Just 13 days after October 7, Zohran Mamdani, now mayor of New York City, stood with a bullhorn in his hand accusing Israel of genocide. But Israel’s ground offensive hadn’t even begun yet.

 

Was there genocide against Palestinians before October 7, 2023, as is commonly claimed? Look at the numbers. Before Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948, and the other events Palestinians call the Nakba, or “catastrophe,” 1.4 million Arabs lived in Gaza, the West Bank, and what soon became Israel. By 2023, after the “catastrophe” and decades of accusations of genocide, the Arab population in those areas had risen from 1.4 million to 7 million. During the same years, the US population a little more than doubled — while the Palestinian population quintupled. It grew to five times its former size. As Pastor Tom Hughes has said, “That’s not a genocide; that’s a baby boom.”

 

But what about Israel’s actions after October 7, 2023? We’ve seen the horrible pictures of dead or dying children. We’ve seen the bombed out-buildings. But civilian deaths and destruction, however terrible, do not by themselves establish genocide. In just one night of World War II, U.S. firebombing of Tokyo killed a hundred thousand people. The U.S. and its allies carpet bombed Berlin. That was war — and war is horrible. But sometimes, war is necessary. 

 

Hamas brutally attacked Israel. Its leaders publicly said that they would continue such attacks. Their goal, stated repeatedly, is not a two-state solution, but Israel’s complete destruction. To this day, they and their allies repeat their genocidal goal every time they chant, “From the river to the sea,” or “Death to Israel,” or “Gas the Jews.”

 

Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said, “Israel has an inherent and inalienable right to defend itself.” To me it seems self-evident that all nations have, not just the right, but the obligation to defend their people. For years, Hamas has been firing rockets into Israel. After October 7, they fired thousands of such rockets from residential buildings, mosques, schools, and even hospitals. Their actions made those areas legitimate military targets. They do this knowing that civilian deaths in high numbers help their cause. 

 

Yahya Sinwar was the leader of Hamas in Gaza until his death. On June 10, 2024, The Wall Street Journal paraphrased Sinwar telling his comrades that “high civilian casualties would create worldwide pressure on Israel.” Sinwar called civilian casualties “necessary sacrifices.” 

 

Israel, on the other hand, has taken extensive measures to limit civilian casualties. John Spencer is chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point and a retired U.S. Army Major. He wrote, “In the Gaza war, Israel has demonstrated a historically low combatant-to-civilian casualty ratio (1:1.5 or 1:1) when compared to any urban warfare history with even remotely similar conditions.”

 

When you see photos of bombed out buildings in Gaza, weep for the children. But remember that Hamas placed weapons and combatants inside such buildings and built miles of tunnels beneath them. Hamas is not the innocent victim of Israel. The people of Gaza are the victims of Hamas.

Zelenskyy Condemns US-Russia Diesel Deal As Russian Strike Kills 12 In Ukraine

Zelenskyy Condemns US-Russia Diesel Deal As Russian Strike Kills 12 In Ukraine

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the United States on Saturday of helping finance Russia’s invasion of his country through a new diesel supply agreement with Moscow, as Ukrainian families mourned 12 people, including three children, killed in a Russian airstrike.

Zelenskyy condemned the agreement announced Friday by U.S.President Donald J. Trump following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that additional energy revenues would enable Moscow to continue its military campaign.

“Gifts to Putin will not bring peace or any benefit to the civilised world,” Zelenskyy wrote on social media platform X. He described allowing Russia to sell petroleum products as an investment in prolonging the war rather than ending it.

His criticism came as rescue workers searched the rubble of residential buildings in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, where Russian glide bombs killed civilians, including a six-year-old girl whose grandfather wept as rescuers recovered her body.

“Her birthday would have been at the end of the month,” Anatoliy Chumniy, the girl’s grandfather, said through tears as emergency workers continued searching the wreckage.

Ukrainian officials said 14 people were wounded in the attack, which struck several locations in Zaporizhzhia, an industrial city whose outskirts lie less than 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the frontline.

Zelenskyy linked the bloodshed to Washington’s decision to ease economic pressure on Moscow, accusing Russia of effectively thanking the United States by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings.

He warned that Moscow interpreted any easing of sanctions as permission to continue attacking Ukrainian cities rather than an incentive to negotiate an end to the fighting.

Trump defended the agreement with Putin as necessary to bring down soaring American diesel prices, which have risen sharply amid the US conflict with Iran and disruptions to international energy supplies.

Higher diesel costs have affected American farmers, truck drivers and businesses transporting goods, raising concerns about inflation ahead of November’s congressional elections.

Trump said Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel to American and global markets, followed by another 500,000 tons in November, one million tons shortly afterward and a further three million tons within a relatively short period, depending on Russian refinery conditions.

“Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST!”,

Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

“Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority,” Trump added.

The agreement came amid disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for international oil supplies, which have contributed to higher energy prices worldwide.

The U.S.Treasury Department subsequently issued a temporary license allowing transactions involving Russian diesel through April 7, 2027, easing restrictions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

Zelenskyy expressed frustration that the agreement was announced while Ukrainian and European representatives were meeting American officials in Miami to discuss proposals for ending the war.

The discussions involved Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, as Washington continued efforts to negotiate a settlement between Kyiv and Moscow.

“I believe our team is simply being used as a front. And that is certainly not fair, nor is it how partners should treat each other,” Zelenskyy told reporters through the WhatsApp messaging service.

“In my view, it is a weak decision on the part of strong partners,” he added, warning that the arrangement would provide Russia with additional funds for military operations.

The agreement also drew criticism from American lawmakers, including Democrats who accused Trump of undermining sanctions designed to restrict Russia’s ability to finance its invasion.

Republican Congressman Don Bacon joined the criticism, writing on X: “Propping up Putin’s war economy is morally wrong as he uses that money to bomb cities.”

The arrangement follows new American legislation allowing sanctions against individuals, financial institutions and vessels involved in Russian energy trading, although the president retains authority to grant exemptions.

Amid the controversy, Germany, Europe’s largest economy, reaffirmed its commitment to sanctions against Russia, with government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius saying Berlin would continue working with European partners on further measures while maintaining support for Ukraine.

Yet the European Union has also continued purchasing Russian energy, paying an estimated 7.88 billion euros ($9.1 billion) for Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) during the first nine months of 2026, despite its pledge to reduce Moscow’s energy revenues as the war in Ukraine continues, German environmental campaign group Urgewald reported Saturday.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski questioned whether Moscow could fulfill the promised diesel deliveries, citing fuel shortages in the Russian capital and reports of extensive damage to the country’s refineries.

Western Civilization in Peril--Coming to a Head

Western Civilization in Peril--Coming to a Head

Ray DiLorenzo

The Brits lament their lost identity as the government prioritizes non-English-speaking immigrants

In the United Kingdom, the normal citizen has become an embarrassment, almost a threat to the elites. The British people work diligently to support themselves and their families, yet the government regards them with disdain, as if they were the unwashed.

The British government is like the husband who is tired of his wife, who works diligently to keep a clean home, but he has grown bored and found other interests.

The Brits lament their lost identity as the government prioritizes non-English-speaking immigrants.

Britain today is similar to living under the Biden administration on steroids. They are constantly lectured about climate change, including constant accusations that they are driving the wrong car, using the wrong lawn mower, the wrong stove, having the wrong heating system in their homes, and consuming too much electricity, all while being told they are not sufficiently concerned about the planet.

Everyone in Britain eventually has access to a doctor, with many receiving 'end-of-life' counseling instead of treatment. This situation is not much different in Canada, where you can often see Canadian license plates in Montana and other northern states. If you speak with these Canadians, many will share that they are receiving medical care here in the United States.

Europe has lost much of their free speech, their culture, and certainly their religion. In Germany, insulting a politician is criminal. In the UK, there have been over 12,000 arrests for online speech, including jokes or mild criticism, just in 2023.

Christianity has all but disappeared. It may be meaningless to those who have never grasped that Western Civilization owes a great deal to Christianity. Democracy, individual rights, natural law, math, science, art, music, and confronting mankind's darkness are because of Christianity.

This massive influx of poor, culturally foreign peoples has caused a serious population explosion that Europe and America can ill afford. With an already established social welfare state, Europe will need to cut programs, leading to social pressures that are resulting in riots and violence.

We are currently witnessing this in France, where the far left and Islamic groups have joined forces and are rioting. Do not trust the official explanations regarding the conditions in high schools. It is a political movement for power among the far left and Islamic forces. This situation is similar to what is happening in America. The trend is evident with the collaboration between the Democrat Party and Islamic factions.

It's important to pay attention to the Left's actions in both America and Europe rather than simply listening to their words. Alarmingly, extremist groups are celebrating the October 7 massacre of 1,200 innocent Jewish people in major cities like New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Minneapolis. Antisemitism is present and thriving within these blocs on the Left.

What they are demanding is the end of immigration enforcement, their ticket to a socialist globalist world. If they fail to achieve their objectives in November, we should be prepared for the potential of violence.

Europe is no longer strictly capitalist. They have a capitalist system that is mixed with a massive social welfare component. They are closer to being fascist than socialist.

The political forces within the Far Left Democrat Party, allied with Islam, have joined forces to bring chaos to our constitutional republic and eliminate Western civilization. In the United States they want to pack the Supreme Court, do away with the Senate and the Electoral College, and greatly limit the power of the presidency to government by a politburo. In fact, they want a socialist government, crossbred with a brand of democracy where they can never lose power...all the ingredients of being a socialist dictatorship. It's been estimated to have a cost of $49 trillion.

Along with the rise of Islam, there has been a shocking increase in antisemitism among its followers, which any historian would recognize as containing all the elements of a National Socialist Party or the NAZI Party. Adolf Hitler worked closely with Mullahs in the Middle East to round up Jews for their concentration camps and the gas chambers.

The midterm elections will be a test of how the world's far left is doing in its effort to turn the USA toward socialism. This decade will tell the tale. America will be the ultimate test.

Digital ID is the foundation for citizen access, participation in the New World Order: UN panel

Digital ID is the foundation for citizen access, participation in the New World Order: UN panel

If power-hungry globalists get their way, every single event, interaction & transaction in your life will be tracked, traced & catalogued; all that’s required is your silent, mandatory & obedient compliance: perspective

Digital identity in the New World Order isn’t just about identifying who someone is, but is rather the foundation that citizens need in order to access services and participate in the digital  economy, according to a United Nations panel on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).

On the sidelines of the United Nations 81st General Assembly, a session on “The Digital Public Ecosystem: Identity, Trust, and Inclusive Access in the Digital Economy” was convened to highlight how Nigeria’s mandatory digital identity scheme served as the backbone for all interactions with both the public and private sectors.

Speaking on behalf of Nigeria’s vice president, Deputy Chief of Staff Ibrahim Hadejia declared that digital identity in the New World Order went far beyond simple identification.

“In the New World Order, digital identity is no longer simply about establishing who we are; it has increasingly become the foundation through which citizens access public services, participate in the digital economy, benefit from financial inclusion, and engage meaningfully with governments and institutions”Ibrahim Hadejia, United Nations, September 2026

As of June 2026, digital identity has been mandatory in Nigeria thanks to the passing of the NIMC Act.

NIMC stands for the National Identity Management Commission.

When the NIMC Act was passed, it mandated that a National Identification Number (NIN) be obligatory for every Nigerian wishing to access vast swaths of public and private services. 

Speaking at the same UN session, NIMC Director General Bisoye Coker-Odusote elaborated on how the NINAuth mobile digital identity wallet app was designed to be the one login to rule them all.

“NINAuth technically is your digital credential wallet app that we have, which has been built to be able to ensure that at some point in time it’s your single sign-on to access any private sector service or government service within the country. It is also supposed to be the platform that allows for cross-border interoperability”Bisoye Coker-Odusote, United Nations, September 2026

Public-private partnerships, which represent the fusion of corporation and state (aka corporatism or fascism), are essential to making digital ID work in the New World Order.

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And the same public entities that are supposed to regulate the private sector are the very ones who wish to cozy-up and be partners with them.

Nigeria’s head of digital ID said it herself.

That’d be like accusing the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of meeting with, and accepting money from, big pharma companies they’re supposed to regulate.

With such glaring conflicts of interest, there’s no way that would happen!

At any rate, according to Nigerian officials, the New World Order requires that digital identity be mandatory — no opt outs, no choice, no dissent.

But it doesn’t stop there.

The UN meeting also heard from the private sector.

Software engineer and entrepreneur Olugbenga Agboola, who is the co-founder and CEO of Africa’s largest fintech company, Flutterwave, said that he wanted to take what NIMC was doing with digital ID and export it to the rest of the world.

“I want to export the work NIMC has done to the entire world […] Naturally, KYC [Know Your Customer] will become easier for everybody […] If you work with a Nigerian, we’ll give you all their information — where they live, where they’re from, their post code, their address, where they bank [..] That would be the future I’d like to see”Olugbenga Agboola, United Nations, September 2026

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Magnitude 6.2 Quake Strikes Off Papua New Guinea's Coast - Seismologists

Magnitude 6.2 Quake Strikes Off Papua New Guinea's Coast - Seismologists

Sputnik

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. 

The earthquake was recorded at 14:07 UTC (14:07 GMT) 88 kilometers (55 miles) southeast of the Papua New Guinean city of Arawa, with a population of 40,200 people. It originated at a depth of 53 kilometers. 

No casualties or damage were immediately reported.