Huckabee presents his role in Israel as securing God’s blessing for America by ensuring that the US “blesses Israel”. This is where theology loses its ethics and where diplomacy loses its moral compass. A faith that invokes God while refusing to hear the cries of those crushed in God’s name betrays its own message. At a moment when the US claims to seek stability and peace in the Middle East, such theology does the opposite. It undermines moral credibility, weakens diplomacy, and deepens the suffering of those already living under its consequences.

Amen. And sane Judaism acknowledges being kind to strangers, not helping the needy, among other basic decency.

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Kudos to you for using your grey matter for critical analysis! 🫶

Growing up, I read a lot about how awful it was that Nazis had robbed Jewish people of their homes and possessions. Turns out “never again” means fa.

I couldn’t get through it. It’s foul.

Israel has so far violated the 11 October ceasefire deal in Gaza at least 1,300 times (as of Jan. 15, 2026).

That’s kind of an insult to pigs.

We couldn’t make it up if we wanted to make it up.

Betting she knew and chose Walz as pacification of the Nazi -lites.

A series of violent attacks on Syrian refugees by Kurdish groups across Europe was reported on Tuesday evening in Germany, France, Sweden, Austria, and the United Kingdom amid rising tensions over the collapse of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria. The SDF includes Arab tribes and a scattering of Assyrian and Syriac Christian fighters, but the vast bulk of its forces come from the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, or YPG, the Syrian affiliate of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

Always room for Nazis, never any for Antinazis.

Why haven’t they arrested Trump?

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So I tried to upvote this earlier, but it disappeared on this instance, but still showed on kbin, where I posted the quote. My apologies, but I also crossposted elsewhere.

Israeli occupation authorities have intensified economic measures against the Gaza Strip during the ongoing war, imposing what Palestinian sources describe as “forced arrangements” that have enabled Israel to extract vast sums from Gaza’s economy while deepening humanitarian suffering. According to information obtained by Arabi21 from informed sources, Israeli forces have effectively turned Gaza’s markets and commercial sector into a new arena of pressure, using trade restrictions and financial controls as tools to punish the population and exhaust its remaining resources. The sources said these measures have contributed to financing part of the cost of the war from the pockets of Gaza’s residents themselves. The sources explained that Israeli authorities have restricted the import of goods into Gaza to a very limited number of merchants, allowing only 10 traders to bring in commercial supplies. These arrangements, they said, are carried out through opaque procedures that are not subject to Palestinian oversight and do not involve the Gaza Chamber of Commerce.

Thank you. I appreciate your dedication to your great work!

Blech 🤮

Nope, I’m engaged when I can be.

1. Attorney General Enforcement of Nonprofit Law The NY Attorney General can investigate nonprofits that mislead donors, operate outside their charitable purpose, or fund illegal activity, and can revoke registration, impose fines, or seek injunctions under Executive Law § 63(12) and the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law. While this authority rests with the state, the mayor can refer cases, coordinate with the AG, and ensure city contracts do not support these organizations.

2. Consumer Protection and Advertising Law Deceptive business practices, like marketing property without disclosing legal or title risks, are prohibited under NYC Administrative Code § 20-700. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection can investigate and act. As mayor, Mamdani could direct enforcement or issue public advisories warning New Yorkers of these risks.
3. Zoning and Permit Enforcement The NYC Zoning Resolution and Administrative Code Title 28 allow city regulators to shut down or fine unpermitted real estate events within the city. Mamdani oversees the responsible agencies and could have prevented city spaces from being used to promote illegal settlement land sales.
4. Public Advisories and Consumer Warnings The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) can issue public alerts under NYC Charter Chapter 64 about legal, financial, and political risks of buying land in occupied territory. The mayor could use these advisories to educate the public and signal the city’s opposition. None of these tools requires new laws. They already exist. What’s missing is political will, and as mayor, Mamdani can make them happen. Inaction is complicity The sale of land tied to illegal settlements and the flow of U.S. tax-exempt dollars into groups that enable this expansion are not abstract harms, they directly fuel the dispossession, violence, and deaths of Palestinians. Mamdani has the power to challenge and stop this but so far has not exercised it. Unfortunately, activists are afraid this might be a broader pattern. Mamdani was elected on the power of a movement energized by his rhetoric on Palestine prior to and during the campaign, but we have seen him back away from other positions he took before the election. For example, he once publicly criticized the Cornell Tech–Technion partnership due to Technion’s ties to Israeli military research, but later stated he did not view the partnership as violating law or city policy in his capacity as mayor.

Which is more heart-rending and disgusting? The ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people, or the global West’s collective shrug?