#UN Chief Guterres nails it.
Statehood for the Palestinians "is a right, not a reward," he emphasises, adding: "Denying statehood would be a gift to extremists everywhere."
Note - yes, it has been a gift to extremists on both sides of the border for decades.
There's no mistaking it.
The destruction of Gaza is just a big get-rich scheme - for some wealthy sociopaths who have no qualms about genocide.
(Others have political or religious goals, I'm highlighting a fairly new - and very Trumpian - angle drawing new support)
#GazaCeasefireNow
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Strong words from the Pope on #Gaza
Shame this has so little coverage.
At last, excellent, top-of-the-page coverage of the starvation of Gaza by #BBCNews
Extra points for a headline that is very clear about WHO did WHAT.
BBC News - How Israel's policies created famine in Gaza
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg4p90z1kxo
So much for the IDF argument that they only conduct "precision" strikes
#GazaCeasefireNow
Five journalists killed in a strike on one.
I don't think "targeted strike" means what the IDF thinks it means.
Strike That Killed 5 Journalists Was Aimed at One of Them, Israel Says https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/world/middleeast/al-jazeera-journalists-bios.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
It's always amazed me that the countries who supported a "two state solution" for decades never saw fit to recognize two countries.
There are already recognized countries with disputed borders, foreign occupation or terrorist governments, so that was never an excuse.