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The Box . Hannover Herzog & de Meuron The reprogramming and redesign…

Sydney police punch protestor in face and liver

This is from a few weeks ago, first time seeing this clip though. Aussie Cops deserve [redacted].

Democracy v lobby power

Ever wondered why European politicians keep backing #Israel even as public opinion turns against its genocidal war in #Gaza? Groups like #ELNET play a huge role - organizing VIP trips to Israel for lawmakers, pushing ready-made talking points that equate criticism with #antisemitism, and even influencing arms deals worth billions. While polls show most Europeans want sanctions, politicians stay silent, fearing backlash or economic ties.

[…] ELNET, whose former CEO, Emmanuel Navon, presented it to the Knesset as the European equivalent of the powerful American lobby #AIPAC, operates six branches in Europe - in Paris, London, Brussels, Rome, Warsaw, and Berlin - in addition to its main headquarters in Israel. Among other activities, ELNET organizes delegations for hundreds of parliamentarians, distributes advocacy materials, promotes arms deals, and acts against pro-Palestinian movements across the continent. In recent months, a group of journalists from Germany, Israel, France, and the U.S. conducted a comprehensive investigation into the organization, aiming to shed light on its activities. The investigation, based on dozens of interviews and thousands of documents, exposes how the organization operates and its close ties with senior officials in #Netanyahu’s government and other right-wing bodies. In the few mentions of ELNET in the Israeli media, it is typically presented as a nonprofit or international/European organization focused on strengthening relations between Europe and Israel.

Hebrew https://www.mekomit.co.il/%D7%97%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%94-%D7%9B%D7%9A-%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%91%D7%93-%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%98-%D7%94%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%A7-%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%94/

ELNET’s “Wall of Questions” (#Fragenmauer https://fragemauer.de) Campaign: In #Germany, ELNET’s public campaign explicitly states that calling Israel’s actions in #Gaza a “genocide” is antisemitic. The campaign provides “answers” that dismiss such claims as baseless and motivated by hatred of Jews, without engaging with the legal or factual basis for the genocide accusation ​⁠

See also

https://theintercept.com/2025/12/15/elnet-aipac-israel-lobby-europe

Photo

ELNET-Germany is the most influential pro-Israel entity in Berlin after the Israeli Embassy. Bomb autographer and gaza genocide poster boy #Herzog at an ELNET event at a security conference in Munich in 2015 (Photo: elnetdeutschland / CC BY-SA 2.0).

@palestine @palstudies
#GazaGenocide #antisemtism #aipac #proisraellobby

#auspol #makalu #herzog #protest #police

In case anyone have relevant photos or videos etc

https://www.lecc.nsw.gov.au/news/media-release-law-enforcement-conduct-commission-investigation-into-the-police-operation-at-sydney-town-hall-protest-on-9-february-2026-operation-makalu

The invitation for #Herzog to visit could hardly have been better calculated to destroy public order.

Banned, denounced as inappropriate & “un-Australian” by pollies & #police, the protests nevertheless went ahead, attended by 1,000s, including many Jewish Australians, as well as several Labor MPs.

Protestors were met with #stateviolence. Described as “clashes with police” in the media, it is clear it was NSW police who clashed with protestors. #auspol #WillhoitsLaw

https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-beatings-will-continue-until-social-cohesion-improves/

#YasminCatley, the #NSW minister for #police.

She looks like a laugh a minute #auspol #PoliceBrutality #Herzog #Sydney

Sarah Schwartz writing for Jewish Council of Australia

'Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia has exposed deep divisions within Australian Jewish communities, and an even deeper failure by our political leaders to understand them'

#israel #herzog #gaza #ausPol

https://archive.is/eNuS5

A flawed judgment ignoring the obvious declared political nature of Herzog's visit contributes to destruction of "social cohesion" & police violence in Australia.

Wendy Bacon writes:

'Before he arrived, #Herzog defined the purpose of his visit as rebuilding Australia’s relationship with Israel. He brought a top-level delegation from Jewish National Institutions with him. This was in evidence before the judge.'

https://michaelwest.com.au/when-politicans-fail-police-go-rogue-justice-fails-to-protect/ #ZionismIsWhiteSupremacy #Palestine #auspol #NSWPol