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DONALD Trump’s unpredictability is the subject of much discussion, but his proposed theft of the Gaza Strip is predictable, as part of an alleged bargain he made with the Zionists who bailed him out of his financial woes. Trump’s bankruptcy in the 1990s was handled by bond trader, Wilbur Ross of Rothschild Inc., and it has been claimed that the deal assured him that he would become a two-term president, in exchange for driving through the Zionists’ plan of a Greater Israel.

Trump’s deal-making relies on his never failing to keep his side of a bargain, and he is indentured to Israel’s founding family, the Rothschilds. Lionel Walter Rothschild was the recipient of the fateful letter – dubbed The Balfour Declaration – addressed to Lord Rothschild by Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917, that stated Britain would look favourably upon the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine. Leaving aside that the document was a letter to a private individual, Palestine was under the Ottoman Empire that Britain was fighting and losing to in the First World War. The Foreign Office, therefore, promised land that was not its own to give. The Rothschilds headed the international Zionist movement, and, through their increasing power and influence over the decision-making process in the U.S., were confident that they could bring the U.S. into the war on Britain’s side to turn the tide of events in Britain’s favour, in exchange for Britain’s support for their project.

This was, therefore, another illegitimate deal, made between a group promising to exercise the undue influence it had no right to possess, for what the other side categorically did not possess – any rights over the land of Palestine. Britain simultaneously made conflicting promises of freedom and independence to the Arab tribes as long as they rebelled against the Turks and helped Britain gain an advantage over the Ottoman Empire. These were promises Britain had no qualms in breaking. Trump’s post on Truth Social depicting the shift from a war-torn Gaza to that of a luxury resort Trump’s plan to redesign the map of Palestine without Palestinians is the burlesque culmination of the betrayal and treachery perpetrated by the U.S.-AngloIsraeli Empire that is now firmly out of the closet.

Beyond the lands of the Occupied Palestinian Territories that belong to the Palestinians, the 2019 report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) stated that geologists and natural resources economists had confirmed that the Occupied Territories lay above sizeable reservoirs of oil and natural gas wealth, in the West Bank and in the Mediterranean off the coast of Gaza. The report stated that occupation continued to prevent Palestinians from developing their energy fields and, as such, the Palestinian people had been denied the benefits of using this natural resource to finance socioeconomic development and meet their energy needs. The accumulated losses are estimated in the billions of dollars.

The study identified and assessed existing and potential Palestinian oil and natural gas reserves that could be exploited for the benefit of the Palestinian people, which Israel is either preventing them from exploiting, or exploiting itself without regard for international law. In 1999, British Gas (BG) discovered a significant gas field in the Gaza Marine f ields just 20 miles off Gaza. The Palestinian Authority granted BG a 25-year exploratory concession as a partner, but the Israelis blocked its development. In 2016, Royal Dutch Shell, whose largest shareholder is Victor Rothschild, paid BG $52m for the field. In the context of the former ‘conspiracy theory’ of Greater Israel, it is important to understand that Gaza’s maritime gas reserves are part of a broader coastal area of natural gas that extends from the Egyptian border to Northern Syria, that Israel intends to claim.

Trump has announced that the U.S. annexation of Gaza would be in the form of a ‘long-term ownership position’. As Prof. Alon Ben-Meir explains in his article on Global Research entitled, The Arab States Must Stop Trump and Netanyahu In Their Tracks, the Arab League were convening an emergency summit in Cairo, that was due to take place on March 4. It is time for them to join forces and issue a unanimous and stern warning to the U.S. that unilateral actions that have such a devastating effect on the region will not be tolerated, now or at any time in the future.

The U.S. provides Egypt and Jordan with $3.2bn in annual aid. But this is a drop in the ocean compared to the Gulf states’ foreign reserve funds of over $700bn. They could make up the shortfall if the American aid were withdrawn. Saudi Arabia could threaten to substantially reduce oil production, which would affect the petrol prices Americans pay at the pump.

The Gulf states, Egypt and Jordan could suspend procurement of American weapons. The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco, who have signed the Abraham Accords to normalise relations with Israel, could warn Israel that they will rescind that normalisation if Israel makes any attempt to exile the Palestinians. Egypt and Jordan could recall their ambassadors from Israel, and Saudi Arabia could reiterate that it will not normalise relations with Israel under any circumstances. These are actionable measures the Arab states could take collectively. Alongside a joint declaration of solidarity, the Arab states need to advance a comprehensive Arab-led reconstruction plan for Gaza, as well as taking whatever steps necessary to help establish a unity government representing all the Palestinian political voices.

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IT is a common misconception that genocide involves the destruction of a specific people in their entirety. It is also not true that the legal threshold for genocide is difficult to prove. The UN charter states only that there needs to be proven intent to target people based on their ethnic, religious, national or racial identity. There can be no doubt that the residents of Gaza are being targeted based on their national identity. Remember, at no point does the legal definition accept the argument of self-defence or revenge as mitigation. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed to oppose the existence of a Palestinian state in any future scenario, in favour of Israeli control anywhere west of the Jordan river – an area encompassing all of what remains of Palestine. “In any future arrangement…Israel needs security control over all territory west of the Jordan,” Netanyahu said in a news conference on July 5, 2023, according to a translation published by the Associated Press. “This collides with the idea of sovereignty [for Palestinians].

What can you do? This truth I tell to our American friends, and I put the brakes on the attempt to coerce us to a reality that would endanger the state of Israel.” Gaza is not the only place where the conditions for genocide occurring have been met, and ignored – there has been plenty of evidence of genocide in Sudan over the last twenty years. But the U.S., Britain, China, France, and Russia did not see it in their national interest to intervene militarily to stop it.

So who then do we hold responsible for the failure of nation-states to act when crimes against humanity are committed so openly? Quite simply, the banking elite, the corporate multi-billionaires, the secretive groups that make up the military-industrial complex (MIC). As the only real world superpower, with the possible exception of China, the U.S. will naturally be the focus of any article on the MIC, and as the situation in Gaza is the actively pursuing nuclear weapons capability. On March 24, 1993, in a speech to the South African parliament, President F. W. de Klerk announced publicly that his country had secretly built and dismantled six nuclear weapons at its secret research facility, Kentron Circle, situated close to Johannesburg.

Again, it is important to highlight that the criticisms are directed against the actions of governments, not the citizens of the countries they control. Many members of the South African Jewish community played active and heroic roles in the struggle against apartheid. Arthur Goldreich was the owner of Liliesleaf Farm and provided refuge there for Nelson Mandela and other senior members of the then banned African National Congress. Harold Wolpe, a South African of JewishLithuanian descent assisted him in providing the funds to purchase the farm. Another South African of Jewish-Lithuanian descent, Helen Suzman, played a critical role in the struggle for equality in South Africa as a Member of Parliament for the United Party.

It can justifiably be claimed that the Artwork: Song Chen an unwillingness to co-operate in sanctions and other international efforts for the biggest newsworthy event, highlighting the actions of the Israeli government is inevitable and also relevant. Interestingly, both governments were heavily criticised by the special committee on Apartheid for the role they played in assisting the South African government in its efforts to maintain a system considered by most of the world to be abhorrent. For decades, the special committee criticised the U.S. for its response to apartheid including the blocking of UN resolutions. In the early 1980s, President Reagan’s government adopted a policy of constructive engagement which paved the way for many exports to South Africa that were previously blocked, including nuclearrelated materials and equipment used by the South African Police. This approach led to the easing of the arms embargo, as well as strengthening and protecting the apartheid regime.

In 1986, around 100 major U.S. corporations had South African subsidiaries or affiliates and around 6,000 U.S. companies had business connections with the SA. This statement from the special committee, on display at The Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, further highlights theses concerns: ‘The recent actions of the United States not only reflect elimination of apartheid, but represent serious retrograde moves.’

In 2016, the Sunday Times newspaper published a report based on an interview with ex-CIA agent, Donald Rickard, shortly before he died, when he finally admitted his and the CIA’s role in the 1962 arrest of Nelson Mandela in Durban. This display, also from the Nelson Mandela Foundation, describes the view of the UN’s International Conference on the relationship between South Africa and Israel – how it strengthened after the latter’s initial criticism of apartheid. There is also reference to co-operation with regards to nuclear proficiency. During my time as a national serviceman in the South African Defence Force (SADF), I met with members of the Armaments Corporation of South Africa (Armscor) who often carried the Israeli-made Uzi submachine gun and spoke openly about how they were working alongside their Israeli counterparts both on arms development and at the South African nuclear power plant at Pelindaba, South Africa’s main nuclear research centre and home to the country’s nuclear technology program. They claimed that both countries were willingness of the Israeli government to work closely with the apartheid regime is highly counter-intuitive.

What would convince the leaders of a nation born in the aftermath of World War Two, the actions of a most brutal government, to cooperate with another right-wing government in which the idea of racial supremacy was similarly enshrined? The same question can be asked of the U.S. government. What would convince a nation whose founding values include freedom, equality, liberty, and respect for individual rights to actively support a government whose own values so contradicted their own? In 1961, the U.S. government, through the military and the CIA, engaged in a far more extensive campaign of state-sponsored terrorism against civilian and military targets in Cuba. The terrorist attacks killed significant numbers of civilians. The U.S. armed, trained, funded and directed the perpetrators, most of whom were Cuban expatriates. The same can be said of U.S. funded attacks against civilians in Columbia and Italy. In part three of this series next month, I will examine the emergence of the MIC in the aftermath of World War Two, its links to the formation of the State of Israel and how it, regardless of morality and often contrary to the official stance of western governments, facilitates and crucially profits from conflicts all over the Earth.

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FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze that engulfed a number of lorries parked on the premises of battery recycling firm Portable Battery Recycling Ltd. (PBR) in Wythenshawe, Manchester. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said the blaze broke out on Ennis Close, Wythenshawe, on Sunday February 23 and forced local residents to evacuate their homes.

The fire raged for over three hours and involved ten fire engines at its height, scaling back to four engines as it was brought under control after nearly three hours, GMFRS said. The fire service had advised local residents to keep their windows and doors closed and to avoid the area as huge plumes of black smoke hung over the vicinity. GMFRS said fire engines from across Greater Manchester were called to the blaze. A spokesperson said: “Crews arrived quickly” and worked hard to extinguish the fire.

Greater Manchester Police and North West Ambulance Service were also in attendance but confirmed there were no casualties. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said a cordon had been put in place and its officers had helped evacuate nearby homes. Residents have since returned to their homes. PBR has an operating licence for five trucks and one trailer, and specialises in collecting, recycling and disposing of portable, household, industrial and automotive batteries. One user on X, previously known as Twitter, described seeing smoke and hearing explosions ‘popping off’ from what is thought to be a battery recycling plant at the Roundthorn Industrial Estate in Wythenshawe. They posted: ‘Reports of a huge fire at a battery recycling facility in Wythenshawe. Smoke visible and explosions popping off are audible from Altrincham, 2-3 miles away and a smell in the air.’

Others in the vicinity have reported hearing ‘explosions all morning’. Online videos show dramatic scenes of black smoke rising high into the air, obscuring the bright flames beneath. Further images depict emergency services at the scene, with police vehicles stationed outside the estate. An investigation into the cause of the huge fire in Wythenshawe continued the following day. Police and fire service experts returned to the scene of the blaze on the Roundthorn Industrial Estate.

The fire broke out at just after 8am. The next day, the blackened shells of vehicles destroyed in the blaze could be seen in the yard of the premises. On its website, the company describes itself as ‘the UK’s only specialist portable battery recycler, with an aim to transform the way portable batteries are collected and recycled across the UK, whilst providing the most competitive and compliant collection service.’ It adds: ‘We guarantee an efficient and cost-effective solution for the collection, storage, recycling and disposal of waste batteries, ensuring you are fully compliant with current legislation and regulations.’ The fire led to some homes in the area being evacuated and other residents were advised to keep doors and windows closed. A huge plume of black smoke could be seen for miles. A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: “Shortly after 8.15am on Sunday 23 February, fire engines and specialist appliances from across Greater Manchester were called to attend a fire involving heavy goods vehicles and a commercial unit on Caldey Road, Manchester. “Crews arrived quickly and extinguished the fire using hose reel jets, an aerial ladder and other specialist equipment.” Comments on social media were scathing: ‘Another fire at a recycling facility! What are the safety standards for running these operations?’

Government and councils are very hot on environmental concerns at the moment; yet it can be argued that the impact on air, soil and water quality from any of these types of explosions and fires, whether from cars, lorries, buses or entire battery storage stations and processing facilities seems to be overlooked. Battery storage stations for solar plantations and battery storage and ‘recycling’ facilities have been exploding and catching on fire regularly in recent years, without much alarm from the media, who seem to keep us in fear over threats and problems which may or may not occur. There was a big fire in Liverpool in 2020, and another

in Glasgow in 2021, and this raised huge concerns over both the safety and environmental credentials of these so-called clean, green technologies. A large-scale explosion and fire similar to this one ocurred again in Glasgow, in 2024, at WEEE Solutions Ltd., and there have been several well-reported electric bus and car explosions in the past year. On page 5 in this issue, we expose the true science behind oil and why we proclaim it as a natural fuel – nobody can argue that it is much more efficient as a source of fuel, and therefore much, much cheaper.

In this race to Net Zero, the alternatives they are offering to cheap, natural fuels like oil and gas – lithium-ion batteries, huge solar plantations on prime farmland, and expensive, inefficient wind turbines which are also notorious for exploding and breaking – are devastating to the natural world and our health once they go wrong, and they seem to go wrong quite often. They also result in much higher bills, meaning that somebody, somewhere is getting very rich from government policy, rather than that policy benefitting all of the people. Does anyone expect anything else from government nowadays?

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