The ongoing genocide in Gaza
(selected articles; February 27, 2024)
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Egypt Sells Out Palestinians for $10 Billion Loan Package
By Mike Whitney
February 26, 2024
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/egypt-sells-out-palestinians-for-10-billion-loan-package/
„[…] Let’s summarize:
- Israeli, American and Egyptian Intel chiefs met in Paris (IMO) to put the finishing touches on a plan to expel the Palestinians from Gaza.
- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is about to provide Egypt with a $10 billion loan for “handling a potential deluge of Palestinian refugees that Israel seeks to ethnically cleanse from Gaza.” (The Cradle)
- Egypt is preparing a “desert area with some basic facilities” to shelter potential refugees” in the near future.
- The IDF has continued its daily airstrikes on civilian sites in Rafah in order to intensify feelings of high-anxiety and panic that will help to trigger a stampede into Egypt.
- Food trucks are prevented from entering Gaza. Israel is deliberately starving the Palestinians so they will flee their homeland as soon as there is an opening at the border.
All of these measures are aimed at one objective alone, the complete eradication of the Palestinian population. And, now—after a bloody four month-long military campaign—Israel’s goal is clearly in sight.
It will take a monumental effort to stop this evil plan from going forward.“
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Will Egypt accept Palestinian displacement in exchange for debt relief?
Egypt’s stability is crucial for Saudi Arabia and the UAE, but now they’re linking financial aid to the mass displacement of Gazans to Sinai, which poses an even greater threat to Cairo’s national security.
By Mohamad Hasan Sweidan
February 26, 2024
https://thecradle.co/articles/will-egypt-accept-palestinian-displacement-in-exchange-for-debt-relief
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Exclusive: Hamas Rep. in Lebanon says Paris draft leak part of US op
Hamas‘ representative in Lebanon asserts that all leaks from the Paris talks are not serious, and that the Resistance remains firm in its stance.
By Al Mayadeen English
February 27, 2024
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Deactivating US military bases in the Persian Gulf
US weapons are dropping on Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, so some major Arab states hosting US military bases are now telling Washington ‚You can’t launch from here.‘
By Suat Delgen
February 27, 2024
https://thecradle.co/articles/deactivating-us-military-bases-in-the-persian-gulf
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Why Would Anyone Kill Themselves to Stop a War? On Aaron Bushnell and Others
In the past three months, two people in the United States have taken or risked taking their own lives in an attempt to change U.S. policies on Palestine and call for a cease-fire.
By Ann Wright
February 26, 2024
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/kill-selves-to-stop-war
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Houthi Red Sea Strikes Conducive to Disruptions in Global Maritime Trade. Supply Shortages, Dramatic Increase in Retail Prices
By Arab News
February 26, 2024
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Amir Mortasawi (alias Afsane Bahar) (امیر مرتضوی (افسانه بهار 