True Nature Of Israeli Stormtroopers Revealed In Murder Of Terrified 6 Year-Old Girl & Slaughter Of Ambulance Medics
"Come take me. I'm scared, come quick!"
“Call someone to come take me, please!” — Hind Rajab, age 6.
“They are shooting at us. The tank is next to me!”—Layan Hamadeh, Hind’s 15 year-old cousin.
The call ended with rapid gunfire and terrified shrieks.
By Mark Taylor
DeMOCKracy.ink (2/14/24)
The brutal final hours of 6 year-old Hind Rajab, who was trapped in a bullet-riddled car containing dead and dying family members reveals the true nature of the murderous Israeli Stormtroopers conducting the obscene fascist genocide in Gaza. Two courageous Red Crescent medics, who had been okayed by the Israeli military to rescue Hind, were also viciously killed by Israeli snipers as they got out of the ambulance to rescue the girl. The ambulance was also bombed. Attacks on medical providers and ambulances are war crimes, but that hasn’t kept Israel from blowing up entire hospitals and abducting hospital staff.
Everything that needs to be said about the Israeli government and military and the United States — which makes this ongoing slaughter possible — is embodied in this obscene war crime against this 6 year-old, her family and rescuers. This is who — what — Israel is and what Israel is, is what the United States is. Despicable. Disgusting. And cowardly.
Oh, and fuck Joe Biden, the entire United States congress and especially my Sen. Tammy Baldwin (WI-D) and Rep. Michael Gallagher (WI-R), who personally, through their silence and robotic approval of funding Israel make these war crimes possible … day after day, week after week, month after month as thousands of children are slaughtered. Meanwhile, both Baldwin and Gallagher — in their united bipartisan corruption — take the Zionist lobby money and say nothing about the genocide they fully participate in. Such moral trash.
Cease-fire now.
End all financial and military aid to the fascist state of Israel.
Forever.
Prosecute America’s war criminals from Biden on down.
Breaking Points (2/14/24)
Krystal and Saagar discuss Israel bombing Palestinian medics who were attempting to save a six year old girl in Gaza.
CORRECTION: This segment's chyron incorrectly read that Hind was with her parents. She was found in the car with dead family members including her aunt, uncle and cousins.
8-minute video above.
From The Guardian (2/12/24)
Biden Will Not Stop & Has No Plan To Punish Israel For Rafah Invasion As UN Warns of 'Slaughter'
"More than half of Gaza’s population—well over 1 million people—are crammed in Rafah, staring death in the face," said the United Nations' emergency relief coordinator.
By Jake Johnson
Common Dreams (2/14/24)
President Joe Biden and other leading American officials have publicly urged Israel not to invade the overcrowded Gaza city of Rafah without ensuring the protection of civilians, but the administration reportedly has no plan to impose consequences if the Netanyahu government launches the ground assault without heeding U.S. warnings.
Three unnamed U.S. officials told Politico's "National Security Daily" newsletter on Tuesday that "no reprimand plans are in the works, meaning Israeli forces could enter the city and harm civilians without facing American consequences."
Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, wrote in response to Politico's reporting that "Biden can stop this but chooses not to."
"Instead, he only resorts to calling Netanyahu an 'asshole' behind his back," Parsi added. "This is leadership?"
Around 1.4 million people, most of them displaced from other parts of the Gaza Strip, are currently in Rafah, which is roughly a quarter the size of the U.S. city of Baltimore. Some are desperately trying to flee ahead of an Israeli invasion, gathering their few remaining belongings and leaving the city without any clear direction or assurance of safe passage.
"They need to be protected," Biden said of Rafah's civilians following a White House meeting with the king of Jordan on Monday.
"More than half of Gaza’s population—well over 1 million people—are crammed in Rafah, staring death in the face: They have little to eat, hardly any access to medical care, nowhere to sleep, nowhere safe to go. Military operations in Rafah could lead to a slaughter in Gaza. They could also leave an already fragile humanitarian operation at death's door."
But that same day, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said during a press briefing that "we are going to continue to support Israel" after a reporter asked whether Biden has "ever threatened to strip military assistance from Israel if they move ahead with a Rafah operation" that doesn't protect civilians.
"They have a right to defend themselves against Hamas. And we're going to continue to make sure they have the tools and the capabilities to do that," Kirby said, sidestepping growing evidence that U.S. weapons are fueling the Israeli military's war crimes in Gaza.
Ramped up attacks kill children
Israel's military has ramped up attacks on Rafah in recent days, killing dozens of Palestinians—including an entire family—in a wave of airstrikes on the besieged city earlier this week. The strikes leveled buildings, wiped out makeshift tents that displaced people have been using for shelter, and killed at least 27 children.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made clear that a ground invasion of Rafah will go ahead despite the Biden administration's pleading and growing protests from the international community. On Tuesday, the South African government implored the International Court of Justice to intervene to prevent an invasion of Rafah, arguing such an assault would violate the legally binding orders the court issued in its interim decision last month.
"We're going to do it," Netanyahu said in an interview that aired over the weekend. "We're going to get the remaining Hamas terrorist battalions in Rafah, which is the last bastion."
Meanwhile, the White House is actively pressuring the U.S. House of Representatives to approve a $95 billion aid package that includes more than $10 billion in offensive military assistance for Israel. The bill passed the Senate Tuesday morning with just three no votes from members of the Democratic caucus, but progressive opposition is likely to be stronger in the House.
"This is not the time for vague generalities about doing more to protect civilian life. We must demand of Netanyahu—STOP," Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) wrote on social media Tuesday, noting that a majority of House Democrats voted against a standalone $17.6 billion aid package for Israel last week.
"The bombing in Rafah that is killing children refugees must end today," Khanna added.
Martin Griffiths, the United Nations' emergency relief coordinator, echoed that message in a statement on Tuesday, warning that "the scenario we have long dreaded is unraveling at alarming speed."
"More than half of Gaza’s population—well over 1 million people—are crammed in Rafah, staring death in the face: They have little to eat, hardly any access to medical care, nowhere to sleep, nowhere safe to go," said Griffiths. "Military operations in Rafah could lead to a slaughter in Gaza. They could also leave an already fragile humanitarian operation at death's door."
"We lack the safety guarantees, the aid supplies, and the staff capacity to keep this operation afloat," he continued. "The international community has been warning against the dangerous consequences of any ground invasion in Rafah. The government of Israel cannot continue to ignore these calls. History will not be kind. This war must end."
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Thank you for speaking out about this unimaginable brutality.
The killing in Palestine must stop. This moment reveals so much about the world's leaders, and the powerlessness of our international institutions. The global north is doing nothing to stop this, and continues to send money and arms to Israel.
I hope this watershed moment changes the course of history for the better. We can never forget the inaction of our political leaders to take meaningful action to stop this slaughter. How do we change course?
So. The genocide has finally broken Krystal Ball's liberal mind, along with millions of others, yet I won't be convinced she or anyone else is serious until they publicly say no one with a smidgeon of a conscience can vote for Joe Biden or any other politician who supports this ongoing atrocity.