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Holocaust Survivor Stephen Kapos: “A Complete Insult to the Memory of the Holocaust”

Introduction Stephen Kapos , an 87–88-year-old Holocaust survivor from Budapest, has emerged as one of the most morally striking Jewish voices condemning Israel’s war in Gaza. Having survived Nazi persecution as a child in Hungary in 1944—losing much of his family in the Holocaust—Kapos now publicly argues that the suffering in Gaza amounts to genocide and that invoking Holocaust memory to justify it is a profound betrayal of history. This post compiles his documented statements from interviews and public demonstrations. 1️⃣ “A Cover… for Genocide” Speaking at a pro-Palestine rally in London, Kapos directly accused Israel of misusing Holocaust memory: “I am here because I protest against the use of the memory of the Holocaust as a cover and as a justification for perpetrating the same in Gaza as a genocide against the Palestinian people.” He further stated that Israel is manipulating Holocaust remembrance “as a cover to carry out the same atrocities in Gaza.” Kapos has also ...
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Hosting Power, Shielding Impunity: Herzog’s Visit and the Reckoning in Australia

  Australia’s decision to host Israeli President Isaac Herzog in February 2026 has triggered one of the most contentious political moments of the year. What was framed as diplomatic engagement quickly transformed into mass protest, allegations of police brutality, and renewed debate over international accountability. This is not simply about foreign policy. It is about how Australia treats protest, how it responds to allegations of war crimes, and whether international law applies equally — or selectively. Police Violence in Sydney — “A Monumental Failure” On February 9–10, thousands gathered in Sydney to protest Herzog’s visit. What followed has now been documented by human rights observers and widely reported across Australian media. Human Rights Watch confirmed: “Video footage verified by Human Rights Watch shows police punching protesters lying on the ground, violently dispersing people kneeling in prayer, and charging at and pepper spraying protesters.”¹ The organiz...
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Shielding Power, Breaking Protest: A Timeline of State Responses to Dissent

  🗓 1) Timeline of the Protests by City (Feb 2026) 📌 Before the Visit (Feb 8) • Sydney : The Palestine Action Group launches a Supreme Court challenge against expanded protest powers granted to NSW Police ahead of Herzog’s arrival, calling them “draconian” and a threat to free protest. 📌 Feb 9 — Day 1 of Isaac Herzog’s Visit 🇦🇺 Sydney • Thousands gather at Town Hall Square in Sydney’s CBD for a major protest against Herzog’s visit, which had been declared a “major event” by authorities with special police powers in place. • Sydney police use pepper spray and force against crowds as demonstrators attempt to march despite protest restrictions upheld by the NSW Supreme Court earlier that day. • 27 people are arrested in Sydney and multiple officers are reported assaulted during clashes as tensions escalate. 🇦🇺 Melbourne • A rally takes place at Flinders Street Station , where protesters voice similar opposition to Herzog’s visit and chant solidarity slogans. ?...
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When Dissent Became a Crime: Australia, Isaac Herzog, and the Crushing of Protest

  In early February 2026 , Australia presented itself to the world as a democracy committed to free expression, human rights, and the rule of law. Yet in its streets — particularly in Sydney — those ideals were tested, strained, and for many protesters, violently denied. The occasion was the official visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog . The response was one of the largest, most forcefully policed pro-Palestinian mobilisations in recent Australian history. What unfolded was not merely a protest against a visiting head of state. It was a confrontation between citizens demanding accountability and a state determined to shield power from dissent . Why Herzog’s Visit Sparked Outrage Isaac Herzog arrived in Australia for a high-profile visit framed by the government as an act of solidarity following the December 2025 Bondi Beach attack , in which civilians were killed at a Jewish community event. The visit included meetings with political leaders, memorial events, and appear...
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When the Olympics Met Resistance: Milan’s Streets Roar Back at the Games

  The 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics were meant to be a celebration of sport, unity, and seasonal beauty — a global festival set against the snowy peaks of northern Italy. But for many in Milan, the Games became something very different: a focal point of deep political, social, and moral grievances playing out against one of the world’s most iconic sporting stages. A Ceremony of Unity… and a Crowd Divided On February 6, 2026 , as the cauldron flames lit up San Siro Stadium in Milan, athletes from around the world marched under the Olympic banner in a spectacle of culture and pageantry. Yet beneath the music and fireworks, there was a stark reminder of fracture: segments of the crowd booed Israel’s Olympic delegation as they entered the stadium, a reaction tied directly to opposition to Israel’s participation amid the ongoing war in Gaza. Those boos, audible despite the ceremony’s celebratory atmosphere, echoed political tensions well beyond sport. The reception wasn’t l...
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US Deportation Flights to West Bank Using Private Jet Tied to Trump Associate — What We Know

  Recent investigative reporting has uncovered that the U.S. government used a private jet owned by a Trump-associated businessman to deport Palestinian detainees to the Israeli-occupied West Bank , raising legal , ethical , and political concerns about transparency, human rights , and due process. What Happened According to a multi-source investigation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) chartered a private jet owned by Gil Dezer , a Florida real estate developer and long-time business associate and donor to Donald Trump , to deport Palestinian men detained in the United States. The flights carried detainees from Arizona to Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, after which they were reportedly transferred by Israeli security forces and released at military checkpoints in the occupied West Bank . The first of these flights occurred on January 21, 2026 , carrying at least eight Palestinian men. A subsequent flight reportedly took place on February 1, 2026 ...
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Noam Chomsky and the Silence That Broke a Generation

There are betrayals that anger us. And then there are betrayals that leave us quiet. Noam Chomsky belongs to the second kind. For more than half a century, Chomsky stood as a moral compass in an age without direction . He taught generations how power lies, how empires manufacture consent, how language itself becomes a weapon in the hands of elites. He spoke for the voiceless when it was costly, unfashionable, and dangerous . For many of us, he was not merely an intellectual —he was a refuge . Proof that clarity could survive corruption. Proof that integrity could endure. Which is why this moment does not feel like scandal . It feels like mourning . Chris Hedges is right to frame the association between Noam Chomsky and Jeffrey Epstein not as gossip or moral theater, but as a rupture —a crack in something we believed was unbreakable . Epstein was not simply a criminal. He was the embodiment of everything Chomsky spent his life exposing : elite impunity, predation disguised as ...
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When the Warning Comes from the General Moshe Ya’alon, Jewish Supremacy, and the Echo Nobody Wanted to Hear

History has a cruel sense of irony. Sometimes the most devastating indictments do not come from the oppressed, the bombed, the buried, or the silenced—but from the very architects of power who once swore they were different. This week, that indictment came from Moshe Ya’alon : former Israeli Defense Minister, former IDF Chief of Staff, lifelong pillar of Israel’s security establishment. Not a dissident poet. Not a radical academic. Not a Palestinian survivor. A general. And what he said shattered the last polite illusion. “ The ideology of Jewish supremacy that has become dominant in the Israeli government is reminiscent of Nazi race theory.” Pause there. Sit with it. This was not shouted at a protest . It was not scribbled on a placard. It was written calmly, deliberately, after attending a Holocaust Remembrance ceremony —then reading reports of Jewish settlers attacking Palestinians , blocking ambulances , fracturing skulls , burning homes. Never Again, apparently, now ...
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Don’t Spoil the Show: Gaza, Davos, and the Business Class of Peace

There is a rule at Davos—unwritten, but strictly enforced. Reality is bad for business. Yossi Alpher learned this the hard way. Sitting on a panel at a luxury resort near the Dead Sea, surrounded by ministers, executives, and conflict “experts,” he made the unforgivable mistake of speaking honestly. Grim facts. Grim assessments. No PowerPoint optimism. No Riviera renderings. No applause. A prominent Israeli industrialist later pulled him aside and explained the crime: “ Don’t spoil the show . The idea is to radiate optimism that nourishes an investment climate . It’s all about business. No room for realism .” That sentence may be the most accurate peace-process doctrine of the 21st century. Phase II: Now With Billionaires Fast forward to Davos again. This time, the stage is Gaza—or rather, Gaza™ , the investment opportunity. Trump’s “Board of Peace,” staffed by billionaires and brand managers of global destruction , announces Phase II of a Gaza peace plan with all the s...
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When the Sky Becomes a Weapon: Chemical Spraying, Plausible Deniability, and the Slow Violence Against the Land.

  There are crimes that explode in a single moment—and then there are crimes that drift. They fall quietly from the sky. They settle into soil. They poison roots before they reach lungs . And by the time the damage is visible, the perpetrators are already hiding behind language. In recent weeks, residents of southern Lebanon and parts of southern Syria have watched Israeli aircraft spray unknown substances over green and agricultural areas. Fields were coated. Farmers panicked. UN peacekeepers were told to shelter. Governments demanded answers. And once again, the world was handed a familiar script: “Non-toxic.” “Defensive.” “Unverified.” “Under investigation.” This is not a new story. This is a recycled method. What Is Known — and What Is Being Carefully Left Unsaid Let us begin with facts, not slogans. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) confirmed that the Israeli military notified them in advance of an aerial operation near the Blue Line in whic...
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