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Gerald Steinberg

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Ex astrophysicist turned cynical prof of politics (Realist school) and anti-ideologue, Bar Ilan Univ; generic pundit & founder NGO Monitor research institute. Last book: Menachem Begin & the Israel-Egypt Peace Process; Next: Human Rights and Soft Power War .. more

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Gerald M. Steinberg is an Israeli academic, political scientist, and political activist who is a professor of politics at Bar Ilan University. Steinberg is the founder and president of NGO Monitor, a policy analysis think tank focusing on non-governmental organizations. .. more

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 19

Another scurrilous #HRW propaganda "report" - shamelessly weaponizing disinformation to support Jew-hate (Amsterdam as latest example.)
Details: ngo-monitor.org/reports/hrw-...

HRW's Bogus Gaza

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has a 30-year history of systematic false accusations and strident advocacy in its reports and statements regarding Israel. Their latest publication is another blatant example...

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Sep 2

France pays 20% for the campaign of lies run by the NGO @rsf.org @pressefreiheit.bsky.social @rsfsuisse.bsky.social; 40% more comes from other governments - 🇪🇺 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 etc. Follow the money, stop the NGO industry hate.

Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Jan 15

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Jan 15

Key omissions in usual "blame Israel" narrative: 1) Hamas command center with operatives, rockets, other arms hiding in what was supposed to be a civilian only humanitarian zone. 2) Multiple lethal rocket attacks vs Israeli civilians launched from humanitarian zone - each a war crime. FYI BBCVerify

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Jan 15

My take on reports of agreement to free the first 33 Israeli hostages after 467 days of brutal torture in return for a gradual Gaza cease-fire: www.skynews.com.au/opinion/chri...

Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Jan 3

The engine of Jew-hatred & Israel derangement is led by powerful "charities" - @hrw.org, @amnestyuk.bsky.social,
@msf.ca, @oxfamgb.bsky.social etc., controlled and funded thru highly secretive frameworks.
In @jewishjournal.bsky.social, I examine countermeasures: jewishjournal.com/commentary/o...

Pulling the Plug on the NGO Propaganda Industry

In the ongoing plague of Jew-hatred and Israel derangement, the propaganda war led by powerful nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) plays a central role.

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Hen Mazzig @henmazzig.bsky.social · Dec 30

Tonight is the sixth night of Hanukkah, yet six of our most precious lights are gone.

Hersh, Ori, Eden, Almog, Alex, Carmel—starved and tortured by Hamas for almost a year only to be cruelly executed in a tunnel.

May we never forget their light 💔

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Dec 7

The imminent collapse of the Assad regime can be traced to October 8 2023, when Tehran's proxy (Hezbollah) - reinforced the heinous Hamas attack vs. Israel. Hezbollah & the IRGC were essential in propping up Assad. 11 months later, the IDF began to tear Hezbollah apart, also weakening Assad.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Dec 7

Syrian rebel troops are reportedly pouring into Damascus City. It looks like Bashar al-Assad is on the verge of being overthrown — a major defeat for both Russia and Iran.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Dec 7

Syrian rebel troops are reportedly pouring into Damascus City. It looks like Bashar al-Assad is on the verge of being overthrown — a major defeat for both Russia and Iran.

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Dec 4

Here is #NGOMonitor's detailed analysis of the @amnestyuk.bsky.social "genocide" farce. Probably took us more time to deconstruct their incoherent screed than it took them to string together the usual lawfare propaganda slogans, myths, and antisemitic dog whistles.
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Amnesty’s Genocide Inversion: A Preliminary Analysis

On December 5, 2024, Amnesty International is scheduled to publish a document accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Dec 4

To manipulate media coverage,
hate propagandists @amnestyuk.bsky.social sent allied journalists embargoed text. They are under no obligation to play this game, and are encouraged to avoid whitewashing this genocide inversion farce. Here is the embargoed 6 pg summary for non-allied journos etc.

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Dec 4

🧵Under facade of "investigative report," (fake embargoed until Dec 5 00:01 GMT) Amnesty does genocide inversion, promotes violent Jew hate, erases Hamas atrocities, turns unverifiable stories into "evidence" & twists law beyond recognition. Hate propaganda under the facade of "human rights." >>

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Dec 2

The Hobbesian "state of nature" and "war of all against all" in Syria are reminder of the snake oil sold by the IHL / ICC hucksters, con-artists, Jew-haters, and propagandists - @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social, @alonso-gd.bsky.social etc. Those unable to destroy their genocidal enemies are slaughtered

Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 29

Alternatively, people who identify as Arabs, speak Arabic, mostly Moslem etc - are colonial settlers from Arabia (many via Syria whose families moved south following the late 19th and early 20th century Zionist-led economic growth).

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 29

Joined Chris Kenny on SkyNews Australia to discuss the status of the Iran regime's self-destructive war vs Israel and the weaknesses in the Lebanon-Hezbollah ceasefire deal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLRJ...

The ceasefire in Lebanon may not last long: Gerald Steinberg

YouTube video by Sky News Australia

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 29

Nov 29 1947: UN resolution 181 adopted. 2 states for 2 peoples - Jews and Arabs. Jews agreed, Arabs "fly into rage," prepare war to "throw the Jews into the sea." 77 years later, Palestinian Arabs (now with Iranian regime allies) continue rejection, terror atrocities, war.

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 28

The International Criminal Court's version of justice and due process: youtube.com/shorts/ieuQZ...

The Witch Hunt Pt.1 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail #montypython #montypythonandtheholygrail

YouTube video by The Non-Binary Shiner

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · Nov 27

Fan mail on LinkedIn when I posted something about my focus on editing Jewish books because we are being blacklisted in the literary community. Kind of proves the point.

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 27

There is no peace agreement. The goal of the Tehran regime & proxy terror armies (Hezbollah, Houthis, etc) remains the destruction of Israel (actual genocide). In response, and based on the lessons of the past 14 months, Israel will act with force and preemptively whenever its survival is threatened

Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 27

Big win for Netanyahu - in exchange for agreeing to let France participate in the Lebanon ceasefire monitoring group (expected to be largely useless, but that's a side issue), Emmanuel Macron withdraws support from the ICC arrest warrant farce.
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-...

Israël - Cour pénale internationale (27.11.24)

La France respectera ses obligations internationales, étant entendu que le Statut de Rome exige une pleine coopération avec la Cour pénale (…)

www.diplomatie.gouv.fr

Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 22

In this ILTV news interview (~ 7:00) I discuss the Biden Administration's veto of the latest 🇺🇳UN Security Council bogus Gaza ceasefire resolution, the hypocrisy of 🇬🇧UK 🇫🇷France & 🇳🇴Norway; the ICC farce; and odds of a substantive agreement with Hezbollah (Lebanon)
youtu.be/WTkFFjhHsRw?...

Israel Daily News – War Day 412 | November 21, 2024

YouTube video by ILTV Israel News

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 22

Eitan Fischberger: Take a look at the "indomitable" Palestinian NGOs that UN's Francesca Albanese credits for the ICC decision to issue arrest warrants against Israel. Every one of them is run by terrorists. Credit to NGO Monitor for much of this info. ngo-monitor.org/reports/pflp...

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 21

5) For 15 years (since 2009 Goldstone Gaza report farce) much of the Israeli legal establishment, including senior judges & academics, relied on fact-based argumentation (principle of "complementarity") and ignored or severely understated the power politics -- a very costly error in judgement.

Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 21

4) The US never joined the ICC, even under Obama and Biden, and Congressional leaders will sanction ICC officials. Other governments will eventually follow -- by 2028, the continued existence of the ICC is unlikely.

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 21

3) For 25 years, the corrupt & powerful NGO network, led by Israel-obsessed Ken Roth, HRW, Amnesty, etc. and via the UN "Human Rights" Council lobbied & manipulated the ICC hypocrisy & farce. doi.org/10.1080/1353...

Human Rights Watch’s anti-Israel Agenda

The influence of Human Rights Watch (HRW) is reflected in the organisation’s intense involvement in institutions that emphasise human rights, including the United Nations and the International Crim...

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 21

2) Mirroring UN hypocrisy, the ICC structure is overly political and controlled by dictatorships & the 55 Islamic bloc - the appointment of "judges" and prosecutor, the choice of "cases", recognition of "Palestine" etc

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 21

1) Today's ICC bogus affirmation of jurisdiction, and immediate issuing of warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, highlight the overt politics & hypocrisy. On Oct 7, (and for 76+ years), Israelis have been the target of brutal war & mass terror - ICC lawfare is another weapon>

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 21

Thread: On the ICC's pseudo-legal facade (lawfare), the threat to arrest Netanyahu, Gallant and other Israelis, the central role of corrupt NGOs (Ken Roth, #HRW, #Amnesty, etal) in this farce, and whether the ICC will survive....

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 21

My latest - Human Rights Hypocrisy: #HRW's bogus "report" rewards terror, demonizes Israel and enables antisemism. In the propaganda strategy perfected by Kenneth Roth, NGOs surround themselves with a halo effect based on false images of altruism & political neutrality

www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...

Human rights hypocrisy: 'Forced displacement' in, Hamas out - opinion

The combination of falsely accusing Israel of war crimes and ignoring the 1949 Geneva Convention’s prohibition on using civilians and civilian infrastructure for war highlights HRW’s hypocrisy.

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Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 21

Clinging to the "2 state solution" slogan goes along with the macro-damaging illusion that the US civil rights movement is somehow comparable to Israel-Palestinian issues.

Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 20

Or not... bsky.app/profile/prof...

Gerald Steinberg @profgerald.bsky.social · Nov 20

Tom Friedman has earned a place in the pantheon of failed "peace processors." He's still Trumpeting the "two state solution" slogan 13 months after the Oct 7 atrocities reminded all that Palestinian Arab rejectionism, terror and a state do not go together. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o...

Opinion | How Trump Can Earn a Place in History That He Did Not Expect

The president-elect has a starting point: the plan for a two-state solution that he put out in January 2020.