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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 8h

There are battles to be fought against AIPAC and their ilk, esp over key legislation that cements U.S. aid to Israel. But the U.S. government needs no lobby to partner in genocide

We Don't Need No Israel Lobby
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We Don't Need No Israel Lobby

There are real battles to be fought against AIPAC and their ilk, particularly over key legislation that cements U.S. aid to Israel. But the U.S. government needs no lobby to partner in genocide.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 9h

Will the tragedies never end???

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi shot dead in Gaza City clashes

Sources say the 28-year-old was killed by members of Israel-linked 'militia' fighting Hamas in the Sabra neighbourhood.

www.aljazeera.com

Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 1d

Most media are glossing over Israel soon releasing 1,700 Palestinians it abducted and held without charge--in other words, hostages they kidnapped. And they're not releasing all of them.

Double Standard for Israeli and Palestinian Hostages

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Double Standard for Israeli and Palestinian Hostages

Most media are glossing over Israel soon releasing 1,700 Palestinians it abducted and held without charge--in other words, hostages they kidnapped. And they're not releasing all of them.

open.substack.com

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 1d

I wanted to come up with an appropriate rejoinder to these despicable, genocide denying words from Jared Kushner. But I can't put it better than @omarbaddar.bsky.social does right here.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 1d

This is about the Arab NATO that was being promoted in Trump's first term and was a priority during the Biden's.
What's important is that it seems to have rolled along, business as usual, throughout the #Gaza genocide. The Arab dictators never stop stabbing #Palestinians in the back

wapo.st/471KaMZ

Arab states expanded cooperation with Israeli military during Gaza war, files show

Documents from U.S. Central Command show a series of meetings over the past three years between Israeli and Arab military officials to coordinate on regional threats.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 2d

Donald #Trump’s “20-Point Plan” may have provided a real path to end the #Gaza genocide, but it is limited by a lack of details and the uncertainty of whether the U.S. is willing to enforce it on #Israel. It's certainly no "peace plan."

mondoweiss.net/2025/10/now-...

Now that a Gaza ceasefire has been reached, will Trump force Israel to end the genocide?

Donald Trump’s “20-Point Plan” could provide a path to end the Gaza genocide, but it is limited by a lack of details and the uncertainty of whether the U.S. is willing to enforce it on Israel.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 3d

If you're wondering about the many ways this genocide which has supposedly ended might flare up again, look to the many militias #Israel funded to battle #Hamas in #Gaza. No one at all is talking about what happens to them now, and some may have ambitions of their own...

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 3d

Once again, The Onion nails it

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 3d

I spoke with @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social of Background Briefing about the agreement to, hopefully, end the genocide in #Gaza.

Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 3d

We are joined by @mjplitnick.bsky.social to discuss the first phase of the peace deal between Israel and Hamas underway with a Palestinian prisoner release and the release of 20 Israeli hostages scheduled for Monday when Trump will apparently present for their return. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

The Peace Deal Underway With Trump In Israel on Monday to Greet the Hostages

Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 3d

In the video linked below, I broke down why Trump's 20 Point Plan is just a way to further institute subjugation of the #Palestinians of #Gaza.
But it does have the potential to end the genocide. It is what Biden could have done, but refused to, and what Harris also said she would refuse to do.

Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 4d

Under the problematic Trump plan (which is reviewed at: youtu.be/PJAF74Mtd0I), Hamas is releasing ~20 living hostages and, once located, ~28 remains of hostages who were killed in captivity.
Israel is releasing ~250 prisoners and ~1700 hostages they kidnapped and the world ignored all this time.

Smoke and Mirrors: Trump's "20-Point Peace Plan" Unmasked

YouTube video by Cutting Through with Mitchell Plitnick

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 4d

Drop Site News: "Video shows Palestinian children jumping with joy as a parent chants “Hudna! Hudna! Hudna!” — an Arabic word meaning a long-term truce or ceasefire."

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 4d

Under the problematic Trump plan (which is reviewed at: youtu.be/PJAF74Mtd0I), Hamas is releasing ~20 living hostages and, once located, ~28 remains of hostages who were killed in captivity.
Israel is releasing ~250 prisoners and ~1700 hostages they kidnapped and the world ignored all this time.

Smoke and Mirrors: Trump's "20-Point Peace Plan" Unmasked

YouTube video by Cutting Through with Mitchell Plitnick

youtu.be

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 4d

What must it be like to live in an alternate reality like these guys?

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 4d

The #Gaza genocide in horrific numbers.

open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

These Horrific Numbers Show the Scale of Israel's Genocide in Gaza Two Years On

The figures speak for themselves.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 4d

Apparently the hostage exchange and a slight #Israeli redeployment will mow occur
People are being freed and the killing will slow for a while, so it's very good news. I don't expect much more from a deal so bad for #Palestinians. But I hope

GAZA DEAL REACHED: TRUMP

www.axios.com/2025/10/08/g...

GAZA DEAL REACHED: TRUMP

The announcement comes two years after Oct. 7, with 67,000 Palestinians killed.

www.axios.com

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 4d

#Israel’s barbarity doesn't have to kill you to destroy your life.

aje.io/5322pd

Orphaned by Israel, two child amputees find each other in Lebanon

Pulled from the rubble in Gaza and southern Lebanon, two boys are rebuilding their lives together.

aje.io

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 5d

The latest flotilla has been pirated by #Israel.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 5d

Can someone please explain to the frickin Attorney General of Texas that "undercover" and "infiltration" are generally things you don't announce to the world?
Luckily, these people really are that stupid. Also fortunate that there are no such things as "leftist terror cells."

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 5d

On the grim second anniversary of Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel, the horror of genocide continues unabated and made a better future much harder to envision.

Two Years of Genocide: Remembering October 7

youtu.be/mmsIkUrz0TY

Two Years of Genocide: Remembering October 7

YouTube video by Cutting Through with Mitchell Plitnick

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 5d

From Issa Amro: After the army raided my house, it’s now the settlers’ turn. Israeli settlers are throwing stones at my home and have tried to break in. There is no protection at all. I called the Israeli police , they can’t come was the answer..."

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 5d

@vanjones68.bsky.social offered a half-hearted and insincere apology for his dehumanization of #Palestinians, but stood by his insane conspiracy theory about #Iran and #Qatar fabricating elements of the #Gaza genocide

Van Jones’ Multi-Layered Racism
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Van Jones’ Multi-Layered Racism

Jones offered a half-hearted and insincere apology for his dehumanization of Palestinians, but stood by his insane conspiracy theory about Iran and Qatar fabricating elements of the Gaza genocide

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 6d

Bad Bunny is an American citizen and a Catholic.

So why do all these right wingers hate Americans and Christians?

Asking for a friend....

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 6d

A fascinating and important piece from an Italian news source.

The Israeli government is buying Google ads to discredit the Flotilla and Greta Thunberg: Fanpage.it investigates.

www.fanpage.it/innovazione/...

Fanpage.it

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 6d

Trump is giving the rest of the world every reason to build a united front against the US. Indeed, he is making it mandatory.
Remember when the MAGAts were claiming that he was the anti-war candidate? Democrats may be quite trigger happy themselves, but they don't act quite this crazy.

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 6d

If you thought you couldn't trust the mainstream media before, well, it's just a whole new, fictional world now. www.reuters.com/business/med...

Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News under Free Press-Paramount deal

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has named Bari Weiss editor-in-chief of CBS News, as part of a deal to acquire the online news site she founded, The Free Press.

www.reuters.com

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