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Israeli military uproots thousands of Palestinian olive trees in West Bank
Israeli destruction in al-Mughayyir near Ramallah is part of push to forcibly displace Palestinians, researcher says.
23 Aug 2025
The Israeli military has destroyed about 3,000 olive trees in a village near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the head of the local council says, as Palestinians face a continued wave of violence across the territory in the shadow of Israel’s war on Gaza.
The Israeli military issued an order to uproot olive trees in a 0.27sq-km (0.1sq-mile) area in al-Mughayyir, a village of about 4,000 residents northeast of Ramallah.
The army justified the measure by saying the trees posed a “security threat” to a main Israeli settlement road that runs through the village’s lands.
The destruction was carried out as al-Mughayyir has been under lockdown since Thursday after an Israeli settler said he was shot at in the area.
Israeli military uproots thousands of Palestinian olive trees in West Bank
Israeli destruction in al-Mughayyir near Ramallah is part of push to forcibly displace Palestinians, researcher says.
23 Aug 2025
The Israeli military has destroyed about 3,000 olive trees in a village near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the head of the local council says, as Palestinians face a continued wave of violence across the territory in the shadow of Israel’s war on Gaza.
The Israeli military issued an order to uproot olive trees in a 0.27sq-km (0.1sq-mile) area in al-Mughayyir, a village of about 4,000 residents northeast of Ramallah.
The army justified the measure by saying the trees posed a “security threat” to a main Israeli settlement road that runs through the village’s lands.
The destruction was carried out as al-Mughayyir has been under lockdown since Thursday after an Israeli settler said he was shot at in the area.
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For too many around the world, Israel’s war with Hamas is viewed through a lens of moral simplicity: Enough. End the fighting. Bring relief to the people of Gaza. Accept a ceasefire — any ceasefire. Do the “right” thing.
Forget that 50 hostages remain in Gaza. Forget that Hamas vows to repeat October 7. Forget that this week marks one year since six hostages were murdered in captivity — killed in cold blood after yet another round of failed negotiations.
Israel is navigating a maze of impossible decisions with no clean exits, only devastating trade-offs. Consider the latest ceasefire proposal. After months of failed talks — and with Israel poised to capture Gaza City — Hamas now says it’s open to a deal brokered by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States. The terms: a 60-day pause in fighting, partial Israeli withdrawal, and the release of only half the surviving hostages?
Israel is being told that unless it allows some of its citizens to remain underground, and unless it leaves a terrorist organization standing, it will be punished with a unilateral move that grants that very group global legitimacy. Nevertheless, several Western governments, including Canada, have threatened to recognize a Palestinian state if Israel refuses the deal.
What other Western democracy-ish would accept such terms? Hamas has been given numerous chances to end the war, and with it, the humanitarian disaster in Gaza. But it is singularly interested in survival — their survival, not that of those they claim to represent.
Every proposal, every delay, every hostage still held is a bargaining chip to extract concessions, claim victory, and live to fight another day. But it is Israel which is pilloried for intransigence across the international community. Critics insist Hamas cannot be defeated.
But Hamas today is weaker, more isolated, and less capable than it was on October 6. The real question is not whether Hamas can be broken, but why the world is prepared to let it survive — likely guaranteeing yet another cycle of violence.
It is also worth recalling that Hamas is not only Israel’s problem. Arab states like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Morocco have long regarded Hamas as a dangerous branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, backed by Iran, and a threat to their own stability. They may issue public rebukes, but privately many hope Israel succeeds in breaking Hamas.
What many Western critics miss is the sheer impossibility of Israel’s position. Trading withdrawal for hostages would embolden Hamas and jeopardize the chance of regional normalization with Saudi Arabia. It would signal weakness in a region where, as history shows, peace follows strength — never humiliation.
But what is the alternative? To tell the families of hostages that grand strategy must come before their loved ones’ salvation?
Israel is walking an impossible tightrope — between rescuing lives today and securing its future tomorrow. Between bringing home its hostages and ensuring none are ever taken again. These are not abstract dilemmas. They are decisions that come with names, faces, and funerals.
There are no good options left for Israel — only unbearable ones.
Aviva Klompas: There are no good choices for Israel. Only unbearable ones — National Post
This is no longer a conflict defined by a simple right and wrong. It is a grinding moral crucible in which every path leads to pain
Zionists already lost months ago. Israel Gov't doesn't care about holocaustages. Holocaust guiltwashing dies with the remaining few Gen X too blinded by Muzzie hate to shake shit off. Who is going to buy their sabra hummus? Who is going to feed Israel when sanctions hit? Who is going to take their refugees when unstoppable Iranian missile come flying in by the hundreds. Who will cry for them? Nobody.For too many around the world, Israel’s war with Hamas is viewed through a lens of moral simplicity: Enough. End the fighting. Bring relief to the people of Gaza. Accept a ceasefire — any ceasefire. Do the “right” thing.
Forget that 50 hostages remain in Gaza. Forget that Hamas vows to repeat October 7. Forget that this week marks one year since six hostages were murdered in captivity — killed in cold blood after yet another round of failed negotiations.
Israel is navigating a maze of impossible decisions with no clean exits, only devastating trade-offs. Consider the latest ceasefire proposal. After months of failed talks — and with Israel poised to capture Gaza City — Hamas now says it’s open to a deal brokered by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States. The terms: a 60-day pause in fighting, partial Israeli withdrawal, and the release of only half the surviving hostages?
Israel is being told that unless it allows some of its citizens to remain underground, and unless it leaves a terrorist organization standing, it will be punished with a unilateral move that grants that very group global legitimacy. Nevertheless, several Western governments, including Canada, have threatened to recognize a Palestinian state if Israel refuses the deal.
What other Western democracy-ish would accept such terms? Hamas has been given numerous chances to end the war, and with it, the humanitarian disaster in Gaza. But it is singularly interested in survival — their survival, not that of those they claim to represent.
Every proposal, every delay, every hostage still held is a bargaining chip to extract concessions, claim victory, and live to fight another day. But it is Israel which is pilloried for intransigence across the international community. Critics insist Hamas cannot be defeated.
But Hamas today is weaker, more isolated, and less capable than it was on October 6. The real question is not whether Hamas can be broken, but why the world is prepared to let it survive — likely guaranteeing yet another cycle of violence.
It is also worth recalling that Hamas is not only Israel’s problem. Arab states like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Morocco have long regarded Hamas as a dangerous branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, backed by Iran, and a threat to their own stability. They may issue public rebukes, but privately many hope Israel succeeds in breaking Hamas.
What many Western critics miss is the sheer impossibility of Israel’s position. Trading withdrawal for hostages would embolden Hamas and jeopardize the chance of regional normalization with Saudi Arabia. It would signal weakness in a region where, as history shows, peace follows strength — never humiliation.
But what is the alternative? To tell the families of hostages that grand strategy must come before their loved ones’ salvation?
Israel is walking an impossible tightrope — between rescuing lives today and securing its future tomorrow. Between bringing home its hostages and ensuring none are ever taken again. These are not abstract dilemmas. They are decisions that come with names, faces, and funerals.
There are no good options left for Israel — only unbearable ones.
This is no longer a conflict defined by a simple right and wrong. It is a grinding moral crucible in which every path leads to pain. Pain, of course, is Hamas’s currency. And those who pass judgment with sanctimonious certainty — urging Israel to concede while absolving Hamas of responsibility — are doing nothing to free Palestinians, and even less to deter terrorism. They are merely extending Hamas more credit in its favourite currency.
Aviva Klompas: There are no good choices for Israel. Only unbearable ones — National Post
This is no longer a conflict defined by a simple right and wrong. It is a grinding moral crucible in which every path leads to painapple.news
Israel has destroyed more than 1,000 buildings in Gaza City: Civil Defence
Israeli attacks kill 51 Palestinians across Gaza, as Netanyahu’s government ignores international pleas to halt war.
[Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]
Published On 24 Aug 2025
Israel has completely destroyed more than 1,000 buildings in the Zeitoun and Sabra neighbourhoods of Gaza City since it started its invasion of the city on August 6, trapping hundreds under the rubble, the Palestinian Civil Defence says.
The agency said in a statement on Sunday that ongoing shelling and blocked access routes are preventing many rescue and aid operations in the area.
Emergency workers continue to receive numerous reports of missing people but are unable to respond, while hospitals are overwhelmed by the toll of the attacks, it added.
“There are grave concerns about the continued incursion of Israeli forces into Gaza City, at a time when field crews lack the capacity to deal with the intensity of the ongoing Israeli attacks,” the Civil Defence said.
“There is no safe area in the Gaza Strip, whether in the north or south, where shelling continues to target civilians in their homes, shelters, and even in their displacement camps.”
Israeli tanks have been rolling into the Sabra neighbourhood as Israel moves to fully occupy Gaza City, forcing close to 1 million Palestinians there southwards.
So much for holocaustages.
Israeli attacks kill 51 Palestinians across Gaza, as Netanyahu’s government ignores international pleas to halt war.
[Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]
Published On 24 Aug 2025
Israel has completely destroyed more than 1,000 buildings in the Zeitoun and Sabra neighbourhoods of Gaza City since it started its invasion of the city on August 6, trapping hundreds under the rubble, the Palestinian Civil Defence says.
The agency said in a statement on Sunday that ongoing shelling and blocked access routes are preventing many rescue and aid operations in the area.
Emergency workers continue to receive numerous reports of missing people but are unable to respond, while hospitals are overwhelmed by the toll of the attacks, it added.
“There are grave concerns about the continued incursion of Israeli forces into Gaza City, at a time when field crews lack the capacity to deal with the intensity of the ongoing Israeli attacks,” the Civil Defence said.
“There is no safe area in the Gaza Strip, whether in the north or south, where shelling continues to target civilians in their homes, shelters, and even in their displacement camps.”
Israeli tanks have been rolling into the Sabra neighbourhood as Israel moves to fully occupy Gaza City, forcing close to 1 million Palestinians there southwards.
So much for holocaustages.