International American Public Support For Israel 'Fraying' Across Political Spectrum

freakroor said:
wtf, show me, do i look like google? have a nice day.


and your point is...
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You made a factual claim. If you can't back it up with evidence you can stick it up your arse.
 
Deny defend deflect. The script and playbook used is only 3 words on one page. Honest communication must be recognized as impossible when up against that one page.
 

A US-backed group seeks to take over Gaza aid distribution in a plan similar to Israel’s​


BY SAM MEDNICK, JULIA FRANKEL AND SARAH EL DEEB
Updated 8:14 PM BRT, May 8, 2025

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A group of American security contractors, ex-military officers and humanitarian aid officials is proposing to take over the distribution of food and other supplies in Gaza based on plans similar to ones designed by Israel.

The Associated Press obtained a proposal from the newly created group, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, to implement a new aid distribution system supplanting the current one run by the U.N. and other international aid agencies. The U.N. and aid groups have rejected Israel’s moves to control aid distribution.

It was not immediately clear if the proposal from the new group, which is registered in Geneva, would ease those concerns.

Israel has blocked food, fuel, medicine and all other supplies from entering Gaza for 10 weeks, worsening a humanitarian crisis for 2.3 million Palestinians. It has said it won’t allow aid back in until a system is in place that gives it control over distribution.

The 14-page proposal circulated this week among aid groups and U.N. officials lays out plans similar to ones Israel has been discussing privately for weeks with international aid groups. The proposal reveals for the first time plans to create the foundation and names the people leading it.

A U.N. official said last week that Israel’s plans would “weaponize aid” by placing restrictions on who is eligible to receive it.

Aid workers have also criticized the plans, which would centralize distribution at four hubs under the protection of private security contractors. They say the plans could not possibly meet the needs of Gaza’s large and desperate population, and that they would forcibly displace large numbers of Palestinians by driving them to move nearer to the aid.

Under the new group’s proposal, Palestinians would receive pre-packaged rations, potable water, hygiene kits, blankets, and other supplies at the distribution hubs. The group said it wants to partner with the U.N. and international aid groups in handing out their supplies.

A U.S. official confirmed the authenticity of the proposal and said the former director of the U.N. World Food Program, David Beasley, is the lead choice to run GHF. The proposal could still be revised and Beasley’s role is not confirmed, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to detail plans that have not been made public.

Beasley, a former governor of South Carolina, didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment.

Israel accuses Hamas and other militants of siphoning off large amounts of aid. The U.N and aid workers deny there is significant diversion, saying the U.N. strictly monitors distribution.

When contacted Thursday for comment about GHF’s proposal, Israeli officials did not immediately respond.

U.S. backing for the foundation​


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Displaced Palestinians live in a school that has been converted into a shelter in Gaza City amid the ongoing war in Gaza, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

The Trump administration supports the new group’s proposal, said a person involved in it. The person said GHF would work “within the confines” set by Israel on aid but would be “independent and committed to humanitarian principles” — a nod to U.N. concerns. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a plan not yet made public.

“This is a new approach with one focus: Get help to people. Right now,” said U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce.

Ahead of his first trip to the Middle East this week, U.S. President Donald Trump said “a lot of talk” was going on about Gaza and that his administration will soon have more to say about a new proposal. This may include a new push for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, the release of hostages and an influx of aid to Palestinians.

Aryeh Lightstone, a senior member of U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff’s team, was involved in briefing U.N. agencies and aid groups about the foundation as they gathered in Geneva on Thursday, according to two humanitarian workers briefed on the meeting who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment to the media.

Who’s involved?​


GHF’s proposal names a 10-member leadership team that includes former senior American military officers, business executives and officials from aid groups. At least two of them have ties to private security companies.

Beasley is listed among them, but the proposal says his role is still “to be finalized.” Beasley is also a senior advisor to Fogbow, a private U.S. firm that participated in the short-lived project delivering aid to Gaza by sea via a U.S. military-built pier.

The AP contacted people listed in the proposal to confirm their participation. Only one responded, saying he was “not on the board.” The person involved in planning said the list was still in flux.

How would it work?​


According to the proposal, GHF would initially set up four distribution sites, each serving 300,000 people. That would cover about half of Gaza’s population. The system would be scaled up to meet the needs of 2 million people. But the proposal does not give a timeframe. Aid workers warn that food is rapidly running out in Gaza under Israel’s blockade.

The GHF proposal said subcontractors will use armored vehicles to transport supplies from the Gaza border to distribution sites, where they will also provide security. It said the aim is to deter criminal gangs or militants from redirecting aid.

It did not specify who would provide security but said it could include personnel who previously worked in the Netzarim Corridor, an Israeli-held zone cutting off northern Gaza. A private security company, Safe Reach Solutions, has operated in the corridor.

GHF said people will get assistance based on need with no eligibility requirements. This appears to differ from proposals floated by Israel. Aid workers say Israel has said it intends to vet aid recipients and screen them using facial recognition.

What do aid groups say?​


Throughout Israel’s campaign in Gaza, the U.N. and other humanitarian groups have been carrying out a massive aid program. They have trucked in supplies and distributed them across the territory, going as close as possible to where Palestinians were located.

What has chiefly hampered the system, aid workers have said, are Israeli military operations and restrictions on movement, as well as the low amount of aid allowed to enter even before the blockade. Convoys have also been attacked by criminal groups stealing aid, and hungry Palestinians have sometimes taken supplies from trucks.

Aid workers contacted by the AP cast doubt whether GHF would meet humanitarian requirements for neutrality and independence.

Shaina Low, communications adviser for Norwegian Refugee Council, one of the main organizations in Gaza, said aid groups are concerned the plan will be used “to advance military and political goals.”

By forcing the population to relocate around aid hubs, the system would “depopulate entire parts of Gaza” and could be used to potentially expel the population, she said.

“They are framing (the plan) to fix the problem that doesn’t really exist,” she said, referring to Israel’s contention that it must prevent Hamas from taking aid.

The use of private security companies has also alarmed humanitarian workers. While it’s common for private security firms to operate in conflict zones, they have to respect humanitarian law and at a minimum be fully vetted and monitored, said Jamie Williamson, executive director for the International Code of Conduct Association.

Tamara Alrifai, communications director for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, which has led the aid effort it Gaza, said the plan was logistically unworkable.

She said the foundation does not appear able to match the current infrastructure needed to distribute food and address other humanitarian needs.

Alrifai called it “a very dangerous precedent” for countries to use “full siege as a tactic of war” to force the abandonment of “existing aid structures and the entire international system that exists and is recognized and start creating a new system.”

https://apnews.com/article/gaza-aid-distribution-israel-hamas-8417c39884394656fd5328d4aebdad64
 
Israel not making friends that's for sure
 
I Am Legion said:
It's hard to support Gaza when the protestors in the US on college campuses are such communist asswipes.

These people make me support Israel 100%. Chasing American Jewish students, blocking exits, attacking staff and security as well as other students. Wearing head scarves and masks like the pussy cowards they are. Imagine studying in the library for an education you pay an arm and a leg for and these fucks bust in and riot?

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Both sides are not kind to each other. There are many videos of them harassing randoms on the street. Where is this Jewish mob at the college to help their own?



 
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NoSmilez said:
Both sides are not kind to each other. There are many videos of them harassing randoms on the street. Where is this Jewish mob at the college to help their own?



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You may find a few cases of Jews being aggressive, but it's rare. They aren't taking over buildings. Blocking bridges and tunnels and highways. They aren't screaming "Gas the Palestenians" or "Death to America". And your post points out the issue....these Pro Hamas protestors are not Palestinian in many cases. It is a mix of some Palestinians and Arabs...but mostly left wing nuts who jump from protest to protest. In some cases they are paid and funded. In others, they don't know why they are there.

The biggest thing is they have no clue about anything. It's embarrassing. And it is what the left has become.



 
I Am Legion said:
You may find a few cases of Jews being aggressive, but it's rare. They aren't taking over buildings. Blocking bridges and tunnels and highways. They aren't screaming "Gas the Palestenians" or "Death to America". And your post points out the issue....these Pro Hamas protestors are not Palestinian in many cases. It is a mix of some Palestinians and Arabs...but mostly left wing nuts who jump from protest to protest. In some cases they are paid and funded. In others, they don't know why they are there.

The biggest thing is they have no clue about anything. It's embarrassing. And it is what the left has become.
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Here's what the right has become: Choose political positions based not on the issue itself, but on how much I personally like the people supporting a particular cause.

Environmentalism sounds good but damn, those vegans I see on TV are annoying. Their men look kinda gay as well so drill baby drill!

Greater labor protections and increased taxes on the rich makes sense, but Bernie is a cuck and AOC is a whiny cunt so I hope billionaires become trillionaires soon.

Support for Palestine seems moral but their protestors here in the US make me angry, so I hope Israel continues to genocide them.

And so on and so forth. Rightist politicians know a good portion of the population is highly malleable to emotional and identity arguments, so they lean heavily on those. And of course, it's working out great for them.


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Possum Jenkins said:
Here's what the right has become: Choose political positions based not on the issue itself, but on how much I personally like the people supporting a particular cause.

Environmentalism sounds good but damn, those vegans I see on TV are annoying. Their men look kinda gay as well so drill baby drill!
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Sure bud. It has absolutely nothing to do with the measures that have been put in place, being little else but a cash grab that solves nothing. No Sir! It's those skinny vegans.
Possum Jenkins said:
Greater labor protections and increased taxes on the rich makes sense, but Bernie is a cuck and AOC is a whiny cunt so I hope billionaires become trillionaires soon.
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They're hypocrites, is what they are. Bad messengers tend to dilute messages.
Possum Jenkins said:
Support for Palestine seems moral
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To you maybe.
Possum Jenkins said:
And so on and so forth. Rightist politicians know a good portion of the population is highly malleable to emotional and identity arguments, so they lean heavily on those. And of course, it's working out great for them.
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All you've demonstrated is the vapid narcissism of the left, and unwillingness to understand different perspectives than your own.
 
HereticBD said:
All you've demonstrated is the vapid narcissism of the left, and unwillingness to understand different perspectives than your own.
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There are principled authoritarians/pseudo-fascists/actual fascists like you on the right. My post wasn't referring to you though.
 
Lol, you hamas fans should pray that conventional weapons keep flowing into Israel.
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Possum Jenkins said:
Here's what the right has become: Choose political positions based not on the issue itself, but on how much I personally like the people supporting a particular cause.

Environmentalism sounds good but damn, those vegans I see on TV are annoying. Their men look kinda gay as well so drill baby drill!

Greater labor protections and increased taxes on the rich makes sense, but Bernie is a cuck and AOC is a whiny cunt so I hope billionaires become trillionaires soon.

Support for Palestine seems moral but their protestors here in the US make me angry, so I hope Israel continues to genocide them.

And so on and so forth. Rightist politicians know a good portion of the population is highly malleable to emotional and identity arguments, so they lean heavily on those. And of course, it's working out great for them.


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No, I don't support Gaza because they elected a terrorist group to govern them. They spent millions on a military complex and didn't reinvest in the people. Then the people blame Israel for their hardships, when other Palestinians not in Gaza are doing ok. The elected Government decides to target a civilian music festival and murder thousands. They kidnap hundreds. Some are raped and paraded through the streets while "citizens" cheer and spit on the brutalized bodies. These are the same people that cheered after 9/11. I don't give a rats ass about Gaza. You reap what you sow. My point is that if I DID believe in their cause, these asshat protestors would make me question what side is right. You are on the side of total fucktards on EVERY issue. That is why the dickhead orange man won.
 
Gotta chime in and say the selective application of "rules and guidelines" is laughable at best. And those doing the selective application of said "rules and guidelines" are helping advance jewish supremacy. Be proud of yourself, you're enabling evil to win.
 
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