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The Voice of Trump exists on Falsehoods ... love the Red States electorate and Fox News. ☹

So the 7 or so NeoConned initiated civil unrest led to wars and millions of refugees ... the EU thanking countries like Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Türkiye, Rwanda, and recently Albania to either halt the refugee flow or keep them in famine encampments. The dark side of the Mediterranean "Riviera" similar to the Rio Grande project of Trump.

Successive Tory leaders failed in the refugee transport to Rwanda ... recently Labour PM Starmer got a bloody nose in Albania of all places ...

PM proposes to send failed asylum seekers to 'return hubs' on state visit to Albania. Would expedite membership of the EU Meloni concurred.

Up to nine nations are interested in Sir Keir Starmer's plan to deport failed asylum seekers to so called "return hubs" in other countries which he announced in Albania. Sir Keir was left "squirming" by what it calls the "Albanian farce" after the country's prime minister ruled out taking part.

The i paper's take is that the UK is scrambling for a new migrant deal in the Balkans after what it calls a snub from Albania. The paper says Sir Keir is to begin talks with countries thought to include Bosnia, Serbia and North Macedonia.

Initiation rites to become member of the club ... during the illegal Iraq War the expectation was to accept abductees and join the fight to expedite NATO membership. Great success.

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The insanity gripping the Trump administration and its approach to the Gaza genocide grows by the day.  This week. we have a proposal to expel 1-million Gazans and ship them off to Libya.  Earlier Israeli proposals suggested Somaliland, Somalia or Sudan.  All this to be paid for not by Israel, which created the disaster, but by the Gulf oil states.

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All of this is a fraud. There is no credible plan here.  This is a typical bit of obfuscation to conceal Trump's unwillingness to actually do anything to ease the Gaza crisis.  He knows (or at least someone in the administration knows) Israel has killed 300 unarmed defenseless Palestinians in the past 48 hours, scores of them children.  He knows a new Israeli "offensive" will commence shortly, raising the death toll to further heights.  His actual thinking: let's relieve some of the inevitable pressure that will come from the anticipated slaughter, by offering the world a "humanitarian solution."  It's a total sham.



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Is Donald Trump really planning to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya? | FRANCE 24 |

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Judge says deporting migrants to Libya would violate his order

Authorities in Libya, a country still divided after years of civil war, have denied reports that they will receive undocumented migrants deported by the United States.

The Reuters news agency reported that deportation flights from the US to the North African country could begin this week, despite previous government reports raising alarm over unsafe conditions there. A judge warned later in the day that such a move would violate a previous court order meant to protect due process rights for migrants.

The Trump Administration's Use of State Power: Keeping Track of the Big Picture | Just Security |

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Libyan Gov't Decries Fake News about Taking 1 mn. Palestinian Refugees: "Committed to the Palestinian Cause" | Informed Comment |

Abu Dhabi-based Erem News reports that the Prime Minister of Libya's internationally recognized Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli, Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibeh, has vehemently denied the report in the "American Thinker" by what Libya called the "notorious conspiracy theorist" Jerome Corsi that the Trump administration is negotiating with the Libyan government to take one million Palestinians.

It is an absurd allegation on the face of it. Libyans have long been extremely pro-Palestinian and any leader that cooperated with the extremist government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in ethnically cleansing so many Palestinians from their homeland of millennia would be overthrown by angry mobs that made the ones who chased down former dictator Moammar Gaddafi and polished him off in a ditch look like pussy cats.

Al-Dbeibeh's hold on the prime ministership in Western Libya is anyway shaky. Reuters reports that three of his cabinet ministers resigned Friday after several hundred protesters stormed his office and killed a security guard, as they demanded he step down. The departing ministers said they agreed with the protesters.

Libyan foreign minister flees country amid outcry over meeting with Israeli counterpart | The Guardian - 30 Aug. 2023 |

Najla al-Mangoush had already been suspended after news of secret meeting with Eli Cohen was released

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Trump: Haven't Seen This in 106 Years
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FM Sa'ar meets with EU foreign ministers in Brussels | Gov Israel - 24 Feb. 2025 |

Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar held a series of personal meetings in the past hours with foreign ministers from the European Union as part of his diplomatic visit to Brussels, on the sidelines of the E.U.-Israel Association Council meeting.

On the sidelines of the forum, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sa'ar met with the foreign ministers of Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Finland, and Slovakia.

During his meetings, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sa'ar raised the issue of the Iranian threat, stating that now is the time for countries to enforce sanctions and to impose new sanctions on Iran - which poses a threat to the peace of the entire region.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Sa'ar told his European counterparts: "We do not rule out an extension of the temporary ceasefire in exchange for the release of more hostages. It will not happen without the release of hostages. We are committed to the release of our hostages and to the war's objectives that we set."



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Europe Shields War Criminals From Arrest
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Stupid, Insane mirroring its very own nature of being a terror state becoming a pariah in the global community.

[Apartheid State] Israel shuns ICJ hearings on its humanitarian obligations towards Palestinians | MEMO |

Israel today accused the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of "anti-Semitism", saying it will not attend hearings about its obligations to ensure and facilitate urgently needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories.

"UN has become a rotten, anti-Israel, and anti-Semitic body," Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said in a statement.

"At this very moment, the International Court of Justice is beginning deliberations in another shameful proceeding against Israel," he said.

Public hearings started today at the ICJ in The Hague to examine Israel's obligations in connection with its activities in the occupied Palestinian territory.

At the hearings, the UN said that no humanitarian aid or commercial goods have been allowed into Gaza since 2 March, having "devastating humanitarian consequences" in the enclave.



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EU-UK-US and Israel All Fail UN Responsibilities

ICJ begins hearing on Israel's humanitarian obligations in Palestinian territory | Al Jazeera - 28 April 2025 |

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U.S. sanctions on ICC prosecutor cripple tribunal's work | Africa News |

The Hague-based court's American staffers have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest.

Some nongovernmental organizations have stopped working with the ICC and the leaders of one won't even reply to emails from court officials.

Those are just some of the hurdles facing court staff since U.S. President Donald Trump in February slapped sanctions on its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, according to interviews with current and former ICC officials, international lawyers and human rights advocates.

The sanctions will "prevent victims from getting access to justice," said Liz Evenson, international justice director at Human Rights Watch.

Trump sanctioned the court after a panel of ICC judges in November issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant.

Judges found there was reason to believe that the pair may have committed war crimes by restricting humanitarian aid and intentionally targeting civilians in Israel's war on Gaza.

Staffers and allies of the ICC said the sanctions have made it increasingly difficult for the tribunal to conduct basic tasks, let alone seek justice for victims of war crimes or genocide.



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President Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu
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Full text of Trump, Netanyahu in Oval Office: 'We're having direct talks with Iran'

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Netanyahu privately voicing frustration with Trump's Mideast policies -- report | TOI - 5 May 2025 |

Israel Hayom, Netanyahu's mouthpiece ...

US president says the right things on Iran and Syria but this is not reflected in his actions, PM reportedly complains; premier's office doesn't deny the report

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been telling associates privately that he is frustrated with US President Donald Trump's Middle East policies, a report said Sunday.

Netanyahu has been concerned with Trump's support for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's efforts to deepen his hold on Syria, Israel Hayom said, though he simultaneously gives Israel permission to operate where it chooses in the country.

During their hastily arranged meeting in Washington in April, Trump praised Erdogan as Netanyahu sat silently next to him in the Oval Office. Erdogan is a leading critic of Israel, and even prayed for Israel's demise in a visit to a mosque during Ramadan.

Netanyahu has also been worried by Trump's decision to open nuclear talks with Iran -- announced in the same White House meeting -- and concessions supposedly made by the Trump administration with little in return.

Sources have told the Reuters news agency that the deal is shaping up to be not significantly different from the 2015 nuclear deal that Trump lambasted and ultimately withdrew from in 2018.



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A few weeks ago I got a sense something extraordinary was about to happen ...

In Europe there were signs of a slight pivot to "criticize" Israel's actions in Gaza and on the West Bank.

You haven't mentioned the role played by Türkiye 🇹🇷 and Erdogan. He was mentioned by Trump and bij his host and other GCC leaders during the Summit in Riyadh. The Arab leaders recognize the leadership of the Saudi Kingdom which had been steadfast not to enter the so called Abraham Accords unless there was a recognition of Palestinian Statehood.

Ever since 10/7 the GCC states and the OIC have met and aligned themselves for a strong, united stance. US policy makers and Rubio - Vance ran into a solid wall of resistance. Thx to the Republic of China 🇨🇳 and Xi Jinping. Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan too are on board with Saudi leadership.

A containment of the Jewish State of Israel if you will ... chance for Netanyahu to abide bij the letter and spirit of the UN Charter.

Trump's insane sanctions on the ICC and aligned partners in war crimes investigation are starting to bite. They don't murder 12 year old witnesses to IDF war crimes ... do they? 🥲

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Netanyahu privately voicing frustration with Trump's Mideast policies -- report | TOI - 5 May 2025 |

Israel Hayom, Netanyahu's mouthpiece ...

US president says the right things on Iran and Syria but this is not reflected in his actions, PM reportedly complains; premier's office doesn't deny the report

Netanyahu has been concerned with Trump's support for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's efforts to deepen his hold on Syria, though he simultaneously gives Israel permission to operate where it chooses in the country.

During their hastily arranged meeting in Washington in April, Trump praised Erdogan as Netanyahu sat silently next to him in the Oval Office. Erdogan is a leading critic of Israel, and even prayed for Israel's demise in a visit to a mosque during Ramadan.

According to the Washington Post, Trump was angered by Waltz's hawkish position on Iran and coordination with Netanyahu on military options to destroy Tehran's nuclear program, contributing to his dismissal last week.



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Netanyahu shows desire to relinquish US security assistance: Reports | Anadolu Agency - 12 May 2025 |

Trump cut off direct contact with Israeli Premier Netanyahu, believing that he is manipulating him, according to recent media reports

According to Israeli media, Trump-Netanyahu differences and worsening relations are over Iran, the Yemeni Houthi group, the war conducted in Gaza, and stalled Gaza ceasefire efforts.

Rift Trump w Netanyahu Deepens | 11 May 2025 |

Hope w/o Israel

Trump doesn't want Netanyahu to spoil his Gulf visit. And it's causing tension | MEE - 9 May 2025 |

Trump has taken several decisions in the lead up to his Gulf visit that have ignored Israeli interests

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Israel will be increasingly isolated.  It can no longer depend on unlimited US largesse in supplying weapons for its forever wars.  Without US weapons, it becomes considerably more difficult to fight protracted wars as it has in Gaza.  Netanyahu recognized that fact when he said that the country will have to "'detox' from US military aid." 

This in itself comes as a radical shock to Israeli leaders.  Without its powerful superpower ally, it becomes increasingly isolated on the global stage.  It also becomes easier for countries and international bodies to mount challenges to Israel's crimes.  No longer, would they face the considerable opposition and clout of the US.

Clearly, this is a projection of what could happen.  There is no guarantee that future developments will proceed as I outline above.  But it has become much more likely that they will after Trump's massive shift in policy.

Why Israel fears a US military aid freeze more than anything | Ynet News |

Analysis: With US aid set to expire in 2028, talks on a new deal must begin soon; without nearly $4B a year, Israel can't fund key defense systems

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Iran ready for nuclear deal in return of lifting sanctions | Mehr News |

In Wednesday's interview, Shamkhani expressed concern that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, often known by the nickname Bibi, could try to derail the process through backchannel lobbying in Washington. 

"If the Americans remove the Bibi effect, they can easily sign the deal," Shamkhani said. 



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They don't murder children for being a witness to IDF war crimes in Gaza ... do they?

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US sanctions hit International Criminal Court in The Hague | Dutch News - AP |

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague has lost access to his email and his bank accounts have been frozen because of US sanctions, news agency AP reported on Thursday.

The agency said the court's US staff have also been told they could be arrested if they travel back home, and that some non-governmental agencies have stopped working with the ICC because of the risk.

Legislation adopted by the US in January imposed sanctions on court staff if Americans and officials from allied countries, including Israel, are investigated. The US is not a member of the court.

The sanctions, the legislation said, would also apply to "anyone who has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of any effort by the International Criminal Court to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute a protected person".

According to AP, the order bans Khan and other non-Americans among the ICC's 900 staff members from entering the US and threatens any person, institution or company with fines and prison time if they provide Khan with "financial, material, or technological support."

America white-washing war crimes and the Gaza genocide

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