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Saturday, February 21, 2026

At least ten people have been killed in IDF air strikes on eastern Lebanon. Despite a deal between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah following 13 months of war, Israel has carried out near-daily strikes on Lebanon. The IDF also killed two Palestinians with drone strikes in the Gaza Strip and Israeli Settlers murdered American citizen Nasrallah Abu Siyam (19) in the West Bank.

Israel: Main Source of Instability in the Middle East

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Nothing to see here.

Just a member of the "Bored of Peace" doing peaceful things.

#1 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-02-21 07:49 AM | Reply

Since 7 Oct 2023, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's inhumane pogrom against the Palestinians have resulted in 72,045 deaths in Gaza, the majority women and children, and over 175,000 maimed or wounded. Malnutrition and disease are also taking their toll on the people in Gaza. In the West Bank, 1,113 Palestinians have been killed, including US Citizen Nasrallah Abu Siyam (19).

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Settlers Murder US Citizen Nasrallah Abu Siyam

Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank

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Since its founding in 1948, Israel has been the largest cumulative recipient of US foreign aid at $317.9 billion (Source: www.cngress.gov).

US Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) vowed to continue sending those billions of dollars of hardworking American taxpayer funds to Israel and to block any legislation that would be harmful to Israel (4 Feb 2026): Charles Schumer is Not a Good Human Being

International arrest warrants for crimes against humanity issued by the ICC remain active for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former IDF General Yoav Gallant. In addition, the Istanbul Public Prosecutor in Turkiye issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and 30 other suspected Israeli war criminals.

Indictments are merely allegations. To ensure a fair trial, Messrs Netanyahu and Gallant must both be presumed innocent until they are proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt at an international tribunal to be held for them in the Hague at future dates.

And here we think the Ukrainians are fighting desperately for their national survival against Russia, which of course they are. If America is ever invaded, I hope we fight just as hard as the Ukrainians or this Palestinian below.


#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-21 07:54 AM | Reply

The number of Palestinian deaths is higher than 72,045, which is what the broken down Palestinian Health Authority (PHA) is able to report.

These are the numbers that al-Jazeera cites.

The Lancet reports that the Israelis killed 75,000 just in the first 16 months of the pogrom which began on 7 Oct 2023.

The IDF use of US-provided thermobaric bombs which vaporize human bodies and the inability of the badly crippled PHA to reach victims probably account for their lower numbers.

Some drudge.com contributors have stated that the number of Muslims the IDF butchered in Gaza is much higher, but so far the news agencies are citing the PHA and al-Jazeera.

Perhaps the UN will offer different death counts.

The Israelis recently demolished UNRWA HQ, so they will have difficulties monitoring the American taxpayer-funded Israeli ethnic cleansing campaign against Palestinians.

Source: www.thelancet.com

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-21 10:15 AM | Reply

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