If Hezbollah missiles could expel 23,000 illegal settlers from Kiryat Shmona, how does the genocidal regime expect to defend its industrial heartland against this same resistance group?
Israel has a LOT to lose if it continues the genocide! The US’s hands are tied. There’s no way Biden will expand an unpopular war in an election year. What will Israel do without its industrial base?
(Your daily air strike update follows below this article)
Could the Muslim resistance impose poverty on Israel in the same way as Israel has impoverished Palestine? If so, who could deny it’s cosmic justice?
Yesterday, March 4, I ran a translation from alkhanadeq explaining that Kiryat Shmona, one of the biggest illegal settlements (with 23,000 illegal settlers) in the pseudostate Westerners call “Israel” has been evacuated due to missile fire from Hezbollah in Lebanon and is now a ghost town.
Link to Khanadeq article on Silicon Valley
Translation with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
Monday 26 February, 2024 04:42
Silicon Valley: Israel has a lot to lose
Haifa Park area - an important part of Silicon Valley
"Silicon Valley" in occupied Palestine [the author is referring to Israel here, not to the illegal settlements. Resistance authors refuse to use the name “Israel”] constitutes one of the most important and prominent Israeli targets that the axis of resistance can target - especially the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance, during any war or large-scale confrontation. This valley, was named after the US “Silicon Valley”, is considered the center of gravity of technology companies operating in the entity (which some claim is one of the global centers of advanced technology), and the most important economic regions in it. Therefore, any focused and precise targeting of these areas will effectively return the entity to the Stone Age, and it will not be easy at all to rebuild and restore the destruction that may affect this area, and what is most vulnerable is foreign investors’ confidence in this area.
This valley extends along the coastal plain of Palestine, between the Haifa area and the Gaza envelope area (according to the following division: 16 centers in the central region, 6 centers in the northern region, and two regions in the south). Most of these technology companies have established factories and headquarters in the area surrounding the capital of the interim entity, Tel Aviv, including small clusters around the settlement cities: Raanana, Petah Tikva, Herzliya, Netanya, Rehovot, and Ness Ziona.
Additional clusters of high-tech industries can be found in the city of Haifa (Matam District). Modern high-tech institutions have been established in occupied Jerusalem (Technology Park, Malha, Har Hotzvim and JVP Media Quarter in Talpiot), Beersheba and many other cities and regions in the Western Galilee, so that the area of this valley is estimated at about 6 thousand square kilometers.
Many global technology companies have R&D facilities in this region, including companies such as Intel, IBM, Google, Facebook, HP, Philips, Cisco Systems, Oracle Corporation, Microsoft, and Motorola. Many Israeli high-tech companies are also based there.
The most important centers and communities of Silicon Valley are
_Matam Park:
1) This is a high-tech industrial complex located at the southern entrances to the city of Haifa.
2) It is only about 36 km from the Lebanese-Palestinian border.
3) The area of this complex is 220 thousand square meters, and about 8 thousand people work in it.
4) It contains the headquarters of many Israeli and foreign companies, such as: Elbit Systems (an Israeli-Israeli military company that works in the field of developing and producing combat systems for combat forces on land, air, and sea, in the fields of electronics, photoelectricity, artillery, aviation, lasers, etc.), Philips, Intel Israel, Microsoft Israel. For research and development, Google, Amazon and Yahoo.
_Majdal Tafan:
1) It is only about 13 km from the Lebanese-Palestinian border.
2) The American company Western Digital is located there, which specializes in storing digital data, and is considered one of the largest manufacturers of hard disks in the world.
3) ISCAR is located there, which has fully automated production facilities that use a variety of robots and artificial intelligence integrated with its modern computer center.
_Yakneam Park:
1) It is located near the city of Haifa, about 46 km from the Lebanese-Palestinian border.
2) Its area is about 150 thousand square meters, and about 120 different high-tech companies operate there, employing about 10 thousand people.
3) Its annual business volume is estimated at about $3 billion.
_ Ramat Hail Industrial Zone:
It is located in the north of Tel Aviv, about 112 km from the Lebanese-Palestinian border.
_ Herzliya Pituash:
It is located in the north of Tel Aviv, about 106 km from the Lebanese-Palestinian border. It is a settlement for many wealthy Israelis, and is famous for its hotels, restaurants, and high-tech industry, and has the largest marina in the entity.
_Hotzavim Mountain:
1) It is located north of occupied Jerusalem, about 144 km from the Lebanese border.
2) In 1980, Intel Israel began building a semiconductor factory in this region with an investment of $50 million. This factory was the first to produce a silicon chip for Intel outside America.
3) The following companies are based there: Intel Israel, Mobilia (a self-driving systems company), NDS (specializing in satellite media transmission), IDT (a computer company specializing in cloud storage), Cisco Systems, and Accubit (specializing in the manufacture of atomic clocks). Some of which are used in the US and Israeli Air Forces, Rafa Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson, and others.
[Now consider for a moment how the Houthis of Yemen have drastically reduced shipping transit through the Red Sea by targeting Israel-related ships in the region with missile strikes. It doesn’t end there at all. The next target could be Israeli industry]
Writer: Editorial room
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Here’s your daily air strike update for March 5, 2024
UKRAINE-RUSSIA STRIKES ON MARCH 5: WHAT KAMIKAZE DRONES TARGETED, WHERE THE EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED
Online publics report attacks along the entire length of the line of contact, as well as far inland on rear military installations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In Ukraine they report that the Russian patrol boat “Sergei Kotov” was destroyed. We report on the situation in the special operation zone in Ukraine and beyond.
[The loss of this patrol boat adds to the recent misfortunes of Russia’s navy. However, the loss of a patrol boat is probably less significant strategically than the destruction of the targets hit today (and almost daily) by the Russian air strikes, which no doubt killed significant numbers of troops and destroyed unmanned boats used to attack Russian ships. Such unmanned boats are a frequent target of the aerospace forces. The liberation of Avdeevka trumps all of Russia’s military losses and has enabled the Russians to make significant advances to the West]
Last night, Russian troops launched new attacks on targets in the rear areas of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The largest number of explosions occurred in the Odessa oblast.
The targets for loitering ammunition were the port infrastructure of Odessa, used for transshipment of military cargo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Strikes were also carried out in the area of the settlement Dachnoye northwest of Odessa. There is a railway line through Dachnoe, along which trains with military cargo regularly pass. There, according to a number of sources, a military unit of the Ukrainian Marine Corps is located.
Explosions were also heard in another Odessa village - Chernomorskoye. A likely target for the Russian troops was the storage base for naval drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In the Avdiivka region they report numerous attacks on a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants
Military correspondents report numerous air strikes by the Aerospace Forces on a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement Pokrovsk.
Previously, the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants were forced to move part of their forces deeper into their positions, away from Avdiivka.
One less Ukrainian BUK-M1
As a result, the following were destroyed: a Buk-M1 launcher, a transport-loading vehicle, and a vehicle technical support vehicle.
The Main Intelligence Directorate publishes a video of attacks on the Russian patrol ship Sergei Kotov.
Intelligence reported that it was sunk in the Kerch Strait area by attacks from several Magura V5 sea drones. [As shown by a recently leaked phone conversation between German military officials, such attacks are aided by Western intelligence. he war is not between Russia and Ukraine but between Russia and the combined West]
Kiev militants attacked the Belgorod oblast. Local residents of the Gubkinsky district heard an explosion at approximately 9:00 am, after which people reported smoke in the area of the village of Dolgoye.
According to preliminary data, the drone (or fragments) hit the territory of the oil depot. Emergency services are on the scene. Two tanks were on fire. The fire has now been extinguished. [This would be a strategic loss for Russia]
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a special operation in Ukraine, which, according to him, was caused by the need to protect the residents of Donbass. He noted that Russia had no other choice.
The West condemned Moscow's actions, deciding to support Kyiv with financial assistance and weapons. In this regard, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasized that the geographical objectives of the special operation in Ukraine have changed, and they will not be completed within the territories of Donbass only. [As long as the West keeps escalating, Russia will continue to take more territory in Ukraine. The leaked phone call from the German Bundeswehr will most likely cause Russia to keep advancing to the West. There may now be no limits to the territory taken by the Russians. However, the extreme loss of personnel and materiel by Kiev may shorten the war considerably]
Europe is still confident that sanctions can stop the Russians, and therefore suffers losses and a destructive impact from its own decisions on its own economy. Respectable citizens in Europe do not understand why prices in stores are rising, and fuel is becoming more expensive, and why the Kiev authorities do not compromise in order to sit down at the negotiating table with the Kremlin. [Without US meddling, the war would have been over long ago]
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Iran top gas exporter in West Asia
Not long ago, Iran bowed out of the nuclear deal with the West. This article shows why Iran no longer has to fear Western sanctions. The Iran story parallels that of Russia. Both countries are nearly self-sufficient and allied with China just in case.
Further, Iran also happens to be the only world power to oppose the Israeli genocide militarily.
Tuesday 05 March 2024 02:43
Bloomberg: Iran is the top gas exporter in the region, despite America’s will
Exporting Iranian gas
This article published by the Bloomberg website, which specializes in economic affairs, and translated by Al Khanadaq website, reveals that the Islamic Republic, according to the prominent energy consulting firm Facts Global Energy - FGE, has become the largest seller - exporter - of liquefied gas in the Eastern region. Middle. The article added that Iran defies unilateral US sanctions on its energy income, and was able, despite the US ban, to increase export shipments of liquefied gas.
Translated text:
Iran is defying US sanctions by increasing its liquefied petroleum gas exports, in the latest sign that US pressure is failing to impact energy sales to the Islamic Republic, as its role in funding regional militias comes under scrutiny.
Iran last year became the Middle East's largest supplier of the fuel - used for heating, cooking and as a raw material for chemical plants - with exports rising 28% to more than 11 million tonnes, according to an analysis of ship-tracking data and market intelligence by consultancy Facts Global Energy. The company expects exports to continue to rise by more than 12 million tons this year.
Export of liquefied gas by country: Link to graphic
Iran black, Kuwait dark blue, Qatar lighter blue, Saudi lightest
Iman Nasseri, General Manager of FGE in the Middle East, said in a phone call with Bloomberg that this increase is driven by higher production from the huge “South Pars” gas field in the Persian Gulf, as well as increased shipping capacity between Iran and China, where almost all the fuel is sent.
The United States is trying to tighten sanctions on Iranian energy trade in order to stifle its financial support for allied militias in the region, such as the Houthis in Yemen and Hamas in Gaza. However, cracking down risks pushing up prices and hurting consumers, which poses a political problem in an election year.
Despite US pressure, Iranian oil production has also swelled, rising to a five-year high of more than 3 million barrels per day last year. Most of its crude oil exports also go to China.
Source: Bloomberg
Writer: Editorial room
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Sunday, November 12, 2023
The Burkan missile enters the field: the Israeli fear comes true
One of the most prominent weapons that the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, ie, Hezbollah, brought into the field, confronting the Israeli occupation army during the Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood, is the “Burkan” missile, which it had previously used in the battles defending Syria, during the global war on the latter.
From the military media video of the missile launch
Due to its great destructive power, this weapon has been able to arouse extreme fear among the interim entity (among military leaders, journalists, and experts) since its use in Syria, because they realized from that time that they would face its horror during any military confrontation with Hezbollah.
This is what actually happened, when many Israeli media outlets reported about the party’s use of it for the first time, on November 4, 2023. [The author refers to Hezbollah as “the party.” The name Hezbollah means Party of God in Arabic. It is hard for brainwashed Americans to see the group as a political party and not as a terrorist group, but without this group, Lebanon would almost certainly be a failed state by now since Israel — the REAL terrorist — has tried to capture it more than once]
The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, confirmed its use, during his speech at the Hezbollah Martyr’s Day celebration on 11/11/2023, where he explained that the use of this missile falls within the framework of the qualitative development of the confrontation between the resistance and the occupation army, saying: “This type was used.” "One of the missiles we call the Burkan, which targets sites." He revealed some of the specifications of the missile, where “the weight of the explosives contained in it ranges between 300 kilograms to 500 kilograms, meaning half a ton. You can imagine half a ton of explosives falling on top of the Israeli positions in the front area and on the borders and what it leaves behind!”
What are the most prominent data and estimates about this missile, its specifications and operational features?
_It is a short-range heavy missile or IRAM (improvised rocket-assisted munition) produced and used by Hezbollah. It can carry explosives weighing 300-500 kilograms, and its firing range ranges between 500 meters and approximately 4-6 to 10 km (the greater the weight of the warhead, the shorter the range of the missile – estimates from various sources).
_ The missile is made of a cylinder filled with explosives, joined to a small rocket engine (there are different estimates among specialists, including an Iranian-made 333 mm Falaq-2 rocket engine). The large, heavy warhead causes a crater and significant damage, compared to other missiles of the same range.
_The party [Hezbollah, lit, the Party of God] developed it during the war on Syria (after May 2013, the date of the party’s official participation), with the aim of providing heavy fire preparation for the resistance fighters before the battles, and destroying the headquarters, sites and raids of terrorists.
_ According to Israeli websites, the party developed the missile with Iranian assistance, and was able to expand the missile’s range to 10 km.
-The launching process is easy to implement through platforms installed on small trucks, and sometimes from underground launching sites.
_According to Israeli estimates, in 2016, the party had hundreds of Burkan missiles, with a price about 300-400 dollars each. It added that some of them have a delay of 30-40 minutes to intensify the effect.
Some Israeli websites also indicated that the Palestinian resistance factions in the Gaza Strip also possess similar models, such as the Badr 3 medium-range missile, the Ashkelon Hell of the Al-Quds Brigades, and the Raad of the Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades. The Iraqi version is called “Al-Ashtar”.
_ Israeli military journalist Yoav Zaytoun revealed in an article published by the Yedioth Ahronoth website in 2014, that the occupation army calls this missile “hybrid missiles.” Zaytoun pointed out that the occupation army's estimates include the party's use of many of these missiles, to prepare for the storming of the Galilee.
_ According to Arab and Israeli websites, the missile has advanced versions called: Tufan, Abu Talib, and Al-Feel.
Writer: Editorial room
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Our thanks to JS for this:
Virtually identified with ignorance, superstition, intolerance and racism, Christian fundamentalism is anathema to the cultural and intellectual elite in the United States. The recent significant increase in its number of adherents, combined with its widening political influence, nevertheless, make Christian fundamentalism a real threat to democracy in the United States. [And a major threat to the Middle East]
-- Israel Shahak and Norton Mezvinsky, Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel. published by Pluto Press, 1999
https://www.faculty.umb.edu/gary_zabel/Courses/Phil%20108-08/jewish_fundamentalism1.htm
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DING DONG, THE WICKED WITCH IS… GONE!
Victoria Nuland has quit, but hell has more demons like her in store for us.
We thought we were rid of the last witch from hell when Madeleine Albright departed this life, but Victoria was waiting in the wings.
Nuland was likely the main contributing factor to the current war that threatens to blow the planet apart.
https://www.rt.com/news/593816-us-deputy-secetary-nuland-quits/
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Aussie PM Albanese sued at ICJ for supporting genocide
https://twitter.com/antoinette_news/status/1764791437412139474?s=46&t=8wimbNkU3EmK72yEvf0GVA
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Israeli Sale of land in Palestine is illegal, and the attacks on illegal settlements should serve to deter investors from buying. Some observers have noted that the msm are no longer as squeamish as before about reporting Israeli crimes. The US regime may forge ahead as usual with support for the Ziocriminals, but the msm and US people are tending to discourage the US Neocons.
International Israeli Sales Event of Palestinian Land
Israeli war crimes ostentatiously displayed to the entire world
GREG REESE
MAR 5, 2024
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Pro-Palestinian Jewish group wants to see end of US funding for Israel
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Zelensky and the West have found a new scam – and taxpayers will foot the bill
Ukraine now self-identifies as a weapons maker and wants help transitioning
https://www.rt.com/news/593736-ukraine-west-weapons-transition/
What I don’t understand is why don’t journos writing about this scam ever mention that the Russian Aerospace Forces have been quite successful in destroying Ukrainian weapons factories? THAT is the real problem for Western investors in arms plants in Ukraine.
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Bureaucratic genocide
Our thanks to JS for this:
CNN saw what's inside aid packs destined for Gaza, and investigates why they're not reaching civilians
This is not a good news story. CNN has reviewed documents compiled by major participants in the humanitarian operation that list the items most frequently rejected by the Israelis. These include anesthetics and anesthesia machines, oxygen cylinders, ventilators and water filtration systems. Other items that have ended up in bureaucratic limbo include dates, sleeping bags, medicines to treat cancer, water purification tablets and maternity kits.
[Video: 5m 41s] Posted by CNN, 1 March 2024
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FOR A DETAILED DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUES PRESENTED IN THIS VIDEO, PLEASE SEE:
Anesthetics, crutches, dates. Inside Israel’s ghost list of items arbitrarily denied entry into Gaza
CNN, March 2, 2024
AND:
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 149: Palestinian children die of malnutrition as Israel blocks aid into Gaza
U.S. airdrops of food and aid in Gaza have been described as “performative BS” that “fools no one.” Meanwhile, Hamas’s delegation has arrived in Cairo for ceasefire talks as Ramadan is due to start next Sunday.
BY MUSTAFA ABU SNEINEH, Mondoweiss, MARCH 3, 2024
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Secret Document: Is Germany’s Bundeswehr Preparing to Wage War on Russia?
Unless there are Peace Negotiations, the Dangers of World War III are Real.
MICHEL CHOSSUDOVSKY
MAR 5
This article was first published on January 27, 2023 following the controversial statement of Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock intimating that Germany’s Bundeswehr was preparing to wage war on Russia.
