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Quoting Sergey Brin: "The use of the term genocide in the context of Gaza is very offensive to Jews, I would not rely on an anti-Semitic organization like the UN."
One might argue that companies profiting from genocide may react defensively... #ProjectNimbus is a $1.2 billion cloud and #AI contract between #Google, #Amazon, and #Israel that has been criticized internationally for enabling Israel's war on #Gaza, including surveillance and AI-driven tactics that contribute to the ongoing #genocide.
Google is to Israel what #IBM was to #Germany in the 1930s—tech support. See https://kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/114715091687865234
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@israel
#Google #GenocideDenialism
#GazaGenocide #ProjectNimbus
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Quoting Iris Hefetz:
As part of the “new chapter” in its history, #Germany has become a kind of #Jewish shtetl. Descendants of #Nazis adopt Jewish symbols, worship #Zionism and persecute Jews who criticize Israel – in the name of fighting #antisemitism, of course.
Hefetz describes how Germany has undergone what she calls “convertion to Zionism,” that is the transformion of descendants of Nazis into “the new Jews.” But she starts with a joke she heard from a Jewish child in #Berlin:
“What’s the difference between Jews and Muslims? The Jews are already past that.”
Muslims have become the new target for traditional German racism and intolerance. She contrasts today’s Germany with the country she found 23 years ago:
“Germany 23 years ago was truly a different Germany. It was still an anti-militaristic and anti-nationalist society and state, which respected its constitution and international law to some extent, where a million people marched against the horrific and internationally illegal war by the US in Iraq, which Germany refused to participate in.”
She traces this transformation back to Germany’s first chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, who stated: “We caused the Jews such great injustice, we committed such terrible crimes against them, that there was a need to atone for them or repair them to some extent, if we wanted to regain honor among the nations of the world.” However, Adenauer’s antisemitic reasoning was revealed when he added: “The power of the Jews – even today, especially in America – should not be underestimated. Therefore, I consciously and carefully invested my entire being, to the best of my ability, to bring about reconciliation between the German people and the Jewish people.”
Hefetz says that Germans have now collectively “converted to Zionism” without the need for actual conversion:
“An entire wing of the German ‘left’ consists of men who ‘engaged in identity searching’ and found it in the form of Israel. They sound as if Noa Tishby is speaking from their throats, wrapping themselves in Israeli flags and IDF flags, going to see folk dance performances celebrating diplomatic relations between the states, and saving Jews from ‘antisemitism.’”
She explains that “according to data published in the Israeli magazine in Berlin, ‘Spitz,’ in an article later removed, more than half of the complaints about antisemitic incidents in Germany are by German Christians with Nazi grandparents, who are attacked by Jews demonstrating against Israel, for example.” The irony, she notes, is that “descendants and great-grandchildren of Nazis are very sensitive to ‘antisemitic attacks against them,’ especially if they come from Jews and Israelis.”
Hefetz describes Germany’s creation of an artificial Jewish identity: “Germany has become a kind of Jewish shtetl. There is no place in the world where you can hear more #klezmer music (traditional Eastern European Jewish music) , adapted to the German ear. The popular names in recent decades in Germany are Hebrew Jewish names.” She explains how “the German state began funding Reform conversion of Christians to Judaism, and recreated the destroyed German liberal Judaism, a ‘new Judaism’ that is of course more desirable than the ultra-Orthodox, who are ‘Ostjuden.’”
Note: The original derogatory term #Mizrahim as used by Ashkenazi Jews, referred to Jews of Eastern European heritage. In #Israel this term was then repurposed to describe Arab Jews, mostly, as part of what Aziza Khazzoom described as de-orinetalization of the largest Jewish diaspora, see “How the Polish Peddler Became a German Intellectual” https://www.sup.org/books/sociology/shifting-ethnic-boundaries-and-inequality-israel
Hefetz details how this “Israelization” serves #Germany’s return to #militarism:
“Identification with Israel helps Germany return to being a militaristic state: it helps break the taboo of nationalism; it helps rehabilitate the image of the German man, who in the years after the war tried to be ‘non-German’ by emphasizing soft qualities, non-authoritarian education for children.”
She quotes recent statements by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said Israel “does the dirty work for us” regarding attacks on Iran, while a security expert from his party stated “we are also ready to die for Israel.” She notes the antisemitic nature of these statements:
“These antisemitic statements about Jews doing Germany’s ‘dirty work’ are not new, and the reference to killing civilians as ‘dirty work’ recalls Himmler’s Poznan speech, or what Rudolf Hess said at the Nuremberg trials.”
She concludes that “Germany is making a comeback” through authoritarian measures disguised as fighting antisemitism, while “Germany supplies Israel with at least a third of the weapons for the genocide in Gaza.” Despite this official support, Hefetz notes that “there is an absolute majority in the German public that consistently opposes supplying weapons to Israel; and with all the pro-Israeli propaganda and Israeli flags flying over every government office in Germany, 73% think what Israel is doing in Gaza is genocide.“
Photo: Iris Hefetz arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest (screenshot)
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Quoting Historian Shai Hazkani and Tamir Sorek on how religious rights’ vision for Jewish supremacy and Palestinian elimination has gained mainstream acceptance in Israeli society:
Hazakani and Sorek analyzed Rabbi Yitzchak Ginzburg's sermon "Time to Crack the Nut," which outlined a plan to dismantle what he termed the four "shells" protecting Israeli democracy: media, legal system, government institutions, and the military's ethical constraints. Ginzburg, a #Chabad-trained rabbi who became influential among religious Zionist settlers, particularly the "hilltop youth" militia, advocated for the complete removal of Palestinians from historic Palestine.
Key survey findings from March 2025:
- 82% of Israeli Jews support forcibly expelling Gaza residents (up from 45% in 2003)
- 56% support forcibly expelling Palestinian citizens of Israel (up from 31% in 2003)
- 47% believe the Israeli military should kill all residents when conquering enemy cities, following the biblical precedent of Jericho
- 65% believe a contemporary Amalek exists, with 93% of those saying the biblical commandment to "blot out Amalek" applies today
There’s a particularly high support among younger Israelis, with 66% of those under 40 supporting expulsion of Palestinian citizens and 58% endorsing total elimination of enemy populations.
[…] Ginzburg's achievement is indeed the result of shattering the shells, even if the "crackers" weren't always his direct supporters. Hebrew media, the first shell, was always enlisted but maintained a veneer of professionalism. Recently, for the most part, it has abandoned even this pretense, and since the massacre in the Gaza envelope, many journalists have abandoned critical coverage, with some even joining the bellicose calls for revenge, expulsion, and extermination.
[…] The judiciary, which refused to openly declare Jewish supremacy in the Land of Israel and their right to expel, exterminate, or starve their enemies — while simultaneously playing a crucial role in preserving the occupation — was seen by Ginzburg as a stumbling block that "we must break... through mockery and 'contempt of court.'" It appears that the second shell has also undergone change, if it hasn't been completely removed already: about two months ago, Supreme Court Justice David Mintz rejected a petition by the organization "Gisha" to compel Israel to ensure humanitarian aid delivery to the Strip, ruling that this constitutes a "biblical commanded war," effectively authorizing the denial of food, water, and medicine to millions of Gazans. Mintz's ruling, a resident of the settlement Dolev, joined by Chief Justice Yitzhak Amit and Justice Noam Sohlberg from the settlement Alon Shvut, is already claiming lives.
[…] The education system, part of that same second shell, became a workplace where Jewish teachers promoting universal values risk dismissal (for Arab teachers, this danger was never foreign). Education researchers point to a sharp shift toward ethnocentric nationalism in curricula since the Second Intifada, and this process has led to high support for expulsion and extermination, particularly among those who completed their studies in the past 20 years. 66% of those 40 and under support expelling Arab citizens of Israel, and 58% want to see the IDF replicate Joshua's actions at Jericho. Generational gaps in political attitudes aren't unusual, but in Israel it has widened dramatically since the beginning of the 21st century.
[…] It seems there's little need to elaborate on the Knesset and government. Ginzburg himself demands that "the government — whether left or right — we must eliminate. We must bring it down, and when a new one arises, bring that down too, and so on — until establishing Torah rule in the land." The five election cycles held within three and a half years show that here too, Ginzburg can boast of considerable divine assistance.
The two scholars argue that October 7th provided the opportunity Ginzburg had long awaited to implement his vision. They trace how his ideology has penetrated Israeli institutions - from media abandoning critical coverage to Supreme Court Justice David Mintz recently ruling that denying humanitarian aid to Gaza constitutes a "biblical commanded war."
They conclude that without rejecting Jewish supremacy entirely and establishing genuine equality between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea, Israel will continue its trajectory toward what they describe as a "Spartan and ostracized society."
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/2025-05-22/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/00000196-f3a3-d6d3-ab9e-f3bbf6070000 or https://archive.is/yI4Dy
Shai Hazkani, a Professor of History and Jewish Studies at the University of Maryland, and Tamir Sorek, a Professor in the History Department at Penn State University, are both academic historians specializing in Israeli/Palestinian history. They have written extensively on the subject. Hazkani’s book, “Dear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War” (2024), and Sorek’s book, “The Optimist: A Social Biography of Tawfiq Zayyad ” (2023), are notable works in this field.
@histodons #histodons
@palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide
#SettlerViolence #hilltopyouth #zionism
#OatmealQuotes #jewishsupremacy* Edit: publications actuall titles in English
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Quoting Hanin Majadli on Israel's moral crisis:
Israeli public's silence on #Gaza civilian deaths reflects a deeper moral crisis. Even those opposing the war fear acknowledging Gazans as human. Recent attack reportedly killed 400 civilians including 200 children, yet mainstream media labeled victims as "operatives." Majadli questions how Israelis can demand democracy while ignoring "inconceivable human price" paid in Gaza, suggesting this contradiction stems from decades of "militaristic racist indoctrination." The piece challenges anti-war Israelis to speak up despite potential backlash.
[...] It's already impossible to distinguish between things in Israel. It's impossible to distinguish the media from the public. Because even those who oppose the war are afraid to say that Gazans are human, too. Because it's impossible to separate the pilot from the bomb. He's told to push the button and he pushes it. The majority of the people not only tolerate mass slaughter, but demand it, either explicitly or tacitly.
[...] How is it possible to insist on freedom and justice without any reference to the inconceivable human price of this war? How it is possible to devalue life in Gaza, which has become so cheap for Jews in Israel, while simultaneously calling for the preservation of Israeli democracy? Exactly what democracy are we talking about? One that carries on its back such enormous, terrible destruction every day?
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-03-21/ty-article-opinion/.premium/even-anti-war-israelis-are-scared-to-say-gazans-are-human-beings/00000195-b525-d862-a3b5-f53704750000 or https://archive.ph/ctMce
On March 17-18, an Israeli airstrike killed 436 Palestinians according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Among the dead: 183 children, 94 women, and 34 elderly people over 65. The attack began at 2:20 AM during Ramadan when many were preparing for suhoor meal. Israeli media described it as "one of the greatest preemptive operations in military history". Channel 12 News claimed "400 militants killed" while Maariv reported "300 terrorists liquidated".
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-03-27/ty-article-magazine/.premium/in-one-of-the-gaza-wars-darkest-nights-the-idf-killed-nearly-300-women-and-children/00000195-d949-da7e-adb7-f9d9e5760000 or https://archive.ph/ZHsiW
@palestine
@israel
#IsraelWarCrimes #GazaGenocide #IsraelMedia #Maariv #IsraelChannel12 #ICJ
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[cont'd] Quoting Ariel Muzicant (European Jewish Congress President): "The motivation of extreme right politicians to come to this conference is not the love for Israel or to protect the Jews, but mainly to get a kosher rabbi stamp,"
European Jewish Congress President Ariel Muzicant has strongly condemned Israeli "Diaspora Affairs" Minister Amichai Chikli for inviting far-right European politicians to an anti-#antisemitism conference, calling it "a stab in the back" to Jewish communities.
According to (right-wing) #JerusalemPost report, prominent Jewish leaders including UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis have withdrawn from the March 26-27 event over the inclusion of figures like Jordan #Bardella from #France's National Rally and representatives from parties with histories of antisemitism.
"The motivation of extreme right politicians to come to this conference is not the love for Israel or to protect the Jews, but mainly to get a kosher rabbi stamp," Muzicant wrote, warning that far-right movements often oppose values essential for Jewish survival in Europe.
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-846447
According to (center-right) #Ynet, Muzicant stated that the four largest Jewish organizations in the world – #AJC, #EJC, #WJC, and #CER (the World, European, American Jewish organizations, and the Conference of European Rabbis) – will also boycott the conference.
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[cont'd] Quoting Ariel Muzicant (European Jewish Congress President): "The motivation of extreme right politicians to come to this conference is not the love for Israel or to protect the Jews, but mainly to get a kosher rabbi stamp,"
European Jewish Congress President Ariel Muzicant has strongly condemned Israeli "Diaspora Affairs" Minister Amichai Chikli for inviting far-right European politicians to an anti-#antisemitism conference, calling it "a stab in the back" to Jewish communities.
According to (right-wing) #JerusalemPost report, prominent Jewish leaders including UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis have withdrawn from the March 26-27 event over the inclusion of figures like Jordan #Bardella from #France's National Rally and representatives from parties with histories of antisemitism.
"The motivation of extreme right politicians to come to this conference is not the love for Israel or to protect the Jews, but mainly to get a kosher rabbi stamp," Muzicant wrote, warning that far-right movements often oppose values essential for Jewish survival in Europe.
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-846447
According to (center-right) #Ynet, Muzicant stated that the four largest Jewish organizations in the world – #AJC, #EJC, #WJC, and #CER (the World, European, American Jewish organizations, and the Conference of European Rabbis) – will also boycott the conference.
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[cont'd] Quoting Ariel Muzicant (European Jewish Congress President): "The motivation of extreme right politicians to come to this conference is not the love for Israel or to protect the Jews, but mainly to get a kosher rabbi stamp,"
European Jewish Congress President Ariel Muzicant has strongly condemned Israeli "Diaspora Affairs" Minister Amichai Chikli for inviting far-right European politicians to an anti-#antisemitism conference, calling it "a stab in the back" to Jewish communities.
According to (right-wing) #JerusalemPost report, prominent Jewish leaders including UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis have withdrawn from the March 26-27 event over the inclusion of figures like Jordan #Bardella from #France's National Rally and representatives from parties with histories of antisemitism.
"The motivation of extreme right politicians to come to this conference is not the love for Israel or to protect the Jews, but mainly to get a kosher rabbi stamp," Muzicant wrote, warning that far-right movements often oppose values essential for Jewish survival in Europe.
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-846447
According to (center-right) #Ynet, Muzicant stated that the four largest Jewish organizations in the world – #AJC, #EJC, #WJC, and #CER (the World, European, American Jewish organizations, and the Conference of European Rabbis) – will also boycott the conference.
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[cont'd] Quoting Ariel Muzicant (European Jewish Congress President): "The motivation of extreme right politicians to come to this conference is not the love for Israel or to protect the Jews, but mainly to get a kosher rabbi stamp,"
European Jewish Congress President Ariel Muzicant has strongly condemned Israeli "Diaspora Affairs" Minister Amichai Chikli for inviting far-right European politicians to an anti-#antisemitism conference, calling it "a stab in the back" to Jewish communities.
According to (right-wing) #JerusalemPost report, prominent Jewish leaders including UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis have withdrawn from the March 26-27 event over the inclusion of figures like Jordan #Bardella from #France's National Rally and representatives from parties with histories of antisemitism.
"The motivation of extreme right politicians to come to this conference is not the love for Israel or to protect the Jews, but mainly to get a kosher rabbi stamp," Muzicant wrote, warning that far-right movements often oppose values essential for Jewish survival in Europe.
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-846447
According to (center-right) #Ynet, Muzicant stated that the four largest Jewish organizations in the world – #AJC, #EJC, #WJC, and #CER (the World, European, American Jewish organizations, and the Conference of European Rabbis) – will also boycott the conference.
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[cont'd] Quoting Ariel Muzicant (European Jewish Congress President): "The motivation of extreme right politicians to come to this conference is not the love for Israel or to protect the Jews, but mainly to get a kosher rabbi stamp,"
European Jewish Congress President Ariel Muzicant has strongly condemned Israeli "Diaspora Affairs" Minister Amichai Chikli for inviting far-right European politicians to an anti-#antisemitism conference, calling it "a stab in the back" to Jewish communities.
According to (right-wing) #JerusalemPost report, prominent Jewish leaders including UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis have withdrawn from the March 26-27 event over the inclusion of figures like Jordan #Bardella from #France's National Rally and representatives from parties with histories of antisemitism.
"The motivation of extreme right politicians to come to this conference is not the love for Israel or to protect the Jews, but mainly to get a kosher rabbi stamp," Muzicant wrote, warning that far-right movements often oppose values essential for Jewish survival in Europe.
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-846447
According to (center-right) #Ynet, Muzicant stated that the four largest Jewish organizations in the world – #AJC, #EJC, #WJC, and #CER (the World, European, American Jewish organizations, and the Conference of European Rabbis) – will also boycott the conference.
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Quoting professor Avishai Ehrlich on Trump's "transfer" endorsement and the reshaping of global order:
[…] While Israelis are drawing comparisons between the condition of returned hostages and the 'Muselmann' in Nazi concentration camps [a derogatory term meaning “Muslim”, as in ‘barbaric’ or ‘fatalistic’], the world views what is happening in Gaza as genocide. Gazans will not leave voluntarily, and Trump will not transfer Gaza's population using the American military, nor through private military companies. Will the Israeli army once again destroy the ruins, bomb the survivors in refugee camps, and exterminate those who are starving? All of them? As Bialik [a poet] said: 'Vengeance like this, for the blood of a child, Satan has yet to devise.' How will we live afterward in the Middle East? How will we live in the world? How will we live with ourselves?
Ehrlich argues that Trump's support for the "transfer" (ethnic cleansing) of Palestinians from #Gaza is part of a broader shift in the global order. He connects this endorsement to the historical Zionist concept of transfer, noting that it has been a central idea since before #Israel's establishment and implemented through various expulsions and dispossessions. He contends that a military victory over #Hamas is impossible, and that the only way to obtain it is to get rid of the population.
Ehrlich is a professor of political sociology, and has extensively researched the Israeli-Arab conflict, arguing that Israeli society cannot be understood separately from the conflict, which he terms a "Permanent War society". He views the conflict through the lens of "world-systems" theory, where global power dynamics shape local conflicts. He also researches the concept of "Low Intensity Ethnic Cleansing," where administrative measures create conditions for mass migration, and the rise of Private Military Companies (PMCs), which erode state accountability and international law.
Hebrew https://zoha.org.il/135356/
@israel
@palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#EthnicCleansing
#Transfer #Zionism
#DataCapitalism
#PrivateMilitaryCompanies
#PermanentWar
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Quoting professor Avishai Ehrlich on Trump's "transfer" endorsement and the reshaping of global order:
[…] While Israelis are drawing comparisons between the condition of returned hostages and the 'Muselmann' in Nazi concentration camps [a derogatory term meaning “Muslim”, as in ‘barbaric’ or ‘fatalistic’], the world views what is happening in Gaza as genocide. Gazans will not leave voluntarily, and Trump will not transfer Gaza's population using the American military, nor through private military companies. Will the Israeli army once again destroy the ruins, bomb the survivors in refugee camps, and exterminate those who are starving? All of them? As Bialik [a poet] said: 'Vengeance like this, for the blood of a child, Satan has yet to devise.' How will we live afterward in the Middle East? How will we live in the world? How will we live with ourselves?
Ehrlich argues that Trump's support for the "transfer" (ethnic cleansing) of Palestinians from #Gaza is part of a broader shift in the global order. He connects this endorsement to the historical Zionist concept of transfer, noting that it has been a central idea since before #Israel's establishment and implemented through various expulsions and dispossessions. He contends that a military victory over #Hamas is impossible, and that the only way to obtain it is to get rid of the population.
Ehrlich is a professor of political sociology, and has extensively researched the Israeli-Arab conflict, arguing that Israeli society cannot be understood separately from the conflict, which he terms a "Permanent War society". He views the conflict through the lens of "world-systems" theory, where global power dynamics shape local conflicts. He also researches the concept of "Low Intensity Ethnic Cleansing," where administrative measures create conditions for mass migration, and the rise of Private Military Companies (PMCs), which erode state accountability and international law.
Hebrew https://zoha.org.il/135356/
@israel
@palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#EthnicCleansing
#Transfer #Zionism
#DataCapitalism
#PrivateMilitaryCompanies
#PermanentWar
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Quoting professor Avishai Ehrlich on Trump's "transfer" endorsement and the reshaping of global order:
[…] While Israelis are drawing comparisons between the condition of returned hostages and the 'Muselmann' in Nazi concentration camps [a derogatory term meaning “Muslim”, as in ‘barbaric’ or ‘fatalistic’], the world views what is happening in Gaza as genocide. Gazans will not leave voluntarily, and Trump will not transfer Gaza's population using the American military, nor through private military companies. Will the Israeli army once again destroy the ruins, bomb the survivors in refugee camps, and exterminate those who are starving? All of them? As Bialik [a poet] said: 'Vengeance like this, for the blood of a child, Satan has yet to devise.' How will we live afterward in the Middle East? How will we live in the world? How will we live with ourselves?
Ehrlich argues that Trump's support for the "transfer" (ethnic cleansing) of Palestinians from #Gaza is part of a broader shift in the global order. He connects this endorsement to the historical Zionist concept of transfer, noting that it has been a central idea since before #Israel's establishment and implemented through various expulsions and dispossessions. He contends that a military victory over #Hamas is impossible, and that the only way to obtain it is to get rid of the population.
Ehrlich is a professor of political sociology, and has extensively researched the Israeli-Arab conflict, arguing that Israeli society cannot be understood separately from the conflict, which he terms a "Permanent War society". He views the conflict through the lens of "world-systems" theory, where global power dynamics shape local conflicts. He also researches the concept of "Low Intensity Ethnic Cleansing," where administrative measures create conditions for mass migration, and the rise of Private Military Companies (PMCs), which erode state accountability and international law.
Hebrew https://zoha.org.il/135356/
@israel
@palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#EthnicCleansing
#Transfer #Zionism
#DataCapitalism
#PrivateMilitaryCompanies
#PermanentWar
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Quoting professor Avishai Ehrlich on Trump's "transfer" endorsement and the reshaping of global order:
[…] While Israelis are drawing comparisons between the condition of returned hostages and the 'Muselmann' in Nazi concentration camps [a derogatory term meaning “Muslim”, as in ‘barbaric’ or ‘fatalistic’], the world views what is happening in Gaza as genocide. Gazans will not leave voluntarily, and Trump will not transfer Gaza's population using the American military, nor through private military companies. Will the Israeli army once again destroy the ruins, bomb the survivors in refugee camps, and exterminate those who are starving? All of them? As Bialik [a poet] said: 'Vengeance like this, for the blood of a child, Satan has yet to devise.' How will we live afterward in the Middle East? How will we live in the world? How will we live with ourselves?
Ehrlich argues that Trump's support for the "transfer" (ethnic cleansing) of Palestinians from #Gaza is part of a broader shift in the global order. He connects this endorsement to the historical Zionist concept of transfer, noting that it has been a central idea since before #Israel's establishment and implemented through various expulsions and dispossessions. He contends that a military victory over #Hamas is impossible, and that the only way to obtain it is to get rid of the population.
Ehrlich is a professor of political sociology, and has extensively researched the Israeli-Arab conflict, arguing that Israeli society cannot be understood separately from the conflict, which he terms a "Permanent War society". He views the conflict through the lens of "world-systems" theory, where global power dynamics shape local conflicts. He also researches the concept of "Low Intensity Ethnic Cleansing," where administrative measures create conditions for mass migration, and the rise of Private Military Companies (PMCs), which erode state accountability and international law.
Hebrew https://zoha.org.il/135356/
@israel
@palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#EthnicCleansing
#Transfer #Zionism
#DataCapitalism
#PrivateMilitaryCompanies
#PermanentWar
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Quoting professor Avishai Ehrlich on Trump's "transfer" endorsement and the reshaping of global order:
[…] While Israelis are drawing comparisons between the condition of returned hostages and the 'Muselmann' in Nazi concentration camps [a derogatory term meaning “Muslim”, as in ‘barbaric’ or ‘fatalistic’], the world views what is happening in Gaza as genocide. Gazans will not leave voluntarily, and Trump will not transfer Gaza's population using the American military, nor through private military companies. Will the Israeli army once again destroy the ruins, bomb the survivors in refugee camps, and exterminate those who are starving? All of them? As Bialik [a poet] said: 'Vengeance like this, for the blood of a child, Satan has yet to devise.' How will we live afterward in the Middle East? How will we live in the world? How will we live with ourselves?
Ehrlich argues that Trump's support for the "transfer" (ethnic cleansing) of Palestinians from #Gaza is part of a broader shift in the global order. He connects this endorsement to the historical Zionist concept of transfer, noting that it has been a central idea since before #Israel's establishment and implemented through various expulsions and dispossessions. He contends that a military victory over #Hamas is impossible, and that the only way to obtain it is to get rid of the population.
Ehrlich is a professor of political sociology, and has extensively researched the Israeli-Arab conflict, arguing that Israeli society cannot be understood separately from the conflict, which he terms a "Permanent War society". He views the conflict through the lens of "world-systems" theory, where global power dynamics shape local conflicts. He also researches the concept of "Low Intensity Ethnic Cleansing," where administrative measures create conditions for mass migration, and the rise of Private Military Companies (PMCs), which erode state accountability and international law.
Hebrew https://zoha.org.il/135356/
@israel
@palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#EthnicCleansing
#Transfer #Zionism
#DataCapitalism
#PrivateMilitaryCompanies
#PermanentWar
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Quoting David Issacharoff on how Israel is enabling far-right's Nazi history whitewashing:
[…] The far-right in Germany does not particularly favor Israel and doesn't necessarily feel historically obligated to ensure its existence, unlike mainstream German parties. However, Israel's silence towards them, coupled with the defense of figures like Elon Musk, is a critical step towards their full legitimization in Germany. Israel and its representatives in Germany are aware of this, yet by remaining silent regarding the rewriting and downplaying of Nazi history and #Holocaust memory, they are criminally abandoning the safety of German Jews who face concrete threats from increasingly powerful neo-Nazis.
According to Issacharoff, the Israeli government provides tacit support for #Germany's far-right #AfD party, which is attempting to whitewash Nazi history. While Elon Musk is actively aiding this effort by downplaying German guilt and platforming AfD leaders like Alice Weidel, who has made historically revisionist and antisemitic statements, #Netanyahu defends Musk and the Israeli embassy in Germany focuses on alleged Muslim and leftist antisemitism, contradicting German data that identifies the far-right as the primary source of antisemitism. This alignment serves mutual interests in demonizing Palestinians and undermining international law, but dangerously legitimizes neo-Nazis and endangers German Jews. What could go wrong?
https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2025-02-04/ty-article-opinion/.premium/00000194-d122-daba-a3d5-dd2a980f0000 or https://archive.is/yxKpa
See also an earlier piece in English on the subject by this author:
Germany's Far Right Is Rewriting the Holocaust. Will Israel and Netanyahu Let It Slide? https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/haaretz-today/2025-01-27/ty-article/.highlight/germanys-far-right-is-rewriting-the-holocaust-will-netanyahu-let-it-slide/00000194-a8d2-dbc9-a59f-acfbb5f50000 or https://archive.is/1nZyt
@israel
@palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#Nazism #Antisemitism
#HistoricalRevisionism
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Quoting Odeh Bisharat, a Palestinian writer and social activist, currently op-ed columnist for Haaretz and Al-Atikhad newspapers:
[…] Europe slaughtered the Jews, and instead of paying for its crimes, it expelled those who remained. In the book Unrepentant (Hebrew title: Al Da’at atzmo) Nurit Gertz brings the words of Amos Kenan, who said: "The debt that the free world owes to the Jews, it easily threw onto the necks of the Arabs."
[…] At critical junctures, Israel's leadership chose the racist West. Even today, most Israelis prefer Donald #Trump, the racist, antisemitic with dictatorial tendencies.
[…] With all due respect to the “Jewish Genius”, the vast majority of the weapons that cause death and destruction in the region are American. It's time to say to the Americans: Enough, let us breathe.
Bisharat is discussing the historical context of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, focusing on the role of European antisemitism and the current reliance on American weaponry. Reflecting on the 1948 events in #Ramla, as depicted by Yoram Kaniuk in book title 1948 (Tasha"h), he argues that the displacement of Palestinians was influenced by Europe's desire to rid itself of Jewish populations following the #Holocaust. He contends that the Balfour Declaration itself stemmed from a similar racist sentiment.
This historical context, where Europe sought to solve its "Jewish problem" at the expense of Palestinians, continues to play out today, with the majority of weapons used by #Israel, contributing to the deaths of tens of thousands in #Gaza, being American-made. Bisharat urges the US to cease its involvement.
Herbew https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2025-01-06/ty-article-opinion/.premium/00000194-3659-ddaf-adb7-7f79baa80000 or https://archive.is/UF5pT
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#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#GazaGenocide
#Palestine
#Nakba
#BalfourDeclaration
#AmericanArms
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Quoting Odeh Bisharat, a Palestinian writer and social activist, currently op-ed columnist for Haaretz and Al-Atikhad newspapers:
[…] Europe slaughtered the Jews, and instead of paying for its crimes, it expelled those who remained. In the book Unrepentant (Hebrew title: Al Da’at atzmo) Nurit Gertz brings the words of Amos Kenan, who said: "The debt that the free world owes to the Jews, it easily threw onto the necks of the Arabs."
[…] At critical junctures, Israel's leadership chose the racist West. Even today, most Israelis prefer Donald #Trump, the racist, antisemitic with dictatorial tendencies.
[…] With all due respect to the “Jewish Genius”, the vast majority of the weapons that cause death and destruction in the region are American. It's time to say to the Americans: Enough, let us breathe.
Bisharat is discussing the historical context of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, focusing on the role of European antisemitism and the current reliance on American weaponry. Reflecting on the 1948 events in #Ramla, as depicted by Yoram Kaniuk in book title 1948 (Tasha"h), he argues that the displacement of Palestinians was influenced by Europe's desire to rid itself of Jewish populations following the #Holocaust. He contends that the Balfour Declaration itself stemmed from a similar racist sentiment.
This historical context, where Europe sought to solve its "Jewish problem" at the expense of Palestinians, continues to play out today, with the majority of weapons used by #Israel, contributing to the deaths of tens of thousands in #Gaza, being American-made. Bisharat urges the US to cease its involvement.
Herbew https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2025-01-06/ty-article-opinion/.premium/00000194-3659-ddaf-adb7-7f79baa80000 or https://archive.is/UF5pT
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#IsraelWarCrimes
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Quoting Marcel Möring: “Jews get protection in exchange for right-wing migration politics.”
"De joden krijgen bescherming in ruil voor rechtse migratiepolitiek."
Trust the #Dutch to put it bluntly…
Writing in De Groene Amsterdammer, Möring criticizes right-wing politicians, particularly Geert Wilders, for exploiting recent events in #Amsterdam and concerns about #antisemitism for political gain. He particularly objects to what he calls disingenuous "#philosemitism."
[…] There's a saying among Jews that nothing is worse than an antisemite - except for a philosemite. An antisemite is someone who harbors irrational aversion towards Jews. A philosemite is someone who professes an excessive, irrational love for Jews, usually because they have an ulterior motive. Christians do it because they're theologically troubled by Jesus's Jewishness and can't seem to distinguish between Israel and 'the Jews.' The political right does it because they see political advantage in casting themselves as protectors of the Jews.
While acknowledging #antisemitism exists within some Islamic communities, Möring argues it's overly simplistic to attribute it solely to this group.
Dutch https://www.groene.nl/artikel/ranzige-liefde
H/t @annekekassteele
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Quoting Noa Limon:
[...] Perhaps the desire to preserve the dignity of the dead, or the belief that one shouldn't judge a person in their time of grief, prevented most media channels from providing full coverage, or maybe it was fear that exposing these things might serve antisemites. These arguments don't hold water.
[...] First, these things were said with pride and express a worldview rather than mere slips of the tongue. Their utterance reflects their normalization and the speakers' lack of fear of punishment. Second, the funeral was fully documented and is openly available online, just like the videos of looting, humiliation, arson, and revenge published by soldiers, and the calls for war crimes from ministers and public figures over the past year.
[...] Concern that local publications and evidence of war crimes in Gaza might serve Israel's opponents cannot override journalism's basic duty: to expose the truth and provide the public with the complete picture to enable rational discourse based on it, rather than on a censored narrative that leaves countless blind spots.
[...] The media is subject to military censorship, and war coverage is also limited, as the IDF doesn't allow journalists into Gaza unless they're accompanying the military. But the press in Israel doesn't need external restrictions on its freedom; it happily imposes them on itself.
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2024-10-28/ty-article-opinion/.highlight/00000192-ce36-dea2-afbb-cfbebb460000 or https://archive.ph/Ty0Vn
@palestine @israel
#IsraeliMediaComplicity #Genocide #GazaGenocide
#Ynet #Haaretz #Walla #Mako #Maariv
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Quoting Noa Limon:
[...] Perhaps the desire to preserve the dignity of the dead, or the belief that one shouldn't judge a person in their time of grief, prevented most media channels from providing full coverage, or maybe it was fear that exposing these things might serve antisemites. These arguments don't hold water.
[...] First, these things were said with pride and express a worldview rather than mere slips of the tongue. Their utterance reflects their normalization and the speakers' lack of fear of punishment. Second, the funeral was fully documented and is openly available online, just like the videos of looting, humiliation, arson, and revenge published by soldiers, and the calls for war crimes from ministers and public figures over the past year.
[...] Concern that local publications and evidence of war crimes in Gaza might serve Israel's opponents cannot override journalism's basic duty: to expose the truth and provide the public with the complete picture to enable rational discourse based on it, rather than on a censored narrative that leaves countless blind spots.
[...] The media is subject to military censorship, and war coverage is also limited, as the IDF doesn't allow journalists into Gaza unless they're accompanying the military. But the press in Israel doesn't need external restrictions on its freedom; it happily imposes them on itself.
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2024-10-28/ty-article-opinion/.highlight/00000192-ce36-dea2-afbb-cfbebb460000 or https://archive.ph/Ty0Vn
@palestine @israel
#IsraeliMediaComplicity #Genocide #GazaGenocide
#Ynet #Haaretz #Walla #Mako #Maariv
#OatmealQuotes -
Quoting Noa Limon:
[...] Perhaps the desire to preserve the dignity of the dead, or the belief that one shouldn't judge a person in their time of grief, prevented most media channels from providing full coverage, or maybe it was fear that exposing these things might serve antisemites. These arguments don't hold water.
[...] First, these things were said with pride and express a worldview rather than mere slips of the tongue. Their utterance reflects their normalization and the speakers' lack of fear of punishment. Second, the funeral was fully documented and is openly available online, just like the videos of looting, humiliation, arson, and revenge published by soldiers, and the calls for war crimes from ministers and public figures over the past year.
[...] Concern that local publications and evidence of war crimes in Gaza might serve Israel's opponents cannot override journalism's basic duty: to expose the truth and provide the public with the complete picture to enable rational discourse based on it, rather than on a censored narrative that leaves countless blind spots.
[...] The media is subject to military censorship, and war coverage is also limited, as the IDF doesn't allow journalists into Gaza unless they're accompanying the military. But the press in Israel doesn't need external restrictions on its freedom; it happily imposes them on itself.
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2024-10-28/ty-article-opinion/.highlight/00000192-ce36-dea2-afbb-cfbebb460000 or https://archive.ph/Ty0Vn
@palestine @israel
#IsraeliMediaComplicity #Genocide #GazaGenocide
#Ynet #Haaretz #Walla #Mako #Maariv
#OatmealQuotes -
Quoting Noa Limon:
[...] Perhaps the desire to preserve the dignity of the dead, or the belief that one shouldn't judge a person in their time of grief, prevented most media channels from providing full coverage, or maybe it was fear that exposing these things might serve antisemites. These arguments don't hold water.
[...] First, these things were said with pride and express a worldview rather than mere slips of the tongue. Their utterance reflects their normalization and the speakers' lack of fear of punishment. Second, the funeral was fully documented and is openly available online, just like the videos of looting, humiliation, arson, and revenge published by soldiers, and the calls for war crimes from ministers and public figures over the past year.
[...] Concern that local publications and evidence of war crimes in Gaza might serve Israel's opponents cannot override journalism's basic duty: to expose the truth and provide the public with the complete picture to enable rational discourse based on it, rather than on a censored narrative that leaves countless blind spots.
[...] The media is subject to military censorship, and war coverage is also limited, as the IDF doesn't allow journalists into Gaza unless they're accompanying the military. But the press in Israel doesn't need external restrictions on its freedom; it happily imposes them on itself.
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2024-10-28/ty-article-opinion/.highlight/00000192-ce36-dea2-afbb-cfbebb460000 or https://archive.ph/Ty0Vn
@palestine @israel
#IsraeliMediaComplicity #Genocide #GazaGenocide
#Ynet #Haaretz #Walla #Mako #Maariv
#OatmealQuotes -
Quoting Noa Limon:
[...] Perhaps the desire to preserve the dignity of the dead, or the belief that one shouldn't judge a person in their time of grief, prevented most media channels from providing full coverage, or maybe it was fear that exposing these things might serve antisemites. These arguments don't hold water.
[...] First, these things were said with pride and express a worldview rather than mere slips of the tongue. Their utterance reflects their normalization and the speakers' lack of fear of punishment. Second, the funeral was fully documented and is openly available online, just like the videos of looting, humiliation, arson, and revenge published by soldiers, and the calls for war crimes from ministers and public figures over the past year.
[...] Concern that local publications and evidence of war crimes in Gaza might serve Israel's opponents cannot override journalism's basic duty: to expose the truth and provide the public with the complete picture to enable rational discourse based on it, rather than on a censored narrative that leaves countless blind spots.
[...] The media is subject to military censorship, and war coverage is also limited, as the IDF doesn't allow journalists into Gaza unless they're accompanying the military. But the press in Israel doesn't need external restrictions on its freedom; it happily imposes them on itself.
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2024-10-28/ty-article-opinion/.highlight/00000192-ce36-dea2-afbb-cfbebb460000 or https://archive.ph/Ty0Vn
@palestine @israel
#IsraeliMediaComplicity #Genocide #GazaGenocide
#Ynet #Haaretz #Walla #Mako #Maariv
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Quoting Joe Biden (via Bob Woodward): “18 of 19 people who work for Netanyahu are liars”
Some commenters on Israeli news sites joke about a gap in #Biden's negotiation/business skills:
[...] "A common American expression says: 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.' Something is wrong with Biden. He needs to know how to do business with liars: for example, payment first and in cash. Work with them only on the record and punish them for the lies they spread."
Biden's repeated disappointment and surprise is either cluelessness, a lack of preparedness, or worse. A seasoned politician is expected to have the necessary experience to navigate complex negotiations.
Why did these challenges catch him off-guard? He has been around long enough to know that the State of Israel always lies. It always lied. The practice of shaping international diplomacy through deception and public relations with #Hasbarah, is a long-standing practice. In fact, It can be traced back to the Zionist movement itself, which tried to hide its plans for the Arab population of Palestine by demanding operatives not to discuss them "in public".
It involves more than just communication strategies; it reflects a philosophy that relies on manipulation and misinformation, essentially out of mistrust of "gentiles" (and now increasingly Liberal Jews, Israeli and foreign), who are always potentially antisemites.
The use of victimhood and vitriol, along with excessive noise is performative (i.e. Arden, Danon... at the U.N.), is meant to distract from the core issue and obstruct any possibility for a genuine peace/reconciliation process which will end the occupation.
@israel @palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#OatmealQuotes -
Quoting Joe Biden (via Bob Woodward): “18 of 19 people who work for Netanyahu are liars”
Some commenters on Israeli news sites joke about a gap in #Biden's negotiation/business skills:
[...] "A common American expression says: 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.' Something is wrong with Biden. He needs to know how to do business with liars: for example, payment first and in cash. Work with them only on the record and punish them for the lies they spread."
Biden's repeated disappointment and surprise is either cluelessness, a lack of preparedness, or worse. A seasoned politician is expected to have the necessary experience to navigate complex negotiations.
Why did these challenges catch him off-guard? He has been around long enough to know that the State of Israel always lies. It always lied. The practice of shaping international diplomacy through deception and public relations with #Hasbarah, is a long-standing practice. In fact, It can be traced back to the Zionist movement itself, which tried to hide its plans for the Arab population of Palestine by demanding operatives not to discuss them "in public".
It involves more than just communication strategies; it reflects a philosophy that relies on manipulation and misinformation, essentially out of mistrust of "gentiles" (and now increasingly Liberal Jews, Israeli and foreign), who are always potentially antisemites.
The use of victimhood and vitriol, along with excessive noise is performative (i.e. Arden, Danon... at the U.N.), is meant to distract from the core issue and obstruct any possibility for a genuine peace/reconciliation process which will end the occupation.
@israel @palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#OatmealQuotes -
Quoting Joe Biden (via Bob Woodward): “18 of 19 people who work for Netanyahu are liars”
Some commenters on Israeli news sites joke about a gap in #Biden's negotiation/business skills:
[...] "A common American expression says: 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.' Something is wrong with Biden. He needs to know how to do business with liars: for example, payment first and in cash. Work with them only on the record and punish them for the lies they spread."
Biden's repeated disappointment and surprise is either cluelessness, a lack of preparedness, or worse. A seasoned politician is expected to have the necessary experience to navigate complex negotiations.
Why did these challenges catch him off-guard? He has been around long enough to know that the State of Israel always lies. It always lied. The practice of shaping international diplomacy through deception and public relations with #Hasbarah, is a long-standing practice. In fact, It can be traced back to the Zionist movement itself, which tried to hide its plans for the Arab population of Palestine by demanding operatives not to discuss them "in public".
It involves more than just communication strategies; it reflects a philosophy that relies on manipulation and misinformation, essentially out of mistrust of "gentiles" (and now increasingly Liberal Jews, Israeli and foreign), who are always potentially antisemites.
The use of victimhood and vitriol, along with excessive noise is performative (i.e. Arden, Danon... at the U.N.), is meant to distract from the core issue and obstruct any possibility for a genuine peace/reconciliation process which will end the occupation.
@israel @palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#OatmealQuotes -
Quoting Joe Biden (via Bob Woodward): “18 of 19 people who work for Netanyahu are liars”
Some commenters on Israeli news sites joke about a gap in #Biden's negotiation/business skills:
[...] "A common American expression says: 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.' Something is wrong with Biden. He needs to know how to do business with liars: for example, payment first and in cash. Work with them only on the record and punish them for the lies they spread."
Biden's repeated disappointment and surprise is either cluelessness, a lack of preparedness, or worse. A seasoned politician is expected to have the necessary experience to navigate complex negotiations.
Why did these challenges catch him off-guard? He has been around long enough to know that the State of Israel always lies. It always lied. The practice of shaping international diplomacy through deception and public relations with #Hasbarah, is a long-standing practice. In fact, It can be traced back to the Zionist movement itself, which tried to hide its plans for the Arab population of Palestine by demanding operatives not to discuss them "in public".
It involves more than just communication strategies; it reflects a philosophy that relies on manipulation and misinformation, essentially out of mistrust of "gentiles" (and now increasingly Liberal Jews, Israeli and foreign), who are always potentially antisemites.
The use of victimhood and vitriol, along with excessive noise is performative (i.e. Arden, Danon... at the U.N.), is meant to distract from the core issue and obstruct any possibility for a genuine peace/reconciliation process which will end the occupation.
@israel @palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#OatmealQuotes -
Quoting Joe Biden (via Bob Woodward): “18 of 19 people who work for Netanyahu are liars”
Some commenters on Israeli news sites joke about a gap in #Biden's negotiation/business skills:
[...] "A common American expression says: 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.' Something is wrong with Biden. He needs to know how to do business with liars: for example, payment first and in cash. Work with them only on the record and punish them for the lies they spread."
Biden's repeated disappointment and surprise is either cluelessness, a lack of preparedness, or worse. A seasoned politician is expected to have the necessary experience to navigate complex negotiations.
Why did these challenges catch him off-guard? He has been around long enough to know that the State of Israel always lies. It always lied. The practice of shaping international diplomacy through deception and public relations with #Hasbarah, is a long-standing practice. In fact, It can be traced back to the Zionist movement itself, which tried to hide its plans for the Arab population of Palestine by demanding operatives not to discuss them "in public".
It involves more than just communication strategies; it reflects a philosophy that relies on manipulation and misinformation, essentially out of mistrust of "gentiles" (and now increasingly Liberal Jews, Israeli and foreign), who are always potentially antisemites.
The use of victimhood and vitriol, along with excessive noise is performative (i.e. Arden, Danon... at the U.N.), is meant to distract from the core issue and obstruct any possibility for a genuine peace/reconciliation process which will end the occupation.
@israel @palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#OatmealQuotes