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@RaniaKhalek
Jul 30 • 7 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
1/ Let’s be clear about which side you’re on if you oppose Venezuela’s elected govt: ISRAEL’S SIDE

I’m getting angry responses to my Venezuela reporting from ppl who purport to be pro-Palestine yet repeat lies about Venezuela promoted by the same media justifying genocide on Gaza.

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2/ Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who is currently behind a violent coup attempt, loves Israel.

In 2018 she wrote a letter to Israel’s Netanyahu begging him to launch a military intervention against her country’s socialist government telesurtv.net/news/opositora…
3/ Here is Venezuela’s U.S.-backed opposition leader Maria Corina Machado promising to re-establish the Venezuelan embassy IN OCCUPIED JERUSALEM
4/ In 2020 Maria Corina Machado signed a cooperation agreement with Israel’s Netanyahu-led Likud party on "political, ideological and social issues, as well as advancing on issues related to strategy, geopolitics and security”



The same Netanyahu carrying out the genocide in Gazaventevenezuela.org/2020/07/23/ven…
5/ Here is Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado thanking Israel for recognizing then attempted U.S.-backed coup leader Juan Guaidó.
6/ Meanwhile Maduro loves Palestine. From @AlanRMacLeod:

““If Maduro is unseated in July, some of the loudest applause will come from Tel Aviv. The bus driver turned politician has proven to be one of the staunchest international critics of Israel and supporters of Palestine. “Israel is committing massacres in the Gaza Strip in front of the world’s eyes without anyone deterring it,” he said, claiming that Israel’s actions constitute some of the worst barbarity seen since the days of Adolf Hitler. Maduro went on to condemn the European Union as “accomplices” in genocide. Despite its own problematic economic situation, Venezuela has sent tons of aid to Gaza, including food, oil, drinking water, medical supplies, water pumps and mattresses.

Netanyahus endorsement galvanized much of the Venezuelan opposition. Many look to Israel as a guiding light and see parallels between their political projects. “Venezuela’s struggle is Israel’s struggle,” Machado said, explaining that they both stand for “Western values” in the face of opponents who seek to “sow terror, devastation and violence.” Machado has consistently supported Israeli actions since October 7.

mintpressnews.com/venezuela-elec…
7/ Maduro supports Palestine. His opponents love Israel.

This isn’t difficult. And it isn’t new.

The far right in Latin America has always received support from Israel bc they are ideological partners in the U.S.-led imperialist order.

It’s NOT possible to both support Palestine AND fascist regime change in Venezuela. These two things are diametrically opposed.

So, which side are you on?

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Feb 16
Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah is speaking now, you can watch with English translation here: presstv.ir/Live
Nasrallah says that the enemy is wrong to think that killing our leaders and women and children would make us back down. On the contrary. Martyrdom of these leaders gives us more momentum, he goes on to list examples over the decades.
Nasrallah implies that Israel intentionally targeted civilians in Lebanon this week, but adds this is a war, soldiers fighting soldiers, fighters killing fighters, it's normal in war. We are in a real war, in a battle against a savage enemy supported by the US. They target us where they can, we target them where we can.
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Dec 4, 2023
This reminds me of how white supremacists historically painted black and brown men as rapists to justify lynching them.

Palestinian women are coming out of Israeli prisons saying they were threatened with sexual assault and worse. Meanwhile some of the most horrific claims made by Israeli officials and their supporters have thus far no evidence to back them up.

It is an insult to the survivors of sexual assault to use it for propaganda to justify genocide while covering up for what Israeli officers do to Palestinian women.

All the people who participated in this racist genocide apologia will be remembered poorly.
Never forget how we were lied to about Gaddafi giving viagra to African mercenaries to rape women, all to justify destroying Libya.

Never forget all of the black men and boys who were imprisoned and lynched in the US over false claims they raped OR whistled at white women.

This is an old and familiar script meant to conjure up support for BOMBING AND STARVING PALESTINIAN BABIES.
Has CNN’s Dana Bash expressed any concern about the genocidal statements of Israeli officials? How about the premature babies who Israeli officers let starve to death and then decompose after destroying their hospital?

These propagandists have no shame.
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Nov 3, 2023
Hassan Nasrallah is emphasizing that the Oct 7 Al Aqsa Flood operation was 100% Palestinian & the secrecy of it even from the rest of the resistance axis guaranteed its success. Seems to be meant for those speculating Iran and/or Hezbollah were involved.
He affirms "for both friends and enemies to recognize that the decision to resistance is led by the leaders of the resistance. The Iranian gov has no oversight over its decisions or its leaders." A message to those calling the different factions Iran-controlled proxies.
Nasrallah repeats his observation, made long ago, that the Israelis are weaker than a spiderweb and now the Israelis have come to believe this after Oct 7.

just posting some of the comments I think are worth highlighting.
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Oct 29, 2023
Something to keep in mind as we feel helpless watching this nightmare play out is that it has exposed the most powerful army in the region.

Despite all the carnage Israel has inflicted on Gaza, it hasn’t made any major military advances despite its clear military superiority.
The Israeli military is far weaker than we thought. It cannot respond easily to resistance operations carried out by militants living in a death camp without serious help from the U.S. And even then it relies almost entirely on dropping high tech weapons on civilians.
So far Israel’s invasion of Gaza has consisted of several failed attempts at infiltrating the strip as deep as they wanted to. Palestinian defense forces, despite all of the challenges and hardships of operating from inside a death camp, have put up a stiff resistance.
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Oct 9, 2023
Today’s talking point lecturing Palestinians seems to be about the optics of armed attacks on settlers going about their daily lives, that doing this is morally wrong, makes it harder for Palestinians to gain international support & easier for Israel to call them terrorists.
First, Israel calls Palestinians terrorists no matter what they do. When they peacefully march they are gunned down and called terrorists. When they shelter in their homes they are bombed without warning & called terrorists. When they advocate boycott they’re called terrorists.
Palestinians existing is considered terrorism to Israel. It’s time to drop this obsession with caring how the Israelis refer to the people they murder every single day.
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Apr 4, 2023
At Mexican President @lopezobrador_’s daily press briefing w/ @ZoPepperC
Mexican president @lopezobrador_ and officials from his admin giving a very convincing presentation about measures they’re taking against fentanyl trafficking, a direct response to accusations & threats from Lindsey Graham. Also calling US threats an attack on Mexican sovereignty
Mexican president @lopezobrador_ pointing out basic facts @LindseyGrahamSC got wrong in his recent statements, says these politicians aren’t being truthful when they talk about Mexico, drugs and violence.
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