Updates on the UN, Intl. Community & Media's Global Disconnect.
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In the last few days in El Fasher, North Darfur, the RSF massacred 1,500–2,000 civilians, including executions in hospitals. Satellite images from Yale show red-stained sand visible from the sky. 
Along convicted terrorists, you had Ramzy Baroud, editor of The Palestine Chronicle — a U.S. non-profit posing as journalism, facing a lawsuit for hiring a Hamas terrorist who held 3 Israeli hostages, Mahmood Mamdani, father of NYC candidate Zohran Mamdani and Katie Halper. 
He told the Mosaïque podcast that in Geneva: “There was a gathering of experts who asked the question quite forcefully. I was there, and I was absolutely stunned. What they were saying, essentially, was that one should try to find a term that could be used to exert pressure. ” 
On paper, the UN Cybercrime treaty fights online crime & sharing digital evidence. In reality, it’s a blueprint for digital authoritarianism—drafted by Russia & China, approved in December 2024, & signed in Vietnam, a one-party state where online criticism can land you in prison
Disguised as a “Net-Zero Framework” on shipping, the UN plan imposes carbon penalties, funnels funds into a UN-controlled bureaucracy, and redistributes them—without citizen consent. For the first time, taxation without representation will exist at the global level 
Mounir Diawara & Rodrigue Quenum FOUGHT for ISIS in Syria. Pics of them holding a bloodied severed head, dressed in combat gear with other jihadists, were recovered. Arrested in 2013 & sentenced to 15 years in prison. Their sentence was REDUCED on appeal, now ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE 
Researchers analyzed English-language posts on X from Feb 1, 2024 – Jan 31, 2025. Using advanced AI, they flagged 679,584 posts likely violating X's hate speech policies. Despite X’s promises to reduce visibility of hate speech, these posts racked up 193 million views. 
Francesca has been exposed for falsely claiming to be a “lawyer.” She admitted to never passing the Italian bar exam and isn’t registered with the official bar association. Under Italian law, misrepresenting oneself as a lawyer is a crime, punishable by imprisonment and fines. 
The Guardian & +972Mag claim 75% of 6,000 arrested in Gaza are “civilians” is not is not only false, it inverts reality. In reality, the list they use is from Hamas/PIJ. Armed fighters, fake medics & Oct 7 invaders aren’t “civilians.”
The leaked doc instructs to post on the same day, same hashtags, same message. Black front pages, scripted TV, coordinated feeds. T
Never question the UN or big NGOs is the unspoken rule. The “Halo Effect,” the aura of credibility surrounding these organizations—means that their findings were virtually immune to fact-checking and often amplified by the media.
This isn’t new. Calls to invoke Uniting for Peace against Israel keep resurfacing—most recently in 2025’s 10th Emergency Special Session. Advocates claim it bypasses the Security Council, but legally, the GA can only recommend action anything else violates international law. 
Why it matters: This study exposes how Palestinian groups built a unified global advocacy machine—overcoming internal rifts to coordinate messaging. Jewish communities, often reactive and divided, can draw lessons to strengthen strategy and unity in facing this challenge.
Let's start from what the headlines missed. The UN declared “famine” ONLY in GAZA CITY—17 sq miles—not all of Gaza. If famine at that scale truly existed, people could easily walk a few miles. Essentially the UN declared, there is famine in the living room, not in the kitchen” 
The myth: MTG claims US gives Israel a “blank check” of $3.8B/yr to freely fund weapons. False. Aid isn’t charity—it’s strategic: designed to strengthen Israel while preventing it from competing w/ US defense exports.
According to the complaint, senior IDF officials offered “any support necessary, including security protection and coordination” to WFP and OCHA. The response? A flat refusal to discuss coordination. 
SIGAR finds US-funded Afghan aid largely fails to reach people—only 30–40% after taxes, fees, bribery & extortion. $10.9M+ went to Taliban-controlled entities in 2024 audit. Aid system is costly, complex, multi-layered, and riddled with corruption, creating new diversion points. 
Traditionally, IPC declares famine when 30% of kids show acute malnutrition by weight-for-height—a precise, global standard. The July Gaza report changed that for less accurate mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), cut the threshold to 15%, & dropped other usual criteria. 
On Friday, the new European Media Freedom Act went into effect. Ursula von der Leyen hailed it as a shield for journalists & a key pillar of democracy—a bright European answer to rising authoritarianism. But the law’s true impact goes far beyond these promises. 
On March 9, Israel introduced new legislation: NGOs in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem must disclose basic info about their Palestinian staff. Names. Roles. ID numbers. The NGOs are terrified because the infiltration of terrorist in humanitarian work extends beyond UNRWA.