For nearly 2 years, students across the world have been chanting slogans about "globalizing the Intifada."

Most of them have no idea about what an Intifada is.

A thread on the first and second intifadas and the detrimental affect they had on Israeli-Palestinian relations 🧵 The First Intifada began on Dec. 8th, 1987 after an Israeli truck driver crashed into a a couple of cars in Gaza, killing 4 Palestinians.

Protests erupted, with tone-throwing, strikes, and other violence killing 1000 Palestinians & 160 Israelis by 1993 (2/?)

The 1960s shaped Palestinian militancy.

A thread on how the 6-Day War was followed by never ending Palestinian attacks on Israel 🧵 (1/?) Encouraged by Arab leaders who told them they could soon return together with “the victorious Arab armies” many Palestinians left their homes during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

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A thread on how Saudi Arabia distanced itself from Hamas and the Islamic Regime in Iran became its primary backer, despite the often strained relations between Shia and Sunni Muslims in the Middle East 🧵

(1/?) Since Hamas won the election in 2006 & seized Gaza in 2007 in a civil war against Fatah, its funding has shifted from Arab states to the Islamic Regime in Iran.

Early on, Saudi Arabia backed Hamas but the Arab Spring in 2011 changed everything. By 2014, Iran had become Hamas' primary backer, giving $100M+/year

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How Hamas was democratically elected, launched a civil war in Gaza, never held elections again and started a series of wars with Israel: A thread on the failures of Palestinian democracy 🧵

(1/?) In 2006, Hamas won the first Palestinian election (44%) securing 74 of 132 seats, defeating the rival terrorist group Fatah (41%)

The picture shows the Hamas terrorist leader Ismail Haniyeh voting

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Thread: The Soviet Union & Palestinian radicalism 🧵

The PLO, founded in 1964, was shaped by the KGB to destabilize Israel, a U.S. ally.

Soviet funds and arms fueled PLO’s Marxist anti-Zionist agenda, aiming to weaken the West in the Cold War (1/?) In 1964, the KGB drafted the Palestinian National Charter in Moscow, approved by 422 handpicked PLO members, framing Israel as a colonial oppressor to incite anti-Western sentiment in the Middle East

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Thread: UNRWA Schools & Palestinian Radicalization

UNRWA schools in Gaza, West Bank, Syria, & Lebanon have long been fostering anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiment.

Textbooks & teachers often glorify violence, shaping generations of Palestinian youth against peace 🧵 In Gaza, UNRWA schools use textbooks calling Jews “terrorists” & urging jihad.

A 2017 study found 78% of Palestinian students reject Israel’s existence, fueled by such curricula. It breeds hostility, not an environment for peace

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The MOST comprehensive report on sexual violence during October 7th has been published.

It is time for the UN to list Hamas as perpetrator of sexual violence!

Here are the 6 key findings of the report: 1. Hamas systematically used sexual violence as a tactical weapon of war on October 7th.

There were clear patterns of abuse across multiple locations and continuing in captivity.

As the recent events in Iran are taking place, it becomes increasingly clear that the opportunity to bring down the Ayatollah regime may have finally arrived.

But it seems that some have been waiting for this moment more eagerly than others

A 🧵 on Iran’s minorities: For many years, Iran’s diverse minority groups have endured systematic oppression under the Islamic Republic:

violent suppression of protests, crumbling water and electricity infrastructure, and treatment as second-class citizens — scapegoats for the regime’s failures.

This is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

He’s ruled Iran with an iron fist for over 35 years.

While others built nations, he built the world’s most dangerous theocracy. 🧵 1. When Khamenei took power in 1989, Iran was already reeling from war and repression.

Instead of reform, he chose total control.

His first move was:
Crush the opposition.
Silence dissent.
Elevate fear to state policy.

BREAKING:

Spain’s left-wing PM Pedro Sanchez was hit by a major scandal today that might force him to resign.

A police investigation indicates that the primary election which made him PSOE party leader in 2014 was falsified by his right-hand man Santos Cerdán

Thread - 🧵1/? In July 2014 the socialist PSOE party held primary election for their new party leader.

It was a significant moment for PSOE, as it was one of the first times the party used a direct vote by its members to choose its leader, aiming to revitalize its image and democratic credentials.

Pedro Sánchez, then a relatively unknown MP, won with 48% of the votes, defeating his main rival Eduardo Madina who won 36%.

Allegations of fraud and strange voting patterns quickly emerged at the time but were swept under the rug until the Spanish police revealed their bombshell report today.

Created by the Central Operative Unit (UCO) of the Spanish police, the report implicates Sanchez’s right-hand man Santos Cerdán in rigging the 2014 primary.

The UCO uncovered messages from July 13, 2014, between Cerdán and Koldo García, a former aide to Sanchez’s ex-Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, who is also implicated in corruption scandals.

In one message, Cerdán allegedly instructed García to “mark it as if those two who are missing have voted without anyone seeing you and put in the two ballots,” to which García responded, “It’s done.” These communications were discovered after the UCO analyzed García’s devices as part of the ongoing Koldo case investigation.

The evidence suggests Cerdán may have orchestrated the inclusion of fraudulent votes to secure Sánchez’s victory.

The Supreme Court judge, Leopoldo Puente, says he considers this sufficient to potentially charge Cerdán with participating in a criminal organization and bribery offenses, and has offered him the opportunity to testify voluntarily

In just a little over 5 months, South Africa has seen a string of brutal farm attacks and murders. Elderly victims, bloody scenes, and terrifying violence.

Here are a few of the recent cases President Trump was referring to in the oval office : 🧵 1. UITKYK, MBOMBELA

Jan Jurgens (73) was ambushed in a storeroom.

He was hacked with a panga, his skull crushed with rocks. Tied up with shoelaces. Every time he regained consciousness, they stomped and kicked him.

His dogs tried to defend him, they were slashed too.

Terrible things are happening in South Africa, said Trump a few weeks ago.

South Africa has been making waves in international media for all the wrong reasons.

Visegrad24 had a dozen South African experts write op-eds to explain the terrible things happening there:

A THREAD 🧵 SOUTH AFRICA LEGALIZES LAND SEIZURES WITHOUT PAY

A breakdown of the controversial land seizure law and what it means for South Africa, by @willempet.

➡️ visegrad24.com/articles/south…

FULL TRANSCRIPT OF MACRON’S SPEECH: 🧵

Macron delivered a very important 15 minute speech to the nation tonight in which he announced he will offer France’s nuclear weapons umbrella “to all allies on the European continent”

Tomorrow, the EU leaders will meet to decides on Europe’s remilitarization. Hundreds of billions of euros will be spent on defense.

Here’s the full transcript of the speech:

“Inknow that you are legitimately concerned about the historic events that are shaking up the world order.

The war in Ukraine, which has resulted in almost a million deaths and injuries, continues unabated.

The United States of America, our ally, has changed its position on this war, supporting Ukraine less and leaving doubt as to what will happen next.

At the same time, the same United States intends to impose tariffs on products from Europe.

Finally, the world continues to grow ever more brutal, and the threat of terrorism continues unabated. All in all, our prosperity and security have become more uncertain.

It has to be said that we are entering a new era. The war in Ukraine has now been going on for more than three years. From day one, we decided to support Ukraine and sanction Russia.

And we were right to do so, because it is not only the Ukrainian people who are courageously fighting for their freedom, but it is also our security that is under threat. If one country can invade its neighbour in Europe with impunity, then no one can be sure of anything any more, and the law of the strongest will apply, and peace can no longer be guaranteed on our own continent. History has taught us that.

Beyond Ukraine, the Russian threat is there, affecting the countries of Europe, affecting us. Russia has already turned the Ukrainian conflict into a global conflict. It has mobilised North Korean soldiers and Iranian equipment on our continent, while helping these countries to further arm themselves.

President Putin's Russia violates our borders to assassinate opponents and manipulates elections in Romania and Moldova.

It is organising digital attacks on our hospitals to stop them operating. Russia is trying to manipulate our opinions with lies spread on social networks.

And basically, it's testing our limits. It does so in the air, at sea, in space and behind our screens. This aggression seems to know no bounds, and at the same time Russia continues to rearm, spending over 40% of its budget on it.

By 2030, it plans to have increased its army still further, with 300,000 more soldiers, 3,000 more tanks and 300 more fighter planes.

Against this backdrop, who can believe that the Russia of today will stop at Ukraine?

As I speak and for years to come, Russia has become a threat to France and to Europe. I deeply regret this and I am convinced that in the long term there will be peace on our continent with Russia once again at peace.

But this is the situation I am describing to you, and we have to live with it. Faced with this dangerous world, it would be foolish to remain a spectator.

Without further delay, we must take decisions for Ukraine, for the safety of the French, for the safety of Europeans.

First and foremost for Ukraine. All the initiatives that are helping to bring about peace are moving in the right direction. And this evening I would like to pay tribute to them.

We must continue to help the Ukrainians to resist until they can negotiate with Russia a solid peace for themselves and for us all. That is why the road to peace cannot involve abandoning Ukraine. Quite the contrary.

Peace cannot be achieved at any price and under Russian dictatorship. Peace cannot be Ukraine's capitulation. It cannot be its collapse.

Nor can it mean a ceasefire that is too fragile. And why not? Because here too we have the experience of the past. We cannot forget that Russia began invading Ukraine in 2014 and that we then negotiated a ceasefire in Minsk.

(1/?) 🧵 “And the same Russia did not respect that ceasefire. And we have not been able to maintain the balance due to a lack of solid guarantees. Today, we can no longer take Russia at its word.

Ukraine has a right to peace and security for itself. And it is in our interest, it is in the interest of the security of the European continent. That is why we are working with our British and German friends and several other European countries.

That's why you've seen me bring several of them together in Paris in recent weeks, and meet them again in London a few days ago to consolidate the commitments that Ukraine needs.

Once peace has been signed, we need to prepare Ukraine so that it is not invaded by Russia again. This will undoubtedly involve long-term support for the Ukrainian army.

It may also involve deploying European forces. These forces would not go and fight today, they would not go and fight on the front line, but they would be there once the peace has been signed to ensure that it is fully respected.

Next week, in Paris, we will be bringing together the Chiefs of Defence Staff of those countries that wish to assume their responsibilities in this respect.

This is a plan for a solid, lasting and verifiable peace, which we have prepared with the Ukrainians and several other European partners, and which I defended in the United States a fortnight ago and throughout Europe.

And I want to believe that the United States will remain at our side, but we must be ready if this is not the case.

Whether or not peace in Ukraine is achieved quickly, given the Russian threat that I have just described to you, the European states must be able to defend themselves better and deter any further aggression.

Yes, whatever happens, we need to equip ourselves more, we need to raise our defence posture, and we need to do this for peace itself, to act as a deterrent.

In this respect, we remain committed to NATO and our partnership with the United States of America, but we need to do more, to strengthen our independence in terms of defence and security.

The future of Europe should not be decided in Washington or Moscow.

And yes, the threat is returning to the East and the innocence of the last thirty years, since the fall of the Berlin Wall, is now over.

Tomorrow in Brussels, at the Extraordinary Council meeting between the 27 Heads of State and Government, the Commission and the President of the Council, we will be taking decisive steps forward.

A number of decisions will be taken that France has been proposing for several years.

Member States will be able to increase their military spending without this being taken into account in their deficit.

Massive joint funding will be agreed to buy and produce some of the most innovative munitions, tanks, weapons and equipment in Europe.

I have asked the government to take action to ensure that this strengthens our armies as quickly as possible and speeds up the reindustrialisation of all our regions.

In the next few days, I will be meeting with the relevant ministers and industrialists in the sector.

The Europe of Defence that we have been advocating for eight years is therefore becoming a reality.

It means European countries that are more ready to defend and protect themselves, that produce together the equipment they need on their own soil, that are ready to cooperate more, to reduce their dependence on the rest of the world.

And that's a good thing. Germany, Poland, Denmark, the Baltic States and many of our partners have announced unprecedented efforts in terms of military spending.

So, in this time of action that is finally opening up, France has a special status.

We have the most effective army in Europe and, thanks to the choices made by our elders after the Second World War, we have nuclear deterrent capabilities.

This protects us much more than many of our neighbours.”

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BREAKING:

The nuclear submarine USS Virginia was forced to turn around off the coast of Norway after a refusal to refuel by a private company following the Trump-Zelensky meeting

HB, one of the largest marine fuel companies in 🇳🇴 says it won’t refuel US Navy vessels from now on Full statement from the owner of Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway's largest private marine fuel companies.

Sweden Went from Safe & Stable to Crime & Chaos - Why?

Immigration.

Sweden was once one of the safest, most peaceful countries in the world. But after embracing mass immigration and multiculturalism, things took a sharp turn for the worse.

Here’s a thread on how it happened🧵 1. 1975: The Year Things Changed

Sweden’s Parliament unanimously decided to turn Sweden into a multicultural society

Before this, Sweden was homogeneous, with strong social cohesion. The idea was that migrants wouldn’t need to assimilate - they'd keep their own culture instead

Julius Malema – A Corrupt, Racist, Bloodthirsty Hypocrite

Malema is NOT a “freedom fighter.” He’s a thug in a suit.

His main goal is to burn South Africa to the ground while enriching himself.

Here’s why he’s the most dangerous man in the country.🧵 1. A Walking Corruption Machine

Malema stole millions through tender fraud, money laundering, and racketeering while preaching “revolution.”

His company, On-Point Engineering, looted Limpopo and left communities in ruins.

He never faced real justice, because he’s protected by a corrupt system.

Despite all this, the EFF considers themselves the “Corruption Busters”

Ramaphosa Legalizes Expropriation Without Compensation 🇿🇦

President Cyril Ramaphosa has just signed the Expropriation Act into law, legalizing expropriation without compensation. This marks a major turning point for property rights in South Africa 🧵 1. What does the law mean?

-It replaces the 1975 Expropriation Act, which ensured landowners were compensated when the state took property for public use

-The new law expands expropriation beyond “public use” to “public interest”, a vague term allowing far-reaching gov. control

How the UK Lost the Battle Against Illegal Migration. 🇬🇧

The UK government has been battling illegal migration for years, but despite their attempted policies and promised plans, the results are still underwhelming. 

A Short Thread 🧵: 1. Since 2022, the UK government has been fighting illegal migration with strict policies.

One major plan was to deport migrants to Rwanda and deter arrivals with poor living conditions.

Christians are still being targeted, silenced, and oppressed for their faith in the year 2025.

Here’s a list of countries where being a Christian still comes with life-threatening risks and extreme challenges. 🧵 1. North Korea 🇰🇵 

Christians face extreme persecution under a totalitarian regime. Being caught practicing Christianity can lead to death or imprisonment in labor camps.

Much focus today on the grooming gangs in the UK but it's also the 9th anniversary of the attempted cover-up of the 2015/2016 NYE Mass-Sexual Assaults in Cologne.

1200 women were sexually assaulted, raped or robbed in front of the Cologne Cathedral by nearly 2000 migrants 🧵 The attacks mainly took place in Cologne, but hundreds of women were also assaulted in Hamburg, Düsseldorf & Frankfurt.

The German internet new what had happened on January 1st but mainstream media remained silent to January 4th.

Germany took in 1M migrants in 2015

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Our year on 𝕏:

- reached 1 million followers

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- made friends IRL with 𝕏 mutuals

- created beautiful original videos

- named most influential account covering Israel-Hamas War

- attacked by MSM including Wired - hired 3 new team members

- interviewed leading intellectuals including @ayaan, @Mr_Andrew_Fox, @libsoftiktok, @MalcolmNance and others

- had a Wikipedia page written about us in 5 languages

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