Israel has sparked global outrage after dropping leaflets over the besieged Gaza Strip, warning Palestinians to either cooperate with its forces or face forced displacement or eradication. The messages, written in Arabic, carried explicit threats, including the chilling statement: “The world map will not change if all the people of Gaza cease to exist.”

The move, condemned as a psychological warfare tactic, has intensified concerns over Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, with many seeing the leaflets as an open admission of ethnic cleansing.

The threats also reference a so-called “Trump plan”, aligning with recent remarks by US President Donald Trump. who suggested the mass expulsion of Gaza’s population to neighbouring countries. The posters featured images of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing accusations of war crimes and crimes against humanity and wanted by the IC

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    As a German I’m absolutely horrified by this cruel and inhumane repetition of history.

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      Can I get a religious war with a side of genocide? Oh, it’s a package deal and I also get free racism? Cool.

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          What many do not know is thar Theodor Herzl and even the first Israeli prime ministers were hardcore atheists. Zionism faced much opposition from religious Jews.

          How Israel Went From Atheist Zionism to Jewish State

          Zionism as a national movement that rebelled against historical Judaism was mainly atheistic. … Due to the sweeping opposition of the rabbis of Germany, Theodor Herzl was forced to transfer the First Zionist Congress from Munich to the Swiss city of Basel.

          But beginning with the first stages in the consolidation and settlement of the Zionist movement, it was forced to meticulously sort and thoroughly nationalize some of the religious beliefs in order to turn them into nation-building myths.

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          Yeah, it was European colonialism with a side of antisemitism. Amazing how it turned out.

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    “many seeing the leaflets as an open admission of ethnic cleansing”…

    Gee, ya’ think?

    Netanyayhoo only more emboldened since his butt buddy in office now.

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      People are very stupid, you see. It really is incredible how much the news is like “hmmm, jury’s out, could really go either way” on shit where there’s essentially everything but Israel saying the word “genocide” but even then…

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    Serious question. Is leaving an option? Is there some kinda line they can go stand in that will relocate them to another country?

    Feels like that scene in Independence Day.

    “What is it you want us to do?”

    “DIE. DIEEEEEEEE!”

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    Mask completely off now. It’s good old Ethnic Cleansing time, with our full and enthusiastic support.

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      Always was.

      It was blindingly obvious this was a genocide on like Oct 8th or 9th. The atrocities have simply ramped up every month.

      The IDF started Oct 7 shooting hostages to kill hamas. They spent every month after that bombing the hell out of every bit of infrastructure in gaza.

      They used snipers to kill children. They shot more hostages with a “woopsie” after the fact. They shot aid workers trying to bring food. They shut off power/water/electricity. They shot at doctors working in hospitals. And they didn’t constrain their genocidal thoughts to just gaza. They expanded into the west bank and later into Lebanon.

      The Israeli fascists have simply relied on calling everyone “antisemitic” for calling out the actions of a rouge state.

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    They cant leave through Israel, or by the sea, and only through rafah if they get humanitarian approval as a medical patient. So they cant leave regardless of what the stupid leaflets say. So its just intended to terrify Palestinians. AKA terrorism.

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    Let’s watch the zionists scramble to protect the settler colonial entity and calling the use of the word “genocide” an overreaction, or even more hilarious, antisemitic.

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    Good lord. If you’ve ever been to Israel you know what a bunker mentality they have to live with at all times. Can you even imagine going to live in the Gaza Strip after Trump “develops” it and puts condos there?