This is edition 2025/162 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
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This is the Ten@10, where I collate and summarise ten news items you generally won't see in the mainstream media.
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1. Two states
Bruce Logan
- 🗺️ Two-State Solution Criticism — The author argues that a two-state solution is neither just nor feasible because surrounding countries motivated by religious animosity will never accept Israel’s existence.
- 🇮🇱 Israel’s Survival Struggle — Since 1947, Israel has fought at least seven major wars to defend its right to exist, often against neighboring nations like Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon.
- 📜 Historical Context — Despite the UN granting a small, fractured territory, Jews accepted the 1947 plan, while Arabs rejected it and launched attacks, leading to continued conflict over Judea, Samaria (West Bank), Gaza, and other regions.
- ⚔️ Gaza and Hamas — Gaza is ruled by Hamas, a terrorist organization elected by popular vote, which uses propaganda as its primary weapon while deliberately provoking Israel to gain global sympathy.
- 🎭 Propaganda Strategy — Yasser Arafat and Soviet advisers in the 1970s crafted the narrative that Palestinians are the indigenous people, portraying Israel as a Western colonial oppressor resisting “decolonisation.”
- 📰 Media Influence — Hamas exploits civilian suffering, hides in hospitals and schools, and manipulates global media, with outlets like the BBC and The New York Times recently apologizing for publishing misleading images.
- 📊 UN Bias — Between 2006 and 2016, the UN condemned Israel 135 times and, in 2022, more than all other countries combined, reinforcing anti-Israel narratives despite the IDF’s documented efforts to avoid civilian casualties.
- 🚨 October 7, 2023 Attack — Hamas’s brutal invasion deliberately triggered Israel’s strong retaliation, aiming to win global propaganda victories and escalate the conflict.
- 🛡️ Israel’s Right to Defend Itself — The author insists Israel must continue destroying Hamas to secure its survival, arguing that forcing a two-state solution now would only give Hamas and Hezbollah time to regroup.
- ✡️ Golda Meir’s Warning — Israel chooses survival over image: “Better to be alive with a bad image than dead and pitied.” This reflects Israel’s policy of taking initiative against threats.
- 🎯 Recent Retaliation — Israel has targeted Hamas leaders globally, including in Qatar, signaling that those who attack Israelis are safe nowhere.
- 🙏 Author’s Position — Bruce Logan, a conservative Christian and founder of the Maxim Institute, urges governments to support Israel’s right to defend itself and determine Gaza’s future independently.
