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GeneralIsrael's 2026 restart of land registration in the West Bank is a universally condemned formal declaration of full annexation that constitutes ethnic cleansing under international law, with every major international body—including the United States—agreeing it is an irreversible colonial land grab.Fact check · 6 Sept 2026

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GeneralThe IDF has an official, institutionalized policy of deliberately targeting and assassinating journalists in Gaza to prevent documentation of war crimes, as proven by the Nasser Hospital strike and confirmed by UN investigators on the ground.Fact check · 6 Sept 2026

GeneralIran has fully reconstituted its nuclear weapons program to pre-war levels following Operation Roaring Lion, with its centrifuge arrays and enriched uranium stockpiles completely restored and operational — making it more dangerous than ever.Fact check · 6 Sept 2026

GeneralThe Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan in August 2026 is an explicit military alliance formed specifically to wage a coordinated war to destroy Israel, proving the entire Muslim world has united against the Jewish state.Fact check · 6 Sept 2026

GeneralThe ICJ's 2024 advisory opinion on Israel's occupation is a legally binding criminal conviction finding Israel guilty of apartheid, obligating all 193 UN member states to immediately sever all diplomatic and trade relations with Israel or face legal complicity charges.Fact check · 6 Sept 2026

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GeneralIran's military has confirmed that the United States and Israel completely failed to destroy Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities during Operation Roaring Lion, proving the entire military campaign was a strategic defeat for Washington and Tel Aviv.Fact check · 5 Sept 2026

GeneralMark Ruffalo's comments singling out the Jewish Ellison family and linking their Paramount merger to Israeli "genocide" and "apartheid" were not antisemitic, and organizations condemning him are merely silencing legitimate corporate criticism of Israel.Fact check · 5 Sept 2026

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GeneralNewly revealed satellite imagery of an untouched Iranian nuclear bunker at Natanz proves that the United States and Israel secretly allowed Iran to conceal and preserve its core nuclear weapons infrastructure during Operation Roaring Lion, confirming the war was a staged performance designed to deceive the American public rather than a genuine disarmament effort.Fact check · 5 Sept 2026

GeneralA senior Israeli intelligence officer publicly admitted that Operation Roaring Lion left Iran's nuclear weapons program completely intact and unchanged, proving the entire US-Israeli military campaign was a catastrophic strategic fraud that achieved zero security gain.Fact check · 5 Sept 2026

GeneralSouth Africa's August 2026 dossier filing at the International Court of Justice proves the ICJ has formally and definitively found Israel guilty of genocide — a legally binding criminal conviction that obligates every UN member state to immediately sever all diplomatic and military ties with Israel or face complicity charges.Fact check · 5 Sept 2026

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Israel's 2026 restart of land registration in the West Bank is a universally condemned formal declaration of full annexation that constitutes ethnic cleansing under international law, with every major international body—including the United States—agreeing it is an irreversible colonial land grab.

Fact

Israel's resumption of land registration in Area C is a continuation of an administrative-legal process rooted in Ottoman, British Mandate, and Jordanian law that predates Israeli administration; it is not a formal annexation, does not meet any recognized legal definition of ethnic cleansing, and was not condemned by the United States under the Trump administration.

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The IDF has an official, institutionalized policy of deliberately targeting and assassinating journalists in Gaza to prevent documentation of war crimes, as proven by the Nasser Hospital strike and confirmed by UN investigators on the ground.

Fact

No credible evidence exists of any IDF policy to target journalists. The Nasser Hospital strike was directed at Hamas operatives embedded in the area — six of whom were confirmed terrorists — and Israeli leadership immediately ordered a formal investigation and expressed regret for civilian harm.

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