Open-source intelligence (OSINT)
🔻 IMPORTANT The Amsterdam Pogrom
▪️The latest Amsterdam pogrom (a.k.a. the Dutch pogrom 2024), it’s an alert for all the societies in which the Jewish communities exist around the world. It proved that the ongoing Israeli-related topics on the war in the Middle East are being politically exploited against the Jewish communities locally. A recent analysis done by both All Israel News and Rybar reflectively indicates that the global totality of anti-Israeli propaganda circulating since the beginning is just an integral part of the social engineering network. If we solely treat the Hamas or Hezbollah propaganda as shown by Rybar, it follows the principle of the derivative absence of the jihadist fighters themselves even in their After Effect videos, these aren’t the ones that powerfully affect our perceptions of the war. In other words, the dominant forces are both powerful ‘mainstream’ and ‘independent’ media / NGO outlets enhancing the terrorist propaganda and globally circulating their content, the culprits including the ‘self-media’ online idols cultivated by them from the back channels.
For instance,
The Famine Review Committee (NGO) is the EU, UKAID, USAID, and Canada, whose “independent” and “neutral” food experts are systematically demonizing the IDF during the war by analogy of the Holodomor narrative. This reveals the two-faced approach to Israel by the West. There is a lot of political leverage in their hands at the same time, while some of them are claimed to be officially supporting Israel. The relationship with the Five Eyes is not simple. Moreover, as usual, their ICs are supporting both the ruling parties and the opposition by using them as political leverage on demand.
All Israel News (November 9, 2024):
On Thursday, the IDF said that around 50 more terrorists were killed in Jabaliya in the past 24 hours. In addition, the Kfir Brigade started raiding nearby Beit Lahiya, after intelligence information indicated terrorists and terror infrastructure in the area. Other IDF operations continued in the center of the strip along the Netzarim Corridor, as well as in southern Rafah. Meanwhile, the military rejected new claims made by the Famine Review Committee, an independent group of food security experts, that there was a “strong likelihood” of imminent famine in areas of northern Gaza, including Jabaliya. “Unfortunately, the researchers continue to rely on partial, biased data and superficial sources with vested interests,” the IDF stated, noting that 11 aid trucks entered Jabaliya and nearby Beit Hanoun on Thursday.
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▪️ There are several things I can comment on the Amsterdam pogrom:
Victims are innocent. The Israeli government, including diplomats and Mossad, has properly dealt with the incident in terms of politics at present.
Some blamed the Israeli government for the alert issue, yet Israel’s travel warning was and still is the second-highest alert about Holland. Potential Threat (Level 2): It is recommended to take increased precautionary measures. This high-level alert is correct before and after the incident.
Mossad warned the Dutch authorities multiple times to prevent such a planned assault in the Netherlands, but their warnings were ignored. And the victims testified about the scene: the local authorities did nothing to save them during the assaults. What I can only see is just a picture of the Dutch police officers standing in rows in front of the stadium. Furthermore, they freed 59 out of 63 criminals at once. Their antisemitism is only a pose.
Israel prevented the second pogrom in Europe: Israeli authorities had advised fans to stay away from that game. “Calls continue on social media to harm Israelis and Jews, and there are concerns that the events of the last 24 hours may lead to a wave of copycat actions and further disturbances and attacks against Israelis abroad,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Friday. “In light of this, the National Security Council is advising Israelis to avoid attending Maccabi Tel Aviv’s game in Bologna and to avoid displaying visible Israeli or Jewish symbols as much as possible.”
It's important to mention that Israeli diplomats reported the pogrom earlier than any Israeli media and shared information globally in the initial phase.
The mob is a bunch of amateurs unrelated to Hamas or Hezbollah organizationally.
Their videos show themselves as villains stupidly. Thus, the pogrom and its propaganda will only backfire and consolidate the war efforts of Israel objectively.
Additionally, the pogrom severely damaged the opposition protests in Israel. This also indicates that the Dutch pogrom was done by another actor, not Hamas and Hezbollah.
The Times of Israel (November 9, 2024):
The TV report said the Diaspora Affairs Ministry’s warning was shared with the Foreign Ministry and “a discussion was held.” But neither of the ministries, nor the National Security Council, issued warnings or guidelines to Maccabi or to the fans. The report said the head of Shin Bet, Ronen Bar, is now in touch with his Dutch counterpart amid the ongoing investigation of suspected assailants who are in Dutch police custody, and what it classed as ongoing security issues. It also said, without sourcing the claim, that there were “high alerts” at Israeli and Jewish facilities in Europe, and concerns about security at several forthcoming sporting events involving Israeli teams in the coming days. While the outlet noted that Sports Minister Miki Zohar has recommended against Israeli fans traveling to matches in Europe, it stressed that the National Security Council, which issues such warnings, hasn’t done so and has no intention of changing the current travel guidance warnings. Holland is on the NSC list of countries where a “Level 2” designation applies, indicating a “potential threat” and the need to take “precautionary measures.”
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Note 1: The second Amsterdam pogrom occurred on November 11, 2024.
The Middle Eastern and North African gangs behind the Amsterdam Pogrom are out on the streets rioting again tonight. They are blocking streets in Amsterdam, smashing windows, setting trams on fire, and shouting.
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The local social contradiction between the Dutch and marginalizing Muslim immigrants turned against the Jewish community. The Arab, Turkish, and African gangs found the most inappropriate form of social rebellion. Antisemitism or pro-terrorism can’t help solve any of their issues.
▪️ On the Pro-Hamas / Hezbollah Propaganda Mechanism, the terrorist-journalist camouflage is broadly used in color revolutions as protesters-journalists, rioters-journalists, or mercenaries-journalists. This article introduced the integrated terror-propaganda media-financial complex of Hezbollah and Hamas and their further infiltration into international media (e.g., Six Al Jazeera ‘journalists’ exposed as Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists – when will Washington act against Al Jazeera and Qatar, its host? ). However, the problem is that global “mainstream” and “independent” media are deliberately cooperating with Hezbollah and Hamas. For instance, by calling terrorists “armed forces,” the global media know they are recognized as terrorists from the beginning.
Additionally, Rybar often mentions the unverified ‘military feats’ or ‘military offensive’ of the terrorist news announcements. This is also their operational feature to be mentioned here.
Note 2: Israel Today posted a video from Hezbollah on November 12, 2024.
Hezbollah marks yesterday's heavy rocket barrage on northern Israel and the city of Haifa with a new promo video.
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This is a Hezbollah propaganda video that is only for their Arab supporters not for global audiences. The style is different but their principle is the same.
1. We still can’t see jihadist fighters themselves.
2. “Mainstream” and “independent” media won’t circulate their Arab-specific content. Instead, they help Hezbollah and Hamas spread the human shield versions against Israel.
The Times of Israel (November 11, 2024):
The infiltration of terror into the media extends far beyond propaganda. During the South Lebanon conflict, Al-Manar developed sophisticated methods of integrating media operations with terror activities. The network established a special information unit focused on highlighting South Lebanon Army soldiers (a Christian army force that opposed Hezbollah) returning to their families, while simultaneously broadcasting detailed threats against those who remained on the battlefield.
This psychological warfare campaign was coordinated with military operations, demonstrating how media platforms serve as operational assets. In Gaza, terrorist groups have refined these tactics further. Press credentials provide access to sensitive locations, allowing operatives to gather intelligence under journalistic cover. Media vehicles transport personnel and equipment, while news organizations provide cover for communications and coordination. During the October 7 attacks, some terrorists wore press vests, exploiting the protections afforded to journalists to carry out their operations. The sophistication of these operations becomes evident in their use of multiple media platforms. Social media accounts affiliated with these organizations engage in coordinated campaigns, while traditional broadcast media provides operational support through coded messages and strategic information dissemination. During conflicts, these networks coordinate their coverage to maximize psychological impact and provide operational intelligence.
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Rybar (November 11, 2024):
In recent days, the number of videos on Hamas media resources showing attacks by militants on Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip has significantly decreased. Although such videos occasionally still appear, they typically only show the facts of the attack without documenting the consequences. From a propaganda perspective, these videos were quite effective, even though in most cases, the incidents did not lead to such critical consequences for IDF fighters as was portrayed in the Arabic-language media. This is especially true for the destruction of Israeli armored vehicles, which almost always withstood the impact of homemade ammunition. The circumstances sometimes prompted pro-Palestinian authors to exaggerate the successes of Hamas ambushes. For example, just a week ago, footage was circulating online of allegedly destroyed Israeli armored personnel carriers, which was presented as a successful strike on both the equipment and the entire crew. This was footage of the remains of remotely detonated old vehicles used as obstacles. Nevertheless, a solution to the problem of reducing the number and quality of the footage has been found. Armed with After Effects and game engines like Unreal Engine, authors have begun publishing videos in the Arabic-language segment simulating successful Hamas ambushes with the destruction of both IDF personnel and armored vehicles. The process of creating such videos is relatively simple, especially if the necessary models are pre-assembled. And it all follows the same scenario: create maps and transitions in After Effects, and 3D models through the game engine. As a result, the creation of the final product takes up to one day.
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