tv Documentary Reign of Terror 1 PRESSTV October 8, 2024 4:02am-4:30am IRST
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pragatishiel mahila sangathan hai. iran. target the oil field in iran and other countries. in the midst of the reign of terror during the late 18th century, a term was forged in the fiery tumult of the french revolution, terrorism. this term born from the shadows of lagilitine would traverse the rivers of time, its echo resonating into the modern era. originally shaped by the blades, swift justice around the 17. 90s, this legacy
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of fear has morphed across centuries into a narrative starkly different. from the cobblestone streets of paris in the late 18th century, we leap forward in time. in the volatile atmosphere of 1960 south africa, the oppressive apartide regime enforced stringent pass laws. which required black south africans to carry dompas pass books controlling their movements and freedoms. the enforcement of these laws was harsh and abusive, leading to widespread resentment. in sharpville, township simmering under these conditions, the residents supported by the pan-africanist congress pac organized a peaceful protest by gathering at the local police station without their pass. books,
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aiming to challenge and overwhelm the apartide system. the situation escalated dramatically when police opened fire on the unarmed crowd, resulting in the tragic death of 69 people and over 180 injuries. this brutal event intensified the resistance against the apartide. nelson mandela, key figure in the african national congress, ansc, responded. by advocating a shift towards armed struggle. by 1961, mandela helped found amisizwee, spear of the nation, marking a significant change in tactics. however, this move led to the us designating the anc as a terrorist organization during the cold war era. mandela was included on the us terror watch list, designation. that
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lasted until 2008, long after his presidency, when a us bill finally removed anc members from the list. this action underscored the complex global response to mandela's fight against the apartide and his eventual recognition as a global symbol of peace and reconciliation. as the sands of time shift to 2020. one, we find ourselves in palestine, where the populist contends with a distinct form of apartide. tensions in palestine mirrored struggles from other regions while manifesting unique and profound local challenges. in the neighborhood of sheikh jara, east alrtz, the issuance of eviction notices to palestinians under a contentious israeli law sparked significant protests. this law, allowing... descendance of former
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jewish property owners to reclaim lands, but not affording the same right to displace palestinians, heightened tensions. human rights watch labeled israel's policies in the region which include segregation and movement restrictions to maintain jewish dominance as apartide. yahya sinwar, born in 1962 into a family displaced by the 1948 arab israeli war, emerged as a... significant figure in this context. his journey from poverty to leadership within hamas was marked by his early involvement with islamic student groups and his subsequent imprisonment in 1988 for actions against palestinian collaborators and israeli soldiers. released in 20. a prisoner
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exchange, sinua rose to prominence in hamas, leading its military and political strategies against the israely apartide system. his stance and actions led to his inclusion on the us terror list in 2015. by 2017, yahya sinwar had taken the helm of hamas in gaza, focusing on resisting the israeli apartide. this campaign against israel's continued occupation of palestinian territories culminated dramatically on october 7th, 2023 with operation alaksa flood. a highly coordinated military operation, hamas fighters on paragliders and motorcycles in a daring assault shattered the fortified barriers between gaza and the occupied territories. they successfully dismantled the
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ai augmented surveillance systems, enabling them to strike at over 25 israeli military outposts with precision. the operation saw the capture of several merkavar tanks and their crews at the karam-shalom military site with significant military equipment seized and taken back to gaza. this operation marked a significant breach in israel's military, reminiscent of the vulnerabilities exposed during the 1973. arab israeli conflict. during operation alaksa flood, hams demonstrated a remarkable display of military capability, yet western media and key political figures, including us president joe
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biden tried to frame this operation as an act of terrorism. they betrayed the events of october 7th with stark comparisons to daesh actions, including unverified claims. of war crimes and beheadings, narrative echoed by biden. in the 2010s, the emergence of daesh became a prominent example of how western media frequently linked terrorism with islam and west asia, diverging significantly from its historical origins in the heart of europe. daesh, also known as isis or isisol in the west, was founded by abu musab zawi and gave. international notoriety in 2014, following swift and brutal military campaigns that made iraqi forces retreat from key cities and led to the seizure of mosul. characterized by extreme brutality, daesh committed atrocities that shocked the world,
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including mass executions, ethnic cleansing, enslavement and the persecution of minorities. notable incidents included the sinjar massacer where... thousands of izades were killed and the mass murder of over 20 cadets a military academy in tikrit coupled with severe damage to iraq's infrastructure. however, their reign of terror ended when iran's top anti-terror commander, lieutenant general qasem sulaymani declared the sessation of their existence after years of horrific violence in iraq and syria. years after the end of the daesh rule, shadows of the past loomed large. this time another dark spectra cast its pole over gaza, where the scars of the geneside are deep and unyielding. the region reeled under the
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weight of the israeli-american genocide, a stark and haunting. action of the atrocities once committed by daesh. israel's crimes in gaza encompass collective punishment such as blockades, indiscriminate bombings of civilian areas, forced displacements, direct targeting of civilians, unlawful detentions and destruction of civilian infrastructure. these measures have led to significant civilian casualties and suffering. when examining these actions, the distinction in scale between blockades by daesh and israel becomes clear. daesh's blockades affected
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smaller populations with around 6,250 civilians in yarmuk and approximately 50,000 in falluja. in stark contrast, is bloccade impacted the entire population of gaza, over two million people. this bloccade resulted in severe shortages of essential services and significant. civilian casualties, making it a form of collective punishment, prohibited under international law. targeting hospitals and schools has also been a tactic used by both daesh and israeli forces. daesh utilized these civilian infrastructures for military purposes in areas like mosul and across syria, which shielded them from airstrikes. conversely. israeli air strikes directly hit schools and hospitals in gaza. by late september 2024, gaza's healthcare
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infrastructure had been devastated. of the 36 hospitals in the region, 31 had been damaged or destroyed. the world health organization reported that from october 7th, 2023, until the end of september 2024, over 1,100 attacks had targeted healthcare. services in both gaza and the west bank. these strikes had affected more than 550 medical facilities, and over 500 ambulances severely crippling the region's ability to provide essential care. one of the most harrowing events was a 14-day operation at gaza's largest medical facility, al-shifar hospital, where israeli military actions included the killing of 13 children and systematic. violence, including extrajudicial killing in civilians, children aged four to six were among those tragically
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killed with the who citing 21 patients perishing in dire conditions within the hospital. the use of white phosphorus by israeli forces, a substance causing severe injuries and death has been documented and criticized. by human rights watch, this contrast with daesh, which has not been recorded using this substance. forced displacement figures are equally stark. daesh displaced thousands, while israel's actions since october 7th forcibly displaced nearly 2 million palestinians, nearly 90% of gaza's population. this massive displacement. was a clear violation of the fourth geneva convention, which prohibits the forceable
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transfer of protected persons from occupied territories. targeting of civilians by israel has been severe. over span of one year, israel killed more than 40,000 civilians, including attacks on residential areas and public spaces, a significant increase compared to daesh, which killed 5,054. over 13 years. journalists have also been targeted. according to the syrian network for human rights, daesh was responsible for the execution of at least 64 journalists, using these heinous acts as tactic to suppress information and so fear. in a stark contrast, the toll has been much higher in israel's case. the... committee to protect journalists reported that as of the 24th of may 2024, at
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least 107 journalists and media workers were killed since the onset of the conflict, marking the deadliest period for journalists since cpj started recording data in 1992. mass graves are another example of israeli atrocities in... one of the largest mass graves tied to daesh was unearthed near the town of sunjar in iraq after the region was liberated from their control in 2015. this grave held the remains of over 80 izadi women, a chilling testimony to the terrorist group's brutal campaign. however, the situation in gaza presents an even more. more somber narrative, in april 2024, the discovery of mass graves there sent shock
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waves through the international community. the largest of these was found at the narcer medical complex in hanyunus, where following the withdrawal of israeli troops, palestinian civil defense teams began the grim work of exhuming bodies. the united nations human rights relief volk turg expressed his horror upon learning that hundreds of bodies were found in mass graves and at two of gaza's major hospitals. palestinian authorities reported the recovery of nearly 400 bodies, some of whom were tragically found still clad in surgical gowns. the deceased ranged from elderly women to young men and children, presenting a harrowing and stark tableau of the tragic events. throughout its campaign in
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syria and iraq, daesh extensively used explosive weapons in populated areas such as mosul and raqa, resulting in significant civilian casualties. similarly, israel has employed a comparable tactic a much larger scale. by april 2024, over 60% of gaza's physical infrastructure had been damaged, with 35% completely destroyed. the devastation was so extensive that the eu policy chief joseph bararell remarked that the destruction in gaza exceeded what was seen in german cities during world war ii. israeli forces dropped at least 75,000 tons of explosives on the region. about five times
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the explosive yield of the atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima. "widespread use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas has drawn condemnation from the un and various human rights organizations, stating that such actions likely violate international humanitarian law due to the disproportionate harm caused to civilians. the relentless bombardment led the international court of justice to call on israel to end its genocidal." campaign in rufa, the southern most town in gaza, but the israeli authorities had nothing to be ashamed of. despite the international outcry, certain israeli officials, including flor hassan nahum, deputy mayor of alroz, have denied allegations of war crimes. meanwhile, others have defended their war crimes, including the deprivation of basic necessities in gaza.
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azar kaboots, a site of operational flood, israel depicted itself as victim. claiming hamas targeted civilians, this narrative was echoed in kabut bairi where initial reports of an alleged massacre were later contradicted by settler testimonies. israeli, yasmin porad, who survived the events at beiri, shockingly stated on israeli radio that it was the israeli military fire, not hamas, that caused setler casualties. this included incidence of strong crossfire and tankfire resulting in
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air force commander stated that the actions were according to military orders. this stark behavior where israel's own settlers were killed by its military forces is linked to one of israel's covert operational protocols. the hannibal directive. it allows force to prevent captures even at the risk to israeli lives. israely forces caused the deaths of their own settlers. however, the regime attributed these incidents. to resistance fighters, other allegations, such as the claim made by biden concerning the beheading of children were quickly dismissed by us media. in the wake of the... crimes, some social media users drew stark comparisons, liking the harrowing scenes of israel's atrocities to those historically associated
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with the nazis or daesh. israel wasn't alone in committing these crimes. israel has benefited significantly from longstanding support by the us, receiving approximately $130 billion dollars since its self-proclamation, making it the largest recipient of american military aid. annually, israel receives $3.8 billion dollars under an agreement from the obama administration, accounting for about 15% of its military budget. furthermore, the u.s. has played a pivotal role in enhancing israel's economic and political standing on the global stage, with bilateral trade
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approaching $50 billion dollars annually. politically, the us has consistently supported israel in international forums, including the united nations, often using its veto power to block resolutions unfavorable to israel. notable political moves inc. include the us recognition of al gores as israel's so-called capital and facilitating key diplomatic accords like the camp david accords, oslo accords and abraham accords, which have normalized relations between israel and several arab nations. against this backdrop, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's july 2024 visit to the united states, further solidified american support for israel's genocide in. gaza as congress interrupted his one-hour speech 39 times with applause. us support for israel extends beyond logistics to direct military action.
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in a concerted effort to counteract an anticipated retaliatory strike from iran in april 2024, the us, alongside its allies, established a comprehensive... defense system. iran's islamic revolution guards core, irgc, launched extensive strikes against israeli targets, retaliating against an israeli attack on iranian diplomatic facilities in damascus on april 1st. despite the us efforts, iran successfully struck two major israeli airbases in the nagav desert. in a striking display of vulnerability, missiles, far from the pinnacle of iran's technological arsenal found their targets in the israeli occupied territories. the united states with its missile technology had
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transformed the skies above the nava team base into what was considered the most secure expanse in all of the israeli occupied territories. this region holds critical significance, nestled close to dimona, a site of paramount military importance. linked to israel's nuclear weapons. it was once considered impenetrable fortress, safeguarding the regime's most vital assets. this moment of impact represented a stark revelation. even the most advanced systems of the us and israel whose security is intertwined with high tech shields, are not impregnable. this marked another failure for the united states, reminiscent of the time when awareness was burgeyoning, and the us failed in its effort to expunge nelson mandela from the annels of reverence. as the cold war narratives lost their grip on global
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perceptions, the world began to recognize mandela, not as a terrorist, but as hero. mandela's legacy, etched in the hearts of the people, compelled america to revise its stance, removing him from lists of terror, acknowledging his true role. as beacon of resistance and reconciliation. the united states employed tactics reminiscent of a reign of terror an attempt to expunge resistance figures from the collective conscience, yet the global community discerned that the true teror was not found in individuals like mandela, but in the systematic oppression they resisted, a pernitious apartide that constrained freedoms and muted myriad voices. since october 7th, the echoes of israeli-american genocide in gaza have reverberated globally, stirring a collective awakening. as the international
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communities scrutinizes the us's unwavering support for israel amidst these events, many around the world are beginning to question the american definition of terrorism. figures once branded as terrorists by powers a far and now being re-evaluated, perhaps soon to be celebrated as liberators, much like mandella before them. in the hearts of the global community, the march towards justice. continues, possibly heralding an era where those like yahya sinwar are seen not as foes, but as heroes of liberation.
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this is about people who got silenced but kept fighting, supervision and controlling of freedom of speech only comes up when you're criticizing israel. 45 palestinian journals behind israeli bars at the moment, they warn students. that if they remain here, they will be arrested. this is about the voices of palestine. one year watching, i'm your host.
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the headlines as well as rocket barrages strike israel's bases and settlements, including major military intelligence base near tel aviv. israel conducts new air strikes on the southern suburbs of the lebanese capital after declaring new evacuation orders for the country's coastline. also coming up israel's indiscriminator strikes.
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