The u.s. government starts every war they get involved in , one way or another . If they are not directly involved in the shit , they have provoked others to do it for them so they can profit from bloodshed every time . Such is their history from the founding of the country . Read this :
The U.S. and Israel announced on Oct. 22 that they are planning military strikes on Iran after the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3, with the aim of toppling the Iranian government. The Zionist elections for a new Knesset (Israeli parliament), including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu running for reelection, are scheduled for Oct. 27.
New York City, Feb. 28, 2026. (WW photo: Brenda Ryan)
The U.S. and Israel carried out a joint attack on Iran on Feb. 28, massacring over 168 school children in Minab and assassinating the beloved Iranian leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Since that fateful day, Iran has shut down and restricted any commercial ships from using the Strait of Hormuz, which is used to more efficiently transport vital supplies like oil, food and commercial goods. This justifiable move by Iran continues to wreak havoc on the world economy, including in the U.S.
Despite ongoing military and economic attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran, along with more U.S. sanctions, Iran has been winning the war. Iran has shut down the majority of U.S. bases throughout West Asia, forcing the evacuation of troops, leading to growing demoralization and opposition to the war among GIs.
Whether an attack by the U.S. and Israel will actually be carried out could depend on the outcomes of both elections, with both President #47’s and Netanyahu’s administrations facing deepening political crises and permanent fallout in their economies. And because of these crises, the war on Iran has become overwhelmingly unpopular in the U.S. and is becoming more unpopular in Israel.
For instance, there have been mass anti-Netanyahu protests in Tel Aviv leading up to the election. Just recently, Itimar Ben Gvir, Israel’s ultraright minister of national security, was forced to abandon the stage at the University of Tel Aviv when protesters disrupted his talk with chants of “There will be no fascism here!”
People pay the cost of war
The Israeli economy continues to plummet, not only due to mounting military debts with its war on Iran while battling with the resistance movement Hezbollah in Lebanon, but also from its ongoing genocide in Gaza and siege of the West Bank. The war debt of over USD $321 billion amounts to close to 70% of Israel’s gross domestic product since the Hamas-led Al-Aqsa flood on Oct. 7, 2023.
As of Sept. 3, the Department of Defense has so far spent over $47 billion on the war against Iran, more than 25% than the DoD estimate in July. (Reuters, Oct. 27). This is an estimated $2,000 per U.S. household so far. (Yahoo! News) The war, which #47 declared would end quickly in the spring, caused his popularity rating to plummet to 22%. It is no wonder that #47 is worried that the Republican Party will lose its majority votes in both Houses of Congress on Nov. 3.
According to a segment on CBS Sunday Morning, a report from the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan stated that since the start of the war against Iran, consumer confidence has been at its lowest point in modern history. The reasons given were that increased wages have not kept up with inflation; grocery prices rose by 4.1% over the past two years (Bureau of Labor Statistics); gasoline prices have risen by 35% over two years as of Oct. 15, 2024-26; and mortgage payments have risen to over 7.1% for a 30-year fixed rate as of Oct. 18.
No matter what happens after these elections, they will not change the fact that the real culprits in this war of aggression are Israel and the U.S. They not only want to overthrow the sovereign and independent government of Iran, but want to control the strategic waterways of the Strait of Hormuz to dominate the world’s commerce.
These war threats are not a sign of strength but a sign of fear and desperation over how the global capitalist economic crisis is impacting both countries. For the U.S. and Israel, war is the only answer as uprisings, especially led by youth and students, first begun in the Global South, have spread like wildfire throughout the Global North.
And the political compass for all these uprisings is the Axis of Resistance, in Occupied Palestine, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen. And it is important for the antiwar movement in the imperialist centers, especially in the U.S. and Europe, to be on the alert to organize a sustained anti-imperialist mobilization in the streets among both U.S. civilians and the military rank and file.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stressed that if the United States chooses war over diplomacy, it will certainly suffer a strategic defeat far greater than those of the past.
Israelis are voting in a closely contested election shaped by war, coalition deadlock and disputes over Palestinian participation and rights.
Key Takeaways
More than 7.3 million Israelis are eligible to elect the 120-member Knesset, with neither major bloc assured of a governing majority.
Palestinian citizens of Israel can vote, while millions of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation cannot participate in choosing the government.
Haaretz reported that Likud plans to film Arab voters outside polling stations, amid discussions about alleging electoral fraud if it loses.
Who is Voting and Who is Excluded?
Voting opened Tuesday in Israel’s parliamentary election, the first general vote since the start of its genocide in Gaza in October 2023 and the subsequent wars across the region.
According to the Central Elections Committee, 7,331,981 people are eligible to vote across 12,018 polling stations. Approximately 18,000 ballot boxes have been prepared, with around 100,000 election workers deployed, Anadolu news agency reported.
Most polling stations opened at 7 am local time and will close at 10 pm. Voters still waiting in line at closing time will be allowed to cast their ballots, according to Al Jazeera. Election Day is a public holiday.
Thirty-seven parties and electoral lists are competing for the Knesset’s 120 seats. Quds News Network reported that recent polls suggest approximately 13 lists could cross the electoral threshold.
The electorate includes Jewish Israelis and Palestinian citizens of Israel. It also includes adult illegal Israeli Jewish settlers living in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Millions of Palestinians living under Israeli control, however, have no vote in the election.
Al-Jazeera reported that approximately three million adult Palestinians in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem cannot participate in choosing the government that exercises control over their borders, movement and legal circumstances.
Most Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem hold residency status rather than Israeli citizenship. They can vote in Jerusalem municipal elections but cannot vote for the Knesset.
In the occupied West Bank, illegal settlers can participate in national elections while neighboring Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation cannot.
Most Israeli citizens abroad also cannot cast absentee ballots. Exceptions apply to diplomats and certain state representatives. According to the Central Elections Committee figures cited by Anadolu, 4,218 people voted at polling stations established at 99 diplomatic missions on October 15–16.
The election takes place amid continuing Israeli attacks in Gaza, military offensives elsewhere in the region and escalating attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Who is Competing, and What is at Stake?
The central contest pits Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing bloc against opposition parties led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, whose Yashar party is competing with Likud to become the largest party.
Other major contenders include the Together alliance led by former prime minister Naftali Bennett, alongside Yair Lapid; the Democrats, led by Yair Golan; and Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu.
Netanyahu’s allies include National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Jewish Power, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism and the ultra-Orthodox parties.
The Arab lists include the Joint List, headed by Yousef Jabareen, and the United Arab List, or Ra’am, led by Mansour Abbas.
Al-Jazeera reported that the Supreme Court overturned attempts to disqualify both Arab lists on October 2, finding that the evidence did not meet the legal requirements. Sami Abu Shehadeh, leader of the National Democratic Assembly, withdrew after the court indicated that a majority of judges would support barring his candidacy.
Arab parties could influence the parliamentary balance, but most leaders of the Jewish opposition bloc have ruled out forming a governing alliance with them.
The contest between Netanyahu and Eisenkot also does not represent a choice between support for and opposition to Palestinian statehood: both reject the establishment of a Palestinian state, Anadolu reported.
Netanyahu is seeking to remain in office while facing a domestic corruption trial involving bribery, fraud and breach of trust, charges he denies. He also faces an International Criminal Court arrest warrant over war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Israel’s war on Gaza.
His current government, in office since December 2022, has been widely described as the most far-right in Israel’s history.
Several issues dominate the campaign. One is the continuing absence of an official commission of inquiry into the security failures surrounding October 7, 2023. Another is the dispute over military service exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men, with critics arguing that the exemptions impose an unequal burden on other Israelis.
Netanyahu’s efforts to restrict the Supreme Court’s powers remain divisive, as do the costs and outcomes of Israel’s wars. Al Jazeera reported that the defense budget has doubled since 2023, adding pressure to public finances amid concerns over prices and wages.
Opposition leaders urged high turnout Tuesday. Lieberman called for an end to Netanyahu’s political era, while Eisenkot argued that replacing him depended on Yashar becoming the largest party.
“There is only one path to achieving change and replacing Netanyahu, and that is the Yashar path,” Eisenkot wrote on X, according to Anadolu.
Democrats lawmaker Gilad Kariv warned that Netanyahu’s allies would circulate misleading claims during voting.
“In the coming hours, Netanyahu and his associates will flood you with fake news and misleading messages in an attempt to undermine the elections by spreading lies and illusions,” he said. “Our response must be a massive turnout at the polls.”
Arab Voter Surveillance, Counting and Coalition Scenarios
Concerns over the treatment of Arab voters intensified after the Isreali newspaper Haaretz reported that Likud planned to deploy paid teams outside polling stations in Arab towns to film voters and report developments to party headquarters in real time.
According to Anadolu’s account of the report, Likud spent millions of shekels recruiting workers for the initiative.
By operating outside polling stations rather than inside them, the teams would avoid the strict rules governing official election observers, Haaretz reported.
The newspaper also said senior Likud officials had discussed alleging that the election was rigged if the party suffered substantial losses. Sources close to Netanyahu said he was considering the proposal, although the report found no evidence that he personally attended meetings where it was discussed.
A senior Likud official involved in election operations described allegations concerning the previous election as groundwork for the current vote.
“2022 was a trial run for the current election,” the official said.
Likud sources indicated that recordings could be circulated as purported evidence of fraud, even though the teams have no legal authority to verify voters’ identities.
Separately, police announced the deployment of 20,000 officers, including uniformed and undercover personnel, at polling locations and surrounding areas. Police said the deployment was intended to protect voters, prevent disruption and maintain public order.
Once ballots are cast, the determining question will be which parties can assemble a parliamentary majority.
Israelis vote for party lists rather than directly electing a prime minister. Parties must receive at least 3.25% of valid votes to enter the Knesset, with seats allocated broadly according to their national vote share.
Forming a governing coalition requires the support of at least 61 of the 120 lawmakers. Finishing first does not automatically give a party leader the premiership.
Recent polls suggest that neither Netanyahu’s bloc nor the Jewish opposition parties will independently reach that threshold, raising the possibility of prolonged negotiations, a unity government or another election.
Counting begins after polling stations close at 10 pm, when television networks are expected to release exit polls. Those projections will provide an initial picture rather than a final result.
Initial results are expected overnight and into Wednesday. The Central Elections Committee is scheduled to publish official results by November 4.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is expected to begin consultations with elected parties approximately a week after the vote before selecting a lawmaker to attempt to form a government.
The designated candidate normally receives 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension, to negotiate a coalition. Failure to assemble a government can ultimately lead to another election.
Tuesday’s vote is Israel’s sixth general election since 2019. According to the Central Elections Committee accounts cited by Anadolu and QNN, it is the first since 1988 held after completion of a full four-year parliamentary term.
Whatever the immediate outcome, Netanyahu remains head of a caretaker government until a new government is sworn in.
Has the electoral victory of pig dorkson emboldened the gutter racists and other assholes?
It seems that they've made their appearance the day after the conservatives' win . There have been several people kicked out of the party due to their racism . The question is , why are these garbage people attracted to the party in the first place ?
Doerkson Condemns White Supremacist Legislature Stunt
BC’s new Conservative premier says his party will act with ‘every part of the law we can’ to fight hate.
A group of men displayed the white nationalist slogan “remigration saves our nation” on the steps of the legislature Sunday morning after the BC election. Photo supplied.
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British Columbia’s new Conservative premier says his party “will act with every part of the law that we can” to fight hate after an apparent white supremacist group gathering at the legislature the morning after the election.
“It’s unfortunate. I’m sad to hear that,” Doerkson told The Tyee at his first press conference as premier-designate, following an election night where his party won a massive 63-seat majority in the legislature.
“I hadn’t heard that yet this morning, and there’s probably words that I can’t say now. But that is frustrating, to say the least. And we will act with every part of the law that we can to protect our residents from this kind of hate.”
Victoria resident Julie Baetz came upon the group of men wearing black masks and black clothing around 8 a.m. as she walked to work. She followed them and took photos of the group as they stood on the steps of the legislature. Baetz’s photos show the group unfurled a banner that read “Remigration saves our nation.” White nationalist groups use remigration to refer to mass deportations of immigrants.
“It was shocking to see men all in black like that with masks, and it made me think about some of the groups you see in the U.S., like Patriot Front,” said Baetz.
“I thought the timing was really interesting too — the morning after the election. Obviously they’re trying to get attention after the election, and make people think that this is the start of a new regime or something.”
The banner identifies the group as the Loyalist Pioneers, which researchers at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, an international organization focused on extremism, have tracked as part of the Active Club movement or “White Nationalism 3.0.”
“The model serves as the organizational foundation for so-called ‘Active Clubs,’ a decentralized, global network of groups which promote male camaraderie, physical fitness and combat sports as conduits into white supremacist activism and violence,” the ISD said in a March report.
Extremism researchers also consider Second Sons Canada to be part of the Active Club movement. Second Sons Canada members held demonstrations in Kamloops on Sept. 27, where a group of masked men wearing black uniforms displayed offensive messages about the deaths of children at residential schools.
Baetz said that incident was on her mind as she watched the masked men pose for photos and video on the steps of the B.C. legislature.
“I have members of my immediate family that were affected by the residential school system, so I feel very strongly about it,” she said.
Before Doerkson took on the interim Conservative leadership, the party had included MLA Dallas Brodie, who was ousted after she made comments mocking residential school survivors.
Brodie formed a party called OneBC, which used taxpayer money to make a documentary pushing residential school denialist talking points. Brodie finished fifth in Vancouver-Quilchena with four per cent of the vote.
The Conservative party also fired staffer Lindsay Shepherd after she expressed disgust at having to view flags and the orange shirts that commemorate the abuse Indigenous children suffered at residential schools across Canada.
Doerkson has stated that repealing B.C.’s Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People Act, or DRIPA, will be his highest priority. During his acceptance speech, Doerkson said he would also protect private property and ensure parks would stay open for all B.C. residents — both references to recent Indigenous rights court decisions or policies.
Despite that rhetoric, Doerkson said he’s “absolutely committed” to working with First Nations. He said he’s received messaged of congratulations from several First Nations leaders.
“I think that there is a major opportunity for all of British Columbia to succeed on what is going to be a better path forward,” he said. “I am still committed to the repeal of DRIPA. It has not worked in this province, and frankly, it has caused more problems to date than I think potentially anything else. So I am committed to working on a great path forward of respect, partnership, friendship and conversation.”
Second Sons, and another group called the Dominion Society which has also been calling for politicians to adopt “remigration” as a policy, have participated in strategy sessions where they talk about how to influence mainstream politics.
Some of those tactics have included showing up in photos with party leaders or at party events. In 2022, Second Sons founder Jeremy Mackenzie was photographed shaking hands with Pierre Poilieve. The Dominion Society gathered at a recent federal Conservative convention and displayed banners calling for “remigration.” Following previous BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership win, a young white nationalist influencer posed with her and posted the photo online; the party said Findlay did not know who the influencer was.
Baetz said she wants to hear from politicians on how they are going to fight the extreme messages that have now appeared on the lawn of the B.C. legislature.
“I would like to see some strong pushback from the legislature, from all parties really, because there has been so much talk, mostly to do with the residential school stuff,” said Baetz. “I’d like to see some strong pushback from all the parties that this really isn’t acceptable.”
