Smotrich refers to Nazis as he brands Germany 'hypocrites' over Israeli settler criticism...Who are the Nazis? Who are the Hypocrites?

Far-right Israeli minister responds to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's 'concern' over 'de facto annexation' in the West Bank

Bezalel Smotrich holds a map of an area near the settlement of Maale Adumim, a land corridor known as E1, outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, on 14 August 2025 (Menahem Kahana / AFP)

April 14, 2026 - Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich has invoked the history of the Nazi Holocaust as he branded Germany "hypocrites" after Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was "deeply concerned" about settler attacks in the occupied West Bank.

Writing before Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, Smotrich said the German chancellor "should bow his head and apologise a thousand times on behalf of Germany" for the death of six million Jews in the Holocaust rather than "preach morality" to Israel.

"We will not accept instructions from hypocritical leaders in Europe, a continent that is once again losing its conscience and its ability to distinguish between good and evil," Smotrich posted on X.

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Meta 'financially enabling' Israeli settler violence against Palestinians, report says

Findings published by 7amleh reveal Meta's bias in the moderation of content by Israelis and Palestinians

April 14, 2026 - Meta is “financially enabling” incitement content against Palestinians from pro-settlement Israeli pages, a new report by a social media watchdog has found.

According to the 7amleh, the Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, Meta has allowed settler-affiliated accounts and extremist media outlets to generate revenue on its platforms, despite content that violates its own policies, including violent, racist and inciting material targeting Palestinians.

In contrast, the report found that Palestinian voices “remain comprehensively excluded from eligibility for monetization on Meta’s platforms, solely based on their geographic location" in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

"This means that Palestinian journalists, content creators, media outlets, and civil society organizations are structurally denied access to economic tools available to others even when their content is professional and policy-compliant."

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The Global Sumud Flotilla 2026 Mission

Boats carrying activists and humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza reposition in the port during a symbolic send-off as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)

April 15, 2026 - In response to a direct call from Palestinians in Gaza, the Global Sumud Flotilla is preparing to mobilize again, on land and at sea, with thousands of participants, more than a hundred boats, hundreds of trucks, and expanded goals.

This mission not only aims to break Israel's illegal siege and deliver life-saving humanitarian aid, but also to establish a sustained civilian presence. Teams of doctors, nurses, eco-builders, war crimes investigators, unarmed civilian protectors and others will disembark to work alongside the Palestinian people. As they continue to endure the Israeli regime's ongoing attacks, we will begin rebuilding healthcare systems and basic infrastructure destroyed over the past two years.

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Global Sumud Flotilla 2026 Live Tracker

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Arab Barghouti says rights groups must do more for Palestinian prisoners

April 15, 2026 - “He was bleeding for hours with any medical treatment.” Arab Barghouti is challenging human rights groups to do more to stop Israel’s abuse of Palestinian prisoners like his father, Marwan Barghouti, whose lawyer says has faced escalating attacks.

As world focuses on Iran, Israel ‘engineering starvation policy’ in Gaza

Israel’s weaponization of logistics in Gaza has caused severe shortage of fuel, food and medicines, piling misery on Palestinians.

Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, March 24, 2026 [Hasseb Al Wazeer/Reuters]

April 15, 2026 - With the global attention fixated on the diplomatic efforts to end the war on Iran, Israel has systematically escalated its attacks on Gaza and choked off vital aid, plunging the besieged enclave into what economic experts are now calling an “engineered, compounded famine”.

The number of aid trucks entering Gaza has dropped drastically in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire with Hamas. Since then, the Government Media Office in Gaza has recorded 2,400 military violations by Israeli forces, resulting in the killing of more than 700 Palestinians.

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Israeli attacks kill 11, including two children, in day of strikes on Gaza

A three-year-old and a 14-year-old were among those killed in Israel’s latest strikes on northern Gaza.

April 15, 2026 - Israel’s military has killed at least 11 Palestinians, including ⁠two children, in separate attacks across the war-torn Gaza Strip, the latest violations by Israel of a “ceasefire” with Hamas that came into effect on October 10 last year.

Gaza’s Civil Defence authorities and the Reuters news agency said that a three-year-old and a 14-year-old were among those killed in the Israeli strikes in the northern part of the enclave on Tuesday.

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Palestinians appalled as Israel approves settlements in occupied West Bank

April 12, 2026 - Israel has approved 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, illegal under international law, that has Palestinians terrified they will lose their land. At an inauguration event, far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich outlined plans to expand borders across Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.

Global Sumud Flotilla heads from Barcelona to Gaza as mission grows

April 13, 2026 - A group of 39 boats known as the Global Sumud Flotilla has set sail from Barcelona to deliver aid to Gaza, with organizers saying more vessels are expected to join along the route, making it their largest mission so far. 

Israeli forces intercepted and detained crew from a similar flotilla last year, but organizers say rough sea conditions mean the journey will be slower this time, with the fleet expected to reach international waters later this week. 

Organizers accused Israel of repeatedly violating the ceasefire and expanding control in Gaza.

They said the flotilla aims to challenge what they describe as an illegal blockade.

Gaza families still unable to bury dead six months into ‘ceasefire’

A Palestinian breaks down in tears after bone fragments are found during search operations to recover Palestinians trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building following Israeli attacks on Gaza [File: Saeed M. M. T. Jaras/Anadolu Agency]

April 10, 2026 - Six months into the so-called “ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip, thousands of families still cannot bury their loved ones.

About 10,000 Palestinians remain missing, believed to be buried under collapsed buildings since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023.

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