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The problem they all face is that of hubris- they have learned to treat the public, million man marches and the alternative media with such contempt that they have lost contact with reality. All the hard work, for eample, that they put into destroying Corbyn and his massive popular base is beginning to be wasted- with each passing day Corbynism, leftish reform socialism plus ethical foreign policies, gets closer to a triumphant return.

And something similar is likely to be happening in Germany, for example with Sarah and elsewhere.

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Global Times voices China and the Global Majority’s outrage at the massive timidity displayed by the G7 nations at their just concluded meeting in Japan—“Why can't US and G7 even utter the word 'ceasefire'?” The bullshit idea floated by Team Biden for 20 hours of Genocide interrupted by 4 hours of Humanitarian Pause only served to further inflame global opinion. That opinion is well expressed by the content of the editorial that follows:

Faced with the heartbreaking humanitarian catastrophe occurring in Gaza every day, confronted with the cruel reality of over 100 Palestinian children losing their lives to the ravages of war each day, and in the wake of the increasingly urgent international calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, it's quite perplexing that the US and the Group of Seven (G7), which consistently emphasizes "human rights" and "humanitarianism," could not utter the word "ceasefire" this time.

The joint statement released on November 8 during the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo extensively discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, it only lightly urged Israel for a "humanitarian pause" in its military actions in Gaza, without mentioning "ceasefire, end hostilities, or resume peace talks." There was also no mention of implementing the UN General Assembly emergency special session resolution or pushing the UN Security Council to take responsible actions. The signal sent appears to be a tacit approval, or even tolerance, of Israel's military actions in Gaza by the G7. The so-called "humanitarian pause" seems more like a perfunctory gesture from the US and the G7 to the international community.

Of course, this is not a case of the US or the G7 being genuinely weak. In fact, they possess unique influence over Israel and have the power to intervene in the Israeli-Palestinian situation. However, they are unwilling to use this influence and power for the sake of peace and the Palestinian civilians. Their approach to other countries or issues is not the same. It's well known that G7's joint statements often take a moral high ground, meddling in the internal affairs of other countries. But when a true humanitarian crisis unfolds and requires the US and the G7 to take action, their true colors are immediately exposed. In the face of the lives of innocent Palestinian civilians and Washington's political calculations, the US and the G7 unhesitatingly choose the latter, revealing their hypocrisy and blatant double standards.