Smear Campaign against British Major General Charlie Herbert

There is now a famine in Gaza thanks to Israel’s genocidal military offensive and blockade of humanitarian aid; skeletal babies and children are dying already.

Their protruding bones and sunken eye sockets invoke memories of the Holocaust survivors of the Nazi death camps. Still, the mainstream media is afraid to state this undeniable fact for fear of being called anti-Semitic.

Evidence of this dystopian world where telling the truth can land you in trouble surfaced this week with attacks on former Major General Charlie Herbert, who commanded British troops in Kabul in June 2017. His role included training and mentoring senior Afghan officials and meetings with government figures.

Until 7 October last year, TV stations and newspapers regarded Herbert as the go-to military expert. The General has found himself the victim of a smear campaign, however, because of his criticism of the Israeli army’s conduct in Gaza. He has 34 years of experience soldiering in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and elsewhere, so it is fair to say that he understands warfare. This experience, knowledge, and understanding make his opinions more credible.

Herbert has criticised both Hamas and the brutal Israeli occupation forces on social media. Still, his vocal criticism of Israel and its “culture of impunity” has now made him a target of a vicious Zionist smear campaign.

As expected from such a distinguished soldier, he has attempted to defend himself on X: “#Gazawashing Definition: The systematic attempt to smear those who speak out against the IDF’s conduct in Gaza or who question Israel’s military strategy, to silence them. Is this really what we want from mainstream media?” In another tweet on 2 March, he wrote: “Israel’s war in Gaza will not bring about a better peace. That’s a tragedy and a wasted opportunity. For Israel, for Palestine and the Region. This platform is no longer a place for that discourse, just a cesspit of toxic hatred, misinformation and smears. Farewell to Arms.”

In a  that’s… I don’t believe those are individual acts. We have seen a culture of impunity within the IDF [Israel Defence Forces]. They feel they can do this and post it on social media without taking action. One senses they are almost encouraged to do this.”

This was a step too far for Zionists who questioned his credibility as an analyst on Sky News. After that, a six-year-old smear story appeared in some right-wing media about how the British commander was sent home early for drinking champagne at the British Embassy in Kabul. According to the Daily Telegraph, his 12-month tour of duty ended abruptly three months early following a complaint about his conduct. The complaints were investigated but thrown out, and he retired from the British Army a year later in 2018.

Middle East Monitor

Leak shows pro-Israel lobby chief blaming TikTok for pro-Palestine youth. Now the US is banning the app.

Pro-Israel lobbyist director Jonathan Greenblatt said in a leaked phone call “We really have a TikTok problem” in the US.

The Anti Defamation League (ADL) CEO was speaking about the difficulty the colonialists face in controlling the narrative for young people. Greenblatt suggested that the warmongers had been wrongly focusing on left-wingers who sympathise with Palestine:

Cause again like we’ve been chasing this left/ right divide. It’s the wrong game. The real game is the next generation.

Polling shows US youth are particularly dissatisfied with the nation’s approach to Israel.

Some US lawmakers have been pushing anti-TikTok sentiment for awhile. But the recent bill potentially banning TikTok in the US, which passed the House, seems to be a pressing issue because of Israel and Palestine.

In November, 25 Republicans signed a letter denouncing what they called a “deluge of pro-Hamas content” on TikTok. Republican senator Josh Hawley, meanwhile, said there’s “ubiquity of anti-Israel content on TikTok”.

The Canary

I should consider my banning by LinkedIn as some sort of honour. I guess.