The apologists of the political Zionists in Israel would love their lies to be believed, claiming that the recent retaliatory attacks on Israel by Iran were failures. Do not believe these lies, as they are just that. The attacks were highly successful. This is not to make Iran complacent, however.
By Abdu Labaran
Anyone doubting the success of the Iranian attacks should ask some of the thousands of Israelis fleeing their country. Hundreds of them troop daily to the nearest airport in Israel for a one-way journey out of the country. Parts of Jerusalem, Israel’s capital, were also struck by Iranian missiles with such devastation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was seen in a bunker, scurrying for his life. This suggests that the cowardly Israeli leader, who is always eager to send Palestinians to their graves, is afraid of death.
Or consider Mr. Shamir, an Israeli, who expressed his anger at what the Zionist regime in Israel is leading the country into. In his column in Haaretz newspaper, one of Israel’s leading papers, he asserted that Netanyahu’s government does not have the support of most Jews in Israel or some parts of the world for its warmongering actions in Gaza, Iran, and elsewhere.
Moreover, the aerial photograph of the destruction caused by Iranian retaliatory military attacks on one of Israel’s most guarded airstrips, housing numerous F-35s and F-15s among other aircraft, tells the true story. These planes were ready to attack Palestinians in Gaza with the goal of eliminating the entire population, but the destruction at the airstrip was undeniable.
The photograph not only exposed the fallacy of the claim of ‘invincibility’ surrounding the ‘Iron Dome,’ ‘David’s Sling,’ and the ‘Arrow 2’ and ‘Arrow 3’ missiles, all of which were supposed to protect Israeli airspace. The failure of these aerial defense systems to stop the Iranian missiles has caused considerable financial and reputational damage to Israel’s defense industry, leading many current and potential customers to abandon them.
Even earlier, coordinated explosions targeting Hezbollah members caused some Arab countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, to relocate their cellphone orders to China, with specific instructions for everything to be manufactured there. This resulted in significant financial losses for Western and Israeli phone companies and related industries.
An anonymous Israeli soldier explicitly stated that what the government was asking the military to do to Palestinians was nothing short of ‘mass murder.’ He called on his superiors to refuse such orders, which involved the total massacre of innocent people, including women and children who are not involved in the conflict.
Retired U.S. Colonel McGregor, in an appeal titled “American People, Netanyahu Wants to Drag the U.S. into War with Iran”, warned that, “Netanyahu, who will visit Washington D.C. this week, will undoubtedly elaborate on his plans for a wider war in the Middle East. His plans should be taken seriously by every American citizen.”
He continued, “At this moment, the war in Gaza has destroyed and disrupted millions of lives. Precise numbers are hard to confirm, but hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and increasingly Israelis have been internally displaced, wounded, or killed. These aren’t just numbers; there are shattered families and ruined lives. Yet there are policymakers in Washington contemplating war with Iran. I ask you, if the human cost in Gaza, a localized conflict, is this high, how much higher will the cost of a war with Iran be?
“For decades, we have lurched from one costly conflict to another: Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia, and Ukraine. The price? Tens of trillions of dollars and thousands of American lives. But who pays the price? Not the policymakers or the defense contractors who profit from these wars. It is the children of farmers, truckers, nurses, and plumbers who fight, suffer, and die.
“We are confronting new alliances determined to stop American meddling in the affairs of other countries. These new alliances include Iran, Russia, China, and a host of others who wait on the sidelines to stop Washington’s reckless misadventures. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s recent warning that ‘any conflict with Iran risks drawing other foreign powers’ must be taken seriously.”
McGregor also stated, “Let me be clear, no state, especially a democratic republic like ours, should ever threaten war unless it is prepared to follow through. At this point in our history, Washington knows, or should know, that our nation or armed forces are not ready for any war with a major power six or seven thousand miles away from the United States.
“We are close to $35 trillion in debt. This is almost 100% of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP). We are paying $2.4 billion in interest every day. Everybody in Washington should have understood this long ago. A war with Iran will devastate our economy. Imagine the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow sea highway, being closed. Every day, one-fifth of the world’s oil passes through it. If war shuts it down, the price of gas will skyrocket, affecting everything from your daily commute to the cost of groceries.
“We are already feeling the impact of Houthi disruptions in the Red Sea. Now picture that multiplied many times over. A full-scale war with Iran would not just be an inconvenience; it would trigger an economic crisis that would hit every American family hard, potentially leading to job losses, wiped-out fortunes, and a deep recession.
“And let’s not forget, at the start of wars, those advocating for them always believe they will be short and decisive. History shows they are always wrong. We’ve seen this before in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Ukraine. Strategies fail. Instead of reassessing, we double down on failure. The same think tanks, pundits, and war contractors push for more conflict, more spending, more sacrifices from others. This isn’t just a failure of strategy; it’s a failure of our capacity. We must remember that our first priority is the security of our own nation. Any action that risks our survival must be avoided at all costs. A war with Iran, with its potential to escalate into a global conflict, poses just such a risk.”
“This is where you come in, Americans. Call your representatives and remind them of the reality at home. Seventy percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, struggling with high food and fuel prices. To our policymakers: Before pledging military action against Iran or any other country, consider the welfare of your constituents—the single mother working two jobs, the veteran battling PTSD, the young couple postponing a family because they can’t afford a home. Are you willing to tell them their suffering is worth another war? The self-defeating policy of endless military intervention with unattainable objectives must end.”
On another television station, Scott Evans, co-anchor of the popular Access Hollywood entertainment news program, interviewed an unnamed American citizen who categorically stated that Israel is losing the ongoing war against the Iran-backed Palestinians.
According to him, “As we speak, Israel is not winning in Gaza. Killing civilians is not a measure of military victory. They are not winning against Hezbollah either. Israel has lost, and the question now is: ‘When will Israel realize that it has lost, and when will they acknowledge that their only way to survive is to agree to a Palestinian state?’ Once that happens, there will be a Palestinian state.
“The West has misunderstood Israel. We accepted Israel as defined by America. No one paid attention to the crimes Israel committed daily against the Palestinian people. Criticizing Israeli settlers was often equated with being anti-Semitic, but that narrative has changed. People now say they can criticize Zionism without being anti-Semitic. Zionism is evil, but being Jewish is not. The pro-Israel lobby wants to maintain the old narrative, especially in the United States, where criticizing Zionism often labels one as anti-Semitic. But now, this is being pushed back against.”
“The Arab world, which had long abandoned Palestine, is now rallying around it. The crimes Israel is committing against Palestinians are so horrific that they can no longer be ignored. The world wants a Palestinian state. Without it, there can be no peace. Israel has lost the support of the world. Before October 7, no one was talking about a Palestinian state. Today, everyone is.”
Another clip, titled The One Video That Israel Doesn’t Want You to See, aired on Double Down News (DDN) and presented by Mr. Richard Sanders on Al Jazeera, explained the Western world’s and Israel’s duplicity and lies when discussing and reporting on Palestinians. Sanders noted that the alleged brutal killing of over thirty Israeli children and the rape of many Israeli women NEVER happened. These were lies propagated as part of the psychological warfare against Palestinians.
Some in the Western world have started to question why only Israel is allowed to possess nuclear weapons in the Middle East, while other countries are prevented from doing so, or even from developing nuclear reactors for peaceful purposes.
In a YouTube video, George Galloway said it was absolutely wrong for Western countries to prevent Middle Eastern nations from possessing nuclear weapons while allowing and assisting Israel in doing so.
Making matters worse for Israel, many United Nations (UN) members recently walked out as Prime Minister Netanyahu approached the podium to speak. This rare action demonstrated the growing anger at Israel’s Western-backed atrocities against Palestinians. Israel’s Foreign Minister, Mr. Israel Katz, was so enraged that he overstretched his authority by declaring the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, a persona non grata, a declaration only the Interior Minister can make.
Last year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared Netanyahu a ‘mass murderer’ who should be tried before the International Court of Human Rights (ICHR) as a criminal.
In also another television interview with an Iranian professor, aired by the unapologetic pro-Israel Sky TV, the anchor was taken to the cleaners by his (invited host) on the issue of the Western World’s blind support for Israel, making the governments and the media to turn a blind eye on the atrocities Israel is committing against the Palestinians. When the anchor tried to label his host ‘an anti-Semite’, the host said he was not anti-Semite, but in support of the oppressed people, as he did in Ukraine.
In Ukraine, according to the professor, he was against the invading Russia, and in support of the occupied country, adding that his support for the oppressed wherever they may be makes him consistent. But that is further from what can be claimed by the West and its mainstream media, which ’always exhibit double standards when it comes to anything Israel’, further added the professor. He also asserted that the two are in the habit of calling those who dare to voice opposition to the murderous activities of the Israeli regime, as anti-Semites, but quick to claim that the massacres that were carried (by Israel) as self-defence. The US and the UK always use their UN Veto Power to support Israel and whatever crime the country committed.
In any case, God will always give the sinner a long time to repent and turn to Him, failure of which His wrath will, in the long run, reach the sinner. Zionism is ALWAYS opposed to the commands of God, falsely believing that as ‘God’s chosen people’, they could do anything and still be forgiven. Zionists are behind the anti-God, but pro-devil group, the Lesbians, bisexuals, Gays, Transgender and Others (LBGTQ+), introduced to defy God and encourage immorality in the world.
NB:: I have not made any postings these past few days because I was on regular leave, facilitated by the absence of electricity in my area from 8.00 am on Friday to this moment on Monday, despite the tariff hike of 100% from N15,000 to N30,000 I am forced to pay every month. More money, less electricity.
The pre-paid meter in my house was ticklishly ‘stolen’ by a staff of the electricity supplier, who claimed that it needed to be repaired at N50,000. As the old meter was hard to come by, the demanded amount was given, after which the staff asked for N20,000 more, saying that the first amount of N50,000 was not enough. That was the end of the story as the involved party refused to answer unaccountable calls on his phone. It was two years and six months ago.
Anyway, my holiday was not the working kind, and my deputy was, therefore, in charge. I have nothing to hide from anyone. Any statement suggesting otherwise is not sanctioned by, or from, me.
May God never be, or show His wrath to or, against us in the final home. May we also never be victims of the anger and fury of the fire in the next world.
Labaran wrote from Abuja
