{"id":302845,"date":"2025-09-15T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=302845"},"modified":"2025-09-10T08:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T07:49:09","slug":"some-days-theres-just-too-much-israeli-psychopathy-to-write-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2025\/09\/some-days-theres-just-too-much-israeli-psychopathy-to-write-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Days There\u2019s Just Too Much Israeli Psychopathy to Write about"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_302847\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/idf-israel-genocide-gaza.png\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-302847\" class=\"wp-image-302847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/idf-israel-genocide-gaza.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/idf-israel-genocide-gaza.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/idf-israel-genocide-gaza-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/idf-israel-genocide-gaza-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/idf-israel-genocide-gaza-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-302847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Wikimedia Commons\/IDF<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><em>An assassination strike in Qatar to sabotage peace talks, a second drone attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla, and a Guardian article featuring an IDF sniper who discussed killing civilians like a trophy hunter talking about game animals. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>10 Sep 2025\u00a0<\/em>&#8211;\u00a0Recent hours have seen too much Israeli depravity to write about, including an assassination strike in Qatar to sabotage peace talks, a second drone attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla, and a Guardian article featuring an IDF sniper who discussed killing civilians like a trophy hunter talking about game animals.<\/p>\n<p>The IDF <a href=\"https:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2025\/09\/09\/israeli-airstrikes-target-hamas-leadership-in-qatar\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bombed a Doha residential building<\/a> on Tuesday in an attempt to assassinate Hamas officials who had gathered to discuss US-Israeli ceasefire proposals, reportedly killing a Qatari security officer and four Hamas aides, as well as the son of the acting Hamas political bureau chief.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump publicly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cx25711r8jxo\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">criticized the Israeli attack<\/a>, but Middle East Eye <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/trump-blessed-israeli-strike-qatar-sources-say\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a> that according to US and regional officials the president had actually \u201cblessed\u201d the strike in advance. These would be the same Hamas officials who Trump had just been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/sep\/07\/trump-gaza-israeli-hostages\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aggressively threatening<\/a> to accept his ceasefire proposal or face severe consequences.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=caitoz&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1965472909209559050&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcaitlinjohnstone.com.au%2F2025%2F09%2F10%2Fsome-days-theres-just-too-much-israeli-psychopathy-to-write-about%2F&amp;sessionId=c3e688a7a30ccdbacfb46f0b723f38142a49cd34&amp;siteScreenName=caitoz&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1965472909209559050\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hamas said the following in a statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cTargeting the negotiating delegation, as they discussed US President Donald Trump\u2019s latest proposal, confirms beyond doubt that Netanyahu and his government do not want to reach any agreement and are deliberately seeking to thwart all opportunities and thwart international efforts, disregarding the lives of their prisoners held by the resistance, the sovereignty of states, or the security and stability of the region.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe hold the US administration jointly responsible with the occupation for this crime, due to its ongoing support for the aggression and crimes of the occupation against our people.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to argue with any of this. Clearly nobody who\u2019s calling the shots in Washington and Tel Aviv has any interest in actually ending this genocide. Which should surprise no one, since people who are committing genocide aren\u2019t typically interested in negotiating ceasefire talks with their victims.<\/p>\n<p>People really need to stop taking seriously the idea that Israel has any intention of ever agreeing to a ceasefire. They\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caitlinjohnst.one\/p\/its-a-complete-lie-to-say-gaza-can\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">made it clear<\/a> that they\u2019re not going to stop until they\u2019ve kicked all the Palestinians out of Gaza and annexed it, and the Trump administration has made it clear they\u2019re going to support this agenda. It\u2019s time to start believing them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=caitoz&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1965558386243825867&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcaitlinjohnstone.com.au%2F2025%2F09%2F10%2Fsome-days-theres-just-too-much-israeli-psychopathy-to-write-about%2F&amp;sessionId=c3e688a7a30ccdbacfb46f0b723f38142a49cd34&amp;siteScreenName=caitoz&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1965558386243825867\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Global Sumud Flotilla <a href=\"https:\/\/globalsumudflotilla.org\/media\/press\/GSF_Press_Release_250909.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a> that there has been another drone attack on another activist ship bringing aid to Gaza, with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prem_thakker\/status\/1965558386243825867\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video footage<\/a> clearly showing something incendiary hitting the boat from above and starting a fire.<\/p>\n<p>The day before, the boat that had been carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caitlinjohnst.one\/p\/they-just-bombed-greta-thunbergs\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">struck in the same way<\/a>. A video was released showing something on fire being <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GlobalSumudFlot\/status\/1965253504978878846\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dropped on the boat<\/a> from above. Another showed an activist <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DropSiteNews\/status\/1965250413013385679\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reacting to seeing a drone<\/a> drop the incendiary object and saying later that he clearly saw a drone. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FranceskAlbs\/status\/1965202434298708363\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Another video<\/a> picked up whirring sounds immediately prior to the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday my social media notifications were ablaze with hasbarists trying to claim the first attack was an internal mechanical fire or a cigarette fire, and then when the subsequent footage emerged they shifted to trying to claim it showed a misfired flare from the boat\u2019s own occupants. The evidence is overwhelming that the Sumud flotilla is being attacked by drones, but we can expect the usual spinmeisters to keep pretending to believe obvious lies about it.<\/p>\n<p>These activists are truly risking their lives with their efforts to break the Israeli siege. Their selflessness gives me hope for our species.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=caitoz&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1965470996951150655&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcaitlinjohnstone.com.au%2F2025%2F09%2F10%2Fsome-days-theres-just-too-much-israeli-psychopathy-to-write-about%2F&amp;sessionId=c3e688a7a30ccdbacfb46f0b723f38142a49cd34&amp;siteScreenName=caitoz&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1965470996951150655\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A Guardian article titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/sep\/09\/the-gaza-family-torn-apart-by-idf-snipers-from-chicago-and-munich\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Gaza family torn apart by IDF snipers from Chicago and Munich<\/a>\u201d is creating a lot of buzz today because of the incredibly psychopathic quotes it includes from a sniper from Chicago named Daniel Raab.<\/p>\n<p>A joint investigation by the Guardian, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) and Paper Trail Media, Der Spiegel and ZDF connected footage of unarmed civilians being murdered by Israeli snipers in Gaza with social media posts and recorded admissions from the perpetrators. Raab had been tricked by Palestinian journalists into confessing to his crimes in Hebrew under the false promise of anonymity, with footage of his admissions <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ytirawi\/status\/1842242729436201158\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">published online last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An excerpt from the article:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Daniel Raab shows no hesitation as he watches footage of 19-year-old Salem Doghmosh crumpling to the ground beside his brother in a street in northern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/gaza\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gaza<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThat was my first elimination,\u201d he says. The video, shot by a drone, lasts just a few seconds. The Palestinian teenager appears to be unarmed when he is shot in the head.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Raab, a former varsity basketball player from a Chicago suburb who became an Israeli sniper, concedes he knew that. He says he shot Salem simply because he tried to retrieve the body of his beloved older brother Mohammed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard for me to understand why he [did that] and it also doesn\u2019t really interest me,\u201d Raab says in a video interview posted on X. \u201cI mean, what was so important about that corpse?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThey\u2019re thinking: \u2018Oh I don\u2019t think [I\u2019ll get shot] because I\u2019m wearing civilian clothes and I am not carrying a weapon and all that, but they were wrong,\u201d said Raab, who majored in biology at the University of Illinois before joining the Israel Defense Forces. \u201cThat\u2019s what you have snipers for.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>After Salem was shot, his father, Montasser, 51, rushed to the site, and tried to collect his sons\u2019 bodies for burial, but was also fatally injured by a sniper.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=caitoz&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1965532830852845914&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcaitlinjohnstone.com.au%2F2025%2F09%2F10%2Fsome-days-theres-just-too-much-israeli-psychopathy-to-write-about%2F&amp;sessionId=c3e688a7a30ccdbacfb46f0b723f38142a49cd34&amp;siteScreenName=caitoz&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1965532830852845914\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>If I had murdered people for trying to retrieve the bodies of their loved ones who I had also murdered, I\u2019d definitely be asking myself a lot of questions, but \u201cwhat was so important about that corpse?\u201d would definitely not be among them.<\/p>\n<p>Gaza has become a hunting ground which is visited by psychopathic individuals who want to experience what it\u2019s like to kill human beings, and it\u2019s always open season. Those bloodthirsty monsters then re-enter our communities and walk among us without consequences.<\/p>\n<p>They get to go commit atrocities and then come back and resume their lives as though nothing happened, like going off to some kind of genocide summer camp. It\u2019s about the most horrific thing you can imagine.<\/p>\n<p>Israel poisons the entire world.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Caitlin-Johnstone.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-180156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Caitlin-Johnstone.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Caitlin Johnstone is a rogue journalist, poet, and utopia prepper<\/em>. <em>Contact: <\/em><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/TRANSCEND\/T%20M%20S\/TO%20POST\/A%20BYLINES\/admin@caitlinjohnstone.com\">admin@caitlinjohnstone.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com.au\/2025\/09\/10\/some-days-theres-just-too-much-israeli-psychopathy-to-write-about\/\" >Go to Original &#8211; caitlinjohnstone.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 Sep 2025\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0An assassination strike in Qatar, a second drone attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla, and a Guardian article featuring an IDF sniper who discussed killing civilians like a trophy hunter talking about game animals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":302847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[3287,1559,1854,101,100,1199,2242,87,3505,865,1029,1966,1644,3538,88,2416,1062,3536,771,427,3534,2897,880,99,70,965,1025],"class_list":["post-302845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-palestine-israel-gaza-genocide","tag-anti-zionism","tag-collective-punishment","tag-crimes-against-humanity","tag-cultural-violence","tag-direct-violence","tag-ethnic-cleansing","tag-famine","tag-gaza","tag-gaza-humanitarian-foundation-ghf","tag-genocide","tag-hamas","tag-hunger","tag-international-court-of-justice-icj","tag-international-holocaust-remembrance-alliance","tag-israel","tag-israeli-occupation","tag-mercenaries","tag-military-industrial-technological-complex","tag-nakba","tag-palestine","tag-palestinian-holocaust","tag-sociocide","tag-state-terrorism","tag-structural-violence","tag-usa","tag-war-crimes","tag-west-bank"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302845"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302848,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302845\/revisions\/302848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}