There’s something deeply disturbing about watching a government official beam with pride while unveiling a facility designed to hang human beings. That’s what happened when Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced that Israel is building a new execution facility for its Palestinian prisoners. So what did Ben-Gvir have to say about his project? “We are making history. Terrorists deserve only one thing – death by hanging. I took office promising to stop the ‘summer camps’ in the Prison Service. This has been fully implemented. I promised to legislate a death penalty law for terrorists. This has been carried out. And now the death row and hanging facility are also starting to take shape.” Summer camps? Many would agree that torture camps would be a more fitting description because there have been documented allegations of abuse, torture, starvation, psychological harm and denial of medical treatment involving Palestinian prisoners. The plans for the execution facility stem from a law that Israel recently passed  that makes hanging the default punishment for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks against Israelis. But this law seems to single out Palestinians, while Jewish Israelis convicted of killing Palestinians face no equivalent penalty. How many Palestinians are at risk of being sent to the gallows? Israel currently holds around 9,400 Palestinian prisoners, including nearly 100 women and more than 370 minors, according to media reports citing the Palestinian Prisoner Society. With the death penalty law now in effect and an execution facility under construction, will the prisoners receive a fair trial? Will Ben-Gvir, who recently said, “Targeted assassinations should be carried out in Gaza, taking down 30 to 40 every night,” take the time to determine which of the roughly 9,400 Palestinian prisoners are innocent before deciding who should face the gallows? Probably not. Perhaps the most disturbing part isn’t even the execution facility, but the fact that Israel can carry out a genocide, slaughter innocent men, women, and children, all while publicly bragging about it, and still receive unwavering political and financial support. It’s happening in plain sight, and no one in power is lifting a finger to help the thousands of people trapped in Israeli prisons. The post Israel Ramps Up its Execution Plan appeared first on Redacted.

Is the U.S. really running a secret oil operation through the Strait of Hormuz? That’s the claim coming from U.S. officials, who say American forces have spent weeks quietly coordinating tankers through the strait’s southern channel, moving as many as 10 million barrels of oil a day. If it’s true, that’s a pretty remarkable operation. Officials say 15–20 tankers are being guided through the waterway each night, with U.S. aircraft protecting them from Iranian drones and missiles. But how secret could this really be? The Strait of Hormuz isn’t exactly an obscure waterway. Tankers have to physically pass through it, and Iran has declared the Strait closed while closely monitoring traffic in the area. However, the U.S. says recent military strikes knocked out much of Iran’s radar and surveillance capability, leaving Iranian forces with limited visibility. Maybe that’s enough to pull it off. Or maybe we’re hearing a carefully crafted version of events designed to reassure global energy markets that the oil is still flowing. Either way, the claim is extraordinary. And when the story comes almost entirely from anonymous U.S. officials, a little skepticism seems warranted. The post America’s Alleged Secret Oil Operation appeared first on Redacted.

How do you feel about bombing the sh*t out of Oman? That is what President Trump proposed this week after the Gulf state entered into direct negotiations with Iran regarding control of the Strait. Well, it’s not a good sign that the war of aggression with Iran may now extend to Oman, which is considered a U.S. ally. Quietly, however, the Pentagon may be considering reducing America’s military presence in the Persian Gulf after the Iran war. So while military officials contemplate pulling back from a region that has become increasingly dangerous for American forces, the president is publicly threatening to bomb yet another country, and a U.S. ally at that! And therein lies the embarrassment for the United States: Oman is trying to accomplish what Washington has failed to do. Direct negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have stalled, their memorandum of understanding has expired without an extension, and the Strait remains largely closed, despite the President’s claims to the contrary. Oman and Iran, the two countries bordering the Strait, have now stepped into that diplomatic vacuum and are negotiating their own mechanism for restoring maritime traffic. Instead of welcoming an agreement that could reopen one of the world’s most important shipping routes, lower oil prices and create an opening for renewed peace talks, Trump threatened to bomb the country trying to negotiae it. The consequences of America’s failure are already being felt at home. Oil prices jumped after Trump said there were no plans for a ceasefire or renewed negotiations with Iran. That means higher gasoline, diesel, airfare and shipping costs for Americans, all because Washington cannot end the war it started or control what happens next. The post We’re Winning—So Let’s Bomb an Ally! appeared first on Redacted.

Jared Kushner has given Israel the green light to keep bombing Gaza with the support of the United States. Kushner is not an elected official and has no independent mandate from the American public. Nevertheless, he represented the Trump administration, telling Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that it’s A-OK to keep bombing Gaza. Israeli news agency Haaretz reports that “a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. envoy Jared Kushner on Monday ended with an agreement to allow Israel to continue carrying out targeted strikes in Gaza for now.” It is largely a formality, since Israel has been bombing Gaza all along, peace deal or not. Since the October 2025 agreement was signed, at least 1,200 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed and over 4,000 wounded, many of them children and other civilians. At least seven people were killed this week alone, including a child. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz called this a “clear” attempt to “remove threats”. The purpose of the Kushner-Netanyahu meeting was to “advance the Board of Peace’s plans,” but Israel insists that Gaza must be “demilitarized” first, which is the justification for their continued strikes. It is worth noting that Kushner has a long-standing family friendship with Prime Minister Netanyahu. Netanyahu reportedly stayed at the Kushner family home during visits to the United States, at one point even sleeping in Jared Kushner’s bedroom. This is the man Washington sent to confront Israel over its military aggression? A family friend whose relationship with Netanyahu dates back to childhood? The post Kushner Gives Netanyahu the Green Light to Keep Bombing Gaza appeared first on Redacted.

What if the “independent think tank” your AI cites isn’t actually independent at all? That’s what appears to be happening with the Hanover Institute for Public Policy, a new website that looks like a traditional American research organization but was created to carry out work for the Israeli Government. Since launching earlier this month, Hanover has pumped out more than 100 reports with the goal of poisoning AI chatbots with pro-Israel narratives. Many of the reports are written around the exact questions people might ask AI, like “What is the current situation in the Gaza Strip?” and “Is there a policy of starvation in Gaza?” The reports come loaded with citations, statistics and neutral-sounding language. This is the exact kind of material AI systems tend to treat as credible, all designed to manipulate AI systems to flip the narrative when it comes to Israel’s destruction in Gaza. None of the reports have bylines and there’s also a small disclaimer at the bottom of each page that says the material is distributed by Piro, Inc. on behalf of the Israeli Government. Curiously enough, on the same line it also reads, “Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC.” Piro Inc. openly advertises a service called “AI Story Optimization,” and it’s not hiding what it was designed to do. Its website spells it out: “Piro combines Hollywood storytelling with AI engineering to shape the narratives that influence how the world thinks, decides and buys.” Nothing concerning about wanting to shape how the world “thinks” and “decides,” right? Hanover isn’t Israel’s only avenue when it comes to attempting to brainwash the public. Israel also hired former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale under a $46.5 million contract to build pro-Israel websites designed to influence chatbots. Last month, a Drop Site investigation found that Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini had already collected information from some of those sites. So the next time an AI chatbot tells you what “the evidence shows,” it might be worth asking where that evidence came from. The post Israel Is Shaping What AI Says appeared first on Redacted.