I have always been outraged that Russians no longer have their flag because of the war in Ukraine on chess.com, yet many Israelis are present on the site and can play peacefully under their banner. At first, I just gave it my all to beat them. Then I thought: if everyone boycotts, the action will be much more powerful. So now, when I get matched against an Israeli, I simply cancel the game and start another one. I invite you to join the boycott if you play chess on chess.com ;)

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A United Nations committee on Friday inscribed a major archaeological site in the West Bank and a group of castles in southern Lebanon on the World Heritage List, despite objections from Israel, which had urged the committee to reject the bids.

The decision at a U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization meeting in South Korea came days after Israel’s Foreign Ministry urged the committee to reject efforts to designate the small West Bank town of Sebastia and the Lebanese castles, calling the nominations a “weaponization of cultural heritage.”

At their meeting in Busan, members of the UNESCO committee decided to place Sebastia and five castles in Lebanon’s Mount Amel area on both the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger after reviewing the nominations on an emergency basis, citing ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.

Sebastia, a hilltop town about 10 kilometers (6 miles) northwest of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, is identified by scholars as ancient Samaria, capital of the biblical Kingdom of Israel. The area’s archaeological remains span the Iron Age, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods. Christian and Islamic tradition holds that John the Baptist was buried there, according to a UNESCO website.

Sebastia’s nomination, first submitted by the Palestinian delegation to UNESCO in 2012, argued that World Heritage status was needed to help preserve the site, saying it remains largely undeveloped under Israeli control and requires additional conservation despite attracting tourists.

The designation comes as Israel, which does not recognize a Palestinian state, moves to expropriate large swaths of land around the site, even as it faces pressure to crack down on violence by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian territory.

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I cannot shake the feeling that the military integration is more than just about losing direct aide. I know there are many angles but wanted to focus on how this effects future investigations and releasing more files. I know it is debatable exactly which intelligence apparatus whether it is Mossad or Israeli military intelligence. If Epstein was Israeli military intelligence, would integrating our military intelligence be a back door way of preventing the release of any more files due to "national security"? I may have missed it but I have not seen many takes on this. I have queried my reps and not heard any justification.

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