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On October 7th, my cousin was camping in the south of Israel, close to areas attacked by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. To this day, the thought of her being kidnapped, or worse, haunts me.
It is completely normal politics in #Israel today to be openly rejoicing the burning of #Gaza and its people.
Dozens of civilians are dead in the videos. We can see it all. Charred bodies of men and women, headless babies. The screams of Palestinians being burned alive. Israelis are watching these videos and celebrating.
They’re all available on Twitter. I won’t share them. #Palestine
International Criminal Court, last Monday: seeks arrest warrants for Benjamin #Netanyahu and Yoav #Gallant for criminal responsibility in starvation of civilians and crimes against humanity.
International Court of Justice, Friday: “Israel must immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in Rafah which may inflict on the Palestinian group in #Gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part”
Moosa Qureshi, The Watermelon Reports. (Moosa Qureshi is a British National Health Service Haematology Consultant, Award-winning Legal Campaigner, PhD Cancer …
I just read this talk by @Mer__edith - I had not realised how deeply AI technology is supporting the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians.
“Instead of serving ads, Lavender automatically puts people on a kill list based on the likeness of their surveillance data patterns to the data patterns of purported militants – a process that we know, as experts, is hugely inaccurate. Here we have the AI-driven logic of ad targeting, but for killing.”
“The administration must not call upon law enforcement to disperse a peaceful protest. Moreover, anyone who participates in a peaceful assembly to raise awareness about violations of international human rights is a human rights defender and should be protected as such.
Law enforcement, if called to the encampment, must prioritize the protection and facilitation of the rights to peaceful protest and free expression, Nivyabandi added.
“The administration must not call upon law enforcement to disperse a peaceful protest. Moreover, anyone who participates in a peaceful assembly to raise awareness about violations of international human rights is a human rights defender and should be protected as such.
Law enforcement, if called to the encampment, must prioritize the protection and facilitation of the rights to peaceful protest and free expression, Nivyabandi added. Dispersing a protest should only be used as an extraordinary measure of last resort in response to widespread and serious violence that cannot be reasonably addressed through more peaceful measures.
If law enforcement is called to forcibly remove the encampments, they must strictly adhere to the rules on the use of force, seek to de-escalate situations that might result in violence, and exhaust non-violent means. Any use of force must comply with the fundamental principles of legality, necessity, proportionality, precaution, and non-discrimination.”
"Hamas’s massacre of about 1,200 people last October was appalling, criminal and unforgivable – and must and will be punished. It does not justify Israel’s disproportionate, illegal and indiscriminately lethal response in Gaza."
Israel ordered to immediately halt Rafah offensive by top U.N. court
Israel is unlikely to comply with the order, which the top United Nations court has no power to enforce, but the landmark ruling will pile pressure on the increasingly isolated U.S. ally. #AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Israel #gaza #Hamas #BreakingNews #Breaking
The International Court of Justice on Friday ordered Israel to halt its military operations in Rafah, Gaza as part of a genocide case brought by South Africa.
The demonstration followed the “unduly harsh punishment” of 13 students barred from receiving their diplomas stemming from their support for Palestinian rights.
The level of ingenuity from protesters is amazing!
During US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's testimony before the House Committee on Appropriations, a protester used sign language to denounce him as a butcher committing genocide in Gaza. Despite the risk of being removed by security, she managed to convey her message letter by letter for over 2 hours.
The current American threats to sanction the ICC could spell the death of International Law. Whatever little hope people had for a just international system will disappear.
While many fake stories about Israelis have dominated western media, real footage of Palestinians suffering through a genocide hardly makes it beyond social media. So it's up to us to share, and share widely.
This little girl is fleeing with her mother and little brother after their home was bombed today by the IOF using US bombs.
Today in Labor History May 22, 1968: New York police broke through the barricades at Columbia University, busting the student occupations there. As a result, 998 were arrested and over 200 injured. Students were demanding a black studies program and an end to military recruitment and ROTC on campus. Sound familiar? However, today’s student protests are bringing back the worst of 1960s-‘70s police brutality and university intolerance for Free Speech along with McCarthy era firing, blacklisting and doxing of academics for the crime of criticizing the Israeli government, under bogus claims of antisemitism.
“Israel has said it is recalling its ambassadors to Ireland and Norway following the news that, along with Spain, the two countries would recognise Palestinian statehood.”
- PLO thanks countries who recognise Palestinian statehood - Ireland will recognise Palestinian state: Irish PM - Map of countries which recognise Palestine
also... - Only 30-35% of Hamas fighters killed since October 7: Report
It's not that long ago that the British establishment would equate being Irish with being in the IRA, so when Israel equates Palestine with Hamas in an attempt to stop Ireland from recognising the state of Palestine it only reinforces the importance of that recognition.
The Irish government is doing the right thing today and will be seen to be on the right side of history.
- WATCH: Palestinians in Gaza surviving on just 3 litres of water per day, says the UN - Norway to recognise Palestinian state: Reports - Israeli forces targeted with ‘vehicle-borne’ IEDs in West Bank: Monitors - Timeline of major Israeli attacks on Gaza’s hospitals - Netanyahu says opposed to Israeli settlements in Gaza
As Israeli troops continue their assault in Rafah, increasing the death toll and displacing – yet again – hundreds of thousands of Gazans, there’s much to
...both critics and right-wing allies indicate that 👉the support was intended to help maintain divisions between the #PalestinianAuthority and #Hamas👈, weakening #Palestinian leadership and 👉bolstering the claim that #Israel had no viable negotiating partner for a two-state settlement.👈 The policy was premised on the flawed assumption that 👉#Hamas had neither the capacity nor the intent to launch a...
...people that would also help establish a durable foundation for peace."
"Over a number of years, 👉#Netanyahu’s government encouraged the funding by #Qatar of millions of dollars monthly to #Hamas, despite the latter’s unmitigated hostility to #Israel’s very existence.👈 Though #Netanyahu claimed that the support was intended for humanitarian purposes,...
[...Martin Luther] King demonstrated that 👉you can’t advance democracy at home when you suppress it abroad. That vision rings as true today for Gaza as it did for Vietnam in 1967.👈
#Israeli Prime Minister #BenjaminNetanyahu has consistently opposed a two-state solution for Israel and #Palestine, blocking a path to self-determination for the #Palestinian...
As Israeli troops continue their assault in Rafah, increasing the death toll and displacing – yet again – hundreds of thousands of Gazans, there’s much to
The United Nations says it has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks entered via a pier set up by the U.S. for sea deliveries for the past two days. The U.N.
"Mir wurde klar, dass Soldat zu sein bedeutet, Teil der exekutiven Gehirne einer Regierung zu sein, die versucht, den Status quo aufrechtzuerhalten, anstatt uns eine Chance auf Frieden und Versöhnung durch die Lösung von Konflikten zu geben. Was mich letztendlich dazu brachte, mich zu weigern, zum Militär zu gehen, war die Lektüre von Hannah Arendts Werk „Die Banalität des Bösen“. "
Yeheli Cialic ist der Koordinator von Mesarvot, einem Netzwerk junger israelischer Kriegsdienstverweigerer:innen, die sich aus Protest gegen die Besatzung
