#Gaza #SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SaveTheChildren
#palestine #Israel #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow
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(...) By contrast, last week’s devastating Amnesty International report stating that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, detailed in a carefully-documented 296-page report, received only token ‘mainstream’ media coverage. (...)
In a sane world, such a powerful indictment by the world’s most prestigious human rights organisation would receive intensive, widespread and continuing news coverage and commentary. (...)
In the real world, when they covered the report at all, ‘mainstream’ news reports gave ample room to Israel’s crazed denunciations of Amnesty as a ‘deplorable and fanatical organisation’ that had issued a report that was ‘entirely false and based on lies’. (...)
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Israeli Holocaust Scholar Says This IS Genocide
Finally, consider the recent powerful statement by Amos Goldberg, an Israeli Professor of Holocaust Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem:
‘For nearly 30 years I have researched and taught the Holocaust, genocide and state violence.
‘And I want to tell whoever is willing to listen that what’s happening now in Gaza is a genocide.’ (...)
Tags: #english #amnesty #genocide #gaza #israel #palestine #palestinians #occupied_territories #war #war_crimes #bbc #guardian #lobby #media #news #journalism #journalist
#politics #climatecatastrophe #palestinians #trump #fascism #imperialism
Channel 14 Hebrew correspondent:
In the last few hours, Givati Brigade forces, led by Colonel Liron Batito, carried out an operation in the northern #Gaza Strip, where they surrounded Kamal Adwan Hospital and killed about 50 #Palestinians there by air and land.
#Gaza #SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SaveTheChildren
#palestine #Israel #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow
https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5217774
Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing the delivery of food, medicine and other aid.
#amnesty-international #human-rights #genocide #gaza #israel #palestine #palestinians #gaza-strip
On November 21, 2024, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 9495, which would grant the secretary of the US Department of the Treasury unilateral authority to remove the tax-exempt status of any US nonprofit group that it designates a “terrorist supporting organization,” which the legislation does not clearly define. The bill does not require the government to provide evidence to support such a decision.
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The House of Representatives on Thursday approved H.R. 9495, dubbed the
"nonprofit killer" by civil society groups. The measure would give the
incoming Trump administration broad authority to go after its critics by
revoking the tax-exempt status of any group it labels a "terrorist
supporting organization," with no evidence needed. The bill passed on a
219-184 vote, with 15 Democrats joining Republicans. H.R. 9495 has the
support of the Anti-Defamation League and other Israel lobby groups.
Critics warn the law would immediately target organizations fighting for
Palestinian rights. The bill's fate in the Senate remains uncertain.
#human-rights #human-rights-watch #hrw #civil-rights #trump #republicans #republican-party #civil-society #israel #palestine #palestinians #gaza
A #French court has sentenced Amira Zaiter, a pro-#Palestinian #activist and nurse-in-training, to three years in prison, with two years suspended, after she posted on social media supporting #Palestinians’ basic rights.
More details:
http://qudsnen.co/?p=50621
Address to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee by Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
“Is it possible that after 42,000 people killed, you cannot empathize with the #Palestinians?”
“Empathy has evaporated from this room, and empathy is the glue that makes us stand united as humanity.”
“I always experience a sense of shock and delusion when I come to this room, because many of you recite the same script you had last year.”
“#Gaza is now a wasteland of rubble, garbage and human remains”
Francesca Albanese
Israeli authorities should withdraw proposed legislation in parliament aimed at preventing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and halt their campaign to destroy the UN’s most important aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza and elsewhere.\
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the proposal to evict UNRWA from areas under Israeli control and revoke its privileges and immunities “would be a catastrophe,” calling the agency “indispensable” and “irreplaceable.” European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the laws would have “disastrous consequences” if implemented. United States Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield also voiced “deep concern.”
#un #israel #palestine #palestinians #unrwa #occupied-palestinian-territory #war #israel-gaza-war #refugees
"Doing this on a street corner in front of a McDonald's on seized #Palestinians land. What an encapsulation of what these people want for their entire #GreaterIsrael project. Biblical in scale in rhetoric, in practice, an extension of #suburbanlife on top of the corpses of 'Arabs"
Source: https://www.tumblr.com/labyrintho/764134118000869376
#colonialism #neocolonialism #Lebanon #Israel #Occupation #Israel #Politics
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(...) In a letter to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, shamefully ignored by virtually all ‘mainstream’ media outlets, 30 qualified, UK-based doctors, surgeons, nurses and medical professionals – volunteers in Gaza since 7 October 2023 – described the full extent of the catastrophe. (...)
The authors of the letter note that The Ministry of Health figure of approximately 40,000 Palestinians killed refers only to the number of identified bodies:
‘… but while working in Gaza we bore witness to untold numbers of unidentified bodies, many of them truly unidentifiable due to the extent of damage caused. A correspondence piece in The Lancet, one of Britain’s leading medical journals, estimated that the true figure could be 186,000, reflecting the scale of indirect and unrecorded deaths that have inevitably occurred due to the destruction of the healthcare system’.
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Some of at least 40,000 Palestinian victims of Israeli attacks.
The truly awesome scale of Israel’s crime becomes clear when we read the next paragraph, which is of course referring to the plight of fully 2.1 million people, the vast majority of them civilians:
‘With only marginal exceptions, everyone in Gaza is sick, injured, or both. This includes every national aid worker, every international volunteer, and every man, woman, and child. While working in Gaza we saw widespread malnutrition in our patients and our Palestinian healthcare colleagues. Many of us lost weight rapidly in Gaza despite having privileged access to food and having taken our own supplementary nutrient-dense food with us. We have photographic evidence of life-threatening malnutrition in our patients, from babies to the elderly, that we are willing or have already shared with you.
‘Virtually every child under the age of five whom we encountered, both inside and outside of the hospital, had both a cough and watery diarrhoea. Jaundice and hepatitis A infection were widespread in the hospitals in which we worked, while the surgical complication rate was near 100%. Surgical incisions were almost certain to become infected, due to the hospitals’ impossible operating conditions- including a lack of supplies, water, and medications including antibiotics- overcrowding, and due to patients’ malnutrition. We were forced to use household supplies including vinegar for antiseptic purposes, or went without.’
The letter continues:
‘We urge you to realise that epidemics are raging in Gaza. In addition to that, Israel has not stopped bombarding civilians in their tents or displacing the malnourished and sick population of Gaza, approximately half of whom are children, to areas with no running water or even toilets available. This is a horrifying reality. It is virtually guaranteed to result in widespread death from viral and bacterial diarrheal diseases and pneumonias, particularly in children under the age of five.
‘All of us treated children who seemed to have been deliberately targeted by military violence. Bullet wounds to children’s heads and torsos and amputations of limbs and eyes of children were commonplace.’ (...)
Beyond the barely conceivable human carnage, a detailed Bloomberg report noted that more than 70% of Gaza’s housing has been damaged, along with schools, hospitals and businesses:
‘So far, Israeli air strikes have left more than 42 million tonnes of debris across the Strip, according to the UN. That’s enough rubble to fill a line of dump trucks stretching from New York to Singapore.’
Tags: #palestine #palestinians #israel #occupied_territories #gaza #war #war_crimes #civilian_casualties #infrastructure #health_care #human_rights
The disgusting level of hypocrisy is just truly sickening.
Just 2 days after they called #IDF soldier held in captivity and killed by IDF bombings for American hero, they don't even want to admit that she was a human shield against #JewishISIS terrorizing #Palestinians in occupied #westbank.
I'm sure, they "investigate" and at best, admit that "mistake was made" and give the #sniper 10 days paid vacation to go to Dubai.
#palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics #Hypocrisy
A journalist embedded with Israeli occupation forces in Rafah reported that a road has been completed along the Gaza-Egypt border (Philadelphi Corridor), which Israel constructed during the ongoing ceasefire negotiations.
Despite strong rejection from #Egypt and #Palestinians, who have insisted on no deal unless Israeli forces withdraw from the border, Israel has proceeded with the construction. The Israeli government has approved this move, vowing to maintain full control of the area and obstructing any potential ceasefire agreement.
#Rafah #PhiladelphiCorridor
#Israel #Gaza #Genocide #Occupation #ErhnicCleansing
"After ten months of destruction, #Gaza has seen its first case of #polio in 25 years, which has left a baby who was born at the start of the war paralysed. The #Democrats have therefore focused on the urgent matter of ensuring Palestinians can’t speak at their conventions. I mean someone had to silence these monsters…"
https://www.normalisland.co.uk/p/kamala-loves-palestinians-so-much
#USElection #Genocide #Polio #Inhumanity
"Watching crowds gather to cheerfully support a person carrying out an ongoing, live-streamed #genocide while pretending she has nothing to do with it is one of the most vile things I have ever seen."
PS. Having terrible time watching my wife's excitement about her speeches during the DNC convention. Had to put headphones on and go to what is left of my balcony garden.
#KamalaHarris #USElections #uselections2024 #Democrats #DemocraticParty #DNC #Gaza #Palestinians #Palestine #Genocide
♲ Peter Link 🍉 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 - 2024-08-08 19:06:52 GMT
WATCH: ‘Israel’s Reel Extremism’ - A Startling New Documentary from Zeteo
[The first 10 minutes is viewable for free Zeteo subscribers, the entire 40-minute film is viewable for paid subscribers.]#IsraelsReelExtremism is an on-the-ground examination of #Israel after many months of war, seen through the prism of social media posts from #Gaza - and interviews with the soldiers behind them. These posts across #TikTok and #Instagram, some shared millions of times, show soldiers humiliating bound #Palestinians, ransacking their homes, joking as they detonate schools and whole districts, and laughing as they launch high explosive ordnance into densely-packed areas. The award-winning team behind this #BasementFilms production traveled to Israel to interview soldiers, #radical #activists, #rightwing politicians, and media personalities, revealing an Israeli #Jewish society that is gripped by vengeance and hate.https://zeteo.com/p/israel-documentary-social-media?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
#media #news #press #Palestine @palestine @israel
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/07/31/israeli-lawmakers-try-block-torture-prosecutions
On July 29, Israeli military police arrested nine Israeli soldiers at the base on suspicion of “severe abuse” of a Palestinian detainee. News reports said the man was admitted to the hospital with broken ribs and life-threatening injuries to the anus and lungs.\
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Soldiers barricaded themselves inside the base to prevent the arrests. Protesters against the arrests, including members of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, pushed their way through the perimeter fence. When security forces removed the nine soldiers, protesters went to the Beit Lid military base, where the soldiers were eventually taken for questioning, and breached its perimeter as well.
#hrw #human-rights-watch #human-rights #israel #palestine #israelis #palestinians #torture #prisoners #detainees #abuse #prisoner-abuse
