Pressure on Israel and Hamas is growing it seems. While Israeli officials attempt to pressure Hamas by warning the the failure to compromise would lead to an immediate invasion of #Rafah ("This means that an operation in Rafah and in other parts of Gaza will take place in the very near future," Galant), for the first time since October, the Biden administration puts a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel:
#US / Twenty-five people were arrested at the University of Virginia after police clashed with anti-war protesters who refused to remove tents from campus
On Saturday, police wearing heavy gear and holding shields lined up on campus in Charlottesville University police declared an "unlawful assembly" in the area
[...] In Ann Arbor, the protest happened at the beginning of the event at Michigan Stadium. About 75 people, many wearing traditional Arabic kaffiyehs along with their graduation caps, marched up the main aisle toward the graduation stage. They chanted “Regents, regents, you can’t hide! You are funding genocide!” while holding signs, including one that read: “No universities left in Gaza.”
#US / How Counterprotesters at U.C.L.A. Provoked Violence, Unchecked for Hours
Videos analyzed by the #NYT show that the violence was instigated and escalated by dozens of counterprotesters who attacked the encampment for nearly 5 hours with little to no police intervention.
Counterprotesters tore down metal barriers, shot fireworks towards the encampment, sprayed chemical irritants at protesters, and physically assaulted them with punches, kicks, sticks and other makeshift weapons.
While protesters inside the encampment tried to defend the barricades, there is no clear evidence they initiated any unprovoked attacks on the counterprotesters based on the video analysis.
#US / The Most Influential Protest You’ve Never Heard Of: May Day, 1971
[…] Fifty years ago today, on May Day 1971, thousands of #antiwar protesters descended on Washington, DC, to protest the Vietnam War. The ensuing three days of disruptive actions directly confronted the Nixon administration — and resulted in the largest civil disobedience–related detentions in US history.
#UK / Students begin new wave of protests against Gaza war after US arrests
“now is the time to act”
Protests were held at least six universities, including Sheffield, Bristol, Leeds, and Newcastle, with others expected to follow suit.
Some universities, such as the University of York, have already taken steps to address students' concerns by announcing that they no longer invest in companies that primarily make or sell weapons and defense-related products.
[cont’d] #Gaza / Campus protests over the war in Gaza have gone international
[…] Student groups in the #UK, #France and #Mexico — among others — have sought to erect what many of them are terming "solidarity encampments," prompting a variety of responses from university authorities and local law enforcement.
According to Saudi al-Hadath news, the establishment of “The Union of Arab Tribes” was announced in Egypt on Wednesday. The union will have a role in confronting and stopping Israeli displacement plans, but will also play an important role in the humanitarian aid that will be provided to the Palestinians in Gaza.
Cairo has repeatedly stressed that it rejects any plans to displace Palestinians from their homeland to Egypt or elsewhere. However, there are allegations that El-Arjani's company "Hala" has profited greatly from evacuating Gazans through Rafah crossing for thousands of dollars per person.
#ICJ / Turkey to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel
[…] "Upon completion of the legal text of our work, we will submit the declaration of official intervention before the ICJ with the objective of implementing this political decision,"
Jewish students participating in pro-Palestine protests on their campuses would have valuable things to say about the alleged "rising antisemitism" at their schools. But the media is ignoring them.
#US / Brown University agrees to hear divestment proposal if encampment is cleared
Brown University has agreed to hear a divestment proposal from student protesters in May, on the condition that the current encampment protest is peacefully disbanded.
[...] The University has previously said that the endowment is not directly invested in weapons manufacturers. Brown’s Investment Office is contractually obligated not to disclose the content of the managers’ portfolios but assured that none have a specific focus on defense manufacturing.
Amid growing speculation that the International Criminal Court could issue arrest warrants against #Israeli officials in the coming days over the war against Hamas in #Gaza, a White House spokesperson reiterates #US opposition for the investigation.
“The #ICC has no jurisdiction in this situation,” the spokesperson says.
The White House is saying here that Palestine is not a state and that Gaza is Israeli territory. Why?
The ICC does have jurisdiction in ‘state parties’: USA and Israel are not state parties to the ICC, but the State of Palestine is and has been since 2015.
Had Israelis not revealed their true selves, then your hasbara might stand a better chance of deceiving me @fuller
From their actions it's quite clear that, for Israeli Zionists, "chosen people" is an expression of racial superiority. Zionist Israel has far less in common with Judaism than it does with Nazism.
The Uzi is a military weapon @rato The image posted by @KarunaX is actually quite revealing. It illustrates the indoctrination of Israeli youth into a militaristic culture. What else their indoctrination involves, I shudder to think.
#Israel / Foreign Minister Warns of 'Severe Anti-Semitic Wave' as ICC Considers Arrest Warrants for Top Officials"
#Ynet is reporting that Foreign Minister Katz instructed israeli diplomats around the world to prepare for a "severe anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli wave" in response to the reports that the International Criminal Court in The Hague may issue arrest warrants against high-ranking officials. According to Katz, "if the warrants are issued, they will harm the commanders and fighters of the Israeli Defense Forces and will create a wave of incitement against us by Hamas and radical Islamic circles, led by Iran, which we are fighting." Reportedly, Katz instructed diplomats to increase security around Jewish institutions worldwide.
[cont’d] #ICC / Prosecutor calls for end to intimidation of staff, statement says
“Such threats, even when not acted upon, may also constitute an offence against the
administration of justice under Art. 70 of the Rome Statute.”
[…] In October, ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan said it had jurisdiction over any potential war crimes committed by #Hamas fighters in Israel and by Israeli forces in #Gaza, which has been ruled by Hamas since 2007.
#Israel on trial?
This is not what the #ICJ organises. Its role is to establish the law.
A halt of invasion?
In 2022, the ICJ issued a condemnation on the #Russia invasion, to no consequence.
Kate Ferguson: “Will it be enough to stem the tide of atrocity crimes? No, of course not.” https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/dr-kate-ferguson@israel
#domicide must be recognised as an international crime
The massive, arbitrary destruction of civilian housing in violent conflict should be recognised as a crime under international law, the UN’s independent housing rights expert told the General Assembly today [28 October 2022].