That's right @plink. #Hamas is still functioning and killing JudeoNazis. The #Zionists Entity is desperate. Like a pouting spoiled child with a broken toy ... if it can't have #Gaza it will destroy it. They demolished #Rafah's civilian airport today. #WarCrimes like that mean nothing to these #Nazis. They need to be destroyed, and they will be. @palestine@israel
[...] The conference, organised by the International Islamic Charitable Organization (IICO) and the UN's humanitarian coordination agency OCHA, said the funds would be dispersed over two years, with the possibility of extension, in efforts to support life-saving humanitarian interventions in the Palestinian territory.
#US / Journalists face retaliation for their Gaza war coverage, NWU reports
[...] According to data collected by the #NWU, more than a third of the targets of retaliation were Muslims or people of Middle Eastern or North African descent. As the report highlights, retaliation can come from leaders inside the workplace or from outside individuals or interest groups – A worrying pattern that not only threatens honesty in reporting but also shows problems in how the media industry supports diverse voices.
#Palestine / Impunity persists two years after the Israeli army’s murder of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
[...] Two years after the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh in the West Bank, and a year after Israel's official apology acknowledging its responsibility, justice has yet to be delivered for the emblematic Al Jazeera journalist. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns this impunity and calls on the international community, especially the United States, to exert pressure on the Israeli army to answer for Abu Akleh’s killing.
With a greenlight from Biden to continue the its invasion into #Rafah, despite evidence of war crimes https://kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/112421478297802310, #IDF is now calling residents of eastern #Rafah to evacuate to the “humanitarian zone” in the coastal al-Mawasi region in southern #Gaza. Similarly IDF called residents of Jabaliya and Beit Lahiya, two neighborhoods in northern Gaza, to evacuate to western Gaza City.
[cont’d] Egypt Increased Patrols Along Gaza Strip Border
The Saudi TV channel #AlHadath reported that #Egypt's border guards have increased patrols along the border with the Gaza Strip. According to the report, "Egypt, Qatar and other Arab countries refused an Israeli proposal to participate in managing the Strip after the war." It was also stated that "The mediators informed Washington of their opposition to Israel continuing to manage the Strip."
[cont’d] EU Chief Charles Michel Condemns Israel's Rafah Evacuation Orders
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Evacuation orders for civilians trapped in Rafah to unsafe zones are unacceptable.
We call on the Israeli government to respect international humanitarian law and urge not to undertake a ground operation in #Rafah.
Crossing points must be fully functioning and allow essential humanitarian assistance to get through amidst raging famine. #Gaza
All efforts must continue to secure an agreement for a lasting ceasefire. The EU is committed to a just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution.
The establishment of a viable State of Palestine is key in this respect, side by side in peace and security with Israel as reflected in @UN resolution.
[cont’d] U.S. offers Israel intelligence, supplies in effort to avoid Rafah invasion
[…] Administration officials, including experts from the U.S. Agency for International Development, have told Israel it will take several months to safely relocate hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who are now living in decrepit and unsanitary conditions in Rafah. Israeli officials disagree with that assessment.
[…] Biden said Israel has not crossed his “red line” because its forces have not begun invading or bombing densely populated areas of Rafah.
[cont’d] Egypt says to join South Africa ICJ case against Israel
The ministry said in a statement that this announcement comes in light of the “worsening severity and scope of Israeli attacks against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.”
[cont’d] #US / US says Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law
[…] But the administration stopped short of a definitive assessment, saying that due to the chaos of the war in Gaza it could not verify specific instances where use of those weapons might have been involved in alleged breaches.
#Israel / whistleblowers claim abuse of Palestinians at detention centre
Three Israeli whistleblowers working at the Sde Teiman desert camp say military responsible for series of abuses.
[…] The witnesses told #CNN the facility, some 18 miles from the Gaza frontier, is split into two parts: enclosures where around 70 Palestinian detainees from Gaza are placed under extreme physical restraint, and a field hospital “where injured detainees are immobilised, diapered, and fed through straws”.
[…] They paint a picture of a facility where doctors sometimes amputated prisoners’ limbs due to injuries sustained from constant handcuffing; of medical procedures sometimes performed by underqualified medics earning it a reputation for being “a paradise for interns”; and where the air is filled with the smell of neglected wounds left to rot.
#EU / Spain, Ireland to recognise Palestinian state on May 21 - EU's Borrell
[...] Asked on local Spanish radio station RNE if May 21 was when Spain, Ireland and other EU countries would recognise a Palestinian state, Borrell said yes, mentioning #Slovenia as well.
"This is a symbolic act of a political nature. More than a state, it recognises the will for that state to exist," he said, adding that #Belgium and other countries would probably follow.
Racist undercurrents in Australian society should not be downplayed @faab64
To some degree, we're all subject to it. Yes, even white Anglo-Protestants.
#Spain / Spanish Universities Will Suspend Relations with Israeli Campuses if They Don't Reject the War in Gaza
Spanish universities have announced that they will suspend collaboration agreements with Israeli universities and research centers if they do not condemn the military operations in the Gaza Strip. The Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (Crue), representing 77 public and private universities, has denounced the "very serious events" in Gaza and called for an "immediate and definitive cessation of military operations by the Israeli army" and "any terrorist action."
#Ireland / Trinity College Dublin agrees to divest from Israeli firms after student protest
Trinity College Dublin has agreed to divest from Israeli companies operating in the occupied Palestinian territories after a 5-day student protest encampment on campus. The protest was inspired by similar campaigns at universities in the U.S., Europe, and India in response to Israel's recent military conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
[…] Trinity’s supplier list contains just one Israeli company, which will remain until March 2025 for contractual reasons, said the statement.
Where the hell are the "international observers" who were queuing to visit the "mass graves" in Ukraine? Where is EU? Where are US state department? Where is UN?
What does it take for the world to (at least) investigate these allegations?
A petition to the Parliament of Australia:
"The ongoing violence and oppression against Palestinians by the Israeli government violate fundamental human rights principles. The disproportionate use of force, illegal settlements, and blockade of Gaza have resulted in immense suffering and loss of life. Our nation should not support regimes engaged in such violations. Action Requested: We urge the Prime Minister to take a principled stand against the Israeli government's actions by severing diplomatic ties, ending military support, and condemning human rights abuses in Palestine." https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN6106 #AusPol #IsraelPalestineConflict #Israel #Palestine #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #genocide @palestine @israel