War on Gaza: Why campus protests are seen as a threat to the global order
Khaled Alqazzaz
14 May 2024
Students demonstrating against Israel's onslaught in Gaza are facing a crackdown by authorities aiming to preserve the status quo
Al Jazeera journalist questions US official on Gaza genocide
"Here is the moment Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett challenged US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on why he does not believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza"
A former US military intelligence official released a letter on Monday that explained to his colleagues at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) that his November resignation was in fact due to “moral injury” stemming from US support for Israel’s war in Gaza and the harm caused to Palestinians.
Harrison Mann, an army major, would be the first known DIA official to quit over US support to Israel.
Man said he felt shame and guilt for helping advance US policy that he said contributed to the mass killing of Palestinians.
“At some point, whatever the justification, you’re either advancing a policy that enables the mass starvation of children, or you’re not,” Mann wrote.
More oral submissions at the ICJ this week, after South Africa requested provisional measures. Not clear whether Egypt and/or the Maldives will be taking part, after they joined the application.
I thought it was Palestinian parents who indoctrinated their children to hate Israelis 🤔
I should say these images (stills from a video clip) were taken at Tarqumiyah crossing in Hebron yesterday. The police protected the "activists".
"What is taking place in occupied Palestine is not a conflict between more or less equals"
It is "a straightforward case of illegal military occupation, apartheid, ethnic cleansing & outright genocide by one, heavily-armed side — Israel — against the largely unarmed other, the Palestinians."
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."
~Desmond Tutu.
The Art Newspaper leads off with a deep dive into the vibrancy of the Palestinian art scene in Gaza - “people in the community really responded to what these artists were doing in places like Shababeek & Eltiqa, which unfortunately have now been destroyed.”
Upward of 20 American doctors are trapped in Gaza, some at the European Hospital, due to Israel’s post-invasion closure of the Rafah border crossing.Upward of 20 American doctors are trapped in Gaza as a result of Israel’s post-invasion closure of the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, according to sources with knowledge of...
“Well, Israel does have a plan, and Israel is executing the plan with almost perfection. And the plan is genocide, and the plan is the mass expulsion of the Palestinians — a repeat of the Nakba of 1948, which we are commemorating this very month, in May.”
“The US knows very well — the legal assessment is bluntly clear — Israel not only violated international law, Israel has bombed international law, has bombed the U.N. premises and what have you.”
“The people who have been killed and maimed in Gaza would make in the U.S. the equivalence — the equivalence of the same in the U.S. would be 14 million Americans killed and maimed.”
The official death toll has now topped 35,000, including more than 14,500 children. According to the United Nations, more than 360,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah despite fears there is nowhere to go to escape the Israeli bombardment.
“It is because of Netanyahu that there is no hostage release deal and there are no hostages being brought back home. He is abandoning our families to their death for his own political interests.“
Ryan Grim, Intercept:
"What does it say about the wider situation in Gaza if recently arrived American doctors are already suffering malnutrition and severe dehydration?"
State Department Spox: "We have not been unambiguous about the situation in Gaza."
It's happened before. It's happening again. Once you're there, they don't care.
“We do not believe what is happening in Gaza is a genocide. We have been firmly on record rejecting that proposition."
Jake Sullivan, National Security Adviser, at the press briefing today.
via Aljazeera
Israel finishes fifth after Eurovision organisers punish all who opposed genocide
Booing Israel was made a hate crime
Ordinarily, Eurovision is a woke nightmare, a non-binary kaleidoscope of garish outfits, glitter showers, and they/them pronouns, but steps were taken to rectify the situation this year when organisers did their utmost to Make Colonialism Cool Again.
BREAKING: Major Harrison Mann resigns from the Defense Intelligence Agency in protest at the Administration's continued support for Israel's genocide in Gaza.
"At some point - whatever the justification - you're either advancing a policy that enables the mass starvation of children, or you're not."
Graduates carrying Palestinian flags left the stadium as the comic was being introduced. Duke University’s commencement saw a minor disruption when students protesting the war in Gaza walked out before Jerry Seinfeld spoke....
"In this conversation, Said addresses comparatively his years of experience during #ForeignPolicy briefings, notably on Palestine, at the #USStateDepartment and #WhiteHouse, with focus on the current war on #Gaza."
American Medical Missions Trapped in Gaza, Facing Death by Dehydration as Population Clings to Life (theintercept.com)
Upward of 20 American doctors are trapped in Gaza, some at the European Hospital, due to Israel’s post-invasion closure of the Rafah border crossing.Upward of 20 American doctors are trapped in Gaza as a result of Israel’s post-invasion closure of the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, according to sources with knowledge of...
Students Storm Out Of Jerry Seinfeld's Commencement Speech At Duke (nz.news.yahoo.com)
Graduates carrying Palestinian flags left the stadium as the comic was being introduced. Duke University’s commencement saw a minor disruption when students protesting the war in Gaza walked out before Jerry Seinfeld spoke....