โWhat is the point of having power," she says, "if you will not use it to stop crimes against humanity?โ
Jewish Presidential appointee Lily Greenberg Call resigned in protest at its refusal to stop arming Israel. It's an astonishing letter.
Update: a few minutes after tweeting this, her X account was suspended ๐คจ
"Gilad Erdan, the [Israeli] ambassador, said in an interview with Israelโs Army Radio on Wednesday that the UN has โturned into a collaborator with Hamas . . . maybe even more than that โ a terror organisation unto itself."
Look at these giggling old men. This is what they're saying to the interviewer (see video link, sorry it's Xitter) about their actions in 1948.
Left:
"I didn't talk to anyone about it."
"What about your wife? I assume you lived with her for many years. You never talked to her about it?"
"I never told her. What would I tell her - that I'm a murderer?"
Right:
"And some guys took flamethrowers and ran after people and incinerated them."
Jesus. The bottomless, neverending shame of living in this fucking country.
Middle East Eye :"The UK government has revoked the student visa of Dana Abuqamar, a Palestinian law student at the University of Manchester, following her speech in a demonstration. Her visa was revoked on the grounds of 'national security', with authorities citing her as a risk to public safety.
She revealed that she had lost at least 15 relatives in Gaza."
WEEK 33: The Irish Federation of University Teachers issue a statement in support of the students at University College Dublin and their right to protest.
They're not going to try and stop the genocide.
They're not putting any boots on the ground.
But they still want to be in charge of everything. As usual.
โArab states have said it should be US-led so the US is trying to work out how it can lead it without having boots on the ground ... "
FT: "US encouraging Arab states to join multinational postwar force in Gaza"
If any of you were wondering about the results of the vote on the Gaza Family Resettlement Scheme - which I've not seen reported anywhere - only FIFTY voted in favour.
"Biden Moves Forward on $1 Billion in New Arms for Israel
The administration notifies Congress of a large arms package after withholding shipment of bombs last week"
As youse know, I try not to share links to Xitter but this compilation of Blinken clips talking about Russia's invasion of Ukraine is really something else - he even namechecks Israel. I'll transcribe it for those who don't want to/can't click, with the link at the end.
"What separates Israel, the United States and other democracies when it comes to incredibly difficult situations like this is our respect for international law.
I thought it was Palestinian parents who indoctrinated their children to hate Israelis ๐ค
I should say these images (stills from a video clip) were taken at Tarqumiyah crossing in Hebron yesterday. The police protected the "activists".