"#UNRWA has 30,000 employees, so the allegations were against 0.04% of its staff. If that’s justification for cutting funds, it would mean shutting down every institution on earth"
@luciferian there have been a lot of blatant, absolutely undeniable war crimes committed by #Israeli forces in #Gaza. They, like crimes committed by #Hamas on #Oct7, should be prosecuted – and they should be prosecuted at The Hague #ICC, because in-country courts cannot be trusted on crimes of this nature.
#Trump Says Little on #Gaza, & Nothing About What He’d Do Differently
In the ~5 months since #Hamas invaded #Israel on #Oct7, igniting the most divisive #ForeignPolicy crisis of #Biden’s presidency, Trump has said noticeably little about the subj.
Israel hasn't yet provided evidence to back Hamas #Oct7 attack claims against UNRWA, UN says. Allegations against 12 employees led major donors to suspend funding to UN PA agency despite hunger crisis in Gaza. Diplomats who saw the OIOS preliminary report said it contained no new evidence from IL since the initial presentation of the claims in Jan.
#Hamas, which is still believed to be holding more than 100 #hostages seized in the #Oct7 attack, says it will not free them unless Israel agrees to end the fighting and withdraw from Gaza. Israel says it will not withdraw until Hamas is eradicated.
Not seeing any of these concerned 'protesters' posting their horror about the slaughter of innocent Israeli women and children. But the West is supposed to be all gooey and distressed when Hamas propaganda is blindly pushed our way.
"Yazan Abu Jama, 5: Bedouin family’s only son slain by rocket"
Moshe Dayan, the one-eyed chief of staff of the #IDF “realized what many Jewish Israelis refuse to accept: #Palestinians would never forget the nakba or stop dreaming of returning to their homes.”
#Oct7 is still a turning point…up to #Israelis to decide…they finally heed Dayan’s warning, the country could…chart a path to…dignified coexistence with the Palestinians. But indications so far are that Israelis will, instead, continue to fight among themselves and maintain the occupation indefinitely. This could make Oct 7 the beginning of a #darkage in #Israel’s #history—one characterized by more and growing violence. The attack would not be a one-off event, but a portent of what’s to come.”
“The way the president’s demeanor in that report was characterized could not be more wrong on the facts & clearly politically motivated,” Harris said in response to questions from reporters.
She also said #POTUS#Biden had sat down for in-person interviews w/ the special counsel’s office just a day after the #Oct7#Hamas attack on #Israel.
“It was an intense moment for the commander in chief of the United States of America,” MVP #KamalaHarris said. “He was in front of it all, coordinating & directing leaders who are in charge of America’s #NationalSecurity.”
More than a ⅕ of the remaining #hostages being held in #Gaza are dead, acc/to an internal assessment conducted by the #IDF.
Israeli #intelligence officers have concluded that ≥32 of the remaining 136 hostages captured by #Hamas & its allies on #Oct7 have died since the start of the war, acc/to a confidential assessment that was reviewed by The NYTimes.
The families of 32 #hostages, whose deaths are confirmed, have been informed, acc/to 4 military ofcls….
The 4 ofcls said that officers were also assessing unconfirmed #intelligence that indicated that ≥20 other hostages may have also been killed.
The figure of 32 is higher than any previous number the Israeli authorities have publicly disclosed of hostages who are dead. In an answer to a request for comment, the #IDF said that most of the dead were killed on #Oct7.
The 1st round of retaliatory #UnitedStates strikes against #Iran-linked militants in #Iran & #Syria killed dozens of fighters & several #civilians, acc/to statements from Iraq government, #militia groups & a local monitoring network on Sat, as the #Biden admin attempts to respond to the killing of 3 US soldiers & injuring of >30 others at #Tower22 in #Jordan w/o escalating the regional conflict.
#UnitedStates Secy of State Antony #Blinken will embark on a 5-day trip to #SaudiArabia, #Egypt, #Qatar, #Israel & the #WestBank on Sunday….
The visit to the region will be his 5th since the #Oct7#Hamas attack against Israel….Blinken will continue efforts for a deal to secure the release of all remaining #hostages held by Hamas & to implement a pause in the fighting to “allow for sustained, increased delivery of #humanitarian assistance” to #Gaza civilians, the State Dept said.
Thank heavens farmers can avail of the rich white dude exception in EU terrorism legislation.
Terrorist aims are described as any of the following:
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unduly compelling a government or an international organisation to perform or abstain from performing any act;
@why0hy for clarity, yes, of course the #Hamas attacks on #Israeli civilians, and taking of #hostages, on #Oct7, was terrorism. It was intended to induce terror. That is the point.
"The Palestinian people’s overwhelming support of the attacks and the PA's refusal to condemn the attacks have caused Israelis to begin associating the Palestinian flag with the barbarism of October 7."
#WeRemember und deswegen handeln wir! Jüdinnen & #Juden stehen heute weltweit wieder Angriffen ungeheuren Ausmaßes gegenüber.
🇩🇪 hat eine besondere Verantwortung, 🇮🇱 Leben zu schützen. Der industrielle #Völkermord der Nazis sei unvergessen!
Gelebte #Erinnerungskultur bedeuet aber auch, #Antisemitismus in allen seinen Erscheinungsformen, auch in linken Milieus, aktiv zu bekämpfen!
Since mid-70s, Palestinians, and later Hamas, have been masters at one of the most successful propaganda campaigns since WWII. That one is compelled to not believe that is proof.
"Hamas releases propaganda doc denying atrocities, blaming Israel for civilian deaths on Oct 7"
"In a 16-page document, the terror group seeks to justify the October 7 massacre, denies its atrocities committed against civilians, and brand itself as a 'national liberation' group."
It's a good piece, but it misses how much the denialism is not just Electronic Intifada and The Grayzone, but also Qatari-linked publications like Middle East Eye; this is funded by the Qatari state, which sponsors Hamas.
Comparing #Oct7 to #Sep11 was going to inevitably result in a #truther culture.
The reality is that neither the #American people nor those of #Israel want to accept both as failures of the State to protect citizens, because then they’d have to actually hold “leadership” accountable while also being terrified.
Opposing #TwoStateSolution, Bibi said #Israel “must have security control over the entire territory west of the Jordan River… That collides with the idea of sovereignty.”
This has gone on for too long and can't be unilateral. This HAS to end with an #InternationalSecurity arrangement
WH said US & #Israel "clearly see things differently"
Gadi #Eisenkot, a key member of Israel's war cabinet, accused #Bibi of not telling the truth about its military goals in #Gaza and said Netanyahu shared "sharp and clear responsibility" for failing to protect his country on #Oct7
"When it comes to the communications blackout in Gaza, things are getting worse, not better. The current one is the longest since Oct7. Residents can't learn about warnings, contact emergency services, or check with family to see if they're still alive." -K Roth
Live metrics show Gaza-now been in the midst of a near-total telecoms blackout for 120 hrs -disruption, now entering its 6th day -longest sustained telecoms outage on record since #Oct7.-Netblocks
#Oct7 attacks represented FAILURES: Pol: IL govt had prided itself on a deal -allowed/encouraged—Qatar to sluice$ into the Hamas govt/Intel: IL had knowledge of the Hamas plan/Strategic: IL deployed the majority of its ready forces to the W Bank/Op: as Hamas storm troops—not terrorists merely/Tactical: 1,000s of volunteers streamed to the fight. There's a profound lesson in the trauma of IL’s generals for the MIL/nat-sec. ldrs of the liberal democracies.
Late, but welcome news. Will SOS Blinken be effective given the US position on Israel since #Oct7?
SOS Blinken is heading to the ME this week amid intense diplomatic efforts to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip & increasing international pressure on Israel to reduce civilian casualties among Palestinians.
The State Dept said the US remains “incredibly concerned” about the risk of the conflict spreading into other fronts-.