The Roman Inquisition in the 1500s was constantly complaining about its desperate lack of personnel (not enough Inquisitors, not enough censors to read books, not enough police) as it tried to keep up with the exponentially-growing flood of books enabled by the newfangled #PrintingPress. Why would such an organization waste hundreds of man-hours per copy on crossing out pages when they could have trivially burned the book and moved on?
How were the Israelis treated in captivity? #Haaretz vs #NYT. Both are quoting conversations with relatives:
“They have some difficult stories to tell of the way they were captured and treated,” Ahal Besorai said of his nephew and niece. He said he had spoken with them on a video call at the hospital where they are staying.
"The conversations also reveal that several of the captives said that #Hamas did not mistreat them, and that their daily routine in captivity was rather fixed. According to the relatives of those released, one of the main difficulties for the captives was boredom and lack of activity. At some point, one of the groups of captives was given a radio receiver and through it they managed to stay updated on what was happening in the country. At the same time, they said that sleeping conditions were difficult, especially for the older captives, who had to sleep on a mattress on the floor or on benches. According to several people who spoke with some of the returned captives, the food was simple and monotonous."
Another contrary quote from the original article Ynet buried, showing there was no medical emergency with the group this testimony is referring to:
Q: Will they all be alright?
"They will be alright. After all, they arrived in reasonable condition, all elderly women and our expectations were much more worrying. We are in contact with them and with the families and will continue to care for them. But what will help them the most is the warmth and love and security from the family and surroundings. This will give them the strength to start getting back on their feet, because their rehabilitation will not take a day or two."
#SelfCensorship The article on the Gaza war and the Nakba was commissioned by HARVARD LAW REVIEW, edited, fact-checked, and prepared for publication — but was then blocked amid a climate of fear.
The article argued that events in #Gaza met the terms of #genocide as defined by the United Nations convention. The author also called for a legally recognised crime of “#Nakba” (catastrophe), the Arab word used to describe the forced removal of Palestinians from their land and homes in 1948.