“At the time in 1948, there was no television. People did not have smartphones, and it was relatively easy to cover up the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing, and to claim that it didn’t exist,” the Israeli historian told Al Jazeera.
"This is not the life of any normal human being. There is nothing: no water, no food, no health care, not even a toilet. My children ask me if they could just have potatoes but we have no money now. All we have is canned food distributed [by the United Nations],” she said.
“My children have already had flu, and fevers, and hepatitis. They are weak now, and there aren’t enough antibiotics, so I’m very worried.”
Pres Biden is addressing the #famine in Gaza, but #Netanyahu isn't letting aid through. The US needs to prioritize protecting civilians.
As of the start of April at least 32 ppl, 28 of whom were children, have died of malnutrition & dehydration in Gaza💔, acc to HRW. Numerous employees of USAID assail the agency & the Biden admin for its “failure to uphold INTL humanitarian principles & to adhere to its mandate to save lives."
"Former military lawyer David McBride sentenced to almost six years in jail for sharing classified information with journalists.
"The material released by McBride was used in the Australian ABC's The Afghan Files story, which revealed allegations that Australian soldiers were involved in illegal killings."
As the USA continues to refuse to fight alongside Ukraine against invader Russian terrorists, #SecState Anthony Blinken said in Kyiv: "I came to #Ukraine with the message that you are not alone."
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have been fighting the Russian invaders alone for 10 years, 2 months, 24 days.
Russian propagandists openly say that life doesn’t matter and that it’s an honor to sacrifice it for their country and church. Russians made killing their religion.
Like true fascists, they also advise Russian soldiers to kill themselves rather than wait until they lose their limbs. Their “great” nation doesn’t need people with disabilities.
#Netherland - The International Court of Justice (#ICC) in The Hague has scheduled another hearing in the genocide case against #Israel.
The United Nations' highest court will deal with an urgent application from #SouthAfrica on Thursday and Friday (May 16 & 17)
"“What is happening here is so off-the-charts egregious that there is no other reading of the law: We have to cease weapons transfers to Israel.”
The letter also calls on Garland to investigate the thousands of U.S. citizens currently serving in the Israel Defense Forces for potential war crimes."
Israeli forces have carried out at least 8 strikes on aid workers’ convoys & premises in Gaza since Oct 2023 *the aid groups had provided their coordinates to the IL authorities to ensure their protection. IL authorities didn't issue advance warnings to any of the aid orgs. before the strikes, which killed or injured ~31 aid workers +those with them. >250 aid workers: killed in Gaza since #Oct7.
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.
The entire world soon witnessed evidence of those crimes in searing photographs and videos.
Bombing schools and hospitals and apartment buildings to rubble is not normal.
Executed civilians with their hands tied behind their backs.
Mass graves.
Attacks on homes, schools, hospitals.
We can never allow the crime Russia is committing to become our new normal."
Israeli forces have carried out at least eight strikes on aid workers’ convoys and premises in Gaza since October 2023, even though aid groups had provided their coordinates to the Israeli authorities to ensure their protection.
Israeli authorities did not issue advance warnings to any of the aid organizations before the strikes, which killed or injured at least 31 aid workers and those with them.
"I can’t risk sending more staff into Gaza because I cannot rely on deconfliction as a way of keeping them safe,” a senior employee from one of the organizations...told Human Rights Watch. He said this was a key factor in limiting the organization’s ability to provide medical services. “You can build docks & send shipments, but without a safe operating environment, you will have a pile up of shipments that people aren’t able to deploy safely to help people.” #Israel#Gaza#AidWorkers#WarCrimes
The arrest of Yuri Kuznetsov signals a widening of government corruption scandal, two days after the despot dictator (former bathroom robber) Vladimir Putin unexpectedly removed Sergei Shoigu from the post of defense minister.
Yury headed the Defense Ministry’s personnel directorate since 2023, has been placed in pre-trial detention on large-scale bribery charges, the Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes.
In 2010-2023 he was the head of the unit within the MoD that calls the State SECRET Protection unit. This is important to note.
These are internal disputes within the mafia organizations. Everyone in the Ministry of Defense, FSB, military, institutions is corrupt. The extent of corruption just varies. The whole system in RUS is built on corruption and runs through all levels.
Now Sergei Shoigu sit as chairman for FSB but never been one. He will be sourrunded by FSB who will watch over him untill the end.
"Former military lawyer David McBride sentenced to almost six years in jail for sharing classified information with journalists.
"The material released by McBride was used in the Australian ABC's The Afghan Files story, which revealed allegations that Australian soldiers were involved in illegal killings."
"It is a stain on Australia’s reputation that some of its soldiers have been accused of war crimes in Afghanistan, and yet the first person convicted in relation to these crimes is a whistleblower not the abusers,”
Daniela Gavshon, Human Rights Watch Australia Director
It is established fact that Australian soldiers in Afghanistan committed war crimes. Today, the man whose courageous act of whistleblowing brought these crimes to light has been sentenced to almost 6 years in gaol.
This is a dark day in Australian history. Democracy needs people to stand up when they see wrongdoing being committed by powerful people. We should be thanking and celebrating David McBride, not imprisoning him.