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How can the UK be a liberal ‘democracy’, when the govt seeks to remove people’s rights and is mostly unaccountable? When it represents the few, over the needs and interests of the many.

⚠️ Warning: often uses too many commas, and is fond of semicolons; I’m working on the former.

“𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘦’𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺” – 𝘈𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘬𝘰𝘷𝘴𝘬𝘺 (𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺)

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Unfortunately, Netanyahu seems to be counting on drawing things out until a lawless Trump can come to power.

Why else would reports suggest the war continuing past Jan 2025?

— ‘If Israel decides to ignore the order – a near certainty – it will be declaring itself a pariah state …

We must hope … that this time the United States will draw the line on its willingness to defy the entire world, and international law, for the sake of its wayward protégé state.‘

https://archive.ph/newest/www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-05-26/ty-article-opinion/.premium/obeying-icj-order-is-israels-last-opportunity-to-save-itself-from-becoming-a-pariah-state/0000018f-b0d0-d8a2-a3cf-b4d34eb40000

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Dealing with antisemitism is a worthy goal, but hunting through likes – which are easily done by mistake, and don’t show up in a timeline like a retweet (so won’t be noticed to have a chance at correction) – shows another motivation at work.

I wish for PR and Labour to split into two parties. One of which I could vote for.

— ‘a dossier of posts that she had liked on X, some dating back to 2014. The most recent had prompted a complaint from the Jewish Labour Movement.’

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/30/blocked-labour-candidate-faiza-shaheen-to-challenge-deselection

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— ‘The conversation began with the words, ‘We understand you know about the prosecutor.’”

Megiddo said it was “explained that if I published the story I would suffer the consequences and get to know the interrogation rooms of the Israeli security authorities from the inside”.

“In the end, it was made clear to me that even sharing the information ‘with my friends abroad’, referring to foreign media outlets, would lead to the same results.”’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/30/journalist-threatened-over-reporting-on-spy-chief-and-icc-israeli-newspaper-says

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This latter scenario has been foreshadowed for some time.

— ‘The lesser risk is that voters – many of whom dislike the Tories more than they like Labour – change their minds during the campaign. The greater risk is that Labour wins an Attlee-style landslide but then doesn’t know what to do with it … that they lock the economy into a new era of austerity that makes absolutely zero economic sense and for which there is absolutely zero political appetite.’

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/30/labour-1945-tories-fiscal-rules-election

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So long as Israel doesn’t cross Biden’s impossible-to-cross red lines (because they self adjust) anything else seems to be just fine.

Atrocities such as that on Sunday, or Israel’s ongoing stoppage of aid crossing the border, should not be dismissed because they’re not a “full ground assault“.

– ‘“When they briefed us on their plans for Rafah it did include moving along that corridor and out of the city proper to put pressure on Hamas in the city” Kirby told reporters’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/30/israel-idf-philadelphi-corridor-rafah-gaza-control-palestine-war-hamas

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— ‘Once again, the world is confronted by dismaying evidence that the state of Israel under the destructive leadership of its rightwing prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has gone rogue.

Once again, Netanyahu has crossed a line. Once again, his contempt for global opinion, for the values of the western democracies which too unquestioningly sustain and arm his country, and for the most basic principles of international law is on galling display.’

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/29/icc-israel-state-benjamin-netanyahu

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This term Netanyahu and his apologists are pushing now, ‘the new antisemitism’, seems to mean that which is not antisemitic but is critical of Israel’s actions; especially that which demands accountability.

— ‘Netanyahu said … “This is exactly what the new antisemitism looks like. It has moved from the campuses of the West to the court in The Hague."
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Smotrich … said the decision was "a display of hypocrisy and Jew-hatred" that "we haven't seen since Nazi propaganda."’

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-05-20/ty-article/.premium/netanyahu-new-antisemitism-has-moved-from-campuses-of-the-west-to-court-in-the-hague/0000018f-96c3-da35-a3af-d7eb474a0000

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The university should reflect upon why they might be requiring this and the ethics of whatever that reason is and what seems a lot like an attempt at either brainwashing, a forced confession, or both.

— ‘What students can’t include in this paper is anything that justifies their actions …

The paper assumes from the start, in other words, that what the students did – protest against what the United Nations human rights council has termed a genocide – is morally wrong.’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/22/new-york-university-student-protesters

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Some positions of authority just shouldn’t be elected.

It may be arguable at the govt level, but education being censored locally by any posing know-nothing extremist who can game a primary?! 😳

— “a concerning trend where far-right Republican candidates are replacing moderate Republicans on school boards, not because citizens believe they are better suited for the job, but because rightwing billionaires and Pacs are starting to pour money into these local elections”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/19/us-public-schools-texas-book-bans

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It’s not just pro-Trump, it’s denying the election was valid because their messiah did not win.

The flag was up for ”several” days – if you accept he was ignorant of its meaning(!) it’s a sign of either extreme distress or disrespect.

— ‘we now have [two] conservative justices whose spouses have engaged in apparent pro-Trump political activity.
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Gillers … did not believe Alito knew the upside-down flag was flying, or that it was a coded message for “stop the steal”.’

https://www.theguardian.com/law/article/2024/may/18/samuel-alito-flag-supreme-court-ethics-election

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Caulfield seems to sincerely believe the conspiracy theory, but refuses to acknowledge that; or that she’s wrong.

These are the people Sunak thinks will save us in his fearful future – I’m terrified.

— ‘there is no suggestion of charging people for driving further away … nor has there ever been, the council’s leader, Zoe Nicholson, said.
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Caulfield told the BBC: “That is the policy, though … that is the model of 15-minute cities … which is what that theory is about.”

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/13/uk-minister-maria-caulfield-faces-calls-to-refer-herself-to-ethics-adviser-over-false-15-minute-city-claims

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A great article on the GOP’s Phoney War on antisemitism, and its enlistment in a very real and wider campaign against democracy.

— ‘Foer and Bash are right that American democracy is imperiled. But as the draconian crackdown on non-violent student protests makes clear, accusations of antisemitism are not themselves evidence of liberal decline, but rather the tip of the spear in a frightening illiberal project serving the agenda of an emboldened, autocratic right wing.’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/11/us-university-protests-antisemitism-free-speech

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It would be an outrage if Israel’s “assurances” are treated as credible, and their obstruction of supplies and various glaring atrocities are ignored.

But if they are “cleared”, and only then attack Rafah, Biden will be humiliated.

— ‘the state department is also due Wednesday to deliver a formal assessment to Congress … assessing whether the IDF are conducting its campaign in accordance with humanitarian law – in other words, whether the IDF is committing war crimes.’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/07/biden-israel-palestine-policy

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Governments and businesses suspend democracy when their own private interests differ.

— ‘“It didn’t seem like any kind of measures were taken to de-escalate,” Khawaja said. “It also just seems completely unnecessary. This was by all accounts, a non-violent protest … camping out on the lawn … It’s not any different from everyday life on campus.”

As Columbia announced it would be holding classes remotely, students on campuses across the US launched their own protests.’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/22/columbia-university-protests-shutdown

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I’m no fan of Iran, but this is a blatant reversal of the facts to use as cover for Israel.

The State of Israel has been assassinating (murdering) foreign officials, military, and bystanders in civilian and diplomatic buildings of Iran and/within Syria and Lebanon.

Iran targeted military sites and killed no one.

— ‘Cameron replied: “… this week, people can see that the truly malign actor in this region is Iran, a country that has launched a state-on-state attack.”’

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/apr/15/nick-robinson-israel-gaza-interview-bbc-david-cameron

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They should have “urged” Israel to stop its assassinations and attacks on foreign civilian and diplomatic buildings. They probably did. 🤷🏼‍♂️

How could Iran not respond? Israel bullies its neighbours expecting US defense. If it wants that defense, it should be contingent on not drawing “allies” into a war against our wishes.

— ‘Washington would urge Israel to moderate its own response, to prevent tit-for-tat escalation spiralling out of control, drawing in other countries’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/13/israel-under-fire-as-iran-launches-extensive-drone-strikes

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— Sahar Fetrat … at Human Rights Watch, said: “Two years ago, they didn’t have the courage they have today to vow stoning women to death in public; now they do.

They tested their draconian policies one by one, and have reached this point because there is no one to hold them accountable for the abuses. Through the bodies of Afghan women, the Taliban demand and command moral and societal orders. We should all be warned that if not stopped, more and more will come.”

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/28/taliban-edict-to-resume-stoning-women-to-death-met-with-horror

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Cameron previously implied, by his (eventual) response that the UK could not conclude Israel is complying with IHL, that they are presumably not asking (or disclosing) the more appropriate, and opposite, question.

The question they have clearly avoided examining officially, since the answer is so. fucking. obvious.

— “… the intent of individual Israeli commanders is not the legal test, … If a state fails to distinguish military and civilian objects … it’s immaterial …”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/22/david-cameron-urged-publish-foreign-office-legal-advice-israel-war-gaza

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— ‘Minna Daum … does not walk with the “Jewish bloc” on the march, she … prefers to walk under her own flag – today it’s a Palestinian one; previously it has read: “Elderly Jews against genocide.” If most of her outrage is directed at the bombing of civilians in Gaza, a little is reserved for those voices that would reduce the idea of London to a place of intolerance rather than tolerance. “I think you only have to be here, to see that this is not about that at all.”’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/09/im-jewish-and-feel-totally-safe-marching-for-gaza-london-protesters-defy-sunaks-extremist-slur

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— ‘What’s more, nearly 3,000 British Jews (including the CEOs of both Liberal and Reform Judaism – and 60 UK rabbis) have now signed a statement of principles stating that “Israel must take care to protect innocent civilians”; that it can “never be acceptable … to deny civilians their basic human needs”; and that the laws of war “place clear limits on what harm can be done to civilians”.

… the UK government must now call for an immediate ceasefire.’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/27/as-british-jews-we-call-for-an-immediate-ceasefire-in-gaza

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— “Vital inspections” into asylum accommodation including the Bibby Stockholm barge and the RAF Wethersfield site, as well as a report into the handling of modern slavery and human trafficking claims, cannot be submitted without an inspector, they said.

“Effectively disabling independent scrutiny of a highly controversial policy area constitutes yet another step towards the erosion of government accountability, …”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/27/sacked-uk-borders-inspector-tells-mps-removed-doing-job-david-neal

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The political purity test in Germany – a country and culture I was quite taken with on work stays – to properly acknowledge their genocidal history, seems to be the unquestioningly slavish support and defense of Israel, while they conduct their own. 🤷🏻‍♂️

— ‘it is proving especially explosive in Germany’s culture sector, where a strong pro-Israel consensus across the main political parties and media publishers is rubbing up against a more politically heterogenous crowd’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/27/german-minister-says-she-was-only-applauding-israeli-filmmaker-at-berlinale

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— Isaac said an immediate ceasefire was “a moral obligation. This is not a time for neutrality or soft diplomacy. Gaza should be your moral compass.”
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“If it has not become clear to the world that this is a war of vengeance aimed at destroying the possibility of life in Gaza … I am not sure what more proof people need. The destruction of schools, universities, hospitals … The Israeli soldiers brag and joke about it. How is the killing of 12,000 children a war on Hamas?”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/21/pastor-says-welby-would-not-meet-him-if-he-spoke-at-palestine-rally-with-corbyn

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— ‘Britain is seen as more corrupt than Uruguay and Hong Kong.

The lower ranking coincides with concerns about possible corruption in the awarding of PPE contracts … The UK was ranked at between the eighth and 11th most transparent country in the world between 2012 and 2021. However, it fell to 18th in 2022, and then joint-20th in 2023.
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The UK has experienced the biggest five-year decline of any western European country, according to the research.’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/30/uk-perceived-as-more-corrupt-lowest-score-global-index-transparency-international

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A great article on Israel’s implausible defense presented to the , the effectiveness of which we should see tomorrow.

— ‘Should the court take Israel’s side and dismiss South Africa’s claims, Israel will point to that as evidence of the justness of its cause. If the judges approve South Africa’s request for an order to halt Israel’s military attacks, the question will be called on whether Israel and its sponsors in Washington, D.C., will respect international law.’

https://theintercept.com/2024/01/12/icj-israel-genocide/

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