#free german

[lasttarrasque]

#palestine #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #israel #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #free free palestine #current events #gaza strip #jerusalem #germany #german news #jews #jewdaism #jewblr #antisemitism #never again

[reallybadblackoutpoems]

imagination (1963) - harold ordway rugg

"chekhovs cat / schrödingers razor / occams gun"

#chekhov #schrodinger #occam #the three genders #hope everyone has a good halloweekend #and a good hallowtuesday #watched the 1979 nosferatu #it was silly #feel free to recommend more german films #anyway #blackout poetry #blackout poem #author #book #poetry

[kittyprincessofcats]

ICJ Ruling

Okay, let's get into this.

First of all, I get the frustration at the court not ordering a ceasefire. I was disappointed and frustrated at first too, since a ceasefire was the biggest and most important preliminary measure South Africa was requesting - and of course we just all want this horror to finally end for the people in Gaza. So I get the frustration and disappointment, I really do.

However, I do think this ruling is still a major win for South Africa, Palestine, and international law as a whole and here's why:

The court acknowledged that it has jurisdiction over this case and completely dismissed Israel's request to throw out the case as a whole. It will now determine at the merits stage (that will probably take years) whether Israel is actually commiting genocide.

The court acknowledged that Palestinians are a "distinct national or ethnic group and therefore deserving of protection under the genocide convention". Pull this out next time someone tells you "there's no such thing as Palestinians, they're all just Arabs".

The court acknowledged very unambiguously that "at least some" of Israel's actions being genocidal in nature is "plausible". South Africa has a case, officially. Israel is accused of genocide, in a way the ICJ deems "plausible", officially. This is huge. (And seriously, how freaking satisfying was it to hear all of those genocidal statements by Israeli politicians read out loud and used as justification for this rulling?)

The court might not have ordered a "ceasefire" in those words, but they did order Israel to "immediately end all genocidal acts" (which includes killing and injuring Palestinians) and submit proof that they actually did. How are they going to comply with this ruling without at least severly reducing or changing what they're doing in Gaza?

In fact, this wording might actually be more appropriate for a genocide (vs a war), as author and journalist Ali Abunimah notes on Twitter:

He's completely right. Israel lost today, by overwhelming majority (I mean, 15 to 2? I heard people predict the rulings would be very close, like 9 judges vs 8, but instead we got 15 to 2 (and even 16 to 1 on the humanitarian aid). Holy shit.) The court disimissed almost everything Israel's side of lawyers said, while acknowledging that South Africa's accusations are "plausible".

And this is important especially because of Mr Abunimah's second tweet there^. Because the question is, where do we go from here?

This ruling means that Israel is officially /possibly/ commiting genocide and that should have huge international consequences. The rest of the world now HAS to take these accusations seriously and stop arming and supporting Israel - and if they won't do it on their own, we, the people, have to make them. This is THE moment to rise up all around the world, especially in the countries most supportive of Israel (the US, the UK, Germany): Protest, call your representatives and demand a ceasefire and an end of arms deliveries to Israel.

We now have a legal case to back our demands: If Israel is, according to the ICJ, "plausibly" commiting genocide, then all of our governments are, according to the ICJ, "plausibly" guiltly of aiding in genocide. And we need to hold that over their heads and demand better. We need to do that right now and in huge numbers. Most politicians only care about themselves and saving their skin. We have to make them realize that they could be accused of aiding in genocide.

(As a German, I'm thinking of Germany here in particular: After South Africa's hearing, our government dismissed their case as having "no basis" - how are they going to keep saying that now that the ICJ officially thinks otherwise? Over the last months, people here have been arrested at protests for calling what's happening in Gaza a genocide. How are the police supposed to legally keep doing that now that the ICJ has officially deemed this accusation "plausible"? I used to be scared to use the word "genocide" at protests or write it on my protest signs - not anymore, have fun trying to arrest me for that when the ICJ literally has my back on this one 🖕🏻.)

So yeah - don't be defeatist about this, don't let Israel's narrative that they "won" (they didn't) take over. This might not be everything we wanted, but it's still a good result. Don't let what the court didn't say ("ceasefire"), distract you from the very important things that they did say. Let this be your motivation to get loud and active, especially if you live in any country that supports Israel. Put pressure on your governments to not be complicit in genocide, you now officially have the highest international court on your side.

#ICJ #ICJ ruling #ICJ hearing #South Africa vs Israel #Free Palestine #Palestine #Palestinian genocide #Gaza #Germany #I get why Palestinians are disappointed and I don't want to devalue those feelings #(but maybe this can give you hope) #But thinking about this as a German this is huge #Most politicians and people here still deny (or at least strongly doubt) that there's a genocide happening #Calling it a genocide is seen as an 'extremist' position #And some of our politicians have been borderline gaslighting us and calling anyone who calls it genocide 'crazy' #So I'm just feeling immense vindication and a newfound fearlessness and motivation to be louder and more active than ever #and I hope others here feel the same #I hope the quiet masses stop being scared to say something now

[ellmovy]

no way! I actually did it!! here's all 93 hetalia characters, my beloved

the last time I did one of these was like 7 years ago 🥲 here's the previous ones: 2016//Sept 2015//Feb 2015

hope you all enjoy, this is my little treat to the hetalia fandom, also the last digital art I'll do for the next 5 months but I've got something else big to post in a while plus sketchbook stuff!

#hetalia #hetalia fanart #aph everyone #my art #included all the very obscure characters this time! #no humans and also not the german states or japanese provinces or whatever the hell else exists #was gonna label them all but didn't have time feel free to ask who someone is #it's actually forbidden knowledge to know all of them #anyway this was genuinely SO much fun i love these idiots

[thebusylilbee]

Germany really be like "um actually we've committed like one of the most well known and efficiently executed genocide in history so we should be the only genocide experts capable of deciding what does or does not qualify as a genocide from now on 🧐", that's like if convicted serial killers were the only people allowed to judge whether someone else also qualifies as a serial killer or not that's how absurd these nazi descendants sound

#'in our opinion Israel is not committing a genocide bc they do not use german gas chamber technology so they don't qualify 🧐' #bee tries to talk #israel #germany #palestine #free palestine

[youwerelikeanangel]

x

[Image description: Tweet by bhavani kunjulakshmi that says: Your solidarity with Palestine is accused of anti-semitism? Like your feminism is accused of misandry/man-hating? Like your anti-racism is accused of reverse racism? Like your workers rights’ unionism is accused of treachery? Like your protests are accused of vandalism?

The oppressor will always find ways to appropriate, co-opt, and manipulate the language of the oppressed to claim victimhood and to justify their violence as self-defense. \End description]

#THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! internalise this don’t let the oppressive force diminish your fight for justice . #free palestine #palestine #x #also i beg of you all do not stop sharing do not become silent . be loud demand justice text your reps call your reps #for germans : hmu for resources on how and who to text to demand for a ceasefire

[kropotkindersurprise]

[source]

#palestine #free palestine #germany #german guilt #solidarity #philosemitism #ljubljana #slovenia #2023 #protest #banner

[blorbocedes]

Chinese Grand Prix 2016 cool-down room. everyone remembers the iconic seb blowing up at kyvat but before that he actually congratulates nico in german, needs to get his attention like 4 times. (there's also a longstanding belief that nico spoke in german in cooldown rooms only to mind game lewis, but it's actually seb who would start speaking to nico in german first)

rough translation because nico's voice is muffled and seb swallows half his words:

seb: (FOUR TIMES) nico, you won't be able to sleep tonight huh? - you won't be able to sleep tonight, 'cause you're so well rested - I said, you won't be able to sleep tonight, you're so well rested, it was so quiet up front/you were so untroubled up front...

nico: something was possible today lol

and then seb turns to kyvat to yell at him in English 😭😭 (and here's Nico's reaction)

#we used to have sico podiums. god we used to be a real country #poor Akira had to suffer through seb's accent #feel free to correct me on the translation if you have a clearer understanding!! #nico rosberg #sebastian vettel #Chinese Grand Prix 2016 #sico my beloved #the German twincest #Daniil kyvat

[langernameohnebedeutung]

Meine ADHS und Schlaflosigkeit wenn ich die Zirbenlocken auspacke:

#bro geh einfach mit einem Spargelschäler in den Wald and get them for free #BundesTag #german stuff

[comfortabletextiles]

New project!!!

A sweater for niece with some pink hearts (the pink is hand dyed, I wanted to go for a soft pastel pink, with confetti like other Coors (blue, gry, violet) but moved the yarn way to much 😅)

Here is the free pattern:

#knitting #hand dyed yarn #sweater #free pattern #I learned german short rows for this

[poppiesforthirteen]

key trait of every doctor who is that they're sopping wet in one way or another, the difference is how they handle it. 10 is sad wet and pathetic and left out in the rain yes but 13 is wet and pathetic like a cat that fell in the bathtub and is now running through the whole damn apartment getting water everywhere while you try to catch her and dry her off. 12 has his head under the faucet and is trying to drink from it but all the water is running down his face instead. there's no use trying to find the wettest doctor because they're all pathetic. idk

#🥀 #side note isn't it so funny that the german word for faucet is watercock #put wasserhahn into my translation thing because i forgot and was like #huh #anyway #yes the banner is new i edited this post #i made it #free to use as long as you add the id/alt text #don't take it too seriously i don't actually care that much

[fullcravings]

GF Apfelringe (Fried Apple Rings)

#gluten free #apfelringe #austrian #german #dessert #fruit #fried #dough #fried dough #recipe #autumn #winter #european #cinnamon #gluten free flour #tapioca free #theglutenfreeaustrian

[bejewelryd]

As a German I've been rightfully taught my whole life to remember my history — remember how my people helped decimate an entire population, with the intent of completely eradicating it, actively committing genocide. Now I'm asking: "Israel, do you remember?"

#palestine #israel #free palestine #gaza strip #free gaza #german stuff

[neotaissong]

Dahomey (2024) dir. Mati Diop

Mati Diop (Atlantics) just won the Golden Bear at Berlin and shouted “I stand with Palestine!” as she accepted her award. Her film deals with the returning of plundered royal treasures from the African Kingdom of Dahomey from Paris to the present day Republic of Benin.

#undeniable #neotai's song #mati diop #master teacher #free gaza #free palestine #Palestine #dahomey #cinema #German arts scene revealed itself to be deeply anti Palestinian and even more racist and Islamophobic than previously thought #cutting funding for anyone who dares to speak out about palestine so this was a great venue for Palestine to be mentioned within... #Germany standing on the wrong side of history…again and again...but german activists outchea raising hell... #you saw how they turned hilary clinton's cinema for peace (the AUDACITYYYYY) event upside down #MUCH RESPECT TO THOSE ACTIVISTS #and to mati showing out #look forward to seeing the movie as atlantics was dope and needs a rewatch tbh #the 'after atlantics' marketing is dope cos black artists are so often cut off from their own continuity and context by the establishment #movies

[i-am-aprl]

It quiz time 😎

Let's play a game 😁

#English #chinese #jerusalem #dutch #gaza #israel #Italian #فلسطين #russian #save gaza #Spanish #German #American #Indian #gaza strip #gaza genocide #free gaza #gazaunderattack #middle east #British #palestine #free palestine #i stand with palestine

[the-light-of-stars]

just checked the site of Germany's biggest publically funded news network and saw this article:

"Why pro-palestinian posts are dominating"

And their arguments for why there are more pro-palestinian posts than pro-israeli posts - something they condemn as obfuscation of facts , false narratives and antisemitism btw - are absolutely baffling.

Not once do they consider that maybe people see Israel dropping hundreds of bombs a day, murdering thousands of people, dropping white phosphorus, starving an entire population, bombing hospitals and ambulances, killing members of international aid agencies, killing specifically journalists, cutting off electricity and cell service, causing the spread of typhus and cholera by restricting access to clean water and medical help, directly stating their genocidal intent again and again - all of which has been condemned by international organisations like Doctors without Borders and WHO, has been called a genocide by the UN and recently even has been called terrorism by the Pope himself - that people see this , see western politicians completely on the side of those committing the genocide and think this is untenable and try to do what they can to at least spread awareness.

No they did not consider that, not once, instead their arguments for "the dominance of pro-palestine sentiments online" are that "there are more muslims than jews worldwide" , "most people from the middle east are antisemitic", "hamas is spreading propaganda online" and "young people are foolish and easily lead astray by echo chambers" .

And they complain about there not being as many posts in the "pro-israel" and "free israel" tags , saying that it "shows an unprofessional antisemitic bias" and call for the EU to "do something" against all the pro-palestine posts, and to instead make social media sites push pro-israel stances harder. They treat pro-palestine stances as not objective and 'fake news' influenced by the narratives of 'terrorist idolisers' while pro-israel statements are treated as trustworthy, objective and morally good and necessary. They complain why there isn't the same outrage for the kidnapping victims as there is for the actual literal genocide happening, or rather they don't just complain why there isn't more outrage about the kidnapping victims, but about why there isn't more outrage for them than for the victims of the ongoing genocide.

"The user is in a so called "echo chamber" and gets a progressively one-sided view on the actually highly complicated theme complex, says Gust."

Because being angry about a genocide happening , with full funding and support of multiple western countries , means being "one sided" and being on the side of the victims instead of the side of the perpetrators (referring here of course to the israeli -and other - politicians and companies causing and supplying these attacks, not to hostages or civilians) means that you don't understand the "highly complex" theme complex of "a western ally is carpet bombing and starving a populace with the goal of ethnically cleansing the land they live on and multiple western countries fully support that" , surely all the people saying that genocide is bad and should stop have actually been brainwashed or are simply too stupid to try and see things from the angle of the politicians committing a genocide!

I might translate the whole article later but god german media is -ironically - so extremely one sided and biased it's insane.

#german stuff #palestine #free palestine #current events