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kaapstadgirly · 2 months

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middleeasteye Nisreen Abbas has been forced to leave her home, a school, and a hospital over the course of the war. Now, in a refugee camp, she recounts how she was stripped naked and barefoot by Israeli soldiers and had all her belongings taken by them when she passed through one of their checkpoints.

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news4dzhozhar · 2 months

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ICJ calls on Israel to implement provisional measures in Rafah

It seems the opposite of logic for them to say this but then refuse to do anything about it. They had given Israel 30 days to stop and when they instead stepped up the bombings the ICJ just wags its finger and little else. The Court case resumes on Monday so we'll see what happens but I personally am not going to hold my breath.

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nothingelsetobe · 1 month

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These children climbed an electrical pole reportedly at the Gaza-Egypt b...

Please watch this. Please spread it, share it, repost it, reblog, Do any and everything you can do.

In the video as the children are on the electric pole, one of them is yelling "I want to die right now. We want to eat. We want to live."

Don't let israel get away with these crimes. Do everything you can to work towards ending this.

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xtruss · 2 months

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#Middle East Eye 👁️#Gaza #Forever Palestine 🇵🇸#Destruction of Gaza Health Care System #151 Days of War #Illegal Regime of Terrorist & Apartheid Isra-hell #United Nations 🇺🇳#International Humanitarian Law

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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 2 days

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Exclusive: Some US officials say in internal memo Israel may be violating international law in Gaza | Reuters

Some senior U.S. officials have advised Secretary of State Antony Blinken that they do not find "credible or reliable" Israel's assurances that it is using U.S.-supplied weapons in accordance with international humanitarian law, according to an internal State Department memo reviewed by Reuters.

Other officials upheld support for Israel's representation.

Under a National Security Memorandum (NSM) issued by President Joe Biden in February, Blinken must report to Congress by May 8 whether he finds credible Israel's assurances that its use of U.S. weapons does not violate U.S. or international law.

By March 24, at least seven State Department bureaus had sent in their contributions to an initial "options memo" to Blinken. Parts of the memo, which has not been previously reported, were classified.

The submissions to the memo provide the most extensive picture to date of the divisions inside the State Department over whether Israel might be violating international humanitarian law in Gaza.

"Some components in the department favored accepting Israel's assurances, some favored rejecting them and some took no position," a U.S. official said.

A joint submission from four bureaus - Democracy Human Rights & Labor; Population, Refugees and Migration; Global Criminal Justice and International Organization Affairs – raised "serious concern over non-compliance" with international humanitarian law during Israel's prosecution of the Gaza war.

The assessment from the four bureaus said Israel's assurances were "neither credible nor reliable." It cited eight examples of Israeli military actions that the officials said raise "serious questions" about potential violations of international humanitarian law.

These included repeatedly striking protected sites and civilian infrastructure; "unconscionably high levels of civilian harm to military advantage"; taking little action to investigate violations or to hold to account those responsible for significant civilian harm and "killing humanitarian workers and journalists at an unprecedented rate."

The assessment from the four bureaus also cited 11 instances of Israeli military actions the officials said "arbitrarily restrict humanitarian aid," including rejecting entire trucks of aid due to a single "dual-use" item, "artificial" limitations on inspections as well as repeated attacks on humanitarian sites that should not be hit.

Another submission to the memo reviewed by Reuters, from the bureau of Political and Military Affairs, which deals with U.S. military assistance and arms transfers, warned Blinken that suspending U.S. weapons would limit Israel's ability to meet potential threats outside its airspace and require Washington to re-evaluate "all ongoing and future sales to other countries in the region."

Any suspension of U.S. arms sales would invite "provocations" by Iran and aligned militias, the bureau said in its submission, illustrating the push-and-pull inside the department as it prepares to report to Congress.

The submission did not directly address Israel's assurances.

Inputs to the memo from the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism and U.S. ambassador to Israel Jack Lew said they assessed Israel's assurances as credible and reliable, a second U.S. official told Reuters.

The State Department's legal bureau, known as the Office of the Legal Adviser, "did not take a substantive position" on the credibility of Israel's assurances, a source familiar with the matter said.

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the agency doesn't comment on leaked documents.

"On complex issues, the Secretary often hears a diverse range of views from within the Department, and he takes all of those views into consideration," Miller said.

MAY 8 REPORT TO CONGRESS

When asked about the memo, an Israeli official said: "Israel is fully committed to its commitments and their implementation, among them the assurances given to the U.S. government."

The White House did not respond to a request for comment.

Biden administration officials repeatedly have said they have not found Israel in violation of international law.

Blinken has seen all of the bureau assessments about Israel's pledges, the second U.S. official said.

Matthew Miller on March 25 said the department received the pledges. However, the State Department is not expected to render its complete assessment of credibility until the May 8 report to Congress.

Further deliberations between the department's bureaus are underway ahead of the report's deadline, the U.S. official said.

USAID also provided input to the memo. "The killing of nearly 32,000 people, of which the GOI (Government of Israel) itself assesses roughly two-thirds are civilian, may well amount to a violation of the international humanitarian law requirement," USAID officials wrote in the submission.

USAID does not comment on leaked documents, a USAID spokesperson said.

The warnings about Israel's possible breaches of international humanitarian law made by some senior State Department officials come as Israel is vowing to launch a military offensive into Rafah, the southern-most pocket of the Gaza Strip that is home to over a million people displaced by the war, despite repeated warnings from Washington not to do so.

Israel's military conduct has come under increasing scrutiny as its forces have killed 34,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the enclave's health authorities, most of them women and children.

Israel's assault was launched in response to the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, in which Israel says 1,200 people were killed and 250 others taken hostage.

The National Security Memorandum was issued in early February after Democratic lawmakers began questioning whether Israel was abiding by international law.

The memorandum imposed no new legal requirements but asked the State Department to demand written assurances from countries receiving U.S.-funded weapons that they are not violating international humanitarian law or blocking U.S. humanitarian assistance.

It also required the administration to submit an annual report to Congress to assess whether countries are adhering to international law and not impeding the flow of humanitarian aid.

If Israel's assurances are called into question, Biden would have the option to "remediate" the situation through actions ranging from seeking fresh assurances to suspending further U.S. weapons transfers, according to the memorandum.

Biden can suspend or put conditions on U.S. weapons transfers at any time.

He has so far resisted calls from rights groups, left-leaning Democrats and Arab American groups to do so.

But earlier this month he threatened for the first time to put conditions on the transfer of U.S. weapons to Israel, if it does not take concrete steps to improve the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

(This story has been refiled to remove an extraneous paragraph)

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liondapearl · 3 months

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Sign the petition to urge ICJ to invite journalists covering the war in gaza.

@palesoftangel

@apollos-olives

#free palestine #palestine #wizard bisan #motaz azaiza #icj #genocide #jurnalists #international humanitarian law #international court of justice #south africa #indonesia #mexico #chile

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nando161mando · 5 months

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One under-appreciated value of int'l humanitarian law: it holds individuals accountable for actions, orders of battle, approval of tactics.

Individuals - not whole nations, not ethnicities.

All Palestinians aren't responsible for Hamas &

and all Jews are not resp. for the IDF

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historyandmemes · 4 months

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RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than half a million people in Gaza — a quarter of the population — are starving, according to a report Thursday by the U.N. and other agencies that highlights the humanitarian crisis caused by Israel’s bombardment and siege on the territory in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. The extent of the population’s hunger eclipsed even the near-famines in Afghanistan and Yemen of recent years, according to figures in the report. The report warned that the risk of famine is “increasing each day,” blaming the hunger on insufficient aid entering Gaza. “It doesn’t get any worse,’’ said Arif Husain, chief economist for the U.N.’s World Food Program. “I have never seen something at the scale that is happening in Gaza. And at this speed.” ... At the start of the war, Israel stopped all deliveries of food, water, medicine and fuel into the territory. After U.S. pressure, it allowed a trickle of aid in through Egypt. But U.N. agencies say only 10% of Gaza’s food needs has been entering for weeks. (Dec. 21, 2023 | Source)

DON'T LOOK AWAY.

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mineaction · 27 days

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How do gender and diversity relate to mine action?

This #MineAwarenessDay, we release our new explainer, created together with the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining - GICHD. Learn the significance of embedding gender, age, and disability insights into Mine Action practices.

UNIDIR's Gender and Disarmament Programme and the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) have produced a short explainer on gender and diversity in the context of mine action. This resource explains the importance of integrating gender and diversity considerations, such as age and disability, into specific areas of mine action: Survey and Clearance; Explosive Ordnance Risk Education; Victim Assistance; and Employment. Based on examples from various regions, this resource demonstrates that gender and diversity mainstreaming can better address affected people’s needs and protect their rights, making mine action more effective.

Citation: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, and Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (2024). "How Do Gender and Diversity Relate to Mine Action?", UNIDIR, Geneva.

#international actors #international humanitarian law #international day for mine awareness and assistance in mine action #Gender and diversity #mine action #mineawarenessday #Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining - GICHD #protecting lives. building peace

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thisisabernieblog · 29 days

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Another banger episode of Dangerous Ideas featuring Professor Richard Wolff discussing the failures of capitalism (the reasons why capitalism is to blame for the Baltimore bridge disaster) and the rise of China

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Leaked audio of the UK admitting Israel is breaching international humanitarian law and that the US and UK are in breach by continuing to send weapons for Israel's genocide of Palestinians.

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Israel's incoming censorship of Al Jazeera for reporting the Palestinian genocide accurately.

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Israel's assassination of a Iranian general in Damascus.

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plitnick · 3 months

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Support Van Hollen amendment to finally force Israel and other aid recipients to comply with IHL

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) is putting forth an amendment to Joe Biden’s requested supplemental bill that would send more than $14 billion to Israel and $30 billion to Ukraine in additional military funding (as well as another $30 billion-plus in economic aid to Ukraine). His amendment, which now has the support of 17 other senators, would place three requirements on ALL military aid to any…

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#Chris Van Hollen #Congress #International humanitarian law #US Aid to Israel

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news4dzhozhar · 4 months

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They REALLY need to come up with a new card to play. You can't accuse the majority of the planet of being Hamas and/or antisemites because you are FINALLY being expected to be held accountable. Laws and rules applying to your GOVERNMENT have nothing to do with your religion. It is YOU that continue to conflate the 2 because it's the only (tired) "defense" you can come up with. Ridiculous!

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hasansyndicate · 4 months

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#israel #huffpost #palestine #geneva #amnesty international #international human rights #international humanitarian law #conference

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xtruss · 27 days

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The Revelations, Disclosed by Alicia Kearns, the Conservative chair of the House of Commons select committee on foreign affairs, during a Tory fundraising event on March 13, contradict previous ministerial statements denying or evading the issue.

A Former Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence official, Kearns has consistently pushed ministers, including Foreign Secretary David Cameron, for transparency regarding the legal advice they have received. Kearns maintains her stance and urges the government to be forthcoming about the legal advice.

She said: "I remain convinced the government has completed its updated assessment on whether “Terrorist, Fascist, War Criminal, Genocidal, An Illegal Regime of the Zionist 🐖 🐷 🐗 Isra-hell” is demonstrating a commitment to International Humanitarian Law, and that it has concluded that Israel is not demonstrating this commitment, which is the legal determination it has to make."

"Transparency at this point is paramount, not least to uphold the international rules-based order."

#Islam ☪️ Channel #Alicia Kearns #A Former Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence official #Bloody British 🇬🇧 Bastard | Foreign Secretary David Cameron #International Humanitarian Law #“Terrorist Fascist War Criminal Genocidal An Illegal Regime of the Zionist 🐖 🐷 🐗 Isra-hell”

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feelmir · 5 months

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Spanish PM accused Israel of violation of International humanitarian law

While European Union is slavishly aligned with Washington in its support to Israeli genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip, discordant and courageous voice has been taken by the spanish PM Pedro Sanchez expressing his “serious doubt” that Israel was in compliance with international humanitarian law while waging war on the Palestinian group, given the imagery coming from the enclave and the “growing numbers of children dying” Sánchez was speaking at the end of a two-day visit to Israel, the Palestinian territories and Egypt with de Croo. This critical stance of Sanchez vis a vis far right Israeli government supported by European Union member states and the United States is uttered not only by the Spanish PM but also by rotational incumbent president of the EU till December 31, 2023 before taking over by Belgium from January 1, 2024. Sánchez also called for European Union recognition of a Palestinian state, saying Spain might do so on its own. At odds with other members of the EU which are all under the control of powerful Jewish pro-Israeli lobby, controlling the mainstream media, turning blind eye to Israeli war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity by committing mass killing against disarmed civilian populations in the Gaza strip and the systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure, hospitals, schools, this is the first time European leader publicly and implicitly recognizes that Netanyahu’s government is bluntly violating the International humanitarian law except he was not demanding reparations for Palestinians by holding accountable Israeli civil and military leadership that should be trying before the International criminal Court especially created by the West to punish the leaders refusing to kneel to western diktat and to sell their nations and states at lower prices. It is worth nothing that the so called International community, that is the Collective West, didn’t hesitate to instrumentalize the International justice, by creating a special tribunal the Hague war crime tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, set up in 1993 to put on trial and hold accountable the late Serb leader, Slobodan Milosevic prosecuted for his purported crimes war committed against Bosnians. This time, by comparing Milosevic’s so called war crimes and crimes against humanity with Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, one can say without hesitation, Milosevic was war criminal apprentice, a choirboy. When we speak about International justice, one has to wonder which kind of International justice we are speaking about.

#Pedro Sanchez #Israel #International humanitarian law

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liondapearl · 4 months

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I am nerveous about what happening in gaza. And that is shows in my mental health too.

I had an appointment to my psychiater yesterday and I wanted to talk about it with her.

She was furious. What I am thinking I am not part of neither of the groups I have nothing to do with them.

Then I started speaking about the right of return and the escaping from home. Because that's a common trauma.

She was just angrier. But Hamas! What they did is inhumans and they deserve what happening to them and human shields!

I got surprised. She is a psychiater. She should know about generational traumas.

But the pogroms! And there lot of antisemites! The palestines are not better than the gypsies they just want money but they aren't working for it.

I mentioned that the politicans from Israel want to do to Gaza what the USA did in Hirosima and Nagasaki.

That was deserved because of the Pearl harbor!

I wanted to arguing that the Nazies had gotten Nuremberg trials and they shouldnt kill anybody.

But this is war and they should die.

She is in healtcare. I mentioned the bombings of the hospitals and the propaganda behind it. She didn't listened. She thought that was the right thing to do because of Hamas.

SHE IS A HEALTCARE WORKER!!! SHE IS A PSYCHIATER!!! AND SHE OK WITH KILLING PEOPLE?! SHE IS ISLAMOPHOBE AND RACIST!

I need a new psychiater ASAP...

#palestine #human rights #international humanitarian law #psychiater #trauma

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