US State Dep. spokesperson Miller has accused UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese of having "a history of antisemitic comments," dismissing her findings that there are "reasonable grounds" to believe Israel is committing "genocide" in Gaza.
Nearly six months into the war, the US says it has not determined that Israel has violated int. humanitarian law.
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Hi the other one got corrupted lol so I made a new one and reorganized it, focusing on books (on a separate linked google drive) and documentaries, as well as longer-form interviews and talks, with a large section by Arab Jews and Anti-Zionist Jews. I find that’s the voice I’m hearing the least atm, and they give important context to historical events that we see the effects of playing out in current day
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Netanyahu and his extremist government never intended to do anything other than totally destroy all infrastructure in Gaza and kill as many as Palestinians as possible in the process. Blame it all on Hamas - a monster Netanyahu supported and help create. Sickening and disgusting. War criminals all.
Elderly Palestinian man dies during arrest by Israeli army
The 80-year-old man was assaulted and died of a heart attack in a village near Ramallah, his family members say.
Ramallah, occupied West Bank – An elderly Palestinian man has died during his arrest and assault by the Israeli army in the village of Jiljilya on the outskirts of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to his family and local Palestinian officials.
Omar Abdulmajeed Asaad, 80, was driving home at around 2:30am on Wednesday when he was stopped by Israeli soldiers during a military operation in the area.
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His nephew told local media from Ramallah hospital that “soldiers handcuffed him and blindfolded him, and dragged him on the ground”, and “when they saw that he died, they left”.
The family said he had breathing problems and died of a heart attack at the scene. Head of the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, Ahmad Bitawi, told Al Jazeera that Asaad had arrived dead at around 5:30am.
Bitawi said doctors are currently conducting comprehensive scans of his body, and that his case is now with forensic medicine and the public prosecution.
Yasser Qattoum, the Fatah movement’s secretary in Jiljilya, told Al Jazeera that the army was conducting an overnight raid.
This graphic from Al-Jazeera coverage of the ICJ hearing against Israel, brought forward by South Africa, accusing Israel of war crimes in Gaza, is incredibly useful. (As is their entire coverage)
Basic facts: South Africa's 84 page document argues that Israel violated 1948 Genocide convention established in the aftermath of the Holocaust, which mandates all countries prevent recurrence of such a crime"
Spokesperson for the Israeli Ministry for Foreign Affairs has accused South Africa of functioning as the legal arm of Hamas.
Img: flowchart titled: South Africa's case against the ICJ. Subtitled: while South Africa's case against Israel might take years, an interim measure which aims to halt Israel's relentless bombing of Gaza could be taken within weeks.
Flowchart: Dec 29 2023: South Africa files a case against Israel at the ICJ alleging that Israel's military campaign in Gaza amounts to Genocide. Arrow to: January 11-12, 2024. The ICJ to hold its first hearing. For provisional measures the court has to decide whether it has jurisdiction and if the alleged acts could potentially fall under the Genocide treaty. Images of judges with their nations flags (see below). The court has 15 judges, who will be joined by one judge from Israel and South Africa each. Arrow to: box 1: A provisional ruling is expected within weeks: if the court decides to implement an interim measure this would put a legal obligation on Israel to end its onslaught. The courts rulings are final but it has no authority to enforce them. Box 2: Even if the court decides not to implement an interim measure, it could still decide it has jurisdiction and proceed with the case. No arrow to: A final ruling would probably take several years.
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Left corner: open source copyright icon. source: international court of justice, Jan 10 2024. Right corner: Al-Jazeera
*flags are: America, Russia, China, France, Australia, Brazil, Germany, India, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Morocco, Slovakia, Somalia, Uganda
Reports that South Africans are feeling pride. As an Australian, I'm used to feeling shame. Cringing that we of all fucking countries should be on the ICJ.