Israel and Palestine Politics Discussion
- [news] Israeli podcasters are laughing about genocide. What would it take to stop?www.theguardian.com Israeli podcasters are laughing about genocide. What would it take to stop? | Arwa Mahdawi
It would be unfair to say these guys represent everyone in Israel, so I’m not going to say that. They said it themselves
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20051547
> by Arwa Mahdawi > > Fri 6 Sep 2024 06.07 EDT >
- [news] Sanders Pledges Resolution to Block $20 Billion US Arms Sale to Israelwww.commondreams.org Sanders Pledges Resolution to Block $20 Billion US Arms Sale to Israel | Common Dreams
Sen. Bernie Sanders pledged to introduce a resolution to block the Biden administration's proposed $20 billion sale of additional U.S. weaponry to Israel.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19853836
> by Jake Johnson > > Aug 30, 2024
- [news] “They Want Palestine Empty”: Artist in Jenin Blasts U.S. Support for Israel Amid West Bank Assaultwww.democracynow.org Artist in Jenin Blasts U.S. Support for Israel Amid West Bank Assault
At least 18 Palestinians have been killed and 30 more wounded in the occupied West Bank, where Israel has launched its largest military operation in two decades. Israeli forces have simultaneously raided four cities and refugee camps in the north, with hundreds of soldiers backed by armored vehicles...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19845397
> August 29, 2024 >
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Prays For The Soul Of 'Martyr' Ismail Haniyeh In Turkish Parliament Speech
> > > Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Prays For The Soul Of 'Martyr' Ismail Haniyeh In Turkish Parliament Speech, Adds: We Are Implementing Shari'a Law – Victory Or Martyrdom; America Is The Plague And The Plague Is America; The Palestinian Leader > >
- Unveiling the Politics of Hindutva: A Review of ‘Parivaar: A Celebration of Community as Family’unicornriot.ninja Unveiling the Politics of Hindutva: A Review of ‘Parivaar: A Celebration of Community as Family’ - UNICORN RIOT
In an increasingly interconnected world, the rise of far-right ideologies is not confined by borders. One such ideology is “Hindutva.”
> RSS was founded in the 1920s, taking direct inspiration from the original Nazi party in Germany (NSDAP), and today considers Israel as the ideal model ethnostate to achieve in India. The growing ideological, economic, and political alliance between India’s ruling class and Israel has culminated in the Indian state becoming the top purchaser of Israeli weaponry. And especially since the current Prime Minister of India came into power, the escalation of state violence and patterns of occupation and militarization — targeting Kashmiris, Muslims, Sikhs, Dalits, and Adivasis — has been modeled on the Zionist settler-colonial regime. > > Zionism and Hindutva are two ethno-nationalist ideologies which are related to Nazi fascism. Both have found a home in the Euro-settler societies of the imperial core. > > Recent incidents in academic spaces highlight how the RSS’ efforts to spread Hindu supremacist ideology within the U.S. imitate the overall strategy successfully utilized by Israel’s political advocates for decades. To dismiss and denounce anyone critical of Hindutva, RSS elements have begun to deploy the term “hinduphobia,” emulating the Zionist playbook of accusing anti-Zionists of being “anti-semitic.”
- Israel Accuses Hamas of Using “Human Shields” While IDF Embeds Among Civilians at Lebanon Bordertheintercept.com Israel Accuses Hamas of Using “Human Shields” While IDF Embeds Among Civilians at Lebanon Border
As Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire, Israeli troops are stationed in the villages that dot the country’s northern border with Lebanon.
- The History We Write Today: Biden as a Purveyor of Genocideorganizingmythoughts.org The History We Write Today: Biden as a Purveyor of Genocide
“Biden’s name should never be spoken without the names of the dead of Gaza," says Eman Abdelhadi.
- Digital Apartheid in Gaza: Unjust Content Moderation at the Request of Israel’s Cyber Unitwww.eff.org Digital Apartheid in Gaza: Unjust Content Moderation at the Request of Israel’s Cyber Unit
This is part one of an ongoing series. Part two on the role of big tech in human rights abuses is here.Government involvement in content moderation raises serious human rights concerns in every context. Since October 7, social media platforms have been challenged for the unjustified takedowns of...
- CUNY4Palestine, Within our Lifetime, and National Students for Justice in Palestine call for a National Week of Rage beginning Monday, July 23rd.wolpalestine.com CUNY4Palestine, Within our Lifetime, and National Students for Justice in Palestine call for a National Week of Rage beginning Monday, July 23rd. - Within Our Lifetime
We reject the smearing and caricature of the Student Intifada by mass media and continue to demand an immediate end to our universities’ complicity in the Gaza genocide. New York, New York—On Monday, July 23, CUNY4Palestine, Within Our Lifetime, and National Students for Justice in Palestine call fo...
- Israeli Soldiers Flaunt War Crimes on Social Media. Why Aren’t They Held Accountable?truthout.org Israeli Soldiers Flaunt War Crimes on Social Media. Why Aren’t They Held Accountable?
In video after video, soldiers document their atrocities, marking a new era of impunity.
- Palestinian Islamic Jihad: "Oslo Is Over"www.dropsitenews.com Palestinian Islamic Jihad: "Oslo Is Over"
In a Drop Site News exclusive, Dr. Mohammed Al-Hindi, a top leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, discusses October 7, the war against Israel, and whether Trump or Biden would be better for Palestine
- Israel Has “Flattened” UNRWA HQ in Gaza in “Blatant” War Crime, Agency Saystruthout.org Israel Has “Flattened” UNRWA HQ in Gaza in “Blatant” War Crime, Agency Says
“Another episode in the blatant disregard of international humanitarian law,” said the head of UNRWA.
- Israel Faces No Apparent Red Line, But Pro-Palestinian Media Workers Dotruthout.org Israel Faces No Apparent Red Line, But Pro-Palestinian Media Workers Do
Western journalists have faced retaliation following expressions of support, or even concern, for the people of Gaza.
- Russia Attacks Hospitals in Ukraine. Israel Does the Same in Gaza. The U.S. Response Couldn’t Be More Different.theintercept.com Russia Attacks Hospitals in Ukraine. Israel Does the Same in Gaza. The U.S. Response Couldn’t Be More Different.
Yet the U.S. undermines its criticism of Russia’s abuses in Ukraine by making excuses for Israel’s assault on Gaza.
- ‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s approval of free-for-all violence in Gazawww.972mag.com ‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s approval of free-for-all violence in Gaza
Israeli soldiers describe the near-total absence of firing regulations in the Gaza war, with troops shooting as they please.
- IDF Ordered Hannibal Directive on October 7
Haaretz confirming reports and photos around the use of the Hannibal Directive on October 7th.
- Israeli Treatment Described by Freed Gaza Detainees Violates International Lawtruthout.org Israeli Treatment Described by Freed Gaza Detainees Violates International Law
Released Palestinians say they experienced torture behind bars, including frequent beatings and sleep deprivation.
- Consequences of CUNY Encampment Felony Charges Extend Far Beyond Campustruthout.org Consequences of CUNY Encampment Felony Charges Extend Far Beyond Campus
If the students are convicted, it would set a precedent for prosecuting pro-Palestinian organizers across the US.
- Journalists’ Unions Organize to Provide Internet and First Aid to Press in Gazatruthout.org Journalists’ Unions Organize to Provide Internet and First Aid to Press in Gaza
Reporting in Gaza has become nearly impossible with limited access to power, internet, and basics like food and water.
- South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle Holds Lessons for Today’s Anti-Zioniststruthout.org South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle Holds Lessons for Today’s Anti-Zionists
South African apartheid once appeared unshakeable, but powerful resistance and global solidarity brought it down.
- Biden Releasing Part of Bombs Shipment to Israel That Was Paused Over Rafah Raidtruthout.org Biden Releasing Part of Bombs Shipment to Israel That Was Paused Over Rafah Raid
The administration appears to have totally thrown away its “red line” on Rafah, two months into the invasion.
- “Genocide Denial”: House Votes to Bar State Dept. From Citing Gaza Death Tolltruthout.org “Genocide Denial”: House Votes to Bar State Dept. From Citing Gaza Death Toll
“My colleagues don’t even want to acknowledge that Palestinians exist … not even when they’re dead,” said Rashida Tlaib.
- She managed to leave Gaza after half of her family was killed in Israeli strike. She blames Hamas for what happened | CNNedition.cnn.com She managed to leave Gaza after half her family was killed in an Israeli strike. She blames Israel and Hamas for what happened | CNN
Roba Abu Jibba looked shell-shocked as the doctor delivered his news: She couldn’t have the operation she desperately wanted. She nervously scrunched the fabric of her dress, fighting off the tears that began flooding her one remaining eye.
- Israeli Government Has Spent $8.6M on Campaign to Influence US, European Policytruthout.org Israeli Government Has Spent $8.6M on Campaign to Influence US, European Policy
A former Israeli minister imagined the campaign as a military unit that conducts PR missions abroad.
- How Corporations Are Fueling Geopolitical Tensions and Global Conflicts in the 21st Centurywww.nakedcapitalism.com How Corporations Are Fueling Geopolitical Tensions and Global Conflicts in the 21st Century | naked capitalism
Multinational corporations with global reach are increasingly getting entangled in conflicts and geopolitical rivalries by supporting multiple sides.
- Israel and Hezbollah Are on the Brink of Another War. How Did They Get Here?truthout.org Israel and Hezbollah Are on the Brink of Another War. How Did They Get Here?
Hezbollah spent the past decade accumulating military and political power to deter Israel — now it may face all-out war.
- US’s Gaza Pier May Soon Be Dismantled Entirely After Series of Failurestruthout.org US’s Gaza Pier May Soon Be Dismantled Entirely After Series of Failures
The pier has delivered, in essence, no aid to Palestinians languishing under Israel’s extermination campaign in Gaza.
- Israel Is Currently Imprisoning at Least 240 Children From West Bank, Group Saystruthout.org Israel Is Currently Imprisoning at Least 240 Children From West Bank, Group Says
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society says that many children have been subjected to torture while imprisoned.
- UN commission accuses Israel of war crimescountervortex.org UN commission accuses Israel of war crimes
Israeli forces have committed war crimes and violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, and there are "reasonable grounds" to conclude Hamas and loyalists have done the same, a UN inquiry concluded in a new report. The report, which... Read moreUN commission accuses Israel of war...
- “Complete Dehumanization”: Israel Killed Over 800 Palestinians in 11 Daystruthout.org “Complete Dehumanization”: Israel Killed Over 800 Palestinians in 11 Days
“We can no longer accept the statement that Israel is taking ‘all precautions’ — this is just propaganda.”…
- The ICJ Ruling’s Hidden Diplomacywww.foreignaffairs.com The ICJ Ruling’s Hidden Diplomacy
How the court’s considered measures can help America restrain Israel.
>How the Court’s Considered Measures Can Help America Restrain Israel > >With one eye on the law and the other on its power, the International Court of Justice at The Hague has issued a preliminary ruling in favor of South Africa’s claim that Israel’s military assault on Gaza may plausibly be characterized as genocide. In a nearly unanimous vote, the court’s international panel of 17 judges ordered that Israel must do everything it can to prevent acts of genocide, clamp down on domestic incitement to genocide, and ensure immediate and effective humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza. > >Some may read the ICJ’s order as a limited legal intervention that refuses South Africa’s principal request for a ruling that would end Israel’s devastating campaign. The judges even offered an olive branch to the Israeli government, pointedly emphasizing that all parties to the conflict in Gaza “are bound by international humanitarian law” and calling for the “immediate and unconditional release” of the more than 100 Israeli hostages that remain in the custody of Hamas and other groups in Gaza. > >But the court’s ruling also contains a hidden ambition: it challenges all states—and especially the United States—to take international law seriously at a time of increasing violence and conflict and decreasing respect for the authority of international legal institutions. Indeed, at a time when the Biden administration’s efforts to limit the war’s harm to civilians seem to be flailing, the court threw it a lifeline, a path to a new policy toward the conflict that is rooted in international norms. The White House should embrace the court’s ruling, deploying it as a new diplomatic tool to end Israel’s military operation and force Hamas to release the hostages it still cruelly and unconscionably holds in Gaza.
- Israel-Palestine live: Khan Younis hospitals besieged for eighth consecutive daywww.middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine live: Khan Younis hospitals besieged for eighth consecutive day
Israeli forces fire on anyone trying to leave the hospitals according to eyewitnesses, with three people killed while attempting to evacuate a body
