Joanna Bryson, blathering
Why countries are pulling funding from the U.N. agency for Palestinians
#giftArticle I really don't understand this – millions of people starving, and we withhold aid because of 12 people, 9 of whom are already dismissed, 1 dead, and 2 unknown? Is there more to this story? https://wapo.st/3SxOFZB
pettter
@j2bryson It's an obvious response to the ICJ ruling, and part of an overall strategy to discredit and dismantle UNRWA in order to permanently displace and genocide the Palestinian people.
pettter
@j2bryson In particular, by painting the UNRWA as 'unrealiable' and 'biased', it's possible to argue that some of the evidence in the ICJ trial (provided by UNRWA) can be dismissed outright as not trustworthy.
Doesn't help with what IDF soldiers themselves are posting on TikTok or what Israeli government ministers are themselves saying and posting on Twitter, of course.
Joanna Bryson, blathering
@pettter I’ll let the icj decide if it’s genocide, but I think there are some pretty clear war crimes on both sides, I really hope the ICJ ruling helps clarify and mitigate that asap.
pettter
@j2bryson You do as you like, but just looking at what is happening and what soldiers and government officials are saying and doing, and comparing it to any reasonable definition I don't think there's a question. Hasn't been for a long while.
pettter
@j2bryson I don't follow
Joanna Bryson, blathering
@pettter it’s not what I like; I can’t ask Russia & Israel to respect a court / legal process if I don’t do the same.
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