Notices by AK (adachika192@hcommons.social)

‘Render it unusable’: Israel’s mission of total urban destruction (+972 Magazine, 2025-05-15)

https://www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-total-urban-destruction/
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>> While airstrikes account for mass casualties, bulldozers and explosives are flattening Gaza from the ground — what soldiers say is a systematic campaign to make the Strip unlivable, a joint investigation reveals.

>> Y., a soldier who recently returned from reserve duty in Rafah, described the army’s demolition methods to +972 Magazine and Local Call. “I secured four or five bulldozers [from another unit], and they demolished 60 houses per day. A one or two story house, they take down within an hour; a three or four-story house takes a bit longer,” he said. “The official mission was to open a logistical route for maneuvering, but in practice, the bulldozers were simply destroying homes. The southeastern part of Rafah is completely destroyed. The horizon is flat. There is no city.”

#StopGenocide
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Joint Statement on Palestine - signed by PMs of Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Slovenia, Spain (May 16th, 2025)

PDF Link, via Luxembourg Government site:
https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/images-documents/actualites/2025/05/16-frieden-joint-statement/joint-statement-on-palestine.pdf
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It's short, and focused.

I appreciate they "also condemn the further escalation in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, with increased settler violence, the expansion of illegal settlements and intensified Israel military operations...", being a statement truely "on Palestine".

#StopGenocide #EndOccupation
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'I got it wrong': [UK] Conservative MP 'withdraws' support for Israel over war in Gaza - Politics.co.uk (2025-05-06)

https://www.politics.co.uk/parliament/i-got-it-wrong-conservative-mp-withdraws-support-for-israel-over-war-in-gaza/
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>> Mark Pritchard, the MP for The Wrekin since 2005, noted that over twenty years as a parliamentarian he had supported Israel “pretty much at all costs.”

>> “But today, I want to say that I got it wrong and I condemn Israel for what it is doing to the Palestinian people in Gaza and indeed in the West Bank, and I’d like to withdraw my support right now for the actions of Israel, what they are doing right now in Gaza…

>> “Can the minister stand up to our friends and allies in the United States and make a strong stand for humanity? ...”

>> The minister on duty commended Pritchard for his “very powerful intervention”, adding: “I hear his words and I feel their force”.

#UKPol #MarkPritchard
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Israeli threatens to expel 970 pilots over Gaza war protest – Middle East Monitor (2025-04-09)

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250409-israeli-threatens-to-expel-970-pilots-over-gaza-war-protest/
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"Israeli daily Haaretz reported that 'about 970 aircrew members, some in active reserve service, signed the letter opposing the war but not calling for refusal to serve.'

"In recent days, senior Air Force leaders made personal phone calls to reservists who endorsed the message, urging them to retract their support, ... they face dismissal if they refuse to comply..."

"Following the threat, only 25 signatories withdrew their names, while eight others requested to add their signatures.

"The letter’s signatories, including senior Air Force officers and pilots, argue that 'the fighting in Gaza serves political interests, not security ones.'”

#IsraeliOpposition
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Must a Palestinian have an Oscar for the world to care when he’s attacked? (Sleman Altehe | +972 Magazine, 2025-03-25)

https://www.972mag.com/hamdan-ballal-attack-arrest-oscar/
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"When news broke of the settler ambush [on the Palestinian village of Susiya], the headlines focused almost exclusively on one thing: [Hamdan] Ballal’s Oscar win."

"... the emphasis was clear: the assault and detention of a Palestinian is notable because he holds international acclaim."

"Why must a Palestinian’s intellectual recognition be the basis for solidarity? Why does the global media insist on highlighting that Ballal is an Oscar-winning filmmaker?

"This kind of solidarity, grounded in fame or intellectual achievement, dangerously aligns with colonial patterns of recognition. It reproduces the logic that some lives — those legible to Western audiences — are more grievable, more shocking to violate, and more worthy of defense."

#WestBank #HamdanBallal
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Miami Beach mayor proposes ending O Cinema’s lease over showing Oscar winner ‘No Other Land,’ calling it antisemitic - WSVN 7News (2025-03-12)

https://wsvn.com/entertainment/miami-beach-mayor-proposes-ending-o-cinemas-lease-over-showing-oscar-winner-no-other-land-calling-it-antisemitic/
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“Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner is taking issue with the documentary, demanding late last week that it not be shown in the theater, which leases its space from the city.”

“In a resolution put forth by the mayor, the city states its ‘desire to identify a new tenant/grantee to operate the movie theater located on the Premises that more accurately reflects the City’s values.’”

“Meiner plans to host a virtual town hall next Tuesday to discuss the matter. He hopes to put the resolution up for a vote on Wednesday.”

#NoOtherLand #FakeAntisemitism
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Japanese agency seeks to replace USAID in some Ukrainian projects | Ukrainska Pravda (2025-03-05)

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/03/5/7501418/
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“Source: a statement by Hideki Matsunaga, Head of the JICA [= The Japan International Cooperation Agency] Ukraine Office, at the 5th Ukrainian-Japanese Forum, as reported by Ukrinform”

[Quote] “… we would like to identify the gaps that have emerged in the energy sector and try to fill them as much as possible.

“Of course, we have certain budgetary constraints, but we would like to do more. We must seriously consider the energy and infrastructure sectors, and we will be looking into them." 🤔

#Japan #Ukraine #usaid

Israel's Bombs May Have Stopped, But the Genocide Is Not Over (Zoteo, 2025-01-30)

https://zeteo.com/p/israel-bombs-gaza-stop-genocide-not-over-unrwa
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“Yes, Israel’s bombs have stopped, but the genocide is not over. With a destroyed and collapsed healthcare system, we will continue to see more Palestinians die, as they are unable to get the treatment necessary to be able to survive the devastation that Israel (with US bombs and help, of course) meted out against them.”

“… Israeli leaders made it clear throughout their bombing campaign that they intended to make Gaza unlivable…”

== paywall ==

#StopGenocide #NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
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Statement on the destruction of the Edward Said Public Library in Gaza - January 22, 2025 🧵 1/4

copied from https://x.com/MosabAbuToha/status/1882233920856731726
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#EdwardSaidPublicLibrary

"My name is Mosab Abu Toha and I’m a Palestinian poet and writer from Gaza.
Today morning with a heavy heart I received the news of the destruction of the Edward Said Public Library in Beit Lahia, north Gaza. The news and pictures came through just three days after Gazans were allowed to return to north Gaza.
Starting 2016, I started collecting books from around the world to build Gaza’s first English language library. With the endorsement and support of authors and intellectuals around the world, I raised the needed funds to open the library in the summer of 2017.

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Zionist occupation orders 85 Palestinians to detention without charge or trial（Samidoun, 2025-01-20）

https://samidoun.net/2025/01/zionist-occupation-orders-85-palestinians-to-detention-without-charge-or-trial/
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We knew. 👿

"On 20 January 2025, one day after the start of the Toufan al-Ahrar prisoner exchange which saw the liberation of 90 Palestinian women and youth ... the Zionist occupation issued 85 orders of administrative detention..."

#AdministrativeDetention #EndOccupation #NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
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Breaking: Brazilian Court Orders Police to Act on Israeli War Crimes Suspect Following HRF Complaint - THE HIND RAJAB FOUNDATION (2025-01-03)

https://www.hindrajabfoundation.org/perpetrators/breaking-brazilian-court-orders-police-to-act-on-israeli-war-crimes-suspect-following-hrf-complaint
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“In a historic legal development, Brazilian authorities have taken decisive action on a criminal complaint filed a week ago by the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) against an Israeli soldier currently in Brazil on tourism. The Federal Court of the Federal District, following the Federal Prosecutor’s agreement, has issued an urgent order for the police to investigate and take action against the suspect, ...”

“The HRF’s complaint accuses the suspect of participating in massive demolitions of civilian homes in Gaza during a systematic campaign of destruction. These acts are part of a broader effort to impose unbearable living conditions on Palestinian civilians, constituting genocide and crimes against humanity under international law.”

#HindRajabFoundation #WarCrime
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American Historical Assoc. Votes Overwhelmingly to Support Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza (2025-01-06)

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/6/aha_scholasticide_resolution_gaza
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“The American Historical Association, the oldest learned society in the United States, has adopted the ‘Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza,’ condemning Israel’s ‘intentional effort to comprehensively destroy the Palestinian education system.’…”

Guests:
Barbara Weinstein (history professor at New York University)
Sherene Seikaly (professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies and co-editor of Jadaliyya.)

Video/ Audio/ transcript.
#DemocracyNow

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Opinion | A consensus is emerging: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Where is the action? | Nesrine Malik (Guardian, 2024-12-23)

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/23/israel-gaza-war-genocide-where-is-the-action
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“Despite the overwhelming evidence we see before us, still nothing changes. The war continues…”

“But the failure is not in the descriptions of what is happening in Gaza. The failure, as Lina Mounzer wrote, is ‘of the rotten substructure of the world within which this language is meant to function’. … Israel’s allies force an adaptation on to the world after which it simply becomes accepted that rights are not bestowed by humanity, but by the parties who decide who is human.”

“As the murder continues, what stops it from being a perfect crime is that people remain on the scene, loudly call it murder, point to the culprit, say the names of the dead, mourn them, hold vigils, and fiercely protect their rights for restitution.”

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#NameGenocideGenocide #NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine

Israel's Wall of Impunity (Ralph Nader Radio Hour, 2024-12-07)

https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/israels-wall-of-impunity/id874581610?i=1000679593267
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#CraigMokhiber #podcast #StopGenocide
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Dutch see options for Netanyahu to visit despite ICC arrest warrant (Reuters, 2024-11-29)

https://www.reuters.com/world/dutch-see-options-netanyahu-visit-despite-icc-arrest-warrant-2024-11-29/
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“Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof on Friday said there could be options for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the Netherlands without being arrested, despite the International Criminal Court's (#ICC) arrest warrant against him.

“His words seemed to tone down a previous stance by his foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp, who last week in parliament said the Netherlands fully cooperates with the ICC, explaining that meant ‘we act on arrest warrants for people who are on Dutch territory’" 👎

“The Netherlands is also host nation to the ICC, which is located in The Hague.”

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No Other Land | Akademie der Künste, #Berlin

https://www.adk.de/en/programme/index.htm?we_objectID=67228
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“The Akademie der Künste is showing No Other Land on 12 November. The screening will be followed by a talk with the filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Basel Adra. [Moderator: Hanno Hauenstein]

“No Other Land will be released in German cinemas on 14 November 2024. The film had its world premiere at the Berlinale in February 2024 in the Panorama section and was awarded the Berlinale Documentary Award and the Panorama Audience Award.”

BTW the event is sold out.

#NoOtherLand
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No military support to Israel, says German “people”…

From The Berlin Pulse Survey 2024/2025: A representative survey on German attitudes to foreign policy commissioned by Körber-Stiftung, p. 26
https://koerber-stiftung.de/en/projects/the-berlin-pulse/2024-25/

See how far apart the government and people stand in #Germany. (No singularity in this world btw)

(Alt txt)
How should Germany react to the war between Israel and Hamas? Germany should ...

Provide humanitarian aid for the people in Gaza: 87%
Act as a mediator between Israel and Hamas: 64%
Stay out of the war: 56%
Support Israel militarily in the war against Hamas: 19%

don't know 1%, no answer 1%

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#StopGenocide #StopArmingIsrael

https://www.zdf.de/politik/politbarometer/240322-politbarometer-video-100.html

Politbarometer vom 22. März 2024 (ZDF)
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A poll shows how 'the Germans' changed in 2 months...

cf. https://hcommons.social/@adachika192/111770852477749124 for January edition

To the same question "Is the Israel's military action in the Gaza strip justified, despite the many civilian casualties?" answered:

Yes 18 % (7 pt ⬇️ )
No 69 % (8 pt ⬆️ )
know not 13 % .

The change lies not only in the poll itself but also in the way how it is broadcasted, namely, as the very first topic of this short but established TV show. In January it was the last, and rather nonchalant (as far as I found).

As trifle as it may be, the current is changing even in #Germany.

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What to Know About the Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans in Amsterdam (New York Times, 2024-11-08)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/world/europe/amsterdam-israel-soccer-fans-attacks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZE4.xu73.WY4VRFbygmPZ&smid=url-share
＊Gift article link＊
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With a certain amount of the Israeli #Maccabi (hooli)fans’ violence described, and yet this headline…

“What happened before the game?

“Street disturbances began Wednesday night, a full day before the match, after Maccabi fans began arriving in Amsterdam.

“The authorities in Amsterdam said supporters of Maccabi had taken down a Palestinian flag from a building. A video posted to social media and verified by The New York Times shows men climbing a building to tear down a Palestinian flag while others nearby shout anti-Arab chants…“

“Peter Holla, Amsterdam’s police chief, said that on Wednesday night Maccabi fans had burned a Palestinian flag in Dam Square,… and had attacked a taxi; 10 people were detained, mostly on charges of disrupting public order…”

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#FakeAntisemitism

Israeli air strikes damage Lebanese University buildings in Beirut (Middle East Monitor, 2024-11-09)

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241109-israeli-air-strikes-damage-lebanese-university-buildings-in-beirut/
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“Israeli air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburb Friday night caused severe damage to some buildings at the Lebanese University, state media reported, Anadolu Agency reports.”

“The Rafik Hariri campus is one of the largest complexes of the Lebanese University, housing many of its faculties, including science, engineering, medicine, pharmacy, and others.”

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#Lebanon #University