Palestinian journalists are stopping their reporting for ‘a world that doesn’t know the meaning of humanity’
As Israel has murdered over 118 journalists during its genocidal war on Gaza, many journalists have been forced to stop reporting on the unfolding horror for fear of being deliberately targeted.
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 110: Israeli forces encircle Khan Yunis as Gazans risk famine
As Netanyahu attempts to prolong war on Gaza, Israeli forces and tanks bomb Khan Yunis and lay siege around the city’s major hospitals. Meanwhile, Gazans are turning to animal fodder for food as starvation sets in.
“By adopting the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, the policy would have penalized those who criticize the state of Israel—at a moment when Israel is engaged in a genocidal assault on Palestinians in Gaza.”
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council, “The right of the Palestinian people to build their own fully independent state must be recognised by all – and a refusal to accept the two-state solution by any party must be firmly rejected.”
#Berlin / Berlin Stops Blocking Artists From Criticizing #Israel After Massive Boycott
[…] The rule—adapted from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (#IHRA) and known as the “IHRA clause”—forced all cultural organizations receiving public funding to accept the organization’s controversial definition of #antisemitism, which explicitly forbids any speech that “questions Israel’s right to exist” or criticizes the country’s occupation of Palestinian land. Advocates noted that the ruling conflated criticism of the Israeli occupation with antisemitism, allowing Israel to justify its ongoing war against #Gaza, which has killed more than 25,000 Palestinians since the #Hamas attack on October 7th, which killed 1,139 Israelis, according to revised death tolls.
Interesting and by interesting I mean, see you at the ICJ.
'Developing story from the Netherlands. A group of government officials and diplomats has submitted evidence to The Hague that Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte asked the country's legal affairs ministry: "What can we say to make it look like Israel is not committing war crimes?"'
If you're like me you'll want to watch this a thousand times, and then a thousand more!
Dr. Myriam François deserves our gratitude for keeping her cool and not letting herself be shut down, and shame on whoever that host is for arguing with her and on Bill Browder for staying quiet when he should have vigorously taken her side. I guess he's the kind of activist who only despises Russian genocidal regimes.
#USA / Before Invoking Antisemitism, We Need To Define It
Derek J. Penslar, a William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History and the director of the #Harvard Center for Jewish Studies, is the co-chair of Harvard’s new task force on #antisemitism. Another task force was established to combat #islamophobia.
In an opinion essay from December last year Penslar wrote:
“Conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism magnifies divisions within our Harvard community and stymies a common struggle against hatred.”
Penslar presented the three competing definitions of antisemitism from different Jewish groups - #IHRA, Jerusalem Declaration, and Nexus Document, which agree on core aspects but differ on Israel criticism.
While IHRA sees some criticism of Israel as antisemitic, Jerusalem Declaration and Nexus Document allow more criticism of Israel policies/actions without deeming it antisemitic.
Penslar supports the Jerusalem Declaration and Nexus Document as more conducive to discussions happening at Harvard. Both documents say criticizing Israel policies is not inherently antisemitic, but have examples of criticism that is antisemitic.
#Berlin / Berlin Stops Blocking Artists From Criticizing #Israel After Massive Boycott
[…] The rule—adapted from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (#IHRA) and known as the “IHRA clause”—forced all cultural organizations receiving public funding to accept the organization’s controversial definition of #antisemitism, which explicitly forbids any speech that “questions Israel’s right to exist” or criticizes the country’s occupation of Palestinian land. Advocates noted that the ruling conflated criticism of the Israeli occupation with antisemitism, allowing Israel to justify its ongoing war against #Gaza, which has killed more than 25,000 Palestinians since the #Hamas attack on October 7th, which killed 1,139 Israelis, according to revised death tolls.