Joint NGO Statement_ EU and Member States must sustain funding to #UNRWA (2024-02-29)
“The undersigned NGOs urge the EU and Member States to reaffirm their support for the vital work that UNRWA and its partners do to help Palestinians survive one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes of our times. While accountability is crucial and a rigorous and credible investigation of the allegations should be supported, this can and must be achieved without further devastating Gaza’s civilian population.”
(signed)
International Rescue Committee
MdM International Network
Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion Norwegian Refugee Council
CARE International
Eurochild
Plan International
Mercy Corps
ActionAid International
Première Urgence Internationale
Save the Children
Action Against Hunger
Oxfam
Danish Refugee Council
Refugees International
War Child Alliance
DanChurch Aid
———
Luister naar The day after in Gaza w/ Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta op Makdisi Street, en word weer zo pissig op de Israëlische oorlogsmisdrijven gedogers en verdedigers in de #PvdA en #GroenLinks met hun ge-tut tut over From the river to the sea en hun 'cultuur van het leven' racisme.
Je staat niet voor internationaal (humanitair) recht, mensenrechten en solidariteit, dus wat is je 'links zijn' waard?
Once again: there are no 'exceptions' that permit genocide
The zionist entity is deliberately starving the people of Palestine, reports Michael Fakhri, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food:
"Intentionally depriving people of food is clearly a war crime. Israel has announced its intention to destroy the Palestinian people, in whole or in part, simply for being Palestinian.
In my view as a UN human rights expert, this is now a situation of genocide. This means the state of Israel in its entirety is culpable and should be held accountable – not just individuals or this government or that person."
New Forensic Architecture Report Disputes Israeli Evidence at ICJ Hearing
'The latest report’s publication is made “all the more urgent given Israel’s longstanding history of making false and deliberately misleading claims, supported by doctored or misrepresented visual materials,” Forensic Architecture said. The group has investigated misleading claims and materials published by Israel prior to the current conflict, such as the 2022 investigation into the targeted killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the 2018 missile strike in Gaza City that killed two Palestinian teenagers.
“Such consistent patterns of disinformation and denial of responsibility demonstrate the unreliability of Israel’s public statements,” Forensic Architecture said. “We hope with this report and our investigations into Israeli disinformation to highlight the danger of amplifying Israel’s claims without adequate critical assessment and scrutiny.”'
#Berlinale winners voice solidarity with Palestine (Rudaw)
======
... Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russel, directors of “Direct Action,” winner of the best film award in the festival’s Encounters section, wore keffiyehs in a clear message of support for Palestinians. Russell told Rudaw the gesture was one of “solidarity with Palestinians and add our voices to the many voices calling for a ceasefire to end the genocide.”
1/2 Palestijnse Gemeenschap in Nederland organiseert vandaag zaterdag 17 februari om 13:30 een manifestatie op de Dam. Daarna tocht naar het Museumplein. Meer info in 2/2
“It's not complex, it's genocide” Former top UN official on Gaza | UpFront (Al Jazeera English)
"On UpFront this week, Marc Lamont Hill discusses the role of the UN in Israel’s war on Gaza with Craig Mokhiber, the former director of the New York office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights."
"This Wednesday, the UN Security Council will discuss the ICJ’s initial ruling on genocide in Gaza."
Biden still has a chance to save his 2024 campaign, but he needs to come out unequivocally against the Gaza genocide. Keep the pressure on, votes must be earned.
"This Wednesday, the UN Security Council will discuss the ICJ’s initial ruling on genocide in Gaza."
Biden still has a chance to save his 2024 campaign, but he needs to come out unequivocally against the Gaza genocide. Keep the pressure on, votes must be earned.
More than 2 million people, including 1.7 million Palestine #Refugees, are paying the devastating price of the escalation in the Gaza Strip.
Civilians are dying while the world watches. Airstrikes continue. Families are being displaced en masse. Lifesaving supplies are running out. Humanitarian access is still denied.
Amid these circumstances, hundreds of thousands of displaced people are sheltering inside UNRWA schools. Thousands of our humanitarian workers are there to deliver aid, but food, water, and other essential items will soon be depleted.
#UNRWA is calling for immediate access to humanitarian aid and urgent funding for food and non-food items for #Palestine Refugees in need.
This moment calls for action. Let's stand united for humanity and bring much-needed relief to those who need it most. Make a donation now (I did).
Absence of a call for an immediate and lasting ceasefire means yesterdays' #ICJ ruling is a failure
From a report by Maram Humaid:
"Many in Gaza say they are disappointed, but not surprised. They say they do not trust the international community, nor the global justice system, as they have so far failed to end the bloodshed"
And rightly so.
Another month of continued brutal murder and war crimes by the zionist occupation with a homework assignment at the end is so utterly, completely wrong
We need to 【 shut it down】— whatever it is, however we can, and whoever we are, until the people of Palestine get their land back and can live in dignity
Deep Irony in World Governance today as seen on my Youtube Homepage. On the left, the UN channel broadcasting on the ICJ decision against Israel agreeing it is plausible there is Genocide occuring and ordering them to abide by international law preventing genocide.
On the right, a UN Ceremony on the International Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust.