The Israel-Palestine Politics Thread II

[MagnarTheGreat]

A legal challenge over the UK's role in arms sales to Israel will go ahead

A judge says a legal challenge over the British government’s role in allowing weapons to be sent to Israel can be heard at the High Court later this year

abcnews.go.com

 

[blueharvest]

World Central Kitchen workers killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza will be honored at memorial

A memorial at the National Cathedral in Washington will honor seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza earlier this month.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

Sounds good to me!!!!!

 

[blueharvest]

Biden, 17 world leaders demand Hamas release hostages

Statement says deal offered would ‘bring an immediate and prolonged ceasefire in Gaza’

www.voanews.com

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

 

[squeekness]

I hope not everyone feels this way.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Gaza-based militants attack Israeli forces preparing for US pier [for aid delivery]​

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/25/gaza-terrorists-attack-israeli-pier-00154386

 

[blueharvest]

Bernie Sanders issues scathing statement directed at Netanyahu

The Vermont Senator, one of America’s highest-profile Jewish lawmakers, said the Israeli leader was head of an ‘extremist and racist government’ and that the US campus protests against the Gaza war are ‘not antisemitic’

www.independent.co.uk

 

[squeekness]

Bernie Sanders issues scathing statement directed at Netanyahu

The Vermont Senator, one of America’s highest-profile Jewish lawmakers, said the Israeli leader was head of an ‘extremist and racist government’ and that the US campus protests against the Gaza war are ‘not antisemitic’

www.independent.co.uk

Just because someone doesn't want innocent Gazans slaughtered doesn't mean they are antisemitic. I feel the same way and I'm not antisemitic, more like anti- Netanyahu for the merciless killing.

 

[blueharvest]

State Department weighing "new information" from Israel in determining whether IDF unit violated U.S. law

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been weighing whether to recommend suspending U.S. aid to an IDF unit under a measure known as the Leahy Law.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

State Department weighing "new information" from Israel in determining whether IDF unit violated U.S. law

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been weighing whether to recommend suspending U.S. aid to an IDF unit under a measure known as the Leahy Law.

www.cbsnews.com

Yep. Israel is allowed to act with impunity against Palestinians with the indifference of the Western world at best, and with their express support at worst.

 

[squeekness]

State Department weighing "new information" from Israel in determining whether IDF unit violated U.S. law

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been weighing whether to recommend suspending U.S. aid to an IDF unit under a measure known as the Leahy Law.

www.cbsnews.com

Would be nice if he could get it done.

 

[blueharvest]

Columbia campus protester apologises for 'kill Zionists' comments

The student who said "Zionists don't deserve to live" has since been barred from the Columbia campus.

www.bbc.com

 

[blueharvest]

Gen-Z sees the Gaza protests as their 1968 moment: ‘We built this on their legacy’

An anti-war movement is spreading on college campuses across America and beyond. Protests have been met with police violence, mass arrests and an unbending political class — all of which have only fuelled the demonstrations further. A hot summer of protest looms, and the stage is set for a...

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

US doubles down on Israel support as campus protests rage over Gaza

President Biden is sending billions of dollars to back Israel’s war against Hamas, even as the destruction of Gaza and deaths of Palestinians fuels growing protest on college campuses. The $2…

thehill.com

 

[squeekness]

So ugly, all of this. And the innocent non Hamas Gazans are caught up in the middle of the meat grinder.

 

[blueharvest]

Violent Arrest of Emory Professor Spotlights Brutality of Police Crackdown on Campus Protests | Common Dreams

"To sustain this level of blind support for Israel, the U.S. must erode its own democracy," said one foreign policy expert. "And that is what we see happening on U.S. campuses now."

www.commondreams.org

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

 

[blueharvest]

Blinken to travel to Saudi Arabia to discuss cease-fire efforts

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia next week to discuss cease-fire efforts, the State Department said on Saturday. Blinken’s trip on Monday comes as Egypt, Qa…

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

The pro-Israel groups planning to spend millions in US elections

A handful of groups, led by Aipac, have been a powerful force in American politics – but has Israel’s war in Gaza changed the equation?

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Sanders hits back at Netanyahu: ‘It is not antisemitic to hold you accountable’

US senator says Israeli prime minister using antisemitism to distract attention from ‘extremist and racist government’ policies

www.theguardian.com

 

[DA_Champion]

From the privilege bubble.

 

[blueharvest]

Sanders says there’s not ‘any doubt’ what Netanyahu is doing now is ‘ethnic cleansing’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took aim at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again on Sunday, saying that Israel’s actions in Gaza are “ethnic cleansing.” Sanders reiterated …

thehill.com

 

[squeekness]

Sanders hits back at Netanyahu: ‘It is not antisemitic to hold you accountable’

US senator says Israeli prime minister using antisemitism to distract attention from ‘extremist and racist government’ policies

www.theguardian.com

Exactly. Isreal is not completely innocent here.