Palestine

Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
Tue 3 Dec 2024 11.12 EST

By MEE staff
Published date: 30 November 2024 16:30 GMT

[We need marches like this all over, especially in the U.S.]

deleting this because while it is important to note people being intimidated by the FBI, after thinking about it more, I think it is not worth having some of the links to more reactionary sources in the article

Former Defense Minister Accuses Israel of Committing War Crimes in Gaza (New York Times, 2024-12-01)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-yaalon.html?unlocked%5C_article%5C_code=1.eU4.1-wh.rejCW7rDtIJh
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“At an event on Saturday, Mr. [Moshe] Yaalon denounced Mr. Netanyahu’s government for its actions in Gaza.

““The path they’re dragging us down is to occupy, annex, and ethnically cleanse — look at the northern strip,’ he said. He also said Israel was being pulled in the direction of building settlements in Gaza…”

“‘I’m speaking in the name of IDF commanders who are operating in the northern strip,’ Mr. Yaalon told the Reshet Bet radio station [on Sunday]. ‘They reached out to me expressing fear about what’s happening there.’

“He later said, in an apparent reference to the government: ‘At the end of the day, they’re perpetrating war crimes’ — while making clear that his issue was not with the soldiers themselves.”

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When two young American Jews raised to support Israel unconditionally witness the way Israel treats Palestinians, it changes their lives. They join a movement of young American Jews campaigning to redefine Judaism’s relationship with Israel and reveal a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity. Israelism sparked huge debate on American campuses even before the events of October 7, 2023.

It follows Simone Zimmerman, who visited Israel as a teenager, and Eitan who joined the Israeli army after graduating from high school as they discover the reality for Palestinians and radically revise their views. It includes interviews with academics and political activists, including Noam Chomsky, Cornel West, Lara Friedman and a former director of the Anti-Defamation League, Abe Foxman.

Contributors suggest the narrative that young American Jews are fed almost entirely erases the existence of the Palestinians through education and advocacy, sometimes involving groups that organise free trips to Israel partially funded by the Israeli government.

This film describes how influential this narrative is in shaping attitudes to Israel, not just in the United States but across the world.

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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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/23115538

from the Cuban online publication CUBADEBATE [contains many photos]
Translated by Irais Maria García Portelles for CubaNews

SAVE THE CHILDREN CONDEMNS KILLING OF STAFF MEMBER IN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE IN GAZA (2024-11-30)

https://www.savethechildren.net/news/save-children-condemns-killing-staff-member-israeli-airstrike-gaza
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"It is with profound sadness that we confirm that a staff member of Save the Children was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis today, the second Save the Children colleague killed in Gaza since the war began.

"Ahmad Faisal Isleem Al-Qadi, 39, had worked for the administrative team in Gaza since May 2024. He was killed early Saturday afternoon as he was returning home to his wife and three-year-old daughter from the mosque... "

"Inger Ashing, Chief Executive of #SaveTheChildren, said:

"... We condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms and demand an investigation. This war has been the deadliest on record for the killing of UN and aid workers, ... Violence against civilians and humanitarian workers is unacceptable and it must stop. There must be a ceasefire. There must be accountability.”

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By Jon Queally November 30, 2024

IDF strikes World Central Kitchen employee doubling as Hamas terrorist - The Jerusalem Post (2024-11-30)

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831370
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“The IDF struck a vehicle on Saturday morning containing terrorist and World Central Kitchen (#WCK) employee Ahed Azmi Qudeih, who took part in the murderous October 7 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz, the military announced that afternoon.“

“The IDF emphasized that it was a civilian unmarked vehicle, and its movement on the route was not coordinated for transporting aid.“

“The WCK issued a statement saying it is pausing their operations in the Gaza Strip after the incident. They also said they had no knowledge of any individual in the vehicle having alleged ties to the October 7 massacre.”

#WarCrime

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Israeli settlers yesterday attacked Palestinian farmers as they picked their olives in the village of Salem, east of Nablus, the Palestinian Information Centre reported.

According to local sources, a group of settlers from the Alon Moreh settlement assaulted Palestinian farmers in the Khalet Al-Mousa area, north of Salem village, caused damage to the olives and stole a harvesting machine.

November 29, 2024 at 9:15 am

Nan Goldin Challenges Germany on What Artists Can Say About Israel (NYT, 2024-11-25)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/arts/design/nan-goldin-germany-gaza.html?unlocked%5C_article%5C_code=1.dk4.3A9R.hX2p0AkoFeHK
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“A speech by the artist at an exhibition of her work was followed by protests from her supporters and an uproar in the news media.”

“Claudia Roth, Germany’s culture minister, said in a statement that she was ‘horrified’ by Goldin’s comments and the protesters’ actions. ‘As commendable as Nan Goldin’s art is, I reject the political activist’s intolerably one-sided views on Israel,’ she said. The demonstrators had ‘come to the museum not to see art, but to shout down the director,’ she added.”

“Others said [director] Biesenbach had only himself to blame. An essay in [crudely conservative] Die Welt newspaper calling for his resignation said that allowing Goldin a platform had brought about ‘the saddest, most undignified and shameful moment’ in the Neue Nationalgalerie’s history …”

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[Bias alert - #NYT usually favors Israel]
[Article has a lot of speculation from anonymous sources on what positions Hamas might take in future negotiations.]

By Julian E. Barnes, Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman and Ronen Bergman

For more than a year, the reporters have written numerous stories about cease-fire negotiations for the Gaza war. Nov. 28, 2024 Updated 3:07 p.m. ET

[contain some good photos of Gaza solidarity demonstrations in Israel]

By SAM McNEIL
Updated 12:15 AM EST, November 24, 2024

Israel has successfully decoupled the Lebanese front from Gaza, effectively ending the attrition along its northern border. This maneuver has left Gaza and its resistance isolated, facing the full weight of Israeli military and political pressure. While support may still emerge from other fronts, particularly Yemen, Gaza’s leverage in negotiations has been significantly diminished, reducing its bargaining power.

This decoupling also allows Israel to advance its war plans in Gaza, albeit with several caveats. The first challenge lies in Israel’s broader strategic intention: reasserting control over Gaza for the foreseeable future. Israel’s military return to the strip raises questions about the sustainability of such a move, the costs of governance, and the long-term implications for its domestic and international standing. The logistical, political, and social complexities of maintaining control in such a contested territory present formidable obstacles, specifically when it has failed to defeat Hamas or end its influence in the Strip.

Secondly, Israel’s plans for settlement expansion in Gaza, annexation of land, redrawing the border, and a continued presence in the Philadelphi Corridor and other strategic areas reflect a deeper settler-colonial ambition. These plans aim to consolidate territorial dominance but come with significant risks. Sustained Palestinian resistance, combined with the logistical and ethical complexities of imposing settler-colonial structures, makes such objectives precarious. The transfer of settlers into Gaza demands a degree of stability and acquiescence from the local population that seems improbable under the current conditions. Furthermore, these plans complicate Israel’s position regarding the return of captives, presenting a critical contradiction in its strategic calculus.

These contradictions are now poised to dominate Israel’s political landscape. After more than a year of war, fatigue, and weariness are settling in, challenging the narrative of total victory. Signs of pragmatism are emerging, with growing segments of Israeli society—particularly over recent months—expressing a desire to end the wars in Gaza and Lebanon. This sentiment underscores a tension between the state’s expansive military ambitions and the public’s increasing demand for stability and resolution, a return to life without war.

However, these dynamics unfold against the backdrop of a right-wing government fixated on ethnic cleansing and settlement expansion. The sacrifice of the captives, a central concern for Israel’s left-leaning factions, will exacerbate the internal struggles over Netanyahu’s corruption and intersect with the controversial legal reforms championed by the Religious Zionist bloc. This broader project to redefine the state’s identity could deepen societal fractures, polarize the political arena, and intensify the ongoing battle over the future trajectory of Israel.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/48375341