The IL AMB to the US is bullying Dem MOC over their views re PA #IHL, #humanitarianaid...
A letter is rankling Dem MOC, "verging on offensive" & raising Qs about who's "the superpower." Never before has IL sent "such a harsh letter." Herzog suggested lawmakers weren't adequately doing their jobs. “It's disappointing that you've reached this determination on such a sensitive matter w/o having conducted sufficient due diligence to learn, check. corroborate the facts-."
UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution Supporting Palestinian Statehood. The measure declares that Palestinians qualify for full-member status, a largely symbolic move that reflects the growing isolation of IL.
How does the Israeli AMB to the UN react:
"Gilad Erdan used a paper shredder to shred the UN charter on the podium of the UN general assembly ahead of a vote that will give new privileges to the Palestinians at the UN."
-B Ravid
GAZA IS HELL ON EARTH: famine, lack of water & fuel, untreated injuries, disease, #domicide..
Rafah has a spiraling HC crisis.
Israel’s MIL ops. have overwhelmed hospitals -already struggling to treat patients suffering from malnutrition & disease.
Bodies lay where they fell, in the “red zone” -few ambulances available could not reach bc of Israeli bombardment. Border crossings remained closed Thurs, stranding critically ill patients-.
I'm livid, I understand #MAGAMike's motive, but Min. Ldr McConnell shouldn't question Pres Biden as he finally limits arms to IL bc of the famine in Gaza & #domicide, meaning, that the Palestinians have nowhere safe to go: their homes, bus'... destroyed💔. It should be bc of credible #warcrimes, #IHL... The #ICC is considering issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu & other top IL officials for alleged war crimes, incl. genocide, incitement to genocide, & the crime of apartheid123.
"Pres Biden tells Erin Burnett that if Israel invades the city of Rafah, the US will stop supplying it with artillery shells, bombs for fighter jets & other offensive weapons."
-Barak Ravid
Thankfully, Pres Biden disregarded Speaker Johnson & Min. Leader McConnell's letter today, expressing alarm about the decision to pause a weapons shipment to Israel and ask for clarification by the end of the week.
The Israeli occupation's takeover of the #Rafah border crossing not only blocked the entry of humanitarian aid but forced the #WorldCentralKitchen TO HALT ITS OPERATIONS, forcing hundreds of Palestinians into even more difficulty in securing food.
In their statement, the WCK said, "Our field kitchens & community kitchens outside evacuation zones provided >168K meals in communities around Rafah & Deir al-Balah."
For the Palestinians in Gaza, the news is always more horrific than when the story was first reported. There're no words left to describe their plight💔:
“Despite children dying from starvation & famine in Gaza, the Israeli authorities are still blocking aid critical for the survival of Gaza’s population. in defiance of the World Court,” said Omar Shakir -HRW. “With each day that Israeli authorities block lifesaving aid, more Palestinians are at risk of dying.”
"Received new flyers: IL’s demand for PA's to flee Rafah *threatened for months to invade despite warnings -it'd cause a bloodbath.
"Packed up what they could -no place to go.” Reported “increased bombardment” in the area -sounded like they were targeting her civilian neighborhood💔. "Everyone knows in 48-72 hrs, things will turn very grim -if you haven’t left *blanket excuse for the IL army to say ‘You can’t blame us for carpet-bomb-."
Netanyahu never wanted🕊️peace. An extended #ceasefire would expose him. He hasn't prioritized🚨releasing the hostages or aid.
"Humanitarian officials have long warned of massive disruption to the effort to stave off famine in Gaza in the event of a major Israeli offensive in the south. Any attack on Rafah would lead to “the collapse of the aid response”, the NRC said on Mon. Death toll in Gaza from the Israeli MIL offensive: >34K, mostly women & children."
"Israeli Prime Minister says deal Hamas accepted is 'far from meeting Israel's demands', and Israel will send a working delegation to negotiate further."
👀SOS Blinken admits that social media exposes atrocities, esp. those that are occurring in Gaza. He reveals in a discussion with Sen Romney, that's why TikTok may be shutdown. The pair's acknowledgment also indicates their naivete, one doesn't need to be on TikTok to know what Israel has wreaked on the Palestinian civilians & how Netanyahu was complicit & is sabotaging the deal that BIden supports.
Will Pres Biden's demands change the trajectory of the #IsraelHamasWar?
"Netanyahu refuses ceasefire deal. The primary issue seems to revolve around whether the ceasefire would be perm., as Hamas insists, or not. The current proposal reportedly involves a 40-day halt of hostilities while hostages are freed +release of certain PA prisoners held in IL.
Latest on the #IsraelHamasWar talks: There's some optimism, but...
"Burns' trip reflects the pressure the Biden admin is under to get a deal as soon as possible & signals -sees: current moment as a critical point in the negotiations.
His snr advisers say the deal on the table right now is the only conceivable path to a #ceasefire in Gaza & to possibly ending a war that has drawn sharp criticism of Biden among some of his key supporters..."
That brief 'hope' for a ceasefire, pause, or peace, may be gone. Netanyahu is determined to go into Rafah, ASAP. But there's nowhere safe for the Palestinians to go.
"The Israeli military has informed aid groups and the Biden admin of a plan to begin removing Gazans from Rafah ahead of an invasion, acc to a US official & two other people familiar with the situation."
IL MIL: estab. a mass assassination program of unprecedented size. Investigation reveals: an expansion of IL’s previous targeted killing practices -goes a long way toward explaining how/why: IDF could kill so many PAs while still claiming to adhere to #IHL. IL: long history of using targeted killings. Since #Oct7: shifted gears -discarded the old process of careful target selection to one built on ongoing advancements in #AI tools. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/02/israel-military-artificial-intelligence-targeting-hamas-gaza-deaths-lavender/
US Senators are provoking the ICC, shaming the US, by dismissing war crimes by Israel...
"International Criminal Court issues statement saying US politicians threatening the ICC may with their threats be themselves violating INTL criminal law.
It’s really quite extraordinary. Sense of impunity so total that US pols don’t mind committing crimes live on twitter. & those very disturbed by Trump have so far remained conveniently silent."
-Bruno Macaes
#Netanyahu, #TFG... are mobsters, & act with impunity. Blackmail, bribes, extortion, threats...
Pres Biden must acknowledge that there'll never be peace, given that BN's a terrorist. IL must be defended, but >34K dead *unacceptable +violations of #IHL, #warcrimes...
"Israel warned the Biden admin that if the ICC issues arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, it'll take retaliatory steps agst the Palestinian Authority that could lead to its collapse."
World leaders, NGOs, ATTYs... are urging Pres Biden to cut arms to Israel:
">90 lawyers have signed on to a legal letter alleging Israel’s conduct in Gaza violates US law & #IHL.
They plan to send a letter arguing their case to AG Garland & gen. counsels across the admin in the coming days -contend that IL likely violated US statutes incl. the Arms Export Control Act & Leahy Laws as well as the Geneva Conventions prohibiting disproportionate attacks-."
We hope that this report is false, or that there’s a rationale for Pres Biden to force a delay for the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu & other Israeli officials. “Israel, US said working to prevent ICC arrest warrant against Netanyahu.” #IsraelHamasWar#WarCrimes#HumanRights#IHL
There’s credible evidence that Israel has violated international humanitarian law, repeatedly, since #Oct7. Exclusive: “Some US officials say in internal memo Israel may be violating international law in Gaza.” Reuters #IsraelHamasWar#IHL#WarCrimes#HumanRights
"Brutally heartbreaking segment on CNN on April 17 of video of 8 children including 10-year-old girl killed by Israeli drone strike in middle of day. But as opposed to when Netanyahu's military killed World Central Kitchen workers there's no outrage bc only killed Brown children."
-D Obeidallah
"Netanyahu & his far-right coalition partners may now be tempted to escalate further. Before the Iranian retaliation, he'd warned that Israel would answer any hit on Israeli soil with strikes against the Iranian homeland. It's up to Biden to prevent the worst, restrain "Bibi" vis-a-vis Iran as he's so far failed to moderate him vis-a-vis Gaza."
"Biden Must Again Prevent a Wider Middle East War."