Israel just bombed a tent city full of #refugees who fled North #Gaza for #Rafah on the #IDF's orders.
Horrifying photos show families frantically rummaging through the carnage for the limbs of their family members. I won't reproduce them here, but they can be found on the bird site from @gazanotifications
They are murdering poor people trapped in a concentration camp, in the places they were told to flee for safety. They are killing impoverished, innocent, starving Palestinians, mostly under 30, with nowhere else to go.
This brutality is unparalleled in my lifetime. All studies show that Israel is in a class of its own, outdoing the Dresden bombings by a landslide. Saying this is not antisemitic: it is your duty, whoever you are.
I am #Jewish: spiritually, scholarly, and Litvak Ashkenazi. It's not antisemitic for me, OR ANY NON-JEW to say. In fact, its every human's duty to call for this bloodshed to cease IMMEDIATELY, and to even call for this genocidal Zionist occupation to be dismantled before there is any more blood shed. Nothing keeps my heart beating like my Arab and Muslim comrades speaking out against this barabarism every day. All while facing the harshest consequences of anyone! This ugliness would quite literally drive me to kill myself if I didn't know so many people who are so brave.
I have been doing activism in Palestine since 2012, both boots-on-the-ground defense of protestors, and teaching programming. These are not antisemites; my Palestinian friends are as close to me as any others. And I have had 6 students murdered in Gaza in 120 days. All the others are starving, fleeing from tent city to tent city, trying to survive the most hellish circumstances of drone democide any people have ever witnessed in the history of humanity. Thats a simple fact now.
If you are a goy and claim to support this in our name, WE WILL REMEMBER. The vast majority of #Jews outside of Israel who are under 40 years old are anti-Zionists today. All the fastest growing Jewish organizations of the past decade are anti-Zionist. And we will not forget those who cheered on a 21st century #Holocaust while evoking the memory of our family members killed by Nazi #Germany. Especially not the #Germans, who have been by far the worst inciters and supporters of genocide outside of #Israel.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the United States will transfer assets confiscated from sanctioned Russian oligarchs to Ukraine for the first time.
Charles McGonigal, a former U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officer, was sentenced to four years in prison on Dec. 14 for helping well-known, Kremlin-linked Russian oligarchs evade sanctions and launder money.
The cargo ship, named Atlantic Navigator II, is registered in the Marshall Islands, but has a largely Russian crew. It was forced to stop in Rostock due to propeller damage, where it encountered trouble with German customs agents due to its cargo of sanctioned goods.
Anyone who supports Russia's upcoming sham elections in Ukraine, including so-called "international observers", may be subject to sanctions and visa restrictions by the United States.
Joe Biden, President of the US, has signed a decree about economic means against foreign financial institutions involved in supplying Russia with sanctioned military goods.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that the sanctions imposed by the West against Russia over its aggression against Ukraine are not effective enough, Deutsche Welle (DW) reported on Aug. 24.
EU approves 11th sanctions package against Russia over Ukraine
European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to an 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, aimed at stopping other countries and companies from circumventing existing measures.
The proposal "would target those responsible for threatening the stability, security or sovereignty of EU member states or third countries by undermining elections, the rule of law, facilitating acts of violence or do so through the use of information manipulation and interference," Bloomberg wrote.
▪️“Shell is still trading Russian gas more than a year after pledging to withdraw from the Russian energy market.
▪️The company was involved in nearly an eighth of Russia's shipborne gas exports in 2022…”
▪️If this is a #sanctions#violation the #law should come down hard including seizing assets and #criminal charges against complicit management and board members.
▪️Make an example of them. Make their ships uninsurable. Make their shareholders howl.
The expanded sanctions list includes 45 additional goods, such as semiconductors and certain chemicals, that could be used for military purposes in Russia's war.
Russian gas producer Novatek is considering scaling back a major liquefied natural gas project due to the impact of Western sanctions, Reuters reported on April 4, citing sources in the industry.
Russia's 2024 federal budget brought little in the way of surprises, the country is gearing up for a long war. Signed by President Vladimir Putin earlier this week, it ushered record levels of military spending — a sign of Moscow's commitment to its war against Ukraine. While part of the Russian
Russian companies continue to maintain access to purchasing firearms and ammunition from Europe and the United States, despite export restrictions that Western countries initiated against Russia, an investigation conducted by the German project Correctiv revealed.
Some Russian banks may be evading sanctions on banknotes by trading gold in the UAE and Turkey, according to a report by Sayari, a financial-intelligence company.
In the 2022 decision to impose sanctions, Alisher Usmanov was described as a "pro-Kremlin oligarch with particularly close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin."
#Russia is obtaining U.S.-made computer chips and other dual-use goods, products with potential battlefield use, by transporting them through #centralasia Many of these goods have been the target of #sanctions passed by the U.S. and its allies.
US to give Ukraine money confiscated from Russian oligarchs for first time (www.pravda.com.ua)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the United States will transfer assets confiscated from sanctioned Russian oligarchs to Ukraine for the first time.
Former FBI agent sentenced to 4 years in prison for helping Russian oligarchs evade sanctions (kyivindependent.com)
Charles McGonigal, a former U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officer, was sentenced to four years in prison on Dec. 14 for helping well-known, Kremlin-linked Russian oligarchs evade sanctions and launder money.
German customs detains ship loaded with sanctioned Russian uranium, lumber (kyivindependent.com)
The cargo ship, named Atlantic Navigator II, is registered in the Marshall Islands, but has a largely Russian crew. It was forced to stop in Rostock due to propeller damage, where it encountered trouble with German customs agents due to its cargo of sanctioned goods.
Russia Defies Sanctions by Selling Oil Above Price Cap (www.wsj.com)
Higher prices could bolster Moscow’s oil-export revenues, which last month dropped to just over half their level from a year ago.
US to impose sanctions on those supporting sham Russian elections in Ukraine (www.pravda.com.ua)
Anyone who supports Russia's upcoming sham elections in Ukraine, including so-called "international observers", may be subject to sanctions and visa restrictions by the United States.
Shell still trading Russian gas despite pledge to stop (www.bbc.co.uk)
The firm is still shipping gas from Siberia despite its promise to withdraw from the Russian energy market.
China secretly sends enough gear to Russia to equip an army (www.politico.eu)
Shipments of military-capable hardware expose a China-sized loophole in Western sanctions.
Biden approves sanctions against banks which help Russia procure goods for army (www.pravda.com.ua)
Joe Biden, President of the US, has signed a decree about economic means against foreign financial institutions involved in supplying Russia with sanctioned military goods.
Putin fails again as Europe’s gas storage hits 90 percent (www.politico.eu)
The EU has met its gas storage targets more than three months ahead of schedule. But that might not mean lower prices.
German foreign minister disappointed by weak effect of Russia sanctions (kyivindependent.com)
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that the sanctions imposed by the West against Russia over its aggression against Ukraine are not effective enough, Deutsche Welle (DW) reported on Aug. 24.
Bloomberg: France proposes new sanctions to target Russian disinformation, election interference (kyivindependent.com)
The proposal "would target those responsible for threatening the stability, security or sovereignty of EU member states or third countries by undermining elections, the rule of law, facilitating acts of violence or do so through the use of information manipulation and interference," Bloomberg wrote.
Oligarch hit by Ukrainian sanctions has UK residency and was given ‘golden visa’ (www.theguardian.com)
Pavel Fuks, a Ukrainian who made a fortune in Russia and is under investigation for fraud, was granted special visa for the rich in 2012...
Taiwan expands sanctions against Russia, Belarus (kyivindependent.com)
The expanded sanctions list includes 45 additional goods, such as semiconductors and certain chemicals, that could be used for military purposes in Russia's war.
Reuters: Sanctions may force Russian company to scale back Arctic LNG project (kyivindependent.com)
Russian gas producer Novatek is considering scaling back a major liquefied natural gas project due to the impact of Western sanctions, Reuters reported on April 4, citing sources in the industry.
As sanctions bite, Russia eyes Ukraine’s mineral resources to fund its invasion (kyivindependent.com)
Russia's 2024 federal budget brought little in the way of surprises, the country is gearing up for a long war. Signed by President Vladimir Putin earlier this week, it ushered record levels of military spending — a sign of Moscow's commitment to its war against Ukraine. While part of the Russian
Investigation: Russia continues to receive weapons from US, Europe despite sanctions (kyivindependent.com)
Russian companies continue to maintain access to purchasing firearms and ammunition from Europe and the United States, despite export restrictions that Western countries initiated against Russia, an investigation conducted by the German project Correctiv revealed.
US to unveil major Russia sanctions in wake of Alexei Navalny death (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden declines to give details but says sanctions will coincide with second anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
Report: Russian banks evade sanctions by trading cash for gold (kyivindependent.com)
Some Russian banks may be evading sanctions on banknotes by trading gold in the UAE and Turkey, according to a report by Sayari, a financial-intelligence company.
EU declines to remove sanctions against Russian oligarch Usmanov (kyivindependent.com)
In the 2022 decision to impose sanctions, Alisher Usmanov was described as a "pro-Kremlin oligarch with particularly close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin."