“Since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza, academics in fields including politics, sociology, Japanese literature, public health, Latin American and Caribbean studies, Middle East and African studies, mathematics, education, and more have been fired, suspended, or removed from the classroom for pro-Palestine, anti-Israel speech.” #mccarthyism#palestine#IsraelWarCrimes#FreeSpeech#AcademicFreedom
Robbie Sebel, academic in International Law at the Israeli Hebrew University, based in West Jerusalem is on 'Inside Story' (Al Jazeera).
Absolutely mind boggling wilful denial of the overwhelming evidence of Israeli war crimes and genocide in #Gaza. He'd better hope the programme isn't being viewed in The Hague.
Foreign ministers from 13 countries warn Israel against Rafah assault
Foreign ministers from 13 countries have signed a letter warning Israel to halt its ground invasion of Rafah and to allow more aid to reach the Palestinian population.
The letter was signed by the foreign ministers of the G7 states: Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Japan and Canada, as well as their counterparts from Australia, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea and Sweden.
The United Nations’ top court opens two days of hearings into a request from South Africa to press Israel to halt its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s population has sought shelter
“I was threatened with arrest and manhandled for doing my job, as far as I can tell.
“I was reporting on the protesters blockading the Thales arms factory in Govan, when one aggressive officer took issue with me being there.
“The police officer in question – who appeared to have some level of authority – repeatedly refused to identify himself or explain what I had been doing to warrant an arrest."
“This is the fifth time we have been forced to move (...) It feels like we are being killed slowly. Our children are missing out on their life, education, they are experiencing lack of stability, forced displacement, fear. I can’t explain what it feels like living through this for the fifth time. We are paying the price for a war that we have nothing to do with.”
A new analysis from #HumanRightWatch argues that numerous attacks on humanitarian relief operations by #Israeli forces prove the bombing that killed 7 people was "far from being an isolated 'mistake.'"
Massive fire ongoing at military storage facility in Tel Hashomer, Israel, May 14.
Authorities are reportedly responding to a warehouse fire at Tel Hashomer military base the afternoon of May 14. The cause of the blaze is currently unclear. There are no immediate reports of casualties.Heightened security and localized transport and business disruptions are likely in the affected area over the coming hours. Officials could evacuate nearby premises as a precaution.
There are no reports of what caused the fire, but it's one of the largest weapons storage locations in Israel.
Sayyed Nasrallah to Israelis: To return North, end war on Gaza
"Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah affirmed that the Lebanese front continues...its operations in support of the Resistance in the Gaza Strip and imposes its own rules of engagement"
"...there is no solution for the Northern front without a ceasefire in Gaza"
He also pointed out that "Netanyahu wants to invade Rafah to escape the image of defeat."
Egypt to join South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.
Egypt says the move is due to the worsening severity & scope of Israeli attacks against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.
However, Egypt has repeatedly warned Israel that Israel's military operations along the Egypt-Gaza border could endanger the peace treaty between the two.
"I don’t oppose the butchery in Gaza because I love Hamas or hate Jews or love Islam or hate America. I don’t oppose the butchery in Gaza because I’m a lefty or a commie or an anarchist or an anti-imperialist. I oppose the butchery in Gaza because I’m not a fucking psychopath."