NotImpressed

NotImpressed, 4 minutes ago to Palestine

#palestine
#netanyahu
@palestine

Folks at Politico are making a valid point here:
"Far from forcing a pause in the fighting, accusations of war crimes will cause Israelis to rally around their embattled prime minister"
"If Khan and his panel of six experts — five of them British, curiously — hoped that by accusing both sides of war crimes and crimes against humanity they could prompt a pause in the fighting...they will have been disappointed"

https://www.politico.eu/article/international-criminal-court-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-prime-minister-gaza-war-politics-benny-gantz/

NotImpressed, 45 minutes ago to iran

#Iran #Israel
@palestine

As expected, "Fingers have pointed at Israel after a helicopter carrying Ebrahim Raisi and other top Iranian aides crashed into a mountainside on Sunday."
Just speculations at the moment. Israel denies any involvement and the cause of crash has yet to be determined.

https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-says-it-wasnt-us-after-raisi-iran-chopper-crash

NotImpressed, 50 minutes ago to Palestine

#palestine
#censorship
@palestine

"In 2023, the Israeli military censor barred the publication of 613 articles by media outlets in Israel,"
"Even before the war, the Israeli government had advanced a series of measures to undermine media independence. This led to Israel dropping 11 places in the 2023 annual World Press Freedom Index, followed by an additional four places in 2024 (it now sits in 101st place out of 180)."

https://www.972mag.com/israeli-military-censor-media-2023/

NotImpressed, 1 hour ago to Palestine

#palestine
#gaza
@palestine

Today's live blog from TRT World

Some of the items:

• Death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to 35,562
• Threat from Israeli operations preventing Rafah crossing aid deliveries: Egypt
• ICC prosecutor calls for arrest warrants of Netanyahu, Gallant
• UN says over 810,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah due to Israeli onslaught
• 'No political will to reach ceasefire deal in Gaza': Qatari minister

https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-death-toll-from-israeli-attacks-on-gaza-rises-to-35562-18164219

NotImpressed, 1 hour ago to Palestine

#palestine
@palestine

"..a handful of Arab states, including Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, began clamping down on pro-Palestine activism in their own countries"
Crackdown on protest is expected in authoritarian states. As for Palestine, "no Arab state wants to confront Israel...this has much to do with their relations with the US on which they rely for security and, in some cases, as a source of critical financial assistance"
Also, pro-Palestine seen as leftist.

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/arab-leaders-not-helping-palestinians/

NotImpressed, 1 hour ago to Palestine

#palestine
#biden
@palestine

From Philip Weiss:

"Biden is suffering huge damage to his base because of his support for genocide"
"The question that must be asked again and again is, Why is an accomplished politician taking such risks with his reelection campaign by supporting a genocide?...It's the donors."
Here's a list of the main donors and their motivation. And the money ... huge amounts of money.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/05/weekly-briefing-biden-is-risking-reelection-over-gaza-to-please-donors-the-mainstream-media-reports/

NotImpressed, 1 hour ago to Palestine

#palestine
#gaza
@palestine

Today's roundup from Mondoweiss

The 2 main intems:

• ICC is seeking arrest warrants for PM Benjamin Netanyahu and war minister Yoav Gallant, in addition to three Hamas figures
• Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in addition to six others, die in a helicopter crash on the border with Azerbaijan. The cause of the helicopter crash remains unknown.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/05/operation-al-aqsa-flood-day-227-half-of-gazas-population-on-the-road-as-u-s-demands-plan-for-day-after/

NotImpressed, 1 hour ago to Palestine

#palestine
#ICC
@palestine

From DemocracyNow. Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani explains what it really means, the shortcomings as well as the significance of placing "Israel's leaders of this genocidal onslaught on the Gaza Strip in the dock".
Really interesting.
12 min long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwm4A_E068A

NotImpressed, 6 hours ago to Palestine

#palestine
#ICC
@palestine

It's a start ... still only two Israelis, but three Hamas. Really?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/5/20/israels-war-on-gaza-live-al-awda-hospital-runs-out-of-drinking-water

NotImpressed, 2 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
@palestine

'Show me one thing we have succeeded in': Ben-Barak on war on Gaza

"Talking to the Israeli Army Radio, Ben-Barak, who is the former deputy director of the Mossad and director general of the Ministry of Intelligence Services and the Ministry of Strategic Affairs, concluded that the "war in Gaza is aimless," and the entity is "clearly losing it.""
Israel is in a bind, both militarily and politically, on various fronts.

https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-show-me-one-thing-we-have-succeeded-in---ben-barak-on-war-o

NotImpressed, 2 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
#resistance
@palestine

A couple of posts to introduce a really good broadcast from the Electronic Intifada. Link on the second post.
Israel is trying to continue a war of attrition with the Palestinian resistance, a war that they are losing. If you watch the resistance videos (X, Youtube), you'll see a confident armed, experienced resistance that is far from being annihilated as the IOF would like you to think.
The IOF kills civilians, but they’re no good at fighting ...
1/2

NotImpressed, 2 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
#westbank
@palestine

"The sanctions, which are the first to specifically target extremist Israeli settlers, impose a prohibition on dealings related to the listed individuals and render them inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The four individuals named in the sanctions are David Chai Chasdai, Yinon Levi, Zvi Bar Yosef and Moshe Sharvit."

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240517-canada-imposes-sanctions-on-extremist-israeli-settlers-in-occupied-west-bank/

NotImpressed, 2 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
#ICC @palestine

"Along with international organisations and groups, last week, a group of UN experts also expressed “utter dismay” over statements made by US and Israeli officials “threatening to retaliate” against the ICC, saying such threats promote a “culture of impunity”."

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240517-presidency-of-icc-legislative-body-expresses-concern-over-statements-threatening-to-retaliate/

NotImpressed, 2 days ago to Israel

#israel
#us
@palestine

Being tested in Louisiana

"Created by the Israeli company High Lander, Orion allows users to direct hundreds of drones at once by automating them to navigate and perform actions without user input...“next-generation security guards,”"

"There is a documented history of U.S.-Israel security tech exchanges, which civil rights and racial justice advocates have long criticized for contributing to the militarization of the police"

Scary stuff

https://theintercept.com/2024/05/17/israel-orione-drone-us-police-louisiana/

NotImpressed, 2 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
#ICJ @palestine

Contrary to what the Israeli deputy legal adviser said in court, "no aid has come through either the Rafah or Karem Abu Salem crossings in recent days"
"That reflects how much Israel is working to erase truth and change the facts on the ground as it continues its relentless bombardment of Rafah and the Jabalia refugee camp," from an Al Jazeera reporter.
In essence, the Israeli deputy legal advisor lied all the way through ...

https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-defense-icj

NotImpressed, 2 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
#westbank @palestine

A Palestinian man from Hebron: "Sometimes we use donkeys to transfer sick people to the hospital or to the clinic. There hasn't been transportation in this area for a long time. Even if there is a car to drop us off at any clinic, the Israeli army confiscates the cars.”

An account of how dire life has become in the West Bank. Pure systemic occupier evil.

https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/shadow-war-increased-violence-and-restrictions-west-bank

NotImpressed, 3 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
#GenocideJoe
@palestine

House Passes Bill That Would Force Biden To Give Paused Bomb Shipment to Israel

Not a joke.
"The House on Thursday passed a bill designed to force President Biden to lift a pause on a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.
The legislation is considered symbolic...and it’s not expected to be brought up for a vote in the Senate. It’s seen as an effort by Republicans to show that the GOP is the staunchly pro-Israel party"

https://news.antiwar.com/2024/05/16/house-passes-bill-that-would-force-biden-to-give-paused-bomb-shipment-to-israel/

NotImpressed, 3 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
#us #isreallobby
@palestine

Here's Max Blumenthal dishing the dirt. And boy does he do a good job or what.

"In a seminar speech at UMass in the US, investigative journalist Max Blumenthal memes and Shames US politicians, journalists and other powerful individual for being controlled by powerful Zionists individuals and organisations...powerful rich American Zionists who, through money are able to dictate American foreign policy in relation to Israel."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahz_6Z9838M

NotImpressed, 3 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
#ICJ @palestine

ICJ tells Israel to provide info on conditions in Gaza evacuation zones

During the 2 days:
"Israel asked that the hearing be rescheduled to next week, it was rejected"
"As Tourgeman [Israeli deputy legal adviser] delivered the statement, someone inside the court shouted "liar," and feed was cut but returned a few moments later"

No indication on the article as to when we'll hear the outcome. I'll look out for more news on the subject.

https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/icj-tells-israel-to-provide-info-on-conditions-in-gaza-evacuation-zones-18163624

NotImpressed, 3 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
#IsraeliWarCrimes
@palestine

Gaza aid operations may halt as Israeli bombings intensify, charities warn

"The latest Israeli assault, more than seven months into the war, has cut off access to some areas and left aid crossings either closed or operating at a limited capacity"
"Human Rights Watch charged this week that Israeli forces had repeatedly targeted known aid worker locations,"

https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/gaza-aid-operations-may-halt-as-israeli-bombings-intensify-charities-warn-18163627

NotImpressed, 3 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
#gaza @palestine

Today's live blog from TRT World

Main items:

• No medical supplies received in Gaza for 10 days — WHO
• Bodies of 93 Palestinians recovered from Gaza's Jabalia camp
• Houthis shot down US drone in Yemen's Marib city
• Israel strikes on Lebanon kill Hezbollah fighter, two children
• Israelis torched Gaza-bound aid truck in occupied West Bank
• Cargo from aid ship delivered to floating port west of Gaza City

https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-no-medical-supplies-received-in-gaza-for-10-days-who-18163429

NotImpressed, 4 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
#IsraeliWarCrimes
@palestine

Interview to a Jewish human rights lawyer who documented the settlers blocking and destroying aid bound to Gaza. She even tried to stop them, risking her own life. Settlers get the information and backing from the government. IOF and police just watch them.
So this is the Israeli government preventing aid to get into Gaza and blaming vandals. How convenient.

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/16/israelis_attack_gaza_aid

NotImpressed, 4 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
#UK
@palestine

I'm not in the least surprised that our far right Tory government tries to strike new trade deals with a far right terrorist state.
The TUC is against it and I hope majority of the electorate are against it. The Tories will be ousted soon and I sincerely hope that Labour will revise this trade deal. I somehow doubt it, but we shall see.

https://www.declassifieduk.org/kemi-badenoch-trading-on-gazas-genocide/

NotImpressed, 4 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
#genocidejoe
@palestine

"I can no longer in good conscience continue to represent this administration amid President Biden's disastrous, continued support for Israel's genocide in Gaza," Interior assistant Lily Greenberg Call wrote
"In a separate interview with The Associated Press, she criticized Biden for "making Jews the face of the American war machine,""

https://www.commondreams.org/news/1st-jewish-staffer-resigns-gaza

NotImpressed, 4 days ago to Palestine

#palestine
#StudentsProtest
@palestine

"...Israel’s attempted eradication of intellectual life in Gaza echoes far beyond the territory, with U.S. universities ensuring that some professors vocal in their support of Palestine can no longer do their jobs either"
Anita Levy, senior program officer with the American Association of University Professors: "We are at the dawn of a “new McCarthyism,” Levy said. “This may be the tip of the iceberg.”

https://theintercept.com/2024/05/16/university-college-professors-israel-palestine-firing/