The image of Biden and his ice cream cone casually saying he expects a ceasefire agreement by Monday....
I think this is the main point isn't it. I think it's a bad law but of course Germany has had a very err special relationship with Jews and anti-semitism, that's all (just about) in living memory. This strange and obviously overcompensating law is still a thing anyone living / working / performing, and especially doing politics, in Germany has to deal with and shouldn't be a surprise.
Nor should the makers of a documentary on Israel/Palestine be surprised at death threats, here, now, given the state of the world and especially the Israel/Palestine bit. Actually though, I think you could make a documentary about anything political in 2024 and get death threats.
in the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is kingNot aimed at anyone in particular, but I'm no fan of the whole eye-for-an-eye sentiment.
It just brings resentment, revenge, and an endless cycle of violence and retaliation.
'Eyes' should be avoided at all cost.
true, but reading and comprehending are 2 different beastAs someone somewhere pointed out, the "eye for an eye" passages in the Bible were actually a call for a proportionate response, as opposed to simply slaughtering everyone in the other group.
Need a barf iconWell fuck:
U.S. Military Personnel in Iraq Put on Standby to Support Ground Involvement in Israel’s War on Gaza
Documents suggest the U.S. has put military personnel in Iraq on standby to support U.S. ground involvement in Israel’s war on Gaza.theintercept.com
Sadly not the gallowsJames Cleverly to protestors.You should stop protesting now because" you are just making the same point".With tens of thousands on the edge of starvation and under the bombs in Gaza now- what is he on?
Perhaps he'll take his own advice and stop coming out with the same old crap day after day.James Cleverly to protestors.You should stop protesting now because" you are just making the same point".
theres no such thing as EU foreign policy as far as I am aware of, individual states have their own policiesWhat I don't understand is what is the EU foreign policy on Israel/ Palestine.
literally from day one, five months too lateAnd there we have it, although to me at least it was pretty obvious from the outset:
True and bit not so true . The European Council in the EU does have a position however it’s not binding on EU states . The EC position is based around Israel’s right to defend itself in line with international law , demands that Hamas release all hostages whilst urging restraint protection of civilians and humanitarian aid . A sort of cover every base but do very little policy .theres no such thing as EU foreign policy as far as I am aware of, individual states have their own policies
theres many areas that the EU may try (in vain) to create consensus on (such as "illegal migration to the eurozone") but ultimately nation states do what they want
its Urban Combat nobody is going to want foreign journalists moving freely in a combat zone the IDF can't garuntee it won't shot fleeing hostages let alone foreign journalistsThey should grant access but as Jeremy Bowen alludes to below it's likely they have reasons not to:
Broadcast journalists send open letter calling for foreign media access to Gaza
The broadcasters represented are Sky News, the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS.www.standard.co.uk
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not that shooting journalists seems to be problematic for the IDF estimated to have killed 126 Palestinian media workers in four months.its Urban Combat nobody is going to want foreign journalists moving freely in a combat zone the IDF can't garuntee it won't shot fleeing hostages let alone foreign journalists
The idf can guarantee it will shoot fleeing hostages let alone foreign (and indeed Palestinian) journosits Urban Combat nobody is going to want foreign journalists moving freely in a combat zone the IDF can't garuntee it won't shot fleeing hostages let alone foreign journalists
for those who didn't investigate the bullshitThis is why they will not allow foreign journalists in to Gaza. They don’t want the world to see the atrocities they are carrying out.
There are more documented instances of IOF soldiers giggling at stolen lingerie than there have been “hostages” rescued.
And it turns out it wasn’t anti Semitic to call the 40 beheaded babies story bullshit.
They are also shooting people collecting aid.
‘Life draining out of Gaza’: UN on aid shooting as death toll hits 30,000
UN aid chief “appalled” at Israeli attack that killed at least 112 Palestinians waiting for food aid in Gaza.www.aljazeera.com