Hala Rharrit, an 18-year veteran of the US Foreign Service, explains why she resigned from the State Dept. due to US policy under Biden with respect to Israel/Gaza. She also shares how US policy supports violations of international law and argues that current US policy violates US law as well.
America's actions violate US law, and work against the interests of its people
Universities should stop calling the police on peaceful student protestors. This would show commitment to the rights of free expression and assembly and better protect students, say @daniellalock.bsky.socialpoliticalquarterly.org.uk/blog/univers...#University#Protest#UKpolitics
As the academic year begins, the topic of protests at universities is likely to feature in the news again.
if you wanted to take 5 minutes & tell the harris campaign that: - it's better for the US & the world if trump loses - support of israel's palestinian genocide is costing them votes - they must commit to an arms embargo now ...there's an active "contact us" section that wasn't there last month
Netanyahu warns Lebanon to âthrow out Hezbollahâ (as if that were something any Lebanese actor could do) to avoid âdestruction like we see in Gaza.â If international law still meant anything, the ICJ and ICC would be taking careful notes and disregard the passive voice. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Benjamin Netanyahu's appeal came as Israel expanded its ground invasion against Hezbollah.
The UNGA declared Israelâs presence is unlawful and must end âwithout delay.â Last weekâs General Assembly vote upholds the International Court of Justice ruling. Read the full story by @kellyzvobgo.bsky.socialgoodauthority.org/news/the-u-n...
The U.N. General Assembly said Israel's occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem is illegal. Israel isn't likely to comply.
Israel's large defense firms have European subsidiaries that manufacture components for Israeli weapons systems. Israel fears that arms embargoes by the U.K., Germany and other countries will impair their ability to supply critical equipment to Israel Oded Yaron www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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US: we donât mind if you do genocide or launch new wars, just donât surprise us so we can be ready to help Israel: surprise! US: oh you kid. Hereâs some more new weapons but weâre gonna leak to Axios that we mad.
The Biden administration has in recent weeks grown increasingly distrustful of what the Israeli government says about its military and diplomatic plans in the multi-front war it is fighting, four U.S. officials www.axios.com/2024/10/08/u...
The worsening trust crisis is magnified by Israel's planned retaliation against Iran for its massive missile attack.
Palestinians aren't "caught in the middle" of anything. They are the target. In Gaza, in the West Bank, and in Lebanon. Their expulsion, ethnic cleansing, and killing is not a "consequence"--it's been the aim as we've seen throughout this past year. Call out narratives that routinize our slaughter.
For Palestinian civilians caught in the middle of the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and the Hamas militant group, the consequences have been unremittingly difficult, and deadly.
For Palestinian civilians caught in the middle of the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and the Hamas militant group, the consequences have been unremittingly difficult, and deadly.