In Light Of Israel's Looming Invasion On Rafah, South Africa Implored The Icj To Call For The Protection

Hostages tortured to death. Parents executed in front of their children. Doctors beaten. Babies murdered. Sexual assault weaponised. No, not Hamas crimes. This is part of an ever-growing list of documented atrocities committed by Israel in the five months since 7 October – quite separate from the carpet bombing of 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza and a famine induced by Israel’s obstruction of aid. And yet while the western establishment media has been chock full of the most lurid allegations of savagery directed against Hamas, sometimes with little or no supporting evidence, Israeli atrocities are excused or quickly forgotten. Accusations against Hamas are endlessly reheated to paint a picture of a supremely dangerous and bestial militant group, in turn rationalising the slaughter and starvation of Gaza’s population to “eradicate” it as a terrorist organisation. But equally barbarous atrocities committed by Israel – not in the heat of battle, but in cold blood – are treated as unfortunate, isolated incidents that cannot be connected, that paint no picture, that reveal nothing of import about the military that carried them out. If Hamas’ crimes were so savage and sadistic they still need to be reported months after they took place, why does the establishment media never feel the need to express equal horror and indignation at equivalent or worse acts of cruelty and sadism being inflicted by Israel on Gaza – not five months ago, but right now? Israel's torture of doctors, its sexual assaults of Palestinian women, it's leaving premature babies to die after its forces stormed a hospital. Where is the outrage? This is part of a pattern of behaviour by the western media that leads to only one possible deduction: Israel’s five-month-long attack on Gaza is not being reported. Rather, it is being selectively narrated – and for the most obscene of purposes. Through consistent and glaring failures in their coverage, establishment media – including supposedly liberal outlets, from the BBC and CNN to the Guardian and New York Times – have smoothed the way for Israel to carry out mass slaughter in Gaza, what the World Court has assessed as plausibly a genocide. The role of the media has not been to keep us, their audiences, informed about one of the greatest crimes in living memory. It has been to buy time for US President Joe Biden to keep arming his most useful of client states in the oil-rich Middle East, and to do so without damaging his prospects for re-election in November’s US presidential vote. If Russian President Vladimir Putin was a madman and a barbarous war criminal for invading Ukraine, as every western media outlet agrees, what does that make Israeli officials, when every one of them supports far worse atrocities in Gaza, directed overwhelmingly at civilians? And more to the point, what does that make Biden and the US political class for materially backing Israel to the hilt: sending bombs, vetoing demands for a ceasefire at the United Nations, and freezing desperately needed aid? Worrying about the optics, the president expresses his discomfort, but he carries on helping Israel regardless. While western politicians and commentators worry about some imaginary existential threat those brief events of five months ago pose to the nuclear-armed state of Israel, Israel is quite literally wiping Gaza off the map day by day, quite undisturbed.

Middle East Eye

Torture, executions, babies left to die, sexual abuse… These are Israel’s crimes

Why is the same western media obsessively reheating five-month-old allegations against Hamas so reluctant to focus on Israel’s current, horr

Their bravery is unmatched! Bless the medical staff of Gaza and all the others risking their lives to save their people. 🙏🏻

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israel is bombing rafah. as you read this, israel is bombing the one place they told palestinians was safe. they kept pushing the palestinians south and now they are bombing the only "safe" place left. israel is bombing rafah.

Help Me Pursue My Education and Rebuild My Future 🙏🍉

Hi everyone, 👋

I’m Mahmoud, a 17-year-old from Gaza, and I'm reaching out with a heartfelt plea. The ongoing conflict has shattered my dreams and destroyed my school, leaving my family and me struggling for basic necessities. But I refuse to let these challenges define my future.

I've been offered a chance to continue my education and study my final year of high school abroad once the crossing opens, where I can find safety and hope. To achieve this, I need to raise 12,000 CAD for travel, living expenses.

So please support me either by donating if you honestly can, any amount brings me closer to my goal, or by sharing and spreading the word. ❤️

Your support will not only change my life but also bring hope to my family in Gaza. Thank you. 🍉

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random texts w/ lucifer

includes: lucifer x gn!reader (no pronouns mentioned)

rated t | m.list | part 2

a/n: i plan to do these with a few more characters but if there’s someone you really want to see, lmk!! my inbox is open to chat, leave feedback, or request so come say hi!

warnings: spoilers for chapters ~60 & onward in image 7, cursing

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Ron tries to comfort her. Like putting a hand on her shoulder and hugging her and after she's done crying he asks who to kill.

I'm bad at this so idk

Modern AU Callie crying in a corner in her room until her alarm rings and she wipes her tears to go get ready for the day.

It's always ten minutes before Ron comes to her room.

One time though, she forgot to charge her phone, didn't keep track of time and didn't notice Ron's knocking because the day hadn't even started and it was already so bad.

She's still silently sobbing, trembling and curled up in the space between the wall and her dresser.

That's how Ron finds her.

You can continue from there.

Mirna El Helbawi just put out an update — right now the Gaza Esims email only has 500 esims left when they send out more than 3,000 esims daily. If you have not yet sent an E-sim, now is the time to do so.

To send an e-sim, refer to the information at https://gazaesims.com/

(February 15, 2024)

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