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As autumn settles in throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, it’s time for rich seasonal vegetables, fruits, and cozy meals.

 

Israeli forces killed 28 health care workers in Lebanon in just the past day, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a press briefing on Thursday. So far, Israeli forces have killed 1,600 people, including over 100 children, in the past two weeks in Lebanon.

Israel has openly adopted attacks on health care as a military practice in its genocide in Gaza — one of many tactics that seemingly violate international wartime law that Israel is now using on Lebanon.

Israel is carrying out intense shelling in Lebanon, killing nearly the same number of people in Lebanon in just 10 days as were killed in the 2006 Lebanon war,

Israel’s violence is also causing a major displacement crisis. (...) at least 1.2 million people across Lebanon, or over a fifth of the population, have been forcibly displaced amid Israel’s attacks.

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I don't understand this logic. You claim that the US is supporting by all means a genocide because it's election year and out of fear of being called antisemites by the republicans? Therefore, after the elections this genocide will not be supported by the democrats anymore?

I'm sorry, this doesn't make any sense to me.

 

Palestinian security services say attack on Tulkarm refugee camp is deadliest on West Bank in 24 years

 

Critics say the US rushed to evacuate its citizens in Israel last year. For Lebanon, the response has been much slower.

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I think that if the democrats win this election there is a decent chance the US could start slowly pulling support.

Why do you think that? Did I miss something perhaps? I haven't seen a hint from democrats during the past year up to now to support this claim. On the contrary, they actively send Israel tones of bombs and money to genocide Palestinians, and no matter what "red lines" the Biden administration puts on the matter, soon after they forget about them. And Harris (if I remember correctly) she said she will continue the same policy.

 

Woman journalist Safaa Ahmad, who worked as an anchor for Syrian state television, lost her life on 1 October in an Israeli airstrike on the capital Damascus. Ahmad is the first journalist killed in the country in 2024. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Syrian Journalists’ Union (SJU) in condemning the heinous killing, and reiterates that the perpetrators of the deadliest conflict for journalists must be tried before the International Criminal Court, as international law requires that journalists are considered civilians and combatants are obliged to ensure their safety.

 

The United States said Tuesday that it was discussing a joint response after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel, warning Tehran of "severe consequences"

 

“Let’s be clear. A vote for this bill would further support the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians,” said Rashida Tlaib.

 

Joint press release: 15 aid organisations demand international pressure for an immediate ceasefire, arms embargo, and end to Israel’s systematic aid obstruction

  • 83% of required food aid does not make it into Gaza, up from 34% in 2023.This reduction means people in Gaza have gone from having an average of two meals a day to just one meal every other day. An estimated 50,000 children aged between 6-59 months urgently require treatment for malnutrition by the end of the year. (...)
[–] solo@slrpnk.net 21 points 2 weeks ago

We must face the hard truth in Gaza: Israel has lost its moral authority - The Hill - 07/18/24

I reviewed thousands of incident reports and tens of thousands of individual data points from several dozen credible organizations, as well as the Israeli military itself, as a part of a nonpartisan task force analyzing Israel’s campaign in Gaza.

Our report, submitted to the Biden administration and briefed to Congress, establishes compelling and credible evidence of Israeli violations of international humanitarian law and U.S. military best practices, utilizing U.S.-provided munitions. It shows how the Israeli military has demonstrated a “systematic disregard for fundamental principles of international law, including recurrent attacks launched despite foreseeably disproportionate harm to civilians.”

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

It's the Zionists who are killing children, and what you say is totally antisemitic.

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (11 children)

It seems to me you are missing the point.

This is a political suicide. I cannot say that I am for this approach but what I see is a form of protest (and maybe what I think about it is another topic). What is striking to me is that this US-backed Genocide is taking place for almost a year, and due to despair americans are even killing themselves as a form of protest.

And of course there are other forms of protesting. People try to influence politicians in so many ways so the US stops providing guns and arguments attempting to justify it.

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Partially archived link of the article

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 weeks ago

If you have a specific one (or more!) in mind could you please share?

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ok, tbh the understanding I got from rule 3 is that it was more flexible, in the sense that it says "may be removed", not "will be removed", but thank you for taking the time to clarify this.

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

I understand what you say about the difference of posts and comments.

Reported as a copy/paste of a Mondoweiss article

Not too sure I understand to which rule this report would be based on anyway. And btw Mondoweiss is mentioned at the very top of the article. It's the same author, different outlets. Not a secret.

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think I see what you mean. Still, I believe the priority is for this Genocide to be stopped and Israeli people have the duty I would say, to act towards this direction. General strikes that last long can be a great tool for political pressure.

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It looks like it's a one-day strike.

I hope many people participate, so that it goes on until a permanent ceasefire is achieved.

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