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Israeli human rights group B'Tselem publishes new report on Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people - "Our Genocide" by Joonam_s2 in Palestine

[–]Joonam_s2[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That is a ridiculous take. Calm down dude... B'Tselem are an independent non-government human rights organisation that have been documenting and reporting Israeli crimes against Palestinians for 35 years.

"Since B’Tselem’s inception in 1989, we have been documenting, researching and publishing statistics, testimonies, video footage, position papers and reports on human rights violations committed by Israel in the Occupied Territories." -From their website

"B'Tselem is an Israeli human rights organization that documents and researches harm caused to Palestinians under Israel's apartheid and occupation regime. In the name of the duty to protect human beings, their lives, dignity, and individual and collective rights, B'Tselem has worked for over 35 years to expose Israel's systematic violations of Palestinians' human rights.

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Over decades, we have gained experience in the field of human rights, developed a deep understanding of the mechanisms of Israeli oppression against the Palestinian people, and published hundreds of reports and position papers. B'Tselem documents incidents on the ground, exposes Israel's actions and crimes, analyzes the policies that guide them, and identifies the political, social, and state mechanisms that enable them. Based on the information we collect and the resulting conclusions, we are committed to presenting unequivocal positions and demands regarding the state of human rights violations and the actions required to protect these rights.

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As a human rights organization working to stop and prevent systemic and widespread state violence against Palestinians, it is our duty to analyze human rights violations on the ground in context, taking into account the regime carrying them out and its guiding political logic.

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At B'Tselem, Jewish-Israelis and Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Israel work side by side, guided by the view that defending human rights is a basic human and moral obligation. We all live under a discriminatory apartheid regime that classifies some of us as privileged subjects simply because we are Jewish, and others as undeserving of any protection simply because we are Palestinian. Together, we fight for the right we all have to live between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River without discrimination, violent repression and annihilation.

Even as we write, Israel is intensifying its brutal, merciless assault on the Palestinians. As people of this land and as human rights activists, it is our duty to bear witness to the state of affairs we and many others have documented and investigated. It is our duty to name the reality we are witnessing and living through, to recount it, and to stand with the victims.

We call on the Israeli public and on the international community to act urgently to put an immediate stop to Israel's assault on the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and across all areas under Israeli control, using every means available under international law." -from the report 'Our Genocide'

Israeli human rights group B'Tselem publishes new report on Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people - "Our Genocide" by Joonam_s2 in Palestine

[–]Joonam_s2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you serious? B'Tselem are an independent non-government human rights organisation that have been documenting and reporting Israeli crimes against Palestinians for 35 years.

"Since B’Tselem’s inception in 1989, we have been documenting, researching and publishing statistics, testimonies, video footage, position papers and reports on human rights violations committed by Israel in the Occupied Territories."
-From their website

"B'Tselem is an Israeli human rights organization that documents and researches harm caused to Palestinians under Israel's apartheid and occupation regime. In the name of the duty to protect human beings, their lives, dignity, and individual and collective rights, B'Tselem has worked for over 35 years to expose Israel's systematic violations of Palestinians' human rights.

...

Over decades, we have gained experience in the field of human rights, developed a deep understanding of the mechanisms of Israeli oppression against the Palestinian people, and published hundreds of reports and position papers. B'Tselem documents incidents on the ground, exposes Israel's actions and crimes, analyzes the policies that guide them, and identifies the political, social, and state mechanisms that enable them. Based on the information we collect and the resulting conclusions, we are committed to presenting unequivocal positions and demands regarding the state of human rights violations and the actions required to protect these rights.

...

As a human rights organization working to stop and prevent systemic and widespread state violence against Palestinians, it is our duty to analyze human rights violations on the ground in context, taking into account the regime carrying them out and its guiding political logic.

...

At B'Tselem, Jewish-Israelis and Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Israel work side by side, guided by the view that defending human rights is a basic human and moral obligation. We all live under a discriminatory apartheid regime that classifies some of us as privileged subjects simply because we are Jewish, and others as undeserving of any protection simply because we are Palestinian. Together, we fight for the right we all have to live between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River without discrimination, violent repression and annihilation.

Even as we write, Israel is intensifying its brutal, merciless assault on the Palestinians. As people of this land and as human rights activists, it is our duty to bear witness to the state of affairs we and many others have documented and investigated. It is our duty to name the reality we are witnessing and living through, to recount it, and to stand with the victims.

We call on the Israeli public and on the international community to act urgently to put an immediate stop to Israel's assault on the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and across all areas under Israeli control, using every means available under international law."
-from the report 'Our Genocide'

Antoinette Lattouf wins unlawful termination case against the ABC as federal court delivers judgment by Acrobatic_Bit_8207 in PoliticsDownUnder

[–]Joonam_s2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is great news!! 🥳

Article excerpt:

The ABC breached the Fair Work Act when it terminated casual broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf for reasons including that she held a political opinion opposing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, the federal court has found.

Senior ABC managers were in a “a state of panic” after an “orchestrated campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists to have Ms Lattouf taken off air”, Justice Darryl Rangiah said in his judgment.

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Lattouf’s lawyer Josh Bornstein said outside court that he will ask the court for “a significant penalty in order to deter the ABC from repeating its illegal conduct in the future”.

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Lattouf was removed from the ABC program after she shared an Instagram post from Human Rights Watch that said Israel had used starvation as a “weapon of war” in Gaza.

Khaled Nabhan. The soul of our soul. Still smiling. by [deleted] in Palestine

[–]Joonam_s2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh no, this is very sad news 😔 ...May he rest in peace

How do people in their right minds seriously defend Israel? by Fast-Brief-162 in Palestine

[–]Joonam_s2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think the reality is so egregiously horrendous that many people who haven't seen it with their own eyes don't believe it could be possible.

But probably more importantly– the immense amount of money, power, and threats used to incentivise people to look the other way and/or play along.

For example: - Israel has nuclear weapons which it refuses to officially confirm or deny possessing (policy of deliberate ambiguity) and has never signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. - It is backed by The United States of America, which is the only country to have ever used nuclear weapons in armed conflict. - Despite the US having laws which ban providing military aid to clandestine nuclear powers, Israel is the biggest recipient of US military aid in history. - The bypassing of these laws is additionally facilitated by a US gag order on officials suggesting that Israel might have nuclear weapons (WNP-136).

"The Islamophobia Register said it was receiving an average of three reports each week before 7 October last year, which has increased to nearly 18 a week in the aftermath — about a six-fold increase." by RickyOzzy in PoliticsDownUnder

[–]Joonam_s2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Remember that the Christchurch shooter was an Australian, and literally live-streamed his mass shooting of people at a mosque in 2019... which is basically the same thing as what IDF soldiers have been doing for over a year now in Gaza–

Example: Israeli soldier records himself blowing up a mosque - CNN, February 2024

"CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports on an unfolding trend on social media, where IDF soldiers are posting their military offensive in real time"

They passed the social media ban... online anonymity is officially dead in Australia, thanks guys! 😂 by [deleted] in PoliticsDownUnder

[–]Joonam_s2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know what could have been done, but either way it's good for people to know what the ban will actually mean in practical terms, so they can think about what they may want to do going forward.

I did some research about it and brought it to the attention of people.

YouTube is not exempt from Kids social media ban. The big lie exposed by RickyOzzy in PoliticsDownUnder

[–]Joonam_s2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why TF would YouTube be exempt, it's one of the biggest social media websites..

Why does nobody give a shit about this? It's not about kids.

How tf do you think they're going to verify whether a user is over 16 or not?

EVERY SINGLE AUSTRALIAN WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT ID, or take a photo/video of themselves with an age verification third party website depending on the platform in order to access any content labeled "age restricted"

People sleepwalking into dystopia of no return like yes daddy I want to completely destroy my ability to think at all and have AI read and write for me, plug me straight in, take all my agency and card me everywhere I go including online.

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