War declared, Israel v Palestine...

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Around 200,000 people joined a march for Palestine in London on Saturday.

While smaller than some of the biggest marches, it was still huge. It was bigger than the one on 9 December or 14 October, for example—and showed it was right to take to the streets despite Ramadan and Easter.

And sizeable demonstrations took place at the same time in other parts of Britain, including 1,000 people in Leeds, 300 in Cardiff and 400 in Halifax.

200,000 march in London on Palestine Land Day

Around 200,000 people joined a march in London on Saturday, Palestine Land Day—and sizeable demos took place in other parts of Britain

socialistworker.co.uk

 

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https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gaza?src=hashtag_click

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1640567004481589252

 

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One nation solemnly promised another nation, the country of a third​

Arthur Koestler​

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The population of Palestine was 90% Arab. But as Balfour put it, “Zionism, be it right or wrong, is rooted in age-long traditions, in present needs, in future hopes, of far profounder import than the desires and prejudices of the 700,000 Arabs who now inhabit that ancient land.”​

‎Empire: 40. Origins of the Israel-Palestine Conflict on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Empire, Ep 40. Origins of the Israel-Palestine Conflict - 27 Mar 2023

podcasts.apple.com

 

[gavreid]

One nation solemnly promised another nation, the country of a third​

Arthur Koestler​

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The population of Palestine was 90% Arab. But as Balfour put it, “Zionism, be it right or wrong, is rooted in age-long traditions, in present needs, in future hopes, of far profounder import than the desires and prejudices of the 700,000 Arabs who now inhabit that ancient land.”​

‎Empire: 40. Origins of the Israel-Palestine Conflict on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Empire, Ep 40. Origins of the Israel-Palestine Conflict - 27 Mar 2023

podcasts.apple.com

For the racist British Government it was a bit like the Rwanda of today, a mechanism for keeping Jewish migrants and refugees out of the UK.

 

[ks.234]

For the racist British Government it was a bit like the Rwanda of today, a mechanism for keeping Jewish migrants and refugees out of the UK.

Also the basis of US support for zionism

 

[Somafunk]

For the racist British Government it was a bit like the Rwanda of today, a mechanism for keeping Jewish migrants and refugees out of the UK.

It's often glossed over in discussions when this point is raised regarding accepting Jewish refugees in the early 20th century,

wikipedia link regarding Jewish migration in early 20th century

 

[gavreid]

UK government under pressure to publish legal advice on Israel’s war on Gaza: Report​

We reported earlier that The Guardian’s Observer obtained a leaked audio recording indicating the UK government received legal advice from its lawyers saying Israel broke international law in its war on Gaza, but it was being concealed.
Now, the government of PM Rishi Sunak is facing calls from opposition parties and senior members of his Conservative party to publish the legal advice.
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy was cited by The Independent newspaper as saying that the country’s top diplomat David Cameron and Sunak should “come clean” on what they have been told.
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn accused the government of being “on the wrong side of history” on the issue, the newspaper said.
He added that Cameron and Sunak “owe it to the public and to the high offices they currently hold to be honest about whether they have received advice that Israel has breached international humanitarian law”, according to the report.
“If reports are to be believed, and the UK Government has continued to supply arms and intelligence to Israel whilst knowing they were in breach of international humanitarian law, then the position of both would be untenable,” Flynn added.

Two killed in Israeli strike on journalists’ tent at Al-Aqsa Hospital

Gaza’s media office says Israel committed ‘a new massacre by bombing the tents of journalists and displaced people’.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[Somafunk]

I see Netanyahu is to go for hernia surgery where he will be under general anaesthetic, here's an idea - do the surgery without anaesthetic and see how he copes, or, do the surgery with anaesthetic, but let him wake up in a Gazan hospital.

Or, and this is my preferred option, dump him in Rafah and let him make his own way to hospital, I give him 30 seconds before the hernia surgery is the furthest thing from his mind.

 

[Seanm]

Excellent article from Adam Tooze looking at the reasons for Germany’s uncritical support of Israel and its authoritarian crackdowns on anti-Zionist discourse:

Chartbook 271 Reasons of State: Memory politics, U-Boats, Iran & the German-Israeli relationship

A lot has been written about the shambles that the Gaza crisis has made of German memory culture and public life. Barely a day goes by without news from Germany of some further act of censorship, silencing, deplatforming, directed at artists and public intellectuals seeking to understand and...

adamtooze.substack.com

 

[Somafunk]

Very good read, i knew some of the content regarding the pact that was made but on reading the above….Jesus German politicians really ****ed up with that close a tie to Israel

 

[ks.234]

As Gaza is destroyed, Israel is killing dozens of children in the West Bank | Arwa Mahdawi

A 12-year-old Palestinian boy was shot while lighting a firework. ‘Cases like these happen quite regularly, but no one’s hearing about them,’ according to the Israeli rights group B’Tselem

www.theguardian.com

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1774505830429188531

 

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Al-Shifa’s legacy destroyed​

Norwegian physician Dr Mads Gilbert, who has spent extensive time working in Gaza, including at al-Shifa hospital, says the siege of the facility has destroyed its legacy.
“The Israeli occupation forces this night have ended 78 years of brave medical history,” Gilbert told Al Jazeera, speaking from Tromso, Norway.
The hospital was built in 1946 and was the most important flagship hospital for the healthcare for people in Gaza, he said.
“This is such a sad day, I’ve been weeping all morning.”
Meanwhile, the fate of the 107 critical patients who were moved two days ago to an old part of the medical complex remains unknown, Gilbert said.
People are now searching for corpses at the site, finding “the most horrible decomposed corpses with maggots coming out of the eyes”.
“The maggots that are creeping out of the corpses in al-Shifa Hospital now are really maggots coming out of the eyes of President Biden and the EU leaders doing nothing to stop this horrible, horrible genocide,” the physician said.

Israeli army withdraws from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital after two-week siege

Israeli military withdraws from Gaza’s main hospital after a two-week raid, leaving behind a trail of destruction.

www.aljazeera.com

 

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‘There is no life here’: The aftermath of al-Shifa Hospital siege​

“Buildings in all departments have been burned, and the structure of the complex has been damaged from the inside,” said Al Jazeera Arabic’s Ismail al-Ghoul, adding that stairs, doors, and the walls of the facility are “destroyed”.
“From what we can see, it appears the occupation forces deliberately targeted the health sector and destroyed the largest medical complex in Gaza City,” said al-Ghoul.
People are trying to salvage what they can from the ruins, as the hospital was also serving as a shelter for displaced people, he added.
“There is no life here. The complex is in ruins and cannot be revived.”

Israeli army withdraws from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital after two-week siege

Israeli military withdraws from Gaza’s main hospital after a two-week raid, leaving behind a trail of destruction.

www.aljazeera.com

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1774475716286947773

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1774701980239241223

 

[tones]

A rather good (I thought) article in today's NYT:

Opinion | Why the Two-State Solution Isn’t a Solution at All

For Palestinians, American calls for a two-state solution ring hollow.

www.nytimes.com

It outlines the problem and suggests a solution. Bringing that solution into effect is another thing altogether.

 

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https://archive.ph/suJmh

 

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How the Guardian’s Editor-in-Chief Caved to Pro-Israel Pressure | Novara Media

Having started her career as an unflinchingly pro-Palestine author-activist, Guardian editor Katharine Viner has since risen to one of the most powerful positions in media. The ascent has changed her, colleagues say. Rivkah Brown reports.

novaramedia.com