Tag: Israel and palestine conflict

Norway’s $1.4 Trillion Oil Fund Divests from Israel Bonds Amid Gaza Conflict, Aligns with BDS

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, managing $1.4 trillion, has divested from Israel Bonds, citing ethical concerns amid the Gaza conflict. This move highlights the influence of the BDS movement and the growing role of ethical considerations in global investments. This is real action that will hurt Israel where it counts most for them – in their pocket. It also sends a message of the fact that genocide will never be acceptable to humans – Mark Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, has made a significant move

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Criteria UN will use to declare expected ‘famine’ in GazaThe Australian | 01.03.24

Starvation is just another tool in the genocide – Mark The UN, which has warned of “almost inevitable” widespread starvation in northern Gaza, uses strict criteria to declare a famine. In the Jabalia refugee camp north of Gaza City, dozens of children wander around carrying empty pots, looking for anything edible. Nearly five months after the start of the war, Gazans are despairing at the little humanitarian aid entering the coastal territory, particularly in the north. Some say they resort to eating leaves, or fodder for

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Israeli assault on Rafah would flout international court: UN rights chief

The Australian | 01.03.24 I think even the most ardent supporter of Israel will accept that they have no regard for International Law – it seems International Law applies to all countries except for Israel – Mark Israel’s planned ground assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would contravene the orders issued by the United Nations’ highest court, the UN human rights chief said on Thursday. On January 26, the International Court of Justice in The Hague — while stopping short of ordering an immediate halt

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Israeli forces fire on crowds surrounding Gaza aid trucksThe Australian | Sune Engel Rasmussen | 01.03.24

It seems that the desperate starvation technique is working for Israel. The Palestinians are fighting amongst themselves to survive and if they can get food the IDF ensures it costs their lives – Mark Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinian civilians in a chaotic series of events involving trucks delivering aid to the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military and Gaza health officials said, threatening to up-end delicate negotiations to reach a ceasefire soon. The Israeli military and Palestinian witnesses and officials gave conflicting versions of an

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A prophetic word on Gaza from Dr Ralph Wilde

Dr. Ralph Wilde is a member of the Faculty of Laws at University College London. He is currently engaged in an interdisciplinary research project, funded by the European Research Council, on the extraterritorial application of international human rights law, called ‘human rights beyond borders’.

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Controversial Israeli weapons company awarded $917 million Australian army contract – ABC News/Andrew Greene/28.2.2024

Weasel words from Albanese et al – support Palestinians but give contracts to the very company that supplies the drones, bombs and bullets to the Israeli Government – Mark An Israeli company whose technology was stripped from Australian Army equipment over possible data security concerns three years ago has been awarded a fresh defence contract worth $917 million. Elbit Systems has confirmed it will provide “advanced protection, fighting capabilities and sensors” for new Korean-designed Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) being constructed in the Victorian electorate of Defence

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Netanyahu says ceasefire deal in the works but would only ‘somewhat’ delay Rafah offensive

There is nothing Netanyahu wont do to kill Palestinians but hopefully a break or ceasefire will allow some more innocents to leave Gaza – Mark Tel Aviv: An Israeli military offensive in the southernmost city of Rafah could be “delayed somewhat” if a deal for a weeks-long ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is reached, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, but claimed that total victory in Gaza is “weeks away” once the offensive begins.Netanyahu confirmed to CBS that a deal is in the works, with no details.

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‘No safe places’ left in Gaza as Zyara family try to protect their children in Rafah

ABC | Nicole Johnston | 25 February 2024 Having now spoken with a family that escaped Gaza after their home was destroyed, their possessions destroyed and fleeing for their lives multiple times the horror just cannot be imagined – Mark Nicole Johnston spent a year living in Gaza in 2011 and visited the territory more than a dozen times — covering the 2012 and 2014 wars — in more than a decade spent living and working as a correspondent in the Middle East. It’s impossible to

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