Liam O'Mara IV, PhD1d ago
The #BlackAndTans paramilitary set fire to the village of #Knockcroghery in #CountryRoscommon, almost completely destroying it, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1920. Acts of #CollectivePunishment and #StateTerrorism like this were commonplace across #Ireland under the #BritishEmpire.
Liam O'Mara IV, PhD4d ago
The Israelis learnt much about #StateTerrorism & #CollectivePunishment from Britain. About 6,000 #Palestinians were made homeless #ThisDayInHistory in 1936 during the #ArabRevolt, when, with just a few hours' notice, ~230 buildings in the Old City of #Jaffa/#Yafa were blown up.
Peter RileyJun 9

https://enddeportationsbelfast.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/collective-punishment-inciting-a-pogrom/

#Belfast #collectivepunishment #migrantworkers #pogrom

Collective Punishment: Inciting A Pogrom.

A vicious, brutal attempt on a life was carried out on our streets last night which shocked, horrified and repulsed our city to its core. The perpetrator was arrested and is in custody thanks to th…

End Deportations Belfast
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDJun 9
Sixteen British soldiers of the occupying force in #Mesopotamia were killed in the Iraqi #Turkmen town of #TalAfar. In response, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1920, the #BritishEmpire again turned to #CollectivePunishment, wrecking every home in an ancient town mentioned in #TheBible.
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDJun 7
Trying to get the USA to reverse support for the British protectorate in #Egypt, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1919 Egypt's delegation to the #VersaillesConference showed contemporary photos of the wholesale flogging of villages. #CollectivePunishment was a common #BritishEmpire crime.
Big Blu GnuJun 1
If we can get away with vile hostility toward a people, who inevitably share *at least* 99% of our genetic material, then why should we *not* condone murdering black and indigenous peoples, or for that matter any other arbitrarily defined ethnic group? "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil..." https://reason.com/2026/06/01/surging-antisemitism-threatens-jews-and-america/
#antisemitism #authoritarianism #bigotry #collectivePunishment #evil #extremism #genocide #Hell #illiberalism #Jews #neoNazis #racism #totalitarianism #USPol #USPolitics
Surging antisemitism threatens Jews and America

Repackaged as “antizionism,” an ancient hatred poses a fundamental danger to us all.

Reason.com
Gerd_BrodowskiMay 28

#israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #hamas / #assassination / #collectivepunishment / #internationallaw

„Gaza health officials say the strike that killed Odeh, his wife and son left at least three others dead and more than 20 wounded. The strike destroyed the upper floor of an apartment building in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City.“

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/palestinians-mourn-slain-hamas-militant-chief-as-israel-escalates-gaza-attacks

Palestinians mourn slain Hamas militant chief as Israel escalates Gaza attacks

Hamas’ armed wing chief Mohammad Odeh was killed in a targeted attack on the night of May 26. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDApr 2
The #CollectivePunishmentsOrdinance was passed by #Kenya's colonial administration on #ThisDayInHistory in 1952, allowing steep fines and theft of crops & cattle from any village deemed 'hostile'. Never mind that #CollectivePunishment is a #WarCrime under the #GenevaConventions.
Gerd_BrodowskiApr 1

#israel #lebanon : #militaryinvasion / #hezbollah / #religions / #collectivepunishment / #incitement

(How to spark a new civil war…)

„Israel has issued sweeping evacuation warnings, and pressed some Christian and Druse leaders to expel Shiite Muslims from southern towns, the leaders said.“

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/middleeast/lebanon-shiite-israel-evacuation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XlA.3Q1-.9-mJAU98biT6&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Israel’s Message to a Broad Swath of Lebanon: Shiites Must Go

Israel has issued sweeping evacuation warnings, and pressed some Christian and Druse leaders to expel Shiite Muslims from southern towns, the leaders said.

The New York Times
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDMar 26
Because a group of #ColonialPolice were ambushed by communists outside the #Malayan town #TanjongMalim, the British on #ThisDayInHistory in 1952 imposed harsh #CollectivePunishment on its 5000 people, imprisoning them there, halving their food rations, & imposing 22-hour curfews.