‘It is a time of witch hunts in Israel’: teacher held in solitary confinement for posting concern about Gaza deaths.
Meir Baruchin, who was fired and jailed for criticising the military and says that many who agree with him are afraid to go public https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/13/it-is-a-time-of-witch-hunts-in-israel-teacher-held-in-solitary-confinement-for-posting-concern-about-gaza-deaths
@taylorlorenz calling it a witch hunt seems to misidentify the issue.
Generally, witch hunts wrap people up in searches for evils that are only imagined, not real. The problem is, in this case it sounds like they’re intentionally going after people who say the wrong things.
In other words, the problem is that instead of this being tragic collateral damage, this is the stuff they’re intentionally choosing to target.
It requires a different response.
"“Es una época de caza de brujas en Israel”: maestra recluida en régimen de aislamiento por publicar preocupación por las muertes en Gaza
Meir Baruchin, despedido y encarcelado por criticar a los militares, dice que muchos de los que están de acuerdo con él tienen miedo de hacerlo público.
Una improbable acusación de intención de cometer traición llevó a Meir Baruchin, un profesor de historia y educación cívica, de cabello gris y voz suave, al ala de aislamiento de la famosa prisión "complejo ruso" de Jerusalén a principios de noviembre.
La evidencia recopilada por la policía que lo esposó, luego condujo hasta su apartamento y lo saqueó mientras observaba, fue una serie de publicaciones que había hecho en Facebook, lamentando la muerte de los civiles en Gaza, criticando al ejército israelí y advirtiendo contra guerras de venganza.
"“Most #Israelis don’t know much about #Palestinians. They think they are terrorists, all of them, or vague images with no names, no faces, no family, no homes, no hopes,”Baruchin said. “What I am trying to do in my posts is present Palestinians as #human beings.”
Ten days after that #Facebook message, he was fired from his #teaching job... Less than a month later he was in a high-security jail"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/13/it-is-a-time-of-witch-hunts-in-israel-teacher-held-in-solitary-confinement-for-posting-concern-about-gaza-deaths
Israel elected itself a fascist leader, hopefully its last.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/netanyahu-putting-political-future-ahead-good-israel-rcna130000
Netanyahu is funded by the same industry funding America's anti-democracy movement.
The fossil fuel industry.
https://groundviews.org/2023/12/17/us-israel-gaza-and-oil/amp/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-announces-advance-in-long-stalled-plans-to-develop-gas-field-off-gaza/
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