Israeli Communications Minister is “promoting regulations that would allow him to direct police to arrest civilians, remove them from their homes, or seize their property if he believes they have spread information that could harm national morale or served as the basis for enemy propaganda.” That means criticism of war crimes.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-15/ty-article/.premium/israeli-minister-seeks-to-imprison-citizens-who-harm-national-morale/0000018b-33a7-d0b2-afff-33e788c00000

#israel #fascism

I'm always both deeply uncomfortable and angry anytime people claim that the power to oppress is necessary to protect that same oppressed group.

It's always patriarchal. It's men supposedly "protecting" women when men are the primary source of violence against women. It's adults supposedly "protecting" children when adults are the overwhelming source of violence against children.

Both assume the power--the violence--inherent in authoritarian social structures can be turned towards good, when the incredible levels of violence against the gender marginalized and the young is made POSSIBLE and MAINTAINED by those very patriarchal structures.

And with this focus comes an attempt to primarily "stop abuse" by controlling the actions, presentation, and behaviour of the oppressed. Women need to dress differently. Children need to be constantly surveilled.

Instead of making life miserable for the oppressed, make life miserable for predators, for abusers, for rulers. Make their lives unlivable.

And stop pretending that the power to oppress is something neutral or helpful, because that's utter bullshit.

Ebay🚨, why?: DOJ sues eBay for selling ‘rolling coal’ devices; fines could hit $2B -alleged that eBay has allowed >343,000 illegal “rolling coal” pollution devices to sell on its platform. Each of the alleged transactions would come with up to a $5,580 fine under the Clean Air Act. Rolling coal is the practice of tampering with a vehicle’s emissions control system, causing it to spew black clouds of sooty exhaust.

#CorporateGreed #CorporateNegligence #ClimateCrisis

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/11/doj-sues-ebay-for-rolling-coal-devices-fines-could-hit-2-billion.html

Poll finds 86% of Israeli Jews "said the surprise attack from Gaza is a failure of the country's leadership" and 56% think Bibi should resign after the conflict ends.

Guessing that's not quite the rally-around-the-flag effect he was hoping for.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-767880

#israel #hamas #gaza #Netanyahu