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Adapted from Elie Wiesel's preface to the new translation of "Night
@danielasgedanke According to DW, more than 10,000 were protesting in person. It's extremely likely there are additional people boycotting from home too, as not everyone can travel to Malmƶ to protest.
https://www.dw.com/en/thousands-protest-israels-eurovision-participation/a-69038273
So that's some more news from a respected news site that has a number that shows that it's not just a few vocal people on the Internet.
Israelis set fire to UN aid refugee agency in Jerusalem, agency says
https://www.axios.com/2024/05/09/israel-fire-palestinian-aid-refugee-jerusalem
The flood of press freedom violations at campus protests is a national embarrassment.
Journalists should be able to freely report on protests without fear of being arrested or attacked.
Police and others who interfere with reporting on protests must be held accountable.
https://freedom.press/news/press-freedom-under-attack-at-campus-protests/
Half of Gaza water sites damaged or destroyed, BBC satellite data reveals
In response to our findings, Sara Elizabeth Dill, an international criminal and human rights lawyer, said: "What we are seeing is essentially siege warfare and the total destruction of Gaza, without regard for human life or human decency, or any attempts to comply with international law."
Instead of showing concern for the victims of the ongoing atrocities in #Gaza...
Instead of taking steps to try to help stop those atrocities...
The German government is trying to prevent people hearing about the atrocities.
It's beyond shameful.
āThese are populations that are already on the brink of famine who are now being subjected to a medieval siege coupled with scorched earth and heavy bombardment. Already desperate conditions will get worse and we will see multitudes of casualties. Not just from the bombing. But the hunger, the disease and the starvation.ā
Sam Rose, UNRWA
Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on east of Rafah on May 7, 2024 [Jehad Alshrafi/Anadolu]
Recent settler attacks against the villages bordering the Jordan Valley between Nablus and Ramallah arenāt random. They are part of a historic Israeli policy to annex the Jordan Valley and expel the Palestinian communities that live there.
Recent settler attacks against the villages bordering the Jordan Valley between Nablus and Ramallah arenāt random. They are part of a historic Israeli policy to annex the Jordan Valley and expel the Palestinian communities that live there.
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