I’m in Turkiye, where people are terrified of being dragged in a regional war on their doorstep & are furious with American/British/European political leaders who’ve facilitated this.
The sheer raw anger I feel at the incompetent and the complicit American, European incl British politicians who so utterly failed in their duties, legal and moral, to deescalate, to protect civilians and ensure compliance with international law. The regional war is on them too.
Do not forget: Palestinians have been under bombardment for 11 months. 40,000 of them have been killed by bombs like these. Whatever you hear from Western media today about this horrible development in Tel Aviv, ask yourself, why did you not hear it about Palestinians?
The escalation this past week is hell for all in the region and also entirely avoidable. An extreme right wing Israeli government out of control and escalating the conflict at every turn
Netanyahu never wanted a ceasefire, never cared about the hostages and did everything to escalate and expand the conflict.
Biden could have stopped this, but he *chose* to deny and support a genocide, which is still happening. Palestinians are still be slaughtered every day.
"What Israel is doing in Lebanon is nothing short of war crimes and acts of state-sponsored terrorism."
Palestinian Ambassador to the UK
@hzomlot
says Israel's "indiscriminate killings" in Gaza and Lebanon are blatant breaches of international law.
While Malik is drawing, his mother asks, "Why don't you like the airplanes in the sky?" He replies, "Because they kill children & terrorize us."
This morning, the Israeli army killed Malik, his mother, journalist Wafa Aludaini, and his brother and father in a direct airstrike.
The language of whitewashing:
🇮🇱: Invades Lebanon
Media: Israel sends troops
🇮🇱: Bombs civilians
Media: Blasts heard, people say
🇮🇱: Destroys Rafah
Media: A limited operation
🇮🇱: Blocks aid
Media: Hunger stalks Gaza
🇮🇱: Flattens apartment buildings
Media: A targeted strike
New analysis by Oxfam has found that Israel has killed more children in the besieged Gaza Strip over the past 12 months than the equivalent period of any other war in the last two decades.
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Tonight in Jerusalem: protest against a war in Lebanon and the genocide in Gaza. Police violently dispersed the demo, stealing signs and using extreme force
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Watching Turkish TV, & the difference between how Netanyahus invasion of Lebanon is reported 1000s of miles away in UK. ‘It’s 2 1/2 drive from Turkiye-Israel’s war is on our doorstep’
@cnnturk
I hate the fact I have to clarify there’s Christians living in Lebanon because do Muslim lives not matter? Are they less worthy? What does it matter what religion they are!!