#foreign occupation

[graceandpeacejoanne]

Advent: A People Under Occupation

The story of Christmas honors people who are experiencing oppression, and people who feel despair over their government.

What sent Joseph, and with him Mary, to Bethlehem was a region-wide census ordered by Rome. Census Decree In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to…

[internationalwomenday]

Women under Foreign Occupation (CSW68 Side Event).

The panel discussion will evaluate different dimensions of the challenges that girls and women face specially those under foreign occupation and dwell upon possible pathways to ensure the protection and promotion of their rights.

The objective of the panel discussion is to raise awareness regarding violations of the fundamental rights of women in situations of foreign occupation, specifically:

Sexual attacks, including rape, intimidation and exploitation, often perpetrated as a weapon of war;

Arrest and incarceration, including of male family members;

Denial of food, shelter and medical help;

Privacy intrusions, including in house searches;

The abduction, detention and torture of children;

Trauma suffered due to security operations, torture and intimidation; and

The indiscriminate bombing of homes, dwellings and places of refuge.

Launch of the Women under Foreign Occupation (CSW68 Side Event).

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Montreal, Canada – Human rights advocates are accusing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government of misleading the public over weapons sales to Israel, which have come under greater scrutiny amid the deadly Israeli bombardment of Gaza.

At issue is legislation that prohibits the government from exporting military equipment to foreign actors if there is a risk it can be used in human rights abuses.

But regulatory loopholes, combined with a lack of clarity over what Canada sends to Israel, have complicated efforts to end the transfers.

Dozens of Canadian civil society groups this month urged Trudeau to end arms exports to Israel, arguing they violate Canadian and international law because the weapons could be used in the Gaza Strip. [...]

But advocates say this misrepresents the total volume of Canada’s military exports to Israel, which totalled more than $15m ($21.3m Canadian) in 2022, according to the government’s own figures. [...]

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada, @vague-humanoid

[workersolidarity]

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COLOMBIA UNIVERSITY VIOLENTLY STORMED AND SHUT DOWN BY NYPD

📹 Scenes from the violent dispersal of Colombia University protests after police stormed "Hind Hall", named by students in memory of 6-year-old Hind Rajab who was killed by the Israeli occupation forces along with two paramedics in the Gaza Strip.

Protesters are violently assaulted and arrested by NYPD, among the most notoriously violent police in the country.

News reports meanwhile claim no tear gas was used in the raid, and say no one was injured in the assaults, video evidence to the contrary.

#source

#videosource

@WorkerSolidarityNews

[transrevolutions]

if your "military operation" results in civilian deaths over three times the number of "militants" killed, including children, your military is a fucking immoral failure. no wonder the palestinians aren't "peacefully protesting". you're fucking slaughtering their kids.

[cavalierzee]

Dutch-Israeli Foreign Fighter Taken To Court For Partaking In War Crimes In Gaza

Bravo!!!

We need to see more consequences!

[nando161mando]

British MP Ellie Chowns urges Foreign Secretary David Lammy to halt all arms sales to the Israeli occupation.

[loving-n0t-heyting]

A funny commonality to both indian/hindu and euro-american creepy etnonationalists who closk their retrograde politics in the veil of anticolonialism is how they will complain about Abrahamic missionaries/invaders trampling over their pristine authentic ancient indigenous traditions even when this offending abrahamic presence often predates large swathes of "traditional" customs and folkloric/religious beliefs and so forth, thus impeding their reclamation of their "real" ancestral culture. Bc if Christian/islamic interference with ones ancient ways is intolerably foreign and oppressive no matter how long ago it was introduced then, oh boy, you are going to fucking hate hearing about the spread of indo European culture!

(Ik that hindu ethnats do in fact develop elaborate pseudoscientific conspiracy theories to hide their head in the sand on this point, i am not sure if this immune response has yet been adopted by the "retvrn to yr evropean roots to avoid culturally appropriating from indigenous Americans" crowd)

[agentfascinateur]

Arrest Blinken for his part in the Gaza genocide

#dishonest broker

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

Last night’s shameful display at the @demconvention in which Kamala Harris doubled down on fully funding Israel’s g_cide and Palestinian representatives were denied any opportunity to speak makes clear what we’re up against.

As Audre Lorde said, “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” We need to fight harder than ever to break the stranglehold lobbyist and defense tech dollars have on our elected officials.

AIPAC has poured millions in funding into defeating true progressive representatives Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman, Andy Levin, and more. They seem to especially target Black progressives, and of course anyone critical of the US’ funding of Israel.

Our government should not be beholden to foreign lobby groups.

Repost from @ifnotnoworg

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WHO IS THE U.S. PRO-WAR LOBBY? A brief (and non-exhaustive!) explainer ⚠️

[kaurwreck]

I'm reading a collection of tales recounting the early days of the Yokohama Foreign Settlement (Suribachi City, in bsd-verse), and the sheer amount of shenanigans deserves a list but I don't even know where to begin.

The noodle-makers' dispute over flour that led to the Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture committing seppuku? The Japanese-government sponsored brothel with a moat? The two-sword wielding assassins in the swamp who kept killing foreigners? That the foreigners still went bird hunting in the swamp filled with two-sword wielding assassins? The Japanese soldiers quartered nearby bonding with the troops England sent to do something about the two-sword wielding assassins? The English merchant who had his American assistant illegally arrested resulting in a lawsuit against the English merchant in the English court that had to be litigated by the American Consul since he was the only American lawyer in Yokohama, during the course of which the salty editor of an English newspaper decided to settle a personal vendetta by publishing remarks about the American assistant so scathing that the American assistant then hid in wait only to pop out and horsewhip the editor in front of God and everyone, resulting in another trial, but this time in the American court, which meant the American Consul became the judge, a position which he used to imply the English lawyer, the now-judge's former opposing counsel, was worth a sum of 6 1/4 cents, with such insinuation sparking community-wide protests? Blood Town?

[news4dzhozhar]

[ivygorgon]

AN OPEN LETTER to THE PRESIDENT & U.S. CONGRESS

Urgent Appeal for Action to Address Acute Food Insecurity in Gaza

23 so far! Help us get to 25 signers!

Dear President Biden and Members of Congress,

I am writing to you with an urgent appeal regarding the catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity currently plaguing Gaza. According to recent reports from the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, the situation in Gaza has reached a critical point, with thousands of families facing severe hunger and malnutrition due to a lack of access to life-saving supplies.

As you are aware, the people of Gaza have endured years of conflict, blockade, and economic hardship, leading to a dire humanitarian crisis. However, the situation has now reached a breaking point, with the blockade imposed by Israel exacerbating an already dire situation.

Despite repeated calls from the international community to lift the blockade and allow vital humanitarian aid into Gaza, Israel continues to restrict access to essential supplies, including food, medicine, and fuel. This blockade not only violates the basic human rights of the Palestinian people but also contravenes international law and humanitarian principles.

As a global leader committed to promoting human rights and humanitarian values, I urge you to take immediate action to address the acute food insecurity in Gaza. Specifically, I call on you to:

1. Use your diplomatic influence to pressure Israel to lift the blockade and allow unrestricted access to humanitarian aid, including food, medicine, and other essential supplies.

2. Support efforts to provide emergency food assistance to those in Gaza who are most vulnerable and in need.

3. Work with international partners and relevant stakeholders to address the underlying causes of food insecurity in Gaza, including poverty, unemployment, and the ongoing conflict.

4. Advocate for a just and lasting resolution that respects the rights and dignity of all parties involved.

Furthermore, I urge you to work with Congress to prioritize this issue and allocate necessary resources to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Time is of the essence, and swift action is needed to prevent further suffering and loss of life.

Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter. I trust that you will do everything in your power to alleviate the suffering of the people of Gaza and uphold the principles of human rights and humanitarianism.

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[workersolidarity]

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AMERICAN POLICE CONTINUE TO SUPPRESS PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTS AS GENOCIDE IN GAZA CONTINUES UNABATED

📹 Scenes from Arizona State University published on Al-Jazeera Palestine where local police act as an occupying force in the United States, assaulting and arresting student protesters who rally in support of Palestine and against the genocide in Gaza.

#source

@WorkerSolidarityNews

[landgraabbed]

idk, antiva has always been weird to me. but it’s especially jarring now to be in this venice based city hearing all these people talk with their heavy spanish accents. yeah go girl! mix and match them south european nations! it’s not like we’re distinct cultures!