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Ray Corrigan retweeted
At the height of racist violence against the Palestinians, the EU Commission calls Apartheid Israel - where the bloc led by a PM wanted by the ICC won 53 out of 120 seats- “a vibrant democracy”.
Beyond the pale.
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Today am told Mail rag has done usual venomous hatchet job (not read)but good news is a serious paper the New York Times has run a fair account of recent goings on nytimes.com/2026/10/23/world…
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Robert I am interested to know if you think accusations of anti semitism thrown at me over my support for Palestine Action are justified or abuse aimed at silencing a voice raised in support of Palestine?
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And meanwhile ..in Gaza etc
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Hilarious from Tim- and deadly serious. All that needed to be said inside court he says before arrest: . « It’s democracy on the line. It’s freedom of speech on the line. » Thank you Tim.
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BREAKING - ARRESTS
Former government barrister Tim Crosland is among those arrested at the Supreme Court while holding signs mirroring the words of Sarah Helm, wife of the National Security Adviser to Andy Burnham.
The court is hearing an appeal over the Palestine Action ban.
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I've warned many times about suspicious fundraising campaigns exploiting the suffering of people in Gaza.
Yesterday, I came across another deeply concerning case, promoted by several large accounts.
They were asking for $3,000 within 72 hours to supposedly secure a medical evacuation for a patient from Gaza.
What happened when I questioned the story was even more concerning.
When I challenged the claim, the campaign organizer told me that the evacuation would cost $17,000:
$12,000 covered by a delegation.
$2,000 covered by a hospital.
$3,000 to be paid by the patient.
They also named the WHO and the Red Cross as the primary sponsors.
This is an extremely serious claim. Neither organization charges patients for its humanitarian services.
As a doctor from Gaza familiar with medical evacuations, I asked for the doctor's contact details and, with the patient's consent, a medical referral so I could verify the case directly with Gaza's Ministry of Health.
Instead of providing the requested information, the account blocked me.
Let me explain why this raises so many red flags.
Here is how medical evacuation from Gaza actually work:
A doctor refers a patient for treatment unavailable in Gaza. A medical referral committee reviews the case and determines its priority.
The approved patient is placed on a waiting list alongside thousands of others.
A receiving country must agree to provide treatment, and Israeli security clearance is required. WHO then coordinates the evacuation.
The patient is contacted when arrangements are confirmed.
The evacuation is FREE. There is no $17,000 evacuation fee and no payment to WHO to secure a place.
I know that corruption and bribery can exist around desperate attempts to leave Gaza. But that is not the official medical evacuation process, and no one should confuse the two.
A supposed payment contract, a 72 hour deadline, and claims involving WHO and the Red Cross demand evidence, not blind trust.
And to the large accounts promoting such appeals: having thousands of followers does not absolve you of responsibility.
If you ask people to donate, VERIFY THE STORY FIRST.
Every dollar collected through a misleading appeal is a dollar that could have helped someone genuinely in need.
Gaza's suffering is not a business opportunity.
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The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 4%, supposedly to tackle inflation.
There is just one problem with this decision. The Bank knows that much of the inflation we are suffering is being driven by rising oil and energy prices, largely resulting from conflict in the Middle East.
It also knows that raising interest rates cannot reduce those prices.
So why is it doing this?
The answer is that the Bank believes it must suppress demand elsewhere in the economy to compensate for rising energy costs.
In other words, it is deliberately making mortgages more expensive, increasing business borrowing costs, discouraging investment and reducing household spending power.
And all this when people are already struggling with higher energy bills. That is problem number one.
There is, however, another problem. Higher interest rates increase costs for businesses, which can then feed through into higher prices. They can, in that case, add to inflation rather than reduce it.
The Bank is imposing economic pain to address a problem its chosen policy cannot directly solve.
That is not sound economic management. It is the consequence of an economic dogma that refuses to recognise the difference between inflation caused by excessive demand and inflation caused by supply shocks.
When will we learn?
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1) Israel's Chief Rabbi, David Yosef, said the Palestinian people do not exist, that it is good Gaza was destroyed, and that Gaza and the West Bank will soon be Jewish. teapaw.org/academic_la/status/209…
The Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel, Rabbi David Yosef said today that the Palestinian people do not exist, do not have rights, that it is good that Gaza was destroyed and that with the help of God, all of Gaza and the West Bank will be Jewish soon. The Jewish religion is being used as a tool of genocide. This is not a fringe rabbi. This is the most important rabbi in Israel.
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Over 40 children killed by the israelis in a month: many images are missing: I don’t understand a world that thinks this isn’t an atrocity
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This is a really important interview by Rivkah Brown in Zeteo with Kenneth Stern, who helped draft the predecessor to the IHRA Working Definition.
He's adamant that the IHRA should be dumped, even as an academic and monitoring tool. He's very clear it is so "poisoned" it should never be used in schools, as the government is now planning to do based on the Bell review.
This is what Stern says:
“I think it’s become so poisoned now that I wouldn’t use it primarily for [data collection] or any other purpose...The track record of IHRA in the U.S., Germany, Australia and, yes, the UK has been to use [the IHRA definition] to label pro-Palestinian speech” – including that of pro-Palestinian Jews – “as officially antisemitic."
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127 children killed per-day in Auschwitz in 5 years.
139 children killed per day in Gaza in 135 days.
The difference between Gaza and Auschwitz is that the world still has an opportunity to stop the genocide in Gaza.
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Next Thursday, DC Attorney General has its Summary Judgment motion in case Meta has been delaying, denying, deflecting for 8+ years. Cambridge Analytica scandal largely related to recent $25B fine in New Mexico. Plus will hear consolidation with suit personally naming Zuckerberg.
It’s worth noting the Court ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25B for the claims that were just settled for $460M by 46 other state AGs, buried inside of the $18B child harms settlement.
Advantage New Mexico
@DCAttorneyGen licks lips. Personal suit v Zuck.
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Our case was interrupted over 100 times. The government was not interrupted once.
I didn't hold high hopes for the British 'justice' system, but I did expect to at least have our case heard.
No matter what, we will keep fighting for actual justice to prevail.
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Magari c'è speranza anche per Italia e resto d'Europa.
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Wise move, Meta. After court orders from Europe to South America, and global regulators digging in, Meta looks to have put “on hold” its mafia-style tactic from rollout later this month. Red box is mine.
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It's worth noting that it was reported that my legal team was interrupted 107 times, James hasn't yet been interrupted once.
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More aggression on journalists.
Stop Apartheid Israel now!
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Human rights experts have long warned that the repression of anti-apartheid/anti-genocide protests REVEALED a system in which Israel's apartheid inspires western democracy: rights for some; punishing criticism\dissent; securitizing/militarizing life; tolerance of racist ideology.
My country, France, is sinking further each day into a system of governance that is authoritarian and destructive to liberty.
Placing activists who oppose their government’s policies under house arrest is an attempt to intimidate and frighten any form of dissent.
Equating their activism with terrorism is revolting, scandalous, and reminiscent of the worst authoritarian regimes around the world.
Resistance is more necessary than ever to defend the values of liberty and solidarity in our country.
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Mentre gli elettori USA rigettano Trump e il suo appoggio incondizionato a Israele, in Italia la destra continua ad essere il sostenitore europeo più fedele dekl’apartheid e del genocidio in Palestina. Spero gli elettori italiani se ne ricordino l’anno prossimo.
Tempo di umanità.
Oggi la maggioranza di centrodestra ha respinto alla Camera la dichiarazione d'urgenza della proposta di legge firmata da @AngeloBonelli1 Giuseppe Conte, Nicola Fratoianni ed Elly Schlein, che vieta l'importazione e la pubblicità di beni e servizi provenienti dagli insediamenti israeliani illegali nel Territorio palestinese occupato. È una scelta grave, politica e morale.
La Corte internazionale di giustizia, con il parere del luglio 2024, ha chiarito che gli Stati hanno l'obbligo di non riconoscere né sostenere la presenza illegale di Israele nei territori occupati, anche attraverso le relazioni economiche e commerciali.
Non si tratta di un'opinione: è diritto internazionale. Dodici Paesi europei, tra cui Regno Unito, Francia, Spagna, Paesi Bassi, Irlanda e Belgio, si sono già mossi in questa direzione. L'Italia di Meloni resta ferma, e oggi ha deciso di restarlo ancora.
Con questo voto la destra italiana si rende complice di un governo criminale, quello di Netanyahu, che autorizza le violenze e gli omicidi dei coloni nei Territori palestinesi e arresta chi raccoglie le olive nella propria terra. In Cisgiordania i coloni bruciano raccolti, distruggono uliveti, cacciano famiglie dalle loro case: tra gennaio e agosto 2026 si contano oltre 1.600 attacchi contro le comunità palestinesi.
L'economia palestinese ha perso
più di 170 miliardi tra il 2000 e il 2024. Ogni prodotto delle colonie venduto sui nostri scaffali finanzia questa violenza e questa annessione strisciante.
Cosa c'è di più urgente che sanzionare i criminali del governo di Netanyahu? Negare l'urgenza significa sostenere l'occupazione illegale e violenta dei coloni sostenuti dal governo israeliano. Questa legge nasce dal lavoro di oltre venti organizzazioni della società civile della campagna "Stop al commercio con gli insediamenti illegali", che ringrazio, e non ci fermeremo: continueremo a batterci in Commissione Esteri e in Aula perché venga approvata, e chiediamo al governo Meloni di dire con chiarezza da che parte sta, se dalla parte del diritto internazionale o da quella di chi lo calpesta.