On this day in 2017, Linkin Park performed their last show with Chester Bennington as the One More Light European Tour came to an end in Birmingham, England.
Always missing @ChesterBe. ❤️
🧵 So I guess the cat is out of the bag. I was fired from @Microsoft on Thursday, hours after a vigil we organized to honor and remember the lives of Palestinians killed by American-funded and Microsoft-empowered Israeli genocide.
They are only maybe 15 representing Palestine because Israel (who had their president welcomed and hugged today by Macron in Paris) killed 342 of their athletes in 10,5 months … Olympic Games of shame
This is an open letter addressed to @POTUS, @VP , and @FLOTUS signed by 45 American physicians and nurses, about what we saw while working in Gaza. Please feel free to distribute. A PDF can be downloaded from the link and/or QR code on page 1.
The US saying that the ICJ opinion was "inconsistent with the established framework" for resolving the conflict is intended as criticism but I see it as praise. The US-controlled framework is inconsistent with intl law and unworkable. We need a new one. https://t.co/l1PxOizBBD
The ICJ's Advisory Opinion is clear. Continued Israeli occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem is unlawful, and so are its settlement activities. Iceland calls on Israel to cease all activity that violates international law.
Today's ICJ ruling is truly historic. For many years, legal scholars and NGOs have accused Israel of the crime of apartheid. People were attacked for saying this and even cancelled. Today the accusation comes from the international court itself: Israel is an apartheid regime.
Now, for my major takeaways in #ICJ#Israel#Palestine Advisory opinion:
1. This was a whole rebuke of Israel & the USA's political positions regarding the impact of the Oslo Accords. The Court is clear that the Oslo Accords must be read in line with other parts of int'l law,
Israel: "How dare the ICJ accuse us of annexation? that's antisemitic!"
Also Israel: "How's our annexation going? let's keep annexing the annexed territory that we have been annexing for 57 years of annexation. annexation. annexation. annexation. [bot malfunctions]"
🚨 BREAKING: International Court of Justice (ICJ) rules that Israel's occupation of Palestine is ILLEGAL, and instructs Israel to return land to Palestinians, cease all settlement activity & pay compensation.
The ICJ ruled that Israel practices racial segregation and apartheid.
The ICJ has finally said what we've known all along: Israel's settlement policy is a clear violation of the 4th Geneva Convention. It's a long overdue recognition of the illegalities perpetuated under the guise of occupation.
I can't overstate the significance of today's ICJ advisory opinion. Major takeaways:
— Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory* is illegal & must end as rapidly as possible
*this includes Gaza
— Israel's conduct amounts to racial segregation & apartheid