Ella Goldner

Cofounder @Zincvc | | @NewCoLDN. Enjoy the here & now, cherish my roots, helping build the future #impact #innovation #FemaleFounders

[David Fogel @FogelDavid]

Really looking forward to the #AlmaSummit2024 this Wednesday. 250 #Female founders and Investors.

We have an amazing speaker lineup. A great combination of founders & investors with @ninamohanty @triinlinamagi @RSanguinetti, Tess Isabelle Cosad and many more

[Amy Lewin @amyrlewin]

The UK government is being urged to stop incoming changes to rules around who can angel invest — which will drastically reduce the number of people (and women!) who can back startups...

@FogelDavid & @RSanguinetti explain the problem:

https://t.co/Fd1774ddPV

[Ella Goldner @ellagoldner]

@OliBarrett @HenryWhorwood @Beauhurst 100%! And a thoughtful connector too, and generous with time and insights:)

[Ella Goldner @ellagoldner]

Shame on you @LeoVaradkar !
No, she wasn't 'lost', she was brutally kidnapped from her bed by cruel and horrible terrorists, Hamas. She wasn't 'found', the state of Israel has made immense efforts, and sacrifices, to bring her home, safely.

[Ella Goldner @ellagoldner]

@OliBarrett Knowing you I am confident anything that may have happened was not intentional, and furthermore, you intentionally try to be fair, welcoming and inclusive. I believe that the fact that this person shared it, privately, means they respect you and care. And know that you care too.

[Elad Strohmayer @EladStr]

You must listen to @HillaryClinton calling it for what it is: “People who are calling for a ceasefire now do not understand Hamas, that is not possible. It would be such a gift to Hamas because they would spend whatever time there was a ceasefire in effect rebuilding their armaments, creating stronger positions to be able to fend off an eventual assault by the Israelis.”

[Israel ישראל @Israel]

Each and every one of these toddlers from Be’eri was butchered by Hamas terrorists.

Tomorrow will mark three weeks since the day our children were murdered in their beds.

We cannot and will not forget these evil horrors.

10.07.2023

[Michal/Michele -מיכל✡️ 🟦 @MichalSabra]

Every single word. 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[Hillel Neuer @HillelNeuer]

Must-read speech on the legality of Israel's fight against Hamas, delivered in 🇬🇧 House of Lords yesterday by Lord Guglielmo Verdirame KC, professor and barrister in public international law:

“There has been a lot of talk about proportionality in the law on self-defence. I refer to the words that the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, used a few days ago on the test of proportionality. It does not mean that the defensive force has to be equal to the force used in the armed attack. Proportionality means that you can use force that is proportionate to the defensive objective, which is to stop, to repel and to prevent further attacks.

Israel has described its war aims as the destruction of Hamas’s capability. From a legal perspective, these war aims are consistent with proportionality in the law of self-defence, given what Hamas says it does and what Hamas has done and continues to do.

Asking a state that is acting in self-defence to agree to a ceasefire before its lawful defensive objectives have been met is, in effect, asking that state to stop defending itself. For such calls to be reasonable and credible, they must be accompanied by a concrete proposal setting out how Israel’s legitimate defensive goals against Hamas will be met through other means. It is not an answer to say that Israel has to conclude a peace treaty, because Hamas is not interested in a peace treaty.

Proportionality also applies in the law that governs the conduct of hostilities, not only in self-defence. The law of armed conflict requires that in every attack posing a risk to civilian life, that risk must not be excessive in relation to the military advantage that is anticipated.

That rule does not mean, even when scrupulously observed, that civilians will not tragically lose their lives in an armed conflict. The law of armed conflict, at its best, can mitigate the horrors of war but it cannot eliminate them.

The great challenge in this conflict is that Hamas is the kind of belligerent that cynically exploits these rules by putting civilians under its control at risk and even using them to seek immunity for its military operations, military equipment and military personnel. An analysis of the application of the rules on proportionality in targeting in this conflict must always begin with this fact.

There has also been some discussion about siege warfare. The UK manual of the law of armed conflict, reflecting the Government’s official legal position—it is a Ministry of Defence document—says:

“Siege is a legitimate method of warfare … It would be unlawful to besiege an undefended town since it could be occupied without resistance”.

Gaza is not an undefended town. It is true that obligations apply to the besieging forces when civilians are caught within the area that is being encircled, and those obligations include agreeing to the passage of humanitarian relief by third parties. But it is not correct to say that encircling an area with civilians in it is not permitted by the laws of war.

A further point that concerns the laws of war is also of particular relevance to the British Government’s practice. It has already been mentioned that the Government have taken the view that Gaza remains under Israeli occupation, even though Israel pulled out in 2005.

The traditional view until 2005 was that occupation required physical presence in the territory. That view is consistent with Article 42 of the Hague regulations of 1907, which states that a territory is occupied when it is actually placed under the authority of the occupying power.

Again, it is also the view taken by the UK manual of the law of armed conflict, which reflects the UK’s official legal position and states that occupation ceases as soon as the occupying power evacuates the area. The European Court of Human Rights, in its jurisprudence, has also adopted a similar approach to occupation.

So I have always been rather baffled by the British Government’s position on this issue, which, as far as I know, has not changed. Yes, it is true that Israel has exercised significant control over the airspace and in the maritime areas, but even as a matter of plain geography it takes two—Israel and Egypt —to control the land access points to Gaza.

More fundamentally, it is Hamas that has been responsible for the government and administration of Gaza. I appreciate that this is a legal matter on which the Minister may not want to respond immediately but it is an important one, because the legal fiction that Israel was still the occupying power under the laws of armed conflict has been relentlessly exploited by Hamas to blame Israel for everything, while using the effective control that it has over the territory, the people and the resources to wage war.

On a final note, I would like to say something briefly on the way in which the war is being reported. When a serious allegation is made, particularly one that could constitute a war crime, the immediate response of the law-abiding belligerent will be to say, “We are investigating”.

The non-law-abiding belligerent, by contrast, will forthwith blame the other side and even provide surprisingly precise casualty figures. The duty to investigate is one of the most important ones in armed conflict.

What happened in the way in which the strike on the hospital was reported is that the side that professes no interest whatever in complying with the laws of armed conflict was rewarded with the headlines that it was seeking.”

[Ella Goldner @ellagoldner]

Early Intelligence Suggests Hospital Blast Caused by Palestinian Fighters, U.S. Says https://t.co/6mkIsqn4SS

[Ella Goldner @ellagoldner]

@OliBarrett Thanks Oli it means a lot to read this in these sad, and dark times we're experiencing.

[Arsen Ostrovsky @Ostrov_A]

A father's agony!

This is last photo of Raz (4.5 yrs old) and Aviv Asher (2.5 yrs old) taken by their mother, playing in the family's safe room, just before their abduction into Gaza. The father spoke to them as the terrorists were still in their house.

After losing contact with the girls mother, the father located his wife's phone at 11:30am, discovering she was abducted into the Gaza Strip’s Khan Yunis neighborhood.

He subsequently found a video on Telegram showing the terrorists loading his wife and daughters onto a cart. "Since then, we've had no new information about them," he says.

[Aviva Klompas @AvivaKlompas]

This is Noya, a sweet and sensitive 12-year-old girl with autism who was abducted by Hamas and is being held hostage in Gaza.

She’s just a little girl, ripped away from her mother and now being held in the pit of hell.

Please, please raise your voice and demand that Hamas release the hostages. There is NO excuse on earth to hold children hostage.

cc: @jk_rowling Noya is a huge fan of Harry Potter

[Ella Goldner @ellagoldner]

#HamasisISIS. Israel's response isn't about revenge, it's about keeping ALL OF OUR children, women, older people and civilians safe! (Yours too!) #StandwithIsreal

[Gil Dibner @gdibner]

I was looking forward to participating in and speaking at WebSummit. In light of these comments that show a complete lack of moral clarity, I have no choice but to cancel my participation. I know I am joining several other people in making this decision.

I unequivocally condemn the actions of terrorists in targeting civilians, and I fully support the right and obligation of the Israeli government to defend its people in accordance with international law and humanitarian principles. I expect responsible public figures such as yourself to do the same.

#IStandWithIsrael #CancelWebSummit

[Ella Goldner @ellagoldner]

#HamasisISIS this is beyond cruelty. It's inhumane. Children. Babies.

[Aviva Klompas @AvivaKlompas]

Yossi Landau was part of a volunteer team to recover the victims in Kibbutz Be'eri. The scenes he witnessed were unspeakable.

“The 20 children we saw in Kibbutz Be’eri was beyond terrible. [The terrorists] had bound their hands behind them. Abused them terribly. And simply put them one on top of the other and burned them. How can you do such a thing?”

[Aviva Klompas @AvivaKlompas]

Eyal Waldman is a successful Israeli businessman. He built R&D centers in the West Bank & Gaza to employ Palestinian developers. He hopped it would improve their economic condition and build bridges between Israelis and Palestinians.

Last weekend, Hamas murdered his daughter Danielle and her boyfriend, Noam, at the music festival in southern Israel.

Eyal says of the young couple, "Danielle and Noam loved dancing, and I hope they continue dancing somewhere up there."

[Check Warner @checkwarner]

Happy Ada Lovelace Day! 💎 Today is the 5th “AdaCon” where we celebrate the Ada Lovelace’s of today and we are announcing something NEW.

Today, Ada Ventures is launching a new movement in VC.

Inclusive Alpha®. Today we are reclaiming alpha. Read more here:

https://t.co/DDOJ1seewX

[Virgin StartUp @VirginStartUp]

Founders!📢 It’s that time again... 👀⁠
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🚨 Join @Zincvc co-founder and funding expert, @ellagoldner, at our Changemaker meetup tonight at 7pm at @DreamFactoryLDN.
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🎟 Limited last minute tickets here: https://t.co/iFU3W7QvzC

[Ella Goldner @ellagoldner]

@OliBarrett @BBCr4today @eileentso Thanks @eileentso - for the mention of Alma Angels and for your support of the ecosystem! (and Oli B for spotting and highlighting!)