Hannes Schloemann

Dignity. Freedom. Equality. Humanity.
RT = noteworthy, not necessarily endorsement.

[Hannes Schloemann @HonzShloe]

„Auf der Flucht vor der öffentlichen Auseinandersetzung erreicht dieser und jener die Freistatt einer privaten Tugendhaftigkeit. Er stiehlt nicht, er mordet nicht, er bricht nicht die Ehe, er tut nach seinen Kräften Gutes. 

Aber in seinem freiwilligen Verzicht auf Öffentlichkeit weiß er die erlaubten Grenzen, die ihn vor dem Konflikt bewahren, genau einzuhalten. So muss er seine Augen und Ohren verschließen vor dem Unrecht um ihn herum. 

Nur auf Kosten eines Selbstbetruges kann er seine private Untadeligkeit vor der Befleckung durch verantwortliches Handeln in der Welt reinerhalten. Bei allem, was er tut, wird ihn das, was er unterlässt, nicht zur Ruhe kommen lassen.“

(Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Ethik, DBW 6, 66.)

[Fifty Shades of Whey @davenewworld_2]

3 judges with the International Criminal Court filed a lawsuit in a US federal court against Trump and his administration, challenging the sanctions against them and calling it a "financial death penalty."

The judges bringing the lawsuit are:
- Kimberly Prost (Canada)
- Solomy Balungi Bossa (Uganda)
- Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini-Gansou (Benin)

Trump placed sanctions on the judges over their judicial decisions regarding investigations into war crimes by Israel and the US.

The judges argue that the sanctions are extrajudicial measures meant to punish and coerce them. They say the restrictions cut them off from banking, online platforms, travel booking, and sometimes health insurance.

This should be much bigger news.

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

Simply don’t understand those willing to deny the evidence of multiple doctors from a variety of different countries; independent investigators all with long and established careers, journalists, survivors and witnesses, a pile of visual evidence as well as their own eyes - and still attempt to discredit those who report this. - whether they’re survivors, medics, academics or journalists…

[Hannes Schloemann @HonzShloe]

Source:
"IDF Lawyer: Israeli Army Randomly, Unlawfully Restricts West Bank Palestinians
In a sharply worded letter to Central Command chief, Col. Cobi Marcus warns of 'legal and structural anarchy' that systematically violates High Court rulings and international law, leaving military actions vulnerable to judicial intervention"
https://t.co/2lrJOQ4Un9

[Hannes Schloemann @HonzShloe]

Just a very good picture.

[Hannes Schloemann @HonzShloe]

Ja. Weil sie Menschen sind.

Das gilt auch für die Suprematisten, die Ihnen hier oft verteidigenswert erscheinen. Menschenwürde ist unteilbar.

Das bedeutet mitnichten, dass man nicht für Gute/s und gegen Schlechte/s kämpfen sollte, im Gegenteil. Aber wenn man sich darauf festlegt, dass Angehörige von Gruppen, wie auch immer definiert, per se unseres grundsätzlichen Respekts nicht würdig sind, stellt man sich ausserhalb seiner eigenen Menschlichkeit. Und des Grundgesetzes, falls das interessiert (mich interessiert es).

[Hannes Schloemann @HonzShloe]

Doch. Es würde das gegenseitige Verstehen (und die beiderseitige Informationslage) deutlich verbessern. - Ich schätze grds Ihr Bemühen um Sachlichkeit, lerne oft aus Ihren Posts. Wenn es um Palästinenser und Palästina geht, setzt jenes Bemühen jedoch leider oft deutlich erkennbar aus. Warum, das wissen Sie am besten. Jedenfalls ist es schade.

[Hannes Schloemann @HonzShloe]

@Inspector422402 @ungemeve Ich meinte: Sprechen, Mann zu Mann/Frau. Akustisch. Nicht per Message, und nicht coram publico. Immer noch ja?

[Hannes Schloemann @HonzShloe]

@AgnesCPoirier Both, of course.

[Etan Nechin @Etanetan23]

In his victory speech, Lander spoke about meeting with Israeli activists who do protective presence in the West Bank:

“In Congress, I will try to carry a fraction of the courage that they carry. I will be one of the Jewish members of Congress most willing to stand up for Palestinian human rights. And I will stand firmly against bigotry aimed at Jews. Those are not two different jobs. They are the same job.”

[Itay Epshtain @EpshtainItay]

Israel’s Ministerial Committee on Legislation has advanced a draft bill that would bar graduates of the medical faculties of Al-Quds and An-Najah Universities from practicing medicine in Israel.

The explanatory memorandum is troubling, for what it does not say. It does not allege deficiencies in academic standards. It does not question the competence of Palestinian citizens of Israel who graduate from these institutions. Rather, it asserts that exposure to expressions of support for terrorism renders such graduates morally incapable of providing impartial medical care.

As a medical professional who has worked alongside physicians trained at both universities, I have seen no evidence to support such a claim. I have encountered competent, dedicated professionals committed to the ethical obligations of medicine, treating patients without distinction as to nationality or political belief.

As an international lawyer, I reject legislation founded on collective political prejudice and racial discrimination. A measure that excludes individuals because of where they studied and who they are presumed to be, breaches the most basic principles of equality before the law.

Israel remains a party to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination which requires States Parties to prohibit and bring to an end racial discrimination "by any persons, group or organization", including through legislation. Laws that single out a particular national group for adverse treatment, absent any individualized assessment, are impossible to reconcile with that obligation.

The issue is not medical competence. The bill itself concedes as much. The issue is whether a State that alleges commitment to the international rule of law can lawfully presume bias or moral deficiency on the basis of national origin and educational affiliation. International law gives a clear answer. It cannot.

[Hannes Schloemann @HonzShloe]

Good to know that political D.C. has its eyes on the world's main hotspots. https://t.co/vSStVTRGlQ

[Simon Wolfgang Fuchs @SimonWFuchs]

Ein Mitglied der israelischen Regierung:

[Daniel Mayakovski @DaniMayakovski]

"Controlamos entre el 60%-70% de la Franja de Gaza, estamos destruyendo toda su estructura, todo el mundo sabe lo que esto significa. Gaza se quedará en ruinas y los habitantes tendrán que migrar porque alli no habrá nada donde vivir en las próximas décadas".

Bezalel Smotrich, ministro de Finanzas de "Israel", habla orgulloso de la limpieza étnica y la destrucción sistemática que perpetran en Gaza, asegurando que el objetivo es hacerla inhabitable para que los palestinos tengan que huir de allí.

En mundo medio normal, después de que un ministro suelte esta barbaridad, tendría que ser detenido inmediatamente por crímenes de lesa de humanidad.

[Hannes Schloemann @HonzShloe]

Globalisierung in den 80ern.

[Tamer Nahed @Tamer_Alnoaizy]

A real catastrophe is unfolding before our eyes in Gaza City, yet it feels as though no one cares. The world seems unaware of what is happening here, or perhaps it has simply stopped paying attention.

Today, I walked a long distance to the only drinking water station serving our area. When I arrived, I was shocked to find that it had completely stopped operating. The reason was not a technical failure, but the lack of fuel and engine oil needed to keep the desalination plant running.

Imagine a facility that provided clean water to more than 20,000 people living in displacement camps suddenly shutting down. This is happening as summer begins and the heat grows more intense with each passing day. Thousands of families are now left without access to safe drinking water.

And the tragedy does not end there. Dozens of bakeries have also stopped operating or drastically reduced production because they can no longer obtain the fuel and lubricants needed to run their equipment. Every day I stand in long lines under the scorching sun for two or three hours, and many times I return to my tent empty-handed, unable to find a single loaf of bread for my family.

The situation here is becoming more desperate with every passing day. No aid, no water, no bread, no homes, and increasingly it feels as though our lives have no value in the eyes of the world. What we are experiencing is no longer just a humanitarian crisisit is a disaster that is worsening by the hour.

Sometimes I feel as though I am writing these words into a void, as if our voices can no longer reach anyone. But the reality is that the situation here has spiraled completely out of control, and people are being left alone to face hunger, thirst, and unbearable heat.

Is anyone listening to us? Does anyone truly understand the scale of this catastrophe before it is too late?

[Hannes Schloemann @HonzShloe]

@WolfReuter3 Dass die Siedlungen in den 1967 eroberten Gebieten (Transfer der eigenen Zivilbevölkerung in besetzte Gebiete) von Anfang an illegal waren hat im Übrigen schon 1967 der damalige Rechtsberater im israelischen Aussenministerium, Theodor Meron, festgestellt.

[Hannes Schloemann @HonzShloe]

‚Was so geredet wird‘ hat der Internationale Gerichtshof wiederholt, zuletzt 2024, festgestellt, und zwar auf der Grudlage allgemeiner Regeln des Völkerrechts, die ja bekanntlich bei uns höherrangiges Bundesrecht
sind (Art 25 GG). Deswegen ist ‚was so geredet wird’ wohl auch die offizielle Position aller Bundesregierungen bis heute, wenn ich mich nicht irre. Deshalb darf man selbst unter strenger Beachtung der Staatsraison wohl mit Fug ‚sowas reden‘.

Man kann sich auch die Sache (die Siedlungen) ganz praktisch mal aus der Nähe anschauen. Das hilft, machen Sie‘s mal (ich empfehle Hebron). Auch wenn es die juristische Analyse nicht ersetzt.

Bei der ist die Frage, wer vor 59 Jahren wen angegriffen hat, und wer deshalb welches Territorium besetzen durfte oder nicht durfte, tatsächlich nicht mehr relevant. Sagt der IGH.

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

The illegality of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is one of the most well-established positions in international law, resting on four distinct pillars:

📜 GENEVA CONVENTIONS
Article 49(6) of the Fourth Geneva Convention (1949) explicitly prohibits an occupying power from transferring parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies. Israel ratified the Convention in 1951. The International Committee of the Red Cross, the authoritative interpreter of humanitarian law, has consistently held that this provision applies directly to the settlements.

🌐 UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS
The Security Council has repeatedly affirmed settlement illegality — including in binding resolutions the US did not veto:
• Res. 446 (1979): settlements have "no legal validity"
• Res. 465 (1980): calls on Israel to dismantle existing settlements
• Res. 2334 (2016): passed 14-0 (US abstained), explicitly states settlements constitute "a flagrant violation of international law" and have "no legal validity"

⚖️ ICJ RULINGS
• Advisory Opinion on the Wall (2004): the Court found settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, had been established in breach of international law, and that the wall built to protect them compounded that illegality
• Advisory Opinion on the Occupied Palestinian Territory (2024): the Court went further, ruling that Israel's continued presence in the OPT — including the settlement enterprise — is itself unlawful, and called on all states not to recognise or assist it

🏛️ UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Countless UNGA resolutions have reaffirmed settlement illegality, including Res. 77/247 (2023), which requested the landmark 2024 ICJ opinion.

No serious legal scholar disputes this consensus. The settlements are illegal. The only remaining question is whether the international community will act on it.

[Hannes Schloemann @HonzShloe]

Hannah Arendt. Every word.