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Israeli authorities are directly involved in settler attacks that have killed, injured and displaced Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, while Israeli security forces provide protection to settlers, a UN inquiry said https://t.co/mtUK0nycep
Statement from Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal:
This afternoon, nearly a year after we won the Oscar, the same settler who attacked me shortly after I returned from Los Angeles--Shem Tov Lusky--again led an attack against my home and my family. Four of my family members are currently arrested and one is in the hospital.
I invite all journalists and diplomats to come visit me and my family this Tuesday, February 17, to hear about how the situation has gotten worse in the year since we won the Oscar, as it has across the West Bank. Email me to coordinate your visit: [email protected]
Two weeks ago we managed to get a decision from the Israeli court that the area around my home is closed to non-residents, but the settlers break that order and still come with their flocks almost every day.
We call the police, they do nothing. The army comes, they do nothing. Today, Shem Tov Lusky--the settler who attacked me in my home shortly after I won the Oscar last year--came with his flock to my home. My brother called the police to report the incursion. The army came first and immediately raided our house, attacking everyone inside. Then they arrested two of my brothers, a nephew, and cousin. Another brother was badly injured and is now in the hospital.
The Israeli court decision was supposed to make things a bit quieter for us. But the opposite has been true. The settlers have ramped up their harassment and the Israeli authorities have done nothing to enforce the decision, and today they joined the settlers in the attack.
A mother shot dead outside a supermarket. A man killed after leaving a mosque. A doctor gunned down while treating patients.
These shocking cases are no longer anomalies: they are the toll of a violent crime epidemic sweeping across Israel. https://t.co/CSK6Ki7Pmr
A US federal judge ruled in favor of American activist Guy Christensen after Ohio State University expelled him for posting videos on TikTok criticizing Israeli practices in Gaza.
The ruling confirmed that the university had violated Christensen’s right to free speech protected under the US Constitution.
Legal organizations and human rights groups had previously considered Christensen’s expulsion under pressure from pro-Israel groups as unlawful and potentially damaging to his career, especially since his videos did not incite violence.
The ruling orders the removal of any record of Christensen’s expulsion from his academic record. It comes at a time when the activist faced widespread pressure, including smear campaigns, the release of personal information about him and his family, and accusations from US Congress members, due to his solidarity activities with Palestinians in Gaza.
He killed their trained soldiers in combat, and they killed his wife and children until they were finally able to kill him.
Now think clearly about who the terrorist is in this situation
The government claimed she rammed Border Patrol agents with her vehicle before an agent shot her five times. But new bodycam video shows the agent turned his steering wheel toward Marimar Martinez and that he was congratulated for "excellent service" after shooting her.
An Al Jazeera Arabic Investigation reveals how Israel’s systematic use of internationally prohibited thermal and thermobaric weapons supplied by the US has left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians it killed during its genocidal war on Gaza.
Read more: https://t.co/m8AfIkPHYv
Epstein worked for Israel. It’s all over the files and the media is actively attempting to bury it or muddy the waters. But make no mistake about it, Putin wasn’t staying at Epstein’s apartment. Former Israeli PM Ehud Barak was though!
If the Lebanese had sent a drone over the boarder to spy on and harass Israelis, Israel would instantly start bombing Lebanon with applause from our political class.
But it's Israel sending drones over to Lebanon, so it's unworthy of comment because no one cares.
Ritchie Torres accused me of making violent threats against him last year when I criticized his decision to sell out to Israel & take millions in AIPAC dollars.
He led me to be expelled from my college- and we won in court affirming that those weren’t threats.
Ritchie needs to lose this fall. Vote @JosBtrigga
Israeli strikes kill at least 29 Palestinians on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting, hospitals in Gaza say. https://t.co/0ghdVZ1ovx