One of the most detailed testimonies I've heard of the Israeli torture and systematic sexual abuse of Gaza Sumud Flotilla activists abducted in international waters while attempting to bring aid to Gaza
@Neilfarrington@marlene4719 Isreal have now indiscriminately slaughtered hundreds of thousands of innocents in Palestine, Lebanon & Iran. What is your quibble here? The numbers? The nationalities of the victims?
An Israeli unit's "homecoming" party featured a display of their well-documented annihilation of southern Lebanon's villages, met with cheers and laughter from crowds of soldiers, their relatives, and family members.
It is a scene impossible to see anywhere but Israel.
Quand t'entends l'humanité des discours des communistes du 20eme siècle, tu comprends pourquoi les capitalistes ont eu besoin de les repeindre en dictateurs sanguinaires pour les discréditer.
It’s time to change how we talk about what’s happening in Lebanon. According to the Genocide Convention, the Israeli army has been carrying out acts of genocide in Lebanon.
Cameraman: Ali Ezzedine
Reporting restrictions on the terror connection were just lifted for the first trial of the Fulton 24. Here is why it’s a stitch up.
They were tried for criminal damage, but the jury were not allowed to know that they will be sentenced as terrorists.
• The judge kept secret from the jury that the defendants would be sentenced as
terrorists, presenting that they were only charged for criminal damage which the jury decided they were guilty of. Unknowingly the jury actually convicted them of terrorism, a charge that was banned from being mentioned in the court room.
• This is the first case, and therefore the test case, for convicting activists taking direct action as terrorists. Meaning that masses of protestors can face one charge at court but secretly be imprisoned as terrorists. This is more outrageous than the proscription of
Palestine Action, it is insidious political manipulation of the court system.
Terrorism accusation is based solely on property damage, i.e them damaging Israeli quadcopter drones
• The use of terrorism legislation is purely based on property damage; the fact that
Israeli drones and weapons were dismantled. Despite the smear campaign, the terrorism accusation has nothing to do with violence and everything to do with
protecting Israel's business of war - at the expense of our freedoms and rights.
Judge said it falls under terrorism legislation because they were influencing the Israeli government by
restricting them of weapons.
• The courts are arguing this was an act of terrorism because according to the Judge the activists were influencing the Israeli government by restricting their access to weapons during a genocide. One factor that is used to detemine whether an offense is terrorism, is if it was trying to influence the government. The courts are agreeing this wasn't an attempt to influence Britain, so instead they are considering the Israeli
government as the subject of influence.
• If they were just being sentenced for criminal damage, as the jury were led to believe, they would already have served their time after their 18 months in prison on remand. However, the terrorism link means they will serve longer sentences, and be licensed as terrorists for 10-15 years, meaning: any new device, bank account, email addresses, relationship all has to be registered to the police for the rest of their life.