Hijacking an aid boat is obviously a war crime. So is besieging 2.2 million civilians and manufacturing famine. So is firing 300 bullets into a child. So is bombing refugee camps. Every second of the past 600+ days, Israel has committed unimaginable crimes, every second.
The Academy issued a statement to its members following backlash for not speaking out after Israeli settlers attacked ‘No Other Land’ co-director Hamdan Ballal:
“Understandably, we are often asked to speak on behalf of the Academy in response to social, political and economic events. In these instances, it is important to note that the Academy represents close to 11,000 global members with many unique viewpoints.”
Governor Abbott went to court because he wanted to install buoys that snared immigrants and pulled them underwater. They called them “snag and drown buoys.”
I don’t give a shit what Jasmine Crockett said about him.