A few days ago, Dr Hussam Abu Safiyeh said these words to his lawyer: “This is the last time you will see me...they brought me here to kill me. I don't see myself surviving. This is the end”.
This man is a paediatrician.
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JUST SO I UNDERSTAND THIS, BLOCKING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS UNFAIR, BUT BLOCKING OIL SHIPMENTS TO CUBA IN ORDER TO COLLAPSE THEIR WHOLE COUNTRY, IS FAIR 🤔 DID I GET THAT RIGHT 🙄
The Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyah claimed in an interview on Sunday that some Christian villages in the south of Lebanon had asked to be annexed so they would be protected from Hezbollah. That’s been flatly rejected by village officials contacted by @MaucourantNada 🧵
‼️ The stages of UK diplomacy on Palestine are:
1. Israel has the right to defend itself.
2. Something appears to have happened to some Palestinians.
3. We are waiting for a court to tell us whether it was a crime.
4. No, not that court.
5. Or that one.
6. Actually, Judge, this is for ministers to decide, not the courts.
7. Ministers are deeply concerned…
8. …deeply concerned about members of the public protesting about what is happening.
9. While we establish who did the concerning thing, we will continue the arms-export carve-outs.
10. Strong decisive action is now needed - Ban a few pro-Palestinian protest groups and arrest a few grannies for terrorism.
11. We are aware of concerning reports about the concerning thing.
12. We have raised the concerning thing with the people accused of doing it.
13. Britain’s commitment to the rule of law is resolute.
14. Israel has the right to defend itself. Return to stage 1.
If you are confused by the term “rape culture,” this week's UFC is a perfect explainer.
Conor McGregor is a rapist. He viciously attacked a woman; assaulted her so badly the paramedic who examined her testified to being shocked at the bruising.
Yet everyone involved in this week's event are presenting it as business as usual. With notable exceptions inc @lthomasnews, @PetesyCarroll , @benfowlkesMMA and @mmaonpoint, there is a silent agreement to pretend this vile crime never happened.
And THAT is rape culture: when a horrific, proven finding shrugged off as an inconvenient footnote - because the perpetrator is famous, profitable and drives clicks.
I bet the women in your lives are real proud of you, fellas.
⚠️The Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza had been organizing public screenings of World Cup matches for displaced families across the Strip. About an hour before today’s Egypt-Argentina match, Israel killed the committee’s public relations director in a strike on his vehicle. Two others, including a child, were also killed.
@Charles01826132@_mjoneill67 Dont have nightmares. We are living it. The trophy haul is in the past. Real tims want the team to progress forward. “Huns” want us to stand still / so what are you, Hun?