Melanie rideout

Humanist. Faith led . Writer. Environmentalist. Activist. An optimist by nature. Yoga teacher. Not looking to upgrade anything. views are own

[Sarah Wilkinson @swilkinsonbc]

I saw the israelis shoot 2 fishermen, one in the back & one in the neck: we were denied access to save them: I bore witness to that, says James Elder

[Bernardo Pereira @bernardontp]

🇵🇹 iolanda uses once again the dress from Trashy Clothing - a Palestinian designer for this flag parade.

#eurovision #eurovision2024

[Melanie rideout @MelanieRideout]

#Eurovision2024 #portugal #iolanda support for #Palestine ... Nice !!! Glad someone had the guts

[Trashy Clothing @trashyxclothing]

The story behind iolanda's custom dress, designed by us, which she wore during Eurovision's flag parade in front of over 160 million viewers - a thread...

[Censored Men @CensoredMen]

2 videos I've seen from Gaza today.

1. A child's body parts scattered everywhere after he/she was killed in an Israeli bombing.

2. A child screaming in pain while his/her intestines were hanging out of his/her body.

These horrors coming out of Gaza everyday has led many of us to become desensitized.

But I would like everyone to ponder over every video they see.

Because what we're seeing is actually the work of the devil and should NEVER become normalized.

The world IS trying to normalize it.

Letting a country that's committing an ACTIVE genocide compete in the Eurovision is just one example of the world trying to normalize Israel's genocide.

It's our duty to call it out and fight back against it.

[Melanie rideout @MelanieRideout]

@DwrytM26633 @EllaTravelsLove @GretaThunberg Are you counting globally or what metrics? Palestine is a displaced people, very different to the places you're referring to. P.s. check the numbers in 1948 when Nakba happened will show a different pic

[Melanie rideout @MelanieRideout]

@EllaTravelsLove @GretaThunberg The level of weird logic you express is embarrassing and rather stupid. P s. "Eye for an eye makes the world blind" start living your beliefs and teachings. P.p.s intl lawyers conclude Israel is ACTUALLY committing geno, there's no hypothetical there

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

Week 299. Malmö says NO to genocide! People from all over Sweden are gathering in Malmö this week, where Eurovision is taking place, to protest against Israel’s participation in the competition and to demand a #FreePalestine and #CeasefireNow ! Yesterday we were tens of thousands people flooding the streets of Malmö. We will not accept that a country currently committing genocide is allowed a platform to artwash themselves. The world cannot remain silent in a genocide. Everyone who can must use their voice and speak up against Israel’s crimes and occupation.
#AllEyesOnRafah #StandWithGaza #StandWithPalestine #ClimateJusticeNow #BoycottEurovision

[vanya @eurovanya]

Ukraine and Croatia are the ONLY countries in entire Europe that gave 0 points to Israel at #Eurovision today btw 🇺🇦🇭🇷

[sтevan ⚕️🧼 @ImStevan]

say thanks to eastern europe saving this shit once again

[Luisito Analista 👀 @luisitosmc]

Al menos Israel no ha ganado//

At least Israel hasn't won

#eurovisionRTVE #EurovisionSongContest #Eurovision2024

[Melanie rideout @MelanieRideout]

#Israel , I'm quite sure the public didn't vote for you, or maybe there was some sort of odd campaign ... Weird use of money & time during a war you're in ...

#Eurovision2024 #EurovisionSongContest

[MSF International @MSF]

🚨We are deeply alarmed by the decision of some countries to suspend their funding to @UNRWA.

Consequences these cuts will have on the ground for millions of Palestinians contradict the measures issued by the @CIJ_ICJ to ensure aid flows into #Gaza.

👇
https://t.co/3xwvlU67KH

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

Whatever your position is, just take a moment to reflect on just how dark this is.

Just hours after the ICJ concluded that Israel was plausibly committing genocide and ordered it to dramatically step up humanitarian efforts, 7 Western countries sanctioned... not Israel but the Palestinians and the UN (!!!).

They cut funding for UNRWA, which is THE UN agency tasked with humanitarian assistance to Palestinians (and therefore their main lifeline).

Even if you were the world's worst cynic, you'd still have a hard time expecting such sheer level of cruelty and depravation. This is absolutely unfathomable.

They did so with the cheapest possible excuse, effectively using Israel's narrative that "UNWRA is Hamas" and allegations by Israel that some UNWRA staff were involved in the 7th Oct attack but 1) Israel has been making these accusations for months (so the timing of cutting funding right after the ICJ ruling is obviously not a coincidence) and 2) UNWRA has announced it's terminated the contracts of the staff members accused (12 people out of its 30,000 strong workforce) and launched an investigation, so it obviously doesn't condone this. Even if the allegations were to be proven correct, how can an organization of 30,000 staff be held collectively accountable for the individual actions of 0.04% of its workforce? Especially in the current context when its work is a life or death matter for millions of people.

To add to the cynicism here, UNWRA staff are actually a major victim of the war with at least 152 UNRWA staffers killed by Israel in Gaza to date. In a normal world, it is Israel that should be punished for killing so many members of a humanitarian organization. But nope, it's the humanitarian organization that's getting punished, alongside with the very vulnerable population it's committed to helping.

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

It’s not those still actively cheering on this horror who should face the brunt of fury, morally depraved beyond reason as they are.

It’s those who are silent.

There is no excuse for having a public platform and not denouncing a historic crime our government facilitates

[Melanie rideout @MelanieRideout]

@HillelNeuer @AbdallahMehjez @BBCNews There is nothing about acting as a human shield... Or where did you get that from?

[simon maginn @simonmaginn]

Hi @BBC
Care to explain why you didn't broadcast South Africa's case at the ICJ, but did broadcast Israel's defence?
Care to defend this on the grounds of 'impartiality', which your Charter requires?
#ItWasAScam

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

This has been sent to all Labour MPs from the Whips office.

Completely ludicrous and undemocratic to shut down any MP even asking questions about bombing Yemen

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

Spare a moment for one of Israel's top lawyers here.

Must be absolutely humiliating for him.

Especially given it's the only part of his entire testimony that will be remembered.

This was his big moment, too!

A real, real shame.

[Falastynia @Fanestaaa]

@OwenJones84 We just call for nuclear bombs as a hobby do not misunderstand us

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

This is what real political courage looks like: Israeli member of the Knesset Ofer Cassif joins the lawsuit against Israel at the ICJ in the Hague.

Here is what he wrote to explain his decision:

"My constitutional duty is to Israeli society and all its residents, not to a government whose members and its coalition are calling for ethnic cleansing and even actual genocide.

Those who hurt the country and the people are the ones who led South Africa to turn to The Hague, not me and my friends.

I will not give up the struggle for our existence as a moral society. That is true patriotism - not wars of revenge and calls for destruction, not unnecessary bloodshed, and not the sacrifice of civilians and soldiers in futile wars."

And he is 100% right.