Claire Stenson

Dreamer.

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

This is incredible. Rob Oliphant, whose job is to defend Canada's foreign policy in Parliament, got recorded in a private phone call admitting how disgusting Canada's de-funding of UNRWA is, and that he does believe Israel is committing genocide.
https://t.co/q0idpzMeW6

Here what he said on the leaked recording of the call:

"When I read that we were pausing money to UNRWA — I'm going to be very clear — it was political. And I don't just mean domestic politics. It has to do with our allies. I thought it was the wrong decision."

In short: nothing to do with the allegations against UNRWA (which to this day are still unproven), everything to do with the US pressuring Canada to de-fund it.

Oliphant also said on the call that, even if the Israeli allegation is true, he doesn't agree with the Trudeau government's response: "You don't stop aid to Gaza because of 12 or 13 employees out of 13,000. It drives me crazy. It is opportunistic, it is unfair, and it is maligning the operation of a UN organization that is doing, not perfect work — there's no organization that's made of human beings that's perfect, UNRWA has its faults. But it is the best we have for education, for medical care, for food, all of those things.

My heart falls down in my body. My heart hurts, because the only way to get that aid there is UNRWA.

We can't have 200 trucks a day. We need 800 trucks a day. We need more entry points. We need water access from the Mediterranean. And we need to push on those points. But we also need UNRWA, which is the only body that has the infrastructure to deliver the aid."

Oliphant said that any decision to divert UNRWA aid to other channels likely would be symbolic, because "the reality is that UNICEF or World Food Program or other agencies are going to have to use the same people that work for UNRWA. It's political and it's driving me crazy."

He added: "I will defend UNRWA forever. Their work in Lebanon, their work in Jordan, I've been there, I've been to the refugee camps. I've examined the curriculum that people have gone crazy about, saying it's antisemitic. I don't believe it is. I think UNRWA is maligned every day."

On the call he also said he does believe Israel is committing "genocidal activity": "Do I believe there's genocidal activity on the part of Israel? Probably yes, from what I have seen."

He says Netanyahu is hurting not only Gaza but Israel too: "Netanyahu is hurting Israel. Not only killing Gazans, but hurting Israel. So for the love of Israel, tell him to stop."

Lastly he said that Israel — not other countries — should be made to pay the cost of the war: "Israel needs to pay for rebuilding the country it destroyed. I don't want to pay for that," he said, before acknowledging that Canada likely will be called on to contribute something, along with Gulf Arab nations...

[Tiberius @tiberiusfiles]

Since Saturday…

We’ve discovered Hind Rajat was murdered by Israel, alone, amidst the bodies of her family, after crying for help as she was terrified.

We’ve witnessed Sidra Hassouna’s broken and dismembered corpse hung from a wall after another IOF attack.

We’ve watched yet another young Palestinian girl taking her last breaths, lying on a hospital floor, as an Israeli missile blew her stomach out.

We’ve seen medics desperately attempting to resuscitate a baby whose home had been destroyed by the IOF.

We’ve seen another infant whose legs had been blown off, lying in hospital without anaesthetic.

That’s five images that should never exist—five scenarios that can never be justified—in five days.

Yet these precious souls are merely five out of tens of thousands of dead or injured children—children the west sees as expendable to protect a fascist regime built on bloodshed.

There is no returning from this for the western order. The systems in place that facilitated this—and many genocides before it—must be entirely dismantled if the world is to know peace.

[Dr Matt Kneale (🦋drmk.link) @mattster]

Tomorrow, a crucial piece of legislation around healthcare will be scrutinised by MPs.

It will happen in a committee room, away from the main chambers, on a whisper.

If it passes, it will worsen the health of the UK population.

Did you know about it? No?

A thread 🧵

[Pelham @Resist_05]

In 2005 an Israeli Soldier emptied his entire magazine (17 bullets) into a 13 year old Palestinian schoolgirl.

He said he would do the same if she was a 3 year old.

The young girl was shot in her arms, legs, hands, chest and 3 times in her face.

The Israeli soldier was given NOT GUILTY by an Israeli Military Court

https://t.co/VcPsjPQjw0

[Double Down News @DoubleDownNews]

“I feel ashamed that I bought into the narrative about Jeremy Corbyn. I should have been a lot more careful and scrupulous about some of my journalism. Others could make the same assessment"

@OborneTweets on the Labour Files:

[Richard Murphy @RichardJMurphy]

Simply changing the rules on this issue could save £25 billion or more a year. That's enough to pay what labour thinks a Green New Deal would cost a year. Literally, that's solved the problem of paying for that.

[Jim Grace @mac_puck]

Either the Tories have not thought through the implications of the post-brexit immigration rules... or they have thought them through all too well.

I have a nasty inkling of what they might be up to, but it takes a bit of explaining.

Let's start with "before brexit"...

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[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

Today, I'm thinking of all those in Israel and Palestine suffering unimaginable pain, trauma and fear.

The horrific attacks on civilians in Israel were deplorable. This cannot justify the indiscriminate killing of Palestinians, who are paying the price for a crime they did not commit.

Half of Gaza’s population are children. Trapped in an open-air prison without food, water, gas or electricity, they are watching their homes turn to rubble with nowhere to go.

We should condemn the use of violence against all civilians, Israeli and Palestinian. And we must renew our calls for an immediate ceasefire to prevent any further loss of life.

In times of war, we need more voices for peace — and the only way to achieve peace is to end the occupation.

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

Tory govt has covertly signed a contract targeting 20% cuts to new education plans for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to bring down costs.

With a SEND son, I know the pain this will cause to so many children & families
😡 https://t.co/38Rh1b1qcB

[Dr. Jennifer Cassidy @OxfordDiplomat]

“Farming is collapsing in Britain right now because of Brexit”. Another industry on the brink. Still waiting on the upside of leaving a regional bloc where countries and citizens benefit from active collaboration and collective regulations, laws and trade.

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

Ex-Environment Sec George Eustice is taking role at UK waste firm fined for polluting water, while still an MP.
He's refused to say how much he'll be paid. Of course he has
He was the Sec of State for Environment Food & Rural Affairs from Feb 20 to Sept 22 https://t.co/hmNrjJZPOt

[Dr Dan Goyal @danielgoyal]

This is a direct cost of privatisation…

120,000 lives in ONE year!

Sunak and his MPs know this is the price of privatisation - that people will die - and they do it anyway

Their greed knows no bounds, not even the lives of their citizens.

https://t.co/GVHNpOJF6C

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Students on nursing courses decline by more than 13% in a year.

Nursing vacancies rising.

Must abolish university fees. Give nurses/students grants.

A country that can bailout banks, hand £1trn QE to speculators, can also take charge of its future.
https://t.co/XnLX5bW6HK

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

Some Conservative MPs think they are worth £1,500 per hour, yet don’t think Junior Doctors should start on more than £14.

In reality all doctors want is fair pay after more than a decade of real terms pay cuts.

Please RT if you agree they deserve it.

https://t.co/mkDxOhCCJp

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

Whilst the Government distracts us with small boats its anti strike bill will rob millions of workers of their democratic right to strike, its Elections Act will lock millions out of the electoral process & new laws will strip back our right to protest. UK media must wake up!

[Dr Dan Goyal @danielgoyal]

Yesterday’s announcement by this Govt about winter beds was really devious and dishonest.

The message they were sending to the public was ‘we are investing in the NHS to prepare for Winter’

The reality was quite the opposite…
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[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

If you think fertilized eggs are people but parents who've crossed the oceans with their kids aren't, stop pretending your concerns are religious.

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

If you stand with our junior doctors & have had enough of UK media’s utterly bull**** reporting of this dispute please RT this widely

[Dr Dan Goyal @danielgoyal]

The £200m gifted to Mone’s company was paid for out of the NHS budget.

All the dodgy PPE contracts were added to the NHS budget by Sunak before being paid out

Yes, as Tories have meltdowns about doctors earning £14/hr, Mone sails around the world courtesy of NHS funds.

[BMA Consultants @BMA_Consultants]

This morning on @bbcr4today the Health Secretary @SteveBarclay said Consultants get a "tax-free pension of £73,000 a year" when they retire.

This is categorically not true, and we expect him to issue an urgent correction. Here's why 🧵 (1/5)