Eve is here. I apologize for not having any posts of my own in this slot. With the power out for over an hour and my computer battery running low, I decided to do what I could.
However, doing this part is helpful separately. Fears in Gaza are, if anything, accelerating and are now being exacerbated by attacks like Gaza’s on Beirut. But while Israel has succeeded in reducing coverage by killing journalists, and many countries around the world have fallen into tragedy fatigue, new abuses and variants of old abuses have not received enough attention.
The latest humanitarian show confirms what an immoral, cruel and cynical country the United States is, and one that deserves universal condemnation. The Biden administration first tried the obvious ploy to force Israel to accept more aid as a consolation prize to Muslim and anti-war voters, but the deadline is after November 5, and Israel has no way to influence the election. There is a possibility that support cannot be achieved without reaching out to the government.
This tweet from today’s link shows how the Israelis are not only blocking aid, they are destroying aid.
take a look at our team @EuroMedHR It was recorded yesterday and today.
Yesterday, Israel allowed humanitarian aid trucks to enter the evacuation center in the town of Beit Hanun amid widespread media coverage.
This morning, Israeli forces raided the shelter, killing civilians and forcing… pic.twitter.com/OzDxtqkXSc
— Ramy Abdu | और देखें November 12, 2024
But in the United States, support for genocide is a bipartisan issue.
By Brett Williams, Common Dreams staff writer. It was first published in common dreams
Human rights defenders around the world reacted angrily to the US State Department’s decision on Tuesday. IsraelEven if the military is annihilated, it does not violate humanitarian law. Gaza and block the flow of aid to the warring Palestinian enclaves.
Last month, the Biden administration approved Provided tens of billions of dollars in military aid to Israel, almost unconditionally. diplomatic support From October 2023 onwards — Send letter to the Israeli government threatening It said it would terminate U.S. arms transfers if “urgent and sustained action” to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza is not taken within 30 days.
Asked at a press conference on Tuesday whether the Israeli government was meeting the letter’s demands, State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said: “We have not assessed that there is a violation of U.S. law.”
As expected, pathetic and blatantly illegal. https://t.co/RWglDrMLvR
— Matt Duss (@mattduss) November 12, 2024
“The overall humanitarian situation in Gaza remains unsatisfactory,” Patel continued. “But in the context of this letter, the question isn’t whether we find something satisfactory; it’s about what behavior we’re seeing.”
“We think these actions that we have seen are steps in the right direction,” he added, referring to the limited reopening of the Erez border crossing between Gaza and Israel. “We would like to see further steps. We hope that these measures will continue for a considerable period of time and that ultimately these measures will bring results to the situation. I’m here.”
Patel argued that the Biden administration is “not giving Israel a pass.”
🚨Department of State: “We have not assessed that Israel violates U.S. law.”
This comes after eight major international humanitarian organizations released a letter today stating that Israel has failed to meet aid requirements set by the United States on time.
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— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) November 12, 2024
However, humanitarian organizations have accused Israel of causing the following situation: apocalypticSituation in northern Gaza, home to thousands of civilians include Many women and children have been killed or injured, while others face imminent starvation under population starvation programs aimed at ethnic cleansing the region.
On Tuesday, a coalition of eight international humanitarian organizations, including Oxfam International, CARE, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Save the Children, released a report titled: Gaza scorecard: Israel fails to meet US request for humanitarian access in Gazawhich found that Israel had not fully complied with any of the 19 specific demands in the Biden administration’s letter.
The scorecard read:
Chief of Interministerial Standing Committee Evaluate now “All Palestinians in northern Gaza are at immediate risk of death from disease, starvation and violence.” The scorecard’s findings highlight Israel’s failure to comply with U.S. demands and international obligations. Israel must be held accountable for the end result of failing to ensure sufficient supplies of food, medical care, and other supplies to reach those in need.
“Israel is manipulating the United States by allowing aid trucks to enter other parts of Gaza in the days leading up to the deadline, but this performative act is a serious threat to the besieged northern Gaza region. No humanitarian aid was brought in,” said Raed Jalal, director of Israeli advocacy. Democracy for the Arab World Today (DAWN). “What is even more worrying is that not a single Palestinian who was forcibly evacuated from the northern Gaza Strip has been allowed to return home.”
Last month, Biden gave Israel 30 days to increase the number of aid trucks allowed into Gaza to 350 per day. Otherwise, it risks losing access to U.S. military aid under U.S. law.
That 30-day period has ended. On average, Israel admits just 54 people per day. https://t.co/UZerAHsxXP pic.twitter.com/nowa3sOHCK
— Stephen Semler (@stephensemler) November 12, 2024
Certainly the IDF said “We will not allow residents of northern Gaza to return to their homes.”
At the same time, aid workers have described the deadly dangers faced by Palestinians trying to flee besieged areas, including Jabalia refugee camp, where part of the war was fought. the worst massacreIncluding the indiscriminate targeting of refugees by Israel regardless age, gender, etc.
The International Court of Justice in The Hague is currently carrying out lengthy proceedings. decide If Israel’s atrocities constitute a violation of the Genocide Convention. While the ICJ considers the evidence in the South African-led case, it urges Israel to stop committing genocide, stop the attack on Rafah, stop blocking Humanitarian assistance through entry into Gaza. critic accuse Israel ignored all three orders.
“As a signatory to the Genocide Convention, the United States has an obligation to prevent acts of genocide and avoid complicity in them,” DAWN stressed on Tuesday. “In order to comply with its treaty obligations and uphold international legal norms, the United States should cease military assistance to Israel.”
The United States called on Israel to increase aid to Gaza. Israel has cut aid.
The US warned of the consequences. There will be nothing.
This will be the legacy of the Biden administration: unconditional support for war crimes and complicity in genocide. https://t.co/rXWMGhjXZ6
— IMEU Policy Project (@imeupolicy) November 12, 2024
This is not the first time the Biden administration has publicly denied that Israel violated humanitarian law during the Gaza war. In March, the State Department accepted Despite the deaths of more than 100,000 Palestinians in Gaza, Israel insists it uses weapons supplied by the United States in accordance with international law. Since then, the number of casualties has increased by about 50%.
Congressional progressives and human rights groups pushed back Regarding the Biden administration’s claims. Memo leaked in April revealed Officials from the U.S. Agency for International Development warned Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Israel was indeed breaking the law by blocking the flow of aid to Gaza. another A leaked State Department memo expressed “grave concerns” about Israel’s failure to comply with humanitarian law and blasted Israel’s claims about legitimate U.S. use of weapons as “not credible or credible.”
Palestine Experts are concerned about the Biden administration’s refusal to suspend arms shipments to Israel. Required Policies based on the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Leahy Act would open the door to the next Republican president. donald trump to support Israeli crimes such as annexation Palestinian territory including the West Bank of the Jordan River.
This encapsulates the Democratic Party’s failure: its repeated refusal to fulfill its promises to voters.
Whether it’s refusing to end arms sales to Israel or refusing to stand up to billionaires and corporate power, the Democratic Party brand is a bait-and-switch at this point. https://t.co/3V9LQAhWDR
— Justice Democratic Party (@justicedems) November 12, 2024
“By spending more than a year ignoring U.S. law on weapons deliveries, the Biden administration has given President Trump an excuse to ignore any law he wants,” said Matt Das, executive vice president at the Center for International Policy. said. said Tuesday on social media. “And they won’t have anything to say about it.”
Das called the Biden administration’s new determination “predictable, pathetic, and blatantly illegal.”
