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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037

    http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/united-nations-human-rights-council-resolution-on-gaza-full-text-564074

    United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution on Gaza: Full Text
    July 24, 2014


    Here is the full text of the resolution:

    In a resolution (A/HRC/S-21/L.1) on ensuring respect for international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, adopted by a vote of 29 States in favour, 1 against and 17 abstentions, the Council strongly condemns the failure of Israel, the occupying Power, to end its prolonged occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem; and condemns in the strongest terms the widespread, systematic and gross violations of international human rights and fundamental freedoms arising from the Israeli military operations carried out in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 13 June 2014 that may amount to international crimes, directly resulting in the killing of more than 650 Palestinians, most of them civilians and more than 170 of whom are children, the injury of more than 4,000 people and the wanton destruction of homes, vital infrastructure and public properties.

    The Council condemns all violence against civilians wherever it occurs, including the killing of two Israeli civilians as a result of rocket fire; calls for an immediate cessation of Israeli military assaults throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and an end to attacks against all civilians, including Israeli civilians; demands that Israel, the occupying Power, immediately and fully end its illegal closure of the occupied Gaza Strip; calls upon the international community to provide urgently needed humanitarian assistance and services to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip; and expresses deep concern at the condition of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails and detention centres.

    The Council also recommends that the Government of Switzerland, in its capacity as depositary of the Fourth Geneva Convention, promptly reconvene the conference of High Contracting Parties to the Convention; and decides to urgently dispatch an independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate all violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, particularly in the occupied Gaza Strip, in the context of the military operations conducted since 13 June 2014, and to report to the Council at its twenty-eighth session.

    The result of the vote was as follows:

    In favour (29): Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, and Viet Nam.

    Against (1): United States of America.

    Abstentions (17): Austria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Gabon, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Montenegro, Republic of Korea, Romania, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and United Kingdom.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Shame on the U.K for abstaining. I'll be writing to my MP about this.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    edited July 2014
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/10984259/Revealed-the-Palestinian-children-killed-by-Israeli-forces.html

    More children than Palestinian fighters are being killed in Israel's offensive on Gaza, according to the UN. Shown here are the name, age, and sex of 132 of those children, recorded by the Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights

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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    edited July 2014
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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    edited July 2014
    Mass protests across Europe against Israel's latest massacre of Palestinians:

    Thousands Gather In London For Protest Against Israeli Military Action: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/07/19/gaza-london-protest-pictures_n_5601766.html

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    Gaza conflict sparks massive global protests, some violent: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-conflict-sparks-massive-global-protests-some-violent-1.2712343

    Looting and tear gas in Paris as protestors riot over Israeli offensive in Gaza: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/20/looting-and-tear-gas-in-paris-as-protestors-riot-over-israeli-offensive-in-gaza/

    Israel’s Gaza Incursion Sets Off Protests in Europe: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/22/world/europe/israels-gaza-incursion-sets-off-protests-in-europe.html?_r=0

    And even Chicago managed to get a protest going: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2EDa4M5uIY

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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    edited July 2014
    http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/video-my-democracy-now-debate-gaza-liberal-zionist-jj-goldberg

    My Democracy Now! debate on Gaza with “liberal” Zionist J.J. Goldberg

    On Democracy Now! today I debated J.J. Goldberg, editor-at-large and columnist at the newspaper The Jewish Daily Forward.

    The discussion was ostensibly focused on US media coverage of Gaza, but I think Goldberg’s performance more accurately displayed the ways that “liberal” Zionists use euphemisms to obscure from view – their own and others’ – the full horror of Israel’s ongoing pogrom in Gaza and its decades of relentless violence and massacres against Palestinians.

    Goldberg, while appearing critical of Israel, was actually advancing its most pernicious talking points, the goal of which is to blame Palestinian victims for their own deaths and to falsely portray Israel as the victim.

    It was not easy to maintain my composure in the face of this. Just before the show, I had been looking at tweets from my friend Refaat Alareer, the editor of the book Gaza Writes Back.

    Refaat is from the Shujaiya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, but he is currently out of Palestine, far from his family. His neighborhood has been destroyed and dozens of its people killed in an ongoing Israeli massacre.

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    It is a small thing, but I offer this appearance on Democracy Now! as a gift to my friend Refaat.

    Ali Abunimah of Electronic Intifada vs. J.J. Goldberg of the Jewish Daily Forward - July 23, 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olsgHPHf_mQ#t=488
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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    The 'News', American style:

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  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    Byrnzie said:

    so....

    the UN is going to investigate war crimes committed by the idf.

    2 nations have gone on record as opposing the investigation.

    the us and israel.

    Yep. Business as usual. The whole World on one side, and Israel and the U.S on the other.

    Just dnt call it genocide byrnzie or some "lucky" fan mite come on here and start name calling lol
  • SivanMerili
    SivanMerili Ashdod, Israel Posts: 133
    edited July 2014
    .This war is not about territory, its about fighting a ruthless Jihad ideology.

    Israel withdraw more than 9 years ago from Gaza

    Gaza is under terror occupation

    Egypt alienates Hamas/Islamic Jihad/ISIS - closing the border pass. Allows only for injured people.

    Israel is doing the same

    UN: we found hidden missiles in a school in Gaza

    What is a 'proportional response' the world askes from Israel?
    When more than 1k missile were fired to populated areas in Israel


    Tens of terror tunnels were diged by Hamas that leads to the heart of Israeli populated communitys.

    KNOCK KNOCK!!! Whose there? Hamas terrorist going out from pits in Israeli kindergardens

    IDF is our soul, our body, our heart that protects us from the miserable terrorists who seek for killing and death of civilianze in Israel.

    IM NOT HERE TO APOLOGAYS ON OUR RIGHT TO FIGHT BACK

    IN A WAR ZONE DEATH IS INEVITABLE, UNFORTUNETLY.

    WE WILL NEVER STOP FIGHT TERROR.

    TERROR WILL BE ANSWERD WITH POWER.

    STANS FOR FREE GAZA FROM HAMAS.
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  • badbrains said:

    Byrnzie said:

    so....

    the UN is going to investigate war crimes committed by the idf.

    2 nations have gone on record as opposing the investigation.

    the us and israel.

    Yep. Business as usual. The whole World on one side, and Israel and the U.S on the other.

    Just dnt call it genocide byrnzie or some "lucky" fan mite come on here and start name calling lol
    As many people who eat up that crap, there are just as many people who see thru it.

    It's like reading the news.
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  • Byrnzie said:

    The 'News', American style:

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    Seriously, what's your point? Others? In a headline?

    And al Jezerra reports ambulances can't get to a war zone because intense fighting. Shocking... It's a war zone! Oh... And another baby died.

    All the while, Hamas leadership sits in exile drinking champagne and rejecting cease-fire agreements. Life is good!
    9.29.96, 8.28.98, 9.1.00, 7.5.03, 9.30.05, 6.1.06, 6.19.08, 6.20.08, 6.24.08, 10.27.09, 10.28.09, 10.30.09, 5.20.10, 9.3.11, 9.4.11, 9.2.12, 7.19.13...

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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037

    .This war is not about territory, its about fighting a ruthless Jihad ideology.

    Israel withdraw more than 9 years ago from Gaza

    Gaza is under terror occupation

    Egypt alienates Hamas/Islamic Jihad/ISIS - closing the border pass. Allows only for injured people.

    Israel is doing the same

    UN: we found hidden missiles in a school in Gaza

    What is a 'proportional response' the world askes from Israel?
    When more than 1k missile were fired to populated areas in Israel


    Tens of terror tunnels were diged by Hamas that leads to the heart of Israeli populated communitys.

    KNOCK KNOCK!!! Whose there? Hamas terrorist going out from pits in Israeli kindergardens

    IDF is our soul, our body, our heart that protects us from the miserable terrorists who seek for killing and death of civilianze in Israel.

    IM NOT HERE TO APOLOGAYS ON OUR RIGHT TO FIGHT BACK

    IN A WAR ZONE DEATH IS INEVITABLE, UNFORTUNETLY.

    WE WILL NEVER STOP FIGHT TERROR.

    TERROR WILL BE ANSWERD WITH POWER.

    STANS FOR FREE GAZA FROM HAMAS.

    Wow! That's a real sounbite wankfest. Did you learn that from the same place where you learned to spell 'dug', 'communities',and 'apologize'?



  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037

    And al Jezerra reports ambulances can't get to a war zone because intense fighting. Shocking... It's a war zone!

    No, it reports that the Israeli's prevented ambulances from entering and leaving the site of the massacre.

    You see, a war is when two armies are fighting. When one army is massacring civilians, it's not a war.

    Oh... And another baby died.

    Actually, about 150 children, including many babies. have been killed by the brave fighters of the IDF. Not that you give a fuck about that.

    All the while, Hamas leadership sits in exile drinking champagne and rejecting cease-fire agreements. Life is good!

    The only ceasefire agreement they rejected was a ceasefire agrement that they weren't consulted on, and which answered none of their demands. They were perfectly right to reject it.

    Any more lame soundbites you'd like to spout off?



  • If you try hard enough, you can find news about another rejected cease-fire. You have proven your ability to use google.
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  • Byrnzie said:

    And al Jezerra reports ambulances can't get to a war zone because intense fighting. Shocking... It's a war zone!

    No, it reports that the Israeli's prevented ambulances from entering and leaving the site of the massacre.

    You see, a war is when two armies are fighting. When one army is massacring civilians, it's not a war.

    Oh... And another baby died.

    Actually, about 150 children, including many babies. have been killed by the brave fighters of the IDF. Not that you give a fuck about that.

    All the while, Hamas leadership sits in exile drinking champagne and rejecting cease-fire agreements. Life is good!

    The only ceasefire agreement they rejected was a ceasefire agrement that they weren't consulted on, and which answered none of their demands. They were perfectly right to reject it.

    Any more lame soundbites you'd like to spout off?



    Slam! You showed me!
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    Ok...there is war with arny from one side and guerilla from the other side..ofcourse palestine has civilian deaths..all are civilians..there is no tactical army...if palestine had army would be this bombing ok??
    ofcourse not..like cos someone join the army is ok to die..like he isnt a human..so its ok if he dies and he is a soldier..well its not
    So when someone says there is a israelian soldier dead is the same as a palestine ..death is death..
    whats going on there for sure is a genocide..no question...when in a week have ao many kids dead..its a fuckin genocide..
    ..now.other.question..israel has the gun power to destroy and kill everyone os palestine at gaza..why they dont do it all this years??cos they afraid what the world will say??yeah right..they dont give a shit...the big bosses want this problem ti stay as it is..
    they talk peace..then someone breaks it.they kill each other and then again we stop to talk peace..bullshit...the allies selling guns..the religion gets stronger in the name of allah..
    shame to the jewish merderers and shame tk the terrorist merderers and so on...and more selling guns..and more hate and more killing and the same time oil companies doing theirjob..
    This tragedy there is so well organise to never ends and the victims are every god damn person was unlucky to born there...
    and the propaganda goes on....
    fuck yeah..
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  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,385
    Byrnzie said:

    .This war is not about territory, its about fighting a ruthless Jihad ideology.

    Israel withdraw more than 9 years ago from Gaza

    Gaza is under terror occupation

    Egypt alienates Hamas/Islamic Jihad/ISIS - closing the border pass. Allows only for injured people.

    Israel is doing the same

    UN: we found hidden missiles in a school in Gaza

    What is a 'proportional response' the world askes from Israel?
    When more than 1k missile were fired to populated areas in Israel


    Tens of terror tunnels were diged by Hamas that leads to the heart of Israeli populated communitys.

    KNOCK KNOCK!!! Whose there? Hamas terrorist going out from pits in Israeli kindergardens

    IDF is our soul, our body, our heart that protects us from the miserable terrorists who seek for killing and death of civilianze in Israel.

    IM NOT HERE TO APOLOGAYS ON OUR RIGHT TO FIGHT BACK

    IN A WAR ZONE DEATH IS INEVITABLE, UNFORTUNETLY.

    WE WILL NEVER STOP FIGHT TERROR.

    TERROR WILL BE ANSWERD WITH POWER.

    STANS FOR FREE GAZA FROM HAMAS.

    Wow! That's a real sounbite wankfest. Did you learn that from the same place where you learned to spell 'dug', 'communities',and 'apologize'?



    Byrnzie, rather than criticizing this person's English abilities (in Israel, typically Hebrew is spoken, and English abilities do vary), this seems like a good piece to dissect and respond to. After all, it's Israelis whose mentalities you'd like to see a shift in, no?
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  • rr165892
    rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    Byrnzie said:

    And al Jezerra reports ambulances can't get to a war zone because intense fighting. Shocking... It's a war zone!

    No, it reports that the Israeli's prevented ambulances from entering and leaving the site of the massacre.

    You see, a war is when two armies are fighting. When one army is massacring civilians, it's not a war.

    Oh... And another baby died.

    Actually, about 150 children, including many babies. have been killed by the brave fighters of the IDF. Not that you give a fuck about that.

    All the while, Hamas leadership sits in exile drinking champagne and rejecting cease-fire agreements. Life is good!

    The only ceasefire agreement they rejected was a ceasefire agrement that they weren't consulted on, and which answered none of their demands. They were perfectly right to reject it.

    Any more lame soundbites you'd like to spout off?



    When dealing with statistics lets look deeper.50% of the population of Gaza is 14yrs old or younger.That alone statistically means your going to have more children injured or killed.Very unfortunate,very sad but but they are pawns.Their blood is on Hamas hands as much as the IDF.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    benjs said:

    Byrnzie said:

    .This war is not about territory, its about fighting a ruthless Jihad ideology.

    Israel withdraw more than 9 years ago from Gaza

    Gaza is under terror occupation

    Egypt alienates Hamas/Islamic Jihad/ISIS - closing the border pass. Allows only for injured people.

    Israel is doing the same

    UN: we found hidden missiles in a school in Gaza

    What is a 'proportional response' the world askes from Israel?
    When more than 1k missile were fired to populated areas in Israel


    Tens of terror tunnels were diged by Hamas that leads to the heart of Israeli populated communitys.

    KNOCK KNOCK!!! Whose there? Hamas terrorist going out from pits in Israeli kindergardens

    IDF is our soul, our body, our heart that protects us from the miserable terrorists who seek for killing and death of civilianze in Israel.

    IM NOT HERE TO APOLOGAYS ON OUR RIGHT TO FIGHT BACK

    IN A WAR ZONE DEATH IS INEVITABLE, UNFORTUNETLY.

    WE WILL NEVER STOP FIGHT TERROR.

    TERROR WILL BE ANSWERD WITH POWER.

    STANS FOR FREE GAZA FROM HAMAS.

    Wow! That's a real sounbite wankfest. Did you learn that from the same place where you learned to spell 'dug', 'communities',and 'apologize'?



    Byrnzie, rather than criticizing this person's English abilities (in Israel, typically Hebrew is spoken, and English abilities do vary), this seems like a good piece to dissect and respond to. After all, it's Israelis whose mentalities you'd like to see a shift in, no?
    If you read back through this thread you'll see that I've already addressed every one of these Fox News/idf.com soundbites.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037

    If you try hard enough, you can find news about another rejected cease-fire. You have proven your ability to use google.

    Tthat's clever. How does the second ceasefire agreement, that Hamas hasn't been consulted on, differ from the first one that Hamas wasn't consulted on?

    I've already explained why Hamas rejected the ceasefire. Did you miss that? Do I need to repeat myself?

    Hamas have drawn up their own ceasefire agreement. It's pretty much identical to the 2012 ceasefire agreement that Israel signed up to and then began violating almost immediately.
    But I know you don't care about that, because it doesn't fit your self-serving narrative of trying to paint Israel in a postive light, even when it happens to be engaged in massacring unarmed men, women and children in order to maintain it's illegal occupation and land-grab.

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