u/tarlin

Settlers said to torch Palestinian fields, block fire trucks from reaching scene

This is another case where the silence of zionists is overwhelming. If you condemn criticism of Israel, but do not tell Israel that this is awful, everyone knows what you support.

timesofisrael.com
u/tarlin — 1 day ago

PCHR Documents Testimonies of Systematic Rape and Sexual Torture in Israeli Detention against Released Palestinian Detainees

NSFW - very dark read.

This is another report which contains discussion about the use of dogs in Israeli prisons on Palestinians. There is some dismissal of all the original sources as they came from one specific human rights organization.

pchrgaza.org
u/tarlin — 9 days ago

> Hamas symbol on door, fire set: Following an attack on the property of Brandenburg's antisemitism commissioner, the trail leads to suspects from his circle. The motive remains a mystery.

Well, this attack was faked to be about antisemitism or Hamas. It was also always strange that they burned a shed.

u/tarlin — 17 days ago

Israel's method of dealing with Hamas and Hezbollah is to issue evacuation orders for large areas then level the areas. This is based on the idea that Hamas/Hezbollah could use the area or is hiding in the area.

If you compare civilian deaths by Hezbollah to civilian deaths by settlers alongside their IDF chaperones, the settlers are much more violent. I consider the actions of the settlers backed by their IDF chaperones in the West Bank to be terrorism.

Would Palestine, or an ally of theirs acting on their behalf, be justified to issue an evacuation order to a settlement and then level the settlement? If Hamas requested Iran to help them with terrorists and Iran acted as Israel does, would you support those actions? The same justification could be used for those settlements. Settler terrorists could be hiding there or using them as a base of operation. Does the fact that the settlements are all illegal change the calculation?

I would imagine that Israel's supporters would say no to this. Do you likewise oppose all of the IDF military actions and IDF doctrine of war?

reddit.com
u/tarlin — 22 days ago

> Pardo recalled warnings by Israeli philosopher Yeshayahu Leibowitz in 1968, who criticised the occupation of Palestinian territories and the imposition of military rule over millions of Palestinians. > > In his article The Territories, Leibowitz warned that control over Palestinians would ultimately lead to the “corruption” of Israeli society. > > "Rule over the occupied territories would have social repercussions," Leibowitz warned at the time. > > "The corruption characteristic of every colonial regime would also prevail in the state of Israel," he added, calling for withdrawal from occupied territories. > > While Pardo once believed Leibowitz was mistaken, he now says “there was a lot of truth” in his warning.

u/tarlin — 23 days ago