Not a day goes by without Israeli violence against Palestinians – military, settler, economic, legislative violence; theft of land, freedom, shelter, health, dignity, childhood. IMEMC reports. Weekend incidents include the shooting of Mohammad Tamimi, who had previously been severely injured in 2017, when Israeli forces shot him in the face.
16-year-old Abdullah Tarabin lost an eye; Bassem sustained three fractures in his jaw; Taleb’s skull was smashed; and Obeideh and Uday were injured in their faces…
An ultra-nationalist Israeli lawmaker’s behavior on Tuesday is a microcosm of the conduct and attitude of Israel as a whole: bullying, self-absorbed, faux-victimized, evasive.
Kape Technologies, run by Israelis, used to distribute malware that infected computers world wide…. now it has acquired four different VPN services (to provide ‘internet security’) and a collection of VPN ‘review’ websites – which now rank Kape’s VPN holdings at the top of their recommendations.
Tensions have been running especially high in Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories, as Israel violently clamps down on Palestinian protests against occupation and land confiscation and other human rights violations. Read these short reports, all from Friday, May 6th.
Security camera footage shows that this Palestinian boy was shot in the eye as he stood in a sheltered place with his cousin, doing nothing. Rights groups have long condemned Israel’s use of rubber-coated steel bullets, which have repeatedly killed and wounded Palestinians.
As Palestinian elections gear up, Israel has been arresting Palestinian politicians in an attempt to suppress Palestinians’ exercise of political sovereignty and self-determination.
Americans, if you think the Palestinian issue is unrelated to you, think again: Israeli violence is being perpetrated in your name, with money that should be spent to make your lives better.
Israel’s incessant human rights abuses against Palestinians included last week: abductions, violence, home demolition and invasion, and more. Mainstream media won’t tell these stories.
How much damage can an occupying army do in one day? This much.