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NYT investigation concludes Razan Al-Najjar’s death was unnecessary, may be a war crime

contact@ifamericansknew.org January 1, 2019 exploding bullet, Gaza, Great March of Return, humanitarian law, IDF, lethal force, sniper, war crime, zionism

Razan Al-Najjar’s death by sniper last June was briefly newsworthy; she was briefly demonized by Israel, then the world forgot about her.

But the NYT chose to investigate, examining 1,000 photos and videos, interviewing experts and over 30 eyewitnesses, and piecing the event together using Israeli 3-D software.

The conclusion: the shooting should never have taken place – no one was endangering Israeli soldiers or the border, and medics were in plain view – and Israel has done little to decrease the frequency of these incidents.

Her death is at best reckless, at worst a war crime.

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Tuesday was a very bad day for Palestinians, but so is every other day

contact@ifamericansknew.org December 5, 2018 abduction, bedouin, Great March of Return, home demolition, occupation, operation cast lead, salfit, tulkarem, zionism

The events of December 4, 2018 in the occupied Palestinian territories would startle most of the world, but US mainstream US media won’t report them: a grieving father is unable to get Israel to take responsibility for just 4 of the 1,400 deaths from Operation Cast Lead; an Israeli arms testing facility is about to move in on Bedouin land; a mentally disabled man is killed; 24 Palestinians are abducted; and 5 buildings (and livelihoods of 5 families) are demolished.

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MSF: 1,000 Gazans shot by Israel at risk of fatal infection

contact@ifamericansknew.org November 30, 2018 blockade, doctors without borders, Great March of Return, msf, occupation, ochaopt, siege, sniper, world health organization

Palestinians in Gaza are dealing with more fallout from the blockade – and their protest against it. Now in addition to thousands of gunshot wounds from Israeli snipers, and their accompanying disabilities and amputations, many are at risk of infection. The healthcare sector is lacking in supplies thanks to import restrictions; patients can not go abroad for treatment thanks to visa restrictions.

One Israeli human rights org reports over 180 Palestinians killed (31 of them minors) and 21,000 injured.

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Freedom of Speech takes a hit in Boston as billboard comes down

contact@ifamericansknew.org November 16, 2018 billboard, first amendment, first responders, freedom of speech, Gaza, Great March of Return, palestine advocacy project, razan al najjar, zionism

In an aggressive campaign against a billboard company and its staff, Israel supporters threatened boycott and used the label “anti-Semitism” as a weapon to shut down a positive ad celebrating first responders in Gaza. The ad did not mention Israel. No dialogue, no explanation, just suppression of free speech.

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Israel targets Gaza’s children, say witnesses

contact@ifamericansknew.org October 28, 2018 Ahmad Abu Habil, Amnesty International, Faris al-Sarsawi, Gaza, Great March of Return, Islam Musbah, Jabaliya, Maher Zaqoul, Muhammad al-Dura, Muhammad al-Hawm, Nasir Musbah, Return March, Saleh Higazi, Sama Musbah, Shujaiya, Yasser Abu Khater

Electronic Intifada reports that every Friday 11-year-old Nasir insisted that he accompany his two older sisters to the Great March of Return. Both women are medics; Nasir would carry their first aid bags. An Israeli sniper shot him in the head. Israeli forces have killed 1,600 Gazan children since 2000… “An Israeli soldier deliberately killed Faris,” Zaqoul said. “The Israeli soldier said on a loudspeaker ‘you, with the white T-shirt, I’ll shoot you’ – pointing at Faris…”

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Shattered Limbs, Broken Dreams: Life for Gaza Athletes after Surviving Israeli Bullets

contact@ifamericansknew.org September 6, 2018 boxing, butterfly bullet, exploding bullet, gaza blockade, gaza march, Great March of Return, sniper, surfing, volleyball, zionism

3 young men in Gaza: a surfer, a boxer, and a volleyball player, whose dreams were destroyed by snipers’ bullets as they stood watching or helping the injured at the Great March of Return.

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Trump is willing starve Palestinians into compliance with his Deal of the Century

contact@ifamericansknew.org August 27, 2018 deal of the century, disengagement plan, embassy, Great March of Return, hanan ashrawi, Jerusalem, jewish majority, refugees, right of return, separation wall, settlement, unrwa, zionism

Palestinians have always had just 3 wishes: a capital someday in Jerusalem, a return to the 1967 borders, and the Right of Return. Between Trump and Israel, there’s nothing left to even dream of: the barest minimum is disappearing – food, medicine, the title of “refugee.”

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The luxury of evacuation: a form of Jewish privilege based on the myth of Israeli vulnerability, while Gazans suffer and die

contact@ifamericansknew.org August 13, 2018 anti-tunnel technology, blockade, evacuation, existential threat, gaza rockets, Great March of Return, israel's borders, resistance, snipers, vulnerability, zionism

Evacuation is another form of Jewish Israeli privilege, based on the myth of vulnerability (Israel’s borders are secure) and existential threat (Israel has one of the most powerful armies in the world, and is in no danger of annihilation).

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Gunshot Gaza: hospitals struggle to treat surge in firearms injuries

contact@ifamericansknew.org August 13, 2018 amputation, butterfly bullet, expanding bullet, exploding bullet, Great March of Return, humanitarian crisis, prosthetic, sniper

Medical work in Gaza is impeded by the unmanageable number of wounded, the complex injuries that will require multiple follow-up procedures, and the shortage of supplies. Add to that the difficulty in getting permission for patients to seek medical attention outside the country – it adds up to an impossible situation.

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International Criminal Court Reaches Out to Palestinian Victims as War Crimes Case Enters Pre-Trial Phase

contact@ifamericansknew.org August 2, 2018 Gaza, Great March of Return, icc, international criminal courrt, mavi marmara, peter kovacs, war crirme, zionism

The ICC is set to begin pre-trial actions for Israeli crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territories since June 13, 2014. But the presiding judge has already ruled once in favor of Israel… is the fix in?
It’s odd that no US media outlets have reported on this major legal development… An Israeli news report said that if a formal investigation commenced it would be “a dramatic step which would impact Israel’s status in the international community.”

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