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Intensifying injustice: capital punishment in Israel

[email protected] November 10, 2018 Addameer, administrative detention, ahed tamimi, avigdor lieberman, capital punishment, death sentence, Elor Azaria, IDF, injustice, military court, military order 101, secret evidence, zionism

As Israel considers adopting the death sentence for Palestinians, it is worth recalling that under occupation, Palestinians already face harsh injustice and that such a law would be illegal according to international law. The examples of Elor Azaria’s 9-month prison term for killing an unarmed, injured Palestinian at point-blank range, and Ahed Tamimi’s 8-month sentence for slapping an IDF soldier, indicate that the Israeli “justice” system is already severely lopsided.

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Untold stories of everyday Israeli brutality

[email protected] November 5, 2018 abduction, Gaza, Hebron, IDF, IMEMC, settler, settler violence, West Bank, zionism

Israeli soldiers and settlers terrorize Palestinians every day. Stories from November 4-5 (that won’t appear in mainstream media) include 2 Palestinian deaths, at least 14 abductions – some of them children, a settler free-for-all in Hebron, and an injured infant.

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IDF Awards Israeli Soldiers for Deadly Crackdown on Gaza Protests

[email protected] October 12, 2018 children, Gaza, humanitarian crisis, IDF, injuries, intifada, Israeli military, killed, protests, schools

As the man-made crisis in Gaza is nearing a dangerous climax, Israel’s military has awarded the Gaza Division with a “certificate of appreciation” for its role in suppressing Palestinian protests. Described in the media as “clashes,” these protests involve Israeli snipers firing into crowds of unarmed young Palestinians. The award was given as the number of unarmed protesters wounded since March 30 surpassed 22,000 and the killings reached 198.

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On Sunday Israelis shot, injured Palestinians in Gaza, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, abducted others, etc.

[email protected] October 1, 2018 Bethlehem, Gaza, Hebron, IDF, Israeli settlers, Jenin, Jericho, Jerusalem, Madoma, West Bank

Israeli soldiers shot six Palestinians in Gaza, a Palestinian teen in Jericho after the army invaded it accompanying groups of illegal settlers, abducted at dawn six Palestinians in Hebron, Bethlehem and Jenin… Israeli authorities seized large containers of children’s clothing on their way to the besieged Gaza Strip… (See video of Israeli soldiers shooting unarmed demonstrator in Palestinian village of Madama in April)

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WATCH: Israeli soldiers shoot dead 16-year-old with hands up, also kill 17 year old

[email protected] September 10, 2018 Ahmad Misbah Abu Tyour, Bilal Mustafa Khaffaja, Gaza, IDF, Return March

A video has surfaced showing Israeli forces shooting dead a 16-year-old Palestinian boy while his hands were up, one of two teens killed while taking part in Friday’s Great March of Return” protests in the besieged Gaza Strip on Friday…

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Lebanon, 2006: IDF Commander said Israel Fired More Than a Million Cluster Bombs

[email protected] August 23, 2018 cluster bomb, history, icrc, IDF, lebanon war, mlrs, white phosphorus

Looking back: In Israel’s 2006 war against Lebanon, Israel used cluster bombs that have a high level of failure to detonate, as well as white phosphorus which is in most cases illegal, and employed launch systems notorious for their inaccuracy. Israel claims everything was done within the bounds of international law – as Israel interprets it – and only in self-defense.

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Israeli forces abducted 520 Palestinians in July

[email protected] August 15, 2018 abduct, IDF

There are many aspects of Palestinian daily life that U.S. media reports rarely cover. One of them is the fact that every day Israeli soldiers invade Palestinian towns and villages and abduct people at will – in July the abductees included 69 children, nine women and five journalists… Read a few recent reports…

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Israel mayoral candidate killed Palestinian teen in 1989

[email protected] August 11, 2018 accountability, first intifada, givati brigade, history, IDF, raz sagi, rrosh ha'ayin, zuhein abu hiya

While serving in IDF during 1st Intifada, mayoral candidate Raz Sagi shot & killed a fleeing Palestinian teen. Sagi was sentenced to 3 mo community service, pardoned, then promoted.

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WATCH: 5-minute video on Luay & Amir, killed by Israeli forces

[email protected] August 1, 2018 amir an nimra, Gaza, IDF, luay kahil

Two more Palestinians killed by Israeli forces that the media ignored – this time teenagers. Please share this 5-minute video so Luay’s and Amir’s deaths won’t be forgotten. The video tells about the boys, the circumstances of how they were killed, and the full context.

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Israeli soldiers kill two, including 11-year-old, injure 246, in Gaza

[email protected] July 28, 2018 Al-Satri, IDF, Majdi Satri

On Friday Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in the head, one 11 years old. They also injured 246 others, including women, children, medics, and a journalist

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