Sydney University academics pursued for speaking out against Gaza atrocities (michaelwest.com.au)

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A few Zionist colleagues of mine at the University of Sydney are currently trying to take me and fellow staff member John Keane to the Human Rights Commission for racial vilification, because we have dared to oppose this genocide. It’s classic ‘lawfare’, and it’s based on the baseless and absurd argument that when we say ‘Zionists’, we actually – so they tell us – mean ‘Jews’. We are, they claim, toxic antisemites.

If that’s what they thought, they could have come to my office at the university to talk about it. I would have bought them coffee, and made it clear just how far from the truth this is. Instead, they went direct to the Human Rights Commission, making a complaint that miraculously turned up on the front page of The Australian before it had even been acknowledged by the AHRC itself.

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[+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -13 points 1 month ago

Just checking the experts

The German government insists that there's no genocide taking place in Gaza.

👍

Hamas is free to fight the IDF on the battlefield or give up hostages and surrender, it has chosen neither

Last I saw they were being kicked out of Qatar after not seriously coming to the table for a cease fire

It’s the only genocide in the world where the elected representatives of a people care less about them than the genociders apparently!

[-] Joshi@aussie.zone 19 points 1 month ago

I am answering here assuming you are commenting on good faith. Please give me the same courtesy.

The fact is that the Israeli government chose to respond to actions of a few dozen people by occupying a nation and routinely killing masses of civilians including the bombing of hospitals and schools.

The initial attacks were abhorrent and arguably justified a strong response against the perpetrators, it is difficult for many of us to understand how you can justify punishing an entire nation for the actions of a few dozen people, it is this that draws claims of genocide

The civilian death toll in Gaza is now estimated at more than 180,000. Any argument that this is a proportionate and appropriate response must be either ignorant or in bad faith.

I am happy to respond if you disagree or want to challenge my response here.

[+] Seagoon_@aussie.zone -6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The fact is that the Israeli government chose to respond to actions of a few dozen people by occupying a nation and routinely killing masses of civilians including the bombing of hospitals and schools.

LIAR

The attacks began early on 7 October with a barrage of at least 4,300 rockets launched into Israel[31][32][33] and vehicle-transported and powered paraglider incursions into Israel.[34][35] Hamas fighters breached the Gaza–Israel barrier, attacking military bases and massacring civilians in 21 communities, including Be'eri, Kfar Aza, Nir Oz, Netiv Haasara, and Alumim. According to an IDF report that revised the estimate on the number of attackers 6,000 Gazans breached the border in 119 locations into Israel, including 3,800 from the "elite Nukhba forces" and 2,200 civilians and other militants.

Hamas attack comprised six thousands of terrorists, many of whom live streamed the joy and pride they took in raping, torturing and murdering

and Hamas in Gaza comprised many tens of thousands of terrorists

[-] DropBear@theblower.au 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Meanwhile, back in the real world @Seagoon_
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-21/icc-issues-arrest-warrant-for-benjamin-netanyahu/104633044

The fact is that the vast majority of death, destruction and terror in the region have been inflicted by Israel and its Zionist progenitors. Zionists were the original middle-east terrorists and remain the most depraved.
@Joshi

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