Former Defense Minister Accuses Israel of Committing War Crimes in Gaza (New York Times, 2024-12-01)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-yaalon.html?unlocked%5C_article%5C_code=1.eU4.1-wh.rejCW7rDtIJh
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“At an event on Saturday, Mr. [Moshe] Yaalon denounced Mr. Netanyahu’s government for its actions in Gaza.

““The path they’re dragging us down is to occupy, annex, and ethnically cleanse — look at the northern strip,’ he said. He also said Israel was being pulled in the direction of building settlements in Gaza…”

“‘I’m speaking in the name of IDF commanders who are operating in the northern strip,’ Mr. Yaalon told the Reshet Bet radio station [on Sunday]. ‘They reached out to me expressing fear about what’s happening there.’

“He later said, in an apparent reference to the government: ‘At the end of the day, they’re perpetrating war crimes’ — while making clear that his issue was not with the soldiers themselves.”

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Dutch see options for Netanyahu to visit despite ICC arrest warrant (Reuters, 2024-11-29)

https://www.reuters.com/world/dutch-see-options-netanyahu-visit-despite-icc-arrest-warrant-2024-11-29/
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“Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof on Friday said there could be options for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the Netherlands without being arrested, despite the International Criminal Court's (#ICC) arrest warrant against him.

“His words seemed to tone down a previous stance by his foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp, who last week in parliament said the Netherlands fully cooperates with the ICC, explaining that meant ‘we act on arrest warrants for people who are on Dutch territory’" 👎

“The Netherlands is also host nation to the ICC, which is located in The Hague.”

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SAVE THE CHILDREN CONDEMNS KILLING OF STAFF MEMBER IN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE IN GAZA (2024-11-30)

https://www.savethechildren.net/news/save-children-condemns-killing-staff-member-israeli-airstrike-gaza
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"It is with profound sadness that we confirm that a staff member of Save the Children was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis today, the second Save the Children colleague killed in Gaza since the war began.

"Ahmad Faisal Isleem Al-Qadi, 39, had worked for the administrative team in Gaza since May 2024. He was killed early Saturday afternoon as he was returning home to his wife and three-year-old daughter from the mosque... "

"Inger Ashing, Chief Executive of #SaveTheChildren, said:

"... We condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms and demand an investigation. This war has been the deadliest on record for the killing of UN and aid workers, ... Violence against civilians and humanitarian workers is unacceptable and it must stop. There must be a ceasefire. There must be accountability.”

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IDF strikes World Central Kitchen employee doubling as Hamas terrorist - The Jerusalem Post (2024-11-30)

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831370
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“The IDF struck a vehicle on Saturday morning containing terrorist and World Central Kitchen (#WCK) employee Ahed Azmi Qudeih, who took part in the murderous October 7 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz, the military announced that afternoon.“

“The IDF emphasized that it was a civilian unmarked vehicle, and its movement on the route was not coordinated for transporting aid.“

“The WCK issued a statement saying it is pausing their operations in the Gaza Strip after the incident. They also said they had no knowledge of any individual in the vehicle having alleged ties to the October 7 massacre.”

#WarCrime

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Nan Goldin Challenges Germany on What Artists Can Say About Israel (NYT, 2024-11-25)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/arts/design/nan-goldin-germany-gaza.html?unlocked%5C_article%5C_code=1.dk4.3A9R.hX2p0AkoFeHK
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“A speech by the artist at an exhibition of her work was followed by protests from her supporters and an uproar in the news media.”

“Claudia Roth, Germany’s culture minister, said in a statement that she was ‘horrified’ by Goldin’s comments and the protesters’ actions. ‘As commendable as Nan Goldin’s art is, I reject the political activist’s intolerably one-sided views on Israel,’ she said. The demonstrators had ‘come to the museum not to see art, but to shout down the director,’ she added.”

“Others said [director] Biesenbach had only himself to blame. An essay in [crudely conservative] Die Welt newspaper calling for his resignation said that allowing Goldin a platform had brought about ‘the saddest, most undignified and shameful moment’ in the Neue Nationalgalerie’s history …”

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Palestinian artists plan Gaza Biennale as ‘act of resistance and survival’ (Guardian, 2024-11-25)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/25/palestinian-artists-plan-gaza-biennale-as-act-of-resistance-and-survival
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"Palestinian artists in Gaza plan to stage a “biennale” exhibition as an act of defiance against Israel’s military onslaught and to focus attention on the plight of the territory’s 2.3 million people under more than 13 months of bombardment.

"About 50 artists from Gaza will exhibit their work within the besieged coastal strip, and are looking for art galleries to host exhibitions overseas."

"The name is also a statement of intent that the biennale will be a recurring event and that Gaza and artists will still be standing in two years’ time."

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Nan Goldin Opens Exhibition In Berlin With Fiery Speech Against Israel (Dawn News English, 2024-11-24)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLfeJhtrqlw
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20 min. video from the New National Gallery Berlin, opening speech by Nan Goldin (about 13 mins.), and 'counter-statement' by the Director Klaus Biesenbach, accompanied by several chants from the audience. Biesenbach's speech* was not disturbed and the chants were moderate yet passionate.

If you find it too long, start watching from 13:20. 😉

*)Official print form on the museum's site:
https://www.smb.museum/en/whats-new/detail/statement-by-klaus-biesenbach-on-the-opening-of-the-nan-goldin-retrospective-at-the-neue-nationalgalerie/

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Official German statement to the decision of #ICC

Erklärung der Bundesregierung zum Beschluss des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs (Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung, 2024-11-22)

https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/aktuelles/erklaerung-der-bundesregierung-zum-beschluss-des-internationalen-strafgerichtshofs-2321638
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“The German government was involved in drafting the ICC Statute and is one of the ICC's biggest supporters. This attitude is also the result of German history.

“At the same time, as a consequence of German history, we are bound to Israel with unique relationships and great responsibility.

“We will carefully examine the domestic steps. Any further action would only be taken if it is foreseeable that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Joaw Galant will be visiting #Germany.”

So, keep them outside of German territory, and forget. 🙆

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Nan Goldin kritisiert Israel und Deutschland scharf (Tagesschau, 2024-11-23)

https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/goldin-rede-kritik-100.html
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“Bei der Eröffnung ihrer Retrospektive in #Berlin hat die Fotografin Nan Goldin Israels Vorgehen im Nahost-Konflikt angeprangert. Auch Deutschland macht sie für das Leid der Zivilbevölkerung verantwortlich.”

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The International Criminal Court Issues 'Watershed' Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, for War Crimes in Gaza (Drop Site News, 2024-11-21)

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/icc-netanyahu-gallant-israel-biden-gaza
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“The court’s decision may also create serious tension for the European Union, as it wages its own legal battle at the ICC against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Vladimir Putin faces an ICC arrest warrant over his invasion of that country, which has increased legal pressure ... Many European countries like #Germany that have been vocally supportive of Israel will now face pressure to undermine the authority of the same court that they are relying on to combat Russia...”

“While the Biden administration has already made clear it rejects the jurisdiction of the #ICC over Israel, at least one U.S. mayor has pledged to comply with the warrants. ‘Dearborn will arrest Netanyahu & Gallant if they step within Dearborn city limits,’ said Abudullah Hamoud, the mayor of the #Michigan city...”

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Without Fear or Favour: For an Effective International Criminal Court (Verfassungsblog, 2024-06-14)

https://verfassungsblog.de/without-fear-or-favour/
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A statement by a group of 9 German legal scholars published in June, after the application for arrest warrants for Netanyahu et al.

"Germany... would thus be obliged under international law, and would be capable under German law, to arrest any person against whom the ICC has issued an arrest warrant, be it President Putin or, in future, perhaps one of the Hamas leaders, Defence Minister Gallant or Prime Minister Netanyahu..."

"... the public statement by the German Federal Minister of Justice that President Putin would be arrested in #Germany and surrendered to the #ICC. If the same were not to apply in the case of an arrest warrant for an Israeli Prime Minister, Germany would be exposed to the accusation of applying double standards ..."

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Fresh protest in White House on Biden’s Israel policy (Politico, 2024-11-18)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/11/18/fresh-protest-in-white-house-on-bidens-israel-policy-00183727
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Fresh, latest and perhaps the last? Anyway, I’d like to remember there have been a number of conscientious White House staffers throughout…

“… a group of at least 20 White House staffers call out the Biden administration for failing to follow through on demands issued … on Oct. 13, which required Israel to take ‘concrete measures’ within 30 days to improve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.”

“‘You are running out of time to do the right thing, but decisive action could save precious lives in the next two months,’ the staffers write.”

“This marks the latest in a flurry of letters from U.S. government officials urging Biden to cut or condition U.S. support for Israel…”

“… An open letter in July signed by more than 500 appointees and staffers condemned the deep humanitarian impact of U.S. policy while funding the war in Gaza.”

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