'A tragic incident,' 'we will do everything to prevent
it from happening again,' Netanyahu said with a smirk after IDF destroyed the WCK trucks 3 weeks ago, killing 7 of its staff.

This attack on a water-aid IDRF truck will likely be swept under the rug, also by the Canadians.

Vladimir Vladimirovich sad. And scared. This is no longer a situation when time works in his favour. No 'victory' in one year. Not in two years. Not in three. Not ever.

Withdrawal, collapse, deposal, and trial – such are the glimpses of the future.

⚡️The US Congress has done the right thing and passed a bill providing $61 bln in military aid to Ukraine - a major blow to Putin's dictatorship whose military has been waging a full-scale war of aggression for 2 years and 2 months. Ukraine will now be equipped to defend itself.

'HumanRightsInstitute also calls on Columbia University to stop requesting the use of police force to suppress peaceful protests and to rescind all undue punitive measures against students for the legitimate exercise of their fundamental rights.'

#Gaza #Palestine #FreeSpeech #academicfreedom

Late Friday evening in the city of peace and dunes, yet still no confirmation re #Netanyahu & co. arrest warrants. Next week then
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Solidarity with our students from LLM International Criminal Law (Joint Program with Columbia Law School). Some of their fellow protesters got arrested by NYPD yesterday at the Columbia Uni campus. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The academic #BDS student protest at UvA this afternoon:

Two wrongs don't make a right. Let alone three, considering the 1 April Israeli attack on Iran's consulate in Damascus.

Legit is the word.

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Here we go again. Putting US officials on notice:

What's there to debate, PMO...

Interesting rumours, but believe it when you see it.

The situation in #Gaza is disastrous.

Once again, World Health Organization (WHO) demands a ceasefire.

Once again, we call for all hostages to be released, and for lasting peace.

A uniquely moving and tragically prescient speech on the eve of the 'big war' by President Volodymyr #Zelenskyy of #Ukraine , addressing the citizens of Russia directly, in Russian.

Russian Telegram channels are sharing a propaganda video in which a “former American soldier” describes his experience in the Russian army. According to Новости «Агентства», the man is a politician from Massachusetts on the run from child pornography charges.
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The governor of Russia’s Murmansk region Andrei Chibis was stabbed after a meeting w/ townspeople tonight. He’s now in the hospital.

“It’s difficult to remember similar attacks on high-ranking officials in recent decades,” Farida Rustamova says

Russian human rights defender Oleg Orlov spends his 71st birthday in behind bars, getting shuttled in daily routine from jail to courthouse, so he can prepare his appeal. Authorities won't allow a break in sunrise to sunset routine.

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'It's normal to feel afraid at times. But I prefer not to obsess over the risks [of poisoning] associated with the opposition to the regime in order to stay efficient.'

Anastasia Shevchenko is an inspiring example of how the pain of loss is transformed into courage and action.

👍🏽Tjitske Lingsma interview Alette Smeulers on the typology of perpetrators of atrocities. The insight that they 'move past their horror' by insisting on their goodness & by justifying such actions explains why even bad-quality propaganda often proves effective in their societies

The principles of distinction and proportionality are dead

“On the contrary, the IDF bombed them in homes without hesitation, as a first option. It’s much easier to bomb a family’s home. The system is built to look for them in these situations.” #Lavender 972mag.com/lavender-ai-is…

'Israel’s use of powerful AI systems in its war on Hamas has entered uncharted territory for advanced warfare, raising a host of legal and moral questions'.

“I had zero added value as a human, apart from being a stamp of approval. It saved a lot of time.” theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

The AI human target-generating machine from the Terminatoresque dystopia is here — and it has been deployed against Palestinians.

AI tool #Lavender 's impact on the military operations was such that its output was treated “as if it were a human decision.” 972mag.com/lavender-ai-is…