This weekend, dozens of people in the Golan heights and in central Gaza — many of them children — tragically lost their lives to ongoing violence. Let us be clear: No matter where they live, every child must always be protected. The violence must end. Now.
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In countries affected by conflict, weapons and ammunition are often left unchecked. This makes them hard to keep track of, and at risk of being stolen or traded illicitly and used to commit serious violent crimes. The damage caused by armed violence prevents communities from prospering. It worsens instability and mistrust and puts a strain on economies and health services. New video explaining MAG (Mines Advisory Group) work to manage arms and ammunition and supporting communities to reduce armed violence. 📹
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Superior intelligence, vastly superior firepower, exponentially superior equipment and armor, infinitely superior financing, and unthinkably superior support for seemingly carte-Blanche warfare-at-will….. And yet this. There has to be a better way.
Every time I want to share the genocide that is taking place in Gaza, I pause, but I remember friends in Gaza and the West Bank who asked me to be their voice. Though I feel ineffective, my commitment to raising awareness persists. https://lnkd.in/gpBXZ5Yj
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The conflict in Gaza appears set to enter a new and perhaps (we hope) less violent phase. Even if the killing stops tomorrow, it is important to establish and keep in sight what makes the IDF’s unrestrained slaughter there so uniquely outrageous—or, as some would have it, “genocidal.” Recent whistleblower revelations [1] give important details about IDF tactics and targeting practices. They confirm what was clear to serious observers from the outset, and what I was telling people back in November: it is simply not possible to kill that many civilians accidentally. The IDF has attempted to mass-assassinate Gaza militancy from the ground up, by dropping massive bombs on the family homes of suspicious-looking military aged males. This is why there have been so many individual verified instances of entire families and groups of families being wiped out, and why the proportion of women and children among the dead is so high. [2] The concept of “human shields” does not even apply here. The IDF policy has been to target the family homes of suspicious-looking individuals, who if they are home at the time of the strike are definitely not engaged in any combat or military activity. The new whistleblower accounts reveal that the IDF policy has been to specifically attempt to catch them in their family homes, and not while they are in another location. The algorithm responsible for notifying targeting analysts when a suspect was near their family home was nicknamed “Where’s Daddy?” It would be difficult for anyone to devise a tactic better-suited to maximize civilian deaths. These include a significant number of misidentified military-aged males who actually had nothing to do with Hamas or any militant group, but had to burn alive with their families and neighbors anyway. We may also surmise this approach was probably not efficient at eliminating the most dedicated operatives, who probably did not visit their family homes often or at all since Oct 7. There are also serious questions about IDF conduct during ground operations. But ground operations have been a side-show to the air campaign. The plan of “battle” (if we can call it a battle) was to preemptively assassinate as many fighters as possible (along with their families and neighbors) to prepare the way for limited clearing operations and raids. The air campaign dropped 5 atomic bombs-worth of explosives on Gaza in six months and almost certainly caused the great majority of deaths. The result has been a shocking atrocity, violating all of the laws and norms of war, which the US government has fully funded, supplied, and advocated for. Sooner or later we will have to reckon with these facts. (Numbered references in comment below.)
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The world is definitely not ready for AI! We first must learn to optimize the use of our human intelligence in order to improve our capabilities to safeguard the use of technology by much further developing those intelligence aspects which make us human. Weaponizing new technologies is definitely not one of them. Humanizing the use of technology will lead to a growing together of mankind so that we (with the the help of AI) can start addressing the problems that impacts all of us like conflict, climate change, inequality and forced migration..... Collectively in Solidarity... See my article about AI and the future of trust: https://lnkd.in/dZRt3YG2 & www.convergence.ngo & www.pax.ngo
The conflict in Gaza appears set to enter a new and perhaps (we hope) less violent phase. Even if the killing stops tomorrow, it is important to establish and keep in sight what makes the IDF’s unrestrained slaughter there so uniquely outrageous—or, as some would have it, “genocidal.” Recent whistleblower revelations [1] give important details about IDF tactics and targeting practices. They confirm what was clear to serious observers from the outset, and what I was telling people back in November: it is simply not possible to kill that many civilians accidentally. The IDF has attempted to mass-assassinate Gaza militancy from the ground up, by dropping massive bombs on the family homes of suspicious-looking military aged males. This is why there have been so many individual verified instances of entire families and groups of families being wiped out, and why the proportion of women and children among the dead is so high. [2] The concept of “human shields” does not even apply here. The IDF policy has been to target the family homes of suspicious-looking individuals, who if they are home at the time of the strike are definitely not engaged in any combat or military activity. The new whistleblower accounts reveal that the IDF policy has been to specifically attempt to catch them in their family homes, and not while they are in another location. The algorithm responsible for notifying targeting analysts when a suspect was near their family home was nicknamed “Where’s Daddy?” It would be difficult for anyone to devise a tactic better-suited to maximize civilian deaths. These include a significant number of misidentified military-aged males who actually had nothing to do with Hamas or any militant group, but had to burn alive with their families and neighbors anyway. We may also surmise this approach was probably not efficient at eliminating the most dedicated operatives, who probably did not visit their family homes often or at all since Oct 7. There are also serious questions about IDF conduct during ground operations. But ground operations have been a side-show to the air campaign. The plan of “battle” (if we can call it a battle) was to preemptively assassinate as many fighters as possible (along with their families and neighbors) to prepare the way for limited clearing operations and raids. The air campaign dropped 5 atomic bombs-worth of explosives on Gaza in six months and almost certainly caused the great majority of deaths. The result has been a shocking atrocity, violating all of the laws and norms of war, which the US government has fully funded, supplied, and advocated for. Sooner or later we will have to reckon with these facts. (Numbered references in comment below.)
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The reverberating impact of wide-area effect weapons has devastating effects on civilians and infrastructure they depend on. 💬 The explosive blast and fragmentation kill and injure people in the area where they detonate, and damage objects, buildings and infrastructure. Destruction of infrastructure vital to the civilian population, including water and sanitation, housing, schools and hospitals, deprives civilians of access to basic necessities and results in a pattern of wider, long term suffering. INEW calls on states to sign onto the political declaration on #EWIPA to help work towards ending the suffering and harm of civilians caused by #explosiveweapons in populated areas. #StopBombingCivilians
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Are we waiting for a solution, or are we waiting for the massacre to end while pretending to seek a solution? What purpose does a ceasefire serve after the loss of over 40,000 lives, not to mention the missing, the displaced, the expelled, the starved, and the complete destruction of a homeland? What significance do the world's human rights organizations and humanitarian pretenses hold for a starving, homeless child who has lost his entire family to a missile, launched in a global conspiracy? What meaning is there in degradingly air-dropping aid to the survivors? How can the same countries responsible for launching missiles and enforcing blockades now parade in the skies of Gaza, dropping food aid that at best merely postpones the inevitable death by starvation for another day—a day likely to bring yet another tragedy in anticipation of more missiles from the so-called civilized world to end their suffering? Have we all descended to such moral corruption? #ceasefirenow #gazagenocide
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OVER 160 PALESTINIAN CHILDREN REPORTED KILLED ...at the hands of Hamas, while digging their terror tunnels. This is an old story, but worth revisiting, particularly in light of all the attention placed on child deaths reported by Hamas during the war. We should all show outrage with the death of children as innocent victims of war. We should be equally as outraged when they are used as child soldiers and to dig tunnels to support a terrorist organization. Children are a prime target for this type of labor because of their ability to operate in confined spaces, their lack of awareness and regard for their personal safety, and the ease with which they are manipulated/coerced. Children are also cost effective, which is important when you need to spend your hard-earned international aid funds on missiles, small arms and light weapons. There is even an official government ofice in Gaza responsible for the inspection of the tunnels. This practice is so widely known and accepted, that when police encounter these tunnels and children working in them, they do nothing to interrupt. All funded with the generous support of international donors; namely the US taxpayer. Many of the tunnels are lined with UNRWA materials. Only through the complete and total annihilation of Hamas can the children of Gaza be free to learn, live, thrive and have a future free of fear and war. Let's not engage in selective outrage. Ask yourself: "If Hamas remains in power, who will they get to rebuild their tunnels?" Answer: Children. Free Palestine from Hamas, and the world will be a safer place for all. Excellent documentary on the children of the tunnels: https://lnkd.in/eXqErei8 #hamas #palestinelivesmatter #freedomforpalestine #freepalestinefromhamas https://lnkd.in/em9mHJvy
'At least 160 children died digging tunnels for Hamas'
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For every person who talks about climate change, human rights, ESG, DEI, leadership, SPEAK UP now! Last night the IOF set fire to refugee tents and people, CHILDREN were burnt to death. REFUGEE TENTS! This is Jenna sighed (words changed to get around algorithmic suppression) clear and simple, and our Western governments, especially USA, UK, EU, Canada are letting this happen. It’s on all of us to demand that our governments act: 1. STOP supplying arms to that country 2. Move the UN Security Council to start economic sanctions against that country. For they have disobeyed the ICJ, countless UN resolutions and cast aspersions on the ICC following the OTP’s applications for arrest warrants. We should actively boycott brands that are complicit or continue to associate with Jenna sighed and illegal settlements. We speak up with our wallets, in procurement, in our investments. We can do this. We’ve done it before. With South Africa. The EU and palm oil. US customs stopping Malaysian rubber gloves. There is a way. Is there a will? Speak up. And for those of us who are privileged to be voting in two complicit countries this year: Demand permanent and unconditional Ceasefire. Demand stopping arms. Demand sanctions. Demand accountability for those complicit in Jenna sighed.
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I will never forget these charred bodies 🔥Rafah massacre - a “clear message" from Isra-hell and the United States government to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the global community that “the massacres against displaced persons and children will continue, and that breaking international law will not stop.” 🏥 The gaza media agency commented today. They have also released a statement that the Isra-hell military "has targeted at least 10 displacement centres affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) in the past 24 hours." 🇵🇸 It says shelters housing tens of thousands of Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been hit and. with the latest strikes on Rafah, the death toll of the attacks stands at over 190." reported Aljazeera Media Initiatives | المبادرات الإعلامية 💡The statement describes "a recent attack on Rafah was carried out using seven 2,000-pound (one-tonne) bombs, which killed at least 35, with the fatalities expected to rise due to the severity of the air strikes." 💣2000 lb bombs = 12 metre craters in the ground. This proves sadly, it has never been about "bringing back the hostages." If it had been 🇮🇱 would never drop even one 2000 pound bomb on the so-called subterranean "tunnels" network where hostages were apparently being kept, because they would be obliterated. 🗣️As CNN previously reported "500 impact craters over 12 meters (40 feet) in diameter, consistent with those left behind by 2,000-pound bombs. Those are four times heavier than the largest bombs the United States dropped on ISIS in Mosul, Iraq, during the war against the extremist group there." 🤔 Now remind me, who are the real terrorists?
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https://lnkd.in/ecpxKmXV After Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital complex on April 1, following their second raid, the scene revealed widespread devastation and mass graves. Israeli claims of a "precise and surgical" operation, with no civilian casualties, have been strongly contested by the discovery of hundreds of decomposed bodies, including women and children, some showing signs of execution and torture. The UN Security Council, along with the US and EU, has called for an independent investigation into possible war crimes. Despite conflicting narratives, the presence of mass graves and the extensive damage to the hospital underscore the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Call to Action: The international community must take immediate and decisive action to end this ongoing genocide. Every individual and organization can contribute by raising awareness, demanding accountability, and pushing for concrete measures to protect innocent lives and uphold human rights. Let us all unite in calling for an end to this violence and the restoration of peace and justice.
Mass graves and body bags: al-Shifa hospital after Israel's withdrawal
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