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  1. #Hamas rimane radicato nella parte occidentale della Striscia, mentre il nuovo organismo creato dal piano di cessate il fuoco - il #BoardOfPeace, voluto dagli #USA - appare inefficace, più impegnato a vantare successi umanitari che a promuovere progressi politici.

    Anche il "National Committee for the Administration of Gaza", un gruppo tecnocratico istituito con il cessate il fuoco che dovrebbe gestire la Striscia, è fermo a Il Cairo e non può operare perché #Israele non ne permette l’ingresso.

    Le elezioni municipali tenute a #DeirAl_Balah rappresentano un piccolo segnale di autodeterminazione palestinese, ma con un’affluenza molto bassa e un impatto limitato.

    La fiducia dei gazawi nelle istituzioni è ai minimi storici: la maggior parte non voterebbe né per #Hamas né per #Fatah, e solo una minima parte ha fiducia negli USA. ⬇️5

  2. Palästinensische Gebiete: Erbfolge oder Epochenwechsel?

    90 Jahre alt, mehr als 20 Jahre an der Macht - nicht nur im Westjordanland stellen viele die Frage, wer Palästinenserpräsident Abbas nachfolgen könnte. Manches deutet auf einen dynastischen Plan hin. Von Julio Segador.

    ➡️ tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/fa

    #PalästinensischeGebiete #Fatah #Abbas

  3. « La promotion de Yasser Abbas n’indique pas que le successeur pressenti, Hussein Al-Sheikh, détesté par beaucoup de Palestiniens pour son rôle de coordination avec les services de sécurité israéliens, sera écarté. »

    En #Palestine, les manœuvres de #MahmoudAbbas pour verrouiller le congrès du #Fatah

    assawra.blogspot.com/2026/05/e
    #OLP #AutoritéPalestinienne #tpo

  4. « La promotion de Yasser Abbas n’indique pas que le successeur pressenti, Hussein Al-Sheikh, détesté par beaucoup de Palestiniens pour son rôle de coordination avec les services de sécurité israéliens, sera écarté. »

    En #Palestine, les manœuvres de #MahmoudAbbas pour verrouiller le congrès du #Fatah

    assawra.blogspot.com/2026/05/e
    #OLP #AutoritéPalestinienne #tpo

  5. « La promotion de Yasser Abbas n’indique pas que le successeur pressenti, Hussein Al-Sheikh, détesté par beaucoup de Palestiniens pour son rôle de coordination avec les services de sécurité israéliens, sera écarté. »

    En #Palestine, les manœuvres de #MahmoudAbbas pour verrouiller le congrès du #Fatah

    assawra.blogspot.com/2026/05/e
    #OLP #AutoritéPalestinienne #tpo

  6. « La promotion de Yasser Abbas n’indique pas que le successeur pressenti, Hussein Al-Sheikh, détesté par beaucoup de Palestiniens pour son rôle de coordination avec les services de sécurité israéliens, sera écarté. »

    En #Palestine, les manœuvres de #MahmoudAbbas pour verrouiller le congrès du #Fatah

    assawra.blogspot.com/2026/05/e
    #OLP #AutoritéPalestinienne #tpo

  7. Gaza and the West Bank: Dispatches from Catastrophe (I)
    world-outlook.com/2026/04/30/g

    [1 of 2 parts of a dispatch from #JewishCurrents, with an intro by #WorldOutlook]
    April 30, 2026

    In Nov.-Dec.2025, Jewish Currents reached out to some two dozen Palestinians from #Gaza and the #WestBank — all of whom the magazine had previously interviewed after October 7 — to ask them how their lives had changed since they last shared their stories.

    The resulting testimonies are difficult to read. They show the effects of years of industrialized, live-broadcast massacres and colonization, particularly in Gaza, where more than 10% of the population is estimated to have been killed or injured in the last two years.

    “What all the voices share is disillusionment: with the political parties #Hamas and #Fatah; with supposed allies like #Arab countries; with international systems such as the #UN; and with notions of international law and justice writ large..."

    #news #politics #Palestine #Israel

  8. Palestinians in West Bank strike after #Israel passes death penalty law
    Families of detainees vow to resist, while #HumanRights groups and multiple countries denounce the law
    middleeasteye.net/news/general

    from #MiddleEastEye #MEE
    April 1, 2026

    #Palestinians across the occupied #WestBank observed a general strike on Wednesday in protest against a new Israeli law allowing the execution of prisoners, as international condemnation mounted.

    #Fatah, the movement led by #PalestinianAuthority President #MahmoudAbbas, called for the strike, describing the legislation as a “dangerous escalation” against Palestinians.

    “This criminal law will not break the will of our people or the determination of our prisoners, but will instead strengthen our resolve to continue the struggle for their freedom and legitimate rights,” it said in a statement.

    #SanctionIsrael
    #FreePalestine
    #BlockTheBombs
    #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity
    #StopArmingIsrael
    #AntiZionismIsNotAntisemitism
    #Palestine #news #politics

  9. Video ~ Hamas Wants Israel To Release Fatah Leader Barghouti In Hostage Deal ~ OsazuwaAkonedo

    Hamas Wants Israel To Release Fatah Leader Barghouti In Hostage Deal ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Barghouti #Biden #Fatah #Gaza #Hamas #Hostages #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #Joe #Marwan #Michigan #NATO #Palestine #PFLP #Prisoners #Spain #StandWithIsrael #Syria #UNRWA #USA Palestinian fighters, Hamas has demanded the release of a prominent prisoner in Israeli custody, Marwan Barghouti who is…

    osazuwaakonedo.news/video-hama

  10. “All factions welcomed this unified reply,” the statement noted, adding that the response was forwarded to mediators “in a positive spirit and with full unanimity” after both internal and external consultations were finalized.

    PIJ confirmed that Hamas consulted with them and provided detailed feedback on implementation for a responsible reply.

    A #PFLP leadership source told Al-Hadaf that the Front met with Hamas to seriously discuss the draft. They offered feedback and amendments, which were approved, to stop the war and allow aid without obstacles. The PFLP’s changes concerned the wording of clauses to avoid exploitation by the occupation and a return of the aggression.

    #DFLP affirmed that they held consultations with Hamas and #PIJ in #Egypt, and the unified national vision for the day after the war.

    The #Fatah Al-Intifada movement congratulated #Hamas on its “great national achievement” against the “#zionist occupier and its partner, #American #imperialism and #NATO allies.” They expressed their confidence in Hamas’ continued leadership of the Palestinian resistance on the path to liberation from the river to the sea.
    abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/201
    @palestine #ceasefire #gazagenocide #gaza

  11. Comme voulu, Israël utilise le prétexte du Hamas pour réaliser ses objectifs : le ciblage des civils palestinien·nes, l’occupation terrestre de Gaza et son nettoyage ethnique, ainsi que, plus largement, un expansionnisme à l’échelle régionale.

    Dr. Leïla Seurat (politiste, autrice d’une thèse sur la politique étrangère du Hamas) livre une analyse des restructurations en cours des différents acteurs, dans le contexte de la guerre contre Gaza, de la nouvelle donne régionale et du paysage politique palestinien : yaani.fr/2025/06/20/le-hamas-a @israel @palestine

    #punitionCollective #méthodeGaza #méthode #génocide #génocideEnContinu #vengeance #Gaza #guerre #guerreàGaza #guerreIsraëlGaza #bombardements #nettoyageEthnique #crimesDeGuerre #terrorisme #terrorismeDÉtat #méthode #procédure #Bibi #Netanyahou #Fatah #OLP #Palestiniens #nationalisme #sionisme #aideHumanitaire #famine #israel #israëlApartheid #Yaani #bombardements #drones #négociations #défaite #tunnels #BeitHanoun #alQassam #axeDeLaRésistance #résistance #occupation #tampons #zonesTampon #déportation #expulsion #réfugiés #déplacés #FrèresMusulmans #Syrie #géopolitique #MoyenOrient #ProcheOrient #Levant #Jordanie #Ramallah #AutoritéPalestinienne #Seurat #LeïlaSeurat #Witkoff #SteveWitkoff

  12. "Wir haben alles verloren, und wofür?":
    Die Wut der Palästinenser auf die Hamas wächst, während sich der Krieg hinzieht

    Die Palästinenser in Gaza sind bereit, einen Preis für ihre Befreiung zu zahlen, aber viele stellen die Gründe und die mangelnde Voraussicht hinter dem Angriff der Hamas am 7. Oktober in Frage.

    Zehn lange und zermürbende Monate lang wurden die #Palästinenser im Gazastreifen mit einem #Völkermord allein gelassen. Wir Bewohner des #Gazastreifens mussten die Folgen von Entscheidungen ertragen, die wir nicht zu verantworten hatten, und haben schwere Entbehrungen auf uns genommen, an die sich die Welt gewöhnt hat und die sie weitgehend vergessen hat.

    Zweifellos ist die Hauptursache für unser Elend Israel - ein Besatzer- und #Apartheidstaat, dessen #Soldaten mit brutaler Gleichgültigkeit töten und der seit 1948 versucht, die Palästinenser auszulöschen. Aber wir müssen auch die Rolle berücksichtigen, die palästinensische Gruppierungen bei unserem anhaltenden Leiden spielen.

    In den letzten zehn Monaten ist deutlich geworden, dass die palästinensische Führung - sowohl die #Fatah als auch die #Hamas - die Bevölkerung ohne jegliche Voraussicht oder einen kohärenten Plan im Stich gelassen hat. Während die Bewohner des Gazastreifens unter unerbittlichem israelischem #Bombardement stehen und keinen sicheren Ort haben, an den sie sich wenden können, entzieht sich die Hamas ihrer Verantwortung, die Bevölkerung zu schützen, und die Fatah ist nirgendwo zu finden.

    Je länger sich der Krieg hinzieht, desto mehr Palästinenser in Gaza lehnen die Hamas öffentlich ab oder kritisieren sie. Viele werfen der Hamas vor, die Heftigkeit der israelischen Reaktion auf die Angriffe vom 7. Oktober nicht vorhergesehen zu haben, und machen die Gruppe mitverantwortlich für die schlimmen Folgen, die sie nun zu tragen hat.

    Für den palästinensischen Journalisten Ahmed Hadi (dessen Name aus Sicherheitsgründen geändert wurde, ebenso wie der aller in diesem Artikel Befragten) war der 7. Oktober "eine verrückte Entscheidung für uns als Gazaner". Der Angriff und insbesondere "die Tötung und Gefangennahme von #Israelis, von denen einige #Zivilisten und keine Soldaten waren, hatte leider eine kontraproduktive Wirkung auf uns. Er verschaffte Israel weltweite Sympathie und lieferte ihm eine Rechtfertigung, einen brutalen #Krieg gegen den Gazastreifen zu führen".

    Die Hamas, so Hadi, "hat nicht bedacht, welche Auswirkungen Israels Reaktion auf die palästinensische #Zivilbevölkerung haben würde. Sie trat in den Krieg ein, ohne Nahrung, Wasser oder das Lebensnotwendige zu sichern. Einen Monat nach Kriegsbeginn begannen wir bereits zu hungern und krank zu werden".

    Trotz der weit verbreiteten Wut auf die Hamas-Führung machen die Menschen im Gazastreifen nicht die jungen Widerstandskämpfer selbst verantwortlich, sondern erkennen an, dass auch sie Teil der Bevölkerung sind, die in den Krieg gezwungen wurde. "Wir sind stolz auf den Widerstand und seine Opfer, aber für mich ist der Widerstand Teil des Volkes - sie sind die gleichen, die leiden und in diesen Krieg gezwungen wurden", sagte Hadi. "Wir können nicht schweigen [und müssen] unsere Führer wie #Sinwar kritisieren, aber wir können auch nicht zulassen, dass die israelischen #Streitkräfte uns einfach umbringen."

    (...)

    Weiter im übersetzen Beitrag auf trueten.de/archives/13341-Wir-

    @palestine #Israel #Gaza #Cheasefire #StopWarNOW #CapitalismIsADeathCult

  13. CW: Aussie terrorist destinations need some timely revisions

    I need to finish these emails… constructive feedback welcome… but I'm not looking for s heated debate.

    THE LONG RANT VERSION…

    Dear (Australian MPs or senators),

    We need to revoke the permissions we have given Israel to wage a #war of total obliteration in #Gaza.

    Thus #Australia should remove the political wing of Hamas from our designated #terrorist entity list. If we designate any related entity as terrorist, it should only include the divisions of the organisation that were directly involved in attacks on #civilians in Israel.

    I don't like Hamas - I disagree with them on almost every issue - but the leadership of #Palestine should be chosen by Palestinians. Israeli or foreign imposed regimes will only exacerbate #violence.

    Hamas is a political party, their militant wing is the Al-Qassam Brigades. Their relationship is roughly analogous to #SinnFein and the #IRA. The militant wing is the only division that is directly involved in attacks on Israel.

    The rest of Hamas is a #civilian government. They were overdue for an election, but they have been in long term talks with the #Fatah opposition party to re-establish democracy in Palestine.

    Designating the entire Hamas-led #government as terrorist lets the #IDF claim everything in #Gaza is a valid #military target. Including hospitals, police, banks, and every other facet of civilian rule. Even aid distribution efforts from Gaza's internal police force are being labelled "terrorist activity" by the IDF.

    By designating the entirety of Gaza's governing party as terrorist Australia are effectively giving permission to the IDF to destroy everything in Gaza. Because everything is "Hamas infrastructure".

    In in addition to the possibility of genocide (deemed "plausible" by the International Court of Justice) even the disingenuously alleged goals of this war - the total destruction of Hamas - will make the world less safe, and INCREASE the risk of #terrorism

    If Australia's goal in shunning those listed entities is to reduce terrorism then including Hamas is unwarranted and possibly counter productive. In addition to the #undemocratic aspect of shunning an entire major political party based on the demands of outsiders.

    Israel's current plan to completely exterminate the Hamas government is going to massively increase the real risk of #terrorism

    The IDF are doing almost exactly what the #USA did (with Australian support despite massive public outcry) in #Iraq to the #Iraqi Ba'athist party. That disastrous attempt to completely dismantle a government and impose one from the outside ended up contributing to the rise of #ISIS

    The IDF are using our excessively broad #terror designation (and others - by supposedly #democratic countries) to justify fighting the war in ways that would never usually be acceptable. They are looting millions of dollars "to stop it getting to Hamas" - #looting is a #WarCrime - they are systematically killing police officers who are not engaged in any offensive action against Israel, and they are trying to completely obliterate any #Palestinian civilian control of the Gaza Strip.

    Arguably Australia should remove the special “terrorist” designation from #AlQassam military wing of Hamas as well. We can maintain normal measures (such as financial sanctions), like we would for any other violent organised crime network or a normal foreign military that has committed war crimes.But this giving them a special “terrorist” label, is acting like an endorsement of the IDF throwing out the rule book when fighting in Gaza.

    The IDF have no intention of merely overthrowing Hamas or #demilitarising Gaza. They plan to execute nearly 40,000 suspected members of Hamas' militant wing, and the IDF are clearly willing to wipe out their entire families in the process. When the IDF talk about #HumanShields what this often means is the IDF barely bother trying to target actual combatants, they routinely kill their opponents by bombing family homes. Having a family is not “using human shields” it is simply being human!

    Australia cannot claim to be unaware of the IDF using this strategy. The IDF killed two of our citizens this way in #Lebanon last year, Ali and Ibrahim Bazzi. Fighting for #Hezbollah is illegal under Australian law, and I am not saying we should change that, but summary execution for Ali's suspected involvement is in no way a #proportionate or morally acceptable penalty, especially when it directly causes the death of his brother Ibrahim in the process. Ibrahim was also an Australian citizen from #Sydney and he was due home shortly after he was killed, Ibrahim was not even suspected of fighting for Hezbollah.

    We should not accept this total disregard for justice and morality. We ignored the summary execution of an Australian while he was at home with his family, meaning even Ali was NOT a #combatant, and now, predictably, it escalated to #Australian aid workers being murdered in Gaza.

    We should hold Israel accountable for their violence. But ending the special terrorism designation of Hamas in Palestine and demanding justice for our citizens who were killed in Lebanon.

    Sincerely,

    (full name)

    #auspol #auspol2024

    cc @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

  14. CW: Aussie terrorist destinations need some timely revisions

    I need to finish these emails… constructive feedback welcome… but I'm not looking for s heated debate.

    THE LONG RANT VERSION…

    Dear (Australian MPs or senators),

    We need to revoke the permissions we have given Israel to wage a #war of total obliteration in #Gaza.

    Thus #Australia should remove the political wing of Hamas from our designated #terrorist entity list. If we designate any related entity as terrorist, it should only include the divisions of the organisation that were directly involved in attacks on #civilians in Israel.

    I don't like Hamas - I disagree with them on almost every issue - but the leadership of #Palestine should be chosen by Palestinians. Israeli or foreign imposed regimes will only exacerbate #violence.

    Hamas is a political party, their militant wing is the Al-Qassam Brigades. Their relationship is roughly analogous to #SinnFein and the #IRA. The militant wing is the only division that is directly involved in attacks on Israel.

    The rest of Hamas is a #civilian government. They were overdue for an election, but they have been in long term talks with the #Fatah opposition party to re-establish democracy in Palestine.

    Designating the entire Hamas-led #government as terrorist lets the #IDF claim everything in #Gaza is a valid #military target. Including hospitals, police, banks, and every other facet of civilian rule. Even aid distribution efforts from Gaza's internal police force are being labelled "terrorist activity" by the IDF.

    By designating the entirety of Gaza's governing party as terrorist Australia are effectively giving permission to the IDF to destroy everything in Gaza. Because everything is "Hamas infrastructure".

    In in addition to the possibility of genocide (deemed "plausible" by the International Court of Justice) even the disingenuously alleged goals of this war - the total destruction of Hamas - will make the world less safe, and INCREASE the risk of #terrorism

    If Australia's goal in shunning those listed entities is to reduce terrorism then including Hamas is unwarranted and possibly counter productive. In addition to the #undemocratic aspect of shunning an entire major political party based on the demands of outsiders.

    Israel's current plan to completely exterminate the Hamas government is going to massively increase the real risk of #terrorism

    The IDF are doing almost exactly what the #USA did (with Australian support despite massive public outcry) in #Iraq to the #Iraqi Ba'athist party. That disastrous attempt to completely dismantle a government and impose one from the outside ended up contributing to the rise of #ISIS

    The IDF are using our excessively broad #terror designation (and others - by supposedly #democratic countries) to justify fighting the war in ways that would never usually be acceptable. They are looting millions of dollars "to stop it getting to Hamas" - #looting is a #WarCrime - they are systematically killing police officers who are not engaged in any offensive action against Israel, and they are trying to completely obliterate any #Palestinian civilian control of the Gaza Strip.

    Arguably Australia should remove the special “terrorist” designation from #AlQassam military wing of Hamas as well. We can maintain normal measures (such as financial sanctions), like we would for any other violent organised crime network or a normal foreign military that has committed war crimes.But this giving them a special “terrorist” label, is acting like an endorsement of the IDF throwing out the rule book when fighting in Gaza.

    The IDF have no intention of merely overthrowing Hamas or #demilitarising Gaza. They plan to execute nearly 40,000 suspected members of Hamas' militant wing, and the IDF are clearly willing to wipe out their entire families in the process. When the IDF talk about #HumanShields what this often means is the IDF barely bother trying to target actual combatants, they routinely kill their opponents by bombing family homes. Having a family is not “using human shields” it is simply being human!

    Australia cannot claim to be unaware of the IDF using this strategy. The IDF killed two of our citizens this way in #Lebanon last year, Ali and Ibrahim Bazzi. Fighting for #Hezbollah is illegal under Australian law, and I am not saying we should change that, but summary execution for Ali's suspected involvement is in no way a #proportionate or morally acceptable penalty, especially when it directly causes the death of his brother Ibrahim in the process. Ibrahim was also an Australian citizen from #Sydney and he was due home shortly after he was killed, Ibrahim was not even suspected of fighting for Hezbollah.

    We should not accept this total disregard for justice and morality. We ignored the summary execution of an Australian while he was at home with his family, meaning even Ali was NOT a #combatant, and now, predictably, it escalated to #Australian aid workers being murdered in Gaza.

    We should hold Israel accountable for their violence. But ending the special terrorism designation of Hamas in Palestine and demanding justice for our citizens who were killed in Lebanon.

    Sincerely,

    (full name)

    #auspol #auspol2024

    cc @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

  15. I need to finish these emails… feedback welcome…

    THE LONG RANT VERSION…

    Dear (Australian MPs or senators),

    We need to revoke the permissions we have given Israel to wage a #war of total obliteration in #Gaza.

    Thus #Australia should remove the political wing of Hamas from our designated #terrorist entity list. If we designate any related entity as terrorist, it should only include the divisions of the organisation that were directly involved in attacks on #civilians in Israel.

    I don't like Hamas - I disagree with them on almost every issue - but the leadership of #Palestine should be chosen by Palestinians. Israeli or foreign imposed regimes will only exacerbate #violence.

    Hamas is a political party, their militant wing is the Al-Qassam Brigades. Their relationship is roughly analogous to #SinnFein and the #IRA. The militant wing is the only division that is directly involved in attacks on Israel.

    The rest of Hamas is a #civilian government. They were overdue for an election, but they have been in long term talks with the #Fatah opposition party to re-establish democracy in Palestine.

    Designating the entire Hamas-led #government as terrorist lets the #IDF claim everything in #Gaza is a valid #military target. Including hospitals, police, banks, and every other facet of civilian rule. Even aid distribution efforts from Gaza's internal police force are being labelled "terrorist activity" by the IDF.

    By designating the entirety of Gaza's governing party as terrorist Australia are effectively giving permission to the IDF to destroy everything in Gaza. Because everything is "Hamas infrastructure".

    In in addition to the possibility of genocide (deemed "plausible" by the International Court of Justice) even the disingenuously alleged goals of this war - the total destruction of Hamas - will make the world less safe, and INCREASE the risk of #terrorism

    If Australia's goal in shunning those listed entities is to reduce terrorism then including Hamas is unwarranted and possibly counter productive. In addition to the #undemocratic aspect of shunning an entire major political party based on the demands of outsiders.

    Israel's current plan to completely exterminate the Hamas government is going to massively increase the real risk of #terrorism

    The IDF are doing almost exactly what the #USA did (with Australian support despite massive public outcry) in #Iraq to the #Iraqi Ba'athist party. That disastrous attempt to completely dismantle a government and impose one from the outside ended up contributing to the rise of #ISIS

    The IDF are using our excessively broad #terror designation (and others - by supposedly #democratic countries) to justify fighting the war in ways that would never usually be acceptable. They are looting millions of dollars "to stop it getting to Hamas" - #looting is a #WarCrime - they are systematically killing police officers who are not engaged in any offensive action against Israel, and they are trying to completely obliterate any #Palestinian civilian control of the Gaza Strip.

    Arguably Australia should remove the special “terrorist” designation from #AlQassam military wing of Hamas as well. We can maintain normal measures (such as financial sanctions), like we would for any other violent organised crime network or a normal foreign military that has committed war crimes.But this giving them a special “terrorist” label, is acting like an endorsement of the IDF throwing out the rule book when fighting in Gaza.

    The IDF have no intention of merely overthrowing Hamas or #demilitarising Gaza. They plan to execute nearly 40,000 suspected members of Hamas' militant wing, and the IDF are clearly willing to wipe out their entire families in the process. When the IDF talk about #HumanShields what this often means is the IDF barely bother trying to target actual combatants, they routinely kill their opponents by bombing family homes. Having a family is not “using human shields” it is simply being human!

    Australia cannot claim to be unaware of the IDF using this strategy. The IDF killed two of our citizens this way in #Lebanon last year, Ali and Ibrahim Bazzi. Fighting for #Hezbollah is illegal under Australian law, and I am not saying we should change that, but summary execution for Ali's suspected involvement is in no way a #proportionate or morally acceptable penalty, especially when it directly causes the death of his brother Ibrahim in the process. Ibrahim was also an Australian citizen from #Sydney and he was due home shortly after he was killed, Ibrahim was not even suspected of fighting for Hezbollah.

    We should not accept this total disregard for justice and morality. We ignored the summary execution of an Australian while he was at home with his family, meaning even Ali was NOT a #combatant, and now, predictably, it escalated to #Australian aid workers being murdered in Gaza.

    We should hold Israel accountable for their violence. But ending the special terrorism designation of Hamas in Palestine and demanding justice for our citizens who were killed in Lebanon.

    Sincerely,

    (full name)

    cc @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

  16. CW: Aussie terrorist destinations need some timely revisions

    I need to finish these emails… constructive feedback welcome… but I'm not looking for s heated debate.

    THE LONG RANT VERSION…

    Dear (Australian MPs or senators),

    We need to revoke the permissions we have given Israel to wage a #war of total obliteration in #Gaza.

    Thus #Australia should remove the political wing of Hamas from our designated #terrorist entity list. If we designate any related entity as terrorist, it should only include the divisions of the organisation that were directly involved in attacks on #civilians in Israel.

    I don't like Hamas - I disagree with them on almost every issue - but the leadership of #Palestine should be chosen by Palestinians. Israeli or foreign imposed regimes will only exacerbate #violence.

    Hamas is a political party, their militant wing is the Al-Qassam Brigades. Their relationship is roughly analogous to #SinnFein and the #IRA. The militant wing is the only division that is directly involved in attacks on Israel.

    The rest of Hamas is a #civilian government. They were overdue for an election, but they have been in long term talks with the #Fatah opposition party to re-establish democracy in Palestine.

    Designating the entire Hamas-led #government as terrorist lets the #IDF claim everything in #Gaza is a valid #military target. Including hospitals, police, banks, and every other facet of civilian rule. Even aid distribution efforts from Gaza's internal police force are being labelled "terrorist activity" by the IDF.

    By designating the entirety of Gaza's governing party as terrorist Australia are effectively giving permission to the IDF to destroy everything in Gaza. Because everything is "Hamas infrastructure".

    In in addition to the possibility of genocide (deemed "plausible" by the International Court of Justice) even the disingenuously alleged goals of this war - the total destruction of Hamas - will make the world less safe, and INCREASE the risk of #terrorism

    If Australia's goal in shunning those listed entities is to reduce terrorism then including Hamas is unwarranted and possibly counter productive. In addition to the #undemocratic aspect of shunning an entire major political party based on the demands of outsiders.

    Israel's current plan to completely exterminate the Hamas government is going to massively increase the real risk of #terrorism

    The IDF are doing almost exactly what the #USA did (with Australian support despite massive public outcry) in #Iraq to the #Iraqi Ba'athist party. That disastrous attempt to completely dismantle a government and impose one from the outside ended up contributing to the rise of #ISIS

    The IDF are using our excessively broad #terror designation (and others - by supposedly #democratic countries) to justify fighting the war in ways that would never usually be acceptable. They are looting millions of dollars "to stop it getting to Hamas" - #looting is a #WarCrime - they are systematically killing police officers who are not engaged in any offensive action against Israel, and they are trying to completely obliterate any #Palestinian civilian control of the Gaza Strip.

    Arguably Australia should remove the special “terrorist” designation from #AlQassam military wing of Hamas as well. We can maintain normal measures (such as financial sanctions), like we would for any other violent organised crime network or a normal foreign military that has committed war crimes.But this giving them a special “terrorist” label, is acting like an endorsement of the IDF throwing out the rule book when fighting in Gaza.

    The IDF have no intention of merely overthrowing Hamas or #demilitarising Gaza. They plan to execute nearly 40,000 suspected members of Hamas' militant wing, and the IDF are clearly willing to wipe out their entire families in the process. When the IDF talk about #HumanShields what this often means is the IDF barely bother trying to target actual combatants, they routinely kill their opponents by bombing family homes. Having a family is not “using human shields” it is simply being human!

    Australia cannot claim to be unaware of the IDF using this strategy. The IDF killed two of our citizens this way in #Lebanon last year, Ali and Ibrahim Bazzi. Fighting for #Hezbollah is illegal under Australian law, and I am not saying we should change that, but summary execution for Ali's suspected involvement is in no way a #proportionate or morally acceptable penalty, especially when it directly causes the death of his brother Ibrahim in the process. Ibrahim was also an Australian citizen from #Sydney and he was due home shortly after he was killed, Ibrahim was not even suspected of fighting for Hezbollah.

    We should not accept this total disregard for justice and morality. We ignored the summary execution of an Australian while he was at home with his family, meaning even Ali was NOT a #combatant, and now, predictably, it escalated to #Australian aid workers being murdered in Gaza.

    We should hold Israel accountable for their violence. But ending the special terrorism designation of Hamas in Palestine and demanding justice for our citizens who were killed in Lebanon.

    Sincerely,

    (full name)

    #auspol #auspol2024

    cc @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

  17. I need to finish these emails… feedback welcome…

    THE LONG RANT VERSION…

    Dear (Australian MPs or senators),

    We need to revoke the permissions we have given Israel to wage a #war of total obliteration in #Gaza.

    Thus #Australia should remove the political wing of Hamas from our designated #terrorist entity list. If we designate any related entity as terrorist, it should only include the divisions of the organisation that were directly involved in attacks on #civilians in Israel.

    I don't like Hamas - I disagree with them on almost every issue - but the leadership of #Palestine should be chosen by Palestinians. Israeli or foreign imposed regimes will only exacerbate #violence.

    Hamas is a political party, their militant wing is the Al-Qassam Brigades. Their relationship is roughly analogous to #SinnFein and the #IRA. The militant wing is the only division that is directly involved in attacks on Israel.

    The rest of Hamas is a #civilian government. They were overdue for an election, but they have been in long term talks with the #Fatah opposition party to re-establish democracy in Palestine.

    Designating the entire Hamas-led #government as terrorist lets the #IDF claim everything in #Gaza is a valid #military target. Including hospitals, police, banks, and every other facet of civilian rule. Even aid distribution efforts from Gaza's internal police force are being labelled "terrorist activity" by the IDF.

    By designating the entirety of Gaza's governing party as terrorist Australia are effectively giving permission to the IDF to destroy everything in Gaza. Because everything is "Hamas infrastructure".

    In in addition to the possibility of genocide (deemed "plausible" by the International Court of Justice) even the disingenuously alleged goals of this war - the total destruction of Hamas - will make the world less safe, and INCREASE the risk of #terrorism

    If Australia's goal in shunning those listed entities is to reduce terrorism then including Hamas is unwarranted and possibly counter productive. In addition to the #undemocratic aspect of shunning an entire major political party based on the demands of outsiders.

    Israel's current plan to completely exterminate the Hamas government is going to massively increase the real risk of #terrorism

    The IDF are doing almost exactly what the #USA did (with Australian support despite massive public outcry) in #Iraq to the #Iraqi Ba'athist party. That disastrous attempt to completely dismantle a government and impose one from the outside ended up contributing to the rise of #ISIS

    The IDF are using our excessively broad #terror designation (and others - by supposedly #democratic countries) to justify fighting the war in ways that would never usually be acceptable. They are looting millions of dollars "to stop it getting to Hamas" - #looting is a #WarCrime - they are systematically killing police officers who are not engaged in any offensive action against Israel, and they are trying to completely obliterate any #Palestinian civilian control of the Gaza Strip.

    Arguably Australia should remove the special “terrorist” designation from #AlQassam military wing of Hamas as well. We can maintain normal measures (such as financial sanctions), like we would for any other violent organised crime network or a normal foreign military that has committed war crimes.But this giving them a special “terrorist” label, is acting like an endorsement of the IDF throwing out the rule book when fighting in Gaza.

    The IDF have no intention of merely overthrowing Hamas or #demilitarising Gaza. They plan to execute nearly 40,000 suspected members of Hamas' militant wing, and the IDF are clearly willing to wipe out their entire families in the process. When the IDF talk about #HumanShields what this often means is the IDF barely bother trying to target actual combatants, they routinely kill their opponents by bombing family homes. Having a family is not “using human shields” it is simply being human!

    Australia cannot claim to be unaware of the IDF using this strategy. The IDF killed two of our citizens this way in #Lebanon last year, Ali and Ibrahim Bazzi. Fighting for #Hezbollah is illegal under Australian law, and I am not saying we should change that, but summary execution for Ali's suspected involvement is in no way a #proportionate or morally acceptable penalty, especially when it directly causes the death of his brother Ibrahim in the process. Ibrahim was also an Australian citizen from #Sydney and he was due home shortly after he was killed, Ibrahim was not even suspected of fighting for Hezbollah.

    We should not accept this total disregard for justice and morality. We ignored the summary execution of an Australian while he was at home with his family, meaning even Ali was NOT a #combatant, and now, predictably, it escalated to #Australian aid workers being murdered in Gaza.

    We should hold Israel accountable for their violence. But ending the special terrorism designation of Hamas in Palestine and demanding justice for our citizens who were killed in Lebanon.

    Sincerely,

    (full name)

    cc @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

  18. ⬆️
    True. #War is messy and we have collateral damage

    What's even more complicated here is that #Hamas is both, an #Iran's #AxisOfResistance-backed #terrorist organization, AND the de-facto #government of #Gaza (having earned some seats in 2006, and snatching the rest from #Fatah after brutal #civilWar in 2007).

    It's the TERRORIST part that makes it #asymmetrical warfare, and that requires more forceful pushback than #bothSides #normalization

    @TruthSandwich @cat_static @Ponygirl @thejacenallen

  19. ⬆️
    True. #War is messy and we have collateral damage

    What's even more complicated here is that #Hamas is both, an #Iran's #AxisOfResistance-backed #terrorist organization, AND the de-facto #government of #Gaza (having earned some seats in 2006, and snatching the rest from #Fatah after brutal #civilWar in 2007).

    It's the TERRORIST part that makes it #asymmetrical warfare, and that requires more forceful pushback than #bothSides #normalization

    @TruthSandwich @cat_static @Ponygirl @thejacenallen

  20. ⬆️
    True. #War is messy and we have collateral damage

    What's even more complicated here is that #Hamas is both, an #Iran's #AxisOfResistance-backed #terrorist organization, AND the de-facto #government of #Gaza (having earned some seats in 2006, and snatching the rest from #Fatah after brutal #civilWar in 2007).

    It's the TERRORIST part that makes it #asymmetrical warfare, and that requires more forceful pushback than #bothSides #normalization

    @TruthSandwich @cat_static @Ponygirl @thejacenallen

  21. Nahostexpertin - Bundesregierung sollte Haltung im Gaza-Krieg überdenken

    Deutschland und die USA sind gegen eine Waffenruhe in Gaza und stünden damit angesichts vieler Opfer zunehmend alleine da, so Nahost-Expertin Kristin Helberg.#Gaza #NAHOST #Waffenstillstand #Gazastreifen #HAMAS #Fatah #Bodenoffensive #KRIEG #Raketen
    Nahostexpertin zu Waffenruhe: Berlin sollte Haltung überdenken

  22. Nahostkonflikt - Wie die Siedlerbewegung ins Zentrum von Israels Politik rückte

    Israels Siedlungspolitik ist einer der Streitpunkte im Nahostkonflikt. Sie erschwert die Aussicht auf eine Zweistaatenlösung#Siedler #Siedlerbewegung #Westjordanland #WestBank #Gazastreifen #Ost-Jerusalem #ISRAEL #Palästinenser #HAMAS #Fatah
    Israels Siedlungspolitik im Westjordanland

  23. @Issi Klar, die Ukraine 🇺🇦 ist ja auch eine Republik & keine antisemitische Terrororganisation. Oder war eine #Relativierung der #Hamas-Massaker auch z.B. an #Fatah-Anhängern gemeint? 🤔🇩🇪🇪🇺🇮🇱🇺🇦 scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-