Bath Friends of Palestine
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Working to raise awareness in and around Bath of who the Palestinians are and what their true situation is
I unequivocally condemn the massive strikes by Israel across Lebanon on 8 April that resulted in hundreds of civilians being killed & injured, including children. With the announcement of the ceasefire between Iran & the USA, the ongoing military activity in Lebanon poses a grave risk to the ceasefire & the efforts toward a lasting & comprehensive peace in the region. Hostilities must stop immediately. International law must be respected. Civilians & civilian objects must be protected at all times. Attacks against them are unacceptable. There is no military solution to the conflict. un.org/sg/en/content/…
@Kawaakibi Okay. Empires are best understood in terms of hierarchy. - In pre-modernity empires, this was core vs periphery - In modern colonial empires, it's metropole vs colony These aren't hard binaries and there are some gradations in between (e.g. semi-core, dominions, etc.)
Israel ruthlessly carpet bombed Lebanon today, killing at least 180 people and injuring more than 800. How does the BBC report it? “Israel says it hit more than 100 command centres and military sites in 10 minutes…” This is how war crimes are laundered.
Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into the war, but Israel’s right to defend itself does not justify inflicting such massive destruction. Israeli strikes killed hundreds last night, making it hard to argue that such heavy-handed actions fall within self-defence. Israeli actions are putting the U.S.-Iran ceasefire under severe strain. The Iran truce should extend to Lebanon. Hezbollah must disarm. The EU supports Lebanon’s efforts to disarm Hezbollah.
