@ryangrim - Ryan Grim
Pretty incredible -- though totally believable -- that the final DNC platform has a one-side condemnation of sexual violence, and it's aimed at Hamas, even as the Knesset engages in a full-throated debate as to whether the acknowledged rape of Palestinian detainees is ok or not. https://t.co/Tzf81Neg2l
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NEW: While Elon Musk battles the UK and EU over social media censorship, Israel is jailing citizens for Instagram posts https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/while-elon-musk-battles-the-uk-and
@ryangrim - Ryan Grim
Message sent to the new mother of twins just days before the IDF killed her and her newborns as her father went to get their birth certificates https://t.co/J4b5m9pQm6
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Since November, the Israeli govt, the New York Times, and others have relied heavily on a Physicians for Human Rights Israel report on Hamas sexual violence. PHRI is now heavily walking back its report, noting it never reached any conclusions and only advocated for an investigation, and regrets the inclusion of erroneous and unreliable information. We will continue to hear similar statements in the months and years to come -- when the issue can safely be talked about, and its purpose is horrifically complete.
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The Shura Base is where many of the original claims of widespread sexual assault, including "broken pelvises," first emerged. It turned out that was based on one source who has said tons of demonstrably false things. Ha'aretz reported it out and found it was made up: https://t.co/ehv9bwtR45
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Kibbutz Be’eri Spokesperson Rejects Story in New York Times October 7 Exposé: “They Were Not Sexually Abused” https://theintercept.com/2024/03/04/nyt-october-7-sexual-violence-kibbutz-beeri/ by @jeremyscahill and me
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Israeli press is learning more about the Hamas attack on the music festival. From Ha'aretz: 1. Organizers originally planned to end the event on Friday, but got permission midweek from the Army to extend to Saturday 2. Hamas did not know about the music festival, only learning about it after breaching Israeli territory 3. This assessment is backed up by bodycam footage of a terrorist asking a captured civilian where the "bad guys" are 4. An Israeli attack helicopter fired on terrorists and also killed "some" partygoers https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2023-11-18/ty-article/0000018b-e1a5-d168-a3ef-f5ff4d070000