As Gaza is destroyed, Israel is killing dozens of children in the West Bank : Arwa Mahdawi / The Guardian
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“Cases like these happen quite regularly, but no one’s hearing about them,” said Dror Sadot, a spokesperson for B’Tselem. “The military will say that it is opening an investigation. And this investigation will last for years, probably without any media covering it. And then it will be washed down the drain.” Fewer than 1% of any investigations into the Israeli military using excessive force against Palestinians end in an indictment."
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Excerpt:
"Amid the horrors unfolding in Gaza there is a narrative being advanced that this is all about Hamas and 7 October. It is important not to lose sight of the fact that this is not just about Hamas – who do not govern the West Bank – and history did not start on 7 October. What is happening has been a very long time in the making.
Twenty-one years ago, in 2003, American peace activist Rachel Corrie went to Gaza to defend homes in Rafah from being demolished by Israeli forces. “I couldn’t even believe that a place like this existed,” Corrie wrote in her diaries. “[N]o amount of reading, attendance at conferences, documentary viewing and word of mouth could have prepared me for the reality of the situation here. You just can’t imagine it unless you see it … Just want to write to my Mom and tell her that I’m witnessing this chronic, insidious genocide and I’m really scared, and questioning my fundamental belief in the goodness of human nature. This has to stop. I think it is a good idea for us all to drop everything and devote our lives to making this stop.”
“Cases like these happen quite regularly, but no one’s hearing about them,” said Dror Sadot, a spokesperson for B’Tselem. “The military will say that it is opening an investigation. And this investigation will last for years, probably without any media covering it. And then it will be washed down the drain.” Fewer than 1% of any investigations into the Israeli military using excessive force against Palestinians end in an indictment."
Click here for the article in The Guardian
Excerpt:
"Amid the horrors unfolding in Gaza there is a narrative being advanced that this is all about Hamas and 7 October. It is important not to lose sight of the fact that this is not just about Hamas – who do not govern the West Bank – and history did not start on 7 October. What is happening has been a very long time in the making.
Twenty-one years ago, in 2003, American peace activist Rachel Corrie went to Gaza to defend homes in Rafah from being demolished by Israeli forces. “I couldn’t even believe that a place like this existed,” Corrie wrote in her diaries. “[N]o amount of reading, attendance at conferences, documentary viewing and word of mouth could have prepared me for the reality of the situation here. You just can’t imagine it unless you see it … Just want to write to my Mom and tell her that I’m witnessing this chronic, insidious genocide and I’m really scared, and questioning my fundamental belief in the goodness of human nature. This has to stop. I think it is a good idea for us all to drop everything and devote our lives to making this stop.”
See also: The deadliest year for the West Bank in Middle East Eye
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