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BREAKING: Doctors Without Borders Secretary General says 'the humanitarian response in Gaza today is an illusion' and that 'psychological injuries have led children as young as five to tell us that they would prefer to die'

— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) February 23, 2024

MSF slams US on Gaza at UN, says children as young as 5 want to die
The head of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that medical teams in the Gaza Strip have come up with a new acronym: WCNSF - wounded child, no surviving family.
"Children who do survive this war will not only bear the visible wounds of traumatic injuries, but the invisible ones too," MSF International Secretary General Christopher Lockyear told the 15-member council.
"There is a repeated displacement, constant fear and witnessing family members literally dismembered before their eyes," he said. "These psychological injuries have led children as young as five to tell us that they would prefer to die."
Lockyear slammed the United States, saying he was appalled it had repeatedly used its veto power to block the council from demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in Gaza.
"The people of Gaza need a ceasefire, not when practicable, but now. They need a sustained ceasefire, not a temporary period of calm," Lockyear said. "Anything short of this is gross negligence."
The U.S. has vetoed three U.N. Security Council resolutions since the start of the current fighting on Oct. 7, most recently blocking on Tuesday a demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire as it instead pushes council to call for a temporary ceasefire linked to the release of hostages held by Hamas.
China's U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun told the council he felt "appalled" by Lockyear's briefing.
"We hope the tragic picture that he painted of Gaza for us can touch the conscience of a certain member of this council," Zhang said.
'WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO RISK?'
The United States had said it was concerned that the draft resolution it vetoed on Tuesday could jeopardize talks between the U.S., Egypt, Israel and Qatar that seek to broker a six week pause in the war and the release of hostages.
Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Robert Wood did not acknowledge Lockyear's briefing. He said the U.S. was pushing Israel to allow more aid into Gaza and had told its ally it should not proceed with a ground offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza "in the absence of a viable plan to protect civilians."
"We all want to see a durable end to this conflict," Wood said. "The pace of hostage talks can be frustrating ... council support for this diplomacy is critical to increase pressure on Hamas to accept the agreement on the table."
Britain's U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward described Lockyear's briefing as "harrowing." Britain abstained on Tuesday's vote, while the remaining 13 council members voted in favor of the Algerian-drafted resolution.
Slovenia's U.N. Ambassador to the Security Council, Samuel Zbogar, asked: "What kind of a council have we become if we remain untouched by the tearful briefing that we heard today by the secretary general of Médecins Sans Frontières?"
The war began when fighters from the Hamas militant group that runs Gaza attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and capturing 253 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. In retaliation, Israel launched a military assault on Gaza that health authorities say has killed nearly 30,000 Palestinians with thousands more bodies feared lost amid the ruins.
"Today our staff are back at work risking their lives once again for their patients. What are you willing to risk?" Lockyear asked the council.

And as @RBrulin points out, the post that the @nytimes Anat Schwartz liked was mentioned in South Africa’s application to the ICJ as an example of intent to commit genocidehttps://t.co/hFTJMJdwdR… pic.twitter.com/YWrAEtd2vd

— Laila Al-Arian (@LailaAlarian) February 24, 2024

Excellent question: How did Anat, who had no journalism experience, and her 24 yr old co-author Adam Sella (nephew by marriage) come to lead a front page investigation?

I will try to answer.

Her first article in New York Times is on Nov 14, 2023. https://t.co/Uw7xldnrTF pic.twitter.com/GDI9I5yDqm

— Esha K (@eshaLegal) February 24, 2024

UPDATE: I got footage of the self-immolation at the Israeli embassy in DC.

The individual, wearing fatigues, introduces himself as “an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force and I will no longer be complicit in genocide.”

After ignition, he repeatedly yells “Free Palestine.” https://t.co/wk5LGK4Hp2 pic.twitter.com/EX1L8zG8tR

— Talia Jane ‍ (@taliaotg) February 25, 2024

Del Cap wrote:

UPDATE: I got footage of the self-immolation at the Israeli embassy in DC.

The individual, wearing fatigues, introduces himself as “an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force and I will no longer be complicit in genocide.”

After ignition, he repeatedly yells “Free Palestine.” https://t.co/wk5LGK4Hp2 pic.twitter.com/EX1L8zG8tR

— Talia Jane ‍ (@taliaotg) February 25, 2024

As people rushed to try and save his life, an Israeli embassy agent held a gun fixed on Aaron Bushnell following his self-immolation.
pic.twitter.com/apVD0joXUH

— Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) February 26, 2024

One Eyed Bob wrote:i viču mu lezi na zemlju. razumem proceduru, razumem i da su policajci maloumno smeće, ali brt sačekaj 30 sekundi, leći će na zemlju i bez tvog vogonskog vikanja.

nerado koristim izraz cenzura jer u zapadnoj štampi funkcionišu manje formalni mehanizmi kontrole sadržaja, ali izveštavanje o ovome ima elemente cenzure jer je u pitanju priča koja bi po prirodi stvari, i apsolutno svim novinarskim kriterijumima (uspostavljeni baš od strane medija koji ovo prećutkuju), morala da bude vest dana.

ako u desku kažeš "idemo sa ovim na naslovnu", proglasiće te za antisemitu i uništiti ti karijeru. it's that simple.

One Eyed Bob wrote:Nisam, samo sam precizan, to su dosta jasni pojmovi u novinarstvu - ovo je autocenzura koju sprovodi gotovo ceo medijski blok, dok je cenzura uvek formalan akt državnog aparata. U osnovi, posledice su iste, a kod autocenzure sramota je veća. Kad kažem "elementi cenzure", pod time mislim na formalan pritisak na javnost koji se vrši odozgo u cilju suzbijanja kritičkog govora o Izraelu i afirmativnog pisanja o Palestini. Kad dođe do prave cenzure neće mi biti teško da upotrebim taj izraz, a približava se tome.

boomer crook wrote:ne slazem se. pun mi je feed tog lika (cnn, nbcs, bbc, grauniad...). vise nego kada se onaj ukrajinac zapalio u poljskoj.

sa izraelom i gazom je drugi problem: svi sve znaju i svi nekako smatraju da izrael ima prava na to bcs zrtve iz drugog svetskog rata.

i tu su doslovce odraz u ogledalu ruske politike prema svetu.

Spoiler:

Nektivni Ugnelj wrote:Izrael je bio favorit levice, a ne desnice, bar 20-30 godina. Pomenuo sam vec - na pocetku je bio i favorit SSSR-a, odnosno konkretno Staljina. Staljinova racunica.je bila da ce nastanak Izraela pokrenuti "unfolding" Britanske imperije na Bliskom istoku - i bio je u pravu. Zato im je u kritičnom momentu poslao češke automatske puške a koje su, ironije li, bile namenjene Vermahtu (nemačke oznake na njima) krajem ww2.

Nema milosti u "grejt gejmu". I nema nevinih.