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Senior Tory MPs and peers break ranks to call for recognition of Palestine (Guardian, 2025-05-06)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/06/senior-tory-mps-break-ranks-to-call-for-recognition-of-palestinian-state
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>> Seven MPs and six members of the House of Lords have signed the letter to Keir Starmer urging him to defy the Israeli government and give formal recognition to Palestine in advance of key UN talks next month.

>> The letter... written in late March soon after Israel broke its peace agreement with Hamas...

>> “Recognising Palestine would affirm our nation’s commitment to upholding the principles of justice, self-determination and equal rights..."

>> “This is an opportunity for Britain to show leadership, to be on the right side of history and to uphold the principles we claim to champion...”

>> The prime minister is understood not to have replied.

#UKPol #RecognitionOfPalestinianState
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'I got it wrong': [UK] Conservative MP 'withdraws' support for Israel over war in Gaza - Politics.co.uk (2025-05-06)

https://www.politics.co.uk/parliament/i-got-it-wrong-conservative-mp-withdraws-support-for-israel-over-war-in-gaza/
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>> Mark Pritchard, the MP for The Wrekin since 2005, noted that over twenty years as a parliamentarian he had supported Israel “pretty much at all costs.”

>> “But today, I want to say that I got it wrong and I condemn Israel for what it is doing to the Palestinian people in Gaza and indeed in the West Bank, and I’d like to withdraw my support right now for the actions of Israel, what they are doing right now in Gaza…

>> “Can the minister stand up to our friends and allies in the United States and make a strong stand for humanity? ...”

>> The minister on duty commended Pritchard for his “very powerful intervention”, adding: “I hear his words and I feel their force”.

#UKPol #MarkPritchard
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Why Germany Won’t Call It Genocide (Hanno Hauenstein | The Third Draft, 2025-05-04)

https://hannohauenstein.substack.com/p/why-germany-wont-call-it-genocide
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German ver. -> https://jacobin.de/artikel/gaza-voelkermord-deutschland-hanno-hauenstein
“Gaza lies in ruins – its people killed, starved, displaced. Yet #Germany refuses to engage with the charge of genocide against Israel. An essay on why this silence will have lasting political effects”

“While Israel’s image in the West is shifting – especially among younger generations – international law increasingly appears to be an empty incantation: a principle … stripped of enforcement mechanisms and universal credibility.

“Germany plays a central role in this context – not only through its continued diplomatic and rhetorical defense of Israel, also by supplying military equipment. At the same time, criticism of or solidarity with Israel is turned into a litmus test for domestic migration and asylum policies, transforming Germany’s foreign policy into a proxy for internal ideological battles.”

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A Popemobile Used by Pope Francis Will Become a Mobile Clinic in Gaza (NYT, 2025-05-04)

＊Gift article link＊
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/world/middleeast/a-popemobile-will-ride-again-this-time-into-gaza.html?unlocked%5C_article%5C_code=1.E08.CZ0H.sKQV7KC%5C_ubOn
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>> In his last months, Pope Francis blessed an effort to transform the vehicle he used when he visited the West Bank in 2014 into a mobile health clinic to treat Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip.

>> The popemobile, a converted Mitsubishi, was donated by President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority for Francis’ visit. It was given to the Franciscan order afterward, and then to Caritas ...

>> Preparing the vehicle …including the installation of blastproof windows, will take roughly three weeks, ... Caritas Jerusalem … will soon request approval from Israeli authorities to deliver it to Gaza.

>> COGAT, the Israeli government agency responsible for coordinating the entry of aid into the enclave, did not respond to a request for comment about whether Israel intended to allow the passage of the popemobile.

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Emergency Press Briefing ...[Maltese authorities blocked FFC access to the damaged ship] - Freedom Flotilla (2025-05-04)

https://freedomflotilla.org/2025/05/03/press-briefing-and-release/
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>> On Saturday, a delegation of Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) volunteers ... attempted to reach the ship Conscience to provide support to the crew and volunteers onboard. Their boats were intercepted by the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) who not only failed to provide aid to the ... ship, they forced the delegation to turn back to Malta ... This is the second day in a row where Maltese authorities have blocked FFC access to its ship, crew and participants.

>> ... The vessel, crew and volunteers aboard face mounting threats and are being denied critical assistance... Despite urgent SOS distress calls and direct communication from the Conscience ... #Malta blocked the ship’s passage and continues to deny entry into its waters or authorization to bring the bombed ship into port."

#FreedomFlotilla
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Press release | As Night Falls off the Coast of Malta, the Freedom Flotilla Warns of a Potential Second Attack on Its Civilian Ship - Freedom Flotilla (2025-05-02)

https://freedomflotilla.org/2025/05/02/press-release-02-05-2024/
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>> The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is warning of a potential second attack on its civilian ship, the Conscience, which remains stranded in international waters off the coast of Malta. ... Water continues to enter the vessel, and the Maltese Coast Guard is refusing it safe entry.

>> Climate activist Greta Thunberg, who was scheduled to join the flotilla [from #Malta], said: “The ship is currently at anchor, as moving it would riskflooding causing it to sink.” Thunberg emphasized, “what is certain is that we human rights activists will continue to do everything in our power to fulfill our responsibility and stand in solidarity with the people of Gaza.”

#FreedomFlotilla

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“Vaughan [Ontario, #Canada] raised the flag of Israel outside City Hall” (Steven Del Duca - Mayor of Vaughan | Instagram, 2025-05-02)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DJIEAIvPfMa/
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>> In recognition of Israel’s Independence Day, and at the request of CIJA [= Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs], the City of Vaughan raised the flag of Israel outside City Hall…

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Freedom Flotilla Coalition - Links

Official Website ⬇️
https://freedomflotilla.org/

Linktree (several SNS accounts but :mastodon: T^T) ⬇️
https://linktr.ee/freedomflotillacoalition

#FreedomFlotilla
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I Used To Say Israel Was Not Committing A Genocide In Gaza: I was Wrong. This is why. (Shaiel Ben-Ephraim | The Grand Scheme, 2025-05-01)

https://shaielbenephraim.substack.com/p/i-used-to-say-israel-was-not-committing
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“It gives me no pleasure to accuse my country, my friends, and my family of being part of a genocide. I spent months arguing against this. Early in the war, I said that those who accuse Israel of genocide are acting in bad faith and spreading a blood libel. I was right about some of these malevolent actors. But my conclusions were wrong. The seeds of genocide were sown early on. Then Israel escalated its acts against the Palestinian people to a point where I could not stay silent.

“My journey to this understanding had several signposts…”

h/t https://norden.social/@stephie/_hamburg/114437269288914207

#StopGenocide #EndOccupation
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Gaza Freedom Flotilla incident [2025] - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza/_Freedom/_Flotilla/_incident
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>> In the early Friday morning on May 2, 2025. a vessel from the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, carrying 30 international human rights activists and humanitarian aid destined for Gaza, was attacked by drones in international waters off the coast of Malta...

#FreedomFlotilla #Wikipedia
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🆘 Urgent: Demand Malta Rescue Freedom Flotilla Now

https://support.adc.org/a/malta

>> Malta is the closest to the flotilla, and must take action. Complete the information below and send a message to the Prime Minister of Malta Robert Abela, and additional receipents.

>> Demands: The Government of Malta do what is right and send immediate vessels to those on the flotilla to rescue those on board...

>> Receipents: Members of Congress and Prime Minister of Malta. It is important that Members of Congress hear your concerns first thing in the morning. This is why they have been included.

>> Note: Only your Prefix, First name, and state will be visable to receipents. None of the other information provided will be shared with the receipent(s).

#FreedomFlotilla #RescueFreedomFlotilla
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'We've killed so many children — it's hard to argue with that' (+972 Magazine, 2025-05-01)

https://www.972mag.com/silent-vigils-gazan-children-israel/
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>> Since March, hundreds of Israelis have joined silent vigils for slain Gazan children, holding up their photos to try to break through the wall of apathy.

>> The idea for these silent protests took shape among several activists in Tel Aviv who were horrified by the scale of death and destruction after Israel renewed its assault on Gaza in March…

>> “It started spontaneously,” said Amit Shilo, one of the organizers of the vigil. “... My friend Alma Beck posted a story with one of the [… deceased Gazan] children, and I wrote to her, ‘Let’s take their pictures to the Saturday night protest.’”

>> The two of them printed 40 black-and-white photos at home from the Daily File, ... “We thought it would just be five of us standing for ten minutes until someone attacked us and we went home — but dozens showed up,”

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