| SvennoJ said: This current conflict doesn't remind me of anything as I have never seen a more blatantly supported, defended by many, genocide in all my life. At least DeSantis stepped out of the race (not that he would beat Trump who is just as bad anyway) Ron DeSantis suspends US presidential campaign; here’s what he has said about Palestine The Florida governor has been a staunch supporter of Israel, even by the normally pro-Israel standards of mainstream US politicians. In the last presidential debate, DeSantis expressed openness to backing the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. “If they make the calculation that to avert a second Holocaust, they need to do that – I think some of these Palestinian Arabs – Saudi Arabia should take some, Egypt should take some,” he said. DeSantis also banned a Palestinian student organisation from state universities in Florida. Moreover, he has said that the occupied West Bank is not occupied. “Judea and Samaria are not occupied territory,” DeSantis said in July, referring to the West Bank by a Biblical name used by Israel. He added that Israelis have “the strongest claim of right” to the Palestinian territory. ‘Enough is enough’: British MP urges ending arms sales to Israel Labour Party legislator Richard Burgon has also called on the United Kingdom’s government to push for a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution. “25,000 dead in Gaza. The Israeli PM making it clear he’s against any two-state solution,” Burgon wrote in a social media post. “Yet all we get from our Government is empty words. Enough is enough.” 25,000 dead in Gaza. Netanyahu rejects Hamas’ conditions for the release of hostages Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not accept Hamas' demand for an end to the war in exchange for the release of hostages held in Gaza, he said Sunday. “I work on this around the clock. But to be clear: I reject outright the terms of surrender of the monsters of Hamas,” he said. Netanyahu said Hamas has demanded an end to the war, the release of Palestinian prisoners and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza in exchange for the release of the hostages. “If we agree to this, our soldiers fell in vain. If we agree to this, we will not be able to guarantee the security of our citizens,” the prime minister said. Some context: Netanyahu's comments come amid a report in the Wall Street Journal that the US, Egypt and Qatar want Israel to join a new phase of talks with Hamas that would start with the release of hostages and lead to the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza. Netanyahu said he communicated his objections to US President Joe Biden over the weekend, and reiterated comments he made last week about Israel controlling all territory west of Jordan. Israel gives far-right minister power to freeze Palestinian payments if even "a single shekel" reaches Gaza “Not a single shekel will go to Gaza. Period,” far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich wrote after Israel's security cabinet approved a measure that gives him the power to freeze funds intended for the Palestinian Authority, if the PA transfers those funds to Gaza. Under existing agreements, Israel collects tax revenue on behalf of the Palestinian Authority on Palestinian imports and exports. Since Hamas launched its attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, the Israeli government has refused to disburse the full amount of taxes collected, which are primarily used by the Palestinian Authority to pay public employees and retirees. The funds collected by Israel will now be transferred to Norway as a third party, then be sent to Ramallah — excluding the sum earmarked for Gaza — which would remain frozen in Norwegian hands, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement on Sunday. The United States and Norway will help oversee and facilitate the agreement. “Any violation of the agreement allows the Minister of Finance to immediately freeze all of the Palestinians' repayment funds,” the prime minister’s office said. Hussein al-Sheikh, a top official with the Palestine Liberation Organization, immediately rejected the Israeli plan, calling it "piracy" and urging the international community to stop it. Remember: Smotrich has come under fire for recent comments advocating for the voluntary migration of Palestinians from Gaza, and the reestablishment of Israeli settlements there. Palestinian industries falter as Israel bombs Gaza, locks down West Bank As the occupied West Bank roils with near-daily Israeli raids, settler attacks and killings of Palestinians, an overlooked impact of the violence is starting to take its toll. The past few months, Muhanad Nairoukh, the manager of one of the three biggest aluminium factories in the occupied West Bank, tells Al Jazeera, have been the worst for production and profits in a long time. Life in the occupied West Bank is becoming more dangerous and complicated for the people living there and alongside that, industry has crawled to a near halt as a result of Israeli actions, making it impossible to have “business as usual”. Every aspect of industry is affected, from raw materials, to paying for inputs and getting paid for products. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) estimated at the end of December that the overall economic losses in Palestine, since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, reached around $1.5bn during the initial months of the war, equivalent to approximately $25m per day, excluding direct losses in properties and assets. Israel’s construction sector worst hit by the Palestinian labour shortage Raja Khalidi, the director general of the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute, spoke to Al Jazeera about how the shortage of Palestinian labour impacts the Israeli economy. Here is a summary of his main points:
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Agreed man the genocide Is so obvious with so much footage and yet nothing the world just watching just heart breaking
