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SvennoJ on 22 February 2024
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Calls for resignation of UK parliament speaker grow after Gaza ceasefire debate

The Scottish National Party, the third-largest party in the UK Parliament, officially said it had no longer any confidence in Lindsay Hoyle to carry on in his role as the speaker of the House of Commons, accusing him of partisan politics in favour of Labour during the debate (on the Gaza ceasefire).

He came to the House earlier today and apologised again for the decision-making on Wednesday. But he said that it was out of concern for MPs safety. He said he never wanted to pick up a phone to find that one of his friends from either side of the House had been “murdered by terrorists”. That follows the killing of an MP in 2021, it follows a number of death threats that a lot of MPs had been talking about.

The Labour leader Keir Starmer has also been talking and he was accused by the Conservative party of having lent on the speaker of the House to ensure that his amendment was able to be voted on to try to stem any potential rebellion within his ranks. He denied having threatened the speaker that he did



Clashes erupt at Karem Abu Salem crossing amid protests against aid to Gaza

Clashes have erupted at the Israel-controlled Karem Abu Salem border crossing as Israeli security forces attempt to disperse a crowd of protesters blocking the entrance to the Gaza Strip, according to local media.

Israeli protesters gathered at the crossing – known in Israel as Kerem Shalom – to block the transfer of humanitarian aid into Gaza until all captives held by Hamas are freed, the Times of Israel reported. One of the protesters required medical attention after a soldier slammed a rock into the back of his head, according to the newspaper.



Three killed, 8 wounded in shooting attack near Jerusalem

At least three people have been killed and at least eight people wounded during a shooting attack near occupied East Jerusalem, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting. Israeli police say one officer was killed after three gunmen fired at cars stuck in traffic on a highway near the Maale Adumim settlement in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have killed two of the gunmen and the third has been arrested.

Footage shows Israeli forces arresting man at site of shooting near Jerusalem

Footage verified by Al Jazeera shows Israeli forces arresting a man at the site of a shooting near the Maale Adumim settlement in the occupied West Bank. At least three people were killed and eight wounded during the shooting this morning near occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli police say two gunmen were killed and the third arrested.

Israeli army conducting arrests in Zatara after Maale Adumim shooting

Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari has said that the Israeli military and its secret services are interrogating and detaining “suspects” in the village of Zatara, near Bethlehem, where the Palestinian men responsible for this morning’s shooting in Maale Adumim hailed from.

The Israeli army also said on X that its forces were preparing to deploy across the West Bank “to thwart terrorist activities and protect the citizens of the State of Israel”.

Israeli forces storm Beit Ta’amr village after checkpoint shooting

Israeli occupation forces have stormed the village of Beit Ta’amr, east of Bethlehem, raiding the homes of the suspects in the Maale Adumim settlement attack that killed an Israeli soldier and injured eight others. The forces forced their way into the family home of two brothers, Muhammad Zawahra and Kazem Zawahra.There are about 20 to 25 military vehicles in the village.

Israel’s Smotrich demands settlement expansion in response to Maale Adumim shooting

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has demanded the approval of a plan to build thousands of new illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank’s Maale Adumim and nearby areas in response to the shooting that killed one person and wounded eight others earlier today.

“The serious attack on Maale Adumim must have a decisive security response but also an answer from the settlements,” he wrote on X. “I demand the prime minister approve the convening of the higher planning council and immediately approve plans for thousands of housing units in Maale Adumim and the entire region,” he said. “Our enemies know that any harm to us will lead to more construction and more development and more of our control across the entire country.”

Israeli minister says ‘our right to life overrides the Palestinians’ freedom of movement’

Israel’s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir has said Palestinians’ freedom of movement should be restricted, following a shooting attack on a highway near the Maale Adumim settlement in the occupied West Bank that we reported on earlier.

“Our right to life overrides the Palestinians’ freedom of movement,” Ben-Gvir said, according to Israeli media reports. “I will fight for barriers around the villages that will limit the freedom of movement of the residents of the Palestinian Authority.” At least three people were killed and eight wounded during the shooting this morning, with Israeli police saying two gunmen were killed and a third arrested.



Propaganda at work

Israel claims its soldiers ‘found copies of Mein Kampf’ in Gaza

Israel’s Foreign Affairs Minister Israel Katz has equated Hamas with Germany’s Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler that was responsible for the genocide of European Jews during World War II. He warned that leaving Gaza without defeating the armed group would harm the Jewish community around the world.

“Hamas are the new Nazis,” Katz told the conference of presidents of major Jewish organisations, according to Israel National News. “In many houses in Gaza, our soldiers found copies of Mein Kampf. We all know what that means.”

“We must win this war against the front of evil run by Iran,” he said. “If we do not win this war, it will harm Jewish communities all over the world. If we stay united, we will overcome and defeat all our enemies and secure the Jewish state and the Jewish people.”


Where would they even get them... But thanks for pointing out another part of the occupation

https://mondoweiss.net/2022/07/the-book-shortage-in-gaza-no-one-is-talking-about/

In Gaza, Palestinian authors don’t get to read the books they write. As for the readers, they would do well to become practiced in the art of re-reading what they already have. Palestinian bookshop owners? Hardly a lucrative occupation. I spoke to one such owner about the dramatic rise in Israeli restrictions on international mail delivery to Gaza. “Only ten books may arrive in the entire city every 2-3 months,” he told me.

“My livelihood has been collapsing because of these cruel and restrictive policies. My income is not what you might think of a bookshop owner.”

Since my early adulthood, I have been passionate about reading and writing. But I spend more time waiting for books to arrive from the outside world than I do actually reading them–which is always a short-lived affair.