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SvennoJ on 13 April 2024
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Meanwhile protests continue

Pro-Palestinian protests take place in Italy, UK, Germany, US

Pro-Palestinian protesters march from Russell Square to Parliament Square as part of a national day of action for Palestine, in London, UK, April 13, 2024. Protesters urge the British government to stop arms trade with Israel and call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza



People take part in a flash mob in Piazzetta Nilo to denounce the ongoing conflict in Palestine, using the words and voices of the main poets of the Palestinian resistance, such as Mueen Bsyso, Fadwa Tuqan and Mahmoud Darwish, in Naples, Italy, April 12, 2024



Participants carry a banner reading ‘Stop the genocide in Gaza’ as they walk in front of the Berlin Cathedral, left, and the TV tower, right, during a rally in reaction to the ban of the ‘Palestine Congress’ in Berlin, Germany, April 13, 2024. A ‘Palestine Congress’ was announced to be held from April 12 to 14, 2024 in the German capital of Berlin



Police officers clash with protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza near Herald Square in New York City, US, April 12, 2024




How Gaza is changing US campuses

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/4/13/how-gaza-is-changing-us-campuses

For more than five months now, students across the United States have been rallying in support of Palestinians as they face genocide at the hands of the Israeli army. It is increasingly clear that more and more young Americans view advocacy for Palestine in the same way as political activist Angela Davis does, as “a moral litmus test for the world”.

Mobilisation is no easy task – students supporting Palestinian liberation have been stabbed, shot, run over and sprayed with chemicals. They have been suspended, arrested and disciplined. They have had to rely on their own labour and the limited funds they have been able to raise for their protest actions.

In contrast, pro-Israel students have well-established donor networks, campus Hillels, and the ear of mainstream media to amplify their claims that pro-Palestinian activism is anti-Semitic.




And Gaza doesn't get a break either

Israeli attacks kill 19, wounded more than 200 in last 24 hours in Nuseirat: Gaza Media Office

On Telegram, the Government Media Office says that the majority of the victims of these attacks in the central Gaza Strip were women and children.

The attacks occurred on the following locations, according to the office:

  • Nuseirat Joint School, the bombing of the
  • Nuseirat Girls School, the bombing of the
  • Nuseirat Preparatory Boys School,
  • The homes of the Ashour, Nasar, al-Taweel and Qashlan families, in addition to several other homes.

The martyrs and wounded were transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs and al-Awda hospitals. The office condemned the attacks and said that it hold the Israeli and American governments responsible for them.

What has happened to Nuseirat refugee camp?

The camp in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, has been the target of Israeli raids and attacks over the past few days. Here is a look at some of the recent developments there:

  • In the early hours of April 10, Israeli attacks on the camp killed 14 Palestinians, including children and women.
  • Early on April 11, the Israeli army launched its first ground operation into the camp, attacking two mosques in the camp and a UN-run school and a Malaysian school, killing at least four people.
  • The operation was undertaken by the Nahal Brigade, supported by the Israeli Air Force from the air and also by the Israeli Navy gunboats off the coast.
  • On April 12, the Israeli military bombarded the camp with artillery and air raids, injuring at least 70 people.
  • A group of journalists were targeted in the attacks. Sami Shehadeh, a journalist with Turkish broadcaster TRT, had his foot amputated after being wounded.
  • On April 13, the attacks on the camp continued, with the Gaza Media Office reporting 19 killed and more than 200 wounded in 24 hours.

UNICEF chief denounces West Bank violence

On X, Catherine Russel, head of the UN’s children’s relief fund, says she is “very concerned about the spike in violence in the West Bank”. Israeli settlers have been attacking occupied West Bank villages since yesterday, after an Israeli teenager went missing and was later found dead.

In these attacks, 19 Palestinians were injured today, and yesterday 30 were injured while one was killed, shot dead by Israeli settlers. “So far this year, 35 Palestinian & 2 Israeli children have been killed in the West Bank”, Russel added. “All forms of violence against children must stop now”.