Germany justifies Nasrallah’s killing, says every civilian death is ‘one too many’
Amid the growing death toll in Lebanon due to Israel’s intense bombardment, a spokesperson for Germany’s Foreign Ministry says every civilian death is “one civilian death too many”.
Of Nasrallah’s killing, the spokesperson said the attack constituted Israel’s right to defend itself, adding that “Hezbollah is of course a terrorist organisation and it was obviously a meeting of the top leadership of Hezbollah”.
“From which one can assume, even from a distance, that they were planning their further operations,” the spokesperson said.
The ferocious Israeli attack that killed Nasrallah on Friday reduced several residential buildings to rubble in a densely populated civilian area of Beirut’s southern suburbs. The series of massive explosions were the biggest to hit the Lebanese capital in the past year.
So by that logic, it would be justified for Lebanon to flatten the apartment block Ben-Gvir lives in? (National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was convicted of inciting racism and supporting a terrorist organization in 2008) Selectively applying international law means there is no international law.
EU foreign ministers to hold emergency meeting over Lebanon
EU foreign ministers will hold emergency talks today to discuss the situation in Lebanon as Israel continues its attacks across the country. A spokesman said the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, will convene a video meeting at 15:00 GMT “to discuss the EU’s response to the latest escalation in Lebanon”.
So far, the 27-nation bloc has struggled to speak with one voice to curb the violence in the region over the past year.
Yeah because part of Western Europe is defending / supporting the ongoing genocide.
UK calls on all sides to ‘step back from the brink’ in Lebanon
The UK says all sides should seek de-escalation and a ceasefire after Israel hit targets in Lebanon with air raids, reiterating that those involved in the conflict “should step back from the brink”.
A spokesperson for PM Starmer said the UK’s support for Israel’s right to self-defence was “ironclad” but that only a ceasefire could restore stability and security to the region.
Translation: We support the continued massacres of civilians, but we'll pretend to want a ceasefire for PR reasons.
Indian writer turns down USAID-funded award in solidarity with Gaza
Jacinta Kerketta, a poet and writer from India, has refused to accept a USAID-funded award in protest against Israel’s war on Gaza, local media reported.
The poet was awarded the 2024 “Room to Read Young Author Award”, jointly funded by USAID and an organisation called the Room to Read India Trust, for her children’s poetry collection titled Jirhul.
She called attention to USAID’s links to arms companies and its role in the war on Gaza.
“I saw that Room to Read India Trust is also associated with Boeing for children’s education. How can [they have ties to the] arms business and care for children continue simultaneously when the world of children is being destroyed by the same weapons,” Indian media outlet The Wire quoted Kerketta as saying.
“Books for children are important, but adults have not been able to save children – thousands of whom are being killed in Palestine,” she added.
British-American author Jhumpa Lahiri, who has Indian origins, recently turned down an award from New York’s Noguchi Museum, citing the firing of employees who wore Palestinian keffiyeh scarves in solidarity with people in Gaza.
