Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is claiming that the deals signed between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain are putting an end to conflict and bringing about peace. But this is what happened last week: haaretz.com/israel-news/.p…
UAE minister echoes claims that the agreement will bring peace. Here's a reality check: The deal will do nothing to achieve Palestinian freedom. Instead it will pave the way for Israeli spy tech to be sold in greater numbers to the UAE. #AbrahamAccordstheintercept.com/2016/10/17/how…
The UAE minister claimed that Trump "stopped" Israeli annexation of the West Bank. That's a lie. Israel has de facto annexed the West Bank. 300,000+ Israeli settlers live in the West Bank, surrounded by Israeli checkpoints and soldiers. That's annexation. #AbrahamAccords
If the #AbrahamAccords were really about "peace," why are these agreements being sealed with Trump's promises to sell deadly weapons in a region already awash in them? timesofisrael.com/trump-says-he-…
Bahrain's minister calls for a two-state solution between Israel and Palestinians. He's obscuring the facts on the ground--Israel has killed the two-state solution and erected a vicious apartheid system aimed at erasing the Palestinian presence #AbrahamAccords
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🚨 THREAD: The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant for war crimes in Gaza; White House rejects decision. Here’s what you need to know ⬇️
The @IntlCrimCourt has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, charging them with war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
The ICC prosecutor found evidence that Netanyahu and Gallant intentionally targeted Palestinian civilians, used starvation as a weapon of war, and blocked essential medical aid, causing immense suffering for Palestinians.
THREAD: As it commits genocide in Gaza and continues to violently steal Palestinian land in the West Bank, Israel’s government is enacting draconian laws that target the rights and freedoms of Palestinian citizens of Israel.
A new Israeli law bans flying the Palestinian flag at gatherings.
Palestinian citizens of Israel will be fined thousands and jailed up to a year for flying their flag.
Israel will use the law to repress nonviolent protests
Another new Israeli law attacks Palestinian freedom of speech.
Israel passed a law allowing Israeli schools to fire Palestinian teachers who show sympathy for Palestinians online and outside the classroom.
THREAD: Israel is preparing to take over the Palestinian West Bank.
Israel's 2025 economic plan is part of the process.
Every year, Israel’s government forces Palestinians out of their homes in order to steal Palestinian land and build illegal settlements for Israelis.
The Israeli government just passed a new economic plan to steal even more land and cement its control over the West Bank.
Israel is stealing Palestinian land to build power plants for Israelis.
Israel has approved the theft of Palestinian land to build plants and solar farms that will provide power to Israel while keeping Palestinians economically dependent on Israel for electricity.
THREAD: Call to boycott @Netflix film Mary over Israeli actors amid Israel’s genocide against the Holy Land. Learn the facts ⬇️
Netflix casts Israeli leads in new film Mary, sparking backlash from Palestinians and human rights activists who are are calling for a boycott, citing the hypocrisy of casting Israeli actors while Israel commits genocide against Palestinians in the land tied to Mary’s story.
Palestinian Christians continue to endure Israel’s repeated bombings of Gaza, including targeting churches, where they are taking refuge. Last October, Israel bombed the historic Church of Saint Porphyrius, one of the oldest in the world, killing 18 people.
THREAD: Israel’s government is assembling plans to take over the entire Palestinian West Bank once Donald Trump takes office.
Israel’s Finance Minister said, “I have directed the start of professional work to prepare the necessary infrastructure to apply Israeli sovereignty over [the Palestinian West Bank]... I have no doubt that President Trump… will support the State of Israel in this move.”
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a vehement anti-Palestinian racist, holds significant control over the administration of Israel’s illegal military occupation of the West Bank.
He's using that control to oppress and revoke the basic rights of Palestinians.