If you’re appalled by the massive killings of children in #Gaza, it’s worthy to ponder upon how Israeli army has developed a culture of impunity on this matter.

A thread 🧵 During the First Intifada (1987–91), the IDF distributed truncheons to its troops and encouraged them to break the bones of Palestinian protestors.

The Swedish branch of the Save the Children organization released a thousand-page report in May 1990 that detailed the effects of that conflict on the children in the Occupied Territories.

It estimated that “23,600 to 29,900 children required medical treatment for their beating injuries in the first two years of the intifada.”

I'm surprised not reading any analysis yet on the link between the electoral victory of Turkish nationalist MHP and the issue of Syrian refugees.

A potential post-election driving wedge between Erdogan and MHP is the future of 3.5 Syrian refugees.
#Turkey In post-election victory speech, with an understanding heightened resentment against the refugees, Erdogan repeated that they will be relocated back to Syria. Despite rhetoric, however, Erdogan will face tough challenges to send millions of refugees back to insecure #Syria.