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Academic; children's rights, human rights and family law; Author: "The Child's Right to Development" (CUP 2019); Views are personal
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Sep 20, 2024 18 tweets 3 min read
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child published bombshell recommendations relating to Israel. It calls out Israel’s apartheid, racial policies and the targeting of Palestinian children. A 🧵 on key points concerning Palestinian children: Image It begins by setting the law applicable to Palestinian children in Gaza, WB, Occupied E Jerusalem and Golan Highest, and within 48 Israel: international human rights law, including all HR treaties, and international humanitarian law..3
Feb 2, 2024 6 tweets 3 min read
For 4 months, Israel has used the term 'safe zone' as both a military tactic and a legal pretext to conceal its genocidal activities. The directive instructs people in Gaza to relocate south, ostensibly promoting 'voluntary' migration while claiming compliance with intl law 🧵 Since October 23’, Israel has incrementally designated areas in Gaza, starting from the northern parts of the strip, progressing to the middle, then South Gaza, and now Rafah, as a 'safe zone.' The message is clear: either move south or face the risk of death. /3 Image
Jan 29, 2024 5 tweets 2 min read
Israel’s war against UNRWA didn’t start today, and it has nothing to do with Oct 7. It's about Palestinian right of return.
A short thread: In 2016, a right wing thing tank 'Kohelet' published a “position paper” that labels UNRWA as an organisation that aids terror and therefore it should be eliminated and its workers should be prosecuted
kohelet.org.il/publication/%D…
Jan 21, 2024 7 tweets 3 min read
Israel intentionally destroyed every university in Gaza and has killed 94 university professors, 100s of teachers and 1000s of students. Meanwhile, Israel’s academia supports the war, and expressed no solidary with colleagues in Gaza. A few examples 🧵 euromedmonitor.org/en/article/610… Hebrew University, Law: “Dear students, army reservists, As we open the new academic year while the war is still going on, and as some of you are still in active duty, we would like to express our great appreciation for your courage and sacrifice for the State of Israel….” Image
Jan 14, 2024 11 tweets 2 min read
The slogan 'They could have turned Gaza into Singapore' is used by Israel and its supporters to implicitly blame the citizens of Gaza for their own genocide. Let's unpack this statement by asking: Have you ever been to either Gaza or Singapore? A thread 🧵 Before October 7:
Singapore hasn’t been bombarded countless times in the last 10 years. Gaza did.
Singapore controls its own boarders. Gaza do not.
Singapore hasn’t been under occupation since 1967. Gaza has been under ongoing occupation since 1967 ..3