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Sounds familiar. Very on brand for this institution, actually.
September 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Sounds familiar. Very on brand for this institution, actually.
To argue a ceasefire violation (which Israel has been repeatedly guilty of) justifies the current slaughter of Palestinians is hypocritical; similarly, denying that Palestinians face violence at the hands of the Israeli state even when a "ceasefire" is in place ignores reality.
November 6, 2023 at 2:43 AM
To argue a ceasefire violation (which Israel has been repeatedly guilty of) justifies the current slaughter of Palestinians is hypocritical; similarly, denying that Palestinians face violence at the hands of the Israeli state even when a "ceasefire" is in place ignores reality.
Gaza is no exception to this trend. Israeli strikes in Gaza since Oct. 7 have killed at least 9,500 Palestinians, including 3,900 children.Gaza is no exception to this trend. Israeli strikes in Gaza since Oct. 7 have killed at least 9,500 Palestinians, including 3,900 children.
November 6, 2023 at 2:42 AM
Gaza is no exception to this trend. Israeli strikes in Gaza since Oct. 7 have killed at least 9,500 Palestinians, including 3,900 children.Gaza is no exception to this trend. Israeli strikes in Gaza since Oct. 7 have killed at least 9,500 Palestinians, including 3,900 children.
Even when ceasefires are in place, the Palestinian people are and have been subject to a brutal campaign of occupation by Israel. Palestinians civilians and children were already being killed by Israel in record, disproportionate numbers prior to the events of Oct 7.
![Israel-Palestine Conflict
The Human Cost - from 2008 to 2023
Palestinian Deaths: 6407
Israeli Deaths: 308
[chart shows yearly breakdown of these figures through Oct 7, 2023]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwfcknstowivcltyqb7xig4p/bafkreihcjcn3jdogwciz2lvn6giomi3iivncmj7zavu3bllz3ly4ltvxji@jpeg)
November 6, 2023 at 2:41 AM
Even when ceasefires are in place, the Palestinian people are and have been subject to a brutal campaign of occupation by Israel. Palestinians civilians and children were already being killed by Israel in record, disproportionate numbers prior to the events of Oct 7.
Furthermore, 2022 is far from the only example of Israel breaking a ceasefire. Consider the article below, written in 2012, which outlines numerous examples of this occurring in 1949, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011, and 2012.
Self-defense or provocation: Israel's history of breaking ceasefires | IMEU
The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) is a non-profit organization that offers journalists facts, analysis, experts, and digital resources about Palestine and Palestinians.
imeu.org
November 6, 2023 at 2:38 AM
Furthermore, 2022 is far from the only example of Israel breaking a ceasefire. Consider the article below, written in 2012, which outlines numerous examples of this occurring in 1949, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011, and 2012.
"But these numbers refer to incidents in the West Bank, not Gaza"
These struggles are linked and not isolated from one another. The most recent ceasefire arose after the Israelis unleashed a series of "preemptive" airstrikes in Gaza after making an arrest in the West Bank.
These struggles are linked and not isolated from one another. The most recent ceasefire arose after the Israelis unleashed a series of "preemptive" airstrikes in Gaza after making an arrest in the West Bank.
Israel strikes at Gaza over ‘imminent’ retaliation threat
Senior Islamic Jihad figure among those killed in attack on Friday following arrest of Palestinian militant on Monday
www.ft.com
November 6, 2023 at 2:38 AM
"But these numbers refer to incidents in the West Bank, not Gaza"
These struggles are linked and not isolated from one another. The most recent ceasefire arose after the Israelis unleashed a series of "preemptive" airstrikes in Gaza after making an arrest in the West Bank.
These struggles are linked and not isolated from one another. The most recent ceasefire arose after the Israelis unleashed a series of "preemptive" airstrikes in Gaza after making an arrest in the West Bank.
The same report goes on to note that the 2022 fatality totals, which had already been exceeded by August 2023, were the highest they had been since 2005.
November 6, 2023 at 2:36 AM
The same report goes on to note that the 2022 fatality totals, which had already been exceeded by August 2023, were the highest they had been since 2005.
An August UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs report stated "The number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank and Israel by Israeli forces so far in 2023 (172) has surpassed the total number killed in all of 2022 (155)".
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory ...
Israeli forces killed six Palestinians, including one child, during Israeli force operations across the West Bank, some of which involved exchanges of fire with Palestinians. On 10 August, an Israeli ...
www.ochaopt.org
November 6, 2023 at 2:35 AM
An August UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs report stated "The number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank and Israel by Israeli forces so far in 2023 (172) has surpassed the total number killed in all of 2022 (155)".
Indeed, it should come as no surprise that children are frequent victims of violence from Israeli forces, given that children account for nearly half of the Palestinian population. 41% of Palestinians in the West Bank, and 47% in Gaza, are under 18.
www.pcbs.gov.ps/site/512/def...
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November 6, 2023 at 2:32 AM
Indeed, it should come as no surprise that children are frequent victims of violence from Israeli forces, given that children account for nearly half of the Palestinian population. 41% of Palestinians in the West Bank, and 47% in Gaza, are under 18.
www.pcbs.gov.ps/site/512/def...
www.pcbs.gov.ps/site/512/def...
This exceeds the numbers reported in November 2022 from Save the Children, who noted at the time that 2022 had been the deadliest year for Palestinian Children in the West Bank since 2006.
2022 becomes the deadliest year for Palestinian children in the West Bank in over 15 years – Save ...
Save the Children is calling for an immediate end of the use of live ammunition against children.
www.savethechildren.net
November 6, 2023 at 2:29 AM
This exceeds the numbers reported in November 2022 from Save the Children, who noted at the time that 2022 had been the deadliest year for Palestinian Children in the West Bank since 2006.