Israel/Palestine Thread

France and Germany humiliate themselves again. They do as they are told and will not tolerate anyone who names the genocide that is happening in Palestine. I have some understanding of Germany's position given that they have shown in the past that they are up for committing genocide and are building their army up again. They are now following the just lie and lie approach.

The United Nations has defended its Special Rapporteur on Palestinian rights, Francesca Albanese, after several European governments demanded her resignation over remarks about Israel that she denies making.

A spokesperson for the UN human rights office warned that the controversy reflects a broader pattern of pressure on independent investigators.

“We are very worried. We are concerned that U.N. officials, independent experts and judicial officials, are increasingly subjected to personal attacks, threats and misinformation that distracts from the serious human rights issues,” UN human rights office spokesperson Marta Hurtado told reporters.

The statement followed criticism by Germany, France, Italy and the Czech Republic, whose officials claimed Albanese described Israel as a “common enemy of humanity.”

However, a transcript of her February 7 remarks in Doha reviewed by Reuters did not contain such wording.

The fact that critics have to keep going back to Dev's visit to the German ambassador in May 1945 would suggest that Ireland is 'not' an anti-Semitic place (and ironically, De Valera had some prominent Jewish friends and was a big admirer of the Jewish faith).

Hopefully this game will be held abroad and behind closed doors as I fear some idiots will embarrass us. But some blame must go to the likes of Michael Martin and official Ireland whose grandstanding has set the mood music for febrile discourse on Israel.

Not only Israel but after the US placed crippling sanctions on Ireland, the US also has The Hague invasion act to protect it and its Allies.

This is the reality in Israel.

A Palestinian paramedic from Gaza has died while in Israeli detention amid reports of torture and medical negligence.

Hatem Ismail Rayyan, a 59-year-old paramedic, was pronounced dead at the Negev prison, a press statement from the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners Society announced on Thursday evening.

Rayyan was detained by Israeli forces on 27 December 2024 from the premises of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, alongside his injured son Moaz Rayyan who remains in Israeli detention.

Keep in mind that they have been hugely critical of us in return and are largely responsible for the 'most anti-Semitic country in Europe' nonsense (bonkers when you see the actual cases of rampant anti-Semitism across all of Europe for the last century).

I didn’t know about American Service-Members' Protection Act of 2002 (ASPA).

Enacted in 2002 under GW Bush. Trump can send in military, missiles, seal team, black ops, whoever he wants. He doesn’t need any authorisation. He can invade The Hague to free US or allied personnel detained by ICC.

The statement followed criticism by Germany, France, Italy and the Czech Republic, whose officials claimed Albanese described Israel as a “common enemy of humanity.”

However, a transcript of her February 7 remarks in Doha reviewed by Reuters did not contain such wording.

People should provide supporting evidence for their outrageous claims. Otherwise they are disseminating propaganda.

One dodgy French minister made disparaging and inaccurate remarks about Albanese and then elements in the pro-Zionist press (including the Daily Telegraph) tried to escalate this non-story and to get her sacked : these pro-Israel types in the media are a menace.

Strazdas, Francesca is fearless - undeterred by death threats; and recent EU fake news and propaganda with an edited video trying to discredit her...

Film producer Frank Barat said they are trying to silence Francesca because she’s been persistently showing that “every western government has been aiding and abetting the genocide in Gaza and not fulfilling their most basic duties under international law”.

He mentioned an ALTERNATE AGENDA at play with the goal to distract from the ongoing genocide in Gaza: more than 500 Palestinians killed since so-called ceasefire. And Israeli far right minister Bezalel Smotrich announcing EI plan for West Bank is intended to “bury the idea of a Palestinian state”. [reported by BBC News, The Guardian ...)

The ‘Death Penalty for Terrorists Law’ (Penal Law Amendment No. 159): Knesset is advancing legislation for the death penalty to apply to Palestinian prisoners convicted of killing Israelis. Frank Barat says this law won’t apply to Israeli citizens.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s ICC arrest warrant, on reasonable grounds, for war crimes and crimes against humanity (and investigations are continuing - de-facto annexation)

Frank Barat said part of the alternate agenda in the EU campaign calling for international human rights lawyer Francesca to resign, is to scare us into silence. Like that will work !! At this time, the world knows what’s going on here.

‘The attacks on FRANCESCA ALBANESE are to distract us from the Genocide in GAZA’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Barat

PUBLIC INTEREST

Amnesty International 3 February 2026
‘Israel/OPT: Knesset must drop discriminatory death penalty bills that would further entrench Israel’s system of apartheid"
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/02/knesset-must-drop-death-penalty-bills-that-would-further-entrench-israels-apartheid/

“The death penalty would apply to defendants convicted of intentionally killing a person with the purpose of harming an Israeli citizen or resident, or to those convicted by military courts of causing death in circumstances defined under Israeli law as “acts of terrorism,” a provision that would primarily affect Palestinian defendants. In some cases, the death penalty would be mandatory or imposed without the right to appeal.”

⬆️ Starry: This is restricting judicial discretion and removing ability to commute sentences.

it’s these guys again

The campaign group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI)