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eretzyisrael · 25 days

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by Jeremy Sharon

The International Committee of the Red Cross has said it is investigating allegations that a member of its staff made highly inflammatory comments against Israel on his social media accounts and violated the organization’s commitment to neutrality and impartiality.

The allegations were made by the UN Watch organization, which this week flagged several fiercely anti-Israel Facebook posts made by Haythem “Ethan” Abid since the October 7 atrocities committed by Hamas and the ensuing war in Gaza.

Abid wrote on his personal Facebook page and his LinkedIn page that he was an ICRC head of office, although he shut down both accounts after his controversial posts came to light.1/2

Abid appears to be based in Montreal, Canada, but is thought to be the head of ICRC Libya — which is run out of the organization’s Algeria office. ICRC would not confirm directly that he was an employee, but said it was investigating the matter “thoroughly.”

The organization refused to provide any further details regarding Abid’s employment and location, and his closure of his social media accounts meant he could not be directly contacted.

In one Facebook post from October 18, 2023, Abid wrote, “Fuck neutral shit, today being neutral is taking a side,” above a picture of bloodied children’s shoes.

In another Facebook post on October 24, Abid posted a picture of himself holding a large Palestinian flag during an October 22 rally in Montreal organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement and Montreal4Palestine organizations, both of which are highly antagonistic toward Israel.

#haythem abid #icrc #red cross #international committee for the red cross

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humusboii2thereturnoftheking · 2 months

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Israel is the low-hanging fruit Human Rights Organizations pick on for validation.

Remember these organizations operate on donations. If you were attempting to maximize donations, which topic would you discuss?

(A) The Uyghur concentration camps in China

(B) The genocide and ethnic cleansing in Sudan

(C) The genocide and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar

(D) One of the worst humanitarian crisis ongoing in Yemen

(E) The terrible human rights violations in Iran

(F) Pakistan expelling two million refugees

(G) Russia's war crimes and massacres in Ukraine

(H) The war in Gaza launched by Hamas

Obviously, the answer is G, as evident by the mind-boggling amount of attention the conflict receives. The popularity of the Israel-Palestine conflict pales in comparison to other global major events and Human Right Organizations know it.

For The Red Cross, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch It is much more profitable, popular and safer to criticize Israel than Russia, Iran, Sudan, China, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, etc.

Let's summarize:

The ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) has made 6 times more statements to criticize Israel and has often resorted to hyperbole to cast Israel as a “limitless” destroyer to evoke sympathy for one side and demonize Israel. No statement was made speaking directly about the massacre of October 7th. Beyond language, only 2 statements condemning Hamas include videos and pictures while 38 tweets condemning Israel contain images, graphic testimonies, and videos designed to solicit greater attention and a stronger response. Through their Twitter, it is evident that the ICRC has dedicated large amounts of resources to interviewing doctors and victims in Gaza, to editing infographics and videos, and to appearing on the news to talk about the devastation in Gaza. Comparatively little to no attention was paid to Israeli victims.

Human Rights WatcH (HRW) - Is obsessed with criticizing Israel in the conflict and has been called out by their own founder for abandoning their mission and focusing on scrutinizing Israel. HRW disproportionately focuses on condemnations of Israel and that publications related to Israel often lack credibility. HRW also promotes an agenda based solely on the Palestinian narrative of victimization and Israeli aggression.

Amnesty International - Disproportionately singles out Israel for condemnation, focusing solely on the conflict with the Palestinians, misrepresenting the complexity of the conflict, and ignoring more severe human rights violations in the region. In October 2023, in the aftermath of the brutal Hamas attack on October 7, Amnesty emphasized “the root causes” of the conflict, in particular “Israel’s system of apartheid imposed on all Palestinians.” Amnesty does not identify “root causes” on the part of any other actor, including Palestinians and terror groups.

I will reiterate- these organizations follow the wishes of their donors and while their funding isn't fully transparent here are some notable moments:

• In November 2023, MEMRI leaked a document detailing a €3 million donation in 2018 to HRW from Qatar.

• In February 2020, it was revealed that HRW's Executive Director Ken Roth accepted a donation in 2012 from a Saudi real estate tycoon for $470,000 “promising not to support advocacy of the LGBT community in the Middle East and North Africa.”

• In December 2013, Amnesty International admitted to working with the Alkarama foundation, whose Qatari co-founder has been accused of financing Al Qaeda and its affiliates.

• In February 2021, Indian officials accused Amnesty International India of money laundering.

Recommended further reading:

For those complaining I'm relying on UNWatch and NGO-Monitor: Every word is backed by a source which you are encouraged to verify yourself. Anyone refusing to accept factual data because of their cognitive bias should not be discussing this topic in the first place.

Today is the 187 day since Hamas abducted men, women, elders and children from their homes. 133 of them are still in captivity. Ceasefire will only come when Hamas surrenders and releases the hostages.

#hrw #amnesty international #amnesty #Human Rights Watch #ICRC #The International committee of the red Cross #Israel #Palestine #Hamas #Gaza #Hostages #187 days #133 hostages #ceasefire #bring them home #anti Isreal bias #Qatar #Iran #Ken Roth

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workersolidarity · 7 months

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🇵🇸🇮🇱 🚨 ICRC CALLS ISRAEL'S TARGETING OF AMBULANCES "UNACCEPTABLE" AND DECLARES THE COST OF NOT UPHOLDING INTERNATIONAL LAW "UNBEARABLE"

In a news release issued by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the ICRC slams Israel's "military siege" on Gaza, as Gaza's 2.3 million people are "deprived of food, water and medicine.. leaving people without the essentials to survive."

The ICRC also highlighted the need for safe and sustained access to humanitarian aid for Gaza and stressed the dire need for the restoration of critical services like Healthcare, water and electricity, calling them "a lifesaving priority".

"Massive bombardments are gutting civilian infrastructure across Gaza, sowing the seeds of hardship for generations to come," the ICRC railed against Israel's crimes in its news release.

Among the most shocking impact is the agony children have had to bear. Children have been ripped from their families and held hostage. In Gaza, ICRC surgeons treat toddlers whose skin is charred from widespread burns,” ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric is quoted as saying.

“What more must children endure? The images of suffering, dead and wounded children will haunt us all. This is a moral failing.”

The ICRC pointed to both sides' obligations under International Humanitarian Law, saying civilians must be spared from military operations and offered their willingness to assist in the negotiations with Hamas to return hostages being held.

"The hostages must be released immediately. They play no part in this conflict and we reiterate our offer as neutral actor to facilitate any future release operation," President Spoljaric said.

The ICRC news release goes on to slam "Scenes of damaged hospitals and ambulances" as "unacceptable".

The news release continues by pointing to the many humanitarian workers killed in Israeli bombing and highlights how the medical facilities being targeted are sanctuaries fo civilians hiding from Israeli bombs.

"Tragically, medics from both the Palestine Red Crescent and Magen David Adom, alongside UN and other humanitarian workers, have been killed in the last month while working to help others," the news release says.

"Medical facilities are sanctuaries for the sick and wounded, as well as for the thousands of displaced people seeking refuge. They must be protected. The human cost of not doing so is unbearable."

The news release ends by talking about the agony for families waiting for news about loved ones in the Gaza Strip being hammered by Israeli bombing raids.

"One month on, families face an agonizing wait for news of their loved ones, while the conflict has killed, maimed and displaced far too many men, women and children. The sides must deescalate now to prevent yet more suffering."

#source

@WorkerSolidarityNews

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aif0s-w · 2 years

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#ukraine #war #prisoners of war #azovstal #icrc #russia is a terrorist state #international committee of the red cross #olenivka

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plitnick · 1 year

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Brad Sherman models the perfect pro-Israel Democrat

This piece, written late last week, takes on a new importance in light of the Israeli massacre in Jenin and the Palestinian lone shooter attack in Neve Yakov. More to the point, the importance it’s magnified by Antony Blinken’s contemptible tour of Middle East criminals, from Cairo and al-Sisi to Jerusalem and Netanyahu. The article examines the words of Brad Sherman, one of the most zealous…

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relaybeacon · 1 year

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#syria #syria crisis appeal #icrc #red cross #earthquake #donate #international committee of the red cross #semi original posts

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nelligekata · 2 years

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amnesty international armed forces of ukraine International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC

#icrc #russia terrorist #bribe #russia is a sponsor of terrorism #ukraine #armed forces of ukraine #amnesty international #amnestyinternational #international committee of the red cross

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kirstythejetblackgoldfish · 1 year

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad receiving President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Mariana Eger and the accompanying delegation today, 14 February 2023

#Assad #Bashar al-Assad #Mariana Eger #ICRC #International Committee of the Red Cross

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emergencyexits · 1 year

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The war is over. Aventura Levante and Tayja Cassan, the commanders of the brutal Preservers regime, have been deposed and replaced by a moderate "divergent human being" called Sayid al-Zaman, formerly The Man Without an Identity of the reigned destruction down on Tora Liman's Scorpion prison in Egypt.

Cut to Montserrado, Dr. Ailo Kirala, a pediatric forensic psychiatrist and his driver Virgil Vaya, are tapped by the United Nations Political Affairs office of the Security Council to spearhead negotiations with the leader of the rebel forces responsible for driving the Preservers out of their neighboring country, Ajilasi. Enter Michael Sherer, holding the Office of the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, with boots on the ground during fact-finding.

Ensemble cast, original 'verse.

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probablyasocialecologist · 6 months

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According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) records and my published research, the male survivors of the massacres were taken to several concentration and forced labour camps, where they remained for up to two years. When their villages were attacked, many refugees saved their lives by crossing the border into Lebanon. When some tried to return home to bring back some old relatives or valuable possessions, the Israelis were waiting for them and shot them dead as 'infiltrators'. The irony, of course, is that a Palestinian returning home is called an 'infiltrator' by an armed Polish settler who arrived from the shtetl to the shores of Palestine in the dead of night in a smuggler's ship.

Salman Abu Sitta, The Roots of the Nakba

#Voices of the Nakba #palestine #israel #zionisn

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girlactionfigure · 6 months

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Gaza Scandal

by Seth Mandel

“We cannot just be a relief organization,” Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross until 2022, said in a 2015 speech about the organization’s failures during the Holocaust. The Red Cross, Maurer said, was regretful: “It failed as a humanitarian organization because it had lost its moral compass. It failed … by responding to the outrageous with standard procedures, it looked on helplessly and silently.”

It would be more accurate, actually, to say the Red Cross expressed regret. Because it’s clear its officials weren’t all that sorry.

Not only has the ICRC, which receives many millions of dollars in U.S. contributions, failed to advocate meaningfully for the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, and not only has the organization appeared uninterested in gaining access to them or their release, but it now faces legitimate questions about its complicity in Hamas war crimes.

Over the weekend the IDF released footage from al-Shifa hospital showing Hamas fighters bringing hostages to the medical compound on Oct. 7, the day of its bloody incursion into Israel. One hostage, an Israeli soldier, was likely killed there. Fighters dragging the hostages can be seen interacting freely with medical personnel at the hospital, in case anyone still tries to argue that hospital officials have plausible deniability. And as some have pointed out, there was no way for the hostages to get to Shifa without being taken past several other hospitals on the way, so they were not brought in for medical care.

Ridiculous excuses thus dispensed with, we can move on to what ICRC officials knew and when they knew it. The Red Cross was no stranger to Shifa. On November 6 and 7, for example, it boasted of ICRC caravans transporting supplies to Shifa and patients from Shifa. What did ICRC personnel see as they cleared out patients for transfer? More important, what did they pretend not to see? They had communication with and access to the hospital compound and its staff; to what purpose did they use this access? They were aware of the material needs of the hospital and therefore what was being used daily. ICRC doctors and surgeons around Gaza were in contact with colleagues at Shifa.

And we certainly know they are capable of outrage. ICRC Director Robert Mardini, for example, had this outburst on Nov. 11: “We @ICRC are shocked & appalled by the images & reports coming from Al-Shifa hospital in #Gaza. The unbearably desperate situation for patients & staff trapped inside must stop. Now. Hospitals, patients, staff & health care must be protected. Period.”

Mardini was talking about Israel’s supposed lack of respect for medical facilities in wartime, just to be clear. ICRC regional director Fabrizio Carboni was also quite exercised about it: “The information coming from the Al Shifa hospital is distressing. It cannot continue like this. Thousands of wounded, displaced people and medical staff are at risk. They need to be protected in line with the laws of war.”

Meanwhile, the ICRC had no qualms about portraying Israeli troops as a constant threat to medical personnel or would-be butchers, or going on Al Jazeera to remind the IDF of its obligations to the hospitals that Hamas was already misusing.

Indeed, the ICRC’s partnership with Shifa is a point of pride for the organization. In July, as Hamas was planning its Oct. 7 massacre, officials boasted of improvements to the hospital “implemented by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in partnership with the Ministry of Health in Gaza,” i.e. Hamas. “Hospitals stand at the heart of communities, and Al-Shifa Medical Complex Emergency Department is now beating strong and steady for Gaza,” crowed William Schomburg, a top ICRC Gaza official.

Back in that 2015 speech, Maurer faulted his organization for not balancing its private efforts with public pronunciations. But one difference between the Red Cross’s work in World War II and the current Gaza conflict is that in WWII, the ICRC’s record was mixed. Yes, it failed Jewish prisoners repeatedly. But it also facilitated communication to and from those prisoners, provided medical care to some of them, and was involved in prisoner exchanges—all actions for which it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1944. The Nobel committee acknowledges now that the ICRC knew more about Nazi atrocities than it let on at the time, suggesting that the Red Cross’s full wartime record might not be deserving of such an award.

This time, it has let down the hostages in every way imaginable. At the end of its note on the 1944 Nobel Peace Prize, the committee writes: “The Red Cross has since expressed regret for this suppression of the facts.”

How long will it take them to come clean this time, and what will it require to ensure there is no repeat of the ICRC’s Gaza disaster?

H/T @scartale-an-undertale-au

#Israel #Red Cross #Hostages #Hamas

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eretzyisrael · 7 months

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Amid an ongoing spat with the Red Cross, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen demanded Wednesday that the group visit the 240 hostages Israeli believes are being held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and harshly criticized the organization’s conduct.

The foreign minister told the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, that the ICRC must demand to meet and provide medical assistance to all the hostages, Cohen’s office said.

“The Red Cross has no right to exist if it does not succeed in visiting the hostages being held captive by the Hamas terror group,” Cohen told Spoljaric, and noted that “children, women and Holocaust survivors” are being held captive.

“The Red Cross must act decisively and with a clear voice and utilize all leverage it has to push for a visit to the hostages as soon as possible,” Cohen added.

Cohen’s statements came after the Red Cross sent a letter on Tuesday to the Israel Prison Service, cautioning the state about a wartime law passed in the Knesset two weeks ago that allows National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to worsen the conditions of security prisoners if a “prison emergency” were to be declared.

The foreign minister criticized the ICRC for focusing on Israel, “which is bound by international law and acts in accordance with it,” instead of the enormous humanitarian crisis created by Hamas.

Prison Service commissioner Katy Perry, in a statement Wednesday, said that the Red Cross would not be allowed to visit Palestinian terror prisoners held in Israeli jails until the organization is able to provide assistance to the Israeli hostages in Gaza.

#hamas #gaza #red cross #icrc #international committee of the red cross #right to exist

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workersolidarity · 8 months

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🇷🇺 TASS News Agency is reporting the meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric have met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Meeting.

"The parties discussed issues related to Humanitarian activities in the key areas of the region, including the Ukrainian crises and the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, Sudan, Afghanistan and Syria." The statement reads.

"They also compared their positions on the current aspects of the ICRC's work in Russia" the ministry added.

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the-garbanzo-annex-jr · 4 months

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by Hadar Sela

On January 30th the BBC News website published a report by Raffi Berg about a counter-terrorism operation which had taken place several hours earlier at the Ibn Sina hospital in Jenin.

The report tells BBC audiences that:

“Israeli forces have killed three members of Palestinian armed groups in a hospital in the occupied West Bank. […] Hamas, an armed Palestinian Islamist group which is fighting a war with Israel in Gaza triggered by its unprecedented attacks on Israel on 7 October, said the Israeli forces had “executed three fighters”, including one of its members. Another armed group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, said two of those killed were its members and were brothers. It added that one of them had been receiving treatment at the hospital.”

“In a joint statement, the IDF, Shin Bet, and police said the leader of the terror cell, Muhammad Jalamneh, 27, had been in contact with Hamas officials abroad. He was previously injured while preparing a car bomb attack, armed other operatives for shooting attacks, and planned “a raid attack inspired by the events of October 7,” according to the statement.

Jalamneh was also reported to be a spokesperson for Hamas’s military wing in the Jenin camp.

A handgun on Jalamneh’s body was seized during the raid, the IDF said.

The IDF named the other two operatives as brothers Muhammad and Basel Ghazawi. Muhammad was involved in shooting attacks at Israeli troops in the West Bank while Basel was a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group, according to the military.”

The BBC’s report promotes a second-hand quote from the director of the hospital:

“They executed the three men as they slept in the room,” the hospital’s director, Dr Naji Nazzal, told Reuters. “They executed them in cold blood by firing bullets directly into their heads in the room where they were being treated.” An additional quote from the same person which appears at the end of the report suggests that the “they were being treated” claim is inaccurate: [emphasis added] “Dr Naji Nazzal said one of the men, who PIJ identified as its member, had been receiving treatment at the hospital since 25 October for a spinal injury which had left him paralysed.”

The BBC clearly made no effort to contact Dr Nazzal to ask him why – not for the first time – he had allowed members of terrorist organisations to hide inside the hospital he manages. The absence of such information hampers the ability of readers to put another quote promoted by Berg into its correct context:

“The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the guardian of the Geneva Conventions which codify international humanitarian law, has expressed concern over the raid.

“Under international humanitarian law, hospitals and medical patients should be respected and protected at all times“, the ICRC said, adding that it would raise the issue “as part of its confidential dialogue with the concerned authorities”.” [emphasis added]

Berg does not bother to inform BBC audiences that the ICRC’s own website clarifies that there are exceptions to that rule:

Once again we see that BBC audiences are not provided with the full range of information in reports on counter-terrorism operations in Palestinian Authority controlled areas.

#omissions #bbc #jenin #icrc #muhammad jalamneh

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mirkobloom77 · 7 days

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‼️🇵🇸 First baby born in the International Committee of Red Cross’s field hospital in Rafah

[Plain text: First baby born in the International Committee of Red Cross’s field hospital in Rafah]

🔸 Source: the International Committee of Red Cross in Israel and Occupied Territories

⬇️ Donation link for the Red Cross

⬇️ Donation link for the Palestine Red Crescent

#palestine #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #israel #palestine news #jerusalem #tel aviv #red cross #international committee of red cross #rafah #all eyes on rafah #rafah under attack

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ladamedusoif · 27 days

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Yesterday was the anniversary of the violent ending of the student occupation of Columbia University in 1968.

(This is a long-ish post; it is political; you’ve been given fair warning, but I can’t be silent on this today, my principles are my principles.)

Last night, hordes of heavily armed NYPD swarmed onto Columbia and City College’s campuses in upper Manhattan and proceeded to dismantle the peaceful encampment and occupation by students in protest at the university’s continued support for the Israeli regime and, by extension, the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

As some of you know, I am an academic. We think of ourselves - or should think of ourselves - as a global community. The students and faculty of Columbia and City College, like the students and faculty of the universities destroyed (and their communities murdered) in Palestine, are my colleagues, my people.

The student journalists on WKCR last night were so young, so brave in what they were trying to do, to keep reporting and make sure their story was being told. Meanwhile, the focus on Columbia meant eyes were turned away from the NYPD’s assault on City College, which has a much more diverse and working-class student body.

Student activism has always been an important vector for change. I do not know how we are supposed to teach our students that they can change the world, watch them try to put that into action, and then somehow stand silent while the riot police drag them out of their campus in zip ties.

Today is International Worker’s Day, traditionally a day of activism and solidarity, and with this in mind, here are some links to show support and solidarity. I’m trying to find a verified bail bond fund for students at the moment.

UNWRA:

MSF/Doctors Without Borders:

International Red Cross:

#forty five thousand dead you're arresting kids instead #columbia university #free palestine #tw: opinions #tw: politics #i can’t believe I’m adding those tags but how and ever #international workers day #personal post

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