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Israeli Gas Exploration Licenses in Gaza's Maritime Areas Are Illegal and Violate International Law

The European Union is required to pressure Italy to respect international laws and stop the Italian company Eni S.p.A. from exploring for gas in areas considered under international law to be Palestinian marine areas and plundering the sovereign natural resources of the Palestine.

Palestinian human rights groups challenge illegal Israeli gas exploration licenses off Gaza’s coast: Adalah demands that Israel revoke the tenders which violate international law; Al Mezan, Al-Haq, and PCHR appeal to licensed companies to immediately refrain from participating in acts of pillage of the sovereign natural resources of the Palestinian people.

On 29 October 2023, amidst Israel’s brutal military offensive against Gaza characterized by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as plausibly constituting genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza, the Israeli Ministry of Energy announced that it has awarded licenses to six Israeli and international companies to explore for natural gas in areas that are considered Palestinian maritime areas under international law. The companies include Eni S.p.A (Italy), Dana Petroleum (UK, a subsidiary of the South Korean National Petroleum Company), and Ratio Petroleum (an Israeli company). The licenses come after the Fourth Offshore Bid Round (“OBR4”), which the Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure launched in December 2022.

Israel awarded gas exploration licenses for Zone G, a maritime area adjacent to the shores of Gaza as depicted in the green area of Map 2 above. Notably, 62 percent of Zone G falls within the maritime boundaries declared by the State of Palestine in 2019, in accordance with provisions of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), of which Palestine is a signatory. In addition to the licenses already awarded in Zone G, Israel has also issued tenders for Zones H and E (as depicted in pink on Map 2); 73 percent of Zone H falls within Palestine’s declared maritime boundaries, along with five percent of Zone E. Continue reading: Israeli Gas Exploration Licenses in Gaza’s Maritime Areas Are Illegal and Violate International Law

Over 800 Officials in U.S. and Europe Sign Letter Protesting Israel Policies and warning their goverments

More than 800 serving officials in the US and Europe have signed a statement warning that their own governments’ policies on the Israel-Gaza war could amount to “grave violations of international law”.

The document was signed by government employees in 12 nations and E.U. institutions. Signers say their leaders’ policies could be contributing to war crimes in Gaza.

Transatlantic Civil Servants Statement on Gaza is below, It Is Our Duty To Speak Out. When Our Governments’ Policies Are Wrong -Released February 2, 2024. Recalling that:

We have the duty to respect, protect and uphold our constitutions and international and national legal obligations which our democratically elected executives have committed us to;

We are expected as civil servants to respect, serve and uphold the law while implementing policies, regardless of the political parties in power; that we have done so for our entire careers;

We have been hired to serve, inform and advise our governments/institutions and we have demonstrated professionalism, expertise, and experience that our governments have relied on over the past decades of our service;

We have internally expressed our concerns that the policies of our governments/institutions do not serve our interests and called for alternatives that would better serve national and international security, democracy and freedom; reflect the core principles of western foreign policy; and incorporate lessons learned;

Our professional concerns were overruled by political and ideological considerations;
We are obliged to do everything in our power on behalf of our countries and ourselves to not be complicit in one of the worst human catastrophes of this century; and Continue reading: Over 800 Officials in U.S. and Europe Sign Letter Protesting Israel Policies and warning their governments

Has the European Union turned into a security company working for Israel?

The European Union has turned into a security company that works for the benefit of the Israeli entity and its economic interests through partnership agreements signed between the two countries, which led to Europe siding with Israel as an occupying state.

Germany is an immoral country that has not gotten rid of its black Nazi history. It is obstructing European punitive measures against the crimes of the Israeli occupation, thus blaming the Palestinian people for the consequences of the Nazi crimes committed by Germany during World War II.

Does the European Union fund the Palestinian Authority with the aim of prolonging the Israeli occupation?
Does the European Union bear some responsibility for the war crimes committed by Israel in the occupied territories and the Gaza Strip??

Ursula von der Leyen, and Roberta Metsola

Why does the European Union insist on violating the rights of the Palestinian people and strengthening a Palestinian dictatorial regime operating in the West Bank?

The European Union conditions its funding to the Palestinian Authority on its commitment to continue specific security missions limited to continuing spying on the resistance of the Palestinian people aimed at ending the occupation, as well as spying on the Palestinian political opposition for the benefit of Israel. While espionage missions lead to Israel committing field executions in Palestinian cities outside the scope of international law. Continue reading: Has the European Union turned into a security company working for Israel?

Was wird passieren, wenn die Generationen im Geiste der Rache aufwachsen?

Wir hoffen, dass 2024 das Jahr des Friedens, der Beendigung von Kriegen und Besatzung sein wird – lassen Sie 2024 ein neues Jahr der Freiheit, des Friedens und des Endes von Kriegen und Blutvergießen sein!

Wer glaubt, dass die Kriegs- und Zerstörungsmaschinerie, dass fortgeschrittene Waffen, Streubomben, intelligente Bomben usw. der richtige Weg zu einer Selbstverteidigung sind, in der Sicherheit und Frieden für die Menschen gewährleistet werden, der irrt sich.

Wer glaubt, dass die Supermächte und politischen Bündnisse der Welt, in der mit einer Kriegs-, Tötungs- und Zerstörungsmaschinerie das Blut von Kindern, Frauen und Zivilisten vergossen wird und in der man sie vertreibt und verhungern lässt und aller ihrer Fähigkeiten beraubt und in Folge dessen hasserfüllte Generationen schafft, der irrt sich, wenn er also meint, dies sei der richtige Weg, um Schutz und Sicherheit zu erreichen.

Wie können Frieden und Sicherheit denn erreicht werden, wenn es Generationen gibt, die im Geiste der Rache, des Hasses, des Extremismus, der Schadenfreude und des Absterbens des Geistes und der Menschlichkeit gegenüber den Völkern jener Länder aufwachsen, die diese Kriegsmaschinerie unterstützt und genährt haben? In diesem Zusammenhang ist die Schadenfreude ein Gefühl der Hochstimmung, der Freude und Erleichterung, weil man sich freut, wenn Nachrichten über Tod und Zerstörung, Unglück und Katastrophen zu hören sind, die nun den Allianzen und auch der Zivilbevölkerung jener Länder widerfahren, die den Krieg gegen die besetzten Völker unterstützt haben.

Und wie können wir die Politik der Kriege, der Unterdrückung und der Einschüchterung, ja der Tyrannei gegenüber den besetzten Völkern unterstützen und uns über sie freuen, wenn wir uns danach über die Ausbreitung des Hasses beschweren, der den Geist der Rache schürt und Frieden und Sicherheit bedroht?

Reicht aber die Einführung neuer Gesetze und Bestimmungen gegen die Verbreitung von Hass gegenüber dem, was für alle Völker wertvoll ist, aus oder bewirkt dies eher das Gegenteil? Wenn dabei dann zum Beispiel ungerechte Verhältnisse entstehen und die vorsätzliche Verletzung von Menschenrechten. Könnte dann ein Gefühl der Ohnmacht gegenüber dieser Ungerechtigkeit und Rechtsverletzung nicht unter anderem zur Entstehung von Geheimorganisationen führen, die dann selbst der Sicherheit und dem Frieden entgegenstehen? Continue reading: Was wird passieren, wenn die Generationen im Geiste der Rache aufwachsen?

What will happen when the generations grow up in the spirit of revenge?

We hope that 2024 will be the year of peace, an end to wars and occupation – let 2024 be a new year of freedom, peace and an end to wars and bloodshed!

Anyone who believes that the machinery of war and destruction, that advanced weapons, cluster bombs, smart bombs, etc. are the right path to self-defense in which security and peace are guaranteed for the people is mistaken.

Whoever believes that the superpowers and political alliances of the world in which the blood of children, women and civilians is shed with a machine of war, killing and destruction and in which they are driven out and starved and deprived of all their abilities and as a result Who creates hateful generations is wrong if he thinks that this is the right way to achieve protection and security.

How can peace and security be achieved when there are generations that grow up in the spirit of revenge, hatred, extremism, gloating and the withering away of spirit and humanity towards the peoples of those countries that supported and fed this war machine ? In this context, schadenfreude is a feeling of elation, joy and relief because one rejoices when one hears news about the death and destruction, misfortunes and catastrophes that are now happening to the alliances and also to the civilian populations of those countries that are fighting the war supported against the occupied peoples.

And how can we support and rejoice in the policies of wars, oppression and intimidation, even tyranny against the occupied peoples, if we then complain about the spread of hatred that fuels the spirit of revenge and peace and security threatened?

But is the introduction of new laws and regulations enough to prevent the spread of hatred towards what is valuable to all peoples, or does it have the opposite effect? If, for example, unfair conditions arise and the intentional violation of human rights. Couldn’t a feeling of powerlessness in the face of this injustice and violation of rights lead, among other things, to the emergence of secret organizations that then themselves stand in the way of security and peace?

There is a big difference between those who, after suffering tragic events, channel their emotions into opinions and those governments who enact new laws whose aim is not to protect society from the spread of hatred, but rather to to support political goals that will affect human rights. This particularly includes freedom of expression, which is enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Continue reading: What will happen when the generations grow up in the spirit of revenge?

Shocking testimonies reveal the execution of dozens of elderly people by Israeli army in the Gaza Strip

Geneva – The Israeli army has executed dozens of elderly Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in direct shooting operations, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said in a statement issued Friday. This incredibly vulnerable group of civilians is suffering twice over, said the rights organisation, as Israel has turned all people in the Strip into targets since the 7 October start of its ongoing genocide against Palestinians there.

Euro-Med Monitor said that 1,049 elderly men and women have been killed during the 76-day genocide—about 1% of the estimated 107,000 elderly people who live in the Gaza Strip, and 3.9% of all Palestinian deaths during the aggression. The majority of them were crushed to death under the debris of their homes or the shelter centres where they sought safety after Israeli aircraft bombed their homes, or while being forced to seek basic necessities in the streets and marketplaces. Alarmingly, however, dozens were targeted in killings and field executions. Continue reading: Shocking testimonies reveal the execution of dozens of elderly people by Israeli army in the Gaza Strip

Euro-Med Monitor Calls for Immediate International Delegation to Inspect Israeli Detention Camps

Revealing Horrific Conditions Faced by Palestinian Detainees, Euro-Med Monitor Calls for Immediate International Delegation to Inspect Israeli Detention Camps

Euro-Med launched an urgent appeal for the immediate formation of an international delegation to visit Israeli prisons and detention camps, where more than 8,000 Palestinian detainees are currently held, as evidence mounts of widespread violations of mass arrests, forced disappearances, torture, ill-treatment and even killings.

In a formal letter addressed jointly to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, and the International Committee of the Red Cross, Euro-Med Monitor urged to take prompt action to disclose the fate and detention conditions of Palestinian detainees, particularly those from the Gaza Strip.

According to Euro-Med Monitor’s estimates, Israel is currently detaining more than 8,000 Palestinians, including about 1,200-1,400 from the Gaza Strip who were detained after Oct. 7.

The letter highlighted that shortly after their arrest, detainees have been subjected to systematic abuse such as being stripped of their clothes, handcuffed, blindfolded, severely beaten, harassed, sexually assaulted, deprived of sleep food, water, and basic hygiene, and degraded in front of cameras.

Over the course of the last 11 weeks, Israeli authorities frequently used administrative detention policy against Palestinians, extended the use of emergency measures that permit inhumane and degrading treatment of detainees, and failed to adequately investigate reports of torture and deaths in custody.

Euro-Med Monitor informed the addressed international bodies that the number of Palestinians detained in administrative detention—a tactic Israel employs to arrest people without charge or trial—has reached an unprecedented level, while the fate and whereabouts of many of them remain unknown.

Administrative detention was one of the main tools that Israel used to implement its decades-long apartheid regime against Palestinians, and it has become a tool of torture and humiliation. Continue reading: Euro-Med Monitor Calls for Immediate International Delegation to Inspect Israeli Detention Camps

Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip in numbers during 78 dayo Draft

Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip in numbers during 78 day – 23.12.2023  

More than: 53.688 wounded, 7.000 under rubble, 20.258 killed, 1,720 massacre.

Murdered: 100 journalists, 35 civil defense, 310 medical stuff, more than 6.200 women, more 8.200 children.

The number of the displaced people in Gaza Strip has surpassed 1.8 million.

3 churches severely damaged, 115 mosques completely damaged and 200 partially damaged.

92 schools and universities completely damaged and 285 partially damaged, 126 government building severely damaged.

192 ambulances directly targeted,

23 hospitals, 53health centers and 123 health facilities out of service.

55.00 residential buildings completely damaged.

285.00 residential buildings partially damaged.

António Guterres: Four out of five of the hungriest people anywhere in the world are in Gaza.
136 of our colleagues in Gaza have been killed in 75 days, something we have never seen in UN history. Most of our staff have been forced from their homes.

Continue reading: Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip in numbers during 78 day

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