Ultra-Orthodox have announced that they will soon demonstrate in Jerusalem following the police's intention to perform an autopsy on the body of Ayelet Barnea, an 11-month-old toddler who did not wake up from her sleep at the caregiver's home and was referred yesterday to Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

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The 7amleh center, along with a coalition of Palestinian and global digital groups, received an official response from Meta regarding inquiries they had raised in a letter to the company about its systematic censorship imposed on Palestinians and pro-Palestinians on Meta’s platforms, and the spread of speech that incites violence against Palestinians.

The institutions said that Meta failed to specify the steps it had taken to identify the negative impacts of its policies and procedures on human rights and how to mitigate them.

The institutions called on Meta to show a real commitment to supporting human rights and protecting all voices on its platforms.

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The BBC published the results of an investigation it conducted into the killing of Palestinian children in the West Bank by Israeli army forces on November 29, 2023.

The investigation included mobile phone and CCTV footage, information about the movements of Israel’s military, witness testimony and detailed investigation of the scene.

The BBC said that the evidence it found prompted the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism to say that the incident appeared to be a “war crime.”

The BBC also reported that its analysis of cases of killing of Palestinian children in the West Bank during the year 2023 showed that about 98% of them sustained wounds in the upper part of the body, which means that soldiers are shooting to kill more than to injure in these cases.

Note: the BBC is parroting the official position of the government, ie they will only condemn crimes in the West Bank, and omit to investigate the rest. Enough for their assumed "impartiality".

[https://t.me/warfareanalysis/36721]

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Palestine Legal in the United States stated that the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has initiated an investigation against Columbia University in New York on charges of “discrimination against Palestinians,” following the University’s summoning of New York City police to arrest Palestinian students and pro-Palestinian supporters protesting against the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

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Borrell:
Israel's evacuation orders to civilians in Rafah portend the worst: more war and famine. It is unacceptable. Israel must renounce to a ground offensive and implement UNSCR 2728. The EU, with the International Community, can and must act to prevent such scenario.

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The Emirati Embassy in Israel expresses its sadness and sympathy on the occasion of Holocaust Memorial Day and confirms:

We will not forget the horrors of the past

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Al Mayadeen:

"Israel's" ambitions to become the central transportation hub in the Middle East have been thwarted by the ongoing maritime and land blockade aimed at halting the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.

The "Israel"-centric India Middle East Europe Economic Corridors project (IMEC) seeks to link Asia and Europe through a network of railways and ports traversing India, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, "Israel", and Greece. It is encountering a significant challenge to its existence.

The IMEC project suffered a significant setback last week when the UAE entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Turkey, Iraq, and Qatar to support the rival Development Road Project. This initiative proposes alternative railway and highway routes for trade between Asia and Europe via Iraq, aiming to enhance local, regional, and global commerce.

In May 2023, Iraq initiated the Development Road Project, aiming to connect the Grand Faw Port in its oil-rich southern region to Turkey through a network of railways and roads. The project's goal is to elevate Iraq into a pivotal transportation center in the region, with ambitions to reduce travel time between Asia and Europe, presenting a competitive alternative to the Suez Canal.

Just three months after the May 2023 announcement of the Development Road Project, "Israel" introduced the IMEC as a competitor, proposing it as a fresh regional transportation center in partnership with its strategic Gulf ally, the UAE, under the framework of the normalization deals with "Israel".

This initiative was positioned as a linchpin of a "New Middle East" in the context of potential normalization between "Israel" and various Arab Gulf nations, including Saudi Arabia, as per the analysis.

In response to the atrocities in Gaza, Yemen's Ansar Allah enforced a maritime blockade on Israeli vessels in the Red Sea. Simultaneously, protests erupted in Jordan aimed at obstructing land transportation from the Gulf to "Israel". Additionally, the Iraqi Islamic Resistance initiated a partial blockade in the Mediterranean Sea.

The implementation of these blockades has raised concerns among global stakeholders about the feasibility of the IMEC and this skepticism has been fueled by the growing perception of "Israel as a rogue state".

Consequently, nations and investors are increasingly considering the Development Road as a viable alternative to the IMEC. Whether indicative of a strategic shift or merely a precautionary measure, this recent development underscores a form of hedging by various state actors.

Turkey and the UAE, both parties to the Abraham Accords, along with Iraq and Qatar — who are not part of the Accords but maintain strategic ties with the U.S. — are now all collaborating on the Development Road Project.

The analysis concluded by stressing that the Israeli entity is experiencing strategic setbacks despite short-term gains, and, consequently, Arab nations involved in the normalization deals are now reassessing their economic partnerships.

Note how Israel always copies someone else’s idea and Turkey’s and the UAE’s greed can be exploited for good given the current situation.

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