"Genocide as Colonial Erasure": U.N. Expert Francesca Albanese on Israel's "Intent to Destroy" Gaza

[Uncle Joe]

We are joined by U.N. special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, who says Israel is committing genocide on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Facing accusations of antisemitism from Israeli and U.S. officials, Albanese is in New York to present her report, titled "Genocide as colonial erasure," which finds that Israel's genocide is founded on "ideological hatred" and "dehumanization" and "enabled through the various organs of the state," and recommends that Israel be unseated from the United Nations over its conduct. She argues that Israel's attacks on U.N. employees, including the killings of at least 230 U.N. staff in Gaza, its flagrant violations of U.N. resolutions and international law and the unique status of "the first settler-colonial genocide to be ever litigated before [an international] court" justify this measure. Israel's continued impunity, Albanese warns, "is the nail in the coffin of the U.N. Charter."

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[Archae]

1. This woman condemns Israel, but says the Oct 7 Hamas attacks were "justified."

Israel? "Genocide"

Hamas? "Oh, that's different!"

https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-columbias-barnard-un-expert-with-history-of-antisemitic-remarks-justifies-oct-7/

[Uncle Joe]

2. No she didn't, she said October 7th was a crime. n/t

[TiberiusB]

4. Don't bother

The Israel/Netanyahu apologists never fail to immediately play the "but Hamas" card.

Two wrongs make a right, don't you know.

[AloeVera]

5. Did you read the report?

I did.

Come back after you read it.

Here's the link.

https://undocs.org/Home/Mobile?FinalSymbol=A%2F79%2F384&Language=E&DeviceType=Mobile&LangRequested=False

[brush]

3. Seems warmonger Netanyahu is carrying out the "General's Plan" to create a new Nakba...

meaning ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza. The plan is simple. Leave or starve as no supplies are allowed into that area of Gaza, forcing the Palestinians there to all move south into the increasing more crowded southern part of Gaza which the warmonger continues to bomb and kill.

The intent seems obvious...ethnic cleansing eventually of the entire enclave (developers have probably been consulted to plan prime areas. for seaside villas).

With this continuing bombartment and isolation of Gaza the warmonger bully and his cabal seem to have lost touch with their humanity.

No way these actions are not obvious war crimes.

And why hasn't Israel relieved corrupt Netanyahu of his duties and participate earnestly in new ceasefire negotiations going on now?

[enid602]

6. Shame

Unfortunately, colonial erasure dims the Holocaust legacy.