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The original Pirates of the Caribbean: Dutch book that accused Welsh-born buccaneer of using nuns and monks as human shields is set to fetch up to £70,000 at auction
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The original Pirates of the Caribbean: Dutch book that accused Welsh-born buccaneer of using nuns and monks as human shields is set to fetch up to £70,000 at auction

Daily Mail  

Using nuns and monks as human shields does sound like a tactic of Johnny Depp's swashbuckler Captain Jack Sparrow. In De Americaensche Zee- Roovers, author Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin accused English pirate Henry Morgan of using nuns and monks as human shields. Above: The book; right, its depiction of Morgan Johnny Depp seen as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of …

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Lebanon Israel war: She watched the pager attacks unfold. She almost can’t believe what she’s seeing now.
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Lebanon Israel war: She watched the pager attacks unfold. She almost can’t believe what she’s seeing now.

Slate  

I first spoke to Sally Abou AlJoud, a Beirut-based reporter for a local English-language publication, after twin attacks on booby-trapped pagers and walkie-talkies killed 37 people, including children, and injured thousands more last week. I also saw the leaflets Israel distributed over the villages, ordering residents to evacuate or else be “considered a terrorist.” Related From Slate What Was the …

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A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat

LA Times  

Mujahid Abadi, 24, is recovering from gunshot wounds and burns at a hospital in the West Bank city of Jenin. But Palestinians saw it as yet another act of brutality in Israel’s crackdown on the occupied West Bank, where violence has surged since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel triggered the war in Gaza. Abadi, speaking to the Associated …

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A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The IDF says he posed no threat
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The IDF says he posed no threat

The Independent  

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A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat

Associated Press  

JENIN, West Bank — When Mujahid Abadi stepped outside to see if Israeli forces had entered his uncle’s neighborhood, he was shot in the arm and the foot. Abadi, speaking to The Associated Press from a hospital bed on Tuesday, said he stepped outside his uncle’s house in the volatile West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday after he heard …

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US tells UN: Israel undermines goals with civilian harm in Gaza
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US tells UN: Israel undermines goals with civilian harm in Gaza

Hindustan Times  

Israel must do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza and should "remove all barriers to the flow of aid at scale through all crossings and routes" into the enclave, the United States told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday. "The continued pattern of significant civilian harm resulting from incidents like Sunday's airstrikes undermines Israel's strategic goals in Gaza," deputy …

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Used as human shields, starved and under fire: The horrors people with disabilities face in Putin’s war
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Used as human shields, starved and under fire: The horrors people with disabilities face in Putin’s war

The Independent  

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Children being used by migrants as 'human shields' on French beaches to stop police reaching their boats, Border Force official claims
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Children being used by migrants as 'human shields' on French beaches to stop police reaching their boats, Border Force official claims

Daily Mail  

Children are being used by migrants as 'human shields' on French beaches to stop police reaching their boats, a Border Force official has claimed. Nearly 121,000 migrants have now been intercepted crossing the English Channel in small boats since 2018, with 6,667 migrants having crossed so far this year, according to official data Ms Heginbottom added: 'We're working very closely …

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How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?
9 months ago

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?

Al Jazeera  

A recent surge in violence by armed groups in Myanmar is causing upheaval and displacement among Rohingya once again. The military extended the country’s state of emergency in January and announced a new, mandatory conscription programme in February, which many fear may also disproportionately affect the Rohingya people. “The Myanmar junta has been indiscriminately bombing Rohingya areas in different townships …

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West Bank human shield describes ‘100 breathless minutes’ held by Israel
10 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bank human shield describes ‘100 breathless minutes’ held by Israel

Al Jazeera  

Weeks after his ordeal, the trauma of living through nearly two hours of terror are still evident on this survivor. “The officer made them leave after they’d been searching for about half an hour, but wouldn’t let me get up until a soldier came and kicked me and told me and my guys to get up.” Intimidation Bahaa found himself …

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Israel, Gaza, and the mass production of myths for mass media
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel, Gaza, and the mass production of myths for mass media

Al Jazeera  

During the recent “March for Israel” in Washington, DC, Al Jazeera interviewed a confident young man from Connecticut about the war in Gaza. President Biden and his minions in the US administration have eagerly embraced its recommendation to highlight Israel’s “right, indeed obligation, to defend itself” against the attacks of a “terrorist” organisation at every opportunity. US Secretary of State …

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Does Israel have the right to self-defence in Gaza?
1 year, 1 month ago

Does Israel have the right to self-defence in Gaza?

Al Jazeera  

Many experts believe Israel’s case is weak because Gaza has in effect been under Israeli control. Israel has stormed Gaza’s largest hospital and bombed residential areas and refugee camps in attacks the United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk says have unleashed a “nightmarish” situation in the besieged Palestinian enclave. According to Article 51 of the UN Charter, until the …

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Israeli soldiers storm Al-Shifa hospital as they bid to prove once and for all Hamas terrorists HAVE hidden a base beneath the building and used Gaza's most vulnerable citizens as human shields
1 year, 1 month ago

Israeli soldiers storm Al-Shifa hospital as they bid to prove once and for all Hamas terrorists HAVE hidden a base beneath the building and used Gaza's most vulnerable citizens as human shields

Daily Mail  

Israeli soldiers have stormed Gaza City's main hospital to root out the Hamas terrorists they say are hiding beneath the medical facility in an underground command centre. Israeli soldiers inside a military vehicle are seen on their way to storm the Al Shifa hospital in this picture released by the IDF Israeli soldiers with rifles storm the Al Shifa hospital …

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EU nations condemn Hamas for what they describe as use of hospitals, civilians as ‘human shields’
1 year, 1 month ago

EU nations condemn Hamas for what they describe as use of hospitals, civilians as ‘human shields’

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The 27 European Union nations have jointly condemned Hamas for what they described as the use of hospitals and civilians as “human shields” in the war against Israel. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said Monday that at the same time the bloc asked Israel “for maximum restraint in targeting in order to avoid human casualties.” At a …

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Live updates | Biden says Gaza’s largest hospital ‘must be protected’ as thousands flee the fighting
1 year, 1 month ago

Live updates | Biden says Gaza’s largest hospital ‘must be protected’ as thousands flee the fighting

Associated Press  

Fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants outside Gaza’s largest hospital has prompted thousands of people to flee from the sprawling medical facility, but hundreds of patients and others displaced by the war remained inside, health officials said Monday. BIDEN SAYS SHIFA HOSPTIAL ‘MUST BE PROTECTED’ AND CALLS FOR ‘LESS INTRUSIVE ACTION’ BY ISRAEL WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on …

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What is a ‘human shield’ and why is Israel using the term in Gaza?
1 year, 1 month ago

What is a ‘human shield’ and why is Israel using the term in Gaza?

Al Jazeera  

Experts discuss the legal implications of the term ‘human shield’ as Israel has used it to justify attacks on hospitals and civilians. In its defence, the Israeli army has accused the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, which has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007, of using civilians as human shields. Human shields were “a key pillar of Hamas’s terror operations”, The …

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Gaza's main hospital goes dark in intense fighting, IDF kills Hamas commander holding Gazans hostage
1 year, 1 month ago

Gaza's main hospital goes dark in intense fighting, IDF kills Hamas commander holding Gazans hostage

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the responsibility for any harm to civilians lies with Hamas, repeating long-standing allegations that the militant group uses civilians in Gaza as human shields. He said that while Israel has urged civilians to leave combat zones, “Hamas is doing everything it can to prevent them from leaving.” His statement came after French President Emmanuel Macron …

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‘Piers Morgan: Israel is ISIS': Egyptian comedian's interview on Gaza war goes viral
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Piers Morgan: Israel is ISIS': Egyptian comedian's interview on Gaza war goes viral

Hindustan Times  

A video clip of Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef countering British TV talk show host Piers Morgan in an interview for allegedly comparing Israel to the terror group Islamic State or ISIS on Tuesday has gone viral on social media. British TV talk show host Piers Morgan and Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef. During his show “Piers Morgan Uncensored” on Monday evening, …

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'Used Devotees As Human Shields To Resist Arrest': P&H High Court Denies Bail To Self-Styled Godman Rampal Accused Of Waging War Against India
1 year, 3 months ago

'Used Devotees As Human Shields To Resist Arrest': P&H High Court Denies Bail To Self-Styled Godman Rampal Accused Of Waging War Against India

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed the bail plea of self-styled Godman Rampal, who was booked for an attempt to wage war against the government in 2014. Rampal had allegedly garnered a huge crowd of devotees in front of his ashram to resist his arrest in connection with a murder case and perpetrated large-scale violence with the police …

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Report provides more detailed account of a Myanmar junta helicopter attack on school that left at least six children dead
2 years, 1 month ago

Report provides more detailed account of a Myanmar junta helicopter attack on school that left at least six children dead

ABC  

A report from a Myanmar human rights group claims to shed new light on an air strike and attack on a school and Buddhist monastery earlier this year that left at least 11 people dead, including six children. Key points: Junta forces arrived in two transport helicopters while two attack helicopters fired on the school, a new report says The …

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Russia-Ukraine latest: Ukraine may soon ‘not exist on world map’
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest: Ukraine may soon ‘not exist on world map’

Al Jazeera  

Latest updates June 15, 2022: Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warns Ukraine ‘might not exist at all’ within a couple of years. 15 Jun 2022 - 21:55 GMT ‘Bravery, resilience, determination’: New $1bn for Ukraine fight President Zelenskyy said he was “grateful” for a new American arms package to Kyiv after speaking to President Biden. 15 Jun 2022 - 15:05 …

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