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Rep. Ro Khanna detained by armed Israeli settlers in West Bank. Settlers also attack CNN, other journalists.

Brad Reed at Common Dreams:

Rep. Ro Khanna this week was detained by a group of Israeli settlers whom he described as “hoodlums... with machine guns” while making a visit to a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank. In an interview with Reuters published on Saturday, Khanna (D-Calif.) said he and his tour group were surrounded by armed settlers as they were traveling through the West Bank on Wednesday. “We were at a village that Israeli settlers had destroyed, they had destroyed the school, they had destroyed that village, and we were just looking at it,” said Khanna. “And these hoodlums come in with machine guns—M4, an American-made machine gun—and they detain us. They block off the road.” The California Democrat said that the settlers called in members of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to help them deal with him and his group. “The IDF is on their side,” Khanna remarked, “not on the side of the Americans.” Cameron Kasky, an aide to Khanna, told Reuters that the group was held for over an hour before officials whom he believed to be police intervened and secured their release.

[...] Israeli settlers for years have carried out violent attacks on Palestinians living in the West Bank, and witnesses have regularly described IDF soldiers at the scene either standing by as the attacks occur or even actively helping the attackers.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) was detained by terrorist “settlers” in the occupied West Bank.

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According to Walid Assaf, Israel has already taken practical steps to annex the areas included in the plan, with the Jewish state allegedly building three new settlements in recent months; two near Nablus and another near Hebron. "The plan will be the final nail in the coffin. It will end any chance for a future Palestinian state and our right to self-determination," said Assaf. "It will also restrict Palestinian lives in a way like never before. Making it impossible for us to build our lives or dream for the future."

Arwa Ibrahim, Rima Mustafa, 'Israeli annexation a 'final nail in the coffin' of Palestine', Al Jazeera

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Old jewish cemetery - Fredericia, Denmark

In Fredericia lies the largest Jewish cemetery outside of Copenhagen (Denmark), and it contains about 550 graves.

The city's Jewish history dates back to the year 1675, when the tobacco spinner Abraham Jacobsen Levi became the first Jew to obtain a residence permit in the city, which was also one of the earliest Jewish immigrations to the Danish kingdom.

Four years later, Abraham Levi's brother Moses Levi also received a residence permit in the city, and then the Jewish settlements in the city increased. That Fredericia was one of the first places in Denmark where the Jews could settle down was not accidental. The fortress town, which was set up in 1650, had a number of special privileges, such as the Stable Court, which gave trade monopoly to certain goods, which the Jewish merchants could enjoy. In addition, Fredericia's privileges were extended in 1682, introducing religious freedom, and the Jews were given the right to build a synagogue.

In the 1690s, the congregation in Fredericia had roughly the same size as the Copenhagen congregation, and around year 1700 a mosaic cemetery was established by the western rampart, which in 1709 also got a chapel. The oldest part of the square was built, where approx. 200 people are buried. In 1790, the square was extended to the south, and this part now houses up to 250 graves. Finally, the newest section opened in 1859, where a little more than 100 people were put to rest. More than 400 of the burial sites are identified. The size of the site also testifies that other congregations in Jutland and Fyn took advantage of this before they got their own jewish cemeteries. The last time there was activity at the cemetery was in 1921

Israel is extensively violating international law, the International Court of Justice concluded in an advisory opinion separate from the Gaz

Akbar Shahid Ahmed at HuffPost:

The United Nations’ top court on Friday said Israel is illegally occupying the Palestinian regions it has controlled since 1967 and must end its presence in them — a landmark statement that boosts momentum for a change in Israeli policy.

The court found that Israel is committing major violations of international law, including “de facto annexation” of occupied land and breaking the global prohibition against racial discrimination and apartheid. It concluded that Israel should take steps like evacuating settlers and making reparations to affected Palestinians. It also emphasized Palestinians’ right to self-determination, and said other countries are obliged to cease support for Israel’s occupation and to help end the policy “as rapidly as possible.” The advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice covers Israeli practices in the occupied West Bank, in East Jerusalem (which Israel claims as its own territory) and in the Gaza Strip. The opinion from the panel of 15 judges from around the world, selected by the U.N. General Assembly, is non-binding and has no immediate consequences. The ICJ previously issued an opinion in 2004 saying Israel’s construction of a “separation wall” in the West Bank was illegal, yet the wall is still standing 20 years later.

[...] Meanwhile, the ICJ has found that various ongoing Israeli practices, from demolishing Palestinian homes to imposing “a regime of comprehensive restriction” on Palestinian movement, hinder the chances of Palestinian statehood ― which could bolster the argument that the longer the current situation persists, the less likely peace becomes.

[...] On Thursday, Israel’s parliament voted against the eventual establishment of a Palestinian state, backing a resolution that called the prospect “an existential danger to the State of Israel.” Many members of Israel’s security establishment and supporters of the country abroad argue the opposite: that reaching an agreement is the only way to lower tensions and respect Israel’s stated identity as a Jewish and democratic state.

[...] The court’s consideration of the Israeli occupation is separate from the case it is considering between South Africa and Israel, in which the former argues the latter may be committing genocide against Palestinians through its ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip. The court has said there is a “plausible” risk of genocide, and issued three orders requiring Israel to change its conduct to do more to shield civilians. Those orders, known as provisional measures, are meant to be binding, but Israel has largely maintained the policies the court criticized, such as limits on the provision of aid to Gaza. The Friday opinion is also distinct from the action that another body, the International Criminal Court, is considering in relation to Israel-Palestine. The ICC’s top prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants against Israel’s prime minister and defense minister and three leaders of the Palestinian militant faction Hamas for alleged war crimes during the Oct. 7 attack and Israel’s military response in Gaza since.

The International Court of Justice issued a nonbinding ruling that Israel Apartheid State is breaching international law by illegally occupying Palestinian territory in East Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza.

This come on the heels of the Knesset in Israel voting to reject recognition for a Palestinian state.

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