Sterk melding 3. august 2025 fra Jonathan Whittall, lederen av FNs arbeid i Gaza og på Vestbredden, se Kilde.
Jonathan Whittall is head of office at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territory. He writes here in a personal capacity
I saw many atrocities as a senior aid official in Gaza. Now Israeli authorities are trying to silence us
"The social breakdown that we are witnessing, the degrading of human beings, is not a byproduct of the harm that Israel is inflicting. That’s the central element of the crime: destroying Palestinian society. The government of Israel shows no indication that it cares in the slightest whether Palestinians live or die. It wants to avoid the stigma of being accused of starvation and genocide, and the GHF is its current alibi. Let’s not be fooled."
Alex de Waal is executive director of the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University in Massachusetts. He has been a humanitarian worker and written on famine and related issues for 40 years
"Netanyahu defends arming Palestinian clans accused of ties with jihadist groups"
Utdrag fra artikkel:
On 28 May, Jonathan Whittall, the head of United Nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs in occupied Palestinian territories, said: “The real theft of aid since the beginning of the war has been carried out by criminal gangs, under the watch of Israeli forces, and they were allowed to operate in proximity to the Kerem Shalom crossing point into Gaza.”
Da har IDF latt denne kriminellegjengen stjele matforsynunger, og lagt skylden på Hamas.
Og så har Netanyahu stoppet matforsyninger i 3 måneder, "for den stjeles av Hamas".
Og så har Netanyahu innført et nytt matregime. Der IDF skyter på de som kommer for å hente mat.
Israel Is Gaslighting the World by Diverting Blame for the Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza
A truck carrying aid for Gaza, July.Credit: David Bachar
In early October, after the siege against northern Gaza was tightened
and the attacks in the region increased, the Gisha human rights
organization petitioned the High Court of Justice, in cooperation with
other human rights organizations, to issue an interim order requiring
Israel to enable full access to humanitarian aid necessary for the
survival of the civilian population in the area.
At that point it was already clear that the
overall quantity of goods entering the Strip, and the northern part in
particular, had dramatically been reduced. According to the figures
published by the Coordinator of Government Activities in the
Territories, COGAT, the quantity of goods entering in October is the lowest since the start of the year, and in effect the lowest ever – even less than in November 2023.
The
restrictions imposed by Israel on bringing goods to Gaza's private
sector, which is a significant source of merchandise that could increase
the local market's supply during a situation of poverty that is severe in any case, have caused food prices to soar even higher.
In
its response to the High Court, the government confirmed that for
several weeks there has been no "coordination of movement" into northern
Gaza, and even admitted that it continues blocking the entry of aid to
the northern part of the Strip. The government attempted to justify the
withholding of aid by citing "operational constraints" stemming from the
fighting, but this is a manipulative and even absurd claim.
Israel's obligations
in the region stem from the combat situation itself. The response
demonstrates a prolonged violation of international law, which
determines that deliberate denial of humanitarian aid to civilians is a
war crime.
This claim by the government is also an example of its habitual use of
gaslighting tactics, which obfuscate the truth, help it to disclaim
responsibility for the humanitarian disaster and confuses the public
regarding its obligations to the civilian population in Gaza. The article by Bar Peleg
about the decline in the quantities of aid, reflected the use of this
tactic by COGAT, which claimed that the main reason for blocking
supplies is "a decline in international aid – rather than restrictions
imposed by the government," and that "hundreds of trucks loaded with
equipment are still waiting on the Gazan side and aren't being
collected."
Food distribution in Gaza, November.Credit: AFP/EYAD BABA
This is partial or irrelevant use of
information. There really are hundreds of trucks waiting at the passes,
but that's because conditions on the ground – for which Israel is
responsible – are preventing the organizations from transferring the
humanitarian aid to the needy. The organizations warn time after time
about the dangers they face due to the fighting in the area as well as
violent seizures and looting of the deliveries by armed men. They report
that about half of their requests for coordination with the Israel
Defense Forces are rejected, and they're prevented from being able to
reach the residents.
The unrelenting military assault throughout Gaza
has caused the destruction of infrastructure, roads have become
impassable, and the army restricts movement on the access roads to
collection points for goods on the Palestinian side of the passes.
Additionally, aid delegations are delayed
in the Strip by army checkpoints while on the way from the south to the
north. In many cases soldiers in the area prevent their movement, so
that aid delegations are forced to turn back. Many of the organizations'
workers have lost their lives, after their crossing was coordinated with Israel, but despite that they weren't given protection on the ground.
That's
how Israel diverts the blame from itself and directs it at the aid
organizations, disavowing its own responsibility. Since the start of the
war the State of Israel has reviled the work of the aid organizations
and has been trying to blame them for its failures, but absurdly, during
the hearing in the High Court, the government boasted of close cooperation with the organizations.
A Palestinian youth carries humanitarian aid in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Wednesday, November 13, 2024.Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP
Even the assertion by COGAT that "large-scale efforts" are being
invested by Israel "to enable and ease the transfer of aid to the Gaza
Strip in coordination with the United States, Egypt, the United Nations
and international aid organizations," is a blatant example of
gaslighting. In addition to the fact that international law requires
Israel to enable the entry of humanitarian aid into the Strip – an
obligation that it is failing to meet – because it is a party to the
combat and an occupying power, its obligations, as determined by the International Court of Justice in The Hague,
are not limited to the entry of aid for the Palestinian side, but are
met only when it reaches the protected population that is in need of it.
Another example of the tactic of false pretenses lies in the
"assessment" presented by COGAT in the High Court, to the effect that
"There are sufficient reserves [of aid] in the north" of the Strip. It's
worth lingering on this assessment, because it's groundless, and
clearly contradicts the reports of the aid organizations. The UN
Standing Committee on Nutrition even published a warning this week about
additional deterioration in the humanitarian disaster and possibility
of crossing the threshold of starvation in the northern Strip. Although
the High Court has often demanded of the government to present a
database on which its decisions are based, the government has evaded
doing so.
In the context of the petition, which was filed eight months ago, Israel
admitted that an increase in the amount of aid leads to a reduction in
the incidents of looting.
But instead of investing efforts in that, COGAT makes do with an
ostensibly concerned declaration about "an obligation to enable an
effective humanitarian response." This is at a time when in effect
Israel is doing exactly the opposite: It's preventing the distribution
of aid and making it difficult for the organizations active in the
field, in every way possible. And so, by resorting to manipulation,
distorting the facts and concealment, Israel is in effect implementing
horrifying plans that include a policy of starving the population.
Meanwhile the High Court continues to grant
the government repeated opportunities to divert the blame from itself
and to present a false narrative to the effect that it's meeting its
obligations according to international law. In doing so it's also
cooperating with the State of Israel's gaslighting.
The
writer is a spokeswoman for the Gisha human rights organization, which
works to promote the freedom of movement of Palestinians and goods,
mainly to and from Gaza
"Gangs looting Gaza aid operate in areas under Israeli control, aid groups say
A U.N. memo obtained by The Post concluded that gangs “may be benefiting from a passive if not active benevolence” or “protection” from Israel’s military."
Artikkelen er lang og konkret ned på leder av den største kriminelle gjengen. Og det angis at gjengene har base i områder der IDF har full kontroll.
Debatt i Aftenposten om dette innlegget av leder av Palestinakomiteen i Norge, Line Khateeb:
"Ett år med folkemord og straffrihet for Israel"
Min kommentar 1:
"Ett år med straffefrihet"... det angir innsenderen.
Men det er 57 år.
Først i juli 2024 dømte ICJ at Israels brutale okkupasjon av palestinske områder er ulovlig.
Uthulingen av Krigens rett/Folkeretten har foregått i 57 år, siden 1967.
Utrolig at verdenssamfunnet har glemt lærdommen etter 2. verdenskrig.
Min kommentar 2:
Etter nå 2 uker med UTSULTING som våpen mot folk i Nord-Gaza satte USA foten ned: "Israeli siege plan for Gaza under scrutiny as U.S. demands urgent change The so-called “General’s Plan” is being pushed by some members of Netanyahu’s far-right government, despite pushback from the Israeli military and the White House." https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/israel-northern-gaza-generals-plan-siege/
Det er tydeligvis ingen grenser for krigføring. Men UTSULTING ble for mye for USA. Når det er ingen grenser ... da MÅ det press på UTENFRA.
" Israeli siege plan for Gaza under scrutiny as U.S. demands urgent change"
"The so-called “General’s Plan” is being pushed by some members of Netanyahu’s far-right government, despite pushback from the Israeli military and the White House."
"JERUSALEM — For the first two weeks of October, no food reached the 400,000 people in war-battered northern Gaza. Rescue workers said Israeli forces fired at families as they tried to heed evacuation orders; hospitals ran desperately short on supplies as they struggled to treat the wounded and evacuate the critically ill.
What hasplayed outin this stretch of the enclave mirrors, at least in part, a controversial siege plan conceived by a former Israeli general to gain full control of northern Gaza and then larger swaths of the enclave. It envisions systematically emptying areas of civilians and starving out — or shooting down — anyone who stays.
The “General’s Plan” is being pushed by some members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government, despite pushback from the Israeli military, human rights groups and the White House. On Sunday, citing international and U.S. law, top Biden administration officialsgave Israel a month to reverse courseor risk losing American military assistance."
Videre:
"Israel officially denies that it is implementing the siege plan, which was presented to government leaders and a parliamentary committee by Giora Eiland, a retired major general and onetime head of Israel’s National Security Council.
But two Israeli officials and a person close to members of the security cabinet confirmed that some far-right ministers are advocating for its adoption. Like others in this report, they spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security MinisterItamar Ben Gvir, in particular, have made no secret of their desire to see Israel permanently occupy Gaza and for Jewish settlements to eventually return there. The Eiland plan gives them a potential path, the officials said."
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Dette er utsulting for å drive folk ut av Nord-Gaza. Etter 14 dager med slik "krigføring" av IDF satte USA endelig foten ned. Men de ga 30 dagers frist, utrolig nok slik situasjonen er i området mht vann, mat, medisiner og drivstoff for sykehusdrift.
Det er tydelig at for IDF er der ingen grenser for krigføring. Grensene må settes av verdenssamfunnet.
Israels okkupasjon av palestinske områder nå i snart 57 år.
En mer og mer brutal okkupasjon der palestinerne mister land og vann og "får" 750.000 naboer, såkalte bosettere.
Her må ICJ nok engang avklare Folkeretten, 4. Geneve-konvensjon 49.6.
Men er det lenge nok ... 57 år?"
Mitt debattinnlegg nr 3 den 17. mars:
"Tyskland melder seg på idag:
Speaking in a joint press conference in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz commented on the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza saying: "We cannot stand by and watch Palestinians starve."
