Jessica Simor KC
@JMPSimor
Public law, Human Rights, energy, climate/environment. Vis. Prof @LSELaw @GoldsmithsLaw, fellow @BinghamCentre @GlobalPartnersD @justicehq @Robertsbridge VMO
This was such a lovely hour chatting with the brilliant @SheroyZaq . I was a little over-relaxed having just returned from a hike and swim in Loweswater. But hey, there comes a point in life…
Then from @yumnakamel, Legal Education Officer @Right_to_Remain and the co-founder and executive director of @earthrefuge, the planet's first legal think tank dedicated to climate migrants. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/0U4Tlp… linktr.ee/TheNoWallsPodc…
Lammy responds by dismissing the question as “unbecoming”, because parliamentary etiquette still matters to a man who is arming a genocide
Wow
Extraordinary scenes in the Commons tonight as Tory MP @kitmalthouse correctly accuses UK foreign secretary David Lammy of complicity in Israel’s crimes and warns him that he could end up in The Hague
“the…crowd came under fire from Israeli tanks, snipers &…gunfire.We are deeply concerned &saddened by this tragic incident resulting in the loss of countless lives. Many more suffered life-threatening injuries. These people were simply trying to access food…”
WFP Statement | #Gaza On the morning of 20 July, a 25 truck WFP convoy carrying vital food assistance crossed the Zikim border point destined for starving communities in northern Gaza. Shortly after passing the final checkpoint beyond the Zikim crossing point into Gaza, the…
Formula feed for babies being brought in by American medics, was confiscated at the border.
“Teenagers being shot by Israeli soldiers.” Nick Maynard is a British gastrointestinal surgeon, who is currently in Gaza, working at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. We began by asking him what he can tell us about the shootings near the aid distribution sites this morning.
There was a time when UNRWA distributed flour and food in Gaza. Everyone got their share regularly, respectfully, and without chaos or humiliation. Why is Israel banning UNRWA now? Why is GHF allowed to operate with barely any aid and maximum humiliation?
UNRWA has enough food for the 2m population of Gaza for 3 months in their warehouses: we say yes, the israelis say no: who’s the terrorist?
Some basic truths: 1. People are starving in Gaza. 2. Thousands of aid trucks are waiting to go in, supported by professionals who can distribute it. 3. All Israel has to do is open the gates and let it in. 4. Not opening the gates is a war crime. Open the effing gates.
In no world is this acceptable. In no world can this be justified - and yet, this is our world.
If Israel would let international media in, disinformation could be dispelled.
In Gaza, food is power. That’s why GHF’s secure, direct-to-civilians model is a threat to Hamas. It prevents looting, protects aid workers, and gets food where it’s needed fast. It’s working, which is exactly why Hamas is now scrambling to shut it down. They’re spreading…
I don’t know what more is needed than images of starving infants dying and a desperate population killed while trying to get food and water to trigger action to end this occupation-made famine. Receiving messages from Gaza: “we are hungry, we are dying”. Who will tell them that…
I don’t know what more is needed than images of starving infants dying and a desperate population killed while trying to get food and water to trigger action to end this occupation-made famine. Receiving messages from Gaza: “we are hungry, we are dying”. Who will tell them that…
And this will be claimed as a lie, as a ‘blood libel’ but neither the media nor international investigators will be allowed in to verify. Our ‘ally’…
BREAKING: More than 30 people have been killed after Israeli troops opened fire towards crowds of Palestinians waiting for aid, according to witnesses and hospital officials news.sky.com/story/gaza-mor…
It would be good to see this condemned by the Israeli Government.
⚡️⭕️ Rabbi Eliezer Kashtiel, the head of the pre-military academy in the West Bank settlement of Eli explains why Israel makes wars : "It is our duty to conquer" "Even if not a single bullet is fired at us, even if the people in Gaza constantly give us flowers with love…