Ever heard of #Youthwashing? It's when governments, corporations, NGOs, or researchers use young people's voices, images, or causes to look good – while ignoring, or even undermining, their real concerns. Here's what the first academic study on #youthwashing reveals 🧵 1/15

The voting age will be lowered to 16 across the UK. The new rules will also extend voter ID to include bank and veterans' cards - helping more people exercise their democratic right. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

New article out. It shows how the racialization of #Palestinians is connected to that of other groups: • Indigenous peoples abroad • Non-European Jewish Israelis • African asylum seekers in #Israel • Migrant workers A thread with examples 🧵 1/18 #Palestine

"The Co-optation of Children & Young People." A webinar 🔹 26 March 🔹 4-5.30pm (UK time). With our members @hediviterbo.bsky.social, Jonathan Josefsson, Cath Larkins & Candice Satchwell (@uclan.ac.uk). www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-th...

Israel has published the list of all 1,000 #Palestinians to be freed in phase 1: • 136 (including 25 children) aren't convicted. • 61 (including 15 children) aren't even accused of anything ("administrative detainees"). • The rest? Convicted in courts with a near-100% conviction rate. #Palestine

Over 50 Columbia Law faculty are demanding an investigation into the University's treatment of @katherinefranke.bsky.social after she spoke out in support of pro-Palestinian campus protests. (link to the letter - in the comment below) #Palestine

The journal Sociology of Race & Ethnicity is seeking new editors. www.asanet.org/wp-content/u...

Fewer & fewer #Palestinians who are attacked by Israeli civilians in the #WestBank complain to Israeli authorities. Why..? (1) 97% of Israeli investigations end without even a partial conviction. (2) Filing a complaint risks Israeli retribution. (Source in the comment below)

Israeli media: Israel is "benefiting from sanctions on Russia." Following the sanctions, Serbia cancelled its arms deals with Russia. Instead, it purchased Israeli weapons – tested on #Palestinians – for hundreds of millions of $$. Sources - in the comment below. #Palestine

The Israeli military reportedly used a Palestinian ambulance to shield its forces in #Gaza. (link to the report - in the comment below). #Palestine

The Israeli military has banned local media from publishing soldiers' details, to shield them from prosecution abroad for #Gaza war crimes. (link in the comment below) #Palestine

An #Israeli soldier wanted for war crimes in #Gaza fled #Brazil after the Federal Court issued an arrest warrant against him. #Palestine

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Military service is the strongest predictor of becoming a "mass casualty offender." Since 2011, nearly 45 U.S. military veterans each year have committed crimes driven by political, economic, social, or religious motives:

The next US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, helped raise $35 million for a new hospital in the #WestBank that will only serve Jews. In 2008, he claimed: "There’s really no such thing as a #Palestinian. That's been a political tool to try and force land away from Israel".

The New York Times' report today on Israel's mass killing of civilians in #Gaza mostly rehashes and downplays previously reported facts. #Palestine #NYTimes

A record number of people are being imprisoned in the UK for protesting about #Gaza & the #climate crisis - evidence of a growing crackdown on dissent. (link in the comment below)

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The UN General Assembly has affirmed the Palestinian people's right to self-determination. ✅ 172 countries voted in favour of the resolution. ❌ 8 countries (including Israel & the US) opposed it. #Palestine www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

"Hospitals Gave Patients Meds During Childbirth, Then Reported Them For Positive Drug Tests." (link in the comment below) @themarshallproject.org

Right-wing politicians in #Israel & the U.S. are pushing bills to ban the term ‘West Bank’ and replace it with the biblical term ‘Judea & Samaria’. This linguistic shift is part of Israel’s de-facto annexation of the #WestBank – and it has a deeper history🧵 #Palestine 1/8

Despite strained political relations, the U.S. collaborated with Bashar al-Assad’s authoritarian regime in Syria when it came to torture. Here’s how 🧵 #Syria #US #Torture 1/6

Despite strained political relations, the U.S. collaborated with Bashar al-Assad’s authoritarian regime in Syria when it came to torture. Here’s how 🧵 #Syria #US #Torture 1/6

"A growing number of universities across the U.S. and Canada have turned to Israeli security firms to handle pro-Palestinian protests on their campuses." Source: mainstream Israeli news site Ynet. (link in the comment below) #Palestine

Israeli historian Lee Mordechai has compiled a comprehensive 124-page document with 1,400 footnotes detailing evidence of Israel's violence. Link in the comment below. #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine

After Hunter Biden Pardon, Campaigners Ask President to "Extend Same Compassion" to Cannabis Prisoners

New testimonies reveal harrowing abuse of #Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in the #WestBank. Victims—none accused of any crime—describe soldiers extinguishing cigarettes on their skin, inflicting prolonged pain, and even committing sexual abuse: www.btselem.org/publications...

“The Rome Statute doesn’t apply to Israel, or the United States, or France, or Germany, or Great Britain, because it wasn’t conceived of to come after us.” — Lindsey Graham admits Int’l Law is a tool of Western supremacy that does not apply to the West

The Biden administration is reportedly planning to send additional weapons to Israel, worth $680 million. This is on top of $20 billion in weapons sales approved last week, and also $26 billion in military aid approved in April. #Palestine

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar military leader

Looking forward to speaking on "How Child Protection Harms Refugees—and Others" at @universityofoxford.bsky.social. I'll discuss age-based hierarchies of protection & deservingness. 🗓️ Monday, 25 Nov., 11:30 am (GMT). Join us in person, or via the Zoom link here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...

Israel imprisons thousands without trial or charge—almost all are #Palestinians. Now, it declares: no Jewish Israeli will EVER face the same treatment.

The International Criminal Court ( #ICC ) has now issued arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister, #Netanyahu, and the former Israeli minister of defense, #Gallant: www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

In our new article, @yuliaioffe.bsky.social and I reveal how legal principles of child protection end up harming refugees of all ages: academic.oup.com/ejil/advance...

Israel detained two #Palestinians over six months ago, keeping their whereabouts hidden. Now, following a supreme court petition, the Israeli military admits they "lost their lives" in custody - offering no explanation. (source: supremedecisions.court.gov.il/Home/Downloa...) #Palestine

No, Democrats should not respond to their election defeat by throwing minorities under a bus. Instead, they should offer a compelling economic vision for struggling Americans, which forces the Republicans on the defensive. New column 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#Xodus: Bluesky Hits 20M Users as People Continue to Flee X - The Hollywood Reporter

UK upheld some arms export licences to Israel to reassure US