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Imagine if the police had done this in China. It would be called draconian by the west.

This is your so called free democracy

Figured we all here could use just a bit of Hopium since the last few days have been torment (bearing in mind that the two million souls in Gaza are the ones suffering, first and foremost). In trying times, just as we see the ugliness of the world, we also see genuine moments of tenderness and solidarity.

This isn't an isolated incident, either. In spite of the efforts of Western "democracies" and their oligarchs to clamp down on them, there have been numerous protests and marches (of varying efficiency albeit, but it's a step) of proportions that would have been unheard of the first time the Empire licked its fangs for a conflict in the Middle East. Even within the Israeli metropole, some sizeable groups of Israeli Jews have been expressing solidarity with Palestinians, enough to warrant the Zionist state to sick the pigs on them.

To me, these days have highlighted just how much humankind is caged by a fundamentally anti-human world system that's reeling from its innumerable contradictions. Capital is overbearing and almighty, but it isn't going to be here forever so long as our species struggles and pulls through. There's a world worth saving underneath these disgusting chains, and something's got to give. There are avenues to try and make a splash, no matter how small (petition groups, aid, groups like the DSA and PSL et all) if you're worried about attending protests.

Apologies if this comes off as preachy cope. Just wanted to spread some positivity here for once since I largely post in the dunk tank. I'm grateful for this site and the comrades here who help keep me sane amidst all of this.

SO CLOSE

It's a good reminder that Israel is not a monolith, and there are Israelis who know how fucked up this is.

These are just kids, so there's some interesting insights when they talk about how they experience the occupation and what kind of information is available to them as young Israelis.

Zoran Milanović also pledges to lower EU and NATO flags in his office because they shouldn’t be on the same level as the Croatian one.

Croatian President Zoran Milanović said he doesn’t sympathize with Israel because of its reprisal actions in Gaza after last weekend’s Hamas attacks, and criticized displays of the Israeli flag in his country.

“We may be about to see massive ethnic cleansing,” says one EU diplomat. Another senior Brussels official says that the EU should already have lined up with the UN secretary-general’s calls for Israel to respect international humanitarian law.

Full article: https://imgur.com/a/DLbVySM

This is propaganda. There is no way to ascertain from this footage if this is representative of Hamas' soldiers behavior, or what the total situation is.

That said, the most powerful propaganda is the truth, and showing kindness to even your worst enemies is a powerful weapon against them. Islam has strict rules about the treatment of captives and hostages and the behavior of the Hamas troops in this video is in accordance with my understanding of Islamic laws of war. Their behavior also seems to be in accordance with reports from Israel settlers who have stated that Hamas fighters took pains to re-assure them that they would not be harmed, and with the release of some Israeli women and children.

I am curious where the parents are. I would hope that they are detained safely, as it is concerning that the children are not with their parents.

The absolutely beautiful reason that I can tell that they still aren't agreeing to Fords concessions is because they in solidarity with new workers that don't even exist yet, are demanding that Fords new battery plants they are building be placed under the same labor agreement they are fighting for.

"The UAW, according to Ford officials, has taken a hard line on requiring the company’s four new battery plants be placed under the terms of the labor agreement."

Some good news.

I just can't. If you make an arrangement to release hostages, and you don't pay the fucking ransom, the other party will not ransom hostages to you in the future. This is a THIRTEEN THOUSAND YEAR OLD PRINCIPLE OF DIPLOMACY THAT PREDATES ALL WRITTEN SYSTEMS OF LAW

What are other countries saying about the dollar? Like clearly people have to be saying that holding any money in dollars is a liability since the US engages in so much piracy now, right?