KUSHNER PROPERTIES PROMOTING GAZA BEACH FRONT
By AFP
February 26, 2025
'We must resist any normalisation of unlawful conduct,' said Volk - Copyright AFP RODGER BOSCH
Nina LARSON
The UN rights chief on Wednesday rejected as “unlawful” proposals for the annexation of or forced transfer from Palestinian territories, warning they posed a threat to the entire region.
“We must resist any normalisation of unlawful conduct, including proposals for annexation or forced transfer,” Volker Turk told the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Such proposals “could threaten the peace and security of Palestinians and Israelis, and of the wider region”, he warned, insisting that “this is the moment for voices of reason to prevail”.
Turk did not give details, but there have been rising levels of violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank and calls for annexation after Israel announced expanded military operations in the occupied Palestinian territory.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly proposed emptying war-ravaged Gaza of Palestinians.
He has floated the idea of a US takeover of Gaza under which its Palestinian population would be relocated — a proposal met with widespread condemnation, but welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump later appeared to soften his plan, saying he was only recommending the idea, and conceding that the leaders of Jordan and Egypt — the proposed destinations for relocated Gazans — had rejected any effort to move Palestinians against their will.
But the US president’s official social media accounts on Wednesday posted an apparently AI-generated video depicting war-ravaged Gaza rebuilt into a seaside resort, replete with a towering golden statue of Trump himself.
– ‘Impunity begets more violence’ –
Presenting a fresh report on the rights situation in the Palestinian territories, Turk said Wednesday: “We urgently need to end the conflict.”
To do so, he said it was vital to hold accountable perpetrators of a vast array of abuses committed since the war in Gaza erupted after Hamas’s deadly October 7, 2023 attacks inside Israel.
“Israel’s means and methods of warfare have caused staggering levels of casualties and destruction, raising concerns over the commission of war crimes and other possible atrocity crimes,” he said.
But he raised “serious doubts” about the Israeli justice system’s ability to deliver justice “notably in relation to the unlawful killing of Palestinians in Gaza or in the West Bank”.
He also noted that “Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups have taken, held, and tortured hostages in Gaza, and have indiscriminately fired projectiles into Israeli territory, amounting to war crimes”.
To his knowledge, none of these groups had taken measures to punish those responsible, he said, adding that such “impunity begets more violence”.
So to did “delegitimising and threatening international institutions that are there to serve people and uphold international law also harms us all”, he warned.
All violations and abuses need to be investigated independently, he said.
While Turk mentioned no names, earlier this month Washington sanctioned the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court Karim Khan over the ICC’s investigations targeting US personnel as well as alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
Khan was responsible for the request that led the ICC to issue arrest warrants late last year for Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant.
Op-Ed: ‘Trump Gaza’ — Another disaster-in-waiting?
By Paul Wallis
February 27, 2025
The Gaza Strip requires tens of billions of dollars in recovery and renovation aid after more than a year of war, according to the United Nations - Copyright AFP BASHAR TALEB
The AI-generated Trump Gaza video is arguably a joke in the worst taste possible. It may never be possible to duplicate the sheer level of crassness involved.
You need to watch it to fully appreciate it and maybe lose a few dozen pounds surprisingly quickly.
A synopsis:
A big gold statue of Trump in case your meds aren’t working for some reason.
Hezbollah-like guys with full beards hula dancing.
Trump and Netanyahu sitting by the pool in shorts.
And Elon! And Elon! And Elon! And Elon! And Elon!
Surprise!
A semi-traditional Arabic architecture with a subtle hint of Dubai Meets Old Chicago in a dive bar.
A few supposedly Palestinian people on the remarkably deserted strangely Caucasian-looking beach with at least one custom palm tree.
“But what if it’s true?”, you ask shrewdly, as the phalanx of stern armed guards keep an eye on your cunningly hoarded single remaining inherited aspirin from the 1970s.
If it’s true:
It’ll be the single biggest terrorist target in the Middle East. The poor little dears won’t have to do all that commuting.
It’ll require lots of “money” if you remember that weird-looking word at all.
It’ll require infrastructure on the scale of Miami and therefore can be built easily overnight.
It cannot possibly benefit anyone at all except investors and easy-bake contractors.
It’ll be expensive to look at, let alone visit.
There’s more money in the video than has ever been used for the Palestinian people or anyone else still alive in the area.
It epitomizes the true depth of intellect and sincerity of rich kids with nothing better to do.
It’s almost as elegant as a person in a red cap trying to outwit a KFC bucket but less melodramatic.
Yes, if you’re thinking of being blown up in an overpriced pretentious non-existent two-dimensional farce, this is for you!
Rush out and ask your friendly idiotic local ideological psychopath about bookings today!
Bring a friend, if there are any survivors.
By Paul Wallis
February 27, 2025
The Gaza Strip requires tens of billions of dollars in recovery and renovation aid after more than a year of war, according to the United Nations - Copyright AFP BASHAR TALEB
The AI-generated Trump Gaza video is arguably a joke in the worst taste possible. It may never be possible to duplicate the sheer level of crassness involved.
You need to watch it to fully appreciate it and maybe lose a few dozen pounds surprisingly quickly.
A synopsis:
A big gold statue of Trump in case your meds aren’t working for some reason.
Hezbollah-like guys with full beards hula dancing.
Trump and Netanyahu sitting by the pool in shorts.
And Elon! And Elon! And Elon! And Elon! And Elon!
Surprise!
A semi-traditional Arabic architecture with a subtle hint of Dubai Meets Old Chicago in a dive bar.
A few supposedly Palestinian people on the remarkably deserted strangely Caucasian-looking beach with at least one custom palm tree.
“But what if it’s true?”, you ask shrewdly, as the phalanx of stern armed guards keep an eye on your cunningly hoarded single remaining inherited aspirin from the 1970s.
If it’s true:
It’ll be the single biggest terrorist target in the Middle East. The poor little dears won’t have to do all that commuting.
It’ll require lots of “money” if you remember that weird-looking word at all.
It’ll require infrastructure on the scale of Miami and therefore can be built easily overnight.
It cannot possibly benefit anyone at all except investors and easy-bake contractors.
It’ll be expensive to look at, let alone visit.
There’s more money in the video than has ever been used for the Palestinian people or anyone else still alive in the area.
It epitomizes the true depth of intellect and sincerity of rich kids with nothing better to do.
It’s almost as elegant as a person in a red cap trying to outwit a KFC bucket but less melodramatic.
Yes, if you’re thinking of being blown up in an overpriced pretentious non-existent two-dimensional farce, this is for you!
Rush out and ask your friendly idiotic local ideological psychopath about bookings today!
Bring a friend, if there are any survivors.
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