RE: All The News Anti-Palestinian Posters Will Not Read Or Discuss
SUBTOPIC: Negative Reporting Style of NGOs
⁜→ P F Tinmore, et al,
BLUF: Such Annual Reports are manipulated by propagandists with three goals:
◈ To make an effort to that attempts to distribute a crude attempt at mud-slinging.
◈ It pretends to thoughtfully address issues of the day to show that they are relevant.
◈ They present no new information → but → instead, such annual criticism claims reiterates a venue popular anti-Israeli view to make it appear they have something to contribute.
Amnesty International condemned the Israeli occupation by using excessive force against the Palestinians, which caused the imposition of coercive measures, which caused the displacement of hundreds of Palestinian families in the occupied territories, the demolition of hundreds of homes, the imposition of unfair discrimination, and killings and arrests.
In its annual report for the year 2020, the organization stated that the Israeli occupation forces tortured children with all kinds of torture and other ill-treatment, and detained hundreds of them in arbitrary administrative detention, and continued to restrict freedom of movement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, exposing its residents to collective punishment, exacerbating the crises they are experiencing.
(COMMENT)
As far as "torturing children" (
an emotional attempt to describe juvenile delinquents), the claim is never really substantiated. There is no evidence of a systematic program of intentionally harming juvenile delinquents. But they are detained and have an environment equal to or better than any other Regional Country has for detain those delinquents engaged in activities outside the law.
There is no program of "arbitrary detention," administrative or otherwise - that degrade public order and safety (
HR 1907 Article 43) or are involved in committing offenses which are solely intended to harm the Occupying Power. Additionally, any internment or imprisonment of any category of protected person for such offenses, adhere to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) (
Article 68, GCIV) detention and countermeasures which have the consequence which result in depriving protected persons of liberty.
These types of foggy reports make accusations of the demolition of hundreds of homes, but never explain the mitigating circumstances or legal reasoning. These reports never mention that the complainants do not use the dispute resolution processes or other means under the Permanent Status of Negotiation.
IF you do a "Word Search" on the
Amnesty International Report 6 April 2021, a type of Executive Summary, does NOT mention Israel once. However, the much larger
Amnesty International Report 2020/21 • THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S HUMAN RIGHTS © Amnesty International 2021 • 7 April 2021, Index number: POL 10/3202/2021, makes several references to Israel and the Occupied Territories. Nothing that is not already known to be anti-Israel notiations.
◈ FORCIBLE TRANSFERS, FORCED EVICTIONS AND DEMOLITIONS
DISCRIMINATION (against Palestinian citizens of Israel in areas of planning, budget allocation, policing and political participation)
- UNLAWFUL KILLINGS AND EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE
- FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
- ARBITRARY DETENTION
- UNFAIR TRIALS
- TORTURE AND OTHER ILL-TREATMENT
- FREEDOMS OF EXPRESSION AND ASSOCIATION
- RIGHTS OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND MIGRANTS
- GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
- CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS
To put this in perspective, there were over 100 countries listed in the Amnesty International Report, and in each one had Amnesty International had something negative to say about that nation.
My personal favorite was the little country • The Republic of Moldova. To be perfectly honest - I had to look it up and I got a real kick out f it. The first thing that jumped-out at me was the statement: "Location of Moldova in Europe (green) and its uncontrolled territory of Transnistria (light green).
Excerpt • Amnesty International Report said:
No progress was made compared to previous years in addressing systemic problems behind torture and other ill-treatment, and impunity for perpetrators prevailed. Torture survivors and victims’ families remained unable to access full and effective reparation. The number of allegations, independently reported and officially registered, remained broadly the same year on year.
I had to chuckle.
To get a real flavor to the report, you have to look, at a minimum, what Amnesty International had to say about Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and Syria. Then you get the tone of the Report that generally paints an ugly face on the pig
(which is already ugly enough).
Just My Thoughts,
Most Respectfully,
R