European chapter of the International Society for Military Ethics - promoting and sharing best practice in military ethics within and beyond Europe
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EuroISME retweeted
Over 120 armed conflicts are happening in the world, and millions of civilians are suffering the humanitarian consequences of them.
Respecting the rules of war is not an option: it is an obligation of all parties to armed conflicts.
ALT Civilians must be protected
EuroISME retweeted
I decided to become a journalist aged fifteen after reading ‘1984’ and being appalled at the thought that governments could rewrite history. Orwell knew the USSR did it. Now China pretends the Tiananmen massacre didn’t happen. It did. I was there, and saw it for myself.
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The situation for Palestinians in Gaza is beyond description, beyond atrocious & beyond inhumane.
A policy of siege & starvation makes a mockery of international law. The blockade against humanitarian aid must end immediately.
This is a moment for moral clarity & action.
EuroISME retweeted
As the occupying power, Israel has unequivocal obligations under international law – including international humanitarian law and international human rights law.
Yet currently no humanitarian supplies can enter Gaza.
Meanwhile, at the crossing points, food, medicine and shelter supplies are piling up, and vital equipment is stuck.
Unimpeded humanitarian access must be guaranteed.
And humanitarian personnel must be given the protection that they are accorded under international law.
EuroISME retweeted
"A survivor from a massacre of Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers in Gaza has said he saw Israeli troops open fire on a succession of Red Crescent ambulances and rescue vehicles and then use a bulldozer to bury the wreckage in a pit." theguardian.com/world/2025/a…
EuroISME retweeted
"I heard the voice of one of those team members who was killed. His phone was found with his body and he recorded the whole event. His last words before being shot: 'Forgive me, mom. I just wanted to help people. I wanted to save lives.' And then he was killed.
.@PalestineRCS President Al Khatib responding to @EdithLedererAP regarding the killing of #Palestine Red Crescent staff by Israeli forces on March 23 says today he heard a recording of one of the victims uttering his final words before being shot: "I heard the voice one of those kids. I heard the voice of one of those team members who was killed. His phone was found with his body and he recorded the whole event. His last words before being shot: 'Forgive me, mom. I just wanted to help people. I wanted to save lives.' And then he was killed. So you can imagine the 15 team members. What did they go through. It was an episode that's heartbreaking." Adds that victims were shot from "very close range."
EuroISME retweeted
This is the post I never wanted to have to make.
Earlier today, news arrived that my position as a history professor for US Army CGSC has been eliminated in accordance with DOD cuts. There is no chance of reassignment, and the entire Fort Belvoir campus will be stood down.
EuroISME retweeted
I am shocked by the attack by the Israeli army on a medical and emergency convoy on 23 March resulting in the killing of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian workers in Gaza.
Medical personnel and humanitarian and emergency workers must be protected by all at all times.
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“A gift to America’s enemies” by ceding ground in the competition for strategic influence.
Today, @RFERL was informed that the federal grant agreement funding our global operations has been terminated.
The cancellation of @RFERL's grant agreement would be a gift to America's enemies. Read our full release.
about.rferl.org/article/rfe-…
EuroISME retweeted
"As the occupying power, Israel is legally bound under Article 59(1) of the Fourth Geneva Convention to allow and facilitate humanitarian relief for civilians in need. The deliberate obstruction of aid constitutes a grave breach... and a war crime under international law."
Humanitarian aid is not a privilege — it is a right.
The halting of aid into Gaza will have devastating consequences for over two million civilians who are already facing starvation and extreme deprivation.
See our statement:
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This report adds to the increasing consensus that Israel has committed and has been committing a genocide: xitter.cf/NimerSultany/status/18…
There is an increasing consensus that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza because the evidence is overwhelming. Here is a reminder of some of the available and useful resources: An initial syllabus:
13 October 2023, Raz Segal, jewishcurrents.org/a-textboo…
15 October 2023: Public Statement: Over 800 Scholars Warn of Potential Genocide in Gaza
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2 November: UN experts call to prevent genocide: un.org/unispal/document/gaza…
16 November: UN experts call to prevent genocide: ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
16 November, William Schabas: ccrjustice.org/sites/default…
16 November: Holocaust and genocide scholars John Cox, Victoria Sanford, and Barry Trachtenberg declaration, ccrjustice.org/sites/default…
29 December, South Africa submission to ICJ: icj-cij.org/sites/default/fi…
29 May, South Africa's dossier of evidence of Israel's genocidal intent, the UN Security Council: tinyurl.com/nb6ua4a5
Martin Shaw, xitter.cf/martinshawx/status/182…
UN Expert Francesca Albanese, first report on the Genocide (March 2024): ohchr.org/sites/default/file…
UN Expert Francesca Albanese, second report on the Genocide (October 2024): documents.un.org/doc/undoc/g……
John Quigley, “Legal Standard for Genocide Intent: An Uphill Climb for Israel in Gaza Suit”, 14 March, EJIL: ejiltalk.org/legal-standard-…
UK Judges’ and Lawyers’ Open Letter Concerning Gaza, 3 April 2024: lawyersletter.uk/
Jinan Bastaki, Gaza, Forced Displacement, and Genocide”, EJIL, April 2024, ejiltalk.org/gaza-forced-dis…
Nimer Sultany, “A Threshold Crossed: On Genocidal Intent and the Duty to Prevent Genocide in Palestine”, May 2024: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
University Network for Human Rights report, May 2024: humanrightsnetwork.org/publi…
Aryeh Neier, NYRB, 6 June 2024: nybooks.com/articles/2024/06…
UN Commission of Inquiry, 10 June: Detailed findings on the military operations and attacks carried out in the Occupied Palestinian Territory from 7 October to 31 December 2023: ohchr.org/sites/default/file…
Oxfam, Water War Crimes report, July 2024: oxfam.org/en/press-releases/…
Omer Bartov, 13 August: theguardian.com/world/articl…
Haaretz, “The Numbers Show: Gaza War Is One of the Bloodiest in the 21st Century”, 14 August: haaretz.com/middle-east-news…
Maryam Jamshidi, On Genocidal Intent, August: opiniojuris.org/2024/08/02/r…
Forensic Architecture: cartographic analysis of the genocide in support of South Africa’s case in the ICJ: forensic-architecture.org/in……
AOAV analysis that shows that vast majority of killed in Gaza are civilians: aoav.org.uk/2024/casualties-…
10 October 2024: UN Commission of Inquiry: Israel’s destruction of the health system in Gaza ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
8 November 2024: UN Commission of Inquiry: 70 percent of verified victims (October - 30 April) were children and women: ohchr.org/en/documents/repor…
12 November 2024: 8 aid organisations of the systematic violation ICJ orders on humanitarian assistance, thereby establishing genocidal intent: oxfam.org/en/press-releases/…
14 November 2024: UN Special Committee Report ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
North Gaza:
9 October 2024: 18 Aid organisations warn of dramatic escalation of humanitarian catastrophe in northern Gaza: oxfam.org.uk/media/press-rel…
15 October: 38 organisations: “Northern Gaza is being wiped off the map”: oxfam.org/en/press-releases/…
1 November: statement by 15 UN and humanitarian organisations: bit.ly/40pLGqx
EuroISME retweeted
It's hard to believe that this was all necessary to fight Hamas rather than an act of collective punishment against ordinary civilians and a step in the plan of Israel's far-right ministers to render Gaza unlivable as a pretext for mass forced deportation. xitter.cf/AJEnglish/status/18914…
EuroISME retweeted
Humanitarians are among the most worried by the discussions taking place at this year’s @MunSecConf.
We see the world from the perspective of those most impacted by crises.
We know that less international cooperation means more lives lost, more misery, more insecurity for all.
EuroISME retweeted
ICYMI the 2023 Jeffrey Grey Oration, “Ethics for Emergencies” by @davidwhetham of @KingsCollegeLon is available on The Forge. Listen to the streaming audio and explore ethical challenges in #Defence 👉 tinyurl.com/5n77ncws
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Apropos of absolutely nothing newsworthy today, my study on the effects of #IHL and #ethics training on military conduct has been published by @ICRC 🧵 1/
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ALT ICRC report on effects of military training in IHL