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Israel

Nakba: Remembering Israel’s Massacre of Palestinians at Tantura

Palestines Lost Generations. A history untold

On this day in May 1948, up to 200 Palestinians were massacred by Israeli troops in the coastal village of Tantura, located 35 kilometres south of Haifa. It was one of the 64 Palestinian coastal villages on the road between Tel Aviv and Haifa, of which only two remain today, Furaydis and Jisr Al-Zarka. The rest were ethnically cleansed, as were hundreds of other villages, towns and cities elsewhere in occupied Palestine.

Source: Nakba: Remembering Israel’s Massacre of Palestinians at Tantura

Protest, Protestors, Uncategorized

A Short History of U.S. Law Enforcement Infiltrating Protests

That brings us to the present day. On the one hand, this history doesn’t mean that the FBI or local police are currently acting as provocateurs during the current unrest. But it does mean that such activity is clearly one avenue that is open to U.S. police forces looking to undermine protests and escalate violence.

via A Short History of U.S. Law Enforcement Infiltrating Protests

Informed Comment

A history of Section 18C and the Racial Discrimination Act | NITV

While there have been some successful cases brought, less than five per cent of claims made under the Racial Discrimination Act make it to the courts and there the majority of them are dismissed. Section 18C makes it unlawful to commit a public act that is reasonably likely to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate another person or a group of people based on their race.

Source: A history of Section 18C and the Racial Discrimination Act | NITV