Three soldiers pounce on a shepherd sitting outside his sheep pen. They knock him over and then one of them shoots him to death at point-blank range. Fakher Jaber, a father of four, was suspected of involvement in an incident that probably never happened
On the last day of his life, two and a half weeks ago, the shepherd and his wife got up at 5:30 A.M., as usual, and immediately went out together to milk the ewes. With their flock of 120 sheep, their work is never done. Maryam recalls now that they didn’t manage to eat breakfast before the daily Ramadan fast began. After about two hours they finished milking. Fakher took the sheep out to graze and she began to make cheese from the milk, which they sell in Nablus to help make their living.
After he returned the sheep to their pen, Fakher sat down near it, removed the Quran from his pocket and began to read from it. Maryam finished making dinner. She remembers that everything was normal and relatively peaceful that afternoon, in this beleaguered community, living under the constant threat of invasions by settlers. Suddenly Maryam heard shouting. She rushed outside and saw three Israelis in uniform yelling at and wrestling with her husband. One of the men was masked, which led her to believe that they were settlers – of the type that frequently assault the shepherding communities, graze their livestock on the residents’ lands and water their flocks from their wells.
The IDF, US and other Zionists will claim it was out of self-defense.
When are other countries going to step up and do something about this horrifying genocide.
That’s after they first try to pin it on Palestinians themselves.
To be fair this is how American police kill people. Engage perfectly innocent person, escalate it because they aren’t 100% respectful of your authority and finally shoot them because they didn’t follow your orders after you claimed to see a weapon.
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Which country isn’t so afraid of the US bombing them in retaliation that they’ll stand up to us? There aren’t many. And to stop Israel at this point you will need boots on the ground.
Russia is too bogged down in Ukraine, and China doesn’t want to have their trade affected.
There’s really no one left.
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Behaving the same way Israel is behaving is not the answer to this problem my guy.
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We haven’t tried the US cutting all aid to Israel yet. Hard to fight a war in the middle east when all the other countries hate you and you have no weapons.
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We do not advocate for mass murder around here.
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Reminder that the IDF is a terrorist organisation.
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You mean receives billions in welfare. The Iron Dome is an American system.
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https://www.rafael-usa.com/programs/iron-dome/
Rafael and Raytheon are producing it both are American companies. That israel is field testing their weapons doesn’t mean it’s israeli innovation. Furthermore America is giving free handouts to israel to buy these missiles from them.
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You are right I found their link on top. Since I read America supplies many interceptor missiles I thought that it was America made.
The funding very much does seem to be American though
The initial funding and development of the Iron Dome system was provided and undertaken by Israel. This allowed for the deployment of the first two Iron Dome systems. Subsequently, funding for additional Iron Dome systems—along with repeated funding for the supply of the interception missiles—has been provided by the United States.[From 2011 to 2021, the US contributed a total of US$1.6 billion to the Iron Dome defense system, with another US$1 billion approved by the US Congress in 2022.
The IDF: “Oh no! They’re reading! Only Hamas reads!”
Hey you don’t know, he could have been reading out mystical enchantments to curse the good IDF!
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Zionist == Nazi
And Jews will declare war against fascism once again. Torah Jews seem the legitimate channel for Jews to act against facism and support for Palestinian existence.
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All Jews in all countries except Zionist Jews are against this bloodshed.
It’s a race war disguised as a crusade.
Zionist = Nazi; Zionist == Nazi;
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Good argument. 30,000 dead say otherwise.
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The holocaust did not define genocide, it simply was one. Intent defines genocide.
The genocide of American Natives happened FAR before the holocaust.
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Intent is clear and was shown at the ICJ case, that’s why it was ruled a plausible genocide and ordered Israel to take actions to prevent genocide. Israel was failed to do, which is why the ICJ ruled on additional measures in March. Which again Israel has failed to do.
There is over 500 incitements of violence and genocidal incitement, appearing in the forms of social media posts, television interviews, and official statements from Israeli politicians, army personnel, journalists, and other influential personalities.
The Court considers that, with regard to the situation described above, Israel must, in accordance with its obligations under the Genocide Convention, in relation to Palestinians in Gaza, take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts within the scope of Article II of this Convention, in particular: (a) killing members of the group; (b) causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; © deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; and (d) imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group. The Court recalls that these acts fall within the scope of Article II of the Convention when they are committed with the intent to destroy in whole or in part a group as such. The Court further considers that Israel must ensure with immediate effect that its military forces do not commit any of the above-described acts.
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) and Summery by the International Court of Justice
You will be hated in the history books. People like you will be among the worst that ever existed.
You’ll be remembered tomorrow how Hitler is today.
Hope you’re happy with that. ☺️
https://twitter.com/BenEhrenreich/status/1719743488500064548?lang=en
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So?
You’re going to have a hard time with that answer when you face your God.
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To be fair, or isn’t exactly the same thing.
We stopped the Nazi government by force.
We’re arming the Israeli government and asking them to pretty please pretend to be careful about keeping civilian casualties out of the news.
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No. Just don’t. Don’t be that guy. Or girl.
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Are you rooting for Nazis?
They are saying that creating a “who’s the worst bad guy” competition isn’t helping in any way.
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Nazis are still foolish.
There is no such thing as a German Anglo-Aryan race with blue hair and blonde eyes.
Hilter made it up.
But it was 20 years too early for the discovery of DNA.
Neo-nazis are even stupider to still believe that nonsense like flat earthers.
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“The local governor, manipulated by the terrorist group Hamas, called this murder”
~ literally what our lovely western mainstream media would say
oh no, the local governor is Hamas according to them.
Terrorist gonna terrorize
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Can we just charge them with war crimes already?
You can’t. Those guns and bombs they use, we pay for 'em. If we charge them with war crimes, we are charging ourselves with war crimes. And we don’t want that, don’t we? Just vote for a lesser evil clown or a billionaire racist idiot and make yourself feel like you’ve done your part. It’s easier to sleep that way. It’s democracy© we’re protecting after all. What’s a few thousand more killed for something this precious.
♫♫♫ OH SAY CAN YOU SEE…
You can’t. Those guns and bombs they use, we pay for 'em. If we charge them with war crimes, we are charging ourselves with war crimes. And we don’t want that, don’t we?
I kinda do
I’m not talking about the US. There’s a reason the US is not a member of the ICC.
Well, yeah, they don’t play cricket.
Who?
War crimes essentially mean “they got away with it.”
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This whole situation makes one wish there were a hell to accept the perpetrators.
From the article…
There were two bullet holes in his chest and one near his groin.
Am I reading that right, did they actually try to shoot his penis?
Also from the article…
Three days after Fakher’s killing, three other shepherds from the same community were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a settler. They are still in custody.
You’re not a “settler” if you’re settling land that somebody already lives on. You’re an invader.
I agree, and not applicable in Palestine generally, but you can be a settler as in settling next to other people. Someone farming land doesn’t mean you can’t farm next to them and peacefully coexist.
Is there anything in Jewish religious texts about shepherds tending flocks as an analogy for their version of god and followers like Christians have? Murdering a literal shepherd tending his flock while reading his version of a bible is off the charts I think. Not that anyone uses religion for anything other than justification for whatever awfulness they’re engaging in.
But everything is off the charts these days.
Here is an archive link if you are hitting a paywall.
I found it weird that an Israeli publication is reporting on the horrors of the IOF.
Haaretz is weird. Many articles are the some old israeli propaganda but they have some left wing writers which write and investigate israeli war crimes and even articles against their government.
The person who writes the article makes all the difference on Haaretz.
The quoted article is a bit short on details of what the shepherd was supposed to have done.
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The quoted article is a bit short on details of what the shepherd was supposed to have done.
Not sure if you mean to warrant an investigation by the three troops, or to trigger the actual shooting.
If it’s the actual shooting, from the article (highlighted parts)…
The panicked Maryam and her children watched Fakher, who was on the ground. According to B’Tselem field researcher Salma a-Deb’i, who investigated the case, he grabbed a stone, evidently for self defense. It never left his hand. To his family’s horror, one of the troops pointed his rifle at Fakher – a man probably the age of that soldier’s father, laying on the ground. No fewer than three bullets were fired directly into the shepherd’s body. Maryam screamed in terror and apparently fainted. The eldest son, Qusay, tried coming to his father’s aid but the soldiers threatened to shoot him too. Little Ibrahim also saw his father slain before his eyes. “My father is gone, my father is gone,” the boy shouted, again and again.
Which people can’t fuckin read because its behind a paywall.
“Following receipt of a report of the assault of an Israeli boy by two Palestinians near the Gitit roadblock on March 19, forces from the Jordan Valley Brigade rushed to the scene. A disturbance involving some 30 Palestinians developed, which included throwing of stones at the forces. The troops acted to disperse the disturbance and fired at one of the suspects. A hit was detected. The circumstances of the incident are under review.”
Thank you
It’s West Bank colonists that israel now employs as soldiers to terrorize Palestinians. They make up any story they want and the IDF will claim it as the truth and declare the soldiers innocent
Sadly, until the IDF starts investigating and prosecuting their members for war crimes (and stops assigning people without the required education, skills and psychological traits to essentially do police duties) - some parts of the IDF will continue to perform the role of recruiting Palestinians into extremist and militant organizations. :(
I would not be surprised if one of the dead man’s relatives decides at some point to take up weapons.
