Oxford Union: Israel Apartheid

“This house believes Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide”.

On Thursday, Oxford Union voted in a debate to declare Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide, with 278 votes in favor and 59 against.

This debate sparked widespread controversy between supporters of Palestinian rights and the pro-Israel supporters.

“Putting the right names on the clear facts. How many bullets does it take to kill one family? 335, and Netanyahu was quoted as saying: Gaza is a city of evil; noting that 50 percent of Gaza’s population are children?,” a student at Oxford University said.

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Scavenging…

Women and children are scavenging for food among mounds of trash in parts of the Gaza Strip, a UN official said on Friday.  Ajith Sunghay, head of the UN Human Rights office for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, expressed concern for the rising level of hunger in Gaza.  “I was particularly alarmed by the prevalence of hunger,” Sunghay said. “Acquiring basic necessities has become a daily, dreadful struggle for survival.”

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