At the outset, the Israeli military decision to revise its open-fire policies in the occupied West Bank seems puzzling. What would be the logic of giving Israeli soldiers the space to shoot more Palestinians when existing army manuals had already granted them near-total immunity and little legal accountability? The military’s new rules now allow Israeli […]
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Why is Israel Amending Its Open-Fire Policy: Three Possible Answers
December 29, 2021 Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. (Photo: UNRWA) By Ramzy Baroud At the outset, the Israeli military decision to revise its open-fire policies in the occupied West Bank seems puzzling. What would be the logic of giving Israeli soldiers the space to shoot more Palestinians when existing army manuals had already granted them near-total immunity […]
اجتماع السرايا يؤمّن التوافق على تعديل الحدود الجنوبيّة: نسف المفاوضات مع العدوّ؟ Saraya meeting that secures consensus on amending the southern torpedoing
Lebanon may present two new options in border talks الأخبار ميسم رزق الجمعة 9 نيسان 2021 حسان دياب بعد أشهر من النقاش والجدال، وافق رئيس حكومة تصريف الأعمال حسان دياب والوزراء المعنيون على توقيع تعديل الحدود البحرية الجنوبية. تطوّر كبير قد ينسف المفاوضات غير المباشرة مع العدو الإسرائيلي، ويثبّت حق لبنان بمساحة 1430 كيلومتراً مربعاً، […]
Slovenia Declares Water A Human Right By Amending Constitution
In 2013, Nestle’s then-CEO Peter Brabeck-Letmathe drew the ire of many when he declared that water is not a human right, but a market commodity. Nestle, the world’s largest food company, has been a leader among corporations involved in the privatization of water, often outbidding communities for the right to manage their own water supplies. […]