Notices by Catherine Morris (cmorris@mastodon.social)

Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity in #Gaza: #ForcedDisplacement of Palestinians Leaves Much of Area Uninhabitable. “Israeli authorities have caused the massive, deliberate forced displacement of Palestinian civilians in Gaza… & are responsible for #WarCrimes & #CrimesAgainstHumanity, …[HRW] said in a report…published at the time of an ongoing Israeli military campaign in northern Gaza that has most likely created a new wave of forced displacement...” | HRW report https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/14/israels-crimes-against-humanity-gaza 1/2

Israel ramps up military assault on occupied #WestBank for second day. ‘Palestinian rights groups, including the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq, and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, warned on Thursday of Israeli tactics in the territory that “mirror” those used in “Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza”.’ | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/29/israel-ramps-up-military-assault-on-occupied-west-bank-for-second-day

Israel has launched a massive assault on the West Bank. Why & why now? ‘…the far right has been vocal about its desire to annex all of the #WestBank as it grows stronger under the government of…Netanyahu… Israel’s continued fight on multiple fronts is likely to continue… “…when…impunity is… virtually guaranteed because of the #UnitedStates’s very specific role in this & to a lesser but still significant extent the #EU’s role in all of this,” [said] Elia Ayoub… | AlJazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/28/israel-launched-a-massive-assault-on-the-west-bank-why-and-why-now

‘Mark Smith, a diplomat at the… #FCDO, resigned…Friday, raising concerns about the #UK’s complicity in #Israel’s war in #Gaza… He added that he was “a subject matter expert in the domain of armed sales policy”…
Smith said: “Each day we witness…unquestionable examples of #warcrimes & breaches of #InternationalHumanitarianLaw in Gaza perpetrated by…#Israel… Smith added that there is “no justification” for the UK’s continued #ArmsSales to Israel.’ | The National https://www.thenational.scot/news/24524719.foreign-office-diplomat-quits-israel-arms-sales/

“Israel damaged or destroyed 5 #water & #sanitation sites every 3 days since the start of this war... #Oxfam #report… #WaterWarCrimes finds…Israel’s cutting of external water supply, systematic destruction of water facilities & deliberate aid obstruction have reduced…H2O available in #Gaza…to…under 1/3 of the recommended minimum in emergencies... “
https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/israel-using-water-weapon-war-gaza-supply-plummets-94-creating-deadly-health Report: https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/water-war-crimes-how-israel-has-weaponised-water-in-its-military-campaign-in-ga-621609/

#Switzerland Decides to Suspend Funding for #Rights #Defenders in #Israel, #Palestine: 11 Human Rights Organizations Affected. “The affected groups are: Adalah; Al-Shabaka; Gisha; 7amleh; Hamoked; Jerusalem Legal Aid & Human Rights Centre; MIFTAH: Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue & Democracy; Palestinian Center for Human Rights; Palestinian NGO Network; Physicians for Human Rights Israel, & Women’s Center for Legal Aid & Counselling.” | HRW https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/01/switzerland-decides-suspend-funding-rights-defenders-israel-palestine

Alice Jill Edwards, the [#UN] special rapporteur on #torture, has presented the UN general assembly with a list of 20 items she wants to see banned as…inherently cruel, inhuman or degrading. They include #SpikedBatons, #ThumbCuffs, body-worn #ElectricShock devices, #sjamboks, #GangChains & millimetre wave weapons, also known as #HeatRays.
“Now states…can’t look the other way if they have instruments or weapons, equipment…that are on my list,” she said.’ | Guardian https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/law/2023/oct/13/un-torture-expert-private-manufacturers-ban #BizHR

@feditips. Thanks for all you are doing. I hope “MAS-37 Restrict who can reply to a post” can be given more priority as a safety issue (possibly gender-related, but I have no proof). I’m starting to see the merits of precluding quote tweets. I see the latter is in the works, but I hope users will be able to preclude quote tweets. On balance, I’ve enjoyed my experience on Mastodon, however its increasing popularity means increasing gender-based risks & risks for racialized persons.

@feditips. Thanks. Alas, this gap may well become a dealbreaker for me.

@feditips thanks.

Dear Mastodonians:

I can’t seem to find out whether there are ways to:
• forbid #replies to one’s posts (or particular posts)?
• #remove particular replies from one’s posts?

Blocking or muting individuals doesn’t remove their unwanted or inaccurate replies. Currently the only remedy I’ve found is to delete my whole post.

Thanks.