[-] tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

If you just mean the part about advanced weapons from America then I agree with you, it's nonsense, obviously an accurate rifle can be manufactured anywhere.

The not an accident part has a decent argument. Considering that only a few shots were fired, one hit the dumpster she was hiding behind and one hit her in the head, it seems unlikely it was accidental.

[-] tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.world 54 points 1 month ago

The CNN article got comments from two other people present.

A resident:

Dr. Hisham Dweikat, a resident of Beita who took part in the demonstration, told CNN that as the protest was wrapping up, the Israeli military started firing tear gas towards the crowd.

“As people were running away, live fire was shot and a soldier fired directly at the protesters, hitting the American activist in the head from behind and falling to the ground,” he said.

An American activist:

Eygi was crouched behind a dumpster at the bottom of a hill when gunfire began, Vivi Chen, an American activist who was at the demonstration and who volunteers for Faza’a – another pro-Palestinian group which works in partnership with ISM – told CNN. Chen confirmed Eygi was there with ISM.

“We were all at the bottom of the hill and the Israeli army was at the top,” Chen said. “There were two volunteers sitting behind a dumpster and they fired one shot at the dumpster. It hit a metal plane. And then there was another shot and they shot – they shot her in the head.”

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“They are one of the most advanced armies in the world,” Chen said. “They have weapons from America. It is not an accident that they hit her in the head. That was on purpose. It’s not that they shot a hundred shots at the same time, and she was hit with one. We were all standing still, not moving. Just standing there, and they shot her through the head.”

[-] tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago

I'm struggling to wrap my head around this crime. Two people shoot five bullets at an elementary school before 5am on a Saturday, then leave with their getaway driver. This crime was discovered a few hours later by school staff reporting evidence of a shooting.

[-] tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

They were already there. “They made the decision to remain even when it got worse because they felt like if they left, then those kids would have no where to go" Source

They were ambushed by gang members, after helping orphans at a church, in an attempted robbery. They were leaving the church and got attacked on their way home.

[-] tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

Wtf, what did he do? I quite enjoyed his movies. I know he is literally Skeletor but that's just in a movie.

[-] tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.world 215 points 5 months ago

Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, meanwhile, called for immediate punishment for the Palestinian Authority and expanded settlement construction in the Occupied West Bank as a response.

This is unhinged, wanting to punish the PA for other countries recognizing Palestine.

[-] tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Polling looks good for Labour. Kinda crazy the prime minister basically torpedoed his own party because it was so bad.

[-] tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

I don't understand how that article relates to Taiwan at all. It seems like a dispute between China and Australia.

[-] tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.world 33 points 5 months ago

So this is all based on an X post that references two social media posts from 8 years ago... I think I'll wait for more information, the guy is still alive and can tell investigators why he did this. It also just doesn't make much sense.

[-] tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago

I've never really heard of a hunger strike being used outside of captivity. Their demands are disclosure, divestment, and dropping the charges against students who were non-violently protesting.

[-] tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.world 40 points 6 months ago

Irresponsible decision from Israel, the initial exchange seemed justified with no reason to escalate things.

[-] tortillaPeanuts@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago
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