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malaise

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Thu Jul 3, 2025, 09:03 AM Jul 2025

Global firms 'profiting from genocide' in Gaza, says UN rapporteur

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/03/global-firms-profiting-israel-genocide-gaza-united-nations-rapporteur

The UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories has called for sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel and for global corporations to be held accountable for “profiting from genocide” in Gaza.

A report by Francesca Albanese to the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday points to the deep involvement of companies from around the world in supporting Israel during its 21-month onslaught in Gaza.

“While life in Gaza is being obliterated and the West Bank is under escalating assault, this report shows why Israel’s genocide continues: because it is lucrative for many,” the report says.

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For profit complicity
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Global firms 'profiting from genocide' in Gaza, says UN rapporteur (Original Post) malaise Jul 2025 OP
America's government renders its stock response: Passages Jul 2025 #1
THIS malaise Jul 2025 #2

Passages

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1. America's government renders its stock response:
Thu Jul 3, 2025, 09:36 AM
Jul 2025

US urges UN to remove envoy for ‘virulent antisemitism and support for terrorism’
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-urges-un-to-remove-envoy-for-virulent-antisemitism-and-support-for-terrorism/

It is not solely the lobby; we have had a dysfunctional-cruel approach in foreign policy regarding the ME for decades. I'm not suggesting lobbyists do not have a role, but their significance is overstated imo.


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