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rt.com 8 Feb, 2024 08:18
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Jewish community leaders Aleksandr Boroda and Berel Lazar © Sergey Fadeichev / Pool via Kremlin.ru
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with two leaders of the country’s Jewish community on Wednesday, where they discussed the conflict in Gaza and Moscow’s efforts to secure the release of hostages being held by Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Representing Orthodox Jews at the event were Aleksandr Boroda, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities, and the organization’s chief rabbi, Berel Lazar.
Putin stressed that Moscow is in contact with the political wing of Hamas, and reported progress in freeing hostages who are of particular interest to Russia. These include Russian citizens as well as foreign Holocaust survivors and their family members, the president explained. The Kremlin did not disclose further details of what was discussed.
Last Friday, Lazar held a press conference alongside two former hostages who were freed by Hamas in late November. He said his organization had helped secure the release of Elena Trufanova and her mother, Irina Tatti, who are Russian nationals, as well as Elena’s Israeli sister-in-law, Sapir Cohen.
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Putin meets Russian Jewish leaders
Moscow is in contact with Hamas as part of efforts to free more hostages from Gaza, the president has said
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Jewish community leaders Aleksandr Boroda and Berel Lazar © Sergey Fadeichev / Pool via Kremlin.ru
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with two leaders of the country’s Jewish community on Wednesday, where they discussed the conflict in Gaza and Moscow’s efforts to secure the release of hostages being held by Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Representing Orthodox Jews at the event were Aleksandr Boroda, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities, and the organization’s chief rabbi, Berel Lazar.
Putin stressed that Moscow is in contact with the political wing of Hamas, and reported progress in freeing hostages who are of particular interest to Russia. These include Russian citizens as well as foreign Holocaust survivors and their family members, the president explained. The Kremlin did not disclose further details of what was discussed.
Last Friday, Lazar held a press conference alongside two former hostages who were freed by Hamas in late November. He said his organization had helped secure the release of Elena Trufanova and her mother, Irina Tatti, who are Russian nationals, as well as Elena’s Israeli sister-in-law, Sapir Cohen.
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rt.com 8 Feb, 2024 03:15
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Rubble from buildings destroyed in Israel's ground operation in Gaza, February 1, 2024. © AP / Tsafrir Abayov
Hundreds of videos filmed and shared by Israeli soldiers in Gaza show troops bulldozing houses and mocking Palestinian victims, according to research by the New York Times. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has distanced itself from the content, some of which violates its code of conduct.
The NYT said it reviewed hundreds of videos, including more than 50 clips of Israeli engineering troops using bulldozers, excavators, and explosives to destroy homes, schools, and other civilian structures. Some footage reportedly shows soldiers “vandalizing local shops and school classrooms” and “making derogatory comments about Palestinians.”
In one video posted to TikTok, a soldier is seen giving a thumbs-up while driving a bulldozer in northern Gaza. The caption accompanying the clip reportedly says “I stopped counting how many neighborhoods I’ve erased.”
READ MORE: Half of Americans think Israel going ‘too far’ in Gaza – poll
Another clip shows an IDF soldier declaring that Gaza’s Shuja’iyya neighborhood is “gone” as his camera passed over rubble in the distance. The man is also heard saying “Nahal Oz, with God’s help you will have this,” apparently dedicating the destruction to an Israeli kibbutz nearby.
Some soldiers shared videos of themselves dancing with destroyed buildings in the background, while others posted memes and music videos featuring the demolition of homes and other structures in Gaza.
The Shuja’iyya video and other footage filmed by IDF troops was cited in South Africa’s ongoing genocide case against Israel before the International Court of Justice, which accuses West Jerusalem of violating the Genocide Convention.
In its 85-page legal filing, Pretoria described the clips as “a form of ‘snuff’ video” and “genocidal speech,” noting that soldiers are heard celebrating the demolition of over 50 Gaza homes in one clip, as well as singing the words “We will destroy all of Khan Younis.”
Some of the videos appear to run afoul of IDF regulations governing social media posts by personnel, which expressly prohibit behavior that “harms human dignity” or that could impact the “image of the IDF and its perceptions in the eyes of the public.”
Israel’s military condemned the videos in a written statement to the NYT, saying it was investigating the “circumstances” of the videos, while noting that they are not in line with army orders.
“The conduct of the force that emerges from the footage is deplorable,” the IDF added.
READ MORE: Don’t penalize humanitarian workers – UN secretary-general to West
The devastation to residential areas seen in the videos is reflected in UN statistics on the war, with the agency estimating that over 60% of all housing units in Gaza had been destroyed or damaged in Israeli operations. That amounts to around 300,000 houses and apartments, while around 85% of the enclave’s 2.2 million residents have been forced to flee their homes.
The IDF launched its military operation following a Hamas terrorist attack last October which claimed around 1,200 lives in Israel, and saw more than 200 people taken hostage by Palestinian fighters. To date, over 27,000 Gazans have been killed in the Israeli response, with thousands more wounded or thought to be trapped under rubble, according to the local health officials.
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IDF troops filmed ‘cheering Gaza destruction’ – NYT
Israel’s military called the videos “deplorable” and promised an investigation
Rubble from buildings destroyed in Israel's ground operation in Gaza, February 1, 2024. © AP / Tsafrir Abayov
Hundreds of videos filmed and shared by Israeli soldiers in Gaza show troops bulldozing houses and mocking Palestinian victims, according to research by the New York Times. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has distanced itself from the content, some of which violates its code of conduct.
The NYT said it reviewed hundreds of videos, including more than 50 clips of Israeli engineering troops using bulldozers, excavators, and explosives to destroy homes, schools, and other civilian structures. Some footage reportedly shows soldiers “vandalizing local shops and school classrooms” and “making derogatory comments about Palestinians.”
In one video posted to TikTok, a soldier is seen giving a thumbs-up while driving a bulldozer in northern Gaza. The caption accompanying the clip reportedly says “I stopped counting how many neighborhoods I’ve erased.”
READ MORE: Half of Americans think Israel going ‘too far’ in Gaza – pollAnother clip shows an IDF soldier declaring that Gaza’s Shuja’iyya neighborhood is “gone” as his camera passed over rubble in the distance. The man is also heard saying “Nahal Oz, with God’s help you will have this,” apparently dedicating the destruction to an Israeli kibbutz nearby.
Some soldiers shared videos of themselves dancing with destroyed buildings in the background, while others posted memes and music videos featuring the demolition of homes and other structures in Gaza.
The Shuja’iyya video and other footage filmed by IDF troops was cited in South Africa’s ongoing genocide case against Israel before the International Court of Justice, which accuses West Jerusalem of violating the Genocide Convention.
In its 85-page legal filing, Pretoria described the clips as “a form of ‘snuff’ video” and “genocidal speech,” noting that soldiers are heard celebrating the demolition of over 50 Gaza homes in one clip, as well as singing the words “We will destroy all of Khan Younis.”
Some of the videos appear to run afoul of IDF regulations governing social media posts by personnel, which expressly prohibit behavior that “harms human dignity” or that could impact the “image of the IDF and its perceptions in the eyes of the public.”
Israel’s military condemned the videos in a written statement to the NYT, saying it was investigating the “circumstances” of the videos, while noting that they are not in line with army orders.
“The conduct of the force that emerges from the footage is deplorable,” the IDF added.
READ MORE: Don’t penalize humanitarian workers – UN secretary-general to WestThe devastation to residential areas seen in the videos is reflected in UN statistics on the war, with the agency estimating that over 60% of all housing units in Gaza had been destroyed or damaged in Israeli operations. That amounts to around 300,000 houses and apartments, while around 85% of the enclave’s 2.2 million residents have been forced to flee their homes.
The IDF launched its military operation following a Hamas terrorist attack last October which claimed around 1,200 lives in Israel, and saw more than 200 people taken hostage by Palestinian fighters. To date, over 27,000 Gazans have been killed in the Israeli response, with thousands more wounded or thought to be trapped under rubble, according to the local health officials.
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