Unite the Kingdom and Pro Palestine marches Cup 16th May 2026

Happen to agree with your assessment of the condemnation, silverlining.
Hate to imagine what happens, when the world isn't watching.
Is that why so many journalists were targeted in Gaza?

Israeli prisons - googled. Horrific and inhumane

Reports from the UN, international bodies, and Israeli human rights organizations document widespread, systemic torture and severe abuse of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons.
These conditions have escalated sharply across military and civilian facilities, affecting thousands of individuals held without charge or trial.
Documented methods and systemic conditions include:

Physical and Psychological Violence: Systematic beatings, broken bones, prolonged solitary confinement, and severe psychological abuse, such as sensory deprivation and exposure to extreme temperatures.

Sexual Abuse and Humiliation: Reports detail severe sexual violence, including rape, forced nudity, and degradation using trained dogs and metal objects.

Deprivation: Deliberate starvation, severe shortages of water, unsanitary living conditions, and the denial of necessary medical treatment, which has resulted in numerous deaths in custody.

Administrative Detention: Thousands of Palestinians, including journalists and minors, continue to be held without formal charges.

Human rights groups argue that this widespread abuse constitutes de facto state policy. In contrast, Israeli authorities maintain that they operate within legal frameworks and are committed to fulfilling their obligations under international conventions, with mechanisms in place for judicial oversight and inspections of detention centers

This is what is happening out of public eye.

Those people were brave. Knowing what they were facing.

It is the top story on BBC News just now.
Multiple countries expressing outrage.
Including UK and USA.
About time, to call it out.
Disgraceful.

I am curious at what point, if ever, the supporters of Israel whoever they are, wherever they are, would feel the need to criticise the israeli government.
What more would they have to do before it’s people say enough is enough.
In the meantime Israel carries on regardless.

The UK was late to criticise, there is too much Israeli money involved too say too much. It shoukd be illegal to accept money from foreign countries because nothing comes first free, and we are witnessing this reluctance now.
My question above was about individuals.

The Israeli regime have got away with far too much for far too long. They say they are a civilised country but members of the Knesset, their government, are convicted criminals including Ben- Gvir.
They are extremists and should not be governing a country like Israel.

They used rubber bullets and tasers on the group and they were also subjected to sexual abuse and degradation. Three had to be taken to hospital.

That chimes with what Greta Thunberg said about her experience. She was not believed.
Now there is video evidence that may be used in an International Court.

Is anyone surprised by this appalling and inhumane treatment of "prisoners"? There has been plenty of publicity about how disgracefully some Israelis behave. Ben Givr is not just a one off fanatic, he represents a section of extreme Israelis with beliefs as hard line as Hamas.

I have just had a thought that I will share.

It was Europeans that so savagely oppressed the Jews 90 years ago, not Muslims. Yet Europeans are now Israels ‘friends’.

However it’s Muslims, who did no harm, that have been paying the price for over 80 years, losing tens of thousands of lives as well as their ancestral lands.
It’s a strange world.

Another charmer

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ordered the eviction and demolition of Khan al-Ahmar, a Palestinian Bedouin village in the West Bank.
He signed this order after learning that the International Criminal Court (ICC) was seeking an arrest warrant against him.Israel claims the village was built illegally on state land, though rights groups and international observers argue that demolition would violate international law and displace nearly 200 Palestinians to clear the way for controversial Jewish settlement expansion.

Smotrich has previously made highly controversial remarks threatening other Palestinian villages. He made headlines in 2023 when he stated the West Bank town of Huwara should be "wiped out" following a deadly settler rampage, though he later claimed his words were misunderstood. In May 2025, he called for the destruction of the West Bank villages of Bruqin and Kafr ad-Dik, stating they should look like the destroyed neighborhoods of the Gaza Strip.Because of his policies and rhetoric, Smotrich was sanctioned for inciting extremist violence by Western nations, including the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. You can read more about his eviction order on the BBC News report, or find further context regarding the village's strategic location from

I have as much contempt for Smotrich as I do for Ben-Gvir. He has always wanted every Palestinian out of Gaza. Seems like he is following his evil plan.

Every Palestinian out of the area that used to be Palestine, I think - West Bank as well as Gaza.

Oreo

The only cruelty now in Gaza is hamas doing what they like to their own citizens.

I’m not entirely sure how, or why, you would state *the only cruelty*….

Hamas are a despicable, disgusting, terrorist group, and I’m sure they are more than capable of inflicting great cruelty on the people of Gaza.

So, are you now suggesting the Israeli government and army have withdrawn from Gaza and are allowing ALL much needed aid into Gaza?

AGAA4

The Israeli regime have got away with far too much for far too long. They say they are a civilised country but members of the Knesset, their government, are convicted criminals including Ben- Gvir.
They are extremists and should not be governing a country like Israel.

Absolutely, this ^

Meanwhile in the West Bank, settlers are evicting Palestinians from Khan al-Ahmar, which has been a Bedouin settlement for centuries. This is being done with the full agreement of Smotrich and the Israeli government to make room for a further expansion of Jewish settlements. Israel has and is taking over areas which legally belong to Palestinians. I think Palestinians have a right to be angry and for them to ask for international support for their cause.

foxie48

Meanwhile in the West Bank, settlers are evicting Palestinians from Khan al-Ahmar, which has been a Bedouin settlement for centuries. This is being done with the full agreement of Smotrich and the Israeli government to make room for a further expansion of Jewish settlements. Israel has and is taking over areas which legally belong to Palestinians. I think Palestinians have a right to be angry and for them to ask for international support for their cause.

“Evicting” is a very kind way of putting it.

Brutally evicted from homes and farms that have been in their families for a long time.
This Israeli regime is a disgrace. Israeli people (those that don't support them) deserve better.