Contending with the substanceless “human shields” argument by Israeli war crimes apologists

Apologists of Israel’s war crimes and genocidal acts against Palestinian people disingenuously throw down the term “human shields” as a justification for Israel’s mass killing of civilians.  They provide no factual qualification or definition of human shields because they lack the substance to do so. It’s a distraction and a logical fallacy – a conclusion without a premise based on facts. They are fully aware that they cannot legally justify Israel’s blatant, indiscriminate killing of civilians, so they seek to […]

Silencing Palestinian solidarity – there was no lawful authority for this

On Saturday, May 15, a Free Palestine caravan rally (people in their cars) was held in the south end of k’jipuktuk /Halifax to support Palestinian people in their struggle against the violence they are facing by the state of Israel. Meanwhile, on the Citadel Hill park in Halifax and other parts of Nova Scotia, there was another group, Freedom Nova Scotia (FNS), who were gathering to oppose public health restrictions and vaccinations, All told, there were 17 tickets issued to […]