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  1. “Israeli settlers are not separate & apart from the Israeli state, or its supporters; they are an integral & deeply intrinsic part of it.”

    Read @dianabuttu.bsky.social's new piece for @zeteo.com on the key role Israeli settlers play in Israel’s military occupation of Palestine.

    Settlers are an intrinsic part of the Israeli state and the violence they perpetuate, such as the recent killing of Awdah Hathaleen, has been a key feature of Israel's occupation since 1967.

    Settler Walks Free, As Israel Holds Body of Murdered Palestinian Hostage

    Settlers are an intrinsic part of the Israeli state and the violence they perpetuate, such as the recent killing of Awdah Hathaleen, has been a key feature of Israel's occupation since 1967.

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  2. Israel has used control over food and water to oppress Palestinians ever since it was founded.

    Israel has poisoned Palestinian water wells, killed Palestinian livestock, and enforced an illegal blockade on Gaza since 2006, banning hundreds of food items.

    The deliberate starvation of Gaza is part of a long history of Israel weaponising food and water to control, subjugate, and, ultimately, displace Palestinians

    Israel has always used food as a weapon against Palestinians

    The deliberate starvation of Gaza is part of a long history of Israel weaponising food and water to control, subjugate, and, ultimately, displace Palestinians

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  3. A recent study from researchers at Stanford, Princeton, and the University of London found that Israel has killed ~83,740 Palestinians through direct violence (bombings and shootings) and indirect violence (starvation, denial of aid, etc.) from Oct '23 to Jan '25 alone.

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  4. The official death toll in Gaza doesn't include:

    • Palestinians whose bodies remain trapped under the rubble.
    • Palestinians whose bodies were torn apart by Israel’s bombs.
    • Palestinians who could not be brought to a hospital/morgue.

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  5. The number cited in most reports comes from Gaza’s Ministry of Health, which keeps a detailed list of Palestinians Israel has killed during the genocide by name, age, and gender.

    As of now, it’s confirmed that Israel has killed at least 61,000 Palestinians.

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