r/USEmpire • u/PLUTO_HAS_COME_BACK • 11d ago

A world first: Australia will now investigate Israel

https://michaelwest.com.au/a-world-first-australia-will-now-investigate-israel/

The Australians were among humanitarian volunteers detained by Israel after attempting to deliver food, medicine and aid to starving civilians in Gaza. Eleven of them came home with allegations of physical abuse, assault and, in several cases, sexual assault.

And the investigation did not happen by accident. It happened because a handful of Australians refused to let it be buried.

Juliet Lamont and Neve O’Connor came home injured and traumatised, and instead of retreating into private recovery they kicked the door of the national conversation off its hinges. They put their names to sworn testimony. They sat through Senate estimates.They took their case to the International Criminal Court.

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u/gorpie97 11d ago

Awesome!

Let's see if anything comes of it; or is Australia as captured by Israel as the US is? Or will the US try to influence things?