GrymEdm @ GrymEdm @lemmy.world

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As best as -I- can tell, Israel is collecting Palestinian taxes. Here's another article from a different outlet:

What are the Palestinian funds that Israel collects?

Israel collects Palestinian import tax revenue as agreed to in the 1994 Paris Accords signed by the Palestine Liberation Organisation and Israel. The tax revenue Israel collects is made up of indirect taxes imposed on Palestinian imports. It comes from two primary sources: VAT on goods and import tax on goods brought in from outside Israel.

These are taxes that would normally be collected by a country for transactions within/at their borders, not charity/extra taxes paid for by Israelis. From the Wikipedia article, Israel collects taxes on goods/services that end up in Palestine, and controls/collects tariffs on goods entering Palestine. They tax Palestinian labor both in Israel and in the illegal settlements in OPT. They have also used withholding those taxes as a form of control several times in history and those are listed in the article.

As you note, this situation was only supposed to last 5 years, instead Israel has enforced it for 30 and according to the UN it's not because Israelis are "giving them free money". "However, 30 years later, the financial settlement continues to give the Israeli state what the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has called “a disproportionate influence on the collection of Palestinian fiscal revenue, leading to deficiencies in the structure and collection of customs duties resulting from direct and indirect importing into Palestine”.

I am not an expert. I may be wrong. But none of the sources I'm finding frame the issue as Israel withholding charity or bonus payments or anything similar - they all say Israel is holding Palestinian taxes. I only care about proof, so if you can provide it I'll check it and if it outweighs the evidence I've found and linked I'll change my mind.

Edit: I tracked down a copy of the actual relevant agreement, and it definitely is money collected from Palestinians and on purchases made in Palestine on products that are brought into Palestine. Discussion a few comments down if interested.

I'm not sure if they collect all taxes, but according to the article they do collect at least some (and a meaningful amount):

"Under decades-old agreements, Israel collects customs and import taxes on behalf of the Palestinian Authority. Those revenues constitute most of the Palestinian budget, particularly as international aid has declined. "

Alternatively, a fusion with the Canadian Tuxedo - the Canono.

Prison labor = slave labor, black votes are systematically made worth less than white votes...this is starting to sound familiar.

My guess is: not for several years, and then it will be part of an incredibly expensive reparations deal to rebuild what American munitions are currently destroying.

So in addition to all the other forms of control, Israel collects and can restrict Palestinian taxes. Tell me again, Israeli propagandists, how Israel doesn't actually occupy what is rightfully internationally known as Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).

TY - it could be, and that would help explain why tracking it down didn't work. I looked through his Instagram and Deviantart and didn't see it, but the signature is there, it's his genre, and it could be his style IMO.

All too true. It hurts to see. It's also worth mentioning the sabotage/blockade of aid by Israeli protesters and that the UN says it's out of stockpiled supplies.

As much as the "hurt with one hand, help with the other" approach bothers me, I really hope this enables sufficient aid to safely reach the civilians who so desperately need it.

I like that a lot - it makes the crits feel more epic and unique.

Perhaps you'll enjoy this gem from way back - The Count Censored.

Done, I subbed, and if I come up with more I'll try to contribute :)

I'd say it's sometimes ok, sometimes necessary for brevity, and sometimes accurate. Accurate = "All people need oxygen, water, and calories to survive." Brevity = "Generally speaking, people enjoy good food and good company so those situations work well for forming relationships."

Consequences of generalizations have a lot to do with how tolerable they are. If I say, "most people like pizza" there's not much harm if several million people don't. If I say, "all or most people of this gender/ethnicity/religion/whatever have X problem" that's a lot more problematic because it can easily lead to a consequence of harmful prejudice. When it comes to matters of ethics, beliefs, accusations etc. it becomes very important to handle cases individually as much as humanly possible.

I hope reality turns out to be an incredibly immersive sequel to Idiocracy or something similar that I can wake up from and criticize for being dumb, if occasionally amusing. It's the only way I can make peace with things like this story.

your weird ass bug and vampire kink bait

What? No. Usually I don't answer or downvote criticism because not everyone has to like my/anyone's content and criticism can absolutely be valid. If you're serious though then I'd say sexualizing this image to that degree is quite a leap. I mean, the vampire is Sesame Street's The Count for starters. There's nothing sexually explicit or even implied in either the image or the text.

This showed up in my Lemmy feed just above a story from the BBC about how Biden is planning to send 1 billion in arms to Israel. I felt these two stories next to each other was a fitting symbol of how wrong things are going.

That damage amount is freaky. Player sold their soul to roll the most damage anyone will ever see lol.

That looks hilarious. It's like the TTRPG of ridiculous anime.

I've never played a TTRPG where I got to play around with 9th level spells or the equivalent and now I'm jealous. That's insane!