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apis, to news in France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations

I feel like this would need protests well beyond the scale I can imagine any of the populations in these nations mounting, and that they’d have to be backed by widespread blockades & strikes.

But mostly that very little would slow Israel down, short of the US intervening militarily in the next few hours.

apis, to news in France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations

Am against this ban, but I do not see how protests in France would be any kind of check on the actions of the Israeli military in Palestine.

apis, to news in France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations

Hamas are not their elected representatives. They are a brutal dictatorship who rule Gaza with violence and fear, including slaughter & rape of their own.

apis, to news in France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations

There have been no elections in Gaza since 2006

At that point, Hamas won on a plurality of 41%.

Hardly overwhelming.

Today, 50% of the population are under 18 & 64% of adults say they do not feel it is safe to criticise Hamas.

So enough of your nonsense, though frankly, even if a large majority had voted Hamas in a recent election, that would still leave a lot of people who are against Hamas.

apis, to news in France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations

By having better intelligence?

Though mostly I think these governments are just aligning with the wishes of the US, coupled with the knowledge that they can afford to be cavalier with the rights of citizens who might have attended, and… they want to avoid the complexity of policing this.

apis, to privacyguides in Privacy respecting language learning tool?

If you’re lucky, your library may have a language lab. They’d be far less common now that we all carry access to tutorials in our pockets, but those that existed are unlikely to have been ripped out.

Then, some countries run language learning institutes abroad with classes at all levels, group or individual, from basic conversation for fun through to examined courses in specialised language for people who are fluent or near fluent (medical French, engineering Spanish, business German, etc.). These would also have decent libraries if the idea of a course doesn’t appeal.

For online study, EDx hosts a lot of language courses run by leading universities. These are typically free unless you wish to sit a proctored exam to obtain certification of the level you attain.

apis, to privacyguides in Privacy respecting language learning tool?

How about a textbook with accompanying audio?

apis, to news in UK could rent space in foreign jails to ease shortage of cells

They do, right up until a government decides to do as it pleases.

Every single right was hard fought for, and though some people will put in huge effort to resist the introduction of this measure, most of those who agree it is terrible won’t do a thing.

Meantime the rest of the population harbour very dark thoughts on the matter. If anything, even Tory governments are far more liberal than the general UK public.

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