Palestine

Unlike the lies about 40 beheaded babies, these children were murdered by IDF.

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Video shared on bluesky shows Moments before the #Palestinian
bus driver was beaten to death by the group of Israeli teens in Southern Israel, they harassed the man, hurled slurs and sprayed tear gas which forced him off the bus before they beat him.

IT'S CALLED LYNCHING.

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#palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics

Pope Francis' Special Connection and [daily] Calls to a Gaza Parish | TIME (2025-04-21)

https://time.com/7279098/pope-francis-catholic-parish-in-gaza-enduring-connection-phone-calls/
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>> As Pope Francis is remembered for his outreach ... his relationship with the Holy Family parish in Gaza stands out. The Pope made daily calls to the tiny parish ..., starting the practice shortly after the onset of the Israel-Hamas War on Oct. 7, 2023.

>> In a May 2024 interview with 60 Minutes, Pope Francis talked about how his calls to the parish in Gaza, occurring every evening at 7 p.m., were part of his daily routine. “They tell me about what happens there. It is very tough, ... I listen… and they tell me things. There is a lot of suffering.”

>> ... While he then missed some days when he was first announced as critically ill, as soon as he resumed certain work duties from his hospital bed, he returned to the check-in calls.

#ChristianSolidarity
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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which began 82 years ago today, is now universally hailed as a bold act of Jewish resistance against the Nazis. But at the time, many Poles watched — or cheered — as the ghetto burned. The parallels with Gaza are hard to ignore.

Before dawn on Thursday, 17 April, Israeli airstrikes across Gaza targeted displaced families living in tents in three separate places – in al-Mawasi Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Deir al-Balah in the center and in Jabaliya in the north.

Journalists and eyewitnesses reported that the tents were engulfed in flames and the victims, including many children, were burned alive, with bystanders desperately trying to put the fires out.

A physician in northern Gaza, Dr. Ezzideen Shehab, who has been narrating this genocide on social media while caring for his patients, stated earlier this week that “after 556 days, Gaza is no longer a place. It is an experiment, a question posed to humanity: How long can a population be bombed, starved and displaced before it ceases to exist? And how quietly can this be done before the world looks away for good?”

Israeli Kan Channel poll: Do you support or oppose a deal that includes returning all prisoners in exchange for ending the war and releasing Palestinians? 56% support the deal. 22% oppose the deal. 22% do not know.

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From the UNTIL PALESTINE IS FREE Human Chain Demonstration organized by https://cpsalondon.ca/ today.

We were spreading out to cover as much area as possible at the intersection making it difficult for me to get a good shot but there were lots of people there!

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:lovepalestine:

#FreePalestine #LdnOnt #Palestine #activism #news #protest #CeaseFireNow #StopIsrael #EndTheOccupation #Genocide #Gaza #WestBank

Sat 19 Apr 2025 17.14 EDT Last modified on Sat 19 Apr 2025 17.25 EDT

Letter from Gaza by Clayton Dalton | Hospitals in Ruins (The New Yorker, 2025-04-18)

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/28/hospitals-in-ruins
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Behold, from _The New Yorker_.

“On January 29th, two weeks after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, I crossed into Gaza as part of a twelve-person medical mission.”

“… when I arrived, Israeli forces had withdrawn from parts of Gaza, air strikes had largely stopped, and displaced families were returning to places they had fled. This meant that our view was not limited to the inside of one building. I would get an unusually complete picture of the state of Gaza’s medical infrastructure.”

cf. https://jasette.facil.services/@PariaSansPortefeuille/114369591315496861

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How many American #Liberals & #BlueMAGA people going to react to Israeli David Duke arriving in #US?

Will they even post anything on #SocialMedia? Or they just simply ignore it?
#BenGvir #Israel #Trump #Fascism #JewishISIS #USPol #Politics #DumbFuckistan #Hypocrisy

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/trump-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-israeli-extremist-ben-gvir/

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Anger and anguish in the Holy Land: an interview with Munther Isaac (Church Times, 2025-04-17)

https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/17-april/features/features/anger-and-anguish-in-the-holy-land-an-interview-with-munther-isaac
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>> Munther Isaac, a Palestinian pastor from Bethlehem, challenges Western churches’ response to the war in Gaza.

>> Unlike West Bank churches, the global Church has failed to stand in solidarity with the people of Gaza, he argues. It has stood by, wringing its hands and making tepid calls for peace, as Israel perpetrates genocide against the Palestinians.

>> Dr Isaac said that Palestinians could not help but wonder how different things might have been if the international Church had spoken with one voice: “This is wrong.” “If faith leaders are not willing to speak up and present accountability, then who will? As long as Israel knows it is above the law, then nothing will change.”

>> The Church of England’s conduct since 7 October is also criticised…

#MuntherIsaac #WestBank #EndOccupation #ChristianSolidarity
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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
Sat 19 Apr 2025 12.54 EDT

"...Israel appears confident that it can maintain the siege with little international pushback.

It is also moving ahead with large-scale seizures of #Palestinian land for security buffer zones, and plans to shift control of aid delivery to the army and private contractors, exacerbating fears in #Gaza that #Israel intends to maintain boots on the ground in the territory long-term and permanently displace its residents."

from #AssociatedPress #AP #APNews
via #TheGuardian
Fri 18 Apr 2025 18.40 EDT

"A federal judge on Friday ordered that a #Turkish #TuftsUniversity student detained by immigration authorities in Louisiana be brought to #Vermont by 1 May for a hearing over what her lawyers say was apparent retaliation for an op-ed piece she co-wrote in the student newspaper."

By Mera Aladam
Published date: 18 April 2025 15:22 BST

""As rights advocates and lawyers, we are ashamed to even talk about the levels of torture happening," she said, citing stomping on faces, humiliation and forced consumption of sewage water as some of the lighter treatment Palestinians face.

"Their honour is stepped on every day, every minute. Their mistreatment is incredibly horrible.""

By Bilge Kotan in Paris
Published date: 17 April 2025 15:36 BST

“We support and protect, through our presence, our Palestinian colleagues who demonstrate unmatched courage in sending us images and testimonies of the immense tragedy unfolding in Gaza.”

Media professionals from at least 36 publications, including Agence France-Presse (AFP), Radio France, Mediapart, Arte and BFM TV, participated in the die-in, alongside some freelance journalists.

Journalist organisations, including the European Federation of Journalists and the International Federation of Journalists, supported the protest.

By Ahmed Dremly in Gaza City, occupied Palestine and Mera Aladam
Published date: 18 April 2025 11:35 BST

[article contains much detail about #Hassouna's life, tragically cut short by #Israeli strike]

The creator is Palestinian, based in the EU. A portion of the profits go towards Palestinian aid.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Saturday to continue the genocide in Gaza until Hamas is 'defeated'.

He accused families of Israeli prisoners of “promoting Hamas’s propaganda and psychological warfare.”

https://qudsnen.co/netanyahu-vows-to-continue-gaza-genocide-accuses-prisoner-families-of-promoting-hamass-narrative/

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Support Masafer Yatta

https://supportmasaferyatta.com/

“For the next three weeks [from?], we are making the film [No Other Land] available online in North America* as part of an effort to raise support for Masafer Yatta because our community is still being destroyed and we urgently need your help.

“All profits from renting the movie will go directly to support Masafer Yatta communities!

“If you already watched our film, you can donate any amount you like to the villages ...”

*) Rent privately online for $13.99

#WestBank #NoOtherLand #MasaferYatta
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Solidarity Fundraiser for Masafer Yatta (Center for Jewish Nonviolence, #CJNV)

https://secure.everyaction.com/QKISsdRhjEe4wEGzz/_HvwA2
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“For the last 10 years CJNV has been partnering with Palestinian communities in Masafer Yatta, supporting their sumud (steadfastness) and building networks of solidarity and coresistance. Now, together with community leaders, we are launching a general fund for Masafer Yatta to support the many emergency needs that are wrought on these communities by Israel's settler-state apartheid system…”

#CenterForJewishNonviolence #WestBank #MasaferYatta
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What you need to know about the Occupied Territories Bill [#Ireland]- Trócaire (2025-02-12)

https://www.trocaire.org/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-occupied-territories-bill/
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“… This bill would end Ireland’s trade with illegal Israeli settlements, and would be a historic step towards justice if passed. However, despite pledges of support from all major Irish political parties, the Occupied Territories Bill is now in danger of being delayed, watered down or even scrapped.”

#OccupiedTerritoriesBill #EndOccupation
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/4627644

Israel resumed its genocidal attacks on the Gaza Strip on 18 March, issuing evacuation orders for nearly 37 percent of the territory and designating these areas as combat zones.

This escalation followed Israel’s complete closure of the Rafah crossing in early March, cutting off essential supplies – food, medicine and fuel – pushing Gaza’s already dire humanitarian crisis to the edge of catastrophe. By late March, the situation had worsened, with Israel ordering the full evacuation of Palestinians from Rafah, a city devastated by invasion since May 2024, albeit briefly interrupted by a ceasefire.

According to Axios, citing a senior Israeli official’s comments to the media, the Israeli military has intensified its ground offensive, aiming to occupy 25 percent of Gaza within weeks as part of a “maximum pressure” campaign to force Hamas to release hostages. Thousands who already lost their homes may never return, as entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble in previous attacks are now being overtaken by Israeli forces.

Gaza is shrinking, fueling fears that this is the first step in a larger plan to displace Palestinians entirely. Israeli officials have openly discussed plans for long-term control over occupied areas, with some calling for the forced transfer of Palestinians to neighboring countries. With no safe zones and sealed borders, we are trapped – pushed from place to place, starving under relentless bombardment, while essential infrastructure, including hospitals and shelters, collapses under the weight of destruction.

These attacks came after Israel broke a fragile two-month ceasefire, during which speeches and plans were made about Gaza’s possible future.

Full Article

Fed Up With Israeli Displacement Orders, Palestinians in Gaza City Refuse to Leave (Drop Site News, 2025-04-15)

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-city-israeli-displacement-orders-kill-zone
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"Since March 18, Israel has issued at least twenty-four displacement orders in cities and towns across Gaza, ... Over 400,000 Palestinians have been newly displaced in less than a month.

"As it stands, over two thirds of Gaza is either under active displacement orders or within a no-go zone—sometimes referred to as a kill zone. Yet, in some neighborhoods under displacement orders, some residents are refusing to leave, opting to remain in their homes and face the assault instead of being displaced again to areas that lack shelter and which nonetheless continue to be targeted by the Israeli military."

#StopGenocide #EndOccupation
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from The Wire [online publication of #JewishVoiceForPeace #JVP in #USA]

"Desperate to crush popular and growing opposition to #Israel’s genocide, the #Trump regime is shredding our First Amendment rights.

But we’re not backing down. Shortly after Mohsen was arrested, over a thousand Jews and allies gathered for an emergency Passover seder outside ICE headquarters in NYC to demand his and other student activists’ release.

Our message is clear: “Come for one, face us all.”"