Saturday, July 2, 2022
Friday, July 1, 2022
My letter to the Patriot News July 1, 2022 RE Suhail Shafi's June 30th letter "The killing of an American journalist is a sign of increasing Israeli human rights abuses against Palestinian"
RE Suhail Shafi's June 30th letter "The killing of an American journalist is a sign of increasing Israeli human rights abuses against Palestinian"
Dear Editor,
Here we are in America, 4th of July weekend 2022, celebrating the freedoms and good fortune we have thanks to our brave & beautifully insightful Declaration of Independence of 1776: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
Yes, it took time for slaves to be freed, and for full and equal
rights and respect to be given to all Americans, including women- but we
started on the right path in 1776.
After the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 was also establishing the right path on a global level: "Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world"
Israel's most recent extra
judicial killing of yet another unarmed journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, is shocking and
should be a rude awakening for America's misguided supporters of the
dangerous myths and deceptions inspired by Zionist Israel.
Israel is not on the right path, and never has been on the right path. Modern man-made Israel has been oppressing, impoverishing and displacing the native non-Jewish population of historic Palestine for generations. America should not be supporting Israel in any way, shape or form.
Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
PATRIOT NEWS
The killing of an American journalist is a sign of increasing Israeli human rights abuses agains Palestinians | PennLive letters
Over a month ago, Shireen Abu Akleh, a U.S. citizen of Palestinian heritage working as a journalist with the Al Jazeera network was killed by Israeli occupation forces while wearing a press vest clearly identifying her as a journalist. One month after this brazen extra judicial killing of an unarmed journalists, the Biden administration has refused to take a stand against the killing of a U.S. citizen by a supposed U.S. ‘’ally’' and has instead vaguely advocated for an ‘’investigation’' into the killing, while ignoring the mounting evidence the killing was conducted by the Israeli military.
The murder of a prominent Palestinian American journalist comes at a time when the human rights situation in the illegally occupied Palestinian territories under Israel control for five and a half decades appears to be deteriorating with extrajudicial killings, ethnic cleansing and house demolitions against Palestinian civilians becoming increasingly the norm.
The human rights violations are paid for by U.S. tax dollars sent by the United States to the tune of $3 billion a year. In other words, at a time of increasing economic challenges in the US, American tax dollars continue to be funneled into one of the world’s most repressive regimes whose human rights record Amnesty International, in one recent report, compared to South Africa’s apartheid.
The murder of a U.S. citizen and journalist should come as a reminder at a time of economic uncertainty no reason exists why U.S. overseas aid should be paying for human rights abuses by Israel.
Suhail Shafi, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Friday, June 24, 2022
24 U.S. Senators urge direct US involvement in Shireen Abu Akleh killing probe - Veteran Al Jazeera journalist was killed by Israeli forces while reporting in Jenin, Palestine on May 11.
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| People light candles during a vigil in memory of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh [File: Mussa Qawasma/Reuters] |
"Multiple witnesses said Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli gunfire, a narrative that has been enforced by numerous investigations. The Palestinian Authority (PA) and Qatar, where Al Jazeera is based, have also blamed Israel.
In the letter delivered on Thursday, the legislators, all Democrats and two independents who caucus with the party, called for “a thorough and transparent investigation under US auspices” into the killing of Abu Akleh, a Palestinian American who was wearing a “Press” vest when she was shot."
Senators urge direct US involvement in Abu Akleh killing probe
Veteran Al Jazeera journalist was killed by Israeli forces while reporting in Jenin on May 11.
Twenty-four United States senators have called on President Joe Biden to ensure direct involvement from Washington in the investigation of the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli forces.
The latest appeal from US legislators comes after the Biden administration backtracked on Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement
in early June that the US wants an “independent” investigation into Abu
Akleh’s killing as she covered a raid in Jenin in the occupied West
Bank on May 11.... READ MORE- as always please go to the original link to read the article in full
JUSTICE FOR SHIREEN - Press Freedom Partnership #Palestine
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| Ad in the Washington Post June 22, 2022 #JusticeForShireen |
Thursday, May 19, 2022
May 11, 2022: Palestinian American Arab Christian Journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, was assassinated by Israeli sniper fire while she was documenting and exposing Zionist violence & Israeli crimes
On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, Israeli soldiers shot and killed 51-year-old Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Saturday, April 30, 2022
Harvard's Crimson Editorial Board Bravely Headlines "In Support of Boycott, Divest, Sanction and a Free Palestine" late April 2022
"We are not sure how these words will reach you, or whether they’ll do so at all. But our stance isn’t rooted in proximity or convenience, but rather in foundational principles we must uphold — even if (or perhaps especially when) it proves difficult."
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/4/29/editorial-bds/
Editorials
In Support of Boycott, Divest, Sanction and a Free Palestine
When oppression strikes anywhere in the world, resistance movements reverberate globally. The desire for rightful justice spreads, like wildfire, moving us to act, to speak, to write, and right our past wrongs.
Over the past year, the Harvard College Palestine Solidarity Committee has strived to do just that. Amid escalating tensions between Israel and Palestine, PSC has hosted informational programming, organized weekly demonstrations of support through “Keffiyeh Thursdays,” and even installed a colorful, multi-panel “Wall of Resistance” in favor of Palestinian freedom and sovereignty.
In at least one regard, PSC’s spirited activism has proven successful: It has forced our campus — and our editorial board — to once again wrestle with what both Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have called Israel’s “crimes against humanity” in the region.
We first and foremost wish to extend our sincere support to those who have been and continue to be subject to violence in occupied Palestine, as well as to any and all civilians affected by the region’s bellicosity.... PLEASE GO TO THE LINK TO READ THE ARTICLE IN FULL
Also in the Harvard Crimson late April 2022
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An art display was put up in Harvard Yard by the Harvard College Palestine Solidarity Committee for Israel Apartheid Week. Photo By Julian J. Giordano on April 2022 article "Palestine Solidarity Committee Hosts Annual Israeli Apartheid Week, Drawing Backlash from Harvard Hillel" |
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/4/22/israel-apartheid-week-2022/
"“They’re trying to conflate criticism of the state of Israel with anti-semitism. We have Jewish members in our organization. We had Jewish speakers come speak at our events, so I don’t think that their response has been very convincing,” he said.
Bahour said that her favorite part of IAW’s programming has been the Wall of Resistance in Harvard Yard.
“The
panels are all very powerful and they really show a lot of solidarity,
because they're not all about Palestine,” Bahour said. “Each one covers a
different topic and is trying to show that the Palestinian cause
doesn't exist in a bubble, but it's rather very interconnected with our
everyday life here in the U.S.”
Monday, April 25, 2022
From Palestine with Art - Venice's Biennale Arte 2022... images collected from twitter ...etc
"One installation features an olive tree that has keys hanging from the homes of Palestinian refugees, signifying their right to return to those homes one day. There is also an audio program featuring recordings of spoken histories from Palestine and music from there. Faisal Saleh also explained, “Palestinian art is the most effective way to tell the Palestinian story to the world. We hope to show the world that, despite living in exile and under the most difficult conditions under occupation, Palestinian artists are able to excel and produce inspiring works of art that celebrate the beauty of Palestine, the strength of its people, and its rich cultural heritage.” Check Out The First Ever Palestinian Art Exhibition At The Venice Biennale 2022
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| FROM PALESTINE WITH ART Palazzo Mora, Room 8, Cannaregio 3659 |
"Palestine: Attempts
to bring Palestine to the Venice Biennale have previously proven
controversial—in 2002, for example, curator Francesco Bonami proposed
hosting a Palestinian Pavilion at the biennial, only to be accused of
anti-Semitism in the Italian press. This year, there won’t be a
Palestinian Pavilion either, but there will be a collateral exhibition
courtesy of the Palestine Museum in Woodbridge, Connecticut. Titled
“From Palestine with Art,” the show will be curated by Nancy Nesvet,
a curator at the museum, and will feature 19 artists with ties to
Palestine, including Ibrahim Alazza, Mohamed Khalil, and Rana Matar.
Adding an explicitly political dimension to the show, there will be
another presence from Palestine as well: a live tree that will be hung
with keys from refugees. " A Guide to the 2022 Venice Biennale National Pavilions, From Futuristic Gardens to AI-Influenced Performance Art
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| Australia-based Palestinian artist @luxeternatv locates her mothers town #Haifa and her fathers #Yafa on the historic 1877 map of #Palestine on the floor of From Palestine With Art official @la_Biennale |
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| A 2020 work by Nabil Anani, 'In Pursuit of Utopia #7', will be on view in Venice as part of the exhibition From Palestine with Art. Photo: Zawyeh Gallery |
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| “From Palestine with Art” #Palestinian #Art is on Display in the 59th #Venice #Biennale painting by |
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"The Palestine Museum US made history when it opened as the first institution dedicated to Palestinian art in the Western Hemisphere. It made history again when it celebrated the breadth of a diaspora through its “Palestine Art Week,” which has continued to grow in a pandemic. This spring, it will break another global barrier with its participation in the Venice Biennale.
Palestine Museum Founder and Executive Director Faisal Saleh made that news public this week, as he announced the museum as one of 31 “Collateral Events” to participate in the 59th annual La Biennale di Venezia curated by Cecilia Alemani. Curated by Nancy Nesvet, head curator at the Palestine Museum, the exhibition From Palestine With Art will feature 19 Palestinian artists who are living across the diaspora, from New York, Boston and New Jersey to Kuwait, Jordan, Luxembourg, and Palestine itself.
"“The mantra of the exhibition is very optimistic,” Nesvet said on a recent Zoom call with Saleh. “I wanted to show that this is such a beautiful place that is shared by a beautiful people that is still there after 4,000 years … that despite all the violence and destruction that's going on, the connection that people have to nature in Palestine has not been abandoned.”
Allar, west of Jerusalem - Ethnically cleansed by Zionists 26,847 days ago
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| Allar, west of Jerusalem - Ethnically cleansed 26,847 days ago Return is our Right and Destiny |
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| A 1940s map of the area of Allar, Jerusalem from the Survey of Palestine. |
Wikipedia description: "Refugees from Allar and other Palestinian villages who are old enough to remember life there express nostalgia for the natural abundance of the land lost. One Umm Jamal recalls eggplants, pomegranates, cucumbers and green beans as among the many products grown on the village lands which were fed by springs known to locals as Umm al-Hasan ("Mother of Goodness"), Umm al-Sa'd ("Mother of Happiness"), Umm Nuh ("Mother of Noah"), al-'Uyun ("The Eyes"), and Umm al-'Uyun ("Mother of the Eyes").[25]
In 1992 it was described: "Stone rubble, concrete blocks and slabs, and steel bars litter the site, together with the remains of stone terraces and walls. One domed stone structure, the former school building, still stands. On the slopes overlooking the site, almond and cypress trees and cactuses grow along the terraces."[26]
Friday, April 22, 2022
Bethlehem, Palestine1890s Woman and child in oldest Bethlehem (Colorized picture)
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| Bethlehem, Palestine1890s Woman and child in oldest Bethlehem (Colorized picture) |
Sunday, April 17, 2022
Happy Easter and blessed Eid of Shaanin painting by Palestinian Maher Naji
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The Nazarene Happy Easter and Happy Palm Sunday Happy Easter and blessed Eid of Shaanin. |
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