Saturday, March 7, 2026

The Art of Occupied Palestine... Palestinian artists: Fedaa Boqaileh & Ibrahim Hazimeh & Rawan Anani & Khaled Al-Maazi & Shehab Kawasmi

Palestinian artist: Fedaa Boqaileh

Instagram: juthur1948

The Art of Occupied Palestine

Palestinian artist: Ibrahim Hazimeh

Palestinian artist: Rawan Anani

Instagram: rawan_anani_artgallery

“Freedom in Colours - Gaza” (2026)

Palestinian artist: Khaled Al-Maazi

Instagram: khaled_maazi

Palestinian artist: Shehab Kawasmi

Instagram: shehabkawasmi

[AS ALWAYS PLEASE GO TO THE LINK TO READ GOOD ARTICLES (or quotes) IN FULL: HELP SHAPE ALGORITHMS (and conversations) THAT EMPOWER DECENCY, DIGNITY, JUSTICE & PEACE... and hopefully Palestine, or at least fair and just laws and policies]

It’s time to invest in the architecture of peace, not the tools of war. That means living up to disarmament obligations. Rebuilding trust. And strengthening the systems and tools that prevent the proliferation, testing and use of deadly weapons. Together, we can prevent catastrophes and ensure a safe and peaceful world for all.

António Guterres

@antonioguterres

Feb 28, 2026

I condemn the military escalation in the Middle East today.

The strikes by the US & Israel against Iran & the subsequent attacks by Iran undermine international security.

These actions carry the risk of igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world.

Lasting peace can only be achieved through peaceful means, including genuine dialogue and negotiations.

The United Nations @UN Charter provides the foundation for the maintenance of international peace & security.

https://x.com/antonioguterres/status/2027855751155212760/photo/1

[AS ALWAYS PLEASE GO TO THE LINK TO READ GOOD ARTICLES (or quotes) IN FULL: HELP SHAPE ALGORITHMS (and conversations) THAT EMPOWER DECENCY, DIGNITY, JUSTICE & PEACE... and hopefully Palestine, or at least fair and just laws and policies]

António Guterres

@antonioguterres

All the unlawful attacks in the Middle East and beyond are causing tremendous suffering and harm to civilians throughout the region – and pose a grave a risk to the global economy, particularly to the most vulnerable people.

The situation could spiral beyond anyone’s control. It is time to stop the fighting and get to serious diplomatic negotiations. The stakes could not be higher.

António Guterres

@antonioguterres

As global tensions are pushing military spending to stratospheric levels, I urge leaders to halt the arms races.

We must invest in the architecture of peace, not the tools of war. Together, we can build a safe & peaceful world for all.

disarmament.unoda.org/en/sgstatement

5 March 2026

Secretary-General's Message for the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness

Statements | António Guterres, Secretary-General

Our dream of peace is in peril.

The threat of nuclear weapons use is the highest in decades. Global tensions are pushing military spending to stratospheric levels. Small arms and light weapons are proliferating. And emerging technologies are making conflicts even deadlier.

We must lower the temperature. On this International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness, I urge leaders to step back from the brink. Stop rattling the nuclear saber. Halt the arms races.

It’s time to invest in the architecture of peace, not the tools of war. That means living up to disarmament obligations. Rebuilding trust. And strengthening the systems and tools that prevent the proliferation, testing and use of deadly weapons.

Together, we can prevent catastrophes and ensure a safe and peaceful world for all.

https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statements/2026-03-05/secretary-generals-message-for-the-international-day-for-disarmament-and-non-proliferation-awareness

Assal Rad- Good reminder: The language of manufacturing consent:

Assal Rad

@AssalRad

Good reminder.

https://x.com/AssalRad/status/2030133479716077899/photo/1

Under the cover of war, the cooperation between the military and Israeli settler militias is deepening the ethnic cleansing of the West Bank. This is what has been happening on the ground since the start of the Israeli-American offensive in Iran

B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم

@btselem

Roadblocks and movement restrictions

As soon as the IsraeliAmerican offensive against Iran began, Israel imposed sweeping movement restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank. Most towns and villages were fully or partially sealed off to both inbound and outbound traffic, and travel between different parts of the West Bank has also been blocked.

Attacks by Israeli settler militias

Taking advantage of the war, armed settler militias, often operating with support from the army, continue to attack and harass Palestinian communities across the West Bank in an effort to force them out. The attacks include:

Raids on Palestinian shepherding communities and villages, home searches, livestock theft, vandalism, and assaults using clubs and stones on residents defending their homes and livestock, causing severe injuries.

Live fire and fatalities:

In some raids, armed settlers fire at Palestinian residents. On Monday, 2 March, a settler shot and killed two brothers in the village of Qaryut; other shootings across the West Bank left additional Palestinians injured.

Land takeovers and economic damage:

Settlers deliberately graze livestock in Palestinians’ cultivated fields, destroy crops and stored food, steal livestock, and vandalize solar panels and water tanks. Settlers have also used bulldozers to raze and take over privately owned Palestinian land.

Army raids and home takeovers:

The Israeli military has launched raids and mass arrests in villages throughout the West Bank. Soldiers have taken over at least 55 homes inside Palestinian communities (as of Thursday evening), where they remain for extended periods without clear military necessity. In several cases, soldiers forced families out of their homes, leaving them without shelter during war, while the soldiers themselves are protected inside the homes they invaded.

Military takeover of Palestinian family homes is a practice Israel employed during its previous war on Iran in June 2025. It is a grave violation of the basic rights of Palestinian residents, first and foremost, the right to life.

Fuel and gas shortage

As the fuel shortage across the West Bank worsens, gas and fueling stations have seen long lines and rationing has been introduced.

Missiles and lack of protection

Missile fragments have fallen in several areas in the West Bank in the districts of Hebron, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Jenin, Nablus, and east of Jerusalem. The nearly three million Palestinians living in the West Bank have no access to shelters or warning systems, in stark contrast to the hundreds of Israeli settlements that have both.

https://x.com/btselem/status/2029883383757557812

Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, says the ongoing border closures have pushed civilians “to the limit of their strength.” With no electricity, scarce water, unaffordable food, and medical evacuations blocked, he warns: “We cannot go on like this. It is not humane.”

Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza

Ihab Hassan

@IhabHassane

Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, says the ongoing border closures have pushed civilians “to the limit of their strength.”

With no electricity, scarce water, unaffordable food, and medical evacuations blocked, he warns: “We cannot go on like this. It is not humane.”

https://x.com/IhabHassane/status/2030000690618069181

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