State sponsored violence is not the way to convince vulnerable people to veer away from arming religious tyranny and terrorism.

Dear America (letter I just sent to my elected officials)

Support civilization- not bulldozers and bombs destroying homes and farms and families.

Support security for all human beings- not sniper bullets killing children. 

Support the rule of fair and just laws with full respect for universal basic human rights- NOT ISRAEL.

NOT ISRAEL!  Not the way the political entity called Israel has been as it systemically denigrates, displaces, and destroys the indigenous men, women, and children of historic Palestine.

An extensive echo chamber of dangerous Israeli lies and propaganda clouds your thinking and your ability to be fair or wise. Slow down- stop, look and listen. 

I abhor HAMAS and Hezbollah. What they did and do was wrong and evil. Knowing that I also know that state sponsored violence is not the way to convince vulnerable people to veer away from arming religious tyranny and terrorism.

We live in a modern age with computers, maps, books, the internet and citizen journalists with cellphones and so many other advantages, including the tools to shape a just and lasting peace. 

Please stop choosing violence and injustice. 

Listen to the witnesses, listen to the people who know what they are talking about, and think. Think about how you would feel and what you would think if you were a child in an Israeli prison being tortured.

Sincerely,

Anne Selden Annab

Notes  https://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/search/label/Notes

James J. Zogby: What investment and freedom would have meant for Gaza

 "Yasser Arafat, speaking of Gaza’s future, would say that with investment and freedom from occupation it could become Singapore; if denied both, it could become Somalia. Israel did everything it could to guarantee that Gaza would become Somalia—and they appear to have succeeded."

UNRWA chief confident he is on 'right side of history' Geneva (AFP) – UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini acknowledges that it has been "stressful" leading the embattled UN agency for Palestinian refugees, but says he is confident he is "on the right side of history".

'The violence in the occupied #WestBank is alarming. Since January nearly 40,000 Palestine Refugees have been displaced by air strikes, armoured bulldozers and controlled detonations. People cannot return and the demography of camps is being permanently altered.' - @UNLazzarini

"Letting @UNRWA implode because of the fierce disinformation campaign, the Knesset legislation, and the suspension of funding by key donors will have grave consequences. 

 

 It would create a dangerous vacuum in the occupied Palestinian territory. 

 

It will also send shockwaves through Jordan, Lebanon and #Syria. 

 

This would create an environment in which children are deprived of #education + people lack access to basic services. 

 

Such an environment would be fertile ground for exploitation & extremism. 

 

This is a threat to peace & stability in the region + beyond. 

 

Dismantling UNRWA abruptly will only deepen the suffering of Palestine Refugees, it will not cancel their refugee status."

Dr. Hanan Ashrawi: "Ultimate depravity, entirely unconscionable. How can bombing besieged, starved, helpless families in their sleep be justified by perverted, psychopathic minds? Israel has already slaughtered 50,000 & injured 113,000 victims in Gaza while destroying 75% of all homes & infrastructure using American weapons & funds. Is this the US version of peace?"

Israel continues GENOCIDE in Gaza with massive bombardment after repeated violations of ceasefire... BUT This is what the media manufacturing consent for genocide looks like:

ALL EYES ON PALESTINE: The Israeli military is resuming its all-out assault on Palestinian families in Gaza, drastically escalating its violations of the ceasefire, killing and wounding hundreds. The Israeli military is attacking Palestinians after already relentlessly targeting them after over 17 months of genocide, mass killings, and forced starvation.

‘They lock us in like sheep’: new Israeli checkpoints and barriers raise fears in the West Bank. Israel’s growing network of roadblocks are cutting off communities from major transport routes, disrupting work, education and aid supplies

The US assault on free speech is not going to end with Mahmoud Khalil - Arwa Mahdawi in The Guardian: "It’s 2027 and you’re doom-scrolling in your apartment while eating a single egg for dinner. (Eggs are now $30 a dozen.) You fire off a few angry tweets about abortion rights and go to bed. In the middle of the night armed police break down your door and arrest you for destabilizing the security of the state. You are detained and then – if you hold citizenship elsewhere – deported...."

In Growing Gardens for Palestine: What is Home? a poem by Mosab Abu Toha

Poem A Day - Academy of American Poets @POETSorg Mosab Abu Toha's [You were so small in my hands]

Western Media Whitewashes Genocide... Please follow Assal Rad @AssalRad to see her obvious and honest rewrites of our media's misleading headlines, ommisions, and "scare quotes" when it comes to Israel's war on Palestine

Key context on the Palestinian activist arrested by ICE: I Was a Columbia Student Journalist. Here’s What to Know About Mahmoud Khalil. By Irie Sentner 3/13/2025

"The New York Times, which has warned its writers to not use “words like ‘slaughter,’ ‘massacre’ and ‘carnage’” when reporting on Gaza, the same NYT that has systemically obfuscated the genocide in Gaza, is reporting that Columbia is warning its students not write about Gaza" Mohammed El-Kurd

Mahmoud Khalil: When Speaking for Palestine Becomes a Crime Mahmoud Khalil is a political prisoner and his unlawful detainment is being used to set precedent implementing facisct policies reminiscent of McCarthy Era First Amendment restrictions

Criticizing Israel is not Anti-Semitic. Calling for respect for human rights and the rule of fair and just laws is not Anti-Semitic. Countering the poisonous propaganda of a very foreign rogue nation state that interferes with our elections and our free speech is not Anti-Semitic... Americans should not be funding, arming, and/or excusing Israel in any way, shape, or form.

Please do not demonize and silence or destroy people who speak out peacefully against corruption, injustice, racism, bigotry, and violence of every type.

Please stop fueling corporate corruption, WAR, and escalating suffering for countless men, women, and children.

Israel, armed with American made weaponry and political support, invests in religious extremism and sets up families to be canon fodder for religious wars.... Israel claims to be Jewish, but what it really is is a cruel war machine that has been aggressively grabbing land, rights, and peace from the people of historic Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan.

Hate crimes are escalating here in America with people primed by Zionism to think, say and do horrible things...

Slavery, Segregation and Forced Displacement are wrong. Wrong then and wrong now

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"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..."   https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights

Francesca Albanese: Imagine if people stopped telling the Palestinians what to do and instead focused on Israel's LEGAL OBLIGATIONS

Building a Culture of Peace

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

In the aftermath of the ceasefire in Gaza, 1.9 million displaced people urgently need shelter, aid, and psycho-social support.⁣ ⁣UNRWA plays a vital role in fostering stability and resilience during this critical time.