"“Settlers” What a weird name for illegal occupiers, TERRORIZING Palestinians in their homes. (Israel sends troops into West Bank homes besieged by Jewish settlers)"
"“Israeli curbs” is such an absurd way to say Israel destroyed the healthcare system and blocks medical aid."
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"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes a duty"
A powerful art piece by: farrincreates Palestine Online |
If you follow the right people and groups on social media (so far
mainly Instagram, X/Twitter, Tictoc) you will see testimonials and
witness accounts often including photographic proof and videos of what
the children of Palestine have been suffering through thanks to American
made bombs and bigotry on our part- and Israel.
We have a Holocaust Museum here in the United States which should be
leading the public outcry against Israel's cruel oppression and
displacement of the native non-Jewish people of historic Palestine.
Instead this American museum along with most all American mainstream
media and America's elected leaders are dropping the proverbial ball,
day after day- for decades now, as our tax dollars are used to help
Israel harass and impoverish more indigenous Arabs.
Currently there is a bunch of RAH RAH RAH for our upcoming elections. Sadly no one uses their podiums to
1. Clearly call for freedom OF and FROM religion.
2. Stop aiding and abetting Israel's long-term and flagrant violations of international law and basic human rights.
We still have Freedom of Speech here in America, but we might not for long. So while you can, before it is too late please heed the signs: "NOT ANOTHER BOMB"; "Fund Schools not weapons" ; "Stop the Massacre in Gaza" ; "Israel is making the world unsafe" ; "Free Palestine"... and start caring about the very real plight and suffering of the men, women, and children of Palestine.
Israel can not be trusted, and should not be subsidized.
Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
NOTES https://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/search/label/Notes
"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
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| Why have people taken to video games to express solidarity with Palestine? VIDEO |
Amid Israel’s war on Gaza, video games have become a platform for expressing solidarity with Palestinians.
A rally for Palestine in the popular massive multiplayer online (MMO) game Roblox went viral, bringing attention to political activism in video games. These spaces have been utilised in protest before, particularly by the Black Lives Matter movement and pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong. They can provide an outlet for participation for people unwilling or unable to take part in physical protests. Game developers can also create games themselves with an activist message. But questions remain over how much of a real-world impact these video game protests have, with critics accusing them of being merely performative clicktivism.
Presenter: Anelise Borges
Guests:
Jennifer Stavros – Culture journalist
Daniel Fernandez Galeote – Gamification Group researcher
Adelle Lin – Creative engineer
Protest and/or Grieving in Virtual Spaces
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| Israeli Occupation- Gaza, Palestine 2023 |
A 3-minute video from 2006 examining the situation in the #Gaza Strip after Israel's disengagement. The video shows that there was already an Israeli blockade of Gaza in 2002 - years before Hamas headed up the government. For more info on Gaza, see https://iakn.us/GazaFacts https://youtu.be/jZW_bThwK0I?si
Palestine/Israel remains the ONLY contemporary context in which media discourse is obsessed with the invaders & occupiers’ right to “self defense” against the people they’re oppressing, but NEVER a word about the right of the occupied to defend themselves from their oppressors.
The Palestinians have been living with constant heart break & pain since the ethnic cleansing of Palestine began with the establishment of the state of Israel on their land in the nakba of 1948.
A close friend here just found out all 21 of his family in Gaza were wiped out last night. Anyone with a phone in Gaza city just got a message from the Israeli army that if they havent evacuated, they are considered terrorists. They have nowhere to go. This is a genocide.
After the massacre at the Baptist Ahli hospital, the Greek Orthodox Church and the Palestinian Christian community in #Gaza are the target of Israel’s murderous air strikes! Enough!
Israel just demanded Palestinians evacuate the Al-Quds hospital in Gaza. 400 patients cannot simply evacuate. Neither can the 12,000 Palestinians sheltering inside. Israel has bombed hospitals, schools, churches, and homes. No one in Gaza is safe, no matter where they go.
Jordan's King Abdullah made the important decision to deliver these comments in English to make sure people in the West understand the dangers of their hypocrisy on this issue.
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Every child has the right to grow up free from violence and fear.
Children must be protected -- always.
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| Associated Press/Sebastian Scheiner - An Israeli soldier poses as he looks at the Facebook page of the IDF, at the IDF spokesperson office in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. The hostilities between Israel |
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| This Week in Palestine: The Village Awakens, 1987 by Sliman Mansour |
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| To Be Clear: Return |
Kashgari’s tweets caused a major uproar all over social media, with tens of thousands of people joining a Saudi Facebook group calling for Kashgari’s punishment, and many calling for his head. Kashgari deleted the tweets, apologized and repented, but the virtual mob was not satisfied. A widely-shared video online was that of a religious leader weeping over Kashgari’s offence before declaring his repentance futile and demanding his execution. In fear for his life, Kashgari fled his country and headed to New Zealand, but was caught by the Malaysian police on the way and was extradited back to Saudi Arabia where he will now face trial.
It's one thing for some mob of fanatics to be making threats, and it's something else entirely for there to be international police cooperation, potentially involving Interpol, to capture and assist in the punishment of an individual whose "crime" is exercising his right to free speech. To be a proponent of free speech is to respect people’s right to self-expression, no matter how distasteful or offensive their views may be. And Kashgari's case is notably mild, as his language, while lacking the veneration widely expected in his society, wasn't even extreme in any way that indicated he was deliberately seeking to infuriate. If there is to be international cooperation, it should be in defense of Kashgari's right to speak his mind without fear of death, not cooperation to assist in bringing him closer to that potential fate. The international community should not be silent in the face of international accommodation of mob-inspired "justice," it should be raising its voice in defense of elementary human rights.
"Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." -- Article 19 of the UN Declaration for Human Rights
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ATFP Sixth Annual GalaThe American Task Force on Palestine is pleased to announce that the theme of this year’s annual gala will be:
Honoring Heritage, Embracing Originality
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Save the date!
The American Task Force on Palestine Sixth Annual Gala Dinner
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Ritz Carlton—Washington D.C.
1150 22nd Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
For more information: gala2011@atfp.net
This will be a black tie event.
June 21, 2011
