“I am an active duty member of the United States Air Force, and I will no longer be complicit in genocide. I’m about to engage in an extreme act of protest, but compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers, it is not extreme at all.
This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.
Free Palestine!”
May Mother Nature hold Aaron Bushnell dearly and blessedly.
"I can’t say I think others should follow Aaron’s example. I doubt he wanted anyone to. An act like this needs attention, not imitation. What we can follow is the moral courage. What we need to decide for ourselves is how to act, not whether or not to act."
"I don’t have any answers for me, and I don’t have any answers for you.
I can say that he shouldn’t be forgotten, that he ought to be remembered when we ask ourselves if we have the courage to act."
"However, the court did not take the action most desired by South Africa..."
Were #hamas serious about addressing #genocide they'd demonstrate that they possess the courage of their convictions by showing their face at the #icj in #thehague .
@blepharon@GeriatricGardener remain ignorant no longer in what regard? No one has disputed that Hamas won the election. That one, sole election.
Without a doubt the success of the #AlAqsaFlood in creating martyrs and rallying international support is why they're so clear as to their intention to repeat the operation until it's #fromtherivertothesea .
None of which prevented South Africa from bringing Hamas into the ICJ.
Algeria's UN draft resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine was vetoed by United States during UN Security Council's 9552nd meeting on 20 February 2024....
In "The Book That Wouldn't Burn" by Mark Lawrence, each chapter is prefixed with a quote from a book, real or imaginary.
It gives the author a chance to make statements tangentially about the plot, throw in some humorous asides, and maybe even take a political stand about real world events.
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Nothing is more annoying than influencers giving themselves permission to dehumanize Palestinians. Here are two examples, but I've seen many more. These are definitely two of the most defensive, lol.
Maybe it says more about the pitfalls of influencer culture (than the individuals), the need to be seen by millions as "authentic," ...
The movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel is the best way to put our solidarity into action. Click through to read tips on making your BDS campaign a success.
"Israeli attacks on Gaza have not only targeted civilians, but also the infrastructure Palestinians need to survive. At least eight Gaza water utility workers have been killed on the job despite being in clearly marked cars. People in Gaza now have to get water from salty water wells that are functioning at one-tenth capacity.
The situation is far worse in northern Gaza, where resources are more scarce.
Video journalist Bisan Owda shows us how overflowing garbage, sewage and reduced water supply are impacting the health of people in Gaza. Respiratory and skin infections are on the rise because of the destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure."
The IOF are attacking Rafah. 1.7 million people are currently in the zone labeled a "safe zone," and Israel is now bombing that zone from the sky, planning a ground invasion. So far, there are 60+ dead. Fourteen houses and three mosques were bombed. And after all we've seen, our leaders do nothing. Power to resistance. We must keep doing what we can. Write, post, organize, act. Free Palestine.
"Vi som demonstrerar sörjer alla som fallit offer på grund av ockupationen. Våra judiska vänner visar solidaritet, vid vår sida. Våra muslimska vänner visar solidaritet, vid vår sida. Våra queera vänner visar solidaritet, och varje människa, barn som vuxen på plats vid demonstrationerna som tror på rättvisa, visar solidaritet. Vi talar tydligt om våra krav på frihet - vi ropar för eldupphör, ett slut på ockupationen och för ett fritt Palestina."
Notera att redaktören (föga förvånande, låt oss vara helt ärliga) klippt bort "Equal rights" från den röda banderollen där det står "From the river to the sea".
Korrekt ordalydelse är alltså:
From the river to the sea - Equal rights
A friend helped set up this project in Gaza to buy and set up solar panels (already in Gaza, not being used) to help young Palestinian Writers. For each $1k comes in they can buy equipment to transfer to a household.
Since October, Israel's ongoing bombardment of Gaza has destroyed over 50% of all infrastructure, rooftop solar and power stations. Fuel supplies have been cut and residents lack consistent access to food, water or electricity.
Families must walk long distances and wait in line, often for hours, for limited supplies of food and water or to charge a mobile phone (typically their only source of light at night, as well as connection to the outside world).
But a group of young Palestinian writers are fiercely determined to get their stories about Israel's genocide out to the world and are working to Repower Gaza, one light at a time.
We Are Not Numbers (WANN) has located the equipment and technicians inside Gaza necessary to produce a limited amount of solar power kits, enough to immediately restore power to the team of storytellers and their extended families (an estimated 50 households and around 1,000 people). Each kit will generate enough power to light five rooms and power up to 20 mobile phones daily. If more resources become available later, WANN will extend the effort to their broader communities. It will cost US$40,000 to purchase and install the kits.
Donate now and help provide light to Gaza.
The mission of We Are Not Numbers is to train and support a new generation of Palestinian writers, and share their powerful narratives and bring wider understanding to the Palestinian liberation cause.
Please support Repower Gaza and share this grassroots effort to give light, hope and voice to Palestinians resisting genocide with your network.
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This project is an initiative of We Are Not Numbers, supported by the Middle East Children's Alliance, a registered US nonprofit organization. All funds raised will go directly to the purchase of solar kit componentry inside Gaza, to be deployed by trained solar technicians.
"The Kingdom has communicated its firm position to the U.S. administration that there will be no diplomatic relations with Israel unless an independent Palestinian state is recognised on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital..."
Algeria's UN draft resolution on "the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question", S/2024/173 (20 February 2024) (documents.un.org)
Algeria's UN draft resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine was vetoed by United States during UN Security Council's 9552nd meeting on 20 February 2024....