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appassionato, 1 day ago to DadBin

Palestinian kids stand in a house destroyed by an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

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#Gaza
#Rafah
#children

appassionato, 1 day ago to fishing

Palestinian children inspect the damage around charred fishing boats hit by an Israeli airsrike on the Mediterranean coast of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 22, 2024 [Eyad Baba/AFP]

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#Gaza
#Rafah
#fishing
#children

appassionato, 2 days ago to palestine

Latest casualty figures

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#WestBank
#DeathToll

appassionato, 2 days ago to Palestine

Irish foreign minister Micheal Martin says the country plans to formally recognise the Palestinian state on May 28 based on its 1967 borders.

This refers to the borders that existed before the war that year in which Israel occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/6/26/palestine-and-israel-mapping-an-annexation

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#Palestine
#annexation
#maps

appassionato, 2 days ago to palestine

Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli air attack in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where an AFP team reported more air and artillery attacks early in the morning on May 22, 2024 [Eyad Al-Baba/AFP]

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#Rafah

appassionato, 2 days ago to palestine

Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that Defense Minister Gallant has announced he will expand the law to allow Israeli settlers, who were evicted during a 2005 disengagement plan, to return to settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Settlers are Israeli citizens who live illegally on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The vast majority of the settlements have been built either entirely or partially on private Palestinian land.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/6/who-are-israeli-settlers-and-why-do-they-live-on-palestinian-lands
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appassionato, 2 days ago to palestine

Al-Shifa Hospital after the Israeli military withdrawal, April 1, 2024 [AFP]

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#hospitals
#AlShifa

appassionato, 2 days ago to books

A Student's Guide to Right, Left and Truth by Alan E. Singer, 2020

This book is an augmented adaptation of the author's 2018 book Understanding Left and Right (Nova). It further reinforces the message that sustained truth-seeking leads people toward the political center. Each chapter offers divide-bridging discussions of issues such as regulation, taxation, corporate-strategy and personal identity, along with the very ideas of knowledge, truth and goodness.

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#truth

appassionato, 2 days ago to Barcelona

Cascada de la Foradada
© sebasmmv

https://www.instagram.com/sebasmmv/

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#waterfalls
#Barcelona
#Spain
#sunset

appassionato, 2 days ago to palestine

Smoke billows over Gaza following an Israeli attack on May 21, 2024 [Jack Guez/AFP]

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#Gaza

DrALJONES, 2 days ago to Israel

Documentary

"The Settlers", 2016

"The settlement enterprise is a bubble that exists outside the legal system, the border system, the social system of Israel.

"400,000 settlers are living in the midst of 2.8 million Palestinians living under a separate set of laws, deprived of basic human rights within this territory with an economic status about one-twentieth of that of the settlers that live near them."
~Filmmaker Shimon Dotan

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=prqtXMSdeUw

#Israel #WestBankSettlements ..

appassionato, 2 days ago to DadBin

“We are on the brink of a famine that is unprecedented in Gaza. There are 600,000 children on the edge of death."

The American Friends Service Committee

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#children
#famine

appassionato, 3 days ago to palestine

Israeli forces shell gates of Kamal Adwan Hospital

Israeli tanks have fired several rounds at the gates of the emergency department, Wafa news agency reports, citing Hossam Abu Sfiya, the director of the hospital in Jabalia refugee camp, north Gaza.

Local sources also report that the hospital is currently being evacuated of wounded, patients and medical staff.

The hospital has been under siege by Israeli forces since May 19.

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#Gaza
#hospitals
#KamalAdwan

appassionato, 3 days ago to palestine

Israeli raid in Jenin

At least seven people, including a doctor and a teacher on their way to work, as well as a ninth-grade student, have been killed by Israeli gunfire, reports the Wafa news agency. Other people killed were also civilians.

An additional 12 people, including several students and a journalist, have been injured, two of them critically, according to #Wafa.

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#WestBank
#Jenin

appassionato, 3 days ago to palestine

Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza has been under siege since 19 May, with no one allowed to leave or enter; 148 hospital staff, 22 patients and their companions are still trapped inside.

Medical staff inside the hospital reported an attack on 20 May, with snipers aiming at the building and an artillery rocket hitting its fifth floor, according to dr Tedros.

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#Gaza
#hospitals
#AlAwda

appassionato, 3 days ago to palestine

Former ICC official Eric Witte says that the decision does not imply that the actions of each side’s leaders are equal but that they will be “equally scrutinised under the law”.

“It’s impossible to compare the two. “But what we can say is that victims on both sides are deeply deserving of justice, accountability …"

“There are standards even during wartime. Even if you feel your cause is justified, it doesn’t mean that you can use any means whatsoever to pursue that cause.”

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#ICC

appassionato, 3 days ago to Palestine

#Handala

West Bank Wall graffiti art in Bethlehem: Handala and Liberty as "Pietà".

An iconic symbol of Palestinian identity and defiance. The character has been described as "portraying war, resistance, and the Palestinian identity with astounding clarity".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handala

By Mujaddara, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91038990

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#WestBank
#resistance
#liberty
#art
#graffiti

appassionato, 3 days ago to DadBin

“We are running out of words to describe what is happening in Gaza. We have described it as a catastrophe, a nightmare, as hell on earth. It is all of these, and worse.”

Edem Wosornu, senior UN aid official

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#Gaza
#displaced
#children

appassionato, 3 days ago to astrophotography

Lightning Lake | #Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand

Photographer Tom Rae:
‘The Milky Way emerges from New Zealand’s highest mountain on a winter night – a shot I’ve longed to capture. In rare alpine weather conditions, I embarked on a journey up the glacial valley one night. Upon reaching the lake, the scene that unfolded made me feel like I had landed on another planet.'

@photography
#astrophotography
#NightSky
#MilkyWay
#NZ
#mountains
#lake
#reflection

appassionato, 3 days ago to spain

The Tajinaste | Mirador el Tabonal Negro, #Tenerife, #Spain

Photographer Maximilian Höfling:

‘My primary goal in #astrophotography is to unveil the hidden beauty of the night sky beyond the visible stars. I’m especially passionate about showcasing our galaxy, the Milky Way, in all its glory’

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#NightSky
#MilkyWay
#plants

appassionato, 3 days ago to astrophotography

Mother Juniper | Jebel Shams, #Oman

Photographer Benjamin Barakat:

‘The wisdom of the juniper reveals itself in its aged roots, twisted and sculpted over millennia, enduring the ravages of time and countless obstacles. Amid the ever-changing tides of time, one constant remains: its profound connection with the night sky and the Milky Way. Their paths intertwine and converge, culminating in a perfect alignment.'

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#astrophotography
#MilkyWay
#NightSky
#trees

appassionato, 3 days ago to Argentina

A Clear Welcome | Laguna de los Tres, #Patagonia, #Argentina

Photographer Francesco Dall’Olmo: ‘This was the first photo I took in Patagonia. Contrary to expectations of cold, rain, and wind, our initial encounter with these landscapes was unusual: nearly three days of clear skies. This clear welcome gifted me with a rare photo of Mount Fitz Roy framed by the Milky Way arch’

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#astrophotography
#MilkyWay
#mountains
#reflection

appassionato, 3 days ago to astrophotography

Blooming Bottle Tree | Socotra island, #Yemen

Photographer Rositsa Dimitrova: ‘The gorgeous bottle trees of #Socotra only bloom for a few weeks in February and March, and it’s a mesmerising sight you want to experience again and again’

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#astrophotography
#MilkyWay
#trees

appassionato, 3 days ago to astrophotography

The vanity of life | Wadi Rum desert, #Jordan

Photographer Mihail Minkov: ‘The concept behind this shot is to highlight the stark contrast between the vastness of the cosmos and the minuscule nature of humanity. The composition intentionally draws the viewer’s focus to a small figure, underscoring our insignificance in the grand scheme of the universe, while the majestic Milky Way core dominates the background.

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#astrophotography
#MilkyWay