Israel, Palestine & the Levant rolling events: Oct 23 on

MSNBC President Rashida Jones

every time I see this I'm thrown for a loop

Those dinner table conversations with Ezra Koenig must be a riout.

I saw that the day after I found out that the SAG-AFTRA President is Fran Drescher, so for a second....

I was just about to post a "TIL" comment.

If civil structures are destroyed then I don't expect a civil response.

Israel has demolished the Palace of Justice in Gaza City.

This is a war not against Hamas, but against all Palestinian civil institutions.pic.twitter.com/RAzo2SW93N

— Séamus Malekafzali (@Seamus_Malek) December 4, 2023

You know how Israel destroyed the Al Shifa & Indonesian hospitals? It looks like they are now doing the same to Kamal Adwan hospital.

As Hani Mahmoud asks, "is the Israeli military at war with Palestinian hospitals?" pic.twitter.com/D92dfv4vqv

— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) December 5, 2023

https://archive.is/LXuQG

"Far-right activists are slated to march on the Temple Mount on Thursday evening to demand an end to control by the Waqf, the Islamic endowment which administers the site holy site and has traditionally expressed strong opposition to any Jewish religious expression there.

The mount is home of the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the location of the Jewish temples in antiquity.

The demonstration, which will coincide with the first night of Hanukkah, is being billed as the Maccabi March—a nod to the Hasmonean revolt against the Seleucids and the Hellenized Jewish elite in ancient Judea, culminating in the rededication of the Holy Temple."

Dr. Mustafa Elmasri
@Gaza_Psych
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Judging from the current conditions, scarce food, and relentless Z attacks, the likelihood of physical survival in this genocide seems increasingly
I'm thankful for staying true to my faith and ethics. My trainees and students will cherish my memory

From CNN:

West Bank
CNN
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A video reviewed by CNN Tuesday shows a man in military fatigues shooting and wounding a mentally disabled Palestinian near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron.

Tarek Abu Abed, known to friends and family as “Ghazzawi,” was on his way home Tuesday when he was stopped by three men in military fatigues and asked for identification, Tarek’s brother Diaa Abu Abed told CNN by telephone on Tuesday.

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Amazing what a lot of Western media are reporting on.

Video this MIT neuroscientist speaks about is on the tweet. I just wanted to paste the full text by him here.

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@AjAqrabawi
I’ve seen this
@MIT
student on Jake Tappers show
@CNN
. Here she’s speaking to the house GOP and was kind enough to give me a personal shout out. I never thought my speech would make it so far, thank you for amplifying my statements (~1:28 mark)!

Weird, why am I never invited to share my experience as a Palestinian with the establishment? Why does she feel that her safety and comfort should take priority over mine?

She claims Jewish students feel the need to hide their perspectives, yet the Zionists among them have not been shy in their incessant emails to admin, trying to get me fired for speaking my own. She doesn’t seem very intimidated complaining about me and the CAA to the US congress.

It’s incredible how frustrated Zionists get when their perceived supremacy is challenged by the tolerance of Palestinian voices on campus.

Would it help these students feel less alone if I shared the hundreds of hate messages & threats I’ve received since Oct. 7? Perhaps invite me to speak with them directly in a formal setting, maybe then they might understand that I also just want to do science in peace?

Anyway, I don’t know who this is and I’m not too interested either. I just wanted to point out the clear double standards, and express my admiration towards MIT for remaining principled thus far; truly exercising equity and inclusivity. I honestly wasn’t expecting it.

(should have been on the other thread; let the chaos continue)

I never supported the war, but Israel has lost its mind. Unhinged destruction and death. No clear, viable goal. I don't know how anyone can stand it. pic.twitter.com/dNTABWQ7Ps

— Sheera Talpaz (@snarkademic) December 5, 2023

Not heard enough about this action.

Hanine Hassan حنين
@Hanine09
Israeli forces are flooding Gaza with seawater, under the pretext of destroying the tunnels. This will result in the long-term destruction of groundwater & aquifers, rendering agriculture & drinking water impossible, eliminating life for decades. This is a crime against humanity

I can't keep up, and quite frankly don't really want to. I read this earlier and hit my limit for the day:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/6/how-israel-is-squeezing-1-8-million-palestinians-into-an-airport-sized-area

It begins.

Times of Israel reports: "Several religious IDF soldiers establish ‘first Chabad House’ in Gaza Strip" -

https://timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/several-religious-idf-soldiers-establish-first-chabad-house-in-gaza-strip/

Sounds like the tunnel stuff is a load of crap.

Don't fall for the 'plans' the defeated IOF write fanfics about.
If "flooding the tunnels" or any similar Roadrunner antics actually worked, they would have done them decades ago.
And don't belittle the resistance by assuming they haven't taken measures to counteract such plans. https://t.co/uXLZWni7TF

— Ibn Riad - ابن رياض (@IbnRiad) December 5, 2023

Mustafa Barghouti @Mustafa_Barghouti
@MustafaBarghou1
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2h
Israel approved 1300 new illegal settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem.

https://t.co/EZqYAqZiY9 pic.twitter.com/RBt4y1Ne4y

— Marwa Fatafta مروة فطافطة (@marwasf) December 7, 2023

More on that:

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-war-gaza-men-stripped-detained-army

Seen his posts quite a bit on my TL. Now gone.

Refaat's final poem. Rest in power gentle soul 🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/azL14CgeMD

— . (@ImReadinHere) December 7, 2023

such a completely heartbreaking loss https://t.co/EtWlptFPZZ

— Alex Press (@alexnpress) December 7, 2023

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It is with deep sorrow that we announce the tragic murder of Dr Ayman Jerjawi

Dr. Ayman, an exceptional anesthesia specialist, was killed today in an Israeli bombing. He remained in Beit Lahia, dedicating himself to treating patients at Kamal Idwan Hospital until last breath pic.twitter.com/HBkLavRG2d

— Younis Tirawi | يونس (@ytirawi) December 7, 2023

Yair Wallach
@YairWallach
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44m
The estimates I hear are that the heavy bombings will continue for another two or three weeks. And this thought is unbearable

Reuters long-read on the Israeli attack on Oct 13 that killed their reporter and wounded several other journalists: https://www.reuters.com/graphics/ISRAEL-LEBANON/JOURNALIST/akveabxrzvr/index.html

An Israeli tank crew killed a Reuters journalist and wounded six reporters in Lebanon on Oct. 13 by firing two shells in quick succession from Israel while the journalists were filming cross-border shelling, a Reuters investigation has found.

The two strikes killed Reuters visuals journalist Issam Abdallah, 37, and severely wounded Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographer Christina Assi, 28, just over a kilometre from the Israeli border near the Lebanese village of Alma al-Chaab.

Reuters spoke to more than 30 government and security officials, military experts, forensic investigators, lawyers, medics and witnesses to piece together a detailed account of the incident. The news agency reviewed hours of video footage from eight media outlets in the area at the time and hundreds of photos from before and after the attack, including high-resolution satellite images.

As part of its investigation, Reuters also gathered and obtained evidence from the scene including shrapnel on the ground and embedded in a Reuters car, three flak jackets, a camera, tripod and a large piece of metal.

Reports and images of civilian Palestinian males being blindfolded and stripped to their underwear in the streets, lined up and in some cases summarily executed. And that's on top of the well-documented incident I linked to above.

Thread on one Refaat's lectures, and how poetry is silenced

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I am watching this right and Refaat says the following: "Of course we always fall into this trap of saying, 'she [Fadwa Tuqan] was arrested for just writing poetry!' We do this a lot, even us believers in literature... https://t.co/ckeWl7E4Rs

— איישע (@protosemite) December 8, 2023

:( pic.twitter.com/KbRO1DFiXu

— Abeer Ayyoub (@Abeerayyoub) December 8, 2023

That's an ancient mosque. When ISIS was destroying beautiful things like this the West condemned it.

unconscionable.

It is all far, far too much.

The moment Aljazeera Journalist Momen Al-Sharafi breaks the news that his entire family of 21 members were just killed in an Israeli Airstrike in #Gaza.

The look he gives as he is no longer able to talk, is heartbreaking. pic.twitter.com/owIjR4jXLS

— Rami Jarrah (@RamiJarrah) December 7, 2023

unclear what israel is trying to accomplish planting flags in gaza pic.twitter.com/ujemKAdDU0

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) December 9, 2023

What’s more barbaric than setting food and water on fire while people are starving.

This is filmed in northern Gaza where people go on days without a meal or a sip of water. I have no words left. pic.twitter.com/IxbK9cXPZC

— Marwa Fatafta مروة فطافطة (@marwasf) December 10, 2023

As the screenshot show we have the technology to see these atrocities playing out in a way that is surely quite new.

Wonder what the outcomes might be. For now, there is nothing there. Lives cannot be saved.

“My name is Yafa. And I don't want to die and be mentioned in the media as a number.” 12 Oct 23

“The tanks are very close to us. And we are waiting for our imminent death.” 5 Dec 23

Yafa is killed now. Yafa is NOT A NUMBER. pic.twitter.com/ui7k4SIvy5

— Ahmed Alnaouq (@AlnaouqA) December 9, 2023

Front Line Defenders
@FrontLineHRD
#Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territory:

🚨 We are saddened by the news that disability rights defender Bader Mosleh was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip on 7 December. He leaves a legacy of courage & dedication.

Read more: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/bader-mosleh

Field executions, torture, and threats of rape: In Gaza, Israel’s army replicates the crimes committed by Zionist gangs in 1948

Dark lol at the community note saying how Israeli soldiers pointing a gun at an ambulance is a tradition.

Israeli forces detain paramedics at gun point preventing them from saving lives in Gaza…🇵🇸💔 pic.twitter.com/KQ55RlY8N8

— Pelham (@Resist_05) December 8, 2023

Thread on further resolution from the UN.

BREAKING: Egypt & Mauritania have invoked UNGA Res 377 - Uniting for Peace - to address Gaza genocide.

Res.377 states that if UN Security Council, due to lack of unanimity of permanent 5 members, fails to exercise its primary responsibility to act to maintain intnl peace &… pic.twitter.com/LFEhjPNQ1w

— Huwaida Arraf (@huwaidaarraf) December 11, 2023

This is unbelievably disgusting.

The Abu Ghraib scandal sent shock waves through the Middle East with repercussions to this day. What's happening now is on a far larger scale than Abu Ghraib. This will be Biden's legacy. https://t.co/anln9fHJGl

— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) December 12, 2023

here's a non-paywalled version of the Haaretz story--not that I necessarily recommend reading this, it's intensely disturbing: https://archive.is/E1B64

James Denselow
@jamesdenselow
It is with profound sadness we confirm that a staff member of Save the Children and his family have been killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.

Sameh Ewaida, 39, was the proud father of four children – Mohammad (12), Heba (11), Zeina (3), and Zein (2)

From the minister of Communications in Israel (Likud party):
http://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did%3Aplc%3At46sqvutibvsmjgwn6r6izve/bafkreihc36srli4hmyupf7jscmjkqqybz3zywvjff63v347v74gt37cwpu@jpeg

akm, can you link to that tweet? I want to post it.

I got it off bluesky where Yashar Ali reposted it, so you might want to check his twitter/x account

here's the bsky link, no idea if this works for non-users

https://bsky.app/profile/yasharali.bsky.social/post/3kgeyopzurl2z

here's the Nitter post

https://nitter.net/shlomo_karhi/status/1734631075043778670#m

Jeremy Scahill?! There's a name I haven't seen in a while.

I mean that's kind of been the policy platform of Likkud for a while now (no Palestinian state, Oslo failed, no partner for peace, etc.), so it's not surprising.

Yeah good point

Israel has been attacking Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank for over 30 hours, destroying infrastructure, demolishing houses & murdering Palestinians. pic.twitter.com/AyrpYaXZ3n

— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) December 13, 2023