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🔴 Why Gaza Is Starving — The Story Behind the Crisis

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More informative and heartbreaking posts from Hani Almadhoun, Senior Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA USA, who is in daily contact with family, friends, and colleagues in Gaza. Please make a donation to his organization, which is providing food and medicine to the people of Gaza, and the Gaza Soup Kitchen, a nonprofit he founded with … Continue reading 🔴 Why Gaza Is Starving — The Story Behind the Crisis

Questions from Gaza’s Children

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The following questions come from the children of Gaza, all of which have been asked of Palestine Trauma Centre (UK) staff over the last year. Reposted from that organization's website. These are questions for all of us, including especially the leaders of the terrorist state responsible for the ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing, Israel. Source: … Continue reading Questions from Gaza’s Children

Shadow of the Wall 

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Here's a song I created about Stephen "Goebbels" Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy and the US homeland security adviser. This is my favorite version of two. The AI-generated image below would be good raw material for a noir painting. I'm not sure who would want it, certainly not most members … Continue reading Shadow of the Wall 

“They were alive. For hours.”

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Posted by Miral Asker, one of my LinkedIn contacts who's based in Cairo. This is what most of the Western MSM calls the Israel-Hamas "war" or "conflict." Another example of Israel's handiwork, one of the things it does best in its ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza in pursuit of the Greater Israel project. … Continue reading “They were alive. For hours.”

Guest Post: “Shadows Over Sunrises: A Young Woman’s Fight for Tomorrow in Gaza”

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by Samah Nazmi Jumaa Al-Jaraba’a The rumble of distant explosions and the piercing sirens have been the soundtrack to my life for as long as I can remember. I’m 19 now, and while the world talks about “ceasefires” and “peace processes,” for young women like me in Gaza, the war is a relentless, ongoing battle … Continue reading Guest Post: “Shadows Over Sunrises: A Young Woman’s Fight for Tomorrow in Gaza”

“I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.”

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Image created by ChatGPT. Omer Bartov, an Israeli-American historian and the Dean's Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, states the obvious in this essay for The New York Times in case there is any doubt in anyone's mind. (Some of the "I stand with Israel" types can still be enlightened. The hardcore … Continue reading “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.”

Lunch is Served to Our Special Guests

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A 14.7.25 LinkedIn update from Hani Almadhoun, Senior Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA USA. His organization is one of those providing lifesaving food and medicine to the people of Gaza. Please consider donating to UNRWA USA and the Gaza Soup Kitchen, a nonprofit Hani founded with his brother Mahmoud, who was assassinated by an Israeli … Continue reading Lunch is Served to Our Special Guests

Alian Kdeeh, RIP 😢

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Reposted from a LinkedIn contact. Alian Kdeeh, 95 years old, in a wheelchair, was killed today by Israeli forces near Beni Suheila in Khan Younis.He was older than the state of Israel itself. He lived through British colonial rule, survived decades of oppression, and just a month ago saw his hometown reduced to rubble. Today, … Continue reading Alian Kdeeh, RIP 😢

“Mom, I can’t stop smelling the bodies.”

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Here's a guest post by Miral Askar, whose LinkedIn description reads as follows: Building Products by Day, Advocating for Justice by Passion Product Owner | Human Rights Advocate | Bridging Tech & Advocacy for a Just World. The Hebrew language source is Walla News. The article is entitled Daniel could not stand the sights of … Continue reading “Mom, I can’t stop smelling the bodies.”