Cries from the Rubble

15/07/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Songs ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, palestine

But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! -Amos 5:24 This is one version of a song I created about the ongoing Israeli-executed genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza. (Verse 1) The sun won’t rise on shattered stone. Smoke fills the air where homes once stood. A mother cries, but … Continue reading Cries from the Rubble

Lunch is Served to Our Special Guests

14/07/202514/07/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary children, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, starvation

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 😢

13/07/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ailian kdeeh, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, idf, iof, israel, murder, Zionism

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.”

11/07/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Articles, Commentary ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, idf, iof, israel, Lebanon, ptsd, suicide

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.”

The Weaponization of Judaism

06/07/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, holocaust, israel, judaism, mara kronenfeld, palestinians, silence is complicity, starvation, UNRWA USA, Zionism

Mara Kronenfeld's UNRWA Photo Below is a LinkedIn post by Mara Kronenfeld, executive director of UNRWA USA, which is helping to provide food and medicine to people in Gaza. This is a Jewish person's clear and passionate response to the oft-heard and ludicrous charge that to be anti-Zionist or anti-genocide (and therefore anti-Israel) is to … Continue reading The Weaponization of Judaism

Gunning Down the Future of Palestine

03/07/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary erasure, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, hanoi almadhoun, idf, iof, Mahmoud Almadhoun, palestine, palestinians, starvation

Image created by ChatGPT Here are three LinkedIn posts by Hani Almadhoun, reprinted with permission. Hani, who is the Senior Director of Philanthropy for UNWRA, has lost numerous immediate and extended family members, including his brother Chef Mahmoud Almadhoun, who was targeted by the IOF and killed by a drone on November 30, 2024, near … Continue reading Gunning Down the Future of Palestine

“Sun of Hope” by Shams Mazen Rajab

01/07/202517/07/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ELT Professionals for Palestine, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, idf, iof, israel, palestine, poetry, Shams Mazen Rajab, sun of hope, we are not numbers, Zionism

Source: ELT Professionals for Palestine After reading this poem, which was published as a guest post in Letters from Gaza, an ELT Professionals for Palestine's e-newsletter, I was inspired to create two versions of a song using my go-to AI music program with customized prompts. (See the embedded links below for both versions.) Also, below … Continue reading “Sun of Hope” by Shams Mazen Rajab

“Tear Down the Walls”

09/06/202508/06/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, video arrests, authoritarianism, christofascism, cold as ICE, deportation, deportations, detention, ethnic cleansing, FUBAR, gaza, genocide, ICE, israel, lawlessness, MAGA, palestine, resist, shitstorm, tear down the walls, USA

REUTERS/via SNO Sites/Lucy NicholsonThe badge of ICE Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, in Hawthorne, California. File photo March 1, 2020. I created this song "in honor of" ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement), a US government agency from hell. Let me know which version you prefer in the comments section below, on my … Continue reading “Tear Down the Walls”

“They Called Palestinians Terrorists – But What I Saw Made Me A Muslim” by Jon Stewart

02/06/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, israel, jon stewart, justice, palestine, peace, terrorism, zionist framework

A brilliant 25-minute analysis of the Israeli-executed genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Jon Stewart covered all the bases, and then some. Below is a transcript of his remarks created by TurboScribe. Peace, MAA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyZleIe_37k Good evening, everyone, or morning, or whatever it is in Gaza right now. Because let's be honest, time zones are … Continue reading “They Called Palestinians Terrorists – But What I Saw Made Me A Muslim” by Jon Stewart

This is Gaza

05/05/202507/05/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, greater israel project, israel, palestinians, starvation, Zionism

This is Gaza. A child arrives, silently asking for food. Her neck and shoulders reveal the unmistakable signs of severe malnutrition — prominent bones, depleted fat and muscle. She holds a pot of stew like it’s life itself.And in many ways, it is. Let the food in, world. If you feel powerless, make sure the … Continue reading This is Gaza

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