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Gaza Before 2023

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I occasionally see videos that Palestinian friends and colleagues in Gaza and the diaspora post on social media of what that part of Palestine looked like before Israel began the genocide in October 2023. Below are links to some videos. In addition to all of the innocents who have been slaughtered by the IOF and … Continue reading Gaza Before 2023

Let’s Not & Say We Did

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The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. -Martin Luther King Jr. I'm an ardent supporter of UNRWA USA, an organization doing lifesaving work in Gaza, which is why I was baffled to see this image on LinkedIn, knowing that this "leadership" includes support of Israel and its genocide in … Continue reading Let’s Not & Say We Did

A Textbook Case of Genocide/حالة نموذجية للإبادة الجماعية

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It's worth reprinting this prescient 13.10.23 JewishCurrents essay in its entirety. The author, Raz Segel, is a US-based Israeli expert in modern genocide. Here's an interview that aired three days later on Democracy Now!. The writing was on the wall from Day One for people with eyes to see and ears to hear. Israel's leadership … Continue reading A Textbook Case of Genocide/حالة نموذجية للإبادة الجماعية

Another Gaza Soup Kitchen Staff Member Shot by an Israeli Quadcopter

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Here's a social media from Hani Almadhoun, vice president of philanthropy at UNRWA USA and co-founder of Gaza Soup Kitchen (GSK). As Hani points out, this is the second member of the Gaza Soup Kitchen team to be shot inside an UN school while doing their job. Mahmoud, Hani's brother, and the other co-founder of … Continue reading Another Gaza Soup Kitchen Staff Member Shot by an Israeli Quadcopter

Giving Up Was Never An Option

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I urge you to take some time to listen to this February 2026 podcast interview with Ms. Shams Mazen Rajab hosted by the Tortoise Shack, "a hub for some of Ireland’s most creative and curious minds. The podcast world is overflowing with reams of content and but most of it is of little interest at … Continue reading Giving Up Was Never An Option

Mainstream Media Complicity in the Israeli-Executed Genocide in Gaza

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(Image: Writers Against the War on Gaza) This image appears in the first article. Rinse, repeat for other MSM outlets, including the electronic and digital media. It's usually easy to connect the dots. A lot has been written and said about mainstream media (MSM) complicity in the genocide in Gaza. I touched on this in … Continue reading Mainstream Media Complicity in the Israeli-Executed Genocide in Gaza

White Wings at Dawn

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A LinkedIn contact who lives in Gaza posted this a few days ago about her nephew, Ahmed, who was killed by the IOF. The night before stealing him from the world, he was playing with my nieces and nephews, his laughter echoing through the room despite the relentless bombing outside. Ahmed, my nephew, didn’t know … Continue reading White Wings at Dawn

Don’t Feed the (Zionist) Trolls!

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Gemini created this literal image based on the title of this blog post. Here's an example. Check out the original post below, my comment, and the two replies by Howie and Leo. While it's tempting to engage with these hateful, racist Zios, life's short and time is precious. (Methinks Howie should review the definition of … Continue reading Don’t Feed the (Zionist) Trolls!

Preface in Prose: Benjamin Fondane Speaks to Us from the Grave

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Grégoire Michonze (Michonznic) (1902-1982), Portrait of the Poet Benjamin Fondane (1898, Jassy-1944, Auschwitz-Birkenau), Paris, c.1943 Remember only that I was innocentand that, like all of you, mortals of this day,I had, I too had a face markedby rage, by pity and joy,an ordinary human face! Those are animals, they have no right to exist. I’m … Continue reading Preface in Prose: Benjamin Fondane Speaks to Us from the Grave

Remember Hind Rajab

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Here are two versions of a song I created with AI assistance and human input about Hind Rajab (2018-2024): Butterfly in the Dust - A Song for Hind Rajab. There are links to some related articles in the description. Below is an Arabic translation. We will never forget. Peace & Justice, MAA Version 1 https://youtu.be/IrMwsMDlYj0?si=mCfjkjN28ar7XSIJ … Continue reading Remember Hind Rajab