Light in the Rubble – A Song for Hani Almadhoun

17/08/202518/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Songs canary mission, ethnic cleansing, gaza, Gaza Soup Kitchen, genocide, Hani Almadhoun, israel, palestine, palestinians, reverse canary mission, UNRWA USA

This image was created by ChatGPT based on the lyrics of the song and Hani's LinkedIn profile photo. Below are two versions of a song honoring the lifesaving work of Hani Almadhoun, senior director of philanthropy at UNRWA USA and co-founder of the Gaza Soup Kitchen. Please consider making a donation to both organizations. Here … Continue reading Light in the Rubble – A Song for Hani Almadhoun

The Liberation of All of Us

16/08/202517/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ahed tamimi, democracy, ethnic cleansing, freedom, genocide, Greater Israel, human rights, israel, liberation, palestine, palestinians, western values

Image created by ChatGPT. I'm pleased to share this LinkedIn post by Miral Askar, whose tagline is Building Products by Day, Advocating for Justice by Passion. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y9qZPAsDZYw Remember that young Palestinian teenager who slapped an Israeli soldier (in 2017), her curls flying as the cameras rolled? That was Ahed Tamimi. She was 16 then, a … Continue reading The Liberation of All of Us

Israel Killed Anas Al-Sharif & Six Others

15/08/202516/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Songs al jazeera, anas al-sharif, assassination, edward snowden, ethnic cleansing, gaza, gaza city, genocide, george orwell, greater israel project, idf, iof, journalists, palestine, palestinians, Zionism

In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. -George Orwell When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals. -Edward Snowden For some reason, I felt the urge to message Anas al-Sharif on Friday evening (8 August). Maybe it was a premonition or just an urgent … Continue reading Israel Killed Anas Al-Sharif & Six Others

🧵 Updates from Gaza

15/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Updates bombing, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, iof, israel, occupation, palestine, palestinians, rat infestation

This update was posted on LinkedIn by Tamam Abusalama, Senior Communication Officer at the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) in Brussels.Israel is quietly advancing its occupation of Gaza.In Gaza City’s historic neighborhoods — Daraj, Zaytoun, Tuffah, and Shuja'iyya — relentless bombardment has displaced the vast majority of residents. With open statements of intent … Continue reading 🧵 Updates from Gaza

A Spring in Autumn

12/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, israel, palestine, palestinians, Shams Mazen Rajab, starvation

This image was generated by ChatGPT based on the poem. This is the third poem by Ms. Shams Mazen Rajab, a young woman who lives in Gaza. In life's budding spring, I find a silent fall,My heart, a hushed lament for worries beyond recall,My soul, a whisper yearning for safety's sheltering wall. Burdens unseen weigh … Continue reading A Spring in Autumn

Longing (Ḥanīn/حنين)

10/08/202511/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Songs Ḥanīn, Echoes of Gaza, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, Longing, palestine, We'am Hamdan, حنين

ChatGPT created this image based on this prompt: Hanin (حنين) "is a profound Arabic term that encapsulates a deep longing, particularly for a lost homeland or a place of origin." This is a LinkedIn post by Ms. We'am Hamdan, who is a Ph.D. student in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge. At … Continue reading Longing (Ḥanīn/حنين)

Israel Killed Taha Fouad Almadhoun

09/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Songs ethnic cleansing, gaza, Gaza Soup Kitchen, genocide, Hani Almadhoun, iof, israel, murder, palestine, palestinians, Taha Fouad Almadhoun

Whoever kills a soul…it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one—it is as if he had saved all of mankind.— Qur’an, Surah Al-Ma’idah (5:32) Rest in peace, Taha Fouad Almadhoun. He was just killed in Gaza. Taha wasn’t carrying a weapon. He carried hope—wrapped in aid parcels, driven through ruins, past … Continue reading Israel Killed Taha Fouad Almadhoun

Law for Palestine: INTENT

09/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary gaza, genocide, Intent, israel, Law for Palestine, palestine, palestinians, Zionism

This image was created by ChatGPT based on the italicized statement below. The statements of genocidal intent in this database highlight the intentionality fueling specific acts that constitute genocide, committed by the Israeli Armed Forces against Palestinians. Israel's political and military leaders and other hardcore Zionists don't speak in code or use dog whistles. There's … Continue reading Law for Palestine: INTENT

Is Israel Guilty of Genocide in Gaza?

08/08/202508/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary chatGPT, DeepSeek, ethnic cleansing, gaza, Gemini, genocide, israel, Justice AI GPT, moral equivalence, palestine, palestinians

ChatGPT generated this image based on the title of this post. I was surprised that it didn't reject the request. This is a rhetorical question that I asked DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Justice AI GPT. Below is the most accurate response and DeepSeek's China-obsessed non-answer. (Thanks for nothing, DS!) The "big three" frame the answers … Continue reading Is Israel Guilty of Genocide in Gaza?

Stolen Beauty

05/08/202505/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Songs ethnic clensing, gaza, genocide, idf, iof, israel, palestine, palestinians, Shams Mazen Rajab, stolen beauty

Image created by ChatGPT based on the text. This is a musical version of a poem written by Shams Mazen Rajab, whose name means "Sun" in English. Shams is a Gaza-based translator, writer, and English teacher, and also teaches the Arabic language to non-native speakers. She is also a student in the (ELT Professionals for … Continue reading Stolen Beauty

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