'By dawn on June 12 (1967), eight centuries of Jerusalem history, including two mosques, had been reduced to dust.'

'. . . [T]his erasure was not only physical, but one of memory as well.' ⤵️

jerusalemstory.com/en/article/des…

'The sky and meadows disappeared.
Then
Everything disappeared behind
Their wall.
It was like a home with no fountain
Like poetry without words
Its verses became fragile
And everything betrayed us
Even Time in its Greatness
Betrayed us'

Handala's Dream ⤵️
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Sumūd

📷 Chris Oshinksi

'It is quite conceivable... within the realm of practical political possibilities, that... a highly organized and mechanized humanity will conclude quite democratically—namely by majority decision—that for humanity as a whole it would be better to liquidate certain parts thereof'

'They have corrupted all human solidarity. Here the night has fallen on the future. When no witnesses are left, there can be no testimony.'

— Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism

Jungjin Lee, 'Unnamed Road'

[T]hose who were expelled from humanity and from human history and thereby deprived of their human condition need the solidarity of all men to assure them of their rightful place in ‘man’s enduring chronicle.’

— Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism

Slavery was legal, apartheid was legal, even colonialism was legal. Because something is legal does not mean it’s right. Legality is not a matter of morals, it’s a matter of power.

All Israeli settlements in occupied territory are war crimes (Art. 49 4th Geneva Convention), but Israel has long distinguished between recognized settlements and unrecognized outposts. Netanyahu is now recognizing 68 outposts as settlements. x.com/MairavZ/status…

Lois Frederick

The US being able to veto whether those they’re committing genocide against are permitted their own self-determination encapsulates everything wrong with the so-called ‘United Nations.’

End the Veto. Democratise the UN. Enforce international law. Free Palestine. Now.

The American Veto against Palestine full membership of the UN means that the talk about “ two states solution “ is merely hypocritical and is meant to give Israel time to finish illegal settlements and annexation of the occupied Palestinian Territories.

The unimaginable Israeli destruction of Gaza

The Israeli army killed 14 Palestinians in Nur Shams refugee camp up till now and continues to prevent ambulances from reaching the injured. The army also invaded the main hospital in Tulkarem and harassed the medical personnel.

When I think of İstanbul, the seagull comes to my mind.
Half silver, half foam,
Half fish, half bird.
When I think of İstanbul, a fairy tale comes to my mind,
Once upon a time.

~Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu
📷 Cigdem Kayihan Aslan #istanbul

“My heart sings as the night bird sings alone, but full of hope”~Ocean

Charlie Parker
Out Of Nowhere

Robert Doisneau

Dimancheville, France
Mai, 1963

I thought trees / no longer gave shade.

—Tadeusz Różewicz, 'How Wonderful'

Any leader whose paradigm of justice is “just us” is not ready to lead for the equal benefit of all and therefore not ready to govern all for democracy that works for all #JustAThought

Josef Koudelka. Portugal. Beira Litoral region. Coimbra. 1975.