“but Hamas”

“My little son was jumping yesterday with extreme joy after the good news about the truce. Today we buried him.”

It's not just Gaza—Israeli forces are unlawfully killing Palestinians in the West Bank, including executing those who posed no apparent threat. Israel killed 2X more Palestinians in 2023 than in 18+ years & is on pace to kill more in 2024. New Human Rights Watch report🧵hrw.org/news/2024/05/0…

Your weapons at work President Biden

My colleague in Rafah said today that she woke her 6-month-old baby up in the middle of the night to play. With the heavy bombardment, she thought it would be their last night alive: 'If this would be my last night at least I got the chance to hug my daughter for the last time.'

When we look back at this moment in history, let the role of the press be remembered. And let it be known that The Wall Street Journal's Editorial Board justified and excused war crimes, crimes against humanity, and, very possibly, genocide.

Despite kids dying of starvation & famine, Israel is still blocking aid critical for the survival of Gaza’s population in defiance of the CIJ_ICJ. States that continue to send arms to Israel risk complicity in Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians—Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2024/05/0…

Gruesome images coming out of Rafah tonight. Don’t tell me this is about hostages, because 1. we now know from reporting that Hamas agreed to release all of them, living and dead, and Israel said no and 2. The hostages are there somewhere, enduring this onslaught, too

Student visibly shaken and in tears: “it was so scary. We were asleep and there were like ten of us when they came in.” They being the police. They in riot gear. They called in by the administration of this university.

Hope you’re satisfied, Joe.
This is your legacy.

'Living in Gaza is like living in a blender—you never know when you'll get chopped,' a Palestinian in Rafah recently told Human Rights Watch. Forcing 1 million+ displaced Palestinians in Rafah to again flee is unlawful & catastrophic. There is nowhere safe to go in Gaza

It’s worth remembering that this is from 12 sitting members of the #USSenate and is a direct threat to the #ICCProsecutor and his family. This is an attempt to obstruct an independent investigation and steps must be taken to address this. This is the #UnitedStates . This is not a…

“What will I do if they invade Rafah?,” Ghazal, a 14-year-old girl w. cerebral palsy who had lost her wheelchair in an attack.
Ghazal is just one of 1.5 mil. ppl currently trapped in Rafah, who had already fled multiple attacks.
Where are they expected to flee now? And how?

Messages from people told to evacuate from #Rafah today:

“It is true. They asked us to evacuate areas of Rafah but I don’t have a plan to move because there’s nowhere safe to go. I struggle in life with this war. It is a very cruel life”.

“Mohammad”

The Israeli army has begun calling for Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah. To force 1 million+ displaced Palestinians in Rafah to again flee is unlawful & catastrophic. There's nowhere safe to go in Gaza. The int'l community should act to prevent further atrocities. Human Rights Watch

‼️As #Israel orders the immediate evacuation of eastern parts of #Rafah + go to Muwasi, a reminder that this is unlawful. Muwasi is not equipped to host more displaced. Most importantly this could lead to a catastrophic loss of human life. Nowhere is safe.
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There’s been a framing that all these protesters at Columbia were rich and entitled. But that’s why interviews of them are important ⁦Columbia Daily Spectator⁩ ⁦New York Magazine⁩

Nearly five years into Lebanon's financial crisis, the EU breaks with its 'aid conditional on reforms' policy to give Lebanon $1 billion to stop migrants landing on its shores.

Confirms Lebanese elite policy of letting the crisis fester till it get so bad the West intervenes.

Shame on the EU
Shame on Cyprus
Shame on Lebanon

Lebanese authorities have mismanaged the economy - including billions of dollars from donor countries, scapegoated, deported and used Syrians as a bargaining chip to get more €€.

Now they are being rewarded for it by the EU

Spent today outside Columbia University gates where faculty & students peacefully protested. Saw & heard nothing remotely antisemitic -unless you see criticism of Columbia’s heavyhanded crackdown, #Israel govt policies or solidarity w/ Palestinians as antisemitic.

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