'In 214 days, Israel has killed 142 journalists in Gaza, approximately one every 36 hours. The staggering death toll makes the war the deadliest conflict for journalists in modern history.' #NotATarget aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/11…

How privileged are we to look up at a peaceful sky in search of the northern lights at the same time that bombs rained down on Gaza.

So dystopian. Seven months of intense bombing & our leaders allow it to happen.

A very disturbing CNN account of how Israeli is treating Palestinian detainees within Israel -- bound and blindfolded endlessly. One man had to have a hand amputated because it had been bound so tightly. Beatings as 'revenge and punishment.' x.com/BeckyCNN/statu…

Disturbing accusations of abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli troops come from inside Israel's military. Accusations surround a detention facility in the Negev desert. Three Israeli whistleblowers describe a systematic pattern of abuse. Matthew Chance reports.

Utterly pathetic

US finds Israel’s use of weapons in Gaza ‘inconsistent’ with human rights law, but will not cut flow of arms theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

'It's the worst thing I've seen in my lifetime.'

British broadcaster & football legend @garylineker talks Gaza with me on #MehdiUnfiltered and reveals: 'I cry on a regular basis when I see certain images on social media.'

Full show: zeteo.com/p/it-haunts-an…

U.S. and U.K. oppose an independent investigation into mass graves in Gaza.

Not surprised. Disgusted. But not surprised.

“The only way they (Israel) won’t drop bombs is if they don’t have any,” says the European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell.
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There are '600,000 children that are seeking shelter in Rafah...Many of them have been displaced multiple times already. They’re exhausted, traumatized, sick, hungry, and their ability to safely evacuate is limited.” -- UNICEF. theintercept.com/2024/05/08/isr…

A standing ovation for Asna Tabassum, USC valedictorian, and cheers for her “resistance to genocide” minor today at the USC student awards ceremony

On Thursday, the perimeter of UNRWA Headquarters in East Jerusalem was set on fire.

“UN staff, premises & operations should be protected at all times in line with international law,” – Philippe Lazzarini.

Humanitarians are #NotATarget .

Which young people is she speaking to? Where? Those kids are organised, well-spoken, and fully aware of what is happening. You do not need to know the history of ME in order to be against a genocide of the Palestinians.

Women will have devastating health consequences for themselves and newborns, babies will not be born and women will die trying to give birth. If you claim to support reproductive justice and have been silent, you are no advocate at all.

this is your friendly reminder that suzanne collins actually wrote the hunger games during the iraq war. the inspiration came to her when she was flipping through tv channels between reality shows and footage of the iraq war.

Research also undertaken by Unite the union: join a union has revealed that corporate profits, not workers’ wages, are at the heart of the cost of living crisis. And whole swathes of corporate Britain are being allowed to get away with it. #Profiteering theguardian.com/business/2024/…

We had a really important debate with #dockers at the IDC Mid-term Conference in Liverpool about issues such as automation. We have to look at these problems across all borders across the world. That's why unite is holding a docks combine, bringing all our reps on docks together.

In Tory England 900,000 children living in poverty miss out on Free School Meals.

They are ‘eating rubbers’.

Record 4.3m children live in poverty.

Poverty is a political choice in a country where 1% has more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
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'You have the right to defend yourself within international law. It has now become clear that Israel has repeatedly broken intl law, & often times that has been cheered on by people across the political spectrum in this country & the US'

Grace Blakeley on #bbcqt . Spot on!

🔴 The UK is required by law to stop arms licenses when there is a clear risk they may be used to break international humanitarian law — no matter how many we sell.

The Foreign Secretary has stated he does not support the #Rafah offensive, but he is still allowing UK arms to be…