Nearly twenty years to the day since Israel launched “Operation Rainbow” in Rafah. From the MER archives: merip.org/2004/06/in-raf… #AllEyesOnRafah

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just absolutely wild that a publicly funded college, on public land and funded by the public, which has the name *city* college, is now simply barricaded by the police and closed to the public

Headed to London for a couple of talks on Iran and India at SOAS. Hope to see some of you there!

All profits go to our partners in Gaza, Majalla 28.

Find out more & order your copy of our Spring 2024 issue 'Gaza! Gaza! Gaza!' here:

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There are 1.4 million Palestinians concentrated in camps below the bombs.

I’m pleased to finally reveal, I’ve been working behind the scenes with our team the past few months as the new managing editor of muftah.

Having been on hiatus since 2019, we are relaunching as a biannual thematic magazine.

Launching very soon:
Issue 1: Openings

It’s been a while! The last time we were here, X was Twitter, and posts were tweets. Not all change is for the better. But change is coming to Muftah, and we hope you’ll like it.

After a five year hiatus, we’re happy to announce the relaunch of Muftah Magazine. In lieu of a…

For those upset about the (completely avoidable) self-destruction of PEN America, buy a ticket to this alternate event that is actually uplifting Palestinian writers.

Another King's College London alum killed by Israel. Adnan Al Bursh abducted, tortured. Maisara Alrayes killed in an airstrike, trapped under rubble for 30 hours. Yet, King's College London still silent, not even simple ceasefire call. This isn't neutrality, this silence is complicity.

NEW: Jamaal Bowman’s primary could be the most expensive in history. AIPAC is expected to spend up to $25 million to elect their recruited candidate, George Latimer. 1/4 of Latimer’s funds have been raised thru AIPAC, and at least $200k from GOP donors theintercept.com/2024/05/03/aip…

Child care justice must be intersectional and teachers know it because they live it: racial justice, immigrant justice, gender justice, human rights, worker justice, language justice, economic justice. It's all part of the story.

Zionists pick words out of our language & symbols out of our culture & steal them or vilify them, criminalize opposition to our oppression, use our tax $ to beat us & kill our families. But we are the violent ones?

There is more to say, but for now let me tell you how proud I am of our Columbia Journalism students, whom I've watched report non-stop for days, sleep on floors, support one another & give their all to bearing witness under dire conditions: pulitzer.org/news/statement… The Pulitzer Prizes

Any statement on this from American Historical Association?

Statement in support of Steve and Sandra Tamari, both of whom were arrested, and Steve has been hospitalised after the cops broke his ribs and his hand:

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A Statement on the arrest of Steve and Sandra Tamari from the MERIP Board of Directors, the co-chairs of the Executive Committee, the Editorial Staff and the Executive Director. bit.ly/3QssjqK