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"After nearly a year of war, fear marks everyday life for Palestinians in Gaza... fear of the Israeli warplanes that tear through the skies and carry out deadly airstrikes... fear of famine with only a trickle of aid coming in ... fear of being forgotten." nytimes.com/2024/09/20/wor…

We have just learned that an Israeli airstrike killed our dear and long-time friend Dina Darwiche, and severely injured members of her family. Dina was the gentlest and kindest soul we knew. She had been dedicated to her humanitarian work with UNHCR for as long as I can

The head of the State Dept.’s refugees bureau determined that Israel was blocking humanitarian aid and that the government should freeze $830M earmarked for weapons and bombs to Israel, per emails we obtained. propublica.org/article/gaza-p…

Human Rights Groups: Israel's Far-right Channel 14 Has Called for Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza More Than 50 Times, Haaretz.com reports haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader, has said the group will not agree to stop firing at Israel until Israel and Hamas reach an agreement that ends the war in Gaza. nytimes.com/2024/09/24/wor…

This sort of blatant corruption is a much bigger menace to American democracy than anything you will ever see on CNN or MSNBC

The number of botany degrees granted in the US rose to 489 in 2023 — the highest in decades. (By comparison, American universities gave out more than 45,000 marketing degrees last year.) Are Botanists Endangered? therevelator.org/botanists-enda… FYI Dr. Erin Zimmerman🌿📝

From "In the Land of Israel," by Amos Oz, published 1983. I ask what will happen after the next war. "Another war," decrees Naif. "And after that another war. Another hundred wars."

The existence of reports like B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم's "Welcome to Hell” is a reminder that Israel still has human rights advocates willing to denounce indiscriminate killings in Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian assistance and [...] abuses against detainees. The New York Review of Books nybooks.com/articles/2024/…

Civilians always pay the price during conflict. The warring parties must do more to protect civilians and respect international humanitarian law.

Women & girls should not be required to wait, seek permission from other people, or justify their reasons to access abortion care Requiring permissions from partners or others can lead to harmful delays in accessing #SafeAbortion services & undermines women’s autonomy & rights

A lone survivor on Maryhill Road. Between the 1950s and 1980s over 100,000 traditional sandstone tenements were demolished across Glasgow. This was almost 60% of the entire housing stock. Cont./ #glasgow #architecture #maryhill #tenement #glasgowtenements createstreets

his smile as he signs the bomb Guernica Joshua St. Claire HAIKU Rattle: Poetry wp.me/pfVJnt-c5E via @rattlepoetry

Nasrallah was killed not by better and more precise intelligence, but simply more bombs. Specifically eighty bombs for one person.

When I was growing up in the 1960’s and 70’s a statement like this was inconceivable, and a vast majority of Israelis would have celebrated it. And now, here it is (and has been for years). Are there risks? Of course. But that’s what leaders are for.

מנהיג שמאל היה שם את הסרטון הזה בלופים, במקום להציע לכבוש את דרום לבנון

The word “castanet” is derived from Ancient Greek κᾰστᾰ́νειᾰ, meaning “chestnut”. The concave shape of castanets reminded Spanish dancers of the fruit casing of chestnuts & conkers, and thus inspired the musical instrument’s name “castañuela”, or “little chestnuts”. #nature

President Jimmy Carter turns 100 tomorrow, October 1st, 2024. He says he's excited about that, "but I'm really excited to vote for Kamala Harris." youtube.com/watch?v=phmbvt…

Happy 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ birthday to President Jimmy Carter 🎉 Here he is in 1977 on his visit to the North East with PM Jim Callaghan There were crowds of 20,000 and Carter visited the Corning glassworks in Sunderland where he was given a special gift…

Since Israel took over Rafah, passage through it has been totally blocked. Israel isn’t allowing passage via its crossing with Gaza other than in a tiny fraction of cases. Thousands of patients needing medical evacuation, dual nationals and visa holders are blocked.