
Matthew Koonce
@matthewkoonce_
This account is focused on archiving Palestinian and Irish history as well as reporting on current events in the West Bank. Formerly Temple U.
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01-07-2021 00:50:14
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Last night, 300 Israeli soldiers invaded Aida Refugee camp in the West Bank. They raided and destroyed homes and abducted 60 Palestinians. The soldiers were seen seizing Chilean club Palestino football kits. Even Palestine inspired kits are a threat to them. Club Deportivo Palestino

When we hear about quadcopter/drone attacks, people tend to assume the killing is automated - a dystopian nightmare in its own right. But an Israeli drone operator saw a child in a wheel chair outside a hospital and opened fire. The act of pulling the trigger was a human one.




Before delivering his Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia this morning, #PopeFrancis informed them: “Yesterday they didn’t let the Patriarch [of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pizzaballa] enter Gaza as they had promised & yesterday children were bombed. This is cruelty. This is not war.”






