#bibiisawarcriminal — Public Fediverse posts
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The Silence That Meets the Rape of #Palestinians
Male and female Palestinians describe brutal sexual abuse at the hands of #Israel’s prison guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators.
By Nicholas Kristof
May 11, 2026"There is no evidence that Israeli leaders order rapes. But in recent years they have built a security apparatus where sexual violence has become, as a United Nations report put it last year, one of Israel’s 'standard operating procedures' and 'a major element in the ill treatment of Palestinians.' A report out last month, from the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, a Geneva-based advocacy group often critical of Israel, concludes that Israel employs 'systematic sexual violence' that is 'widely practiced as part of an organized state policy.' "
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opinion/israel-palestinians-sexual-violence.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/wCOUZ#RapeCulture #NYT #IsraeliWarCrimes #USPol #WorldPol #Palestine #FreePalestine #PalestinianPrisoners #BibiIsAWarCriminal #FuckThePatriarchy
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The Silence That Meets the Rape of #Palestinians
Male and female Palestinians describe brutal sexual abuse at the hands of #Israel’s prison guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators.
By Nicholas Kristof
May 11, 2026"There is no evidence that Israeli leaders order rapes. But in recent years they have built a security apparatus where sexual violence has become, as a United Nations report put it last year, one of Israel’s 'standard operating procedures' and 'a major element in the ill treatment of Palestinians.' A report out last month, from the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, a Geneva-based advocacy group often critical of Israel, concludes that Israel employs 'systematic sexual violence' that is 'widely practiced as part of an organized state policy.' "
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opinion/israel-palestinians-sexual-violence.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/wCOUZ#RapeCulture #NYT #IsraeliWarCrimes #USPol #WorldPol #Palestine #FreePalestine #PalestinianPrisoners #BibiIsAWarCriminal #FuckThePatriarchy
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The Silence That Meets the Rape of #Palestinians
Male and female Palestinians describe brutal sexual abuse at the hands of #Israel’s prison guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators.
By Nicholas Kristof
May 11, 2026"There is no evidence that Israeli leaders order rapes. But in recent years they have built a security apparatus where sexual violence has become, as a United Nations report put it last year, one of Israel’s 'standard operating procedures' and 'a major element in the ill treatment of Palestinians.' A report out last month, from the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, a Geneva-based advocacy group often critical of Israel, concludes that Israel employs 'systematic sexual violence' that is 'widely practiced as part of an organized state policy.' "
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opinion/israel-palestinians-sexual-violence.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/wCOUZ#RapeCulture #NYT #IsraeliWarCrimes #USPol #WorldPol #Palestine #FreePalestine #PalestinianPrisoners #BibiIsAWarCriminal #FuckThePatriarchy
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The Silence That Meets the Rape of #Palestinians
Male and female Palestinians describe brutal sexual abuse at the hands of #Israel’s prison guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators.
By Nicholas Kristof
May 11, 2026"There is no evidence that Israeli leaders order rapes. But in recent years they have built a security apparatus where sexual violence has become, as a United Nations report put it last year, one of Israel’s 'standard operating procedures' and 'a major element in the ill treatment of Palestinians.' A report out last month, from the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, a Geneva-based advocacy group often critical of Israel, concludes that Israel employs 'systematic sexual violence' that is 'widely practiced as part of an organized state policy.' "
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opinion/israel-palestinians-sexual-violence.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/wCOUZ#RapeCulture #NYT #IsraeliWarCrimes #USPol #WorldPol #Palestine #FreePalestine #PalestinianPrisoners #BibiIsAWarCriminal #FuckThePatriarchy
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The Silence That Meets the Rape of #Palestinians
Male and female Palestinians describe brutal sexual abuse at the hands of #Israel’s prison guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators.
By Nicholas Kristof
May 11, 2026"There is no evidence that Israeli leaders order rapes. But in recent years they have built a security apparatus where sexual violence has become, as a United Nations report put it last year, one of Israel’s 'standard operating procedures' and 'a major element in the ill treatment of Palestinians.' A report out last month, from the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, a Geneva-based advocacy group often critical of Israel, concludes that Israel employs 'systematic sexual violence' that is 'widely practiced as part of an organized state policy.' "
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opinion/israel-palestinians-sexual-violence.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/wCOUZ#RapeCulture #NYT #IsraeliWarCrimes #USPol #WorldPol #Palestine #FreePalestine #PalestinianPrisoners #BibiIsAWarCriminal #FuckThePatriarchy
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Israeli airstrike kills Lebanese journalist #AmalKhalil
By Bassem Mroue, April 22, 2026
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The Dam Breaks: Democratic Senators Overwhelmingly Reject Arms Sales to Israel
By Matt Sledge
Excerpt: "Democratic senators overwhelmingly voted to block bomb and bulldozer sales to Israel on Wednesday, in a reflection of the Jewish state’s plummeting stock among party rank-and-file and growing anger over the war with #Iran.
"The Democratic votes on the pair of resolutions from Sen. #BernieSanders, I-Vt., were not enough to overcome universal opposition from Republicans.
"Still, the votes represented a watershed moment in the party’s relationship with Israel and the government of Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu. Israel had continued to enjoy strong support from Democratic leaders, despite outrage from the base over the war on #Gaza. Sanders said the votes signaled that party leaders are finally taking note.
" 'This is where the American people are. The polls are very clear: The overwhelming majority of American people do not want to continue to give weapons to Netanyahu and his horrific wars in the Mideast,' he said. 'I think the Democrats have caught on to that. It took a little while, but they caught on to that. But Republicans, I think, are standing in opposition to millions of their own supporters.' "
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/15/senate-democrats-block-arms-sales-israel/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/VRF2u#USPol #WorldPol #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide #StopArmingIsrael #WarOnIran
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More than 500 people arrested at #PalestineAction protest in #London
Arrests and detentions took place at first #MassDemo since group’s ban was ruled unlawful by high court
Sammy Gecsoyler
Sat 11 Apr 2026#WorldPol #UKPol #FreePalestine #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal #GazaGenocide
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#GazaSoupKitchen Update
April 5, 2026 by #HaniAlmadhoun, Organizer
"Today is my birthday, and I wanted to share this note with you.
This week felt special.
We expanded. Two new kitchens came online—one in the south, in #Rafah, along the coast, in that narrow sliver of land that Palestinians in Gaza can still access. The other is in central Gaza, in the Middle Area, serving a camp known as #AlQuds.
People are grateful—not just for the meals, but for the fact that we are still here. Many initiatives and charities slowed down or closed after Ramadan. We didn’t.
This brings us to fifteen kitchens in operation, along with two additional contracted sites supporting hospital meal programs. We are now covering four hospitals, from #KhanYounes to #GazaCity. Because of you, we are not just reacting—we are positioned to do more, and to keep showing up.
Our water trucks are still moving, delivering fresh drinking water to communities that have nowhere else to turn. Our two learning centers continue to grow, with one now serving more than fifty students—children holding on to some sense of normalcy.
On the ground, our team has doubled down. We’ve increased field visits and continued distributing modified food parcels directly to tents and shelters.
Today, we also reopened registration.
We received requests from two groups. The first: new families who have not benefited from our work before. We registered 750 families, though after verification, we expect to serve around 500.
The second: 3,000 families signed up for a lighter food parcel. A small package—but for many, it matters.
I don’t think any of us imagined we would be here this long.
The absence of headlines does not mean the absence of suffering. The trauma continues. The conditions persist. And people are still being lost—every day. It is deeply unfair.
But here’s what I hold on to: you and I are doing something. It may feel small in the face of so much, but it is real. It is constant. And it reaches people who would otherwise be left with nothing.
In more personal news, I’ve submitted a manuscript to several publishing houses. It’s a book about the Gaza Soup Kitchen—our losses, the community we’ve built together, and the relief efforts you’ve made possible. It will take time, and I don’t expect much financially from it, but it feels important to document this chapter—truthfully and with care. If any of you are connected to literary agents or publishers, I would be grateful for a conversation.
I hope those of you who observed Passover or Easter found moments of peace and reflection as this holy season comes to a close.
Thank you for standing with us—not just in moments of urgency, but in the long, quiet stretch that follows.
We are still here.
In solidarity,
Hani"To donate:
https://www.
gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-in-gaza-daily#NorthGaza #GazaAid #GazaFundraisers #FreePalestine #Fundraisers #FoodIsLife #WaterIsLife #GoFundMe #BeitLahiya #BaitLahiya #KhanYounes #Palestine #Genocide #Starvation #IsraeliWarCrimes #NorthernGaza
Remember #ChefMahmoud
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#Greenpeace #ArcticSunrise to Join Upcoming #GlobalSumudFlotilla Mission to #Gaza
“We stand firmly against #WarCrimes, deliberate #starvation, #EthnicCleansing, #genocide, and #ecocide,” said one Greenpeace campaigner.
Brett Wilkins
Apr 06, 2026"Greenpeace International said Monday that the MY Arctic Sunrise—one of its largest and most storied vessels—will be taking part in the upcoming Global Sumud Flotilla relaunch in order 'to directly challenge Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza.'
"The green group said the Arctic Sunrise, an icebreaker that’s been part of Greenpeace’s fleet since 1995, will be 'sailing alongside more than 70 vessels and over 1,000 participants' in the second Global Sumud Flotilla, which is scheduled to set sail from Barcelona on April 12, with subsequent stops in Syracuse, Italy, and Lerapetra, Greece en route to Gaza."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/greenpeace-gaza-flotilla
#EndGazaGenocide #GazaAid #BibiIsAWarCriminal #FreePalestine #IsraeliWarCrimes
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Thanks #BibiIsAWarCriminal!
#Israel hits Iranian #petrochemical plant in massive gas field as Trump deadline approaches
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What to know about the resignation of #JoeKent as #Trump’s #counterterrorism chief
By BILL BARROW, March 17, 2026
Excerpt: "In a resignation letter to Trump, Kent countered that 'high-ranking #Israeli officials and influential members of the American media deployed a misinformation campaign ... to encourage a war with #Iran.' "
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/joe-kent-resignation-iran-donald-trump-6d87b1f4852913d7d55ff1f195d7fc87#USPol #WorldPol #WarOnIran #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #WorldWar3 #TrumpIsAWarCriminal #EndlessWar
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#GazaSoupKitchen Update
March 15, 2026 by #HaniAlmadhoun, Organizer
"Friends, supporters, allies —
Tonight is Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Power, and I wanted to share a personal update from the last ten days here at the Gaza Soup Kitchen. I hope you’ll read this as a conversation, because that’s what this work is: real people, real families, real moments, not just numbers or logistics.
A lot of people aren’t paying close attention to #Gaza right now, and that’s understandable. People here don’t want to always be in the news. But they also don’t want to suffer in silence.
Silence, right now, looks like this: in March alone, food prices in Gaza rose by at least 37%, and they continue to climb. A small piece of clothing for a child for Eid can cost $60, when the same item might sell for $20 elsewhere. Aid has slowed, deliveries cut to a fraction of what they were — 80 trucks a day instead of 250–300. Prices spike, families struggle, and every day is harder than the last.
For our team, this means every meal costs more. Every food parcel is more expensive. But we refuse to compromise. The meals we serve in hospitals continue to include animal protein because families here have already been forced into mostly vegetarian diets for far too long. Nutrition, dignity, and care matter — even if it’s harder or more expensive to provide.
Running the kitchen is exhausting. Driving across Gaza to coordinate deliveries. Writing updates and responding to emails. Balancing logistics with compassion. There’s no real gain here, no profit, no easy path. The only reason we keep showing up is because it is needed, because the people we serve are counting on us, and because the smiles, the laughter, the moments of joy — even amid hardship — are worth everything.
During Ramadan, one of the things we’ve done is host communal iftars. Elderly folks gather, laugh, tease each other, sometimes even play small games. For a few hours, they feel lighter, younger, alive in a way that the day-to-day challenges can’t take away.
Today, we hosted a special program for children who are orphaned or separated from their parents. We brought live characters to dance and sing with them, set up face painting, served food — and yes, even cotton candy. These little touches are not easy, not cheap, but they bring joy and dignity in a situation that is otherwise incredibly difficult.
Everything we do is family-first. Mothers, sisters, daughters, brothers cook as they would for their own families. Portions go home just like they would in a family kitchen. We never compromise on quality, because the people we serve deserve the care we would want for our own families. Our name is on this work because it is personal, not commercial.
Looking ahead, we are planning a few changes to make our work even more effective. We’ll slightly reduce the size of some food parcels to expand the number of kitchens we operate. We’ll expand our hospital meal programs — right now we serve two hospitals, and after Ramadan we hope to serve at least three. Food parcels are important, but hot meals reach the families and children most in need, where hunger is visible, urgent, and unavoidable.
During Ramadan, we delivered around 35,000 food parcels — a massive effort — but still only about 10% of Gaza’s population. That’s a small fraction of the need. So we focus on where every dollar is spent wisely: hot kitchens, hospital meals, clean water deliveries, and programs that bring dignity and care.
This Ramadan, there is also something deeply meaningful that fills us with pride and hope. We’ve seen mosques raising funds for the Gaza Soup Kitchen, collectives of rabbis from Ceasefire, and even a few churches around the country coming together to support families in Gaza. Moments like these remind us of the good in humanity, of the ways people reach across divides to care for others. It’s a badge of honor to witness it — and a reminder that, even in the hardest times, kindness persists.
This work is exhausting, yes. It can make you cry. It can make you smile in the same moment. But it is also deeply human. The smiles on children’s faces. The laughter of elders at iftar. Families receiving a parcel that truly sustains them. These moments remind us why we keep showing up, day after day, even when it’s hard.
And none of this would be possible without you — your trust, your generosity, your willingness to stand with Gaza when the world’s attention shifts elsewhere. Every meal, every parcel, every program is made possible by your support. You make it possible for us to keep showing up for people who need it most.
From all of us here, with deep gratitude and respect for the resilience of the communities we serve: thank you. Thank you for being part of this family. Thank you for helping us hold space for dignity, care, and humanity in the hardest of circumstances.
With gratitude and heart,
Hani and the Board of the Gaza Soup Kitchen"To donate:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-in-gaza-daily#NorthGaza #GazaAid #GazaFundraisers #FreePalestine #Fundraisers #FoodIsLife #WaterIsLife #GoFundMe #BeitLahiya #BaitLahiya #KhanYounes #Palestine #Genocide #Starvation #IsraeliWarCrimes #NorthernGaza
Remember #ChefMahmoud
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@MixMistressAlice Also, in case you didn't notice, I used one of my own hashtags -- #BibiIsAWarCriminal . It gets a LOT of use these days!
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Borrowing from #BibiIsAWarCriminal 's playbook eh, #TrumpSucks?
Footage further points to #USSirstrike in #Iran school blast
By Julia Frankel, 3/9/2026
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-strike-school-minab-us-3f55b6ca193a3295bef5735a45a06368
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Let's see, #JaredKushner, #BibiIsAWarCriminal, #Putin, #SaudiArabia and #ErikPrince all seem keen on starting #WorldWar3 and are whispering in #Trump's ear. #ChristoFascism at it's worst! And of course, #Epstein was filming everything for #Kompromat on anyone and everyone!
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Let's see, #JaredKushner, #BibiIsAWarCriminal, #Putin, #SaudiArabia and #ErikPrince all seem keen on starting #WorldWar3 and are whispering in #Trump's ear. #ChristoFascism at it's worst! And of course, #Epstein was filming everything for #Kompromat on anyone and everyone!
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Let's see, #JaredKushner, #BibiIsAWarCriminal, #Putin, #SaudiArabia and #ErikPrince all seem keen on starting #WorldWar3 and are whispering in #Trump's ear. #ChristoFascism at it's worst! And of course, #Epstein was filming everything for #Kompromat on anyone and everyone!
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Let's see, #JaredKushner, #BibiIsAWarCriminal, #Putin, #SaudiArabia and #ErikPrince all seem keen on starting #WorldWar3 and are whispering in #Trump's ear. #ChristoFascism at it's worst! And of course, #Epstein was filming everything for #Kompromat on anyone and everyone!
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Let's see, #JaredKushner, #BibiIsAWarCriminal, #Putin, #SaudiArabia and #ErikPrince all seem keen on starting #WorldWar3 and are whispering in #Trump's ear. #ChristoFascism at it's worst! And of course, #Epstein was filming everything for #Kompromat on anyone and everyone!
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Boy, anything to distract from the #EpsteinFiles, eh?
#US, #Israel attack #Iran live: Trump announces ‘major combat operations’#TrumpIsAWarCriminal #BibiIsAWarCriminal #WorldWar3 #USPol #WorldPol
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Family of UN #HumanRights investigator sues #Trump administration over sanctions for #Israel criticism
By FARNOUSH AMIRI
Updated 4:19 PM EST, February 26, 2026UNITED NATIONS (AP) — "The family of independent U.N. investigator #FrancescaAlbanese has sued the Trump administration over U.S. #sanctions imposed on her last year for her criticism of Israel’s policies during the war with Hamas in #Gaza, saying the penalties violate the #FirstAmendment.
"In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, #Albanese’s husband and minor child outlined the serious impact those sanctions have had on the family’s life and work, including the ability to access their home in the nation’s capital.
" 'Francesca’s expression of her views about the facts as she has found them in the #Israeli-#Palestinian conflict and about the work of the #ICC is core First Amendment activity,' the lawsuit says, referring to the International Criminal Court. That tribunal has issued arrest warrants against Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu, over allegations of #WarCrimes.
" 'At its heart, this case concerns whether Defendants can sanction a person — ruining their life and the lives of their loved ones, including their citizen daughter — because Defendants disagree with their recommendations or fear their persuasiveness,' according to the filing.
"The State Department dismissed the lawsuit as 'baseless lawfare' [WHAT?!!!] and defended the U.S. sanctions against Albanese as 'legal and appropriate.' "
#Palestine #USPol #WorldPol #MainePol
#Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes
#FreeGaza #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal -
#Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location
The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME
by Riley Board, February 26, 2026
"A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
"The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.
"University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.
"#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.
"Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.
"Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'
"More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.
"Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/8VwxN#MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace
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#Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location
The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME
by Riley Board, February 26, 2026
"A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
"The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.
"University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.
"#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.
"Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.
"Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'
"More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.
"Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/8VwxN#MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace
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#Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location
The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME
by Riley Board, February 26, 2026
"A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
"The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.
"University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.
"#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.
"Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.
"Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'
"More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.
"Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/8VwxN#MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace
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#Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location
The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME
by Riley Board, February 26, 2026
"A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
"The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.
"University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.
"#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.
"Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.
"Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'
"More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.
"Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/8VwxN#MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace
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#Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location
The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME
by Riley Board, February 26, 2026
"A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
"The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.
"University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.
"#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.
"Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.
"Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'
"More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.
"Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/8VwxN#MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace
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#Pentagon Makes Largest Known Arms Purchase from #Israel — For Banned #ClusterWeapons
The no-bid deal for arms internationally banned for high civilian death tolls is the biggest purchase from Israel in available government records.
Dan Glaun, February 6 2026
"The Department of Defense has quietly signed a $210 million deal to buy advanced cluster shells from one of Israel’s state-owned arms companies, marking unusually large new commitments to a class of weapons and an Israeli defense establishment both widely condemned for their indiscriminate killing of #civilians.
"The deal, signed in September and not previously reported, is the department’s largest contract to purchase weapons from an Israeli company in available records, according to an online federal database that covers the last 18 years. In a reversal of the more commonly seen direction for weapons transfers between the countries — in which the U.S. sends its weapons to Israel — the U.S. will pay the Israeli weapons firm Tomer over a period of three years to produce a new 155mm munition. The shells are designed to replace decades-old and often defective cluster shells that left live explosives scattered across #Vietnam, #Laos, #Iraq, and other nations.
"The terror of cluster weapons persists long after the guns that fired them have quieted, as civilians return to fields, forests, and settlements laced with bomblets that can explode years later without warning."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/06/pentagon-israel-cluster-munitions-weapons-sale/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/0HVzN#USPol #WorldPol #USWarCrimes #IsraeliWarCrimes #ClusterBombs #BannedWeapons #BibiIsAWarCriminal #TrumpIsAWarCriminal #NoWar #CorporateColonialism #DoD #DepartmentOfWar #WarCriminals
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Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing #protest group #PalestineAction
By Jill Lawless
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription.
"The judges said they were 'satisfied that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action was disproportionate.'
"The government banned Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June to protest British military support for Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in #Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of #Palestinians.
"The government declared the pro-Palestinian direct-action group a terrorist organization alongside the likes of al-Qaida and Hamas, making membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Since then, more than 2,700 people have been arrested at protests for holding signs saying 'I support Palestine Action.' Almost 700 have been charged under the Terrorism Act, although no one has yet been convicted.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4
#LockUpWarCriminals NOT #Activists!
#UKPol #WorldPol #TerrorismAct #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreeGaza #BibiIsAWarCriminal #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws -
Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing #protest group #PalestineAction
By Jill Lawless
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription.
"The judges said they were 'satisfied that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action was disproportionate.'
"The government banned Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June to protest British military support for Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in #Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of #Palestinians.
"The government declared the pro-Palestinian direct-action group a terrorist organization alongside the likes of al-Qaida and Hamas, making membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Since then, more than 2,700 people have been arrested at protests for holding signs saying 'I support Palestine Action.' Almost 700 have been charged under the Terrorism Act, although no one has yet been convicted.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4
#LockUpWarCriminals NOT #Activists!
#UKPol #WorldPol #TerrorismAct #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreeGaza #BibiIsAWarCriminal #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws -
Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing #protest group #PalestineAction
By Jill Lawless
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription.
"The judges said they were 'satisfied that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action was disproportionate.'
"The government banned Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June to protest British military support for Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in #Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of #Palestinians.
"The government declared the pro-Palestinian direct-action group a terrorist organization alongside the likes of al-Qaida and Hamas, making membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Since then, more than 2,700 people have been arrested at protests for holding signs saying 'I support Palestine Action.' Almost 700 have been charged under the Terrorism Act, although no one has yet been convicted.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4
#LockUpWarCriminals NOT #Activists!
#UKPol #WorldPol #TerrorismAct #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreeGaza #BibiIsAWarCriminal #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws -
Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing #protest group #PalestineAction
By Jill Lawless
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription.
"The judges said they were 'satisfied that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action was disproportionate.'
"The government banned Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June to protest British military support for Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in #Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of #Palestinians.
"The government declared the pro-Palestinian direct-action group a terrorist organization alongside the likes of al-Qaida and Hamas, making membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Since then, more than 2,700 people have been arrested at protests for holding signs saying 'I support Palestine Action.' Almost 700 have been charged under the Terrorism Act, although no one has yet been convicted.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4
#LockUpWarCriminals NOT #Activists!
#UKPol #WorldPol #TerrorismAct #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreeGaza #BibiIsAWarCriminal #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws -
Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing #protest group #PalestineAction
By Jill Lawless
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription.
"The judges said they were 'satisfied that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action was disproportionate.'
"The government banned Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June to protest British military support for Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in #Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of #Palestinians.
"The government declared the pro-Palestinian direct-action group a terrorist organization alongside the likes of al-Qaida and Hamas, making membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Since then, more than 2,700 people have been arrested at protests for holding signs saying 'I support Palestine Action.' Almost 700 have been charged under the Terrorism Act, although no one has yet been convicted.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4
#LockUpWarCriminals NOT #Activists!
#UKPol #WorldPol #TerrorismAct #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreeGaza #BibiIsAWarCriminal #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws -
As a friend here pointed out, #UK's #AntiTerror laws are still on the books and apparently, the UK govt are planning to appeal the ruling in favor of #PalestineAction!
By JILL LAWLESS, February 13, 2026
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4#UKPol #TerrorismAct #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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As a friend here pointed out, #UK's #AntiTerror laws are still on the books and apparently, the UK govt are planning to appeal the ruling in favor of #PalestineAction!
By JILL LAWLESS, February 13, 2026
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4#UKPol #TerrorismAct #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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As a friend here pointed out, #UK's #AntiTerror laws are still on the books and apparently, the UK govt are planning to appeal the ruling in favor of #PalestineAction!
By JILL LAWLESS, February 13, 2026
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4#UKPol #TerrorismAct #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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As a friend here pointed out, #UK's #AntiTerror laws are still on the books and apparently, the UK govt are planning to appeal the ruling in favor of #PalestineAction!
By JILL LAWLESS, February 13, 2026
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4#UKPol #TerrorismAct #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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As a friend here pointed out, #UK's #AntiTerror laws are still on the books and apparently, the UK govt are planning to appeal the ruling in favor of #PalestineAction!
By JILL LAWLESS, February 13, 2026
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4#UKPol #TerrorismAct #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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#GazaSoupKitchen Update
February 9, 2026 by #HaniAlmadhoun, Organizer
"Dear friends and allies,
There is a lot I want to share with you, and as always, I want you to see clearly what your support is making possible on the ground.
Last week we purchased 4,500 kilos of apples to include in food parcels for registered families. Shortly after our purchase, the market price increased by nearly 30 percent. #Gaza’s markets are extremely sensitive right now — supplies remain limited, and when large humanitarian programs buy in bulk, the impact can be felt quickly. We saw something similar six weeks ago when we purchased thousands of cartons of eggs and again when we prepared large meal kits in December. Because of this, we try to move carefully and responsibly so that our purchases do not unintentionally make food harder for others in the community to afford. Your support allows us the flexibility to make these thoughtful decisions rather than rushing distributions when prices spike.
#Ramadan is approaching, and we are preparing to register 50,000 families for at least one round of Ramadan food parcels. Each parcel costs about $25 and includes essential staples, with olive oil currently being the most expensive item. At the same time, this week we are completing another distribution for 4,000 patients who were registered last week. By the end of tomorrow, each of them will have received their parcel — including fresh apples that many families have not been able to afford for months.
Recently, we also carried out several special distributions. One was dedicated to amputees, where we provided solar-powered lighting systems so families can safely move inside their tents at night. Another focused on the elderly: about 1,500 seniors received kitchen water sets that allow them to prepare meals more easily during Ramadan. These smaller, targeted interventions are often the ones families remember most, because they directly respond to what people themselves request.
Even when operations appear 'quiet,' our teams are working every single day. We hand-deliver aid to roughly 500 families daily — baby formula, diapers, food parcels, or winter clothing — depending on what is most urgently needed. Across 14 kitchen locations, meals continue to be prepared and served, including meals delivered directly to hospitals. And every morning, ten water trucks travel from #KhanYounes to #BeitLahia, delivering clean drinking water. When we say 'we deliver water,' it means drivers starting before sunrise, filling trucks, traveling long distances through damaged roads, and reaching neighborhoods where families line up with containers because that delivery may be their only safe water that day.
Our medical point in the north serves about 70 patients daily, and most leave with free prescription refills made possible by you. We now also operate two learning centers — one in #NorthGaza serving orphaned children, currently with 20 students and expanding to 40 after Ramadan, and another in Khan Younes serving displaced children who continue their education despite extremely difficult conditions. These programs may seem small, but they create stability for children who have lost nearly everything.
As our work grows, we continue improving operations, training staff, and sometimes making difficult adjustments so that every donated dollar reaches as many people as possible. We also occasionally encounter a few anonymous online claims or misinformation, which is common in humanitarian work today, but we remain focused on transparency and on letting the results of the work speak for themselves.
Ramadan and equally Lent are a season of generosity, reflection, and shared responsibility. If our work continues to earn your trust, one of the most meaningful ways you can help is simply by sharing our story, telling others what you see happening through these updates, and keeping Gaza’s families in your conversations and your giving. Many supporters tell us they first learned about the Gaza Soup Kitchen because someone they trusted mentioned it — your voice carries real impact.
Keep in mind we now have three different aid distribution sites in Khan Younes, #AlZawaydah and #GazaCity. And tomorrow we are in #Rafah as we promised the community there to be physically among them at least once a month. We are proud of what you will read next.
Ninety-nine percent of donations go directly to Gaza programs. I do not take a salary from the Gaza Soup Kitchen, and many of our volunteers give extraordinary hours because they believe in what this community is building together. You are not just donors; you are partners in every meal served, every water delivery completed, and every family reached.
With gratitude and humility,
HaniP.S. In recent days we spoke live on the Dean Obeidallah Show on SiriusXM, with BBC, and at several community gatherings in the United States. During Ramadan I expect to be in Ann Arbor, Salt Lake City, San Diego, and possibly Dallas. If your community would like to host us, please let us know — we would be honored to meet you."
To donate:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-in-gaza-daily#NorthGaza #GazaAid #GazaFundraisers #FreePalestine #Fundraisers #FoodIsLife #WaterIsLife #GoFundMe #BeitLahiya #BaitLahiya #KhanYounes #Palestine #Genocide #Starvation #IsraeliWarCrimes #NorthernGaza
Remember #ChefMahmoud
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal -
“The War Hasn’t Ended”: #Palestinians in #Gaza Still Face #Israeli Attacks, Disease, Medical Neglect
#DemocracyNow, February 09, 2026
"The partial reopening of Gaza’s southern #Rafah crossing with Egypt has been marked by chaos and severe restrictions imposed by Israel, as tens of thousands of Palestinians continue to wait for medical evacuation to receive urgent care outside the #GazaStrip. According to U.N. data, only 36 Palestinians in need of medical treatment were allowed to leave Gaza during the first four days of the crossing’s reopening. Palestinians permitted to reenter Gaza have also reported abuse and hours long #interrogations. This comes amid growing skepticism over the implementation of the second phase of the #Trump-brokered ceasefire, which #Israel has repeatedly violated with near-daily attacks across Gaza since the truce took effect in October.
" 'No one inside Gaza is calling this a ceasefire,' says #ArwaDamon, former CNN correspondent and the founder of #INARA, a nonprofit organization that supports children impacted by war. She says ongoing Israeli restrictions on medical evacuation are essentially a death sentence for many people, including children. 'They are either going to end up with permanent injury or they are going to die.' "
Read / watch / listen:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/9/gaza_update#IsraeliWarCrimes #FreeGaza #GazaAid #GazaGenocide #BibiIsAWarCriminal #TrumpSucks #WorldPol
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New Legal Documents Show #MarcoRubio Targeted #Students for #OpEds and #Protesting
Rubio accused students including #MahmoudKhalil of supporting terrorism, but records unsealed after litigation by The Intercept undermine his claims.
by Jessica Washington, January 23 2026
Excerpt: "The students won their case last year, but until Thursday, the trove of documents remained under lock and key after the judge agreed to seal the records on the State Department’s behalf. At the request of The Intercept, the Boston Globe, the New York Times, and the Center for Investigative Reporting, Massachusetts District Judge William G. Young ultimately unsealed the records, revealing intimate details about the State Department’s persecution of students speaking out in support of #Palestine."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/01/23/mahmoud-khalil-palestine-protest-rubio/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/TCxn3#USPol #FreeSpeech #FreeGaza #FreePalestine #GazaGenocide #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal #Authoritarianism #FreeMahmoudKhalil #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
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#Israeli crews target UN facilities for #Palestinian #refugees in #EastJerusalem
By SAM METZ
Updated 9:49 AM EST, January 20, 2026
Leer en españolJERUSALEM (AP) — "Israeli forces on Tuesday targeted at least two United Nations facilities, pushing forward with its crackdown against the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees tasked with delivering #humanitarian services to millions of people across the region.
"Crews began bulldozing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency ‘s offices in #SheikhJarrah and fired #TearGas at a vocational school in #Qalandia, marking Israel’s latest and most dramatic step against #UNRWA.
"Roland Friedrich, the agency’s #WestBank director, said UNRWA had received word that demolition crews and police arrived at their east Jerusalem headquarters early on Tuesday. Staff have not operated out of the facility for almost a year because of safety reasons, but Israeli forces confiscated devices and forced out the private security guards hired to protect the facility."
#FreePalestine #Gaza #GazaGenocide #Palestinians #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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#GazaSoupKitchen Update
January 8, 2026 by #HaniAlmadhoun, Organizer
"Dear friends, allies, and partners in good,
In the last two days of 2025, the #Gaza Soup Kitchen opened its 14th location. Since then, it has been running strong. And yet, every time I think about expanding kitchens in Gaza, I don’t feel a sense of achievement. It feels like a setback for humanity.
Every meal we serve matters—but the growth of these kitchens is a painful measure of how far things have fallen. No amount of coordination, care, or sacrifice can change the truth: this is emergency survival, not dignity.
I keep coming back to the real goal we’ve always had: not to add kitchens, but to close them. Success, to me, looks like people back in their homes, cooking for their children, rather than standing in line for a meal.
What worries me most is the next generation. Children growing up in aid lines instead of classrooms, learning to ration far too early. I think of the Nakba generation, who built lives and institutions out of ruins. That same #Palestinian spirit is here—but under enormous strain. Resilience isn’t endless, and it shouldn’t be romanticized. People were never meant to live like this.
And yet, that spirit persists—in neighbors sharing crumbs, teachers refusing to stop teaching, people showing up for each other when almost nothing remains. That matters. I feel it deeply.
But care alone is not enough. Soup kitchens are a bridge, not a future. The true measure of progress isn’t how well we manage hunger, but how soon we make it unnecessary.
Our Impact Today
We are serving communities across the #GazaStrip—from #KhanYounes in the south to #BeitLahia in the north. Our kitchens serve real, edible meals—not factory food lacking taste or flavor.
We now scale to serve up to 15,000 families per week.
This week, distributions included winter clothing, baby milk and diapers, food parcels, and hygiene and cleaning supplies.
Our most effective team is in #GazaCity.
The middle-area team in #DeirElBalah is facing space challenges and newer staff, but they are accelerating their distributions and solving logistical issues.
In addition to serving families who register online:
30% of our work happens outside the registration system, with teams dispatched daily to reach disconnected communities.
Water trucks continue to roll daily—about ten per day.
The medical point in Mashrou’ Beit Lahia sees 60–80 patients a day.
The classroom in Khan Younes is teaching 30 children daily, and we are preparing to launch an orphan learning center in Gaza City within two weeks.
Looking Forward
Ramadan is just weeks away, and we’re concerned that #Israel may limit the number of trucks again, as announced yesterday. This would affect #FoodAccess and increase costs—but for now, we are holding off from buying everything in the market prematurely.
What helps us most is sharing our videos, stories, and updates—engaging, commenting, and spreading awareness. If you can, consider becoming a monthly donor.
To give context:
Our daily operational costs have risen from $15,000/day to $30,000/day.
This page used to average $5,000/day in donations, now it’s under $2,000/day.
I hate asking for money, but as our team’s response grows, donations are not keeping pace. Your support is critical, and I hope you can help us think creatively about the future.
Thank you for being here. For every crumb shared, every child fed, and every story told, your partnership matters.
With deep gratitude,
Hani
Gaza Soup KitchenP. S. In other news, Israel hit two schools today where we run kitchens, there has been injuries and at least one fatality which is tragic, our staff are unharmed as they had just washed up and left for the day."
Donate:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-in-gaza-daily#NorthGaza #GazaAid #GazaFundraisers #FreePalestine #Fundraisers #FoodIsLife #WaterIsLife #GoFundMe #BeitLahiya #BaitLahiya #KhanYounes #Palestine #Genocide #Starvation #IsraeliWarCrimes #NorthernGaza
Remember #ChefMahmoud
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal -
#GazaSoupKitchen Update
January 8, 2026 by #HaniAlmadhoun, Organizer
"Dear friends, allies, and partners in good,
In the last two days of 2025, the #Gaza Soup Kitchen opened its 14th location. Since then, it has been running strong. And yet, every time I think about expanding kitchens in Gaza, I don’t feel a sense of achievement. It feels like a setback for humanity.
Every meal we serve matters—but the growth of these kitchens is a painful measure of how far things have fallen. No amount of coordination, care, or sacrifice can change the truth: this is emergency survival, not dignity.
I keep coming back to the real goal we’ve always had: not to add kitchens, but to close them. Success, to me, looks like people back in their homes, cooking for their children, rather than standing in line for a meal.
What worries me most is the next generation. Children growing up in aid lines instead of classrooms, learning to ration far too early. I think of the Nakba generation, who built lives and institutions out of ruins. That same #Palestinian spirit is here—but under enormous strain. Resilience isn’t endless, and it shouldn’t be romanticized. People were never meant to live like this.
And yet, that spirit persists—in neighbors sharing crumbs, teachers refusing to stop teaching, people showing up for each other when almost nothing remains. That matters. I feel it deeply.
But care alone is not enough. Soup kitchens are a bridge, not a future. The true measure of progress isn’t how well we manage hunger, but how soon we make it unnecessary.
Our Impact Today
We are serving communities across the #GazaStrip—from #KhanYounes in the south to #BeitLahia in the north. Our kitchens serve real, edible meals—not factory food lacking taste or flavor.
We now scale to serve up to 15,000 families per week.
This week, distributions included winter clothing, baby milk and diapers, food parcels, and hygiene and cleaning supplies.
Our most effective team is in #GazaCity.
The middle-area team in #DeirElBalah is facing space challenges and newer staff, but they are accelerating their distributions and solving logistical issues.
In addition to serving families who register online:
30% of our work happens outside the registration system, with teams dispatched daily to reach disconnected communities.
Water trucks continue to roll daily—about ten per day.
The medical point in Mashrou’ Beit Lahia sees 60–80 patients a day.
The classroom in Khan Younes is teaching 30 children daily, and we are preparing to launch an orphan learning center in Gaza City within two weeks.
Looking Forward
Ramadan is just weeks away, and we’re concerned that #Israel may limit the number of trucks again, as announced yesterday. This would affect #FoodAccess and increase costs—but for now, we are holding off from buying everything in the market prematurely.
What helps us most is sharing our videos, stories, and updates—engaging, commenting, and spreading awareness. If you can, consider becoming a monthly donor.
To give context:
Our daily operational costs have risen from $15,000/day to $30,000/day.
This page used to average $5,000/day in donations, now it’s under $2,000/day.
I hate asking for money, but as our team’s response grows, donations are not keeping pace. Your support is critical, and I hope you can help us think creatively about the future.
Thank you for being here. For every crumb shared, every child fed, and every story told, your partnership matters.
With deep gratitude,
Hani
Gaza Soup KitchenP. S. In other news, Israel hit two schools today where we run kitchens, there has been injuries and at least one fatality which is tragic, our staff are unharmed as they had just washed up and left for the day."
Donate:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-in-gaza-daily#NorthGaza #GazaAid #GazaFundraisers #FreePalestine #Fundraisers #FoodIsLife #WaterIsLife #GoFundMe #BeitLahiya #BaitLahiya #KhanYounes #Palestine #Genocide #Starvation #IsraeliWarCrimes #NorthernGaza
Remember #ChefMahmoud
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal -
#GazaSoupKitchen Update
January 8, 2026 by #HaniAlmadhoun, Organizer
"Dear friends, allies, and partners in good,
In the last two days of 2025, the #Gaza Soup Kitchen opened its 14th location. Since then, it has been running strong. And yet, every time I think about expanding kitchens in Gaza, I don’t feel a sense of achievement. It feels like a setback for humanity.
Every meal we serve matters—but the growth of these kitchens is a painful measure of how far things have fallen. No amount of coordination, care, or sacrifice can change the truth: this is emergency survival, not dignity.
I keep coming back to the real goal we’ve always had: not to add kitchens, but to close them. Success, to me, looks like people back in their homes, cooking for their children, rather than standing in line for a meal.
What worries me most is the next generation. Children growing up in aid lines instead of classrooms, learning to ration far too early. I think of the Nakba generation, who built lives and institutions out of ruins. That same #Palestinian spirit is here—but under enormous strain. Resilience isn’t endless, and it shouldn’t be romanticized. People were never meant to live like this.
And yet, that spirit persists—in neighbors sharing crumbs, teachers refusing to stop teaching, people showing up for each other when almost nothing remains. That matters. I feel it deeply.
But care alone is not enough. Soup kitchens are a bridge, not a future. The true measure of progress isn’t how well we manage hunger, but how soon we make it unnecessary.
Our Impact Today
We are serving communities across the #GazaStrip—from #KhanYounes in the south to #BeitLahia in the north. Our kitchens serve real, edible meals—not factory food lacking taste or flavor.
We now scale to serve up to 15,000 families per week.
This week, distributions included winter clothing, baby milk and diapers, food parcels, and hygiene and cleaning supplies.
Our most effective team is in #GazaCity.
The middle-area team in #DeirElBalah is facing space challenges and newer staff, but they are accelerating their distributions and solving logistical issues.
In addition to serving families who register online:
30% of our work happens outside the registration system, with teams dispatched daily to reach disconnected communities.
Water trucks continue to roll daily—about ten per day.
The medical point in Mashrou’ Beit Lahia sees 60–80 patients a day.
The classroom in Khan Younes is teaching 30 children daily, and we are preparing to launch an orphan learning center in Gaza City within two weeks.
Looking Forward
Ramadan is just weeks away, and we’re concerned that #Israel may limit the number of trucks again, as announced yesterday. This would affect #FoodAccess and increase costs—but for now, we are holding off from buying everything in the market prematurely.
What helps us most is sharing our videos, stories, and updates—engaging, commenting, and spreading awareness. If you can, consider becoming a monthly donor.
To give context:
Our daily operational costs have risen from $15,000/day to $30,000/day.
This page used to average $5,000/day in donations, now it’s under $2,000/day.
I hate asking for money, but as our team’s response grows, donations are not keeping pace. Your support is critical, and I hope you can help us think creatively about the future.
Thank you for being here. For every crumb shared, every child fed, and every story told, your partnership matters.
With deep gratitude,
Hani
Gaza Soup KitchenP. S. In other news, Israel hit two schools today where we run kitchens, there has been injuries and at least one fatality which is tragic, our staff are unharmed as they had just washed up and left for the day."
Donate:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-in-gaza-daily#NorthGaza #GazaAid #GazaFundraisers #FreePalestine #Fundraisers #FoodIsLife #WaterIsLife #GoFundMe #BeitLahiya #BaitLahiya #KhanYounes #Palestine #Genocide #Starvation #IsraeliWarCrimes #NorthernGaza
Remember #ChefMahmoud
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal -
#GazaSoupKitchen Update
January 8, 2026 by #HaniAlmadhoun, Organizer
"Dear friends, allies, and partners in good,
In the last two days of 2025, the #Gaza Soup Kitchen opened its 14th location. Since then, it has been running strong. And yet, every time I think about expanding kitchens in Gaza, I don’t feel a sense of achievement. It feels like a setback for humanity.
Every meal we serve matters—but the growth of these kitchens is a painful measure of how far things have fallen. No amount of coordination, care, or sacrifice can change the truth: this is emergency survival, not dignity.
I keep coming back to the real goal we’ve always had: not to add kitchens, but to close them. Success, to me, looks like people back in their homes, cooking for their children, rather than standing in line for a meal.
What worries me most is the next generation. Children growing up in aid lines instead of classrooms, learning to ration far too early. I think of the Nakba generation, who built lives and institutions out of ruins. That same #Palestinian spirit is here—but under enormous strain. Resilience isn’t endless, and it shouldn’t be romanticized. People were never meant to live like this.
And yet, that spirit persists—in neighbors sharing crumbs, teachers refusing to stop teaching, people showing up for each other when almost nothing remains. That matters. I feel it deeply.
But care alone is not enough. Soup kitchens are a bridge, not a future. The true measure of progress isn’t how well we manage hunger, but how soon we make it unnecessary.
Our Impact Today
We are serving communities across the #GazaStrip—from #KhanYounes in the south to #BeitLahia in the north. Our kitchens serve real, edible meals—not factory food lacking taste or flavor.
We now scale to serve up to 15,000 families per week.
This week, distributions included winter clothing, baby milk and diapers, food parcels, and hygiene and cleaning supplies.
Our most effective team is in #GazaCity.
The middle-area team in #DeirElBalah is facing space challenges and newer staff, but they are accelerating their distributions and solving logistical issues.
In addition to serving families who register online:
30% of our work happens outside the registration system, with teams dispatched daily to reach disconnected communities.
Water trucks continue to roll daily—about ten per day.
The medical point in Mashrou’ Beit Lahia sees 60–80 patients a day.
The classroom in Khan Younes is teaching 30 children daily, and we are preparing to launch an orphan learning center in Gaza City within two weeks.
Looking Forward
Ramadan is just weeks away, and we’re concerned that #Israel may limit the number of trucks again, as announced yesterday. This would affect #FoodAccess and increase costs—but for now, we are holding off from buying everything in the market prematurely.
What helps us most is sharing our videos, stories, and updates—engaging, commenting, and spreading awareness. If you can, consider becoming a monthly donor.
To give context:
Our daily operational costs have risen from $15,000/day to $30,000/day.
This page used to average $5,000/day in donations, now it’s under $2,000/day.
I hate asking for money, but as our team’s response grows, donations are not keeping pace. Your support is critical, and I hope you can help us think creatively about the future.
Thank you for being here. For every crumb shared, every child fed, and every story told, your partnership matters.
With deep gratitude,
Hani
Gaza Soup KitchenP. S. In other news, Israel hit two schools today where we run kitchens, there has been injuries and at least one fatality which is tragic, our staff are unharmed as they had just washed up and left for the day."
Donate:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-in-gaza-daily#NorthGaza #GazaAid #GazaFundraisers #FreePalestine #Fundraisers #FoodIsLife #WaterIsLife #GoFundMe #BeitLahiya #BaitLahiya #KhanYounes #Palestine #Genocide #Starvation #IsraeliWarCrimes #NorthernGaza
Remember #ChefMahmoud
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal -
#GazaSoupKitchen Update
January 8, 2026 by #HaniAlmadhoun, Organizer
"Dear friends, allies, and partners in good,
In the last two days of 2025, the #Gaza Soup Kitchen opened its 14th location. Since then, it has been running strong. And yet, every time I think about expanding kitchens in Gaza, I don’t feel a sense of achievement. It feels like a setback for humanity.
Every meal we serve matters—but the growth of these kitchens is a painful measure of how far things have fallen. No amount of coordination, care, or sacrifice can change the truth: this is emergency survival, not dignity.
I keep coming back to the real goal we’ve always had: not to add kitchens, but to close them. Success, to me, looks like people back in their homes, cooking for their children, rather than standing in line for a meal.
What worries me most is the next generation. Children growing up in aid lines instead of classrooms, learning to ration far too early. I think of the Nakba generation, who built lives and institutions out of ruins. That same #Palestinian spirit is here—but under enormous strain. Resilience isn’t endless, and it shouldn’t be romanticized. People were never meant to live like this.
And yet, that spirit persists—in neighbors sharing crumbs, teachers refusing to stop teaching, people showing up for each other when almost nothing remains. That matters. I feel it deeply.
But care alone is not enough. Soup kitchens are a bridge, not a future. The true measure of progress isn’t how well we manage hunger, but how soon we make it unnecessary.
Our Impact Today
We are serving communities across the #GazaStrip—from #KhanYounes in the south to #BeitLahia in the north. Our kitchens serve real, edible meals—not factory food lacking taste or flavor.
We now scale to serve up to 15,000 families per week.
This week, distributions included winter clothing, baby milk and diapers, food parcels, and hygiene and cleaning supplies.
Our most effective team is in #GazaCity.
The middle-area team in #DeirElBalah is facing space challenges and newer staff, but they are accelerating their distributions and solving logistical issues.
In addition to serving families who register online:
30% of our work happens outside the registration system, with teams dispatched daily to reach disconnected communities.
Water trucks continue to roll daily—about ten per day.
The medical point in Mashrou’ Beit Lahia sees 60–80 patients a day.
The classroom in Khan Younes is teaching 30 children daily, and we are preparing to launch an orphan learning center in Gaza City within two weeks.
Looking Forward
Ramadan is just weeks away, and we’re concerned that #Israel may limit the number of trucks again, as announced yesterday. This would affect #FoodAccess and increase costs—but for now, we are holding off from buying everything in the market prematurely.
What helps us most is sharing our videos, stories, and updates—engaging, commenting, and spreading awareness. If you can, consider becoming a monthly donor.
To give context:
Our daily operational costs have risen from $15,000/day to $30,000/day.
This page used to average $5,000/day in donations, now it’s under $2,000/day.
I hate asking for money, but as our team’s response grows, donations are not keeping pace. Your support is critical, and I hope you can help us think creatively about the future.
Thank you for being here. For every crumb shared, every child fed, and every story told, your partnership matters.
With deep gratitude,
Hani
Gaza Soup KitchenP. S. In other news, Israel hit two schools today where we run kitchens, there has been injuries and at least one fatality which is tragic, our staff are unharmed as they had just washed up and left for the day."
Donate:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-in-gaza-daily#NorthGaza #GazaAid #GazaFundraisers #FreePalestine #Fundraisers #FoodIsLife #WaterIsLife #GoFundMe #BeitLahiya #BaitLahiya #KhanYounes #Palestine #Genocide #Starvation #IsraeliWarCrimes #NorthernGaza
Remember #ChefMahmoud
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal -
#MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights
Recurring #Standouts & #MiniRallies#BangorME
Wednesday - 12PM Noon
6 State St (Kenduskeag Bridge)Bangor
Saturday - 11AM
Peirce Park#BelfastME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square#BlueHillME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall#BucksportME
Saturday - 12:30PM
Bucksport-Verona Bridge#BrunswickME
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Maine St (at Tontine Mall)Brunswick
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street (by Walgreens)#CamdenME
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green#DoverFoxcroftME
Saturday - 9AM
Main Street Bridge#EllsworthME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge#FarmingtonME
Saturday - 10AM
Post Office#NewcastleME
Thursday - 3PM
Newcastle-#Damariscotta Bridge#PortlandME
Saturday - 1PM
Longfellow Square#PortsmouthNH
Saturday-Thursday - 12PM Noon
Market Square#RocklandME
2nd + 4th Thursdays - 4PM
Main St & Park St#SacoME
Friday - 3:30PM
General DynamicsSource:
https://www.mvprights.org/events#block-a15fa12ef4b264f29ded#MaineResists #NHResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#Genocide #Gaza #FoodIsLife #WaterIsLife #HumanRights #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong
#IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
#MaineVoicesForPeace -
#MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights
Recurring #Standouts & #MiniRallies#BangorME
Wednesday - 12PM Noon
6 State St (Kenduskeag Bridge)Bangor
Saturday - 11AM
Peirce Park#BelfastME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square#BlueHillME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall#BucksportME
Saturday - 12:30PM
Bucksport-Verona Bridge#BrunswickME
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Maine St (at Tontine Mall)Brunswick
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street (by Walgreens)#CamdenME
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green#DoverFoxcroftME
Saturday - 9AM
Main Street Bridge#EllsworthME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge#FarmingtonME
Saturday - 10AM
Post Office#NewcastleME
Thursday - 3PM
Newcastle-#Damariscotta Bridge#PortlandME
Saturday - 1PM
Longfellow Square#PortsmouthNH
Saturday-Thursday - 12PM Noon
Market Square#RocklandME
2nd + 4th Thursdays - 4PM
Main St & Park St#SacoME
Friday - 3:30PM
General DynamicsSource:
https://www.mvprights.org/events#block-a15fa12ef4b264f29ded#MaineResists #NHResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#Genocide #Gaza #FoodIsLife #WaterIsLife #HumanRights #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong
#IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
#MaineVoicesForPeace -
#MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights
Recurring #Standouts & #MiniRallies#BangorME
Wednesday - 12PM Noon
6 State St (Kenduskeag Bridge)Bangor
Saturday - 11AM
Peirce Park#BelfastME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square#BlueHillME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall#BucksportME
Saturday - 12:30PM
Bucksport-Verona Bridge#BrunswickME
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Maine St (at Tontine Mall)Brunswick
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street (by Walgreens)#CamdenME
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green#DoverFoxcroftME
Saturday - 9AM
Main Street Bridge#EllsworthME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge#FarmingtonME
Saturday - 10AM
Post Office#NewcastleME
Thursday - 3PM
Newcastle-#Damariscotta Bridge#PortlandME
Saturday - 1PM
Longfellow Square#PortsmouthNH
Saturday-Thursday - 12PM Noon
Market Square#RocklandME
2nd + 4th Thursdays - 4PM
Main St & Park St#SacoME
Friday - 3:30PM
General DynamicsSource:
https://www.mvprights.org/events#block-a15fa12ef4b264f29ded#MaineResists #NHResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#Genocide #Gaza #FoodIsLife #WaterIsLife #HumanRights #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong
#IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
#MaineVoicesForPeace