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  1. The UK has condemned #Isreali actions in the #GazaStrip as #EthnicCleansing. Richard Murphy claims, presumably as the UK Govt would, that this is not calling what’s happening in Gaze a #Genocide. My Q is, when is ethnic cleansing not genocide?
    When the ethnic cleansing is not 100% of the population? When the killings of an ethnic community does not amout to 100% of the its numbers? By this reckoning, the Holocaust was ethnic cleansing then… How abhorant is this play on words when faced with the resolute and calculated mass killings committed by #Israel. I also welcome the lastest condemnations (from twelve coutries… so far) of Isreal, its govt and the military. Sanctions do not go far enough. Now if only #TimidAlbo would step up…

    “It is very welcome that the UK government has made some important distinctions.

    It has said that criticising anyone for being Jewish is unacceptable. At the same time, it has made entirely clear its view that criticising the Israeli government is not an act of antisemitism, because, of course, it never could have been.

    It has made clear that Israeli occupation of the West Bank is illegal, which as a matter of fact, it is.

    It has said that Israeli action in Gaza amounts to ethnic cleansing, because that is what it is and what it has been from the outset.

    It has not yet said that the Israeli government has committed genocide, but it has made very clear that it is inclined to think that is the case and that it would support legal action to confirm that opinion.

    These are major restatements of UK foreign policy, and without exception they are welcome.”
    (Source: taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/0 )
    #AusPol #AlboPM #ForeignAffairs

  2. The UK has condemned #Isreali actions in the #GazaStrip as #EthnicCleansing. Richard Murphy claims, presumably as the UK Govt would, that this is not calling what’s happening in Gaze a #Genocide. My Q is, when is ethnic cleansing not genocide?
    When the ethnic cleansing is not 100% of the population? When the killings of an ethnic community does not amout to 100% of the its numbers? By this reckoning, the Holocaust was ethnic cleansing then… How abhorant is this play on words when faced with the resolute and calculated mass killings committed by #Israel. I also welcome the lastest condemnations (from twelve coutries… so far) of Isreal, its govt and the military. Sanctions do not go far enough. Now if only #TimidAlbo would step up…

    “It is very welcome that the UK government has made some important distinctions.

    It has said that criticising anyone for being Jewish is unacceptable. At the same time, it has made entirely clear its view that criticising the Israeli government is not an act of antisemitism, because, of course, it never could have been.

    It has made clear that Israeli occupation of the West Bank is illegal, which as a matter of fact, it is.

    It has said that Israeli action in Gaza amounts to ethnic cleansing, because that is what it is and what it has been from the outset.

    It has not yet said that the Israeli government has committed genocide, but it has made very clear that it is inclined to think that is the case and that it would support legal action to confirm that opinion.

    These are major restatements of UK foreign policy, and without exception they are welcome.”
    (Source: taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/0 )
    #AusPol #AlboPM #ForeignAffairs

  3. The UK has condemned #Isreali actions in the #GazaStrip as #EthnicCleansing. Richard Murphy claims, presumably as the UK Govt would, that this is not calling what’s happening in Gaze a #Genocide. My Q is, when is ethnic cleansing not genocide?
    When the ethnic cleansing is not 100% of the population? When the killings of an ethnic community does not amout to 100% of the its numbers? By this reckoning, the Holocaust was ethnic cleansing then… How abhorant is this play on words when faced with the resolute and calculated mass killings committed by #Israel. I also welcome the lastest condemnations (from twelve coutries… so far) of Isreal, its govt and the military. Sanctions do not go far enough. Now if only #TimidAlbo would step up…

    “It is very welcome that the UK government has made some important distinctions.

    It has said that criticising anyone for being Jewish is unacceptable. At the same time, it has made entirely clear its view that criticising the Israeli government is not an act of antisemitism, because, of course, it never could have been.

    It has made clear that Israeli occupation of the West Bank is illegal, which as a matter of fact, it is.

    It has said that Israeli action in Gaza amounts to ethnic cleansing, because that is what it is and what it has been from the outset.

    It has not yet said that the Israeli government has committed genocide, but it has made very clear that it is inclined to think that is the case and that it would support legal action to confirm that opinion.

    These are major restatements of UK foreign policy, and without exception they are welcome.”
    (Source: taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/0 )
    #AusPol #AlboPM #ForeignAffairs

  4. The UK has condemned #Isreali actions in the #GazaStrip as #EthnicCleansing. Richard Murphy claims, presumably as the UK Govt would, that this is not calling what’s happening in Gaze a #Genocide. My Q is, when is ethnic cleansing not genocide?
    When the ethnic cleansing is not 100% of the population? When the killings of an ethnic community does not amout to 100% of the its numbers? By this reckoning, the Holocaust was ethnic cleansing then… How abhorant is this play on words when faced with the resolute and calculated mass killings committed by #Israel. I also welcome the lastest condemnations (from twelve coutries… so far) of Isreal, its govt and the military. Sanctions do not go far enough. Now if only #TimidAlbo would step up…

    “It is very welcome that the UK government has made some important distinctions.

    It has said that criticising anyone for being Jewish is unacceptable. At the same time, it has made entirely clear its view that criticising the Israeli government is not an act of antisemitism, because, of course, it never could have been.

    It has made clear that Israeli occupation of the West Bank is illegal, which as a matter of fact, it is.

    It has said that Israeli action in Gaza amounts to ethnic cleansing, because that is what it is and what it has been from the outset.

    It has not yet said that the Israeli government has committed genocide, but it has made very clear that it is inclined to think that is the case and that it would support legal action to confirm that opinion.

    These are major restatements of UK foreign policy, and without exception they are welcome.”
    (Source: taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/0 )
    #AusPol #AlboPM #ForeignAffairs

  5. The UK has condemned #Isreali actions in the #GazaStrip as #EthnicCleansing. Richard Murphy claims, presumably as the UK Govt would, that this is not calling what’s happening in Gaze a #Genocide. My Q is, when is ethnic cleansing not genocide?
    When the ethnic cleansing is not 100% of the population? When the killings of an ethnic community does not amout to 100% of the its numbers? By this reckoning, the Holocaust was ethnic cleansing then… How abhorant is this play on words when faced with the resolute and calculated mass killings committed by #Israel. I also welcome the lastest condemnations (from twelve coutries… so far) of Isreal, its govt and the military. Sanctions do not go far enough. Now if only #TimidAlbo would step up…

    “It is very welcome that the UK government has made some important distinctions.

    It has said that criticising anyone for being Jewish is unacceptable. At the same time, it has made entirely clear its view that criticising the Israeli government is not an act of antisemitism, because, of course, it never could have been.

    It has made clear that Israeli occupation of the West Bank is illegal, which as a matter of fact, it is.

    It has said that Israeli action in Gaza amounts to ethnic cleansing, because that is what it is and what it has been from the outset.

    It has not yet said that the Israeli government has committed genocide, but it has made very clear that it is inclined to think that is the case and that it would support legal action to confirm that opinion.

    These are major restatements of UK foreign policy, and without exception they are welcome.”
    (Source: taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/0 )
    #AusPol #AlboPM #ForeignAffairs

  6. Nicaragua tells top UN court Germany is ‘facilitating’ genocide by selling weapons to Israel

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Nicaragua told the United Nations’ top court on Tuesday that Germany has breached the…
    #Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #court #Courts #gazastrip #Genocide #germany #internationallaw #israel #Israel-Hamaswar #Nicaragua #UnitedNations #War #Weapons #Worldnews
    europesays.com/netherlands/442

  7. Nicaragua tells top UN court Germany is ‘facilitating’ genocide by selling weapons to Israel

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Nicaragua told the United Nations’ top court on Tuesday that Germany has breached the…
    #Conflict #Conflicts #War #court #courts #GazaStrip #genocide #germany #internationallaw #Israel #Israel-Hamaswar #Nicaragua #unitednations #war #Weapons #WorldNews
    europesays.com/3240365/

  8. Iran's damage to US bases may lead to "a dramatic restructuring of American force projection"

    tankie.tube/w/gRQpdir1zy4bhbv8

  9. Israel general who quit Netanyahu war Cabinet emerges as one of PM’s biggest election challengers

    Eisenkot has broadly supported Israeli military operations in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, but has accused Netanyahu of str…
    #NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #2024-2025MideastWars #2026elections #BenjaminNetanyahu #breakingnews #GadiEisenkot #GazaStrip #Generalnews #Hamas #iranwar #Israel #Israelgovernment #Lebanon #MediaAPIvideo #MeirEisenkot #Militaryanddefense #ShlomoMor
    newsbeep.com/723328/

  10. Israel is a child killer.😡

    This boy was named Jehad al-Masri. He was from my city of Beit Lahia. He was only 13 years old.

    His life was not worth less than the life of an American child.

    So why the hell does America continue to send bombs to Israel that are used to kill Palestinians, including our wives and children?

    Why do Americans allow their government to continue supplying Israel with weapons that are used to commit war crimes?

    And if the US cannot help stop the killing, why can’t it at least impose sanctions on Israel and stop arming it?

    If you cannot see your own child’s face in the face of this child, then you are not a parent. You have lost your humanity.

    Just look at his face, his chest!!!

    Why does this slaughter continue to happen?

    #Gaza #palestine #genocide #Israel #freepalestine #freeGaza #fyp #gazaverified #gazagenocide #gazastrip #spportfollow #freepalestine

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    We sit in a tattered tent that offers no protection from the cold or the fear…
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    My husband is injured and needs urgent help, and I am helpless in the face of his pain…
    All I can do for him is pray 💧
    Up to this moment… we have not received any support.
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    The amount may seem small to you…
    But for us, it is a glimmer of hope ✨
    Please don't ignore my plea… Your donation or even sharing this post could make a real difference to us 🤍
    ⚠️ Don't leave us to face this alone…
    chuffed.org/project/133500-sup
    @aral
    #Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification #Gaza #Gaza #Diyaa #Hope #MyStory #HealthSupport
    #MyVoice #drawing
    #gazastrip #gazaverified #gazagenocide #prisonersofwar
    #freepalestine #iran #IranWar #Iran #IsraelIranWar #IsraeliCrimes #GreaterIsrael #USPol #EUPol

  12. #ProPalestinian activists rally outside #PortlandME courthouse to support fellow #protesters

    Morgan Womack, Portland Press Herald, Maine
    Thu, July 10, 2025

    Jul. 10—"A group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the #CumberlandCountyCourthouse on Thursday morning ahead of a court hearing for their peers who were arrested at a protest in May.

    "More than a dozen people rallied with signs and a #PalestinianFlag as 10 people — half of the group that was previously arrested — awaited their arraignments. During their hearings, they each pleaded not guilty to one count of #obstructing a public way. The rest of the group will appear in court at a later date, the protesters said.

    "Jamila Levasseur, 70, of #WaldoME, was one of the 20 people arrested in Portland on May 21 after police accused them of blocking the intersection of Commercial and Pearl streets near the U.S. Custom House. She said at the time that she'd be arrested as many times as necessary to bring attention to the widespread #starvation and ongoing #Israeli airstrikes in #Gaza.

    "When appearing at the stand, Levasseur told District Court Judge Jed French that she was 'protesting against #genocide in #Gaza' before entering her not-guilty plea. She referenced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu's recent talks with President Donald #Trump, recognizing their joint strikes on #Iran and discussing plans for a 60-day #ceasefire that would halt Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.

    " 'Those are the #WarCriminals,' Levasseur said. 'We're not criminals.'

    "Levasseur said she couldn't have anticipated that the war would still be going on 21 months after it began. She said she's thankful that a group of attorneys stepped forward to represent the protesters for free, and that the May demonstration in the Old Port attracted a new, larger crowd of supporters.

    " 'More and more people are waking up, learning what's going on, horrified, and want to do something,' Levasseur said. 'The people we were arrested with, I didn't even know them all when we were arrested. ... It's not the usual suspects. It's just more ordinary people.'

    "Levasseur and #AbigailFuller, 65, of Portland, were also arrested at a February 2024 protest on Franklin Street for obstructing a public way. Their charges in those cases have since been dropped.

    "Fuller, who is also a lecturer at the University of Southern Maine, said she felt supported by the group of people outside the courthouse while walking into her arraignment. She pleaded not guilty and also told the judge she was protesting genocide when she was arrested.

    " 'It feels good to be starting the process,' Fuller said. 'The Maine courts system takes a really long time, often, to get through, but this is the first step.'

    "Fuller said she appreciates seeing new faces at protests, especially as airstrikes and shootings in the #GazaStrip continue, killing people attempting to receive #HumanitarianAid.

    " 'Unfortunately, Palestinian deaths are not on the front pages of the newspaper anymore,' Fuller said. 'So, we're trying to keep that in the public eye.' "

    yahoo.com/news/pro-palestinian

    #MaineResists #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #MainePol #Maine #HumanRightsViolations #HumanRights #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong

  13. @slpng_giants_fr
    On ne le répète jamais assez : l'extrême-droite tue, quelle que soit la forme de l'extrême-droite. #Aramburu #GazaStrip #StopGenocideInGaza
    @sanlaville11

  14. As Freed #Palestinians Describe #Torture, Trump OKs $3 Billion #Arms Package for #Israel

    Like the #Biden administration, Trump is claiming an "emergency" in order to bypass Congress.

    Brett Wilkins, Feb 28, 2025

    "As #Palestinians released from Israeli imprisonment recount torture and other abuse suffered at the hands of their former captors, the Trump administration on Friday approved a new $3 billion weapons package for Israel.

    "The new package, reported by Zeteo's Prem Thakker, includes nearly $2.716 billion worth of bombs and weapons guidance kits, as well as $295 million in bulldozers. The Trump administration said that 'an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale,' allowing it to bypass Congress, as the #Biden administration did on multiple occasions. However, the weapons won't be delivered until 2026 or 2027.

    "From October 2023 to October 2024, Israel received a record $17.9 billion worth of U.S. arms as it waged a war of annihilation against the #GazaStrip that left more than 170,000 #Palestinians dead, maimed, or missing and millions more displaced, starved, or sickened. Israel is facing #genocide allegations in an International Court of Justice case brought by South Africa. The International Criminal Court has also issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister #YoavGallant.

    "Reporting on the new package came after U.S. Sen. #BernieSanders (I-Vt.) on Monday announced an effort to block four other arms sales totaling $8.56 billion in offensive American weaponry to Israel.

    "Meanwhile, some of the approximately 1,000 Palestinians released by Israel as part of a prisoner swap described grim stories of abuse by Israeli forces. The former detainees, who were arrested but never charged with any crimes, 'have returned visibly malnourished and scarred by the physical and psychological torture they say they faced in Israeli prisons,' according to The Washington Post. Some returned to what were once their homes to find them destroyed and their relatives killed or wounded by Israeli forces.

    "Eyas al-Bursh, a doctor volunteering at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City when he was captured by Israeli troops, was held in Sde Teiman and the Ofer military prison in the illegally occupied West Bank for 11 months.

    "'The places where we were held were harsh, sleep was impossible, and we remained handcuffed and blindfolded,' al-Bursh told the Post.

    "'We endured psychological and physical torture without a single day of respite—whether through beatings, abuse, punches, or even verbal insults and humiliation,' he added.

    "The #IsraelDefenseForces told the Post that it 'acts in accordance with Israeli and international law in order to protect the rights of the detainees held in the detention and questioning facilities.'"

    Read more:
    commondreams.org/news/trump-ar
    #BibiIsAWarCriminal #TrumpIsAWarCriminal #NoWeaponsForGenocide #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreePalestine #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #IDF

  15. Demonstrators rally in #PortlandMaine to demand permanent #Ceasefire in #Gaza

    More than 200 people gathered in Deering Oaks on Saturday afternoon for a rally to highlight the struggles of the #Palestinian people living in the #GazaStrip.

    by Gilian Graham, May 4, 2024

    "More than 200 people gathered in Deering Oaks on Saturday afternoon for a #MayDay rally to highlight the interconnected struggles between workers and students worldwide and the Palestinian people. Demonstrators then marched to the University of Southern Maine campus, where they gathered on the lawn in front of the McGoldrick Center to continue their call for an end to the assault on displaced Palestinians in #Rafah, a permanent cease-fire in the region and divestment from Israeli interests.

    "The rally, organized by #MaineLaborForPalestine and #MaineStudentsForPalestine, comes as protests against Israel’s offensive have intensified on college campuses around the nation in recent weeks.

    "Students on #Maine campuses have taken stands against the war, holding protests and calling on their schools to #divest from defense funds.

    "Those protests have not mirrored the tense and chaotic scenes that have played out on college campuses in other parts of the country, including at the University of California Los Angeles recently, where officers in riot gear surged against a crowd of demonstrators.

    "Police have arrested more than 2,000 people during pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses in recent weeks, according to a tally by the Associated Press.

    "Emma, an organizer with Maine Students for Palestine who would not disclose her last name, came to the Portland rally straight from her graduation from the University of Southern Maine. Wearing a graduation gown, she described the horror of watching students 'experience police brutality for building a community dedicated to ending a genocide.'

    "'I graduate today and I think about #Gaza. I think about how there are absolutely no universities left in Gaza. How over 14,000 children will never reach graduation because of #oil, #LandGrabs and deep- seated racism,' she said.

    "#JillStein, the #GreenParty’s nominee for president, also spoke at the rally. She was arrested last weekend during a protest at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and charged with assaulting a police officer. She said she was assaulted with a bicycle, thrown to the ground and zip- cuffed while she was being arrested."

    Source:
    pressherald.com/2024/05/04/dem

    #CeasefireNow #Palestine #GazaSolidarity

  16. Demonstrators rally in #PortlandMaine to demand permanent #Ceasefire in #Gaza

    More than 200 people gathered in Deering Oaks on Saturday afternoon for a rally to highlight the struggles of the #Palestinian people living in the #GazaStrip.

    by Gilian Graham, May 4, 2024

    "More than 200 people gathered in Deering Oaks on Saturday afternoon for a #MayDay rally to highlight the interconnected struggles between workers and students worldwide and the Palestinian people. Demonstrators then marched to the University of Southern Maine campus, where they gathered on the lawn in front of the McGoldrick Center to continue their call for an end to the assault on displaced Palestinians in #Rafah, a permanent cease-fire in the region and divestment from Israeli interests.

    "The rally, organized by #MaineLaborForPalestine and #MaineStudentsForPalestine, comes as protests against Israel’s offensive have intensified on college campuses around the nation in recent weeks.

    "Students on #Maine campuses have taken stands against the war, holding protests and calling on their schools to #divest from defense funds.

    "Those protests have not mirrored the tense and chaotic scenes that have played out on college campuses in other parts of the country, including at the University of California Los Angeles recently, where officers in riot gear surged against a crowd of demonstrators.

    "Police have arrested more than 2,000 people during pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses in recent weeks, according to a tally by the Associated Press.

    "Emma, an organizer with Maine Students for Palestine who would not disclose her last name, came to the Portland rally straight from her graduation from the University of Southern Maine. Wearing a graduation gown, she described the horror of watching students 'experience police brutality for building a community dedicated to ending a genocide.'

    "'I graduate today and I think about #Gaza. I think about how there are absolutely no universities left in Gaza. How over 14,000 children will never reach graduation because of #oil, #LandGrabs and deep- seated racism,' she said.

    "#JillStein, the #GreenParty’s nominee for president, also spoke at the rally. She was arrested last weekend during a protest at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and charged with assaulting a police officer. She said she was assaulted with a bicycle, thrown to the ground and zip- cuffed while she was being arrested."

    Source:
    pressherald.com/2024/05/04/dem

    #CeasefireNow #Palestine #GazaSolidarity

  17. Demonstrators rally in #PortlandMaine to demand permanent #Ceasefire in #Gaza

    More than 200 people gathered in Deering Oaks on Saturday afternoon for a rally to highlight the struggles of the #Palestinian people living in the #GazaStrip.

    by Gilian Graham, May 4, 2024

    "More than 200 people gathered in Deering Oaks on Saturday afternoon for a #MayDay rally to highlight the interconnected struggles between workers and students worldwide and the Palestinian people. Demonstrators then marched to the University of Southern Maine campus, where they gathered on the lawn in front of the McGoldrick Center to continue their call for an end to the assault on displaced Palestinians in #Rafah, a permanent cease-fire in the region and divestment from Israeli interests.

    "The rally, organized by #MaineLaborForPalestine and #MaineStudentsForPalestine, comes as protests against Israel’s offensive have intensified on college campuses around the nation in recent weeks.

    "Students on #Maine campuses have taken stands against the war, holding protests and calling on their schools to #divest from defense funds.

    "Those protests have not mirrored the tense and chaotic scenes that have played out on college campuses in other parts of the country, including at the University of California Los Angeles recently, where officers in riot gear surged against a crowd of demonstrators.

    "Police have arrested more than 2,000 people during pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses in recent weeks, according to a tally by the Associated Press.

    "Emma, an organizer with Maine Students for Palestine who would not disclose her last name, came to the Portland rally straight from her graduation from the University of Southern Maine. Wearing a graduation gown, she described the horror of watching students 'experience police brutality for building a community dedicated to ending a genocide.'

    "'I graduate today and I think about #Gaza. I think about how there are absolutely no universities left in Gaza. How over 14,000 children will never reach graduation because of #oil, #LandGrabs and deep- seated racism,' she said.

    "#JillStein, the #GreenParty’s nominee for president, also spoke at the rally. She was arrested last weekend during a protest at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and charged with assaulting a police officer. She said she was assaulted with a bicycle, thrown to the ground and zip- cuffed while she was being arrested."

    Source:
    pressherald.com/2024/05/04/dem

    #CeasefireNow #Palestine #GazaSolidarity

  18. Demonstrators rally in #PortlandMaine to demand permanent #Ceasefire in #Gaza

    More than 200 people gathered in Deering Oaks on Saturday afternoon for a rally to highlight the struggles of the #Palestinian people living in the #GazaStrip.

    by Gilian Graham, May 4, 2024

    "More than 200 people gathered in Deering Oaks on Saturday afternoon for a #MayDay rally to highlight the interconnected struggles between workers and students worldwide and the Palestinian people. Demonstrators then marched to the University of Southern Maine campus, where they gathered on the lawn in front of the McGoldrick Center to continue their call for an end to the assault on displaced Palestinians in #Rafah, a permanent cease-fire in the region and divestment from Israeli interests.

    "The rally, organized by #MaineLaborForPalestine and #MaineStudentsForPalestine, comes as protests against Israel’s offensive have intensified on college campuses around the nation in recent weeks.

    "Students on #Maine campuses have taken stands against the war, holding protests and calling on their schools to #divest from defense funds.

    "Those protests have not mirrored the tense and chaotic scenes that have played out on college campuses in other parts of the country, including at the University of California Los Angeles recently, where officers in riot gear surged against a crowd of demonstrators.

    "Police have arrested more than 2,000 people during pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses in recent weeks, according to a tally by the Associated Press.

    "Emma, an organizer with Maine Students for Palestine who would not disclose her last name, came to the Portland rally straight from her graduation from the University of Southern Maine. Wearing a graduation gown, she described the horror of watching students 'experience police brutality for building a community dedicated to ending a genocide.'

    "'I graduate today and I think about #Gaza. I think about how there are absolutely no universities left in Gaza. How over 14,000 children will never reach graduation because of #oil, #LandGrabs and deep- seated racism,' she said.

    "#JillStein, the #GreenParty’s nominee for president, also spoke at the rally. She was arrested last weekend during a protest at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and charged with assaulting a police officer. She said she was assaulted with a bicycle, thrown to the ground and zip- cuffed while she was being arrested."

    Source:
    pressherald.com/2024/05/04/dem

    #CeasefireNow #Palestine #GazaSolidarity

  19. Demonstrators rally in #PortlandMaine to demand permanent #Ceasefire in #Gaza

    More than 200 people gathered in Deering Oaks on Saturday afternoon for a rally to highlight the struggles of the #Palestinian people living in the #GazaStrip.

    by Gilian Graham, May 4, 2024

    "More than 200 people gathered in Deering Oaks on Saturday afternoon for a #MayDay rally to highlight the interconnected struggles between workers and students worldwide and the Palestinian people. Demonstrators then marched to the University of Southern Maine campus, where they gathered on the lawn in front of the McGoldrick Center to continue their call for an end to the assault on displaced Palestinians in #Rafah, a permanent cease-fire in the region and divestment from Israeli interests.

    "The rally, organized by #MaineLaborForPalestine and #MaineStudentsForPalestine, comes as protests against Israel’s offensive have intensified on college campuses around the nation in recent weeks.

    "Students on #Maine campuses have taken stands against the war, holding protests and calling on their schools to #divest from defense funds.

    "Those protests have not mirrored the tense and chaotic scenes that have played out on college campuses in other parts of the country, including at the University of California Los Angeles recently, where officers in riot gear surged against a crowd of demonstrators.

    "Police have arrested more than 2,000 people during pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses in recent weeks, according to a tally by the Associated Press.

    "Emma, an organizer with Maine Students for Palestine who would not disclose her last name, came to the Portland rally straight from her graduation from the University of Southern Maine. Wearing a graduation gown, she described the horror of watching students 'experience police brutality for building a community dedicated to ending a genocide.'

    "'I graduate today and I think about #Gaza. I think about how there are absolutely no universities left in Gaza. How over 14,000 children will never reach graduation because of #oil, #LandGrabs and deep- seated racism,' she said.

    "#JillStein, the #GreenParty’s nominee for president, also spoke at the rally. She was arrested last weekend during a protest at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and charged with assaulting a police officer. She said she was assaulted with a bicycle, thrown to the ground and zip- cuffed while she was being arrested."

    Source:
    pressherald.com/2024/05/04/dem

    #CeasefireNow #Palestine #GazaSolidarity