#palestinian-rights — Public Fediverse posts
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#ChappellRoan #music #musician
A big news cycle created out of a lie
She didn't send her security team after 11 year old #AdaLaw
The security guard who was rude to the 11 year old was NOT part of Chappell Roan's security team
Despite Chappell going online to explain what actually happened, opportunitistic nutters from the #farright (antiqueer, misogynist loons) smeared her, as did #zionazi 'reporters' who work in #entertainmentindustry and hate her for her #PalestinianRights🇵🇸 stance.
Hopefully, this newscycle will end soon and Roan's career will not be damaged
This reminds me of the smearing of another pro-Palestine artist, actor #RachelZegler
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"A Palestinian middle school student in Michigan who was publicly admonished for refusing to stand for the pledge of allegiance as part of a personal protest against the war on Gaza has settled with her school district following a lawsuit around her first amendment free speech rights."
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[...] Francesca Albanese’s detractors—those seeking to shield Israel from her legitimate criticism by forcing her resignation—fail to understand one fundamental truth: she will never stop exposing them. Whether she remains the UN Special Rapporteur or not, Francesca will continue to document Israel’s crimes with the same legal rigor and moral clarity. My message to them is unequivocal: removing her from her position will not silence the truth; it will only amplify it.
Attempts to discredit or remove Albanese are not just futile but counterproductive, as her work transcends institutional roles. She meticulously documents Israel’s violations of international law (findings that align with #ICJ rulings, #ICC investigations, and reports from human rights organizations.) The coordinated pushback against her is not about her credibility, but an effort to shield Israel from accountability. As Varoufakis observes, these smear campaigns expose deeper political and economic interests: arms sales, diplomatic protection, and the normalization of occupation.
So the pattern is familiar: when legal scrutiny threatens Israel’s impunity, the response is not engagement but attempts to silence those who investigate. The occupation itself (illegal under international law) undermines any claim to self-defense, yet it persists with impunity.
#InternationalLaw #PalestinianRights #AccountabilityNow #GazaGenocide
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Literary Hub – How a 1977 Czech Writers’ Manifesto Applies to the Stark Realities of America in 2025
Illustration from article, no credit.How a 1977 Czech Writers’ Manifesto Applies to the Stark Realities of America in 2025
What We Can All Learn From the Courage of Charter 77
By Jonny Diamond, October 10, 2025
The wonderful Czech writer Ivan Klima died this past weekend at the age of 94. Klima lived a remarkable, principled life, having survived both the Nazi occupation of Prague (he spent three years in the concentration camp at Terezin as a boy), and the post-1968 repression of the Soviet regime.
Unlike his more famous literary compatriots, Milan Kundera and Josef Skvorecky, Klima stuck around in Czechoslovakia, despite being forbidden from publishing for 20 years. For two decades Klima was consigned primarily to menial work, as a street sweeper, bricklayer, orderly… But he kept writing. And he kept resisting, through the publication of literary samizdat (his own and others), organizing clandestine salons, and helping to disseminate Charter 77, an artists’ manifesto named for the year it was written.
Editor’s Note: Charter 77 appended below.
Charter-77DownloadThe main authors behind Charter 77—Václav Havel, Jan Patočka, and Pavel Kohout, who were responding to the Communist government’s crackdown on free expression—generated its moral (and to some extent legal) authority by citing two UN human rights covenants signed by the Czechoslovak government in 1968, in the lead up to the so-called Prague Spring. [Spoiler: the Russians didn’t approve, sent tanks into Prague, and crushed any hope of a freer society].
The Communist regime quickly made it a crime to distribute copies of Charter 77, calling it “an anti-state, anti-socialist, and demagogic, abusive piece of writing,” and deeming its signatories to be “traitors and renegades” and “agents of imperialism.” As for how they saw themselves, the organizers behind Charter 77 were very clear about being nothing more than an ad hoc confederation of likeminded people, and certainly not an opposition party. In their own words, they were a “loose, informal, and open association of people . . . united by the will to strive individually and collectively for respect for human and civil rights in our country and throughout the world.” (So, more of a shared set of beliefs than a formal organization, like, you know, antifa.)
Why is a 50-year-old writers’ manifesto worth thinking about now? First of all, the aforementioned human rights covenants, cited at length in the charter, map neatly over what we still like to think of as western democratic ideals of free expression and individual liberty. And just as Charter 77 decries the state crack-down on those ideals in 1970s Czechoslovakia, we too can cite many and obvious authoritarian crimes from the Trump administration circa 2025.
From government officials menacing late-night comedians to masked thugs landing helicopters on apartment buildings, from Democratic officials threatened with jail time by the president to the brazen flouting of the rule of law, America’s decades-long drift into authoritarianism has sped up dramatically in the last nine months. We are in the middle of an anti-democratic sea-change, and as each week passes the likes of Stephen Miller grow bolder in flouting their fascist inclinations.
But it’s never too late to fight for basic human freedoms, for the right to be who you are and to say what you want, the right to not go hungry or get shot at school or lose everything because you get sick. Luckily, Charter 77—which is but one of countless historical examples of courage in the face of tyranny—offers a clear blueprint for how we might respond to the Trump administration’s attacks on free expression and the rule of law:
With regard to the targeting of pro-Palestinian ideas on college campuses:
The right to freedom of expression, for example, guaranteed by Article 19 of the first-mentioned covenant, is in our case purely illusory. Tens of thousands of our citizens are prevented from working in their own fields for the sole reason that they hold views differing from official ones, and are discriminated against and harassed in all kinds of ways by the authorities and public organizations.
Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: Literary Hub » How a 1977 Czech Writers’ Manifesto Applies to the Stark Realities of America in 2025
#Authoritarianism #Charter77 #Communism #Czechoslovakia #DonaldTrump #Facism #GOP #Ice #Injustice #IvanKlima #LiteraryHub #PalestinianRights #Republicans #StephenMiller
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Israels top court says government isn't giving Palestinian prisoners enough food
#HackerNews #IsraeliJustice #PalestinianRights #HumanRights #FoodSecurity #LegalSystem
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The U.N., and more responsibly yet -- the rest of the world -- should reconsider the location of the U.N.Headquarters.
#Europe, where the #ruleoflaw seems to be stable for the moment, seems smarter.
I would suggest #Africa, but being out of sight makes being out of mind much easier.
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@skullvalanche
I stumbled across this video last night. It’s an excellent conversation imo. For those unfamiliar with Beinart, he’s editor-at-large of Jewish Currents, a leftist mag. I’ve been following him for years, and he’s been advocating for #PalestinianRights for even longer — with passion, morality, intelligence, and the perspective of an observant Jew. He argues for a democratic 1-state solution and why #israel is bad for #Palestinians, #Judaism, #Jews, and the world. -
Israeli Settler Attacks Disrupt Vital Water Supply to West Bank Communities.
Watch full report:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4xB-2JW-Pxg#MiddleEastConflict #WestBankWaterCrisis #IsraeliSettlerAttacks #PalestinianRights #WaterAccess #HumanitarianCrisis
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Unilever is blocking Ben & Jerry’s fight for justice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZehvjKQK8XY
Ben & Jerry’s is the first major American brand to publicly condemn Israeli apartheid against Palestinians, leading to conflicts with its parent company, Unilever.
While Ben & Jerry’s strives to uphold its social mission, Unilever stands in its way.
#boycott #benandjerry #unilever #GenocideEnabler #Criticism #Israel #Genocide #Civilians #Children #BDS #Infighting #DroppingBrand #PalestinianRights #ProfitMotive
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#Bipartisan Group of Senators Meets With #Netanyahu Despite #ICC Arrest Warrant
Pictures show Democrats like #ChuckSchumer standing next to Netanyahu, smiling.
By Sharon Zhang, Truthout
July 11, 2025"A bipartisan group of senators representing an eighth of the Senate posed for photos and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the U.S. this week, sparking criticism over senators’ smiles next to a man wanted in the Hague for alleged war crimes in #Gaza.
"Netanyahu met with senators on Wednesday, with leaders for both parties, Senators #JohnThune (R-South Dakota) and Chuck Schumer (D-New York) in attendance. Lawmakers proudly posted photos of the meeting, saying that they discussed the genocide in Gaza and praised Israel and the U.S.’s war on Iran during the meeting.
"Netanyahu also met with House Speaker #MikeJohnson (R-Louisiana), the latter of whom said in a post on social media that the two 'discussed America’s commitment to Israel’s security and our shared goal of achieving a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.'
"Pictures of the Senate meeting also showed Senators #CoryBooker (D-New Jersey), #MariaCantwell (D-Washington), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), #ChrisCoons (D-Delaware), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), #AmyKlobuchar (D-Minnesota), Dave McCormick (R-Pennsylvania), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), #JackyRosen (D-Nevada), and #AdamSchiff (D-California).
"The lawmakers posed next to a table set with food and drinks. Sen. #TedCruz (R-Texas), who has already drawn criticism for being on vacation in Greece amid the devastating floods in his state last week, was also at the meeting.
"Lawmakers have drawn criticism for meeting with Netanyahu as his government moves toward expelling all #Palestinians from #Gaza, through death or force. Earlier this week, Netanyahu’s Defense Minister, #IsraelKatz, told reporters that he has instructed the military to plan for confining all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp where they won’t be allowed to leave — a plan likened to #ConcentrationCamps by advocates for #PalestinianRights.
" 'Yesterday these Senators took part in a photo-op with Netanyahu, who is wanted for war crimes. Shameful,' wrote the Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project in a post on social media.
" '#Genocide is #bipartisan,' said Rep. #RashidaTlaib (D-Michigan).
" 'In a just world, every one of these Democratic senators would be primaried — especially the hypocritical Cory Booker who is wisely trying to hide his face in this picture,' said Zeteo Editor-in-Chief Mehdi Hasan. Indeed, Booker and Klobuchar are standing behind other senators in photos posted online.
"The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister #YoavGallant in November. But both officials have since visited the White House, under both the Trump and Biden administrations, with U.S. officials purposefully defying the Hague.
"In fact, earlier this week, the U.S. State Department threatened the ICC in a UN meeting ahead of Netanyahu’s visit, demanding that it drop the charges against Netanyahu and Gallant and terminate 'all investigations and all arrest warrants' against Israel.
"Netanyahu met with President Donald #Trump this week to discuss a proposal for a temporary ceasefire deal in Gaza. However, despite agreement from both parties on the objectives of the genocide, Netanyahu left Washington without the parties announcing a deal. Netanyahu has been accused numerous times of purposely sabotaging ceasefire talks in order to prolong the genocide and stay in power."
#Hypocrites #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #Genocide #WarCrimes #FreeGaza #USPol #WorldPol #USWarMachine #USIsraelWarMachine
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#Palestine / Illegal outposts erected in villages in Masafer Yatta in attempt to expel residents
In early May, most homes in the village of Khalat a-Daba in Masafer Yatta were demolished by the Civil Administration, forcing residents into tents and caves. Settlers then established an outpost inside two caves, displacing families and bringing hundreds of sheep and goats that damaged trees.
After the settlers left, residents feared they were promised something in return for dismantling the outpost themselves. According to Jaber Dbabsa, this mirrors the situation in Mughayyir al-Deir (a small Palestinian Bedouin community located about 5 kilometers southeast of the village Yatta, was inhabited by around 25 families from the Ka’abneh tribe). Despite the destruction and confiscation of property, the residents of Khalat a-Daba remain.
Following the demolition of homes, settlers attacked the village, leading to arrests. A resident was arrested for filing a complaint after settlers occupied his cave. Attacks by the army and settlers have increased in recent years, with homes burned and pogroms [note the use of the loaded term #pogrom in the original text in Hebrew] committed.
Since the start of the war, residents of over 60 communities in Area C have been displaced, and more than 80 outposts have been established. According to Souod Dbabsa, settlers want to control the village to disconnect the other villages in Masafer Yatta.
[…] Dababsa claims that the settlers and the army are working together: "They say it is a firing zone, but the law applies only to us and not to the settlers. The goal is to expel us. They do not care about our ownership documents. They brought the herding outposts to take from us everything we need to exist. There is nowhere to go with the sheep. It's all one plan, in Gaza and here. They want to expel everyone. But we have nowhere else, we will not leave."
Apropos Mughayyir al-Deir, which is mentioned as a precedent, in May 2025, settlers, with the support or acquiescence of the Israeli military, set up a new outpost inside the village, leading to the displacement of the community. Over 100 settlers and hilltop youth attacked nearby Palestinian villages, burning homes and vehicles, while the military seized additional land purportedly for security reasons. The evacuation was marked by violence against residents and human rights activists attempting to protect them. Hebrew https://www.mistaclim.org/en/articles/the-community-of-maghair-a-dir-surrendered-weekly-summary-17-5-25-24-5-25
#MasaferYatta #SettlerViolence #PalestinianRights #AreaC #LandGrab #MasaferYatta
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International law recognizes the right of all peoples to resist foreign occupation in pursuit of self-determination. Historically, many liberation movements have received global support. However, Palestinian resistance is often labeled as terrorism, highlighting double standards in international responses. Media portrayals contribute to this bias.
Read the full article here: https://mohameddosou.blogspot.com/2025/03/why-are-all-nations-allowed-to-fight.html
#DoubleStandards #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine #InternationalLaw #PalestinianRights
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Backed by #Trump, #Israel Shreds #CeaseFire Deal and Kills Over 400 Across #Gaza | Common Dreams
"This return to violence does not come as a surprise," said one advocacy group. "#Netanyahu has, from the beginning, signaled his intention to abandon the cease-fire process before it could become a lasting peace."
by Jake Johnson, Mar 18, 2025
"Muhannad Hadi, humanitarian coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, said in a statement Tuesday that the fresh wave of Israeli airstrikes 'is unconscionable' and that a cease-fire 'must be reinstated immediately.'
"'People in Gaza have endured unimaginable suffering,' said Hadi. 'An end to hostilities, sustained #humanitarian assistance, release of the hostages, and the restoration of basic services and people’s livelihoods, are the only way forward.'"
Read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-violates-cease-fire
#CeasefireNow #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #TrumpIsAWarCriminal #USPol #WorldPOL #Genocide #WarCrimes #FreeGaza #NoWar #PeaceNow #PalestinianRights #HumanRightsViolations #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
Breaking News: Khalil Mahmoud is suing Columbia University.
He is listed amongts Columbia and Barnard students in a lawsuit against Columbia University to stop the release of student records and private information to the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
This is the canary in the coal mine. Every decent person should reject the GOPs suppression of free speech.
#khalil #columbia #PalestinianRights #antisemitism #1stAmendmenthttps://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.638553/gov.uscourts.nysd.638553.1.0.pdf
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Yale Suspends #LegalScholar & #PalestinianRights Suppotrer #HelyehDoutaghi
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#unConstitutional #FreeSpeech #ColumbiaUniversity #PalestinianRights #activism #ICE
Mahmoud Khalil Was Detained by ICE Agent Honored by Trump at State of the Union https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-khalil-detained-ice-agent-honored-trump
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#OledLifshitzRIP ✡️ 💔
84 y.o. #journalist and defender of #PalestinianRights 🇵🇸
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#Palestine / Human Rights groups challenge Israeli laws to halt UNRWA activities, citing humanitarian crisis
Human rights organizations #Adalah and #Gisha, alongside Palestinian refugees, have petitioned the Israeli Supreme Court to overturn two laws that would halt #UNRWA’s operations in East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and #Gaza. The petitioners argue that the laws violate basic human rights and Israel’s international legal obligations, potentially causing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis by cutting off essential services like healthcare and education. Critics condemn the laws as part of a broader effort to erase Palestinian identity and rights, with some labeling them as potential war crimes under international law.
[…] The petition, submitted by Adalah’s Legal Director, Dr. Suhad Bishara, argues that the laws could silence UNRWA’s activities in East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza. This is because UNRWA requires extensive multi-system coordination with Israeli authorities to operate in these areas. This includes establishing administrative and logistical headquarters for the agency; issuing visas and work permits for its staff; coordinating with military authorities regarding the organization’s activities; arranging exemptions from customs, levies, and taxes; importing goods and equipment, including medicines; coordinating the entry and transfer of medicines and other essential supplies to various areas; licensing and registering the agency’s vehicle fleet; and coordinating operational systems during military operations. Such coordination is also necessary for the functioning of UNRWA’s humanitarian aid operations in Gaza during wartime.
MK Aida Touma-Suleiman:
[…] Those disgraceful proposers, who hinge their argument on October 7 as a defining event to justify their proposal, stood at this very podium even before that day and did not hide their desire to eliminate UNRWA, claiming that the agency keeps the issue of Palestinian refugees alive. Even before that date, they tried to attack UNRWA offices and seize the lands on which they sit, but they failed. Those who speak of a 3,000-year-old refugeehood cannot dismiss a 75-year-old refugeehood. No Palestinian wants to be a refugee. Do you truly want to end the refugee issue? Remove the boot of occupation from Palestinian land and allow Palestinians the right of return to their homeland,"
Hebrew https://zoha.org.il/133142
Petition Hebrew https://www.adalah.org/uploads/uploads/UNRWA_Law_Petition_16_Jan_2025.pdf
@israel
@palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#UNRWA
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[followup] Quoting Haneen Majadlh:
Haneen Majadlh wasn't surprised by Amnesty International Israel's suspension. Having heard from Palestinian members who resigned due to these issues and experiencing the tension firsthand during her own attempt to join the board to advocate for Palestinian voices, she witnessed these deep divisions first hand.
Majadlh believes the Israeli branch sought to defend the state of Israel, not just its government, because its members were defending their own families and loved ones. However, she argues this desire to protect Israel led to a denial and minimization of its wrongdoings, a phenomenon she calls "patriotic blindness," ultimately resulting in a betrayal of the organization's values and a disregard for Palestinian lives.
[…] It is clear that the Israeli branch sought to defend the State of Israel, and not necessarily the Israeli regime, because when its members defend Israel, they are defending themselves, their brothers, their soldiers, their own flesh and blood. But here is the reason for the crisis: the defense of the State of Israel led to the denial of its crimes and the minimization of their severity. It was a grotesque spectacle. It's called patriotic blindness. I don't believe that all members of Amnesty Israel are necessarily racist, but their national loyalty led to the distortion of the Israeli organization's values, the abandonment of the pursuit of truth and justice, and the disregard for the lives of tens of thousands of Palestinian victims.
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2025-01-09/ty-article-opinion/.premium/00000194-46c6-db19-abdd-6ec7e31c0000 or https://archive.is/ytlRy
Haneen Majadlh was born in 1983 in Baqa al-Gharbiyye. She holds a doctorate in social work, is an educator and a social activist. She is a graduate of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership and a lecturer at Al-Qasemi College of Education.
@israel
@palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#AmnestyInternational
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#Palestine / Amnesty Intl's suspension of its local chapter
Some Israeli and international media are claiming Amnesty Intl' suspended its Israel chapter for rejecting the report about the genocide in Gaza, suggesting the problem was non-alignment by the local chapter. Some mention accusations of racism towards Palestinians.
The Former Amnesty Israel chair, as well as other board members, resigned over exclusion of Palestinian voices. Daniil Brodsky, a political strategist in Jersualem and former chair of Amnesty Israel, wrote in December last year that Amnesty Israel's analysis of the genocide report was prepared by two Israeli Jewish staff members who are not legal scholars, with no input from Palestinian staff and board members, despite their presence and readiness to contribute.
In a piece published in 2021 https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel--palestine-rights-groups-prevent-palestinians-framing-their-own-reality, Palestinian activists and scholars Haneen Maikey and Lana Tatour wrote:
[...] "a common pattern in progressive Israeli spaces is that Palestinians can provide labor, translation, lived experience and trauma to feed the analysis of Israeli Jews, but cannot be equal partners who get to do the analysis side by side and set the agenda together."
https://forward.com/opinion/681370/why-i-resigned-as-chairman-of-amnesty-israel/
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#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#GazaGenocide
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Israel is torturing Palestinian #healthcare workers
Human Rights Watch Report
#PalestineQuestion #HistoryOfPalestine #Palestine #Gaza #GazaGenocide #FreePalestine #StandWithGaza #GazaStarving #GazaUnderAttack #JusticeForPalestine #SaveGaza #FreeGaza #StandWithPalestine #JusticeForPalestine #EndTheOccupation #PalestinianRights #SavePalestine #DefendPalestine #PalestineSolidarity #VoicesForPalestine #WeAreAllPalestine #PalestinianStruggle #IsraelWarCrimes #IsraelTerroristState #free_palestine #israel #genocide #israeli_occupation #free_gaza #israel_is_a_terrorist_state #israel_is_committing_genocide #israeli_terrorism #ισραήλ #Γάζα #ΠόλεμοςΣτηΜέσηΑνατολή #γενοκτονία #απαρτχάιντ