The American Veto against Palestine full membership of the UN means that the talk about “ two states solution “ is merely hypocritical and is meant to give Israel time to finish illegal settlements and annexation of the occupied Palestinian Territories.

I want to remind all those spineless academics who claim neutrality as students are suspended & criminalized that their indifference is a political position, one aligned with dominant interests. Your neutrality equates to complicity. You are part of the problem.

I'm in Isfahan. I didn't hear the explosion as it happened just outside of the city. The city is calm and quiet for now.

6:05 am.
#Iran

So Iran retaliated against Israel bombing its embassy compound with zero casualties, and Europe accused Iran of destabilizing the Middle East.

Israel is now bombing THREE countries in the Middle East.

Curious to hear what Europe has to say...

i’m an organizer with CU Apartheid Divest Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine, in my 3 years at Barnard College i have never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warnings

i just received notice that i am 1 of 3 students suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide.

We are now closer to a regional war than ever before.

All of this could have been prevented had Biden forced a ceasefire in Gaza months ago.

He was far too accepting of the evaluation risk, and here we are...

#iran #IsraelIranWar

🚨 US officials reportedly confirming Israeli airstrikes in Iran

UPDATE: NYPD have entered the Columbia Palestine solidarity encampment and are threatening to arrest the protesters.

University of Southern California has cancelled valedictorian Asna Tabassum’s commencement speech after pro-Israel groups condemned her for sharing information about Palestine. “I'm only advocating for human equality and for the sanctity of human life,” says Tabassum.

Dr. Wael Nasrallah’s post about losing his family is truly heartbreaking.

U.S. forces — not Israel — shot down most of the drones and missiles Iran launched at them on Saturday 👇
theintercept.com/2024/04/15/ira…

Openly pro-genocide senator from PA.

He’s literally saying Israel can do whatever it wants with the weapons the U.S. provides, which defies both U.S. law and basic morality.

On Iran’s strike:

At Stanford, I attended a masterclass on military strategy led by a person with decades of experience, including serving at the highest levels in the military and government.

One lesson he thought that I always remember was this:

He asked us:

“Say the US…

This is incredibly time sensitive but the need is urgent, who here knows of an international org or other body who can help an old man with stage 4 cancer leave Gaza for treatment after the Israelis refused to let him leave citing “security reasons”

Colleagues, please give @edscholars4pal a follow and look out for important opportunities at #AERA24 to collectively organize, show solidarity for #Palestine , and demand a permanent #CeaseFireInGaza /an end to the genocide in #Gaza . #EdScholars4Palestine

My latest academic article is out,

'Zionism, Settler Colonialism, and Nationalism: On Motivations and Violence' published in Middle East Critique.

First 50 downloads on this link are free:
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The Israeli army killed 153 Palestinians and injured 60 in the last 24 hours in Gaza .
The total number of Palestinians ikilled by Israel since October 7th is 33,360 in addition to 7000 missing under the rubble. 70% of the killed are children and women. Additionally 75,993…

Palestinian novelist Walid Daqqa has died after 38 years spent jailed in Israeli prison.

Israel had refused to allow his wife and daughter to visit him since October 7, 'while knowing he was in a terminal state,' says Mustafa Barghouti @Mustafa_Barghouti. 'That kind of behavior is savage.'

Some thoughts on the reported Iranian proposal to the US on how Biden can prevent Iran from striking Israel in response to Israel's bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus.

Ali Hashem علي هاشم reports that Tehran told Biden that it will hit Israel directly unless Biden secures a…

For Truthout, Aisha did the math on how many people attend Palestine demonstrations in Yemen every Friday.

3 - 5 million people. One in six of every Yemeni citizen.

Every Friday.