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GeriatricGardener

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Former university academic & tech transfer middle manager. Now retired ex-#Labour #Corbyn-supporting member (expelled in 2016 purge) & recent exile from Twitter/ X. Ageing obscure lefty rebel, He/ him, Socialist, Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist, Anti-Zionist, Feminist, proud granddad & passionate gardener.

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#Israel #ApartheidIsrael #Zionism #Racism #Pogrom #Nakba #Genocide #SettlerColonialism #EthnicCleansing #StopArmingIsrael #CollectivePunishment #WarCrimes #FreePalestine #nobridge

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“These Are Israel’s Two Options – Hezbollah Leader Sends Strong Messages to Tel Aviv, Washington”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“ explained that evaluating the results of the war requires assessing the battlefield and not relying on Israeli claims about victory, indicating that ‘there is a consensus on the failure of Israel.’

He also pointed out that even allies of Netanyahu mock him when he says he is ‘one step away from victory,’ emphasizing that the issue ‘is not limited only to Israeli failure to achieve objectives but extends to include more strategic losses.’

The Hezbollah leader touched on Israeli opinion polls regarding confidence in Israel as a state and in its army, highlighting that at least 30% of settlers believe that Israel is uninhabitable.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/these-are-israels-two-options-hezbollah-leader-sends-strong-messages-to-tel-aviv-washington/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Seven Soldiers Killed, Dozens Wounded | ‘Al-Qassam Restored’ in Jabaliya | US: ‘No Complete Victory’ | Massacres in Nuseirat – Day 221”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“Israeli forces are besieging hundreds of Palestinians in their homes and inside shelter centers east of camp, amid continuous artillery shelling.

At least 11 people were killed and numerous others wounded in the Israeli bombing of a house and an school in the camp in the central Gaza Strip.

The Al-Qassam Brigades and Al-Quds Brigades carried out several successful operations targeting invading Israeli forces.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 35,173 Palestinians have been killed, and 79,061 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-massacre-in-nuseirat-jabaliya-under-siege-complex-resistance-operations-day-221/

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“All-Out War – Resistance Roundup – Day 221”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“Several videos were published by Palestinian Resistance groups in Gaza, showing fighters targeting and blowing up Israeli tanks and other military vehicles.

In the one video, described by Brigades as a complex operation, several Palestinian fighters were seen detonating an Israeli tank from zero distance, and another targeting a tank using Yassin-105.

When the fighters retreated safely back into a tunnel, a loud explosion was heard above ground, to which the fighters responded by chanting God is Great.

Al-Qassam said that in one operation, it killed seven Israeli soldiers from zero distance in , which has been one of the main theaters of fighting in recent days.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/all-out-war-resistance-roundup-day-221/

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@faab64 @palestine @israel @GeriatricGardener honestly at this point i am convinced that the hostage thing doesn't even matter to them anymore. it was merely an excuse to genocide

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@faab64 @palestine @israel @palestinechron

Sabra arrogance combined with white supremacist ideology leads to hubris imo

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“ worker died from unknown causes after bullet-sized holes appear in window: figuring out the cause of death may prove a significant challenge”

by LauraK in Normal Island News on Substack @substack

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“In the chaos of , where civilians with one leg are evacuating on crutches and the are doing everything they can to preserve civilian life, a UN aid worker has sadly passed away, and another has been injured, after holes mysteriously appeared in the vehicle they were travelling in.

No one knows what could have left bullet-shaped holes in the windows of the vehicle, or what might have caused the aid workers' injuries, but conspiracy theorists have suggested footage of IDF gunmen nearby may reveal a connection.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/normalislandnews/p/un-worker-dies-from-unknown-causes?r=27oltk&utm_medium=ios

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Israel’s torture and prisoner abuse camp!

“Video: investigation exposes Israeli concentration camps and : US broadcaster daren’t use the term, but it’s clear what they’re showing”

by Skwawkbox @skwawkbox @palestine @israel

“An investigation by US news channel CNN has exposed Israel’s use of concentration camps, where Palestinian prisoners, mostly civilians, are routinely beaten, tortured, have bones and teeth smashed and are so inhumanely bound and forced into untenable physical positions that many have to have limbs amputated.

CNN calls these ‘detention camps’, but a viewing of the video makes the reality of what they are inescapable”

https://skwawkbox.org/2024/05/13/video-cnn-investigation-exposes-israeli-concentration-camps-and-torture/

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“Roadmap to – Declaration Vows to Dismantle Israel’s ”

by Nurah Tape in the Palestine Chronicle @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“Delegates at the Global Anti-Apartheid Conference on Palestine have declared that they ‘will be unrelenting’ in their mobilization to pressure governments to sanction Israel which has subjected the Palestinian people to 76 years of ongoing genocide, colonialism and apartheid.

‘The war prosecuted for decades by Israel and its genocidal enablers is not only against the Palestinian people, it is against humanity as a whole,’ the Johannesburg Declaration on Israel’s Settler-Colonialism, Apartheid and Genocide, issued at the conclusion of the conference on Sunday in Johannesburg, stated. ‘But the Palestinians and the people of the world have not been silent.’”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/roadmap-to-solidarity-johannesburg-declaration-vows-to-dismantle-israels-settler-colonialism/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Israel Prevents All Aid | US: Complete Victory Not Possible | HRW: No Safe Place | Resistance on All Fronts – Day 220”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“Israeli occupation forces are trying to penetrate into the camp in northern Gaza amid intense bombardment and stiff resistance.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin said that Israel will continue the war until victory is achieved and Hamas is dismantled.

The US Secretary of State Antony said in a phone conversation with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav that is committed to its support of Israel.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 35,091 Palestinians have been killed, and 78,827 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-jabaliya-inferno-netanyahu-war-until-victory-resistance-fights-against-invading-israeli-troops-day-220/

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“The War on George Street – Resistance Roundup – Day 220”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“The Palestinian Resistance continued what could be considered a counteroffensive against Israeli soldiers in various parts of the Gaza Strip.

The Resistance has succeeded in reorganizing its forces in northern Gaza, and it’s now repelling Israeli attacks at several fronts, including the Jabaliya and Zaytoun axes.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-war-on-george-street-resistance-roundup-day-220/

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Great article on the . Well worth a read - despite being in the establishment media Guardian @TheGuardian_us which, as we all recall, led the fake antisemitism campaign against (thereby betraying British democracy) in the UK!

“US students, once again, have led the way. Now we must all stand up for Palestinians”

by Osita Nwanevu

“The job now, as the Israelis press into , is to change public opinion ⁠on the actual matter at hand – to make urgent arguments to the American public not about the plight of Palestine’s defenders on campus but the plight of the Palestinians. The students have done their part; they will be recognized in time. Now it’s up to the rest of us.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/13/campus-gaza-protests-student-protesters-role-history

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“Princeton Alumni call on university to divest and end complicity in genocide: We stand alongside Princeton University students in demanding divestment, boycott, and an end to the university's silence over the genocide in Gaza.”

by Princeton Alumni For Gaza in Mondoweiss @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

“For the students risking their safety and their institutional standing in the name of human dignity, In the nation’s service and the service of humanity is more than marketing copy: it’s a commitment to a more human future. That future starts now. We stand alongside students in demanding:

  1. and Disclosure: Princeton University must divest and dissociate its endowment of all direct and indirect holdings in companies that profit from or engage in the State of Israel’s ongoing genocidal military onslaught, occupation, and apartheid policies. The University must commit to full financial transparency on all its investments.

  2. Divestment: Disclose and end Princeton research on weapons of war funded by the Department of Defense. This research includes automated software and artificial intelligence technology used to enable genocide.

  3. Academic and Cultural : Refrain from any form of academic or cultural association with Israeli institutions and businesses, in line with the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. This boycott is of institutions, not individuals. End study abroad programs with Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Stop sponsoring and facilitating Tiger-Trek Israel, and end Princeton’s relationship with the Tikvah Fund.

  4. Palestinian Affiliations: Cultivate affiliations with Palestinian academic and cultural institutions directly without requiring them to partner with Israeli counterparts as an explicit or implicit condition for such support.

  5. End the Silence: End its silence and release a public statement calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and condemning Israel’s genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people.

  6. Amnesty: for all students involved in the encampments and the sit-ins

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/05/princeton-alumni-call-on-university-to-divest-and-end-complicity-in-genocide/?ml_recipient=121134089148303331&ml_link=121134082538079949&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2024-05-13&utm_campaign=Daily+Headlines+RSS+Automation

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“Counteroffensive – Gaza Resistance Costs Israel Heavy on Three Fronts”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“The Israeli occupation army admitted on Sunday that Palestinian Resistance has cost it the largest number of wounded since the start of the war.

Meanwhile, the Resistance said that it is confronting Israeli forces on three different war fronts, and that it had carried out a series of operations and ambushes throughout the Gaza Strip.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/counteroffensive-gaza-resistance-costs-israel-heavy-casualties-on-three-fronts/

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“’s Zionist Entanglement in Gaza Genocide – Does He Have an Exit Strategy?”

by Iqbal Jassat in the Palestine Chronicle @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“While Biden is battling to retain his political office, student protests across US universities demanding sanctions and divestments, have added to his woes.

He is well aware that not only Americans but masses across the world hold him responsible for the carnage in Gaza. The message resounding across western capitals as indeed at college campuses is loud and clear: Biden is complicit!

Even if he sticks to his guns, no pun intended, Biden’s culpability makes him a candidate for prosecution at the International Criminal Court as a war criminal. That is if the grows a backbone by refusing to be bullied and performs its duty without fear or favor.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/bidens-zionist-entanglement-in-gaza-genocide-does-he-have-an-exit-strategy/

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“This is Palestine’s Anti-apartheid Moment – Linda Sarsour (VIDEO)”

by Nurah Tape in Palestine Chronicle @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“Palestinian-American political activist Linda Sarsour has said that the rhetorical shifts from the US administration indicate that the protest movement against Israel’s ongoing genocidal assault on Gaza is on the right track.

‘To see the administration engaging in rhetoric that seems to be appeasing some elements of our movement is very important because that tells us that we are on the right track,’ Sarsour told the Palestine Chronicle on the sidelines of the Global Anti-Apartheid Conference on Palestine held in Johannesburg, South Africa from May 10 – 12.

‘So now we need the actions to match the words,’ she added.

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/this-is-palestines-anti-apartheid-moment-linda-sarsour-video/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Socialist Leader Assassinated | Many Killed in Rafah, Sabra | Resistance Counteroffensive – Day 219”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“Israeli media reported that a member of the National Security Council resigned in protest against Benjamin Netanyahu’s lack of a political vision, while the Israeli army estimates that the achievements in Gaza may be eroded as negotiations falter.

The war has returned to the northern area of the Strip, with intense bombardment of and more forced evacuations.

Meanwhile, the Resistance fought back, with clashes reported in several areas of Gaza and missiles targeting Israeli territory.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 35,034 Palestinians have been killed, and 78,755 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-israeli-army-chaos-war-back-in-northern-gaza-resistance-fights-back-day-219/

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“As Gaza Assault Intensifies, Egypt Joins ICJ Case Accusing Israel of Genocide: "’It's a real diplomatic punch,’ a former Israeli diplomat said. "’Israel would have to take it very seriously.’”

by Olivia Rosane in Common Dreams @commondreams

“ is the third country after and to request to join South Africa's case. However, it's request is especially significant for Israel, Alon Liel, former director of Israel's Foreign Ministry, told Al Jazeera. Liel said that Egypt was the ‘cornerstone’ of Israel's standing in the Middle East since the two countries signed a treaty in 1979.

‘With Egypt joining South Africa now in The , it's a real diplomatic punch. Israel would have to take it very seriously,’ Liel said. ‘Israel has to… listen to the world—not only to the Israeli public opinion asking now for revenge.’”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/egypt-icj-israel?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=46877590d6-Weekend+Edition%3A+Sun.+5%2F12%2F24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-37878a46b5-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

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While the country of my birth, England, continues to disappoint and depress me on a daily basis, due to the actions of its corrupt government, I once again feel pride at the actions of the country that has allowed me to live here for the past 16 years, Egypt.

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