A wali

Hard working man

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

If a US politician made fun of Jewish people like this it would be the end of their careers.

But Islamophobia is totally fine and normalized.

[Sagal Abdi-Wali MP @Sagal_AW]

Great to round off my first week in Parliament with my first MP surgery in the constituency.

If you’re a constituent and there’s anything I can help you with, please email me at [email protected]

[A wali @Axgwali]

https://t.co/WhkGlMF6Yx

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Great line

[Mohamed Olad @InaOlad]

The identity of the Zionist federal judge who signed the illegal search warrant for Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C.-area home has not been publicly released or named by federal authorities.

The public deserves transparency and accountability. The criminal judge who signed this warrant must be identified and held accountable.

Anyone who abuses judicial authority must face consequences and should not continue serving in that position or hold any similar position of public trust.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Not quite a denial from Trump. And even if he denied it, who’d be dumb enough to believe it?

On a side note, denying Israel’s right to exist is a career ender in DC but Trump here says Somalia doesn’t count as a country.

That’s totally fine and uncontroversial. No pushback.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

This morning, the federal government turned the full force of the Department of Homeland Security against a sitting member of Congress for the offense of disagreeing with the White House.

The path to citizenship should not be weaponized against anyone, including Rep. Ilhan Omar, a naturalized American who swore an oath to this country — the same one that I took.

The promise of citizenship should not be contingent on someone agreeing with the federal government.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Horrific. Heartbreaking. Inexcusable.

[State of Palestine @Palestine_UN]

🇵🇸🇸🇴 “Somalia stands firmly with the Palestinian people and their legitimate right to self-determination and statehood. We reaffirm our support for a just and lasting peace based on a two-state solution with an independent and viable Palestinian state along with the 1967 borders. A just resolution of the Palestinian question remains essential to the lasting peace and stability in the Middle East and beyond.”

[Dr. Ali S Faqi @FaqiAlis]

During my tenure as Somalia's Ambassador to the EU, in April 2014, Foreign Minister Abdirahman Beyle arrived in Brussels as head of the advance team before the arrival of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud for the 4th EU-AU Summit. This was his first trip overseas since he was just nominated, and it was the first time I had ever seen him.

Since I was also non-resident Ambassador to France, I decided to take him to Paris for the weekend. The reason for the trip to Paris was to show him firsthand the deteriorating conditions of the two Somali diplomatic buildings in Paris.

Somalia had two diplomatic buildings in Paris. One is the Chancery located near the most famous street in Paris, the Champs Elysees. The other is the Ambassador's residence located at the outskirt of Paris in Vacinet, twenty minutes away from the Embassy.

For the entire train ride, we spoke about Somalia's unfortunate situation and how the country has collapsed because it has no leaders willing to defend it. He was telling me about the nationalist songs he had written himself. I was really impressed with the man. I thought to myself, this is a rare principled man. This man will serve the nation well.

We were picked up by Ahmed Shire, one of the diplomats, and drove straight to our embassy in Paris, a building that had been left in total ruin. The moment we walked in, Dr Beyle placed his hands on the crumbling wall and broke down in tears. I was overcome with emotion and my own tears began to flow. It touched me emotionally in a deep way.

A man nicknamed Tuute, the Military Attache who had lived in that building since 1991 to guard it and save all the diplomatic documents from being stolen or destroyed, looked at my tears and said to me, this man is a con artist. Do not trust him. I told him, do not judge him. This is a true patriot.

I was wrong. Tuute was right.

The man who wept over the ruins of our embassy now campaigns over the division of the country itself.

[Shabelle Media Network @ShabelleMedia]

UPDATE: Abas Bashir, a father of six children living in Sweden, has called on President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud for help as he faces deportation to Mogadishu on Sept. 22. He says three individuals from @SomaliPM are involved in his deportation, speaking from detention in Sweden.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Hi @LauraTrottMP: will the Tories also be requiring state-funded Jewish schools in the UK not to make the kippah mandatory, as it reportedly is for male pupils at the state-funded JFS Jewish free school in Brent.

Or are the Tories only picking on Islam and Muslims, as usual?

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

In a difficult and dangerous world, a decade on from Brexit, there is a risk that Britain loses the confidence to lead and stand up for its values.

I’m not prepared to let that happen. It is more important than ever that Britain stands for something.

We have called for years for a two-state solution in the Middle East, but we must recognise that those words are meaningless unless we back them up with action.

For too long, we have been hesitant to act, fearful of being accused of being anti-Israel.

Today we are announcing carefully judged, targeted steps that are not aimed at the Israeli people, but at the unacceptable policies of the current Israeli government.

The suffering of the Palestinian people is a scar on the conscience of the world. Innocent Palestinians, including children, continue to be killed in Gaza. And there is still a humanitarian crisis, with far too little aid getting in.

The scale of destruction is hard to comprehend. More than 70,000 people lie dead - at least 20,000 of them children. Families and communities have been torn apart. Millions displaced. And the population of Gaza is now penned into just one third of the territory.

I know that people across the UK feel very deeply about this issue - and so do I.

Before I became Prime Minister, I said our country’s response had been too slow and simply not good enough. That’s why I committed to changing the government’s approach.

I will not stand by as the horrific suffering continues to grow and the prospect of a two-state solution - the best hope for peace and stability in the region - comes under attack.

More settlements have been approved under the four years of this Israeli government than in the previous 20 years. The UN has reported more than 1,500 incidents of settler violence so far this year, aimed at driving out Palestinians. And the situation is growing worse, fast.

The Israeli government has now approved 104 new settlements since it took office in December 2022, and ahead of the October elections in Israel, it is allowing tenders for the construction of the E1 mega settlement to go ahead. This would cut a swathe through the heart of the West Bank - snuffing out the hope of realising a two-state solution. It cannot be allowed to happen.

That’s why we are announcing a new package of tough measures to put pressure on the Israeli government:

First, we will ban the trade in goods with illegal settlements in Palestine.

Second, we have formally changed the view of the British government to say for the first time that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful - independent of, but in line with, the conclusion of the international court of justice.

And third, we will sanction individuals and companies that support, facilitate or profit from illegal settlements. That includes any businesses or investors that take part in the construction of the E1 settlement.

In addition, we are announcing a new package of desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza.

We are taking these steps because it is the right thing to do.

I have condemned the monstrous terrorist attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 in the strongest possible terms - and continue to condemn Hamas. However, it does not justify the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza or the West Bank.

The measures we are taking are about targeting illegal settlements and increasing the pressure on the Israeli government to change course. We are not imposing sanctions on Israel as a whole, which would punish the Israeli people, many of whom disagree with their government’s position.

The Israeli people are not responsible for the actions of their government. And nor is the Jewish community in the UK. Blaming British Jews for the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is wrong, plain and simple. And it is antisemitism, plain and simple.

I met the representatives of the Jewish community just last week. I know the fear they live with day by day. My government will stop at nothing to ensure they are safe and to stamp out antisemitism in every part of our society.

The measures we are announcing today are about protecting the only solution that could see the Israeli and Palestinian people living side by side in peace and security - something that people up and down the UK desperately want to see.

The government I lead will keep working with our partners around the world to keep that hope alive.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Hi Dems, don’t think that millions of Muslims - & not just Muslims but anti-racist liberal & leftist Americans - don’t hear the deafening silence from most of you as the Muslim Democratic mayor of New York is being smeared and attacked by the GOP and right-wing media over 9/11.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

This is the guy backed, promoted, funded buy @elonmusk, you remember Musk right? The GOP's top donor?

Will Musk disown this threat against the free press? Will any Republicans be asked to disown Musk for his alliance with the bigoted thug Robinson?