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Between Africa & the Middle East

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Despite everything, some things remain good. #Tuareg band outside #Ghat #SouthLibya

[Mel @Villgecrazylady]

On June 5th Israel attacked the home of world famous Lebanese sea turtle conservationist Mona Khalil. Mona was hospitalized with burns and injuries to over 70% of her body.

Yesterday, June 19th, Mona died from her injuries.

This wasn’t an accident. They didn’t make a mistake. Mona’s home was also where she ran her sea turtle conservatory- which she aptly named the Orange House Project- because, after all, her house was painted top to bottom in a deep, bright orange, the color of a late summer sunset.

The Orange House Project has been in operation for almost 30 years. You can find it on Facebook and Google Maps, along with dozens of reviews from visitors over the years.

So no, it wasn’t an accident or a mistake. Israel knew exactly what it was doing when it bombed the Orange House Project on June 5th.

It’s exactly what they’ve been doing since the war with Iran started: ethnically cleansing all of Southern Lebanon so they can steal the land and occupy it for themselves.

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@iElijahManley Thank you for your leadership and principles @iElijahManley

[Nada Maucourant Atallah @MaucourantNada]

Very sad to learn that Mona Khalil died after weeks in the ICU following an Israeli strike that levelled her home in Mansouri. She was a very well-known environmental activist and dedicated her life to saving endangered turtles. She stayed in the south despite Israeli strikes because of her love for the land.

She was a civilian, a renowned figure but Israel targeted her house.

CNN profiled her in 2017 here: https://t.co/ZaMRnuS4zf

“I live every day to the fullest and don’t worry about tomorrow,” she told the newspaper.

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@AkbarSAhmed Thank you - an important book.

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@davidsirota Thanks very much for your great reporting @davidsirota and glad you were able to have a break!

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@camkasky I was also there @camkasky and you are right. There was an overflow crowd at the Elks hall, and everyone had questions for Platner around economic and governance issues. Only the national media asked people afterwards tired questions around tattoos, etc.

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@lachancenaomi27 I was there - the room was to capacity, with an overflow crowd outside that Platner talked to separately.

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@5149jamesli @RepSaraJacobs Thank you for your principled stand @RepSaraJacobs

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@RepBeccaB Thank you.

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@Abdullah_Om3r03 Devastating. We won’t forget.

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@RepPressley @RashidaTlaib @RepRashida Thank you both for your brave and principled work. And @RepPressley I am so proud you are my representative.

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@jonkentcomrade . Doesn’t matter what skin color you are… @JasmineForUS is totally corrupted by Israel and crypto. What a disappointment- she’s gone after Cori Bush too.

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@RoKhanna @OmarSShakir Thank you for your principles and bravery 🙏 @RoKhanna

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@wormgirlll @TheNewSchool Why?

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@MahaGaza ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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@mehdirhasan @halalflow Tyre is beautiful, both place and multi religious coexistant people). This is heartbreaking

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@bradlander Thanks for your decency @bradlander

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world - the ancient city of Tyre - designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its incredible historical sites. This is what it looks like today following multiple Israeli airstrikes.

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@NickKristof @mehdirhasan @ChrisVanHollen Thanks so much for your continued great reporting and courage @NickKristof

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The main road to Nabatieh, Lebanon