Tuesday, April 8, Musa, a Black & Muslim journalist, filmmaker, cultural worker, and activist was returning to the US when they were targeted by DHS for their Palestine solidarity organizing. They were interrogated for hours, and ultimately had their phone and computer seized.
Although the former NBC executive deleted this tweet, I do want to share that within US academia there is still this widespread belief that Russian & Chinese students (foreign or not) are “spies,��� and “should push come shove, their human rights can easily be discarded in the US.”
This is Hossam’s team, and we are sharing his final message :
“If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18 months, I have dedicated every moment of my life to my people. I documented the horrors in northern Gaza minute by minute, determined to show the world the truth they tried to bury. I slept on pavements, in schools, in tents—anywhere I could. Each day was a battle for survival. I endured hunger for months, yet I never left my people’s side.
By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at rest—something I haven’t known in the past 18 months . I did all this because I believe in the Palestinian cause. I believe this land is ours, and it has been the highest honor of my life to die defending it and serving its people.
I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free.”
— For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza.
PM of Barbados Mia Mottley responds to US sanctions on Cuban medical cooperation: “We could not get through the pandemic without the Cuban nurses and the Cuban doctors (..) if the cost of it is the loss of my visa to the US —then so be it.”
A must-read. This article breaks down how every major U.S. university has either stayed silent or helped the government crush Palestine activism. Not one has fought back.
They aren’t just complicit—they’re helping hunt down students for opposing genocide.
https://t.co/3ZCk7BT0AX
After being kidnapped, shackled, imprisoned & had my hijab removed, I've decided to sue the US govt for not adhering to intnl law & not respecting human rights. https://t.co/Y4WUVojlGf