Bonnie Braw

Egyptian born, Glasgow raised pharmacist poet, first collection ‘Sky Trees’. Views are my own. Likes and RT are not an endorsement unless stated.

[Amnesty UK @AmnestyUK]

Heard of Palantir?

Because of public pressure, on Thursday 16 April, MPs will debate Palantir’s contract with the NHS.

The genocide by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza is ongoing.

A company linked to genocide has NO place in our NHS.

We need to make ourselves heard NOW.

Act now: https://t.co/hq6GwM79R9

We need as many MPs as possible to attend the debate, raise Palantir’s human rights record and oppose its role in our NHS.

[Wokerati Marty @WokeratiMarty]

Apparently, there’s a news blackout in the UK media on some of the key details of the ongoing Palestine Action Filton retrial.

It’s utterly shocking that we can only hear about it from this American source. 👇

[Amnesty UK @AmnestyUK]

The High Court ruled in February that the proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful...

The MET rightly said it would stop making arrests...

But after the government launched an appeal, on Saturday the Police arrested over 500 protesters - with Amnesty observing the use of handcuffs on multiple peaceful protesters.

If you think this is plainly disproportionate and absurd, you’re not alone.

Thousands of Amnesty International Supporters have signed a petition calling for all prosecutions against these protesters to be dropped. Add your name today: https://t.co/G1SPRPIzvp

[Novara Media @novaramedia]

NHS staff have been told they might lose their jobs if they criticise NHS England’s controversial £330m contract with IDF-contractor Palantir.

According to the FT, an analytics officer who had raised concerns about Palantir’s Federal Data Platform (FDP) was told by a senior NHS official: “If you criticise the FDP one more time, you are going to lose your job.”

“I know I am not the only one inside the NHS who has been warned off criticising the tool publicly,” the analytics officer added.

In January 2024, Palantir announced a strategic partnership with the Israeli government to support “war-related missions”, meaning its tools are being used in a genocide. It also provides technology to immigration enforcement in the US, and founder Peter Thiel has provided financial backing to Donald Trump.

Citing ethical concerns, the British Medical Association (BMA) has instructed union members not to adopt Palantir’s Federal Data Platform.

In February, BMA chair Tom Dolphin told the British Medical Journal: “Given Palantir’s track record, including controversies in the US involving immigration enforcement and the risks to patient trust, data security, and NHS independence, we believe there must be a complete break from Palantir technologies in the NHS and no further contracts awarded.”

But staff told the FT that NHS organisations are under pressure to sign up voluntarily to the Palantir data system. Technicians working on alternative systems have been told to stop in their tracks.

“When letters go out saying, ‘Sign this or we’ll call your chief executive’, that doesn’t build goodwill,” said an analytics official. “It creates compliance, not commitment.”

Palantir boasts contracts across British public services, with its technology already embedded in the police and the military.

Last month, two anonymous Ministry of Defence officials told journalists at the Nerve that Palantir’s deepening knowledge of the British state poses “a national security threat to the UK”.

123 out of 205 NHS hospital trusts have already adopted Palantir’s data system.

[Declassified UK @declassifiedUK]

⚖️ POLL — Would you support the removal of US military bases from Britain?

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[Breaking the Silence @BtSIsrael]

The border police officers who massacred the Bani Odeh family won’t be questioned, as the evidence allegedly shows they shot “out of fear for their lives.” Two parents and their two children were killed, and the two surviving children were beaten. Let’s look at the “evidence” 🧵

[Euro-Med Monitor @EuroMedHR]

🚨 One year since the crime, and still no justice.

Israeli forces ambushed & executed 15 rescue workers, then buried them in a mass grave. A deliberate massacre. A war crime.

🧵A thread on what happened⤵️

[کیڑےمکوڑے @Form_45]

Eid Surprise From Our Neighbours ❤️ Today, She Gave Eidi💷 To my Nephew&Nieces 😍

[Bonnie Braw @BonnieBraw]

@LeanneMohamad Bless you and your family. May he be granted a high station in the hear-after ❤️

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Can we get this article about Palantir shared 10,000 times???

We cannot let them get away with this!

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

No to Palantir.

https://t.co/oxMWuBtsGH

[Muhammad Mazen @mhmd_s09]

The wife of Dr. Hossam Abu Safieh is pleading with the world to intervene urgently to save his life, asserting that "his only crime was saving the lives of the wounded," and demanding immediate action before he dies in prison.

Don't let this become just another news item; talk about it.

[The Independent @Independent]

‘Israeli snipers shot my sons dead as they crawled towards hospital. We deserve justice’ https://t.co/SVol5HXln3

[Chris Nineham @ChrisNineham]

See you there

[Sarah Wilkinson @swilkinsonbc]

British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr wins the BAFTA Award for his ‘Outstanding Debut’ and ends his prize speech with ‘Free Palestine’

[Suppressed News. @SuppressedNws1]

I can’t believe I need to do this but lets talk about the false claim of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya “being Hamas”.

1- False Claim: He is a Colonel in Hamas.

Hamas is not a conventional army and does not operate standardized military ranks like “Colonel.” The allegation stems from a mistranslation of the Arabic word “نقيب,” which in this context refers to a professional syndicate title, not a military rank.

This error was promoted by Israeli commentator Eiten Fichberger, who stripped the term of its context and incorrectly linked it to Hamas. Even if the individual is affiliated with Palestinian Military Medical Services, medical personnel are protected under international humanitarian law and are not combatants unless they directly participate in hostilities. No such evidence exists. This claim relies on mistranslation, category error, and narrative inflation, not fact or law.

2- False Claim: Doctor Hussam is a Hamas member.

The claim that Dr. Hussam is a Hamas member is false. The image circulated by the New York Post shows a graduation ceremony for Palestinian Military Medical Services, not proof of Hamas affiliation.

The shoulder patch visible is the Eagle of Saladin, a secular national symbol deliberately avoided by Hamas, which uses distinct religious insignia.

Military medical personnel are typically non-combat medical staff, and under international humanitarian law they are protected persons unless they directly participate in hostilities. No such evidence exists here.

⚠️ Mislabeling medical professionals as militants relies on mistranslation, visual misinterpretation, and legal conflation. International humanitarian law draws clear distinctions between medical personnel and combatants, and those distinctions are not erased by uniforms, ceremonies, or unsubstantiated affiliations.

[Peter Tatchell @PeterTatchell]

Police are fabricating new laws. There is no legal statute that criminalises 'intifada'

By arresting me, police seem to be reacting to pressure from a foreign regime - Israel - & Netanyahu apologists, to silence public support for Palestinians' right to resist Israeli occupation

[Philippe Lazzarini @UNLazzarini]

There are no limits to the defiance of the United Nations & international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

After having been stormed & demolished by the Israeli authorities, the UNRWA Headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem has now been set on fire.

Allowing this unprecedented destruction is the latest attack on the UN in the ongoing attempt to dismantle the status of Palestine Refugees in the Occupied Palestinian Territory & erase their history. 

Refugee status must be resolved through a genuine political solution, not criminal acts.

[Munther Isaac منذر اسحق @MuntherIsaac]

Yesterday, Zionist settler thugs attacked the village of Birzeit, near Ramallah. They uprooted trees and deliberately let their flocks loose on Palestinian families’ lands—lands that are not only a source of livelihood, but a source of dignity and rootedness.
When one woman from the village dared to shout at them and confront them, the settlers attacked her. She was attcked and had to be hospitalized and was placed in intensive care. Thank God, today her condition is stable.
When her son and other relatives saw what was happening, they did what any human being would do: they rushed to defend her and pushed the attackers away.
Now here is the real question: What did the Israeli army do? They did not arrest the settlers.
They did not protect the family. They did not stop the attack. Instead, they beat the Palestinians and arrested the son who defended his mother. As of now, we have no news about him.
Let us call this what it is: Zionist terrorism.
The problem is not only the settlers. The problem is the system that empowers them.
The problem is the immunity they enjoy. The problem is the protection they receive from the army. The problem is the ideology that sees Palestinians as disposable, as obstacles, as people without rights.
This is not an isolated incident. This is happening everywhere in the West Bank. Day after day. Village after village. Family after family. Farmers, shepherds, children, elderly people—all are victims of this organized lawlessness.
The family I mentioned happens to be Christian. But let no one think this is about Christians or Muslims. This is about Palestinians. All of us. We are all now exposed. All unprotected. All living under a system where the attacker is shielded and the victim is punished.
This is injustice in its naked, brutal form. A system that protects violent settlers and arrests a son for defending his mother is not a system of law. It is a system of oppression and apartheid.
Lord, have mercy.