Just watched a video where a woman writer shared how her mum came over to help. Her mum did all the housework, laundry, cooking, cleaning, and childcare so she could focus. During her mum’s stay, writer TRIPLED her daily word count.
Then she said something that hit hard.
Most men have this kind of support their entire lives. Next time you call a man productive, consider that.
Damn. Still letting it sink in.
عاجل| من بين جثامين الشهداء التي استطاعت المقاومة استردادها اليوم.. الشهيد المقاوم عبد الله أبو غوش من دير البلح وسط قطاع غزة، والذي ارتقى يوم السابع من أكتوبر بعد اقتحام مستوطنات "غلاف غزة".
CJPME statement on Canada’s recognition of the State of Palestine:
Today’s announcement is a real policy victory, and the result of sustained pressure from civil society. It is evidence that Canadian policy towards Israel and Palestine, which for so long appeared to be impermeable to the realities on the ground, is capable of being reshaped in the direction of justice.
If there is little enthusiasm for this victory, however, it is easy to see why. Recognizing Palestinian statehood is the very least that Canada could do, and it can easily feel like a distraction from the gravity of the moment. It does nothing to avert the catastrophic policies of genocide and dispossession that Israel is pursuing throughout occupied Palestine.
While we are aware of the limitations of recognition, we also believe that recognition has real benefits for the ability of Palestinians to seek justice -- including through institutions such as the International Criminal Court. That is why CJPME has been actively mobilizing in support of Canada’s recognition of Palestine for over fifteen years, including in our testimony to Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committeewhen they studied the question last year.
But as we told the Foreign Affairs Committee, the act of recognition is not enough. It will not automatically end Israel’s unlawful occupation of Palestine. To accomplish that, recognition must be backed by meaningful economic pressure against Israel, including sanctions. So far, we have not seen any indication that Canada is contemplating this type of necessary action. We need to maintain the pressure and push Canada to take real action: from sanctions, to an arms embargo, to the cancellation of the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement.
Unfortunately, Carney has also predicated Canada’s recognition of statehood on Palestinians agreeing to certain conditions, which are unfair and would undermine their sovereignty. Of particular concern, Canada wants to dictate which parties are allowed to run in future elections, anddemands that a future Palestinian state must be demilitarized-- demanding that one state unilaterally put down its weapons without making the same demands of the state that is illegally occupying and committing genocide against it. This is a discriminatory double standard and a death sentence, telling Palestine that it alone does not have the right to defend itself.
At a more fundamental level, the ICJ’s advisory opinion of last year made it clear: the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination is inalienable and cannot be conditioned on the demands of the occupier. This right cannot be bargained or negotiated away. Canada is right to recognize Palestine, but cannot hold it to unfair conditions that would violate this right. Instead, Canada should work to realize the right of self-determination by doing whatever it can to bring an end to Israel’s illegal presence in occupied Palestine.
For Israelis.
“You are hated internationally. The whole International community loathes you. Young American citizens both left and right loathe you. I
it's because you slaughter innocent people!!!”
Ana Kasparian
I’m honored to join 25 senators in signing this statement but how I wish it was unnecessary. While 🇨🇦 stance has shifted recently, we have not taken meaningful action to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza. If anything, our belated response reeks of cynicism & posturing @AnitaAnandMP
🚨BREAKING | Kidnapped at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation @GHFUpdates death trap, 17-year-old Omar Nizar Asfour was released today from Israeli prisons, along with nine other Palestinian children who had been abducted at the same site in the Al-Shakhoush area, north of Rafah. All ten were kidnapped weeks ago near the so-called aid point, where Israeli occupation forces opened fire on starving civilians before detaining children.
According to the children’s testimony, they were subjected to electric shocks, beatings with batons, forced kneeling, sleep deprivation, and even grenades thrown into their cells. Starved, denied medication, and blindfolded for days at a time, they were treated “like dogs,” with food slid to them by foot and basic human dignity stripped away
The names of the released children include:
1. Emad Mustafa Mohammad Abu Taimah (عماد مصطفى محمد أبو طعيمة)
2. Mahmoud Issam Mahmoud Abu Hadaid (محمو�� عصام محمود أبو حدايد)
3. Moamen Hani Abdulaziz Abu Hajras (مؤمن هاني عبد العزيز أبو هجرس)
4. Hilal Ibrahim Mansour Al-Bishti (هلال إبراهيم منصور البشيتي)
5. Karam Hamdi Abdulrahman Hussein (كرم حمدي عبد الرحمن حسين)
6. Fares Suleiman Saleh Abu Jazar (فارس سليمان صالح أبو جزر)
7. Qusai Kaid Tawfiq Al-Zaza (قصي كايد توفيق الزازا)
8. Ahmad Mohammad Fadl Al-Helou (أحمد محمد فضل الحلو)
9. Moath Sayed Salem (معاذ سيد سالم)
10. Omar Nizar Asfour (عمر نزار عصفور)
ibrahim._.mohareb (IG)
@AnitaAnandMP Wow! You're calling for a ceasefire? How brave!
Tell me, is there anything less you and Prime Minister @MarkJCarney could do?
You both know that 'do-nothing-to-disturb-Israel-ever' Canada asking Netanyahu to do anything is nothing more than political theatre at its worse.
@AnitaAnandMP Canada's actions speak louder than its words.
Arms exports to 🇮🇱 continue. Military cooperation with 🇮🇱 continues. Trade with 🇮🇱 continues.
Canada has shirked all of its international commitments to peace and human rights where Gaza is concerned.