Elizabeth Raymer

Media, communications, advocacy. At home in the world.

[Israel Exposed @xIsraelExposedx]

Israelis attacked a CNN news crew, journalists and activists during a visit to Sinjil in the occupied West Bank, smashing a vehicle's windshield, hurling stones at the convoy and attempting to slash a tyre.

[B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم @btselem]

One of the thousands of Palestinians that Israel is holding in its torture camps is Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a pediatrician and the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. Dr. Abu Safiya has been in prison for more than 550 days. His lawyer, who visited him last week, warned that he believes Dr. Abu Safiya’s life is in imminent danger.

Physicians for Human Rights-Israel reported that Dr. Abu Safiya, who is in solitary confinement in the underground Rakefet facility, met them bearing fresh signs of violence so severe that he was barely recognizable. He struggled to sit, had difficulty breathing and appeared on the verge of passing out. Dr. Abu Safiya told his lawyer he feared this would be their last meeting before he was killed.

The Israeli military arrested Dr. Abu Safiya in December 2024, after he refused for a long time to leave the hospital and insisted on staying with his patients and medical team under Israeli siege and bombardment. He has been in Israeli custody ever since, without charges or a release date. Last month, the Israeli High Court of Justice rejected an appeal he filed against the extension of his detention, without releasing its reasons for a decision that may cost him his life.

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is not alone. Israel is holding thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in its incarceration facilities, including 13 other physicians, as well as Palestinians from the West Bank and Palestinian citizens of Israel. Testimonies given to B’Tselem by survivors of these facilities, together with extensive information published by Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights organizations, show that since October 2023 Israel’s incarceration facilities have become a network of torture camps for Palestinians.

Inmates in these facilities are subjected to ongoing physical and psychological abuse, systematic starvation, sleep deprivation, denial of medical care, humiliation and sexual assault.

According to B’Tselem’s monitoring, at least 90 Palestinians have died in these incarceration facilities since October 2023, as a result of the conditions.

The torture and inhuman treatment suffered by Palestinian prisoners are not aberrations or the actions of a few individuals. They are the implementation of the brutal policies Itamar Ben Gvir, the minister in charge of the prison system, shamelessly espouses, policies that could not be applied without support from Israel’s judicial system, which is fully cognizant of what’s happening behind prison walls, or the Israeli public.

The international community also chooses to look the other way, granting Israel immunity from accountability for the crimes it commits against Palestinians. Instead, it must demand that Israel end the torture, killing and human rights violations it perpetrates in its incarceration camps and throughout the territories under its control.

Read more about Israel’s torture camps in B’Tselem’s reports “Welcome to Hell” and “Living Hell” on B’Tselem’s website:

https://t.co/41rgbvFjCx

https://t.co/vHSdH4GFsG

[Jvnior @Jvnior]

🚨🇮🇱 BREAKING: IDF soldiers just shot and murdered this 8 year old Palestinian girl today.

Her mother says: “ She was sleeping in my arms jusr a moment ago. They killed her'

Her name was Tala Abu Matar. Repost this.

[PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 @OnlinePalEng]

Ahmed Muin, a musician from Gaza, created “Gaza Birds Singing”, a group of displaced children raising their voices for peace, freedom, and hope.

[Canada in Geneva 🍁 @CanadaGeneva]

Today, at the #HRC, Canada expressed shock at the tragic deaths of 168 schoolchildren in Minab, Iran. Canada supports an independent, impartial, and transparent investigation. All parties must de-escalate and protect civilians.

[Samuel Moyn 🔭 @samuelmoyn]

The destruction of Gaza has not ended | Responsible Statecraft https://t.co/vIbYSeCvcn

[Elizabeth Raymer @ElizabethRaymer]

@kahnasatake Also activists in the women's movement in the 1980s, at least.

[ICRC @ICRC]

“Since the escalation of hostilities, the situation across Tehran and the country has dramatically worsened. Hundreds killed, thousands injured, homes destroyed. People live in fear, while humanitarian workers risk their lives."

Vincent Cassard, our head of delegation in Iran 👇🏽

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

The transatlantic slave trade was a crime against humanity that struck at the core of personhood, broke up families & devastated communities.

Let us reject the false narrative of racial difference & fully commit to human rights, equality & the inherent worth of every person.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

The UN General Assembly has adopted a Ghana-led resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity,” passing despite opposition from the US, Israel, Argentina, and European countries.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Israeli and Palestinian mothers marched barefoot through Rome in the “Barefoot Walk: Mothers’ Call for Peace,” as hundreds joined to demand safety, dignity, and a future free from fear for all children.

[Katie Halper @kthalps]

I don’t know what it will look like but it’s clear that there needs to be a new form of international, institutional and governmental coordination & cooperation for people interested in preventing the end of the world.

[Nur Dogan @nurdogandiyorki]

Anti-war protesters in Toronto gathered to demonstrate against the attacks by Israel and the USA on Iran, in front of the US consulate.

[Mohamad Fakih, C.M. @mohamadfakih8]

This tragedy is heartbreaking. Muslim Canadians know this pain first hand. The heroism of Ahmed El Ahmad should make us all proud and remind us of the instinctive care for humanity that lives within all of us.

https://t.co/mb4oY6Im5A

[Ali Abunimah @AliAbunimah]

I first met Barbara Lubin 30 years ago, when she visited Chicago. I'd never before seen any American advocate for children in Palestine with such righteous anger, determination and love. Barbara taught us how to combine practical support and solidarity with uncompromising political analysis and fearlessness. Her role in founding and building @MECAForPeace is an extraordinary living legacy and an ongoing source of empowerment for Palestinians and those working in solidarity with their struggle. I send my profound condolences and love to Barbara's family and to everyone at @MECAForPeace❤️

[Heidi Matthews @Heidi__Matthews]

On Saturday, Israeli forces targeted & killed brothers Juma (aged 10 or 11) & Fadi (aged 8) as they searched for firewood for their disabled father near the invisible “yellow line”. Israel says the boys were “suspicious” and “posed an immediate threat.” >70k are now dead in Gaza.

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Online violence doesn't leave physical bruises, but it does cause mental scars.
It’s a continuation of offline abuse; amplified by anonymity and reach.

Millions of women, girls, and adolescents face harassment, stalking, and threats in digital spaces meant for connection.

Let’s change that
🔒 Block and report abuse
🗣️ Speak up and support survivors
🫶 Post with empathy and respect

Violence has no place: online or offline.

Open the door to online safety https://t.co/FfbaM6ZFWQ

#EndViolence #NoExcuse #16Days

[Elizabeth Raymer @ElizabethRaymer]

Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era https://t.co/fznBGFi8J0 via @TheLocal_TO

[Elizabeth Raymer @ElizabethRaymer]

@nadaa01012 🇨🇦

[UN Women @UN_Women]

As we cling to hope that the ceasefire in #Gaza holds, women and girls still face urgent needs.

@UN_Women is on the ground alongside the @UN to ensure that women are central to recovery.

See what women in Gaza urgently need: https://t.co/pGZXPuIIo3

#ForAllWomenAndGirls