François Ceccaldi

Political scientist, Post-Doc at @cdf1530, Pres. of the @ccmorient, Teaching at @sciencespo, Palestinian politics, Contemp. Hist. of the MENA region.

[François Ceccaldi @FrCeccaldi]

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[François Ceccaldi @FrCeccaldi]

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Revue : Confluences Méditerranée
Sujet : « Palestine : disqualification, invisibilisation, négation »
Date limite propositions : 01/01/26
Date limite articles : 04/04/26

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[CCMO @ccmorient]

Prochaine rencontre du CCMO

"Pensées en migration. Les espaces interstitiels de la culture – pays du Golfe, Yémen, Soudan"

🗓️ 27 Octobre 2025 - 15h-17h
🚩Campus Condorcet, Aubervilliers

Tout le programme👇

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[François Ceccaldi @FrCeccaldi]

Merci à @QuentinLafay de m’avoir invité sur @franceculture. L'occasion de rappeler les quelques 3500 https://t.co/weaYgvDkv2 détenus illégalement par Israël sous le régime de la "détention administrative", sans charge ni procès.

@karimbitar

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[François Ceccaldi @FrCeccaldi]

Merci à @romainjeanticou pour l'entretien qu'il m'a accordé la semaine dernière dans @Telerama. Quelques réflexions sur les évolutions politiques en cours en Palestine.

https://t.co/En1PJ44dNa

[François Ceccaldi @FrCeccaldi]

UN declares famine in Gaza
"It is a famine we could have prevented", Tom Flechter, @UNReliefChief

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

The Gaza Famine is the world’s famine. A preventable, predictable famine. 

Enough. Ceasefire. Open all crossings, north and south. Let us get food in, unimpeded and at massive scale.

[أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif @AnasAlSharif0]

This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.

Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.

I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.

I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.

I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.

I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.

I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.

I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.

O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.

Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.

Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025

This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.

[François Ceccaldi @FrCeccaldi]

Arrêt des évacuations de Gaza: des universitaires appellent à leur reprise immédiate

https://t.co/PynEGlGNhx

[B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم @btselem]

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

It sounds inconceivable. But it’s the truth.

Israel is taking deliberate, coordinated action to destroy the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Explicit statements by Israeli officials, combined with a consistent policy of destructive attacks and other practices of annihilation, prove beyond a doubt that Israel’s target is the entire population of Gaza.

Entire cities razed to the ground; medical, educational, religious and cultural infrastructure systematically destroyed; 2 million Palestinians forcibly displaced with the aim of expelling them from Gaza; and, of course, mass starvation and killing - all this amounts to an explicit attempt to destroy the population of Gaza and impose living conditions so catastrophic that Palestinian society cannot continue to exist there.

That is the exact definition of genocide.

The report we are releasing today is a warning: The ideology driving the Israeli regime is not confined to Gaza.

The same regime, the same army, the same leaders and the same commanders are implementing extremely violent practices against Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and within Israel. We are already witnessing the spillover of practices Israel is using in Gaza to other areas - on a different scale, but guided by the same logic. In the West Bank, this is taking the form of airstrikes, demolition of refugee camps, mass evictions, and the deliberate destruction of Palestinian economy and society.

No Palestinian who lives under the genocidal Israeli regime is safe.

There is no justification for genocide – not “self-defense”, not “security”, and not the heinous acts committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023, which triggered profound existential fear among Israelis.

The international community has not only failed in its duty to stop the atrocities, but the leaders of the Western world, particularly the United States and Europe, also share responsibility by providing support that enables Israel’s acts of destruction. It is the duty of the international community to stop the genocide Israel is carrying out in Gaza.

On social media, we are seeing footage of people buried under bombed-out buildings, displaced persons’ camps on fire, children starving, people desperate for water, and hospitals left unable to treat the injured and the sick.

As a human rights organization it is our duty and responsibility to say the truth: Genocide is happening, right here and right now.

This is our genocide, and we need to stop it.

Read the full report, “Our Genocide” >>
https://t.co/s6yp30kObZ

[François Ceccaldi @FrCeccaldi]

Demande de sanctions à l’encontre de l’État d’Israël et de ses dirigeants en raison de violations graves du droit international

https://t.co/cdSbCdHY6B

[UNRWA @UNRWA]

The Israeli Authorities are starving civilians in #Gaza.

Among them are 1 million children.

Lift the siege: allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

IDF officers and soldiers tell Haaretz they were ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites in Gaza, even when no threat was present https://t.co/CuTtHDFKBo

[François Ceccaldi @FrCeccaldi]

Les interventions sont désormais en ligne !
Publication des actes à venir

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"Génocide. Droit et histoire du crime des crimes"
C'est le programme du colloque organisé ce vendredi, au @cdf1530, par les chaires Hist. contempo du monde arabe (Pr. H. Laurens) et Droit Internat. des institutions (Pr. S. Besson).
📌 13/06/25, 9h-18h30

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⏰Il reste encore une semaine pour envoyer vos propositions! N'hésitez pas à diffuser largement dans vos réseaux!

[François Ceccaldi @FrCeccaldi]

"Génocide. Droit et histoire du crime des crimes"
C'est le programme du colloque organisé ce vendredi, au @cdf1530, par les chaires Hist. contempo du monde arabe (Pr. H. Laurens) et Droit Internat. des institutions (Pr. S. Besson).
📌 13/06/25, 9h-18h30

https://t.co/WxxvFJsz5f

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

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Israel is providing weapons to a Jihadist group in Gaza affiliated with ISIS, says right-wing opposition lawmaker and former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman
https://t.co/DmJX26n9hc

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📅14/15 Octobre 2025
📌Collège de France, Paris.
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[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🚨Smotrich: Gaza Aid Is Just Enough to Avoid ‘War Crimes’ Charges While We ‘Annihilate’ the Strip

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich gave a speech Monday defending Israel’s strategy of mass devastation in Gaza, saying humanitarian aid is only being allowed in “so the world does not stop us and accuse us of war crimes.” The goal, he insisted, is to “conquer, clear, and stay” until Gaza is dismantled beyond recognition.

▪️ On aid, Smotrich said only the care minimum will be allowed: “A few bakeries distributing pitas… a daily portion of cooked food. Citizens in Gaza will get a pita and a plate of food, and that’s it. That’s exactly what we see in the videos—people standing in line, waiting for a plate of soup.” The purpose, he admitted, is not relief but optics: “It allows the world to continue providing us with international protection.”

▪️ “We are annihilating everything that remains in the Strip,” he declared, “simply because it is one big city of terror.” He described the new military strategy as one of permanent occupation: “No more raids with ins and outs… we are conquering, clearing, and staying until Hamas is destroyed.”

▪️ He welcomed the shift toward targeting Gaza’s civil infrastructure: “The IDF is finally conducting a campaign against the civilian rule of Hamas… eliminating ministers, officials, money changers, and figures in the economic and governmental apparatus.”

▪️ Boasting of the scale of destruction, Smotrich said: “We are dismantling Gaza, leaving it in ruins with unprecedented destruction, and the world still hasn’t stopped us.”

▪️ He added that, personally, he would prefer a total blockade: “Until the last of the hostages returns, we should also not let water into the Gaza Strip.”

▪️ Smotrich endorsed ethnic cleansing as official policy: “The population will reach the south of the Strip, and from there, God willing, to third countries, as part of President Trump’s plan.”

➡️ Drop Site’s @JeremyScahill unpacks all this and more in his latest report: “Gaza Aid Scheme Offers Israel Symbolic Cover to Finish the Genocide.” Link in reply.

[François Ceccaldi @FrCeccaldi]

Merci à QuentinLafay & @CazanoveMarion de m'avoir invité à parler de la situation en Palestine
- "Occupation de Gaza : la guerre par d'autres moyens" (@franceculture, https://t.co/ovOWcpBcmL)
- "La Cisjordanie, en voie d'annexion?" (@RFI, https://t.co/ovOWcpBcmL)

[Mariam Barghouti مريم البرغوثي @MariamBarghouti]

This is not Gaza, this is Jenin moments ago as the Israeli army continues its offensive on the West Bank dubbing it “Operation Iron Wall.”

Dozens of civilians are killed, including children (as young as 2 years old and 9 years old).

This situation is terrifying. Even those killed in Jenin are not allowed to be buried, they’ve been in the refrigerators for more than a week as the army closes off the cemetery.