Jamila Aanzi 🍉

#CEASEFIRENOW

[Jamila Aanzi 🍉 @JAanzi]

#CeasefireNOW

[Abubaker Abed @AbubakerAbedW]

No words…💔💔💔

[Munther Isaac منذر اسحق @MuntherIsaac]

The Heads of Churches in Jerusalem have spoken with moral clarity against the “grave threat of mass displacement in Gaza”, calling it an injustice that strikes at the very heart of human dignity. Will Trump’s evangelical supporters who claim to care for Middle Eastern Christians take a similar position? Do they care about what church leaders in Jerusalem think?

[Munther Isaac منذر اسحق @MuntherIsaac]

“Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed.” (The Bible)

[Munther Isaac منذر اسحق @MuntherIsaac]

"Never again" or "yet again?"

[Munther Isaac منذر اسحق @MuntherIsaac]

Today we commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ... here in our land in Palestine...
Here in Palestine, we live under the harshest and most difficult conditions. Bethlehem is besieged. Jerusalem is wounded. And Gaza is being annihilated. This year we say, Christ is still under the rubble in Gaza.
But we come here with faith. We remember today that it was here, in this very city, that the Word became flesh and became one of us...
He was born as a human to stand in solidarity with us in our suffering...
He was born among those under occupation, to stand in solidarity with the oppressed and the repressed...
In his childhood, he became a refugee, to stand in solidarity with the displaced and the exiled...
He was born in the time of Caesar and Herod, to speak out against every oppressor and every regime that does not respect the sanctity of life...
At his birth, the angels rejoiced and proclaimed peace in a world that knows only killing, oppression, and death...
He entered our world in the time of an arrogant Caesar and a tyrannical ruler who killed the old and the young for his power...
And we do not forget that in his death, he was a victim of the occupier and the extremist...
But this steadfast Christ rose from the dead, bringing the good news of life, the culture of love, and the message of peace...
He is the Lord of peace... the Redeemer of humanity... the Savior of the universe...
He is the Savior of humanity from sin... and from the power of sin... He came to save us from our selfishness, greed, desires, and our pursuit of power and arrogance...
He is Jesus, born in Bethlehem... to him, we give love and worship...
And today, as we come to this place, we pray that the Child of Christmas is born again in our hearts, homes, and land... and that he fills them with peace, justice, and freedom...

[Munther Isaac منذر اسحق @MuntherIsaac]

This Christmas, once again, we find ourselves reflecting on the meaning of Christmas through the image of Christ in the Rubble. Christ is still under the rubble in Gaza, as children are still being pulled from under the rubble in Gaza. It is heartbreaking that we are still calling and pleading for a ceasefire. Decision makers seem to be content with this war continuing as long as it has. They have decided that Palestinians are dispensable. 44700 killed (not including those under the rubble), including close to 17500 children. 87% of housing units are damaged. Thousands are physically handicapped. Millions are traumatized. It is literally hell on earth in Gaza. How many more need to be sacrificed before decision makers decide enough in enough? We insist: we see the image of Jesus in every child killed. They are precious to God.

May we unite this Christmas in lighting a candle for Gaza, and particularly for the children of Gaza. This is beyond symbolism. Let us unite in prayer, and commit ourselves to the cause of ending this genocidal war. We cannot stop talking about Gaza. We can stop advocating. Most importantly, we will not lose our faith and hope in God and the goodness and justice of God.

[De Speld @DeSpeld]

Bente Becker stelt dat motie niet racistisch bedoeld was, PVV trekt steun in https://t.co/hFyY5lt59M

[Nicola Perugini @PeruginiNic]

Aerial footage of Jabalia refugee camp and northern Gaza after more than 40 days of total siege and constant Israeli bombardment as part of the effort to completely depopulate the area. Total destruction.

[Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy @Gerbrandy]

‘I’m not a crook’

[Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones]

The more I reflect on what happened in Amsterdam the stranger it seems. A racist team who have a reputation for hate speech come to Amsterdam during a genocide and engage in acts of racism and violence against the local population. They are accompanied by Mossad agents. All this happens under the increased success of Islamophobic Geert Wilders and the PVV. The media, not just in the Netherlands but in Europe and North America publish what looks like an Israeli press release using incendiary language about pogroms and Kristelnacht. Politicians around the world immediately and uncritically embraced this rhetoric and say nothing of pro-genocidal chants. They media mislabel on the ground journalism by Dutch photographer @iAnnetnl to minimise Israeli violence. They ignore evidence from other Dutch journalists like @OmeBender. Channels like Sky News even re-edit packages to maximise the narrative of antisemitism and minimise examples of anti-Arab racism. Dutch parliamentarians then wield propaganda by the Israeli diaspora affairs as if it constitutes evidence. Many media outlets still haven't corrected the record about what happened, from the BBC to WSJ and Sky. It's disturbing and sinister, and shouldn't be allowed to slide.

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Lebanese paramedics sit amidst the rubble, grieving their murdered colleagues.

Israel bombed a Civil Defense Center in Baalbek, Lebanon, wiping out 15 paramedics in an instant.

These were first responders, not combatants.

This is sheer barbarity.

[Marc Van Ranst @vanranstmarc]

Op racistische uitspraken door kabinetsleden reageren met “beste collega’s, willen jullie alstublieft nog eens een papiertje tekenen waarop jullie beloven voortaan geen racistische uitlatingen meer te doen?”: dat is de droevige toestand waarin Nederland en haar regering zich vandaag bevinden.
Nora Achahbar zo in de steek laten: shame on you, NSC!

[Sifan Hassan @SifanHassan]

Ik voel me vereerd om Nederlandse atlete van het jaar te winnen tegenover zo veel getalenteerde atleten.

Bedankt naar de leden van de jury die voor op mij gestemd hebben, en bedankt @atletiekunie! 🧡

[Emine Uğur @overlistener]

Aangezien het overgrote deel van die gedupeerde ouders het slachtoffer was van racistisch beleid, is het inderdaad goed om bewindspersonen te hebben die principieel een rechte rug houden tegenover racisme, ja. Vooral tegenover racisme binnen de regering.

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

Keir Starmer declared Israel is not committing genocide.

Here is slapped down by a legal expert who actually knows what he’s talking about

[NRC @nrc]

De politiek onervaren Nora Achahbar maakte zich snel populair bij ouders die het slachtoffer waren van de Toeslagenaffaire. Zelf groeide de staatssecretaris op aan de rand van de Schilderswijk. Hoe werd zij staatssecretaris in een kabinet met de PVV? https://t.co/sVOY9C1lgT

[Thomas van Gool @ThomasvgPAX]

Amsterdamse gemeenteraad roept kabinet op internationaal recht na te leven en verwijst naar dreigende genocide. Motie aangenomen. 35 van de 45 raadsleden stemden voor de motie. Kom op Den Haag, concrete maatregelen, nu! https://t.co/fuJteEKaNk

[Marc Van Ranst @vanranstmarc]

Waarom zijn zovele mensen zo stil?