The Gaza documentary “NAZA” earned a massive 24.5-minute #VeniceFilmFestival ovation as the crowd cheered and waved Palestinian flags.
This marks the longest-ever standing ovation at Venice, beating the 22-minute ovation for “The Voice of Hind Rajab” last year, and perhaps the longest at any film festival, period.
The new documentary was shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv and shows “in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza,” per an official synopsis. Abraham and Szor interviewed 24 Israeli military intelligence officers and soldiers — all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity — who were involved in the surveillance or remote killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Their appearance and voices were digitally altered to disguise their identities.
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After the fall of the USSR and the end of the Cold War, Israel was forced to find a new reason for why America should continue to support it with endless money and diplomatic cover.
Enter: Islamic terrorism.
When asked by a pro-Palestine supporter whether holding a sign supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza would lead to his arrest, a British police officer replied, “I don’t have any opinion.”
The response underscored the clear double standard in policing, as supporters of Palestine Action face arrests under counterterrorism laws, while those endorsing Israel’s conduct are not subjected to similar treatment.
British born.
Not Muslim.
Not immigrants.
Not terrorism.
All homegrown violence.
This is what happens when our political class obsess over the 'who done it' and not prevention.
@EYakoby That you right-wing nutcases don't care about facts or reality, so long as you can make up shit to convince your mindless minions to follow you through unresolved anger management issues
The government says "there is no need for an inquiry" into British complicity in Israeli war crimes.
It's quite simple: if the government had nothing to hide, it would stop blocking our efforts to expose the truth.
Join us on September 4-5 for https://t.co/m0a24u3ofk.
In solidarity with Haya Adam from @soaslibzone, I promised I would 🔥 my Masters certificate from @SOAS if she was expelled.
They have chosen to unfairly punish her, so I don’t want to be associated with a uni that markets decoloniality while punishing those who practice it.
Palestinian statehood is not a bargaining chip.
It is not a threat.
It is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people.
Our demands on this shameful government remain the same: end all arms sales to Israel, impose widespread sanctions, and stop the genocide, now.
Israel apologists talking to each other about how their PR is failing and the media aren't helping them is both encouraging and hilarious. They're losing control of the narrative, and they know it.
My favorite is the "we need a PR Iron Dome" one, because what could that possibly look like that Israel doesn't already have? Lobby groups? Think tanks? Paid influencers? Online shills? A wildly sympathetic and some would say sycophantic mainstream press? How much more narrative control could Israel and its supporters possibly have?
And how revealing is it that simply ending the genocide never at any time enters the conversation? The world hates Israel because Israel is committing genocide, but they never see that as the problem — they see bad PR about the genocide as the problem. The problem isn't that we're doing genocide, the problem is that we're not using the right words to explain why the genocide is good.
These are not normal people. There's got to be something seriously wrong with you as a person to keep supporting Israel in 2025.
1. Displacement in 1948: Estimates suggest 700,000–800,000 Palestinians were forced to abandon their homes during Israel's establishment, known as the Nakba. Sources vary, with figures around 750,000 commonly cited by the UN and others.
2. Palestinians killed: Approximately 134,000 Palestinians and Arabs have been killed by Israeli forces since 1948, per the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, though exact numbers are debated.
3. Palestinians maimed: Tens of thousands have been injured since 1948, with over 115,000 reported since 2008 by UN data, but a precise total for "maimed" is unavailable.
4. Homes destroyed: At least 130,000 Palestinian homes and structures have been destroyed since 1948, including 52,000 during the Nakba, with ongoing demolitions reported.
@startrek101tos@xWild_Orchidx They risk their lives for the capitalistic overlords benefiting from war... pretty sure most of the general public aren't so violence inclined
Perhaps somebody might explain to me the moral difference between:
herding people into "food distribution points" then shooting them,
and herding people into "shower rooms" then gassing them?
What about the innocent Muslims you casually scapegoat with your wide and indiscriminate offensive comments?? Interesting how it's so much more nuanced when it comes to your own interests...
@martinsengland@Lowkey0nline@piersmorgan Arguing that the IOF are so bad that they didn't hit anything, despite needing to rearm their gunships, isn't exactly the flex you think it is... lol 😂😂🤣🤣