Miriam Awadallah

Palestinian-Italian New Yorker

[Shadi Hamid @shadihamid]

I'm finding it very hard to comment on events in the Middle East. The indifference and even enthusiasm towards the indiscriminate bombing of Arabs and Muslims speaks to something deeper and dark. It never went away. But I never thought I'd see it presented so unapologetically.

[Abdelhalim Abdelrahman @AbdelA1924]

@StopAntisemites lol you guys claim to be tough but get rattled when you see a Palestinian flag or pin. Our existence bothers you and is a reminder of your crimes. We're not going anywhere. Such a joke 😂 free Palestine all day everyday

[Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman]

A woman tried to drown two children when she found out they’re Palestinian. The dehumanization of us is so real and pervasive that Palestinian children aren’t safe anywhere. https://t.co/Q94SpGUiwz

[Matt Duss @mattduss]

"Gazans." Not Hamas. Not Islamic Jihad. "Gazans."

The constant attribution of collective guilt as justification for collective punishment by people with actual power is obviously far more dangerous than offensive chants by protesters, but receives a tiny fraction of attention.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

When Israelis accuse Palestinians of bringing up their kids in a culture of hate, and of brainwashing them with propaganda about their enemies, there’s a lot of projection going on:

[Omar Shakir @OmarSShakir]

Amputated limbs due to over-cuffing. Stripped detainees in diapers fed thru straws. Revenge beatings. @CNN reports on Israeli detention based on accounts by whistleblowers & released Palestinians. What we know about Gaza is only tip of atrocity iceberg. https://t.co/sGRahdErk8

[Tjada D'Oyen McKenna @Tjada]

My colleague in Rafah said today that she woke her 6-month-old baby up in the middle of the night to play. With the heavy bombardment, she thought it would be their last night alive: "If this would be my last night at least I got the chance to hug my daughter for the last time."

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Will the “go back to Gaza” chants get as much coverage as the one guy who shouted “go back to Poland”?

I think we all know the answer.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Has @POTUS or @SenFettermanPA or @SenJackyRosen, who have been busy commenting on Columbia, said anything about any of these statements - openly bigoted, violent, genocidal statements - not from random college students but from actual GOP lawmakers with power? If not, why not?

[Khaled Elgindy @elgindy_]

That more people aren’t outraged by this is actually outrageous.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

A mass grave

[Jeet Heer @HeerJeet]

There's a striking silence on this matter from liberals and centrists who claim to cherish free speech, with a few notable exceptions (credit to @bendreyfuss for being principled on this).

[Patrick Gaspard @patrickgaspard]

The force of condemnation from our govt and the response from Netanyahu are only possible because these weren’t Palestinian civilians and these particular aid workers were tied to a high profile humanitarian. Otherwise there would have been more drivel about “the most moral army”

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

This part jumped out to me. A rare and honest admission from a (former) U.S. official on how folks in Washington - especially Biden - empathize with Israelis in a way they simply don’t (can’t?) with Palestinians. Explains much of our current predicament.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

So what will the Israelis say now? That @WCKitchen are terrorists too?
Where does this end?

[Abdallah Fayyad @abdallah_fayyad]

There is no doubt in my mind that if western media covered Palestinians with the humanity afforded to Ukrainians, tens of thousands of lives would have been saved.

[Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده @RamAbdu]

UNRWA: The destruction inflicted on the Gaza Strip has resulted in the formation of approximately 23 million tons of rubble.

It will take years to remove the debris and dispose of unexploded ordnance.

Homes, schools, clinics, and other civilian infrastructure have been affected.

The lives of over 2 million people have been devastated.

[Jasmine El-Gamal @jasmineelgamal]

People are more upset at an Oscar speech about empathy than an entire truckload of life-saving aid being turned away because it contained….scissors.

[Carl Skau @CarlSkau]

Deeply disappointed that our convoy with food for northern #Gaza was not allowed through today. But we will continue our efforts to get back there. Airdrops only last resort - massive flow of assistance is urgently needed to avert famine. https://t.co/KQ1PGXMCQR

[Jehad Affoneh @jaffoneh]

“There was a ceasefire on the 6th of October” - John Kirby