Since I have some new followers, I thought I'd share that I am the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, and for that reason, I understand that genocide is a horror. Free Palestine.
BREAKING NEWS: The US Government have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in #Gaza as the UK abstains.
Final vote
In Favour: 13 ( including France, Russia, China, UAE, Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland
Against: 1 (US)
Abstain: 1 (UK)
We live in a world where my teenage daughter chose not to wear her goofy "too lit to quit" Hanukkah sweater, with flashing LEDs on the menorah. Her decision was not from fear of antisemitism. It was from the shame of being associated with Israeli genocide.
"Amnesty International has called for the abolition of the government’s counter-extremism strategy Prevent, accusing it of severe human rights abuses and of encouraging a culture of “thought policing”".
https://t.co/83HJ3ZaKVp
The Director of the UN's New York office just resigned after thirty years at the organisation over the UN's handling of the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.
The entirety of his resignation letter is a necessary read but this first page blew me away.
My heart is filled with happiness and faith by the story of a mother in Palestine who lost her son. 🧵
She said she was stood outside and bombs rained between her and her son across the street. She said as he ran towards her, a bomb hit him and he bursted into pieces. She said-
BREAKING: UN General Assembly ADOPTS resolution on “protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations” on the ongoing Gaza crisis
FOR: 120
AGAINST: 14
ABSTAIN: 45
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https://t.co/MOnKoTdNsb
🎉 It's here! The much-awaited kickoff of the 23/24 football season. ⚽️🏟️ Let the cheers, the goals, and the unforgettable moments begin! 🙌💥 Wishing all teams the best of luck and an incredible journey ahead. 🍀🏆 Let's make this season one for the books! 📖🥳 #NewSeason23_24