@cloudinpages he did!! in terms of raw power, he could definitely be first. i think percy only overtakes him given how much control he has over his powers, whereas nico has the drawback of tiring out when using his powers
If you’ve been silent on Palestine because you thought there was any sort of ceasefire in Gaza you are the problem. Not only has israel not stopped murdering Palestinians in Gaza, they have been bombarding the West Bank this entire time and hasn’t stopped. THIS ISNT NEW
Farouk Ramadan woke up yesterday to what Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have learned to expect: another attack by Israeli settlers.
When armed settlers confronted him and his brother near Nablus, Farouk defended himself after disarming one of the settlers who had pointed a rifle at them. He knew exactly what Palestinians know all too well. Defending yourself against settlers means Israel will make your family and your community pay the price.
By the end of the day, Farouk Ramadan, his brother Ibrahim, and their relatives Jawad and Imran Ramadan had been killed. Israeli officials immediately announced plans to demolish the Ramadan family home.
Afterward, settlers fanned out across villages surrounding Nablus. Homes and vehicles were set on fire. Residents came under live fire. Property was vandalized. Livestock were attacked. Families barricaded themselves inside their homes while armed settlers moved through their villages. Israeli officials responded by announcing a major military operation in the area, expanding settlement measures, and calling for more demolitions.
For those of us in New York City, none of this is disconnected from us.
The organizations that finance Israeli settlements are incorporated here. They raise money here. They host fundraising dinners here. They receive tax deductible donations here. We are not only sending billions of dollars in military aid to Israel. We also allow organizations that bankroll the settlement movement to operate openly in our own city.
Earlier this year, Kars4Kids went viral after a California judge ruled that its advertising misled donors by failing to disclose that the charity primarily funds Orthodox Jewish educational and religious programs. People were shocked because they believed they had been donating to a general children’s charity, not to a much more specific mission.
So why is there nowhere near that level of outrage over tax exempt organizations in New York City openly raising money for settlements whose settlers carry out attacks like the ones we witnessed today?
Instead, we are encouraged to reduce everything to Benjamin Netanyahu, as though replacing one prime minister would dismantle the machinery responsible for the mass killing, ethnic cleansing, colonization, and genocide of the Palestinian people.
The problem has never been one politician. It is the military occupation. It is the settlement enterprise. It is the politicians who fund it. It is the lobby that protects it. It is the organizations that finance it. It is the governments that arm it. It is the entire Zionist apparatus that has made these crimes possible.
Meanwhile, we are told to celebrate politicians for offering carefully worded criticism of Netanyahu while continuing to fund and protect the very system that produced him. We are thanking politicians for crumbs while they continue financing the machinery that is killing our people.
Farouk Ramadan’s name should force us to ask why the organizations financing the settlements that terrorize Palestinians are allowed to operate openly from New York City with tax benefits and little to no pushback while Palestinians defending their communities are condemned and killed.
If a Palestinian killed four Israelis, the world would stop and it would be breaking news everywhere.
An Israeli kills four Palestinians and it’s like any other day.
The killing of Palestinians is normalized and we are expected to accept it.
كما ترون في المشهد، مستوطن إسرائيلي أطلق النار بلا توقف على شبان فلسطينيين من عائلة واحدة، من بينهم شقيقان.
شبان قرية تل غرب نابلس تصدوا لهجوم من المستوطنين الإسرائيليين المسلحين على قريتهم، وانتهى الحدث بإطلاق المستوطن المسلح النار، وقتله أربعة وإصابة أربعة آخرين، ثلاثة منهم إصابتهم خطيرة.
الأحداث في الضفة الغربية تتصاعد بشكل كبير، حيث أصبحت هجمات المستوطنين كثيفة وأكثر عنفًا، ولم يعد الفلسطينيون قادرين على تحمل ذلك؛ فمحاولة الوقوف فقط في وجههم ومنعهم من الدخول انتهت بقتلهم.
كما استشهد فلسطيني على حاجز شعفاط في القدس المحتلة برصاص الجنود الإسرائيلي .
‼️to all non-ontarian mutuals PLEASE spread information about the northern ontario wildfires, hundreds of indigenous communities INCLUDING MY OWN are at high risk of destruction or have already been destroyed due to our governments lack of care and funding to wildfire safety.‼️
getting to the 60/70% mark of a book and realizing you don’t actually like the book you’ve just spent all this time reading so now you’re in that weird phase where you continue reading it less and less as you decide whether you actually want to finish reading it or just dnf😔
getting to the 60/70% mark of a book and realizing you don’t actually like the book you’ve just spent all this time reading so now you’re in that weird phase where you continue reading it less and less as you decide whether you actually want to finish reading it or just dnf😔
Abolish ice now. Nobody is illegal. Keep calling for justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and all others murdered by the state both in and out of their custody.