@NYCMayor 17 days after the Oct 7 Massacre, while Israel was still sifting through ashes to identify the 1200+ Jews who were raped, kidnapped & murdered, Zohran Mamdani led a pro-Hamas rally calling for the destruction of Israel.
@USATODAY@BringHershHome An absolutely extraordinary person and so deserving of this honor. Meeting Rachel in Jerusalem and hearing her speak was indescribably haunting and hopeful. She touched my soul. May Hersh’s memory forever be a blessing.
Extraordinary admissions from the ex-CEO of Oxfam GB, Helima Begum. She tells @Channel4News that Oxfam:
-Had a disproportionate focus on Gaza compared to other world crises;
-Were pushing to use the term 'genocide' re: Gaza without checks
-Struggled to be impartial & neutral
Many had suspected this of course, but it's shocking to hear it said out loud.
https://t.co/0f4xOcfdBJ
Anne Frank was targeted and murdered solely because she was Jewish. Leaders making false equivalencies to her experience for political purposes is never acceptable. Despite tensions in Minneapolis, exploiting the Holocaust is deeply offensive, especially as antisemitism surges.
The entire message I received out of Tehran is too gruesome. But I'll share this:
Three brothers — protesting for freedom — were set on fire by the Regime's forces.
Don't just read that over and over. Share it over and over.
The protests in Iran cannot be separated from the long-standing, state-imposed restrictions on girls’ and women’s autonomy, in all aspects of public life including education. Iranian girls, like girls everywhere, demand a life with dignity.
The people of Iran have long warned about this repression, at great personal risk, and their voices have been silenced for decades. These restrictions exist within a wider system of gendered control shaped by segregation, surveillance, and punishment — one that limits freedom, choice, and safety far beyond the classroom.
They demand their voices be heard and the right to determine their political future. That future must be driven by the Iranian people, and include the leadership of Iranian women and girls — not external forces or oppressive regimes.
I stand with the people and girls of Iran in their call for freedom and dignity. They deserve to determine their own future.