I was really worried about this. 😔 With great sadness, I have now confirmed that several of my relatives (including Viola and Yara pictured here) were killed at Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church in Gaza, where they had been sheltering, when part of the complex was destroyed as the result of an Israeli airstrike. Give rest, O Lord, to their souls, and may their memories be eternal.
The Palestinian Christian community has endured so much. Our family is hurting badly. May God watch over all Christians in Gaza—and all Israelis and Palestinians who are suffering, whatever their religion or creed.
@elonmusk Not that my vote, or continuing to follw U or not matter.
The Polls seem more for Ur entertainment than a reliable meas of anything!
Congrats you owned it privately @Twitter Co. =>enjoy being the "vox dei" & own what comes next!
I would stick w/SpaceX & even less future engagmt
The family of Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian American journalist killed by Israel, wrote to Biden, that the U.S. “has been skulking toward the erasure of any wrongdoing by Israeli forces.” https://t.co/sHcxE4BNMq
Today, Joe Biden was greeted by billboards in Bethlehem reading “This is Apartheid”
Here’s what Senator Biden had to say about the scourge of apartheid in South Africa
Today, we greeted US President Biden with billboards in Ramallah and Bethlehem. In order to change reality, we must first recognize it, and work for a future of human rights, justice and equality.
"The president should reaffirm that the United States — like its allies and nearly every country in the
world — regards the territory over the 1949 Green Line to be “occupied” under international law."
ie That would include all the territories of the West Bank occupied in 1967!
... "For the sake of both peoples and the United States’ own interests, that kind of honesty and direct leadership is exactly what’s needed from President Biden."
... "These are hard truths for many to hear — but only an honest reckoning with the root causes of the conflict can pave the way for decisive action to finally, peacefully end it."
A little Palestinian girl peeling a cucumber on her doorstep threatened the security (masculinity) of Israeli occupation soldiers in bulletproof vests & armed to the teeth.
The Israeli government has allowed a fascist demonstration in the heart of Occupied East Jerusalem that aims at terrorizing Palestinian civilians, normalizing Israel’s illegal annexation and promoting hateful incitement such as “death to the arabs”. Here a few points (1/7)
Only a few weeks ago the same Israeli government backed the savage attacks against #ShireenAbuAkleh’ funeral because there were Palestinian flags. For Bennett/Lapid/Bar-Lev this is a crime. But shouting “death to the Arabs” is “freedom of expression” (2/7).
This fascist demonstration is a celebration of Israeli crimes and violations of international law committed for over half a century enjoying full impunity. It’s telling and utterly shameful that no international party would publicly condemn its approval: They’re complicit (3/7).
Meanwhile similar fascist demonstrations have been also called for #Jaffa and #Lydd. The brutality of the Israeli occupation continues in the East Jerusalem & the rest of the West Bank. This isn’t a “cycle of violence” but Israel’s institutional racism and occupation (4/7).
Whether Israel and those who encourage its attacks against Palestinian rights want to accept it or not, East Jerusalem is under occupation and there will be no solution without honoring the rights of the Palestinian people (5/7)