Martin Faller

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[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Why do Trump and Musk want to cut programs that are important to the working class of this country?

The answer is simple:

[Martin Faller @martin_faller]

Get ready for the new trillionaire class: whose wealth will be built not on merit but inheritance, monopoly – and the legacy of colonialism https://t.co/Hc5RkAKWDs

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

Common ground and shared humanity amidst war and despair: In recent weeks, I have been speaking with Judith Raanan, an Israeli American hostage who was released from Hamas’s captivity early on in the war. Only a few days ago, Judith came out publicly to describe her experience as a hostage, captured on October 7 during Hamas’s horrendous attack and massacre of hundreds of Israelis. Judith reached out to me and sought to connect, having read some of my writing and learned about the loss of many of my family members. She herself has lost 13 members of her family and loved ones who were brutally murdered in Kibbutz Be’eri, including a helpless and sick man in a wheelchair who was killed along with his Filipino home health aide.

Judith was seeking a human-to-human connection with someone from Gaza. Judith is determined and eager to witness the release of the Israeli hostages from captivity and return to their families. She asked me what could be done to reach and communicate with Arab and Palestinian audiences to humanize Israeli hostages, including babies, children, the elderly, and Arab Bedouins. Judith, who describes herself as a devout-God-fearing person, is hoping that this war is Gaza’s last and that there will be enduring peace for “1000 years.” She wants people to register the injustices endured by hostages and learn about their plight as well as the immense suffering experienced by their families and loved ones.

While I have modest access to media and outreach means, I promised Judith that I would regularly speak about the hostages and the need to free them immediately. I told Judith that, despite the injustices experienced by the Palestinian people, including those who are unfairly held in Israeli prisons, nothing justifies the criminal manner in which Israeli hostages were captured and are continuing to be held in terrible conditions, including physical and psychological abuse, humiliation and deprivation of basic needs. I reiterate my call and demand for the release of Israeli hostages to bring about an end to the war that is continuing to hurt both Palestinians and Israelis. I urge all who support a ceasefire agreement to please remember Israeli hostages and their families when demanding an end to the war in Gaza.

It is entirely possible to hold space for both Israeli hostages and their families and Palestinian prisoners and their families. Shared and mutual humanity is not only the right and moral way to move forward but is imperative to help both people through this unrelenting disaster and heartache. I am still grieving the horrific loss of dozens of my family members and loved ones from the Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip and am horrified by the daily killing of Palestinians and the destruction of Gaza. Yet I will always have space in my heart for Israeli victims of violence and terrorism and send them my best and sincerest wishes for healing and loving-kindness. Reconciliation, compassion, and healing are the only ways forward to reach coexistence and true peace based on equality, mutual safety and security, and respect for shared humanity.

May the hostages be released from Gaza to end their suffering and that of their families and loved ones — bring them all home now.

[Martin Faller @martin_faller]

Die #noAfD hetzt – mit Millionenpublikum: Über TikTok verbreiten Höcke, Krah und Co. ihren rechtsextremen Hass. @tiktok_de muss die Accounts der #noAfD endlich sperren. Jetzt Appell unterzeichnen. #ReclaimTikTok https://t.co/Ho8zDcI7Jc

[DeborahFeldman @Deborah_Feldman]

Here is @amanpour with israeli peace activist Robi Damelin, whose son was killed by a Palestinian sniper. She deserves to be heard. https://t.co/hUX25PgaHT

[Robert Mardini @robert_mardini]

There are no words that can adequately convey the horror of the scenes at the Al Ahli Arab hospital in #Gaza today. Hospitals must be protected - as a matter of law #IHL but also of basic humanity.

[Jagan Chapagain @jagan_chapagain]

The International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement is appalled to see the human misery that has unfolded in Israel & Gaza.

We are deeply alarmed by the call for relocation in Gaza.

We call on all parties to respect international humanitarian law and to protect civilians.

[Martin Faller @martin_faller]

Keine Kahlschlagpellets an unserer Küste!❌ Das Verbrennen von Waldholz in Kraftwerken in Bremen, Hamburg und Wilhelmshaven wäre fatal für Klima und Wälder 🚫🔥🌳! Hilfst du mit die Pläne zu stoppen? Schicke eine Nachricht an die Landesregierungen ✍️. https://t.co/HC3rI6RnpW

[Martin Faller @martin_faller]

Liebe {@}, die Bürgerinnen und Bürger fordern Sie auf, ein starkes EU-Gesetz zur Wiederherstellung der Natur zu unterstützen! Wir müssen die Natur in Europa zurückbringen und wir zählen auf Sie, damit dies gelingt. #RestoreNature https://t.co/8WKP3zTCuL

[Martin Faller @martin_faller]

Adam Smith – who is regarded as the forefather of modern economics – is by no means the forerunner of the ruthless brand of capitalism or neoliberalism he is regularly made out to be. https://t.co/Pec9btOYeG

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Tina Turner was raw. She was powerful. She was unstoppable. And she was unapologetically herself—speaking and singing her truth through joy and pain; triumph and tragedy. Today we join fans around the world in honoring the Queen of Rock and Roll, and a star whose light will never fade.

[Jagan Chapagain @jagan_chapagain]

Nostalgic to be back in Osh, where I embarked on my 1st IFRC mission in 1996. Deeply gratifying to see how far the Osh branch of @redcrescent_kg has come since I worked here! Impressive!

Really great to reaffirm my bond with Kyrgyzstan & @IFRC's partnership with @redcrescent_kg

[Sanjeev Kafley @sanjeevkafley]

.@NepalRedCross has reached in peak of Everest on 16 May, 2023.

Thankyou to #MingmaSherpa for his humbleness to carry Nepal Red Cross´s flag till the PEAK of this planet.

Power of #Humanity.

[Martin Faller @martin_faller]

Große Bergbauunternehmen haben es auf einen der letzten unberührten Orte der Erde abgesehen: die Tiefsee. Die Folgen für das Meeresleben wären katastrophal. Die Staats- und Regierungschefs der EU müssen #StopDeepSeaMining https://t.co/BGSaqN5oCy

[Martin Faller @martin_faller]

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[Frans Timmermans @F__Timmermans]

We are all different, our skins are different, our languages, cultures, beliefs. And yet we are all part of the same race, the human race.

Racism is a poisonous political invention. There should be no place for it in Europe where our strength comes from diversity.

[Mohammed Omer Mukhier @MukhieOmer]

More than 800m people are facing hunger crisis in Africa. Over 115m need immediate humanitarian interventions in 21 countries.

Almost 60m children do not have enough food, while across the continent, hunger contributes to 45% of childhood deaths. @ifrc is calling for action.

[Martin Faller @martin_faller]

Congratulations IFRC climate centre. When it started during the #ifrc General Assembly 2002 it was emotionally debated. Now it has become a well respected centre for the engagement to address climate change

[Maarten van Aalst @mkvaalst]

We are 20 years old today! With heartfelt thanks to our colleagues, partners, stakeholders and supporters everywhere, I look back on the first two decades of work for the #RedCross #RedCrescent on the #humanitarian impacts of #climate change - https://t.co/O5Ao8iTLLT

[Jagan Chapagain @jagan_chapagain]

We are committed to more diversity at leadership levels.

A proud moment: For the first time in IFRC history, our newly elected Governing Board has a 53% majority of female members.

It took us 100+ years to get here, but with commitment & perseverance change is possible! #RCRC22

[Martin Faller @martin_faller]

Localisation only pays lip service to fixing aid’s colonial legacy: https://t.co/2fZTH4Os4D (@newhumanitarian)