Israel has chosen to mark the first days of Ramadan by blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Still, our government refuses to implement sanctions and defend international law.
There is no other way of putting it: this is a resumption of genocide — and our government is complicit.
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Gaza mornings. Gaza mournings. Israel taking advantage of so many distracted by Christmas capitalism to carry out its worst atrocities. These are the gifts that Palestinians wrap in their land. Dead bodies. Last night was one of the worst.
Don’t stop fighting this genocide until it’s over.
Today is one of the most shameful days in British history.
We must never forget each and every politician who voted against a ceasefire, or abstained, has blood on their hands.
They will never know peace.
The main hospital in Gaza, Al Shifa hospital has collapsed
▪️90% of doctors and nurses forced to leave which must have have been heartbreaking for them
▪️39 babies died because lack of oxygen in ICU
▪️All patients had to leave even after just having major surgery
▪️Mass burials in the hospital grounds
There is no hope left for humanity
#WarCrimes
#GenocideinGaza
You saw..
Babies with their brains blown out.
Babies terrorized by nonstop air strikes.
Babies scorched by white phosphorus bombs.
Babies buried under the rubble.
Over 10,000 civilians now.
And you still didn’t act or care.
Maybe it’s you who is the animal.
#GazaGenocide
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.
"I’m personally a Holocaust survivor as an infant, I barely survived. My grandparents were killed in Aushwitz and most of my extended family were killed. I became a Zionist; this dream of the Jewish people resurrected in their historical homeland and the barbed wire of Aushwitz being replaced by the boundaries of a Jewish state with a powerful army…and then I found out that it wasn’t exactly like that, that in order to make this Jewish dream a reality we had to visit a nightmare on the local population.
There’s no way you could have ever created a Jewish state without oppressing and expelling the local population. Jewish Israeli historians have shown without a doubt that the expulsion of Palestinians was persistent, pervasive, cruel, murderous and with deliberate intent - that’s what’s called the 'Nakba' in Arabic; the 'disaster' or the 'catastrophe'. There’s a law that you cannot deny the Holocaust, but in Israel you’re not allowed to mention the Nakba, even though it’s at the very basis of the foundation of Israel.
I visited the Occupied Territories (West Bank) during the first intifada. I cried every day for two weeks at what I saw; the brutality of the occupation, the petty harassment, the murderousness of it, the cutting down of Palestinian olive groves, the denial of water rights, the humiliations...and this went on, and now it’s much worse than it was then.
It’s the longest ethnic cleansing operation in the 20th and 21st century. I could land in Tel Aviv tomorrow and demand citizenship but my Palestinian friend in Vancouver, who was born in Jerusalem, can’t even visit!
So then you have these miserable people packed into this, horrible…people call it an 'outdoor prison', which is what it is. You don’t have to support Hamas policies to stand up for Palestinian rights, that’s a complete falsity. You think the worse thing you can say about Hamas, multiply it by a thousand times, and it still will not meet the Israeli repression and killing and dispossession of Palestinians.
And 'anybody who criticises Israel is an anti-Semite' is simply an egregious attempt to intimidate good non-Jews who are willing to stand up for what is true."
Gaza tonight.
When the skies are lit with terror. Never forget the “civilized nations” that claim to be “peacemakers” governed by “international law” that manufactured this genocide.
Shame.
Shame on @GOVUK@RishiSunak.
The UK abstained from voting on a resolution calling for the protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations in Gaza. This government is complicit in war crimes and genocide.
#NotInMyName#StopGazaGenocide#CeasefireNOW
This a cry for help - Gaza is communicating through mosque speakers.
"We have no communication with the outside world. They are using their military might to harm us. We have no power but the power of God, no one but God. Please, pray for us.'
Saying "Israel should follow international law" but refusing to condemn Israel for blatantly violating international law isn't just hollow.
It's an insult to the Palestinian people indiscriminately killed in Israel's brutal bombardment of Gaza.
Dear world,
Israel just bombed a Christian hospital in Gaza and murdered over 500 Palestinian civilians. White phosphorus chemical bombs confirmed by human rights watch was not enough to open your eyes. Over 1000 dead children wasn’t enough. Will you open your eyes and act now?
If you have been public about the issue of Palestine and Israel and can not condemn the latter for bombing the hospital, then know you have no claim to morality. You are the true "terrorist sympathiser." You are the one bereft of compassion. You are the sadistic psychopath
Remember, it���s not just the death toll of children we should account for in this genocidal campaign Israel is waging against the Palestinians in Gaza.
It’s also the kids that survive that will never be the same.
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
― Malcolm X - الله يرحمه
When and how does a baby’s love begin?
The truth is that your baby begins falling in love with you even before you meet, becoming aware of (and learning to prefer) your voice during the final months in utero. (It may feel strange, but seriously, talk to your bump.)
After birth, the attachment process begins in earnest.
Your engaged and responsive caretaking, your tenderness, your smiles, your kisses, and even your smell draw your newborn closer and closer.
And there is NOTHING your baby loves to look at more than YOUR face.
Their adoring gaze is a sign of your secure attachment.
But make no mistake, your face is also your baby’s most important teacher.
Your baby studies you carefully - looking for clues about your emotional state (which informs what theirs should be), how you form language, and so much more.
I’ve rarely seen a video that capture’s an infant’s love/attachment as beautifully as this one from TheRiceFam4Life on TT. Those eyes tell you all you need to know about the special bond this one has with her father.
Just beautiful.