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.@davidrkadler's mother tells me: "David is now in an Israeli prison and his US senators (Schiff and Padilla) are not being helpful. The EU is all over the prison and our embassy has not shown up at all."
Hey, @SenAdamSchiff and @AlexPadilla4CA. A constituent of yours is in a foreign prison for trying to draw the world's attention to mass starvation and slaughter.
His Jewish mother is sick with worry. Maybe you should do something about David's imprisonment--and the imprisonment and destruction of two million people in Gaza.
A family shares photos of their two sons and says:
The first, Saif Abu Taha, worked with WCK.
The second, Muath Abu Taha, worked with NBC.
One was doing humanitarian relief, the other journalism.
Both were directly targeted and assassinated.
Both carried international IDs indicating their roles.
Both institutions are American…
Israel killed them.
@EvelynNFarkas@TshirtLounge …stealing children. I mean, it is a violation of human rights that we have not seen, you know, at this scale since World War II.” You said nothing about Putin’s treatment of Russians. The genocide of Palestinians by Israel is far worse by any measure. 2/2
@EvelynNFarkas@TshirtLounge This is from the transcript. It clearly refers to Ukraine since 2014.: …this was a war of aggression that Russia, you know, launched against Ukraine starting in 2014, but then brutally in 2022 attacking Ukraine's civilians, raping, murdering, (con’t) 1/2…
MORE from Katherine Clark, top Democrat behind Hakeem Jeffries. Condemns the Israeli blockade & US-Israeli “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” aid sites:
“People who are starving and desperate being shot trying to feed their families is something that none of us can be silent about.”
Katherine Clark, the second-most powerful Democrat in the House of Representatives behind Hakeem Jeffries, just admitted Israel is committing "genocide" in Gaza:
https://t.co/rc9RloxNuj
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) referred to Israel's war in Gaza as a "genocide" during an event in her district yesterday, per a video clip obtained by Axios.
https://t.co/8luQQsaJUR
Rep. Katherine Clark has just become the highest ranking congressional Democrat to call Israel's destruction of Gaza a genocide
The House Democratic Whip's comments came amid sustained protest from constituents today in Cambridge, Mass at Friends Meeting house
Anas spent 17 of his 28 years living under a brutal blockade supported by your tax $.
In 2008-09 and 2014, he survived bombings paid for by your tax $.
In 2023-2025 he documented a genocide funded by your tax $.
He was assassinated today with your tax $.
Remember that this military’s leadership is currently indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, and being investigated for genocide at the International Court of Justice.
I’d like to commend BBC presenter @StephenNolan for reading out just now on @bbc5live Aljazeera journalist @AnasAlSharif0’s last words.
That was so refreshing and heartwarming at this difficult time for humanity.