Southern Maryland for Palestine

A community advocating for peace, freedom and justice in Palestine

[Max Blumenthal @MaxBlumenthal]

Israeli soldiers are doing yoga to heal from the trauma of the "world reaction" to the genocide they committed in Gaza

Literal downward dogs

[Southern Maryland for Palestine @somd4ps]

@harry_md5 Many AIPAC donors are consciously putting Israel’s interests over US interests and some the biggest pro-Israel donors are citizens but reside in Israel (e.g. Miriam Adelson)

[Southern Maryland for Palestine @somd4ps]

@harry_md5 Good points. I wish you had been more forceful about this earlier I your candidacy. You might have added that not all AIPAC donors are Jews (e.g., David Trone). However, I believe stating that all donors are Americans as evidence that this is not foreign control is disingenuous.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Reporter: Some members of the Jewish community, including Democratic Congressman Josh Gottheimer, were alarmed by the language you used at the rally last week, calling AIPAC monsters who move dark money.

Mamdani: I want to be very clear. We’re talking about a status quo where children are being killed on a daily basis. More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military since the so-called ceasefire.

Even an Al Jazeera journalist, Ahmed Wishah, was killed this past Saturday by an Israeli strike. And when I am speaking about AIPAC, I’m speaking about an organization that has been supportive of the status quo, that has fought any attempt to actually deliver safety to people not just in Palestine but, frankly, throughout much of the region.

And it is a status quo of immorality. It is one that I will not accept. And when it comes to the way in which they defend the status quo, oftentimes they defend it through direct contributions, as we are seeing right now in New York 13.

Oftentimes they also support the status quo through dark money, by funneling money that would have previously come directly from AIPAC through other organizations whose contributors’ identities are only made clear after an election.

And I think it is important that when we ask ourselves how such death and destruction is happening overseas, we also name those who allow it to take place.

[SON LAİK BÜKÜCÜ 🇹🇷 @TheLaikYobaz]

Arnavutluk'ta yolsuzlukla mücadele savcıları, Jared Kushner'in desteklediği 4 milyar dolarlık özel ada projesiyle bağlantılı bir arazi şirketinin banka hesaplarını dondurdu.

[Southern Maryland for Palestine @somd4ps]

Israelis blindfolding Palestinains and stating that they are for sale
https://t.co/1JttwZGGrB

[Southern Maryland for Palestine @somd4ps]

I just signed a @theactionnet petition: Strike Military Collaboration with Israel from this Year’s Defense Bill. Sign here: https://t.co/1gQmluj2bQ

[Southern Maryland for Palestine @somd4ps]

Tragic https://t.co/PyOWVQuHTu

[Palestine Legal @pal_legal]

NYU admin compelled graduating NYU Law students to remove kuffiyehs — traditional scarves that are worn by Palestinians and that show support for Palestinians.

This is an appalling instance of anti-Palestinian racism. It's also a clear violation of those students' civil rights.

[Pedro Sánchez @sanchezcastejon]

Todavía estoy esperando a que la derecha se solidarice con Lamine Yamal, que por ondear la bandera de Palestina ha sido criticado por el Gobierno de Netanyahu.

Todo nuestro respaldo a él y al pueblo palestino. Y todo nuestro rechazo a la violación de derechos humanos.

[Southern Maryland for Palestine @somd4ps]

I stand with the mayor in remembering the catastrophe

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.

Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us — one of home, tradition and memory over generations.

[Southern Maryland for Palestine @somd4ps]

The student flier was controversial but certainly worthy of a healthy debate. We need to discuss Zionism in all its forms for everyone’s sake, including Jews.

College Students Suspended for Quoting Catholic Teaching on the Jews https://t.co/SZeo9QbEkp via @YouTube

[Southern Maryland for Palestine @somd4ps]

Stop Hostra’s support for genocide: https://t.co/xddqvZE6V8

[Southern Maryland for Palestine @somd4ps]

Free Palestine!

[Southern Maryland for Palestine @somd4ps]

Just made a donation to Nonviolence International https://t.co/UrDGhszoGH

[Southern Maryland for Palestine @somd4ps]

It Is Genocide » Senator Bernie Sanders https://t.co/2SlCdKaYiM

[Southern Maryland for Palestine @somd4ps]

Gaza Emergency Fund https://t.co/NM2GsZLIA1

[Southern Maryland for Palestine @somd4ps]

An Open Letter to the Presiding Bishop and all Bishops of the Episcopal Church - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/wKbtzw4i6p via @Change

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Extradite Alexandrovich - https://t.co/S7V5ArRL81

[Munther Isaac منذر اسحق @MuntherIsaac]

Palestinian, and Palestinian Christians in particular, have lost a dear friend today. Pope Francis was beloved in Palestine. He conveyed true compassion to Palestinians, most notably to those in Gaza during this genocide. His pastoral heart was evident in his insistence on calling the Christian community besieged in Gaza on a constant basis, even from his hospital.

Some years ago, Pope Francis visited Bethlehem. We all remember the iconic image of him praying at the Wall. This is what I wrote about this incident in my book “The Other Side of the Wall”.

When Pope Francis stopped, touched the wall, and said a prayer, it was truly a monumental moment that made waves in world news. Pope Francis couldn’t help but notice the ugliness of this concrete structure at the heart of Bethlehem. This wall should make us all uncomfortable. To this discomfort, the Pope couldn’t help but react and reach out. By responding in this manner, the Pope touched more than the wall. He touched the ugliness of the occupation and war. He touched the depth of our suffering. With humility and weakness, he looked injustice in the eyes, and challenged it.
What did he say in his prayer? The truth is, I don’t want to know. Some words are better left unspoken. The image of him standing next to the wall and praying will forever be engraved in our memories. For me, this image went everywhere. On my office wall, Facebook page, desktop wallpaper. For us as Palestinian Christians, this image was stored deep into our memory. And when this wall falls one day (not if, when), we might go back to this moment and this prayer as one of the key moments that led to its fall.
At the end of the day, the Pope left, and the occupation and the wall remained. But we were left with a renewed sense of hope—knowing that we are not forgotten. We were left with a mandate to continue lamenting the current situation, to fight against injustice . . . and to pray. (The Other Side of the Wall, pp. 182-183)

The Pope left our world today, and the occupation and the wall remained. Even worse, he left our world while a genocide continues to unfold. Back in November he wrote: “I am thinking above all of those who leave Gaza in the midst of the famine that has struck their Palestinian brothers and sisters given the difficulty of getting food and aid into their territory… According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide. It should be carefully investigated to determine whether it fits into the technical definition formulated by jurists and international bodies.”

Today I wonder: Will the millions who will mourn his death these coming days respect this wish of his? Will they care for Gazans and Palestinians the way he did?
May his soul rest in glory with his Savior. Humanity lost a special soul today.