Spencer Osberg

[Charles Lister @Charles_Lister]

A genuinely fascinating insight into #HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s thinking on the future of #Syria here - take the time to listen closely to this 16min interview. Test will be translating words into reality.

English subtitles included.

[Nadim Houry @nadimhoury]

The “only democracy in the Middle East” congratulates the finally free people of Syria by bombing the shit out of them & occupying more of their land. And then US officials tell you that you have to normalize relations with Israel.

[Charles Lister @Charles_Lister]

Having worked on #Syria full-time since the crisis began nearly 14yrs ago, there really is no understating how remarkable the losses imposed on #Assad's regime have been over the past week.

A large reason for this lies with #HTS — a 🧵:

[Abier @abierkhatib]

That yummy mocking chuckle when she was asked about Canada’s position on ICJ

😂😂..

[Earth Hippy 🌎🕊️💚 @hippyygoat]

Canadian journalist just got intellectually slapped‼️

[Kerry Burgess @KerryBurgess]

I love Francesca.

[Spencer Osberg @spencerosberg]

A Letter Supporting Six Honorable Journalists in Northern Gaza https://t.co/4enSNHx06J via @lithub

[حسام شبات @HossamShabat]

Israel’s army has released fabricated dossiers framing us, the last remaining journalists in North Gaza reporting on Israel’s extermination and ethnic-cleansing campaign, as “terrorists”.

This blatant and belligerent attempt to transform us, the last witnesses in the north, into killable targets is an assassination threat and obvious attempt to preemptively justify our murder.

We would like to remind everyone that after murdering our colleague Ismail Al Ghoul, Israel released a document that claimed he supposedly received a military ranking on July 1, 2007, when he would have been a 10 year old child.

This public threat was made without any evidence and is part of a systematic propaganda campaign to justify the unjustifiable as Israel continues to target civilians in Gaza, including doctors, aid workers, children and us journalists.

We call on our colleagues and media institutions around the world to show their solidarity with us.

Despite these dangerous and untrue threats made against us, we remain committed to our profession and will continue to report the facts on the ground as the genocide regretfully continues unabated.

[Spencer Osberg @spencerosberg]

@EthanObama @oliviastowell To quote Nelson Mandela himself: “We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”

[Nadim Houry @nadimhoury]

Unable to control the images that document its crimes in northern Gaza (due to the incredible courage of local journalists), Israel seems to have decided to shoot the messengers. I hope that their colleagues will stand against this.

[Badil | The Alternative Policy Institute @Badilmedia]

In a new op-ed featured in @The_NewArab, @spencerosberg and @sami_halabi argue that "Israeli and US hubris in Lebanon is a severe miscalculation; only a new regional security agreement will bring peace." Read more👇🏼

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

The @nytimes published a piece in which dozens of foreign medical volunteers who went into Gaza recounted seeing and treating children who were deliberately shot in the head and neck by Israeli soldiers (you can tell from the x-ray they're 5.56 rounds used by the IDF). These volunteers describe in painful detail the extent of horror they saw firsthand, including mass killings, malnutrition, targeting of civilians, and repeated and documented patterns of IDF soldiers behaving ruthlessly toward Palestinian noncombatants throughout the war in Gaza.

It is indisputable that horrendous war crimes were and are continuing to be committed in the Gaza war, no matter the claims to the contrary. Hamas's criminality and terrorism on October 7 can never justify this behavior by a professional military with clear rules of engagement and codes of conduct. There must be accountability for these crimes.

Gift article link below.

[Badil | The Alternative Policy Institute @Badilmedia]

At the 2024 Global Progress Action Summit in Montreal, our Senior Editor @spencerosberg took the stage during the "Middle East: Advancing #Peace, #Security, and Human Rights" session. Spencer addressed the Western media’s portrayal of recent events in #Lebanon, contrasting the praise for #Israeli "craftiness" in carrying out pager attacks with the reality on the ground—clear acts of #terrorism. He highlighted the troubling double standards of so-called progressive #Western nations, whose selective condemnation of #violence undermines their moral credibility in the region. His remarks sparked a critical dialogue on the need for consistent and equitable approaches to peace and security in the Middle East. #GlobalProgressSummit #GPA2024 #MiddleEast #HumanRights

[Badil | The Alternative Policy Institute @Badilmedia]

Our Director of Policy, @sami_halabi, was featured on @dwnews, where he addressed the key question: Where is the Lebanese government and why are they not doing more to protect their people? Halabi redirected the discussion by emphasizing the role of the aggressor, Israel, and its allies, rather than focusing blame solely on the Lebanese government. Watch to hear Halabi's insightful analysis on Lebanon's power dynamics and the challenges ahead. #Lebanon #MiddleEast #PolicyAnalysis

[CBS Mornings @CBSMornings]

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new book, “The Message,” is a trio of interconnected essays that examine how the stories people tell — or avoid telling — can shape and even distort reality: “I am most concerned always with those that don’t have a voice.” https://t.co/bDsBxZMbah

[Arab Reform Initiative / مبادرة الإصلاح العربي @ArabReform_ARI]

"I actually want to push back on this issue that this is a clean and precise attack. Of the 12 people who were killed yesterday, two were children and two were medical nurses. If you actually listen to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, he described that these simultaneous attacks are actually illegal and they violate international human rights law and international humanitarian law. Not because someone is somehow affiliated with Hezbollah, that they all become legitimate targets. Israel has half a million reservists, are they a legitimate target if they're sitting on the beach in Tel Aviv? Are they a legitimate target if they're going to their hospital?" - Nadim Houry , ARI's Executive Director

Watch the full debate:
https://t.co/cP6RfAs1hd

#Lebanon #Beirut #LebanonPagerExplosions #WarCrimes

[Spencer Osberg @spencerosberg]

Most civilian casualties in war are not due to bombs and bullets but losing life's necessities: food, water, shelter & health care. Israel's destruction of hospitals/homes & denial of food/water means #Gaza's dead are far from fully counted. Read my latest @Badilmedia

[Badil | The Alternative Policy Institute @Badilmedia]

The true devastation of Israel's war on Gaza goes far beyond the immediate violence. Israel has killed over 40,000 people directly, and when including those dying from starvation, disease, and lack of healthcare, the total death toll is likely to surpass 200,000 lives, as detailed in this new commentary by Badil’s @spencerosberg.

Read here: https://t.co/6hs8UPRrQp

[Badil | The Alternative Policy Institute @Badilmedia]

The true devastation of Israel's war on Gaza goes far beyond the immediate violence. Israel has killed over 40,000 people directly, and when including those dying from starvation, disease, and lack of healthcare, the total death toll is likely to surpass 200,000 lives, as detailed in this new commentary by Badil’s @spencerosberg.

Read here: https://t.co/6hs8UPRrQp

[Spencer Osberg @spencerosberg]

@Veigonne @Badilmedia From a 2017 peer-reviewed MIT Press paper https://t.co/tzM6FkqNXD
Relative to these conflicts, the unprecedented intensity of Israel's Gaza campaign + loss of hospitals, homes + regular denial of food/water, means The Lancet is low-balling with a 1:4 direct/indirect deaths ratio

[Tiberius @tiberiusfiles]

Good morning.

Please watch this. You won’t regret it.