Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
As of today, over 13,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, including 5,500 children, since October 7th. This morning, another hospital in Gaza was bombed by Israeli forces, killing a dozen more Palestinians. Those killed and targeted in Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza’s hospitals have been the most vulnerable: newborns, pregnant women, cancer pati... See more
instagram.comIn a shocking, yet expected step, Berlin police raided and shut down the “Palestinian Congress”, as it kicked off on Friday, April 12. The Congress was planned to be a three-day event featuring speakers from around the world, including Ghassan Abu-Sittah, Salman Abu Sitta, Noura Erakat, and Ali Abunimah among many others.
The conference, organized b... See more
The conference, organized b... See more
Police raid Berlin conference as repression of Palestine activism escalates in Germany
tomorrow dec 11. don’t spend, don’t work, don’t go to school. this is what we must learn to do until our governments take us seriously. pick your participation, do the most you can. let love strengthen your actions. #ceasefirenow🇵🇸
instagram.com
Jamaica recognizes the State of Palestine ! https://t.co/HQUWteQurM
The next speaker after journalist Heba Jamal was renowned Palestinian scholar and author Salman Abu Sitta, who was participating remotely through a pre-recorded video.
Two minutes into the video, dozens of police suddenly stormed the center of the hall in front of the screen and the stage and stopped the streaming.
As the police stormed the stage o... See more
Two minutes into the video, dozens of police suddenly stormed the center of the hall in front of the screen and the stage and stopped the streaming.
As the police stormed the stage o... See more
Abir Kopty • Police raid Berlin conference as repression of Palestine activism escalates in Germany
EXCLUSIVE: “Offline. Online. In every way I’m being targeted,” says Nadine Awed*, a Palestinian displaced in southern Gaza due to Israel’s ongoing invasion of the strip, which has so far killed 22,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians. “I don’t know if me and my family will be killed in our sleep, and now I have even fewer options to find safety... See more
instagram.comthe German Minister of Interior, Nancy Faeser, welcomed the banning of the Congress and said: “It’s good that the Berlin police have declared a tough crackdown on the so-called Palestine Congress in Berlin. We are keeping a very close eye on the Islamist scene.”
Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian sentiments have characterized the public discourse on ... See more
Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian sentiments have characterized the public discourse on ... See more
Abir Kopty • Police raid Berlin conference as repression of Palestine activism escalates in Germany
Here's a brief history of Gaza (full disclosure: I'm a historian of Palestine):
1516 - Ottomans rule Gaza
1917 - Britain occupies Palestine, adopting the anti-democratic Balfour Declaration, rejecting the political will of 85% of the population of Palestine who declared their opposition to Z... See more
Zachary Fosterx.com