Sara Ofner-Seals

In Hummus and in Life There are No Shortcuts

Some initial thoughts on MSP

What would MLK say today? On the long road ahead

Some thoughts on American on this MLK Day

Amen

That people gaslighted by holocaust deniers would turn around and gaslight others about the exsistance of genocide in Gaza. Sigh.

Immanuel will be born in Gaza. Anyone who tells you otherwise fundamentally misunderstands the nativity story.

December 12 In Romans 15, the author casts a vision of a community of welcome, living in harmony for the glory of God as a final charge to the community at the end of the letter.  It is telling that we read this ...

✨ Day 13: Abolition, Advent & Apocalypse

Mutual aid is essential to our collective survival, regional economies, and humanity & creation’s liberation. Mutual aid is essential for churches invested in our shared future that builds harmony, welcome & solidarity!

-Rev. Seth Wispelwey

👇🏾 Reflection

How is this okay??? How are people okay with this???

He’s free. 16-year-old US citizen Mohammed Ibrahim is home with his family after nearly 10 months in an Israeli military prison where he was beaten, starved, & denied basic medical care.

But, this hard-fought victory did not happen because AIPAC-backed politicians suddenly found their conscience.

Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords This is evil.

Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.

Settler outposts spread among West Bank villages and fuel fear of more attacks Palestinians in the West Bank are living in fear of more attacks by armed Israeli settlers. In recent months, villagers say, the town of Turmus Ayya has weathered near-daily assaults by settlers.

Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians, which are supported by the Israeli military, have reached record highs.

Palestinians have a right to live in freedom and safety, not in fear of settler attacks.

More than 200 leading cultural figures call for release of jailed Palestinian leader — Guardian US Group including Margaret Atwood, Ian McKellen and Richard Branson sign open letter to free Marwan Barghouti

Free Marwan

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The death toll in Gaza just went above 70,000. But sure, there’s a ceasefire in effect.

How does it make sense that the party against whom genocide is committed is required to disarm while no such demand is made for the party committing genocide??

Did you know? Palestinians are still dying in Gaza

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To Release the Prisoner the work of Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association

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I Have Hope for This Ceasefire, But It Can’t Undo Two Years of Genocide U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire deal marked “a wonderful day for everybody.” Why did it take two years to arrive?

"Israel expects us to feel grateful for obtaining our basic rights to life and liberty — as if they were favors, not ordinary human rights."

Israeli settlers burn cars, attack Palestinian farmers in West Bank; IDF fires tear gas — Haaretz Footage shows olive harvesters threatened by settlers, who damaged their equipment. On Friday, settlers wounded seven people in an attack which the town's deputy mayor called the 'most violent, extrem...

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We Need New Jewish Institutions Sustaining the struggle will require spaces for reimagining our tradition.

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“It's really quite repulsive that Palestinians have had to negotiate an end to their genocide,” says Palestinian human rights attorney Diana Buttu.

No family, no stability, no social fabric: the anguish of Gaza’s wounded orphans — Guardian US As the number of WCNSFs – wounded child no surviving family – grows, charities struggle to find adults to look after them

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On Cruelty and the need for a revival of compassion

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"Genocide Starts in the Mind" Ahmed Abu Artema on life and death in Gaza

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Two Years of Genocide Grappling with violence and resistance, despair and hope

As the October 7 anniversary approaches, a reflection on that day and it's immediate aftermath

Israel imposes permits for Palestinians to access their own West Bank villages Residents of three Palestinian communities now need Israeli-issued permits to access their own homes, fuelling fears of creeping annexation

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Recognition or Not, a Palestinian State Seems More Remote Than Ever

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Restoring Hope with Pal Humanity in North of Gaza North Gaza is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Families have lost everything — homes, loved ones, and access to necessities. Yet even in the face of devastation, the people of Gaza remain ...

This is two female doctors in Gaza who are getting aid to people who desperately need it. If you are looking for somewhere to donate to help, this is a good place.

A Voice Cries Out in the Wilderness meeting the great Gideon Levy

If only more journalists could be like him.

Opinion | Recognition without rescue: The world's hollow gift to Palestinians — Haaretz While the genocide in Gaza continues unabated and settlers run amok in the West Bank together with the army, the world met its minimum obligation by recognizing a state that will likely never come int...

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Shame on you for being a coward.