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Israel walks back its account of Gaza medic killings after video surfaces of attack The Israeli military backtracked on its account of killing 15 Palestinian medics last month after phone video appeared to contradict its claims.

We are horrified by newly released footage of Israeli troops opening fire on a clearly marked ambulance in Gaza, killing 15 Palestinian medics last month before burying them in a mass grave.

Seder Sources and Resources So, friends. Pesach is here. I can hardly believe it. This is a bit early (consider this your Monday post) so that everyone planning seders has a minute to read through things mid-soup making. This ...

Excerpts from a cheeky socialist Haggadah from 1919!

A fresh compilation of the best of the best new Passover resources, including those addressing Gaza and Israel!

Passover music from around the globe!

Muriel Rukeyser!

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“Over a thousand US Jews outside ICE headquarters in NYC, demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil and protesting the Trump-Musk deportation agenda. We are Jews for freedom and democracy saying #FreeMahmoud !”

Organized by @ifnotnowmovement.org @jfrejnyc.bsky.social @rabbis4ceasefire.bsky.social

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I'm just full of the deepest horror and anger. More horrific slaughter and unfathomable suffering for innocent Palestinian families. A death warrant for the remaining hostages. All so that Netanyahu and his corrupt authoritarian alliance can remain in power.

Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.

The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Update from Jerusalem: the Educational Bookshop was once again raided by Israeli Police about an hour ago. Police confiscated books, arrested an employee and shut down the bookshop.

Mahmoud Khalil’s treatment should not happen in a democracy | Moustafa Bayoumi The Columbia University graduate’s arrest is an attempt to destroy free thinking while murdering due process

Mahmoud Khalil’s treatment should not happen in a democracy | Moustafa Bayoumi

ADL twitter statement offering support for wildly unconstitutional action to detain and strip status from a green card holder for pro-Palestine protests

BRB, checking the history books to find out whether “tyrant starts redefining peoples’ citizenship status” usually ends well for the Jews

The antisemites in the White House will never be an authority on Jewish safety. They do not care about Jewish safety.

This attack on Columbia's funding is about consolidating power, punishing dissent & encouraging others in power to do the same, and cracking down on free speech & higher education.

'No Other Land' is a victory for the Palestinian struggle While some have accused the film of normalization, Masafer Yatta leaders and activists are unwavering in their support for joint resistance.

Make no mistake: ‘No Other Land’ is a victory for the Palestinian struggle

While some have accused the Oscar-winning film of normalization, leaders and activists in Masafer Yatta are unwavering in their support for joint resistance.

By Samah Salaime

www.972mag.com/no-other-lan...

"There is no other way" Palestinians will continue to be here. So will Jewish people. The movement for Justice will involve us all.

I weighed in on the discourse trying to discount Israeli solidarity in Palestinian-led movements and BDS's decision to critique 'No Other Land'. There will always be Israelis who take part in the Palestinian liberation movement, and we will work for a just future for all, not for a zero-sum end game

The Wisdom of the Divergent Voice by Kai Cheng Thom

I wrote about the concept of the divergent voice, why it is absolutely essential that we start cultivating coalitions across ideological difference on the Left, and some basic tools for doing so

kaichengthom.substack.com/p/the-wisdom...

I don't know if this will reach anyone voting for Ford or the PCs, but I encourage you to seriously consider the following question: Has the quality of your life and the lives of those in your community improved since the last provincial election? #ONpoli #OntarioVotes2025

Sam Nordquist Loved His Family, Cooking, Dancing, Cats, and Nature Sam deserved to keep living this life every day, and he deserved to grow up even further, to grow old, to achieve his goals, and get every single thing he desired.

"Sam deserved to keep living this life every day, and he deserved to grow up even further, to grow old, to achieve his goals, and get every single thing he desired."

When Israeli police shamefully raided East Jerusalem's much loved Educational Bookshop - yes, a bookshop, yes, that's where we are - and detained its Palestinian Jerusalemite owners, one of the books they took was mine
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Every aspect of the Bibas family story is grotesque: the kidnapping to begin with, Hamas parade over their coffins, media elevation of their deaths over the deaths, amid Israel’s genocidal war, of thousands of kids in Gaza, and now the grim war over their bodies, all inhumane

2025 Ontario Election Working together to build a fairer, more inclusive Toronto.

Ontario is heading to the polls on February 27.

We've started compiling a list of resources outlining everything you need to know ahead of the election. This includes a calendar of events hosted by SPT. Check back regularly for updates: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/2025_ontario...

'They took books with a Palestinian flag': Israeli Police raids iconic E. J'lem bookshop ***

today in Fuckery, Israeli police raided The Educational Bookshop, an iconic East Jerusalem chain of Arabic & English books on the Occupation & the history of Jerusalem -- and arrested the owners on "incitement to terrorism" grounds.

Everyone in peace/ coexistence work knows this place.

Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children (Gift Article) I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.

Yes, USAID could use reform, but this is demolition. Trump braids together cruelty, ignorance and shortsightedness, and calls it policy, as the world's richest men go after the worlds poorest children. My column: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

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What's the verb of posting on BlueSky? Blu-ing? Skying? BlueSkying? BSing?? Whatever it is, I think I'm doing it right, i.e. at 2am while overthinking every life choice I've made thus far.