Arshad Khalid FRSA

The Gaza students with scholarships to UK unable to take up their places Visa obstacles threaten to dash the hopes of 40 students due to start in September. Here are some of their stories

If this was a "western" country, the UK Govt would be throwing its doors open...

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If the king of Belgium can speak the truth about Gaza, why can’t Europe’s cowardly politicians? | David Van Reybrouck EU leaders should have said what Philippe did months ago. He has highlighted their complicity, says philosopher David Van Reybrouck

If the king of Belgium can speak the truth about Gaza, why can’t Europe’s cowardly politicians? | David Van Reybrouck

Eleven-minute race for food: how aid points in Gaza became ‘death traps’ – a visual story Hundreds of people have died while seeking food since delivery was taken over by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in May. But Palestinians facing extreme hunger have no choice but to take the risk

Make no mistake, the so-called "civilised" West is complicit in the #genocide that is unfolding on our phone screens every day. The barbarism, the inhumanity is absolutely incalculable.
#FreePalestine #LetGazaLive

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Ben Jennings on Israel’s strikes on Deir al-Balah, central Gaza – cartoon The key hub for humanitarian efforts is being targeted by the IDF amid mounting warnings of starvation in the Gaza Strip

This captures the absolute brutality & dehumanisation with which the #genocide is going on in #Gaza #Palestine...
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The BBC has alienated everyone with its Gaza coverage. After this latest failure, who will be left to defend it? | Owen Jones The decision to take Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone off iPlayer was not necessary – and has opened it up to further accusations of bias, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The BBC has played a scandalous role in Israel's Western-facilitated genocide.

History will be damning indeed.

New column 👇

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1. Yesterday, 86 people were arrested in the UK under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action."
They are the opposite of terrorists. They were protesting *against* terrorism. 🧵

Once again, the so-called "civilised West" has shown that it only cares if it is one of them...

Utterly shameful conduct by David Lammy, FCDO and the entire UK Government!

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Keir Starmer says he ‘deeply regrets’ island of strangers speech Immigration speech was criticised for echoing Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ rhetoric

Sorry #KeirStarmer, you & your cabinet have shown your true colours. You're a bunch of #RedTories, nothing you say can redeem yourselves. Whether it's #immigrants, #InternationalLaw, #HumanRights, #Palestine - you're definitely on the wrong side of history.
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Totally! I used to respect him for his integrity. Not anymore!

via @huddersfieldtuc.bsky.social

Chris Blumel:
Describing the spray painting of a military plane at Brize Norton as ‘disgraceful vandalism’ whilst supporting the bombing of civilian infrastructure by Israel shows just how morally bankrupt Keir Starmer is.

Western leaders call for diplomacy, but they won’t stop this war – they refuse to even name its cause | Nesrine Malik The political centre sees the US and Israel’s war on Iran as a crisis to be managed, while the gap between their detached politics and bloody rhetoric widens, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Western leaders call for diplomacy, but they won’t stop this war – they refuse to even name its cause | Nesrine Malik

PSC statement in response to Israel’s latest attacks on Iran.

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Gideon Levy: “Are you sure that Israel has the moral right to prevent such a mission from reaching Gaza? We should salute the 12 activists, including Greta Thunberg, who are attempting to reach Gaza on the Freedom Flotilla aid ship. “It's an act of conscience, an act of courage.”

Love, strength and power to all those brave souls aboard the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social, facing incredible threats right now.

We are with you ❤️

I think it's clear.

No shame, no humanity, no morals!
Every time you think they can't sink lower than this, they do!

Patients and pupils to benefit from school and hospital repairs Government investing £1.2 billion to fix crumbling hospitals and schools across England.

£750 million to tackle crumbling hospitals is good, but the NHS maintenance backlog is almost £14 billion with £2.8 billion of urgent repairs needed

The Spending Review needs to take a much bigger step to ensure the public realm is getting the capital investment it needs

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Oh, totally 💯. All that talk about equality & human rights is just a charade.

A certain kind of Western white person, I suppose.

So what she really means is this only applies to Europe (or the wider Western world). Of course, if you're not white, your life is of no consequence & you're fair game for colonialists.
#PalestinianLivesMatter

The turning point that wasn't: the way the world talks about Israel's war has changed. Nothing else has | Nesrine Malik An air of complicity has prompted new rhetoric from UK and EU leaders. But it won’t redeem them – or change history’s course, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

💯 this, @nesrinemalik.bsky.social hits the nail right on its head...
"Every day, the world wakes up and is confronted with an Israeli leadership that violates every law of morality and logic."
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#Palestine #Gaza

Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving life under bombardment and is just one of dozens of minors who have died

No force in the world, however evil & tyrannical, would be able to take away what this thing girl stood for! #YaqeenHammad #RestInPower #FreePalestine #EndTheGenocide
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It's crazy how some people need no proof to believe a lie but demand endless proof to accept the truth.

"If our voices held no power, they wouldn't try to silence us." 🍉
Running a #fairtrade enterprise has taught me speaking truth matters, even when difficult. Silence isn't an option when justice is at stake.
#Palestine #Gaza

Ella Baron on Israel’s destruction of Gaza – cartoon Looming famine in the territory has provoked international outrage and heavy diplomatic pressure on Israel

Says it all...

#Palestine #Gaza

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Israel launches major offensive in Gaza after airstrikes that killed more than 100 IDF aiming to seize strategic areas as part of expansion of war against Hamas in attempt to force release of hostages

War crime after war crime after war crime!
Colonialism is not dead. It's been wreaking havoc on #Palestinians for 77 years & continues to do so!
#AllEyesOnGaza #WarCrimes #Palestine #Nakba
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