cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22088055

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21529010

Pro-Palestinian voters are facing a moral dilemma.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22088046

Jonah Valdez
November 1 2024, 4:01 p.m.

On Tuesday, October 29, Israeli warplanes bombed a five-story house in Beit Lahia belonging to the Abu Nasr family. Immediately after the bombing, the Government Media Office in Gaza announced via Telegram that the bombing killed 93 people, while 40 others remain missing.

Ahmad Abu Nasr, 24, says that the building that was bombed contained most of the Abu Nasr family, who came from different parts of northern Gaza and took refuge in the building.

“Many families and dozens of displaced people were taking refuge in this house. They came from dangerous areas, such as Beit Lahia refugee camp, the Sheikh Zayed area, and many areas in the north. They came to take refuge in their relatives’ homes. Entire families, young, old, women and children — they were all wiped out,” Abu Nasr tells Mondoweiss

“The martyrs were lying in the streets as a result of the intensity of the bombing, dismembered,” Abu Nasr adds. “Parts of their bodies were visible above the rubble, and the rest of their bodies had disappeared.”

An older man, Abdul Qader Abu al-Nasr, 66, sits in front of the rubble of the destroyed building. The sound of women wailing around him is audible in a video interview with him collected for Mondoweiss. Around him are survivors of the massacre, including women carrying their children.

The man recounts the horror of what he witnessed. “What do you want me to tell you? Who should I tell it to? Who will hear our screams or care about us?”

Abu al-Nasr lost 11 members of his family, including his sons, daughters, and grandchildren. “The building was just bombed on top of their heads. All of them were civilians fleeing death.”

“Let the world eat, sleep, and drink. The Israeli army killed my sons. They killed my daughters. They killed my grandchildren. What is the world waiting for?” Abu al-Nasr does not finish his last sentence before he starts crying.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22063286

News Desk
NOV 1, 2024
[good news! - PL]

cross-posted from: https://hcommons.social/users/adachika192/statuses/113409952846501174

More than 100 BBC staff accuse broadcaster of Israel bias in Gaza coverage (Independent, 2024-11-01)

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bbc-israel-gaza-letter-tim-davie-bias-palestine-b2636737.html
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(Link to the “Letter for Gaza”
https://substack.com/inbox/post/151024243?utm%5C_campaign=post&showWelcomeOnShare=true )

“More than 100 BBC employees are accusing the corporation of providing favourable coverage toward Israel and are calling on the broadcaster to ‘recommit to fairness, accuracy, and impartiality’ over its reporting on Gaza.

“In a letter sent to Tim Davie, signed by more than 230 members of the media industry, including 101 anonymous BBC staff, the corporation is criticised for failing its own editorial standards by lacking ‘consistently fair and accurate evidence-based journalism in its coverage of Gaza’”.

#BBC #OpenLetter #FairJournalism
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@palestine@a.gup.pe
@israel

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22047845

By JAKE COYLE
Updated 4:05 PM EDT, November 1, 2024

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22046541

Opinion - Abby Zimet
Oct 31, 2024

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22045792

By Saleema Gul
October 31, 2024

[This article contains the broadest range of viewpoints that I have seen on this issue. Definitely worth reading.]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22035706

Sat 2 Mar 2024

"Alex McDonald’s When They Speak Israel, reviewed here by Steve Grant, explains to all of us how to engage. His basic assumption is that while some Zionists are dyed-in-the-wool racists or ethnonationalists, most are not. They sincerely believe they oppose racism but have been taught that support for Israel is justified — if not a solemn moral duty."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22021330

Sophie Hurwitz
October 29, 2024

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22012472

from TheWire [online publication of Jewish Voice For Peace in USA]

Our home in northern Gaza was a safe haven for our entire family, a place where we gathered every day to share simple moments that gave us strength and hope. Its walls witnessed our laughter, our dreams, and our family gatherings that brought us peace.

But in a single moment, everything changed. The intense bombing left nothing as it was. The forces stormed our home, wreaked havoc in every corner, destroyed what they could, and left us with nothing but rubble and pain. Our memories were lost among the ruins, and we left our shattered home carrying a deep wound in our hearts. Today, we need your help and support to stand again and overcome this pain. https://gofund.me/1222af19 🙏

Published Oct 16, 2024

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21976398

By Sharon Zhang, Truthout
Published October 30, 2024

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21958639

10/29/2024 6:43:25 AM

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21939746

[plus other articles on Gaza on Updates page]
[gift article - expires in 30 days]

October 29, 2024

I lived the last 7 years of my life away from my family, friends so I could work and get a small sum of money that would help me get married and help my family in life. I was working as a sales representative in a company outside my country.

In fact, I was about to be married to my life partner and lover, Aya, who is 20 years old. [W]e were preparing for our beautiful marriage before the war broke out, exploding our hearts and dreams and ending my professional career.

The […] occupation prevented us from completing our ceremony, which we had dreamed of. We had drawn, planned, and dreamed, but all of this was soon destroyed, and our thoughts and plans instead became: how can we survive this nightmare that has befallen us?

[…]

You will help us flee to a safe place with your help (even by donating $5, $10, ...)

Thank for Leslie Marie. She will help us receive donations through her bank account in America, and then she will transfer them to us through my brother’s bank account.

Finally, thank you so much for contributing to saving the life of me and my family. You will help us escape death, starting with a new temporary hope in Egypt and bringing safety. Please, do kindly share this with your network on social media and those you know. I would be thankful.

(Emphasis original.)

An important reminder to us all by Caitlin Johnstone. Feel your feelings but don't let yourself be demoralized into inaction. I highly recommend that you read more of her articles if you find the time, she is really good.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21939907

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
October 29, 2024 9:12 AM EDT