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- My Invitation to Rebuild a Media Company from Gaza
If you are looking for a very concrete opportunity to change someone’s life, here it is. I am inviting you to join me in rebuilding a media company that used to operate in Gaza. We don’t need that much — but we need you to be in. - How the European Broadcasting Union Just Gave Eurovision Fans an Opportunity to Show Some Spine (Thanks to Israel)
Israel was just allowed to compete at Eurovision in 2026. This shows nothing new about Europe’s literally unstoppable desire to maintain good relations with Israel. Now, the spotlight is on all the fans of Eurovision itself: we’ll see how unstoppable their love for this contest is, and whether it is above a genocide that has entered its third year. - What Calling Israel’s Continuation of Its Mass Murder a ‘Fragile Ceasefire’ Shows
There is no ‘fragile ceasefire’ when children’s bodies continue to be laid on dirty, destroyed hospital floors. - How Football Reminded Us about Two Parallel Worlds Recently — And Invited Us to Choose One
People like to talk about teams: “What team are you on?” In my video about two football matches that happened recently in Spain and Lithuania, quite literally, there are two teams. You can either be with those who organise a charity game for the people currently undergoing genocide, or you can be with those who invite the occupier, a genocidal fascist regime, to play behind closed doors. - How Talking About Ecocide in Palestine Helps Us Better Describe What Is Being Done — And By Whom Exactly
To describe Israel’s complete annihilation of Gaza better, I invite you to add one more word to your vocabulary: ecocide. Not to by any means diminish the horrors of the intentional massacres committed, but to expand the definition of this total destruction. - Israel Is Bombing Gaza Again (The Coloniser Continues to Colonise)
Israel won’t stop until it’s stopped. It will colonise, occupy, dominate, and murder until it cannot do so. This exactly what its new airstrikes on Gaza show, and it is exactly why our solidarity work remains important. - To What “Peacetime” We Might Be Seeing Palestine Return
It is clear that Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan promises anything but peace if justice, equality, and accountability are not there. Interestingly, it is exactly the hollow “peace” Palestine knew before October 2023. In my episode, I talk about the gruesome events of the past weeks and how they echo what “peacetime” in Palestine was before. - An Absolute Must-Watch Interview with Jeremy Scahill on The Gaza Ceasefire Deal
When it comes to Gaza ceasefire negotiations, I can’t think of a better person than Jeremy Scahill whose analysis we should all listen to and amplify. Please join me in doing that. - One Simple Thing That Palestine Has Shown Us — And From Where There Is No Way Back
We have to keep important things important, keep on talking about Palestine, and keep ourselves in a state from which we can actually make a difference.
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