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Here's what really happened on October 7th... 1. 07 OCTOBER 2022. Israeli forces opened fire on a group of Palestinian children near the Apartheid wall in Qalqiliya, killing a 14-year-old boy with live ammunition (UN OCHA report) 2. 07 OCTOBER 2021. Israeli settlers from the Telem settlement cut down more than 100 olive seedlings on Palestinian-owned land in Turqumiya, Hebron, belonging to 'Aziz Jamil Ja'afrah — the same land where settlers had uprooted trees the year before. (PCHR, 7–13 Oct 2021) Israeli forces raided at least nine homes overnight and arrested eleven people, including a father and son together (Wadi al-Far'a, Tubas) and a 16-year-old (Adham Abu Srour, Dawha), without charge. A 55-year-old activist was separately arrested without charge at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Israeli forces demolished two residential structures in Bab al-Shams village (East Jerusalem area) belonging to two brothers — the third demolition of their homes within a single year. Israeli gunboats fired on a Palestinian fishing boat off Gaza for roughly two and a half hours overnight. Checkpoints and closures were imposed in Jericho, Bethlehem, Hebron, and Nablus. 3. 07 OCTOBER 2020. Israeli forces raided Aida refugee camp, Bethlehem, blew open the doors of the camp's People's Committee office, and damaged nearby homes in the process — Palestinians officials called it part of a "terror campaign" against the camp. (PCHR, 1–7 Oct 2020) Israeli forces raided a boys' school (al-Jamla School) in Jenin, confiscated staff IDs, and copied footage from the school's security camera system. Multiple home-raid arrests took place in Beita, Yatta, al-Eizariya, al-Hashimia (Jenin), Qusra, and Qabatiya. Israeli settlers from the Leshem settlement set fire to Palestinian-owned land in Deir Ballut, Salfit, burning 50 olive trees. Multiple checkpoints/closures reported in Hebron (4), Nablus, and elsewhere, disrupting children's abilities to attend school and commutes to work and cutting off access to medical facilities and family. 4. 07 OCTOBER 2019. 20-year-old Fadi Osama Hejazi, died from sniper wounds sustained months earlier at Great March of Return protests (PCHR, 3–9 Oct 2019) Israeli forces raided at least nine homes overnight across Bethlehem (al-Duheisha camp, Wad Ma'ali), Ramallah (al-Mazra'ah al-Gharbiyah), Jenin ('Anza village), Tulkarm ('Atil village), and Salfit (Hares village, two homes), arresting at least 12 people. Israeli forces raided and ransacked the Hanthala Cultural Centre in Safa village (a heritage/youth-skills organization), breaking its main door and confiscating files. Israeli forces guarding the Apartheid wall shot two Palestinian men near Zeta and Tulkarm while they attempted to cross into Israel for work. Settlers from the Yitzhar settlement cut down 36 olive trees overnight in Burin village (Nablus). Later that morning, settlers from the same settlement attacked Burin's mixed school under military protection, forcing the administration to evacuate students. In order to prevent Palestinians from leaving their homes during Jewish holiday, Israel began a full closure of the Tunnel, 300, al-Jeeb, and Hizma checkpoints (separating Jerusalem from Bethlehem and nearby areas) for three days during Yom Kippur, alongside closures of Arab village/neighborhood entrances with iron barriers and cement blocks, preventing anyone from accessing school, work, or medical facilities during that time. 5. 07 OCTOBER 2018. Israeli forces raided homes in Jenin, Beit Ummer (Hebron), and al-Jalazoun refugee camp (Ramallah), arresting at least eight people; in Jalazoun, soldiers also confiscated 2,500 shekels (~$700) in cash from one household during the raid. (PCHR, 4–10 Oct 2018) Israeli forces raided homes and a shop in Beit Led (Tulkarm), confiscating surveillance camera recordings, and arrested a 47-year-old man along with his 19-year-old son without charge. Israeli forces carried out 20 additional home invasions (without arrests) across Hebron, Tulkarm, and Qalqiliya-area villages. An Israeli drone fired a missile at a group of civilians near al-Shawka village, east of Rafah, Gaza. Israeli gunboats opened heavy fire on Palestinian fishing boats off Rafah, firing flare bombs and forcing fishermen to flee. Israeli forces conducted a limited ground invasion into eastern al-Bureij, central Gaza. 6. 07 OCTOBER 2017. Israeli forces raided three homes overnight — in Ya'bud (Jenin), Wad Rahal (Bethlehem), and Bethlehem city — arresting three people, including two minors, without charge. Israeli forces arrested without charge a 44-year-old man, Naser al-Jundi, at a checkpoint set up at the entrance to Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron. Israeli gunboats twice opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats off Beit Lahia and al-Sudaniya (northern Gaza), chasing them; no injuries or damage reported. Israeli forces stationed along the Gaza perimeter fence near Umm al-Nasser Bedouin village opened sporadic fire and fired flare bombs into the border area, terrorizing residents. Israeli forces conducted six additional home invasions without arrests in al-Samou', Bani Na'im, Sa'ir, and al-Jalajel (Hebron) and Bedia and Masha (Salfit). Temporary military checkpoints were set up at Halhoul and al-Dahiriya (Hebron), four locations around Qalqiliya, and three in Salfit, further restricting Palestinian movement. That night, hundreds of Israeli settlers entered 'Awerta village (Nablus) under military protection to perform religious rituals in Palestinian towns. 7. 07 OCTOBER 2016. Israeli forces raided homes in Sabastiya (Nablus) and Nour al-Shams refugee camp (Tulkarm) overnight, arresting five people without charge. Israeli forces entered al-Far'a refugee camp (Tubas); when young men gathered and threw stones, soldiers fired live rounds, hitting three civilians. Israeli naval forces intercepted a fishing boat at sea, ordered the two fishermen (one a 17-year-old) to strip and swim to the gunboat, then detained them; one was released later that day, the other and the boat remained in custody. Weekly Friday protests in Bil'in, Ni'lin, al-Nabi Saleh, and Kafr Qaddum were attacked with live fire, rubber bullets, tear gas, and sound bombs; in Bil'in, soldiers assaulted a farmer trying to reach his own field and confiscated his vehicle. In Gaza, Israeli forces opened fire on young men gathered near the perimeter fence in solidarity with Jerusalem (Shuja'iya and al-Bureij), wounding two with live rounds. Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian olive pickers from Yasouf village (Salfit) while they worked their land. Dozens of settlers, escorted by Israeli forces, entered Ta'nak village (Jenin) to pray at a religious site; soldiers closed the village's main street to secure the visit, locking thousands of Palestinians in their homes. Checkpoints went up on the Tarusah village road (west of Dura) and at Hebron's southern entrance (al-Fahes), further restricting Palestinian movement. 8. 07 OCTOBER 2015. An Israeli settler shot a Palestinian girl from Sur Baher four times in Jerusalem's Old City; Israeli forces claimed she had stabbed him, an account PCHR notes it could not independently verify. Hundreds of Bir Zeit University students and other civilians protested near a checkpoint and settlement outside al-Bireh; Israeli forces fired live ammunition, wounding ten (eight by live fire), while undercover Israeli units embedded in the crowd violently kidnapped three students — one shot in the leg, another shot in the head and left in serious condition. Israeli forces raided homes across Hebron governorate overnight, kidnapping at least 16 people, including a 12-year-old (Amir Abu Romouz) and a 13-year-old (Nasim al-Teiti), in Hebron city, Dura, Halhoul, and Al Fawwar and Al Arroub refugee camps. Israeli forces raided two homes in Nablus, arresting two men without charge. Soldiers occupied an uninhabited home in Halhoul, raised an Israeli flag over it, and briefly operated a checkpoint from the site before withdrawing but continuing to occupy the house. This was the seventh consecutive day Nablus remained under a full Israeli military cordon (imposed since October 1 as collective punishment), with the Huwwara, Jeet, al-Naqoura, and Deir Sharaf checkpoints all tightened, denying and delaying movement for residents. IT GOES ON LIKE THIS EVERY DAY OF EVERY YEAR AS FAR BACK AS YOU LOOK

Since the ceasefire in Gaza, Israel has killed 260 children

In Algeria, football stadiums have long been sites of protest, expression, and resistance. As public space shrinks and surveillance rises, their political future hangs in the balance. africasacountry.com/2026/06/the-po…

“Anti semitism in its modern radicalized form emerged in Europe … Zionism emerged in Europe in response to European problems … and because [Zionism] was European and because Zionist [leaders] were overwhelmingly European … they ended up adopting European solutions IE colonization” - Ussama Makdisi What Have We Learned? w/ Ussama Makdisi @UssamaMakdisi hosted by Bassam Haddad @4Bassam Watch the full episode here: youtube.com/live/fCTm2vnj8…

There you have it. Anthropic's CEO said it: The murder of more than 100 schoolgirls in Minab targeted by Anthropic's CLAUDE "is a use case that doesn't even violate our red lines." Time to rise up against these technofeudal war criminals.

Victims of Capitalism Memorial Foundation @karaokecomputer

a month ago

CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei awkwardly smiles through his answer to a question about why Claude AI directly contributed to the US Military bombing of the elementary school in Minab.

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US sanctions. Here it what you need to know. In the clearest words I have on the matter.

Courage International AISBL @couragefound

a month ago

Francesca Albanese has been sanctioned for doing her job and demanding an end to the Genocide in Palestine. The EU has failed to protect her, the UN has failed to protect her. In this video message .@FranceskAlbs updates us on the current state of affairs regarding the US

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Mabruk to my brother @ziadaburish who offers a political economic history of Lebanon illuminating the material interests that continue to shape the present. #Lebanon #Books #PoliticalEconomy #History

Out in November 2026: Confronting Zionism and Building the World Anew co-authored w John Reynolds & published by @haymarketbooks. Write to rory@haymarketbooks.org for an advance copy. #Palestinian #Liberation #Decolonization #OnThisLand #Zionism

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Introducing the third instalment of the DPD’s Select Reading List, themed ‘A Turn to Africa and the Global South’, in collaboration with @centringafrica. Access the full list here: psyssa.com/wp-content/upl… 📸 Centre of African Studies

The Granta controversy surrounding a Commonwealth Prize-winning story tells us less about AI than about the enduring metropolitan expectation that writing from the South should sound opaque, excessive, and primitive. africasacountry.com/2026/05/how-to…

🚨For 4 yrs I have urged the ICC to investigate and prosecute Israeli officials for int'l crimes in Palestine. My latest report explictly names Bezalel Smotrich. If ICC Pre-Trial Chamber issues an arrest warrant, he could be the first official charged with the crime of Apartheid.

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Nicola Perugini @PeruginiNic

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Settler colonial apartheid: “The charges against Smotrich include forced displacement as a crime against humanity and war crime, the transfer of Israel’s own population as a war crime, and persecution and apartheid as crimes against humanity.” middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive…

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The lack of news on Gaza isn’t because the genocide is over. It’s because Israel slaughtered the journalists and Western media pretends there’s a ceasefire.

Omar Hamad | عُـمَـرْ 𓂆 @OmarHamadD

3 months ago

Massacres against Palestinian civilians in Gaza are still being carried out by Israel. Just minutes ago, another massacre occurred in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood.

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Israel must immediately release the activists it has kidnapped in int'l waters. Persecuting those who oppose Apartheid is part of the crime of Apartheid. Israel won't stop bullying killing and torturing people until it is forced to: Boycott, Divest, Protest, Activate courts now.

Global Sumud Flotilla @gbsumudflotilla

3 months ago

Colonial courts have granted an extension of Saif and Thiago’s illegal detention by two days. Lawyers will update us soon with more information. We demand their immediate release. Keep the pressure up. 📷 Yoav Etiel, Walla

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So glad to see this book come to light. A powerful exposé of media complicity in manufacturing consent that has enabled mass atrocities in Palestine. May there be accountability.

Assal Rad @AssalRad

3 months ago

Humbled to share the cover of my forthcoming book. A project born of heartbreak, urgency, and the unbearable reality of watching Israel’s genocide against Palestinians unfold in real time.

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Open access to "The Palestinians: From Peasants to Revolutionaries," by my amazing mother, Rosemary Sayigh, who turned an impressive 99 this month. Published in 1979, it went thru several reprints & translations and remains a landmark book: michaelharrison.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

Every time the West calls an African country "unstable" they mean the resources stopped flowing. I made a glossary of 100 diplomatic words they use and what they actually mean. orange-anselma-35.tiiny.site Bookmark this before your next history book. 🧵

Despite the pressure,When the World Sleeps is about to come out in English too (US:@otherpress; UK/Australia:@HardieGrant). While it’s about Palestine, past and present, and the law in its most accessible form, it cuts through the noise and shows why truth itself is such a threat

Quds News Network @QudsNen

7 months ago

Pro-Israeli lobby groups intensified efforts in late 2025 to block or restrict the release and distribution of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese’s latest book on Gaza, titled When the World Sleeps, which includes stories, words, and wounds of Palestine, and documents

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BREAKING! Amid widespread bombing across Arab regions, Israel approves its largest-ever colonial expansion. Under the "fog of war'', what I warned on 14 Oct 2023 is unfolding: the largest ethnic cleansing/land grab in Palestine, since the Nakba. It’s happening. Under our watch.

Itay Epshtain @EpshtainItay

4 months ago

BREAKING: More details come into view. #Israel’s Security Cabinet has reportedly approved 34 new settlements, further entrenching its unlawful presence deep within the occupied State of #Palestine. The secrecy surrounding the decree appears calibrated, not for domestic necessity,

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Now up: In this long conversation, Mary Turfah (@maryturfah) talks with Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah (@GhassanAbuSitt1) about health sovereignty in Palestine, the coloniality of Western NGOs, the centrality of healthcare to the genocide in Palestine, and more. proteanmag.com/2026/04/02/hea…

"The problem historically with Western Leftists, is they oppose oppression, but they don’t want you to win." Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah @GhassanAbuSitt1 on enduring sovereignty and coloniality. proteanmag.com/2026/04/02/hea…