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Avigail Abarbanel

@avigail.bsky.social
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Psychotherapist, supervisor, trainer, writer, consultant, ex-Israeli anti-Zionist (renounced Israeli citizenship in 2001). Disappointed in humanity. We have such potential & look what we are doing.

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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Shouldn’t that police officer be arrested because he is holding the forbidden sign?… 😳
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 26/03/2026
With all the terrible things going on in the world, you will be pleased to hear the Metropolitan Police has decided to once again focus its energy on the most important issue of all: people holding up signs the government doesn’t like. www.normalisland.co.uk/p/police-to-...
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Police to resume Palestine Action arrests due to staggering rise in terrorism that has so far seen zero casualties
With all the terrible things going on in the world, you will be pleased to hear the Metropolitan Police has decided to once again focus its energy on the most important issue of all: people holding up...
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 27/03/2026
BREAKING: Iran confirms it has no interest in a reciprocal assassination against Trump because no weapon it could possibly build, not even nukes, could do more harm to the US than the current president. Iran actually sees Trump as a major asset 👀
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The cost of living is soaring and the standard of living is falling, with over 13 million people now living in poverty in the UK. We need a total economic reset and a wealth tax to invest in our communities now.
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More than 13 million living in poverty, government figures show
The level rose slightly on the previous year while the number of children living in poverty has remained steady.
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Tell leaders to choose people and planet, not warmongering Trump action.eko.org/a/leaders-ch...
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
New, Upcoming Book Club on Palestine Series — Starting 25th March open.substack.com/pub/avigail/...
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New, Upcoming Book Club on Palestine Series — Starting 25th March
Featuring: Beyond Tribal Loyalties - Personal Stories of Jewish Peace Activists
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Please translate to other languages and share widely. avigail.substack.com/p/a-plea-to-...
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A Plea To All National & Private Armed Forces Personnel Around The World
Yes, we can blame self-serving leaders for the mess we’re in, but without you obeying your orders, there can be no armed conflict.
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Iris @dykishbeing.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Memoir - One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad A well reported book on Palestine, a severe crique of liberals, a personal memoir of being Muslim in America. I read this with The Abolitionist Book Club at work.
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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New, Upcoming Book Club on Palestine Series — Starting 25th March
Featuring: Beyond Tribal Loyalties - Personal Stories of Jewish Peace Activists
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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'It’s Humans All The Way Down'
We don't seem to learn anything from our experience
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
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'Israel's assault on Gaza meets every criterion of genocide'
Gaza meets every criterion of genocide with 69 of buildings damaged or destroyed, healthcare systems obliterated, and children dying of…
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Palestine: The Crime Hidden by Another Crime open.substack.com/pub/avigail/...
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Palestine: The Crime Hidden by Another Crime
While the World Watches Trump: Palestine Disappears from View
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The Government is planning to roll out mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
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Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)
Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Dr Hussam Abu Safiya seems to have been forgotten. Please sign the Amnesty International petition calling for his release: www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...
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Release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya!
Act now to free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya!
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
My latest on Substack: "All Jewish Israelis learn the history of Zionism ... That history (or as Ilan Pappé calls it, ‘mythology’) is specifically crafted to ensure that Israeli Jews and their society repeat patterns, not break them". avigail.substack.com/p/the-viking...
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The Viking in All of Us: How We Never Left the Dark Ages
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
I don’t know why this fanatical Christian Zionist is even a judge. Please sign and share with your networks: secure.avaaz.org/community_pe...
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Remove religious extremist from the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
It is vital to remove the Vice-President, Julia Sebutinde, from the Court. If you read this article in the Ugandan newspaper The Daily Monitor - see footnote [1], you will see that she publicly and as...
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Colonialism Unmasked: Why They Defend Israel’s Genocide open.substack.com/pub/avigail/...
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Colonialism Unmasked: Why They Defend Israel’s Genocide
A Highland encounter with Imperial Psychology
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
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Episode — 10: Stress
Episode 10 in ‘Taking the Mystery Out of Therapy'
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
The Politics of Depression open.substack.com/pub/avigail/...
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The Politics of Depression
How Western psychology betrays its own research and the people it claims to help
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
I’ll be live this evening 6pm UK time on Scotland’s Independence Live TV, along with my friend and fellow activist Donald Reid, founder of Pal Café Glasgow. Scroll down on the page for the details of tonight’s event. independencelive.net
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Home - Independence Live
Keep us LIVE Click & support Independence Live’s 2025 CROWDFUNDER! Independence Live Telling Scotland’s Story since 2013. What’s on Guide See below for upcoming shows & events. 2025 Crowdfunder Thank ...
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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
*Over 18 months ago* And yet Starmer maybe might do something in a month or so, if certain conditions aren't met, or something...
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
“..the Guardian’s choice to prioritise its own perceived self-preservation over human suffering and truth, sacrifices Palestinian lives daily.” Playing It Safe Whilst Palestine Burns: The Guardian’s Editorial Cowardice open.substack.com/pub/avigail/...
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Playing It Safe Whilst Palestine Burns: The Guardian’s Editorial Cowardice
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
It should start becoming toxic to be Israeli, especially soldiers who can refuse orders based on Israel’s on law but don’t. avigail.substack.com/p/hope-witho...
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Hope Without Clarity Enables the Perpetrator
To stop a crime we need to see it clearly, name it and choose sides
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
This should be happening everywhere.
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 21/07/2025
📹NEW VIDEO -- We grilled Starmer's air force chief over his support for Israel Britain’s top air force officer angrily avoided questions about Gaza, while his colleague pushed one of our journalists out of the way👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA7p...
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
David Lammy's words of condemnation of Israel's deliberate starvation of the Palestinian people in Gaza are hollow PR for him and his government, whose legacy will be continuing to support and arm a genocide they continue to deny.
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Lammy ‘sickened’ by Israel’s targeting of starving Palestinians and threatens fresh sanctions
Foreign secretary says he deeply regrets that UK does not have power to end war and claims its arms are not used in Gaza
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Our founder @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social is involved in discussions about creating a new political party. As part of this process, we will enter a period of consultation to shape aspects of the new party’s direction and governance. ✍️Complete the consultation here: bit.ly/newpartyconsultation
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
www.change.org/p/un-general...
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Sign the Petition
UN General Assembly: Deploy an Emergency Armed Multinational Protection Force to Gaza!
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
“This isn’t just a genocide in Gaza. It’s a genocide all over Palestine that began in 1948, and conceived by the Zionist movement in the late nineteenth century. Israel is a settler-colonial state determined to eliminate all Palestinian presence from all of historic Palestine” tinyurl.run/MLa8nX
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Hope Without Clarity Enables the Perpetrator
To stop a crime we need to see it clearly, name it and choose sides
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Intl Law, treaties on the rights of the child and genocide convention are clearly a joke. Our Govts are complicit & we need to hold them to account a lot more effectively than we’ve done so far. www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
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A Gaza truce? Here's what is being negotiated, and why it matters
A new ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas may be within reach — but key questions remain. Hostages, humanitarian aid, and political pressure are shaping what happens next.
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
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UN General Assembly: Deploy an Emergency Armed Multinational Protection Force to Gaza!
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
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Fast for Gaza
Introduction about the FAST FOR GAZAFAST FOR GAZA from 1 July to 14 July outside Parliament every day from 9am – 7pm PHOTO GALLERY AND VIDEO CLIPS WEDNESDAY 9 JULY (Day 9) #FASTFORGAZA outsid…
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
“Last week, our home secretary joined other female Labour MPs … celebrating the suffragettes, who planted bombs, burned down private homes and smashed up art galleries. … then voted to classify a movement …opposing violence against people as a terrorist organisation.” tinyurl.run/r5diJC
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This column does not express support for Palestine Action – here’s why | Owen Jones
In Britain’s increasingly authoritarian society, any sort of protest can find itself at odds with the law. You might even go to jail, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
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Taking the Mystery Out of Therapy-Episode 5: Let’s Talk About Anxiety
YouTube video by Aabarbanel
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
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Israeli soldier describes arbitrary killing of civilians in Gaza
Speaking in a rare on-camera interview with Sky News, the soldier said the criteria of opening fire on civilians shifted depending on the commander.
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
The War on Dissent: How Britain Criminalises Conscience & Hollows Out What’s Left of British Democracy open.substack.com/pub/avigail/...
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The War on Dissent: How Britain Criminalises Conscience & Hollows Out What’s Left of British Democracy
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Have you watched our shocking new investigative documentary 'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack'? The film the BBC refused to air? Gary Lineker has said the BBC should hang its head in shame. Watch it here, via Zeteo: gazadoctors.film
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
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Call on Pope Leo XIV to stop the destruction and starvation of Gaza
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Profiting From Genocide open.substack.com/pub/chrished...
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Profiting From Genocide
The latest United Nations report names hundreds of corporations, banks, technology firms, universities, pension funds and charities that profit from the Israeli occupation and genocide.
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
BBC staff: we're forced to do pro-Israel PR www.owenjones.news/p/bbc-staff-...
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BBC staff: we're forced to do pro-Israel PR
A devastating letter signed by over 100 BBC journalists underlines one of the great scandals of our age
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
My podcast series: ‘Taking the Mystery Out of Therapy is available on YouTube (tiny.cc/w9io001s), Spotify (tiny.cc/y9io001), and on Substack (tiny.cc/2aio001). It’s all free of charge for everyone to watch and to share. I aim to upload a new episodes every Wednesday.
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'Taking the mystery out of therapy’- A podcast series by Avigail Abarbanel, Psychotherapist
Podcast · AmbienII · In this new podcast series I share everything people need to know about psychotherapy, what it really is, how it works, and what it can do for you. I share everything I know, beca...
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
I do love Jon stewart. youtu.be/MBak_jde6Yg?...
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Israel, Iran and Trump’s Incompetence | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
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Israel’s Iran attack an act of aggression not self-defence; threat to kill Ayatollah is mafia talk
YouTube video by The Wire
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
My latest on Substack: "But Israel’s systematic elimination of Palestinians isn’t self-defence—it’s the continuation of a settler-colonial project conceived by the Zionist movement in the late 19th century, launched in 1948, and pursued ever since." avigail.substack.com/p/lies-lies-...
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Lies, Lies & More Lies
In our world, truth means nothing
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
My new podcast series ‘Taking the Mystery Out of Therapy’ is now on Spotify. open.spotify.com/show/18VCyCF...
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'Taking the mystery out of therapy’- A podcast series by Avigail Abarbanel, Psychotherapist
Podcast · AmbienII · In this new podcast series I share everything people need to know about psychotherapy, what it really is, how it works, and what it can do for you. I share everything I know, beca...
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The second instalment in my podcast series Taking the Mystery Out of Therapy is now live on YouTube. youtu.be/uj9N8EWX2GI
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Taking the Mystery Out of Therapy Episode 2: The 'brain lecture'.
YouTube video by Aabarbanel
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Avigail Abarbanel @avigail.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
My new podcast, ‘Taking the Mystery Out of Therapy’ now on spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5pZC...
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'Taking the mystery out of therapy’- Episode 1: Introduction
'Taking the mystery out of therapy’- A podcast series by Avigail Abarbanel, Psychotherapist · Episode
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