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Lasse Espe

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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 16/10/2026
Impunity provided by all parties across the West, by the way. Never forget that Shireen Abu Akleh was assassinated by an Israeli soldier and the USG, under the Biden administration, buried the report which concluded that it was purposeful and deferred to Israel when it exonerated itself.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 23h
I know loads of people still don’t want to admit this, but sanctioning settlers alone doesn’t do much. These terrorists are literally backed by the entirety of the state of Israel. The IDF was there throughout this pogrom and stood by. They always do this.
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
This is a pogrom, no different than what the Cossacks did to Jewish communities in the Pale of Settlement.
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“From the beginning of the second intifada in 2000 through March 2011, Israeli forces in the West Bank and Gaza killed at least 3,024 Palestinians who were not taking part in combat… only 12 soldiers were indicted, and not a single one was convicted of murder.” theconversation.com/pardoning-of...
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Pardoning of Israeli soldier evokes a long history of clemency for those who kill Palestinians
Elor Azaria, who killed a wounded Palestinian assailant, had his criminal record cleared. It follows a history of such pardons and reduced sentences.
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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 09/10/2026
A good time to remind people that Chris Van Hollen is the only Member of Congress to have ever called for European states to sanction the President and Secretary of State, in this case specifically in response to their attempts to destroy the ICC in order to protect Israel.
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Hanna Kienzler @hannakienzler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
How Israel's relentless killing of over 1000 Palestinians in Gaza since October 2025 can be called a "ceasefire" is beyond me- its brainwashing. Aljazeera noted: Israel attacked Gaza on 325 of the past 361 days, leaving only 36 days with no reported attacks, deaths or injuries.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Incredible — this anti-Zionist rabbi who was arrested for protesting Israel and is now at risk of being deported by Trump's ICE is being held in detention on the grounds that he's a "flight risk." This was the same justification used to hold Mahmoud Khalil and op-ed writer Rümeysa Öztürk:
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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Palestinians with physical disabilities in Gaza are struggling to deal with an environment that's increasingly difficult to navigate. As Israel's genocide there continues, they face pressing questions about movement and survival, Ghada al-Rozzi writes from Gaza.
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For Gaza’s Thousands of Amputees, Surviving the Bombs Is Only the Beginning - DAWN
For a Palestinian using a wheelchair in Gaza, moving from one place to another means navigating broken roads, rubble and overcrowded displacement sites. A journey to a hospital, a water point or even ...
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
And to be clear, he was like this before Oct 7. Too many people remain in denial of the fact that this openly genocidal ideology has been the norm in Israel for a while. I covered the 2014 war and it was already like that then. It just got worse.
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On this day 26 years ago I was a child watching another Palestinian child on tv, about my age, hide behind his dad & then get killed, because the soldiers shooting didnt value his life at all. His name was Mohammad al-Durra. 26 years later, the lives of Palestinian children matter even less.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 30/09/2026
From 2023 to 2026, Google Earth's updated satellite imagery shows what's left of Gaza. The images reflect what Human Rights Watch has already found: Israel has caused deliberate, widespread destruction throughout Gaza ⤵️
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
At the end of Louis Theroux's documentary he has to hide from the IDF as they are hunting Palestinians and he suspects they might kill him too. Theroux says, "Can we ring the Police." And the Palestinian laughs, there is no one who will protect them from Israel.
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 21/09/2026
If European countries & other signatories to the International Criminal Court have any self-respect, they'd sanction Rubio & Trump for obstructing investigations of Netanyahu's war crimes.
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Exclusive | Trump Ramps Up Bid to Dismantle International Criminal Court
The U.S. administration is preparing sweeping sanctions that would cut the court off from much of the global financial system.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is the "moderate" president of Israel, overriding the wishes of the IDF (!) to pardon a cold blooded, cowardly murderer who shot a helpless man in the head as he lay incapacitated on the ground. The problem in Israel is wider than the Netanyahu-led far right. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Herzog pardons IDF soldier convicted of killing wounded Palestinian assailant
The IDF has previously objected to pardoning Azaria, citing his lack of remorse over his actions. Defense Minister Katz, who requested the pardon, said it sent a message that 'we do not leave our sold...
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In the last decade, the IDF prosecuted one (1) soldier for unlawfully killing a Palestinian in the occupied territories. Elor Azaria served 9 months in prison. Today Israel's president, Yitzhak Herzog, pardoned him and expunged his criminal record. A clear message of 100% impunity.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ms. Rachel: "Ed Sheeran had an opportunity…Instead he caved to people who refuse to accept what the world knows." "If more than 20,000 white children were killed…everyone would be shouting…Treating some children's lives as less worthy of outrage is racist. Silence during a genocide is not neutral."
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"Ed Sheeran had an opportunity show that we won't be bullied into punishing people for supporting Palestine. Instead he caved to people who refuse to accept what the world knows. A genocide is happening in Gaza. We all need to speak out against it.

"If more than 20,000 white children were killed in another part of the world, everyone would be shouting about it at their concerts. Treating some children's lives as less worthy of outrage is racist. Silence during a genocide is not neutral."
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Stephen Soldz @ethicalpsycholo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Israel supporters now trying to get *Médecins Sans Frontières* banned in the UK as a 'terrorist organization.' There is no limit once you commit to national supremacy and genocide. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09...
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 13/09/2026
A while ago the term "neoliberal" kind of got discarded because it got bandied around a lot and lost its meaning, but this is basically what it is
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+972 Magazine @972mag.com · 10/09/2026
‘NAZA’: Exposing Israel’s killing machine in Gaza Our new film shows how Israel’s slaughter of Palestinian civilians was a calculated and intentional act, through the testimonies of those responsible. By Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor www.972mag.com/naza-exposin...
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‘NAZA’: Exposing Israel’s killing machine in Gaza
Our new film shows how Israel’s slaughter of Palestinian civilians was a calculated and intentional act, through the testimonies of those responsible.
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The Palestine Project @palestineproject.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of comics journalism, Joe Sacco has focused his work heavily on Palestine. He spoke to @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social about the West’s complicity in Israel’s crimes and why it’s journalists’ job to talk about it.
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Joe Sacco’s Indictment of Western Blindness on Gaza
Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of comics journalism, Joe Sacco has focused his work heavily on Palestine. He spoke to Jacobin about the West’s complicity in Israel’s crimes and why it’s journa...
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NEW: Democrats in all six of the first 2028 primary states overwhelmingly believe Israel is committing genocide & US should sanction Israel Say they'd prefer a candidate who'll cut off weapons to Israel Huge numbers say cutting aid to Israel will influence their vote From @imeupolicy.bsky.social:
Is Israel committing genocide against Palestinians?
South Carolina: 57% yes, 4% no, 39% don’t know
Nevada: 78% yes, 4% no, 18% don’t know
New Hampshire: 78% yes, 5% no, 17% don’t know
New Mexico: 76% yes, 6% no, 18% don’t know
Michigan: 80% yes, 3% no, 17% don’t know
Virginia: 72% yes, 6% no, 22% don’t know
Should the US sanction Israel?
South Carolina: 49% yes, 16% no, 35% don’t know
Nevada: 68% yes, 13% no, 19% don’t know
New Hampshire: 70% yes, 11% no, 18% don’t know
New Mexico: 70% yes, 12% no, 18% don’t know
Michigan: 68% yes, 10% no, 21% don’t know
Virginia: 61% yes, 12% no, 27% don’t know
Would you prefer to support a candidate for president who will cut off weapons to Israel:
South Carolina: 65% yes, 4% no, 31% don’t know
Nevada: 74% yes, 6% no, 20% don’t know
New Hampshire: 75% yes, 6% no, 19% don’t know
New Mexico: 75% yes, 5% no, 20% don’t know
Michigan: 75% yes, 5% no, 21% don’t know
Virginia: 66% yes, 7% no, 27% don’t know
Percent of likely Democratic primary voters who say reducing support for Israel will play a role in their vote:
South Carolina - 46%
Nevada - 61%
New Hampshire - 63%
Michigan - 65%
New Mexico - 59%
Virginia - 55%
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
U.S.-Palestinian dual citizen Louai Abu Ridi has arrived at Ben Gurion Airport and is heading to the West Bank village of Qusra, where his home remains besieged by Israeli settler terrorists and his brother is trapped inside. H/t @orenziv.bsky.social
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Lebanese artist Hussein Nassereddine posted this 2 days ago on IG after finding out that Israel murdered multiple members of his family - and their pet parrot - at once www.instagram.com/p/DcEZ67GDGh9/
Israel killed them all today.
Zeynab, my sister, her husband ali, and their kids, Hassan, Zahraa hussein and abbas. Their parrot Coucou as well.4 kids and an adult
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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"The daily rituals are no longer possible." Requiem for Gaza, a collaboration between The Chris Hedges Report and Joe Sacco presenting the testimony of displaced Palestinians who lived through the genocide, is out 10/6. ow.ly/Sc1150ZACL7
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
"This Week in Palestine: Israel Shoots 13-Year-Old as She ‘Memorized the Quran’ and Settlers Besiege Palestinian Families" Read Zeteo’s weekly round-up of the stories you may have missed out of occupied Gaza and the West Bank, as Israel continues its genocidal war and apartheid policies.
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This Week in Palestine: Israel Shoots 13-Year-Old as She ‘Memorized the Quran’ and Settlers Besiege Palestinian Families
Zeteo’s weekly round-up of the stories you may have missed out of occupied Gaza and the West Bank, as Israel continues its genocidal war and apartheid policies.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 13/08/2026
Artists in Gaza painted a mural honouring former Burger King employee Arianna Hamilton, who was reportedly fired after saying “Free Palestine” to an Israeli American customer at a drive-through window in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania.
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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"Be warned: these stories are tragic and brutal. They also must be shared, which the creators understand." — Booklist Publications, Starred Review Requiem for Gaza by Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco is out 10/6. ow.ly/o03i50ZuSjQ
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Daniel Swedin @danielswedin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I april föreslog den här pro-israeliska tankesmedja - som finansieras av amerikanska sionister - att Israel borde hjälpa Marocko att ta över Ceuta för att straffa Spanien www.ynetnews.com/opinions-ana...
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Abraham Accords reach the Strait: how Israel can help Morocco reclaim its north
Analysis: US-Spain tensions over NATO, Iran create opening for Morocco to press claims on Ceuta and Melilla, with Israel positioned to back Rabat diplomatically within US-led alliance that increasingl...
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Conference of Presidents would have you believe Mamdani's words are powerful enough to directly inspire antisemitic violence, but the words of the Israeli Minister of National Security have no bearing on Israeli state policy. So I wrote a response. religiondispatches.org/2026/07/29/h...
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Hague Shmague: When Genocidal Rhetoric Doesn’t Count
When New York City’s Muslim mayor accuses the Israeli Prime Minister of war crimes, his critics claim he has blood on his hands for the stabbing of a Jewish man in Manhattan two days later; but when I...
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Among the West Bank atrocities, the Hebron killing of 9m old baby hits me most. Broad day light. Soldiers wave for car to stop. Car slows down and stops. Then the soldiers shoot live bullets at the car. Middle class family. The dad is a university professor. This could be me or you.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 14/05/2026
“We are outraged over the killing of paramedics who were simply doing their job, taking huge risks to save lives,” says Jeremy Ristord, our Country Director in #Lebanon. More from him via @cbcnews: www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
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Israeli attacks on medics in southern Lebanon part of 'alarming pattern,' says MSF | CBC News
International organization Doctors Without Borders says a Tuesday drone strike that killed two paramedics and injured another in southern Lebanon is part of an "alarming pattern" of Israeli attacks ta...
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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Right now, the police are removing Standing Together activists from the Old City of Jerusalem while allowing violent settler mobs to flood into it freely.(1/3)
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Mapped the IDF's newly declared "Forward Defense Zone" in south Lebanon. Its maritime boundary fully absorbs Lebanon's Qana gas field, whose exploration rights were explicitly guaranteed under the 2022 US-brokered maritime border agreement. @weatherwar
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Yesterday, Israel used a triple tap attack to kill paramedics in Lebanon. This means that they first bombed, waited for paramedics to come, bombed again, waited, and then bombed again. It was all caught on camera. There is no peace possible with this. www.instagram.com/reel/DXMzlFy...
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BBC News on Instagram: "Three successive Israeli attacks have killed at least three paramedics in southern Lebanon, Lebanese officials say, as they accuse Israel of deliberately targeting health worke...
12K likes, 1,233 comments - bbcnews on April 16, 2026: "Three successive Israeli attacks have killed at least three paramedics in southern Lebanon, Lebanese officials say, as they accuse Israel of del...
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
"You said that Iran pioneered the use of terrorism in the Middle East. Actually that was the Zionist gangs, the Stern Gang and the Irgun... bombed the King David Hotel..." I factchecked a lying Israeli military spokesman on 'Piers Uncensored.' Full show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkk1...
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Yesterday Israel bombed an ambulance in Lebanon, killing paramedic Hassan Badawi Over the last two & a half years Israel systematically targeted healthcare workers in Gaza, murdering hundreds, and the failure of the world to take action means Israel is free to do it again.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Israeli soldiers are detonating entire villages in South Lebanon while taking selfies. Ancient mosques, churches, cemeteries, schools, hospitals - all being obliterated by the genocidal regime www.instagram.com/reel/DWrg5xi...
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I once took a road trip with this one special group of friends to Taybeh, where one of my friends is from. We spent a few days there some 15 years ago, and to date it remains one of my most cherished memories. Israel is detonating it all. This is a punishable war crimes under international law.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Israel called today's operations in Lebanon ETERNAL DARKNESS and we are still being told that this fascist nation can be reasoned with. This is just a fact: either Israel is stopped or expect the war to continue and expand. Those are the options.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The previous “ceasefire” was violated by Israel over 15,000 times in just over a year according to UNIFIL
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Lina Mounzer @warghetti.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
400 dead so far, over 1000 injured, dozens and dozens missing. This is one hour into the massacre. I have no idea what the death toll will be in the end. Also, they have announced “another wave” of attacks coming
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Lina Mounzer @warghetti.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Massacre upon massacre in Beirut in the last hour. AUBMC announced a “code disaster.” Over 100 airstrikes in 10 minutes across the country. One hit right behind my house. Sirens ambulances & the smell of sulphur. The city is in total chaos the people in complete panic
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