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@mhmdhemish.bsky.social
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Recovering journalist. Alleged engineer. News junkie. Communication @alshabaka.bsky.social Latinoamerica/Middle East/Palestine.

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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Colonialism, genocide, capitalism & extractivism work hand in hand. Behind all the ahistorical fictional rhetoric about religious rights & “civilization” there will be economic greed that sees everything in a piece of land, including humans, as resources to be exploited.
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Time to turn up the volume on what’s happening in Gaza & on the Israeli genocide of Palestinians waiting to get aid during the “12 day war” btwn Iran & the Israeli regime. Listen & share this episode w/ Yara Hawari & Safa Joudeh that I had the pleasure of editing podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
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US Private Contractors in Gaza with Safa Joudeh
Podcast Episode · Rethinking Palestine · 06/24/2025 · 24m
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Jaume Asens @jaumeasens.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
"En Gaza, hace casi dos años que no hay electricidad estable. Allí, el apagón es total: de la luz, del agua potable, de los medicamentos, de la ayuda humanitaria. Y a esa oscuridad se suma una violencia constante". Mi último artículo de opinión en @eldiario.es👇 www.eldiario.es/opinion/trib...
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
"Project Esther is more than just a desperate attempt to salvage a crumbling Zionist narrative—it is part of a broader authoritarian shift in US politics." New essential reading by @tksshawa.bsky.social al-shabaka.org/briefs/proje...
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Project Esther: Suppressing Palestinian Solidarity in the US | Al-Shabaka
This brief situates Project Esther within the assault on free speech & dissent & outlines strategies to resist this authoritarian turn
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
“When we are crafting a design strategy, we have to ask ourselves: how much of that is about their survival? Is that sufficient? How much of this do we foresee helping a future free Gaza or free Palestine? And how much of this is actually just normalizing colonization & occupation?” - Dena Qaddumi
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Palestinian architect & researcher Abdalrahman Kittana, who has been actively engaged in discussions and initiatives on Gaza’s reconstruction, joins @yarahawari.bsky.social to examine the various reconstruction plans & their feasibility #GazaGenocide Listen & Share! al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
One of the most informative & timely episodes we worked on. We keep hearing about reconstruction plans & initiatives but how much do we really know about them & their feasibility as the #gazagenocide continues w/ complete impunity. Abed’s analysis was food for thought
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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
The tactics ICE is using--thugs in plain clothes kidnapping people simply for their political views--these tactics were developed by the US and spread across the world to hunt down Leftists from Latin America to Indonesia. They've also been used locally for decades to terrorize Black communities.
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
THURSDAY, April 3, at 7pm London time! Join this @palfest event to mark the UK publication of Ta-Nehisi Coates' THE MESSAGE. He'll be in conversation with Al-Shabaka policy analyst Zena Agha for his first ever UK event. More info/RSVP: www.palfest.org/full-schedul...
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
NEW! This commentary, by Ahmed Alqarout, examines the evolving ties between MENA countries and BRICS, focusing on the prospective Palestinian membership in the bloc and the group’s rationale for extending the invitation al-shabaka.org/commentaries...
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Palestine and an Expanding BRICS: Swaying the Global Order | Al-Shabaka
This commentary examines the evolving ties between MENA countries and BRICS, focusing on the prospective Palestinian membership in the bloc
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
TODAY! In this policy lab, Dena Qaddumi & @jehadabusalim.bsky.social join host @tksshawa.bsky.social to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next. Register here: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
In this third and final episode in a collaboration series between Al-Shabaka & @mondoweiss.net, Yumna Patel, @yarahawari.bsky.social & Abdaljawad Omar discuss the precarious ceasefire & different future scenarios in Gaza & wider Palestine. Listen here: al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
For me, it’s the normalization of absurdity. Trump was a joke less than a decade ago but his politics are now the norm and he is feared instead of ridiculed. I am afraid everything an emboldened Trump does now will also become the norm, including his fantasies about Gaza, the region & the world.
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
“Roll over and play dead.” He actually wrote that. Lol
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
TOMORROW! In this policy lab, Dena Qaddumi & @jehadabusalim.bsky.social join host @tksshawa.bsky.social to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next. Register here: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
NEW from Al-Shabaka! In this policy brief, Halah Ahmad revisits polling & election data to demonstrate the effect of the Democratic Party’s unflinching support for the Israeli regime on demobilizing voters in a presidential race taking place amid a genocide al-shabaka.org/briefs/depre...
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Depressing the Vote: Genocide and 2024 US Presidential Race | Al-Shabaka
This brief revisits data from US elections to show the effect of the Democratic Party’s support for the Gaza Genocide on demobilizing voters
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
In this recent roundtable, Al-Shabaka analysts offer insights into how Trump will compare to his predecessor, what lies ahead for Palestine solidarity organizing in the US, and the material impact will be on the ground in Palestine. #gazagenocide #gazaceasefire READ ⤵️
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Trump's Return: Implications for the Palestinian Struggle | Al-Shabaka
While many aspects of Trump's foreign policy remain uncertain, they will undoubtedly have devastating consequences for Palestinians.
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Next Wednesday, 6pm Palestine time! Dena Qaddumi &@jehadabusalim.bsky.social join @tksshawa.bsky.social to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next. More info: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
In this final episode of the collaboration between Al-Shabaka & @mondoweiss.net, Yumna Patel, @yarahawari.bsky.social, & Abdaljawad Omar discuss the precarious ceasefire & different future scenarios in Gaza & wider Palestine Listen, Share, Subscribe: al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
When I see these this type of news it really weighs on me that those in the shadows of power will hold on to the status quo so tight before they let revolution liberate the millions. Our region has some serious rot that can no longer be cured. The whole tree needs to come down.
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
In this commentary, Al-Shabaka Board President Tareq Baconi reflects on over 12 months of genocide in Gaza, discusses its ramifications, highlights the façade of the international rules-based order, & centers the power of the global majority al-shabaka.org/commentaries...
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The Palestinian Struggle: From Genocide to Global Realignment | Al-Shabaka
Tareq Baconi reflects on over 12 months of genocide in Gaza and discusses its ramifications on the Palestinian liberation movement
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
In this policy lab, Halah Ahmad and Andrew Kadi join host Tariq Kenney-Shawa to discuss what the incoming Trump Administration will mean for Palestinians, how it will affect the pro-Palestine solidarity movement in the US, and how to prepare for it al-shabaka.org/policy-labs/...
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What a Second Trump Administration Means for Palestinians | Al-Shabaka
Halah Ahmad and Andrew Kadi join host Tariq Kenney-Shawa to discuss what the incoming Trump Administration will mean for Palestinians
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 11/02/2025
Donald Trump's suggestion of ethnically cleansing the Gaza Strip lays bare the "long-term American project" in the Middle East, says Palestinian writer Mohammed El-Kurd. www.democracynow.org/2025/2/11/moha…
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
My colleague @yarahawari.bsky.social never misses a chance to call out and educate mainstream media on how not to dehumanize Palestinians. That’s why we need more Palestinian voices to speak on Palestine in media.
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
"I think it's really important that we get our language right. This isn't a forced movement. It is ethnic cleansing." - Yara Hawari (@yarahawari.bsky.social) in a must-watch interview with CNN
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Axios @axios.com · 10/02/2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked U.S. Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick during their meeting in Washington on Friday to give Israel a waiver that would exempt it from proposed regulatory controls on advanced AI chips, two sources with knowledge of the issue said.
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Netanyahu asked U.S. for AI chip export waiver
Israel hopes the Trump administration will change the Biden-era export control framework or upgrade Israel's status, an Israeli official said.
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Amplify Palestine @amplifypalestine.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Make sure you're following @alshabaka.bsky.social!
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
"The Israeli regime's approach to Palestinian labor rests on a primary goal: to make everyday life so unbearable that Palestinians are forced to leave their homeland." To understand more about how Israel exploits Palestinian labor, read this brief by Ihab Maharmeh al-shabaka.org/briefs/israe...
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Israel’s Exploitation of Palestinian Labor: A Strategy of Erasure | Al-Shabaka
Ihab Maharmeh details a recurring pattern in which Israel summons, exploits, expels, or replaces the Palestinian workforce based on its needs.
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
This was one of my favorite episodes to edit and work on. Such powerful commentary and analysis from Diana Buttu on the rapid developments around #Gazaceasefire with the arrival of Trump and his support for #GazaGenocide & ethnic cleansing. Highly recommended listen 🎧
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
This was one of my favorite episodes to edit and work on. Such powerful commentary and analysis from Diana Buttu on the rapid developments around #Gazaceasefire with the arrival of Trump and his support for #GazaGenocide & ethnic cleansing. Highly recommended listen 🎧
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Matthew Teller @matthewteller.com · 09/02/2025
We – Mahmoud and Ahmad's friends and colleagues in the UK – are in touch with the family. We have no further news. This is an entirely inexcusable and illegitimate act
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
👋 Hello, Bluesky world! We are now active on @bsky.app, another social media platform where you can keep up with our latest publications, policy labs, podcasts, & media appearances by our policy members! You can also subscribe to our mailing list here: ow.ly/cM6h50UWIen
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Al-Shabaka الشبكة @alshabaka.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
In this second episode of a 3-part series between Al-Shabaka & @mondoweiss.net Diana Buttu & Yumna Patel discuss the challenges facing the #Gazaceasefire in the context of the Trump admin & its support for Israeli genocide & ethnic cleansing in Gaza & Palestine al-shabaka.org/podcast/trum...
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Trump and Israel's Plans for Gaza with Diana Buttu | Al-Shabaka
Diana Buttu & Yumna Patel discuss the challenges facing the ceasefire in Gaza in the context of the Trump admin
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Israel isn’t a state. It’s a killing machine. Without death and destruction the whole premise of that militarized society would collapse. Take away its power to inflict death and destruction, only then you’ll see a free Palestine.
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
I was interviewed alongside Palestinian scholars in the west bank, Gaza, and the US about where Palestinians go from here www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
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Opinion | The Political Future of Palestinians, According to Palestinians (Gift Article)
Times Opinion spoke to five Palestinian scholars and analysts about what they believe the future holds for their people.
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Israeli forces is raiding houses of those who were released today in the West Bank. Palestinian prisoners are being released from colonial regime’s prison cells into bigger prisons in occupied towns and cities. There is no freedom under occupation. It’s subjection whether in a cell or in at home.
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
So many of the Gaza released prisoners are talking of beatings & they refer to it as “their punishment”. A prisoner just said “I still can’t breathe properly bc of their beatings here, on my chest, their punishment with the backs of their rifles” Israeli society is so sick.
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
and you can have a state in Poland
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
The Israeli-Trump politics of desperation and fear hasn’t worked and won’t work www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Palestinians have a clear message for Donald Trump over Gaza: ‘We are here, we won’t leave’ | Yara Hawari
People have fought tooth and nail against killings, incarceration and displacement from their homeland. They will not give up, says Yara Hawari, co-director of Al Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Netwo...
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
from the water to the water
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
When the empire undoes itself yay
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
“Now, as fears emerge Trump’s administration is ‘dangerously’ undermining the U.S. dollar, Musk has confirmed he wants to put the U.S. Treasury on a blockchain, the technology that underpins bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies—including Musk’s pet project dogecoin.” www.forbes.com/sites/digita...
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‘This Needs To Stop Now’—Elon Musk Confirms Radical Doge U.S. Treasury Plan
Elon Musk has confirmed he wants to put the U.S. Treasury on a blockchain, the technology that underpins bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 01/02/2025
The Palestinian Prisoners Club says “every time prisoners are released, we find the prisoners’ bodies reflecting the level of crimes committed against them, including torture that is unprecedented in its level after October 7”. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/i1n6gb
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
This is amazing and I hope The Hague Groupe keeps growing. A global south-led initiative for global south liberation 👏
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
🇨🇺🇧🇿🇨🇴🇭🇳🇳🇦🇸🇳🇨🇴🇧🇴🇲🇾
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Po-LINA-tergeist 👻 لينا @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Everyone released today was a woman or a child under the age of 18 btw
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
90 Palestinian hostages have been released. They will get to hug their families and loved ones
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
what a day to be palestinian
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Mhmd @mhmdhemish.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Missing conclusion: “we are bad guys” … (good show btw)
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