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Rola El-Husseini @rola-husseini.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

I’m pleased to share that I’ll be co-directing (with Nadine Sika, Sarah Anne Rennick and saloua zerhouni) a workshop this summer for APSA-MENA, focusing on decolonization and intellectual extractivism. The deadline is in a week. Distribute widely and apply! web.apsanet.org/mena/wp-cont...

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Rola El-Husseini @rola-husseini.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Western hypocrisy on Palestine trickles down to other issues, including women's rights where there seems to be two sets of rules-- one for the West, and one for the rest. My latest article addresses women and freedom of religion (no paywal).

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View of Double Standards and Dissonance: Women’s Rights and Freedom of Religion in the Global North | Czech Journal of International Relations

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Lund Academics for Palestine @luacademicsfp.bsky.social · 06/09/2024

“The rise and fall of the Oslo accords” with Michael Scott-Baumann Wednesday, 11 September 15.00-16.00 LUX:B336, helgonavägen 3 in Lund Welcome! #Palestine #FreePalestine

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Rola El-Husseini @rola-husseini.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

I absolutely love unions in Sweden. Proud member!

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Rola El-Husseini @rola-husseini.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

h/t Weny Pearlman On the origins of the word "gauze"

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich has backed a proposal for the ‘voluntary migration’ of Palestinians to other countries, saying the state of Israel is ‘irreconcilable’ with the existence of an independent Gaza.

middleeasteye.net

Israeli minister Smotrich calls for 'voluntary migration' of Palestinians

Bezalel Smotrich backs proposals by Knesset members for 'countries of the world' to accept an influx of Palestinian refugees from Gaza

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Rola El-Husseini @rola-husseini.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

A recent publication in the APSA MENA newsletter on the judiciary in Lebanon.

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Rola El-Husseini @rola-husseini.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

"Mass marches and direct actions in the U.S., including large scale blockades and sit-ins, have drawn historic levels of participation in recent days, as Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza has continued to intensify."

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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

This is absolutely insane. "The US and Israel are exploring options for the future of the Gaza Strip, including the possibility of a multinational force that may involve American troops if Israeli forces succeed in ousting Hamas" - kinda like the US Marines in Beirut c. 1983?

bloomberg.com

US and Israel Weigh Peacekeepers for the Gaza Strip After Hamas

The US and Israel are exploring options for the future of the Gaza Strip, including the possibility of a multinational force that may involve American troops if Israeli forces succeed in ousting Hamas...

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 29/10/2023

Multiple things can be true at once: 1. Oct 7th was the worst collective trauma Jews have experienced in our lifetimes 2. The war on Gaza is a horror 3. Antisemitism is rising 4. Islamophobia is rising Those trying to use one of these to cancel others are making things worse

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Rola El-Husseini @rola-husseini.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

"To the people in Gaza and all of Palestine: we have no platitudes, no pity, no piety, no passivity; we pronounce instead our sadness and rage."

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Jairo I. Fúnez-Flores @insurgentthought.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

“To the people in Gaza and all of Palestine: your light nourishes our joy; your darkness ignites our consciousness. To the people in Gaza and all of Palestine: we love you without any of the conditions imposed by the West.” stevesalaita.com/to-the-peopl...

stevesalaita.com

To the People in Gaza and all of Palestine - Steve Salaita

To the people in Gaza and all of Palestine: we have no platitudes, no pity, no piety, no passivity; we pronounce instead our sadness and rage. To the people in Gaza and all of Palestine: we vow never ...

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Rola El-Husseini @rola-husseini.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

I love the Irish. Wonder if there are any jobs for me in Ireland? I hear Dublin is lovely.

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

As the horrors in Gaza escalate, I have a special contempt for those spouting some version of "war is hell." What's happening in Gaza isn't war, it's vengeful murder. And one only need hear the genocidal rhetoric coming out of Tel Aviv right now to know it's going to get worse.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/10/2023

At least 1,500 children under the age of 10, including 600 under the age of four, have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, according to a list released on Thursday by the health ministry there. More than 100 were listed as less than a year old. nyti.ms/45KtzKJ

A bar chat that shows how many adults and children have been killed each day in Gaza, according to the Gazan Health Ministry. Data is through Oct. 25, 2023

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Rola El-Husseini @rola-husseini.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

Scott Long uploaded his entire library of books on Palestine/Israel to the cloud, in digital form (mostly pdf and epub). It's a little over 1700 books. Nearly all are in English. You can download any that interest you individually, or the whole library (about 13 GB). And feel free to share this.

drive.google.com

Palestine - Israel - Google Drive

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ApocalypticaNow @apocalypticanow.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

The only real defense that Palestinians have against Israeli violence are their voices and stories sparking outrage abroad. It's not a coincidence that IDF is assassinating Palestinian journalists and destroying communication infrastructure

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Rola El-Husseini @rola-husseini.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

"President Biden’s refusal to push back meaningfully has horrified people—in particular, Muslim and Arab Americans....The sense of shock and betrayal is real and shattering. And it is leading many Muslims and Arabs to a conclusion ... that they can no longer vote for Joe Biden."

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Rola El-Husseini @rola-husseini.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

"Ethnic cleansing has been underway at a very low boil level... And burying the Palestine question, burying a political horizon for Palestinians, seemed to be the primary endeavor of Western countries and Israel, as well as some of Israel’s Arab allies." Rashid Khalidi

thedriftmag.com

“A Desperate Situation Getting More Desperate”

Since Hamas’s gruesome attack on October 7, we’ve watched as Israel has — with our government’s blessing and material aid — bombarded the captive residents of the Gaza Strip and displaced mo...

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

"Al Jazeera said the correspondent, Wael al-Dahdouh, had moved his family to Nuseirat [refugee camp] from their home in northern Gaza after Israel warned residents to move south ahead of an expected Israeli ground assault against Hamas militants."

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 25/10/2023

Putting a hit on a journalist's family for airing your crimes before the world. That sure can't be justified.

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Rola El-Husseini @rola-husseini.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

"Raz Segal, an Israeli expert in modern genocide, calls Israel’s assault on Gaza a textbook case of “intent to commit genocide” and its rationalization of its violence a “shameful use” of the lessons of the Holocaust."

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Tom Dale @tom-d.bsky.social · 22/10/2023

Israel has killed more *children* in Gaza since 7 Oct than the total Israeli death toll, civilian and military from Palestinian operations. And they're just getting started. Also note that Israel disputes only one of 25 alleged strikes on medical facilities.

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Rola El-Husseini @rola-husseini.bsky.social · 22/10/2023

"For many “Christians Zionists” ... their support for Israel is rooted in its role in the supposed end times ... In this scenario, war is not something to be avoided, but something inevitable, desired by God, and celebratory."

msnbc.com

Opinion | The dispiriting truth about why many evangelical Christians support Israel

For Christian Zionists, what happens to the Jews and Palestinians is, to put it very mildly, collateral damage.

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 22/10/2023

“How can we publicly grieve the death and suffering of Israelis without these feelings being politically metabolized against Palestinians?” This profound piece of writing has come closest to articulating my own grief these past two weeks.