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Saffar

@ysjsaffar.bsky.social
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I am a Canadian with Iraqi origins. I enjoy hiking during the summer when the landscape is lush and green. I am passionate about soccer, and Real Madrid is my favorite team. I wish for peace throughout the world.

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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 5h
“Police detained more than 2,000 #protesters and the founder of the #Cockroach #youth ​movement in #Delhi The #protest was aimed at Chief Election Commissioner over a revision of #voter lists that critics say disproportionately benefits PM #NarendraModi's ruling #BJP #IndianPolitics #India
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 6h
“ #Israeli strikes #killed at least 5 #Palestinians in the #Gaza Strip in 2 separate attacks on ​Saturday. #Medics said an #Israeli strike ‌killed 4 people near Panda #Mall in Gaza City, while another killed 1 person in the #Tuffah neighbourhood further south ​of the city.” #GazaGenocide
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 6h
"تعرض #المطار_الدولي في العاصمة #السعودية #الرياض لهجوم جديد، في ظلّ مواجهة #المملكة سلسلة من الهجمات على الجبهة الجديدة في الحرب مع #إيران. وصرح الرئيس #الأمريكي #ترامب بأنه يدرس إمكانية انضمام #الولايات_المتحدة إلى الضربات السعودية ضدّ المتمردين #الحوثيين المدعومين من #طهران في #اليمن المجاور."
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 6h
“The #international_airport in #SaudiArabia’s capital, #Riyadh, was attacked again Saturday. President Donald #Trump said he was evaluating whether the #US should join #Saudi strikes against the Tehran-backed #Houthi rebels in neighboring #Yemen.”
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“President Donald #Trump said that he has struck a deal to obtain #diesel from #Russia, a stunning #reversal of years of #US pressure on #Moscow over its war with #Ukraine and an attempt to address high #fuel prices ahead of the U.S. #midterm_elections. “
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"فازت #نافي_بيلاي، القاضية السابقة في #المحكمة_الجنائية_الدولية التي أشرفت على تقرير للأمم المتحدة خلص إلى أن #إسرائيل ارتكبت #إبادة_جماعية في #غزة، بجائزة #نوبل للسلام يوم الجمعة "لجهودها في تعزيز السلام والقانون الدولي"."
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“ #NaviPillay, a former #ICC judge who oversaw a UN report that concluded #Israel committed ​#genocide in #Gaza, won the #NobelPeacePrize on Friday "for her efforts to promote #peace and #international_law".” #GazaGenocide #Nobel
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“ A #Palestinian was killed during an #Israeli #settler attack The attack came amid mounting #violence from #militant #Israeli_settlers during the Palestinian #olive harvest, which has seen settlers fire live ammunition at #farmers” #palestinelivesmatter #PalestineSolidarity
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“ It’s perhaps the most dramatic wound inflicted on the #Gaza Strip by #Israel military campaign over the past three years: The city of #Rafah, once home to a quarter million #people, has been #erased.” #GazaGenocide #palestinelivesmatter
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“ #Alberta Premier #DanielleSmith’s office is distancing itself from one of her party presidents who met in #Calgary with #US #Republican strategists looking to assist the province’s #separation movement. Blackett added, “She also opposes separation or becoming a U.S. state.” #abpoli #cdnpoli
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“An injured #girl is taken to Nasser #Hospital for treatment following an attack by #Israeli forces targeting #civilians with an armed Israeli #drone in the #alMawasi area, in violation of the #ceasefire, in #KhanYunis, #Gaza, #Palestine, on October 5, 2026.” #GazaGenocide #palestinelivesmatter
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“ #Oil #prices ‌jumped on Thursday and settled up more than $4 a barrel, after a report said the #US was sending more #troops and carriers to the #MiddleEast and #China suspended oil products exports, stoking fears that global #fuel #shortages could worsen.”
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Six Matsda2sh #journalists have been #arrested in a #security campaign that began on Monday night with raids on the journalists’ homes, according to Matsda2sh and the #Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, whose lawyers represent the #reporters.” #Egypt #FreedomOfExpression #مصر
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“More than 100 #Israeli #settlers have attacked a #village in ​the #occupied #WestBank, preventing a #Palestinian family from returning home and clashing with troops, ‌witnesses said.” #palestinelivesmatter
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#Far_right #settlers divert #WestBank #spring #water as #Israel backs #heritage site #takeovers
apnews.com
Far-right settlers divert West Bank spring water as Israel backs heritage site takeovers
Israeli settlers have intensified efforts to seize natural springs and heritage sites in the occupied West Bank.
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"تحذير #مصر ل #إسرائيل زار رئيس المخابرات #المصرية #تل_أبيب قبيل السابع من أكتوبر، حاملاً رسالة شديدة اللهجة بشأن الوضع في #غزة وأفاد كامل، نقلاً عن مسؤولين #إسرائيليين و #مصريين و #عرب و #أمريكيين و #أوروبيين أُطلعوا على زيارته بعد السابع من أكتوبر، أن حركة #حماس، بدأت استعداداً لشن هجوم كبير"
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“ #Cairo’s #intelligence chief visited #TelAviv shortly before #October7 with a dire message about #Gaza. Hamas, appeared to be mobilizing for a major attack, Kamel said, according to #Israeli, #Egyptian, #Arab, #US, and #European officials who were briefed about his visit after October 7” #Israel
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“ #Charlottetown #MP #SeanCasey says he was removed from his position as parliamentary secretary to the minister of veterans affairs because he supported an #NDP private member's bill that targeted #arms exports to #Israel.” #cdnpoli #GazaGenocide #LPC
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A flashlight and unseen #settlers: Photographer conveys #WestBank #family's nightly watch in 1 photo #palestinelivesmatter #Israel
apnews.com
A flashlight and unseen settlers: Photographer conveys West Bank family's nightly watch in 1 photo
TAYBEH, West Bank (AP) — Leo Correa began working in the Middle East as a freelance photographer for The Associated Press in 2023 and joined the AP staff in 2024.
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Some 150 #Catholic #priests and #friars, a #bishop and #nuns from around the world marched to the #Vatican and prayed Tuesday in front of St. Peter’s #Basilica to call for an end to what they called the “ #genocide ” in #Gaza.” #GazaGenocide #palestinelivesmatter
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You might as well just buy it directly from Russia! 🤔 “President Donald #Trump said the #US is working with #Belarus to secure more supplies of #potash amid a trade fight with #Canada, a major supplier of the critical ingredient used in #fertilizers.” #cdnpoli
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“ #Israel has added a tender for 2,167 housing units to its E1 #settlement expansion plan, #Israeli rights groups said of a project ​that critics say endangers a future #Palestinian #state. The project would bisect ‌the #Israeli - #occupied #WestBank and cut it off from East #Jerusalem”
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“ #Gaza rescuers searched through the #wreckage of ​a #bombed-out apartment building that #collapsed overnight, killing at least 20 #Palestinians including #children Tens of thousands ‌of #Palestinians are living in some 2,000 buildings damaged by #Israeli airstrikes” #GazaGenocide #GazaCrisis
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“ #NDP candidate #KyleCampbell defeated #UCP candidate #MikeDerry in Monday’s #Calgary - Shaw vote by more than 500 votes, flipping a seat that has been held by the UCP since 2019.” #abpoli #albertandp #AlbertaByElection #yyc
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“The #Alberta government says it’s provincewide #influenza, #COVID and respiratory syncytial #virus #vaccination campaign will begin next month. The province says it’s maintaining the $100 #fee it brought in last year for those seeking the #COVID #vaccine” #UniversalHealthcare #abpoli
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“ #Macklemore has been dropped from the remainder of the #US leg of #EdSheeran’s Loop tour, after the #American #rapper drew headlines for saying “ #freePalestine ”on stage at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.” #freedomofspeech #Gaza
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"أدى #الارتفاع #الحاد في #أسعار_الوقود خلال عطلة نهاية الأسبوع إلى اندلاع #احتجاجات في أنحاء #سوريا، في أوسع #مظاهرات تشهدها البلاد منذ الإطاحة ببشار الأسد. وأحرق #المتظاهرون الإطارات وأغلقوا طرقًا رئيسية، من بينها الطريق السريع الذي يربط العاصمة #دمشق بالمركز الصناعي #حلب"
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“A sharp rise in ​#fuel_prices at the weekend has sparked #protests across #Syria, in the country's most widespread #demonstrations ‌since the toppling of al-Assad #Demonstrators burned tyres and blocked key roads, including the highway linking the capital #Damascus to the industrial hub of #Aleppo
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“ #Israel Minister of #Culture #MikiZohar threatened to revoke the #Israeli #citizenships of " #NAZA" co-directors #YuvalAbraham and #RachelSzor. "NAZA" shows "in detail the systems behind #Israel's calculated #mass_killing of #Palestinian #civilians in #Gaza” #GazaGenocide #freedomofspeech
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#cdnpoli
wsj.com
Exclusive | Mark Carney’s Audacious Bid to Make Canada an ‘Associate Member’ of the EU
As trade talks with the U.S. collapse, prime minister pursues a major—and risky—pivot to Europe; an Ottawa book club plays its part.
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“An #Israeli military reconnaissance aircraft attacked a "civilian vehicle" west of #Gaza City on Sunday afternoon, #killing an 8-year-old #girl and her father, Al Shifa Hospital reported. The girl, #WafaaAkila, was due to turn 9 on November 11.” #GazaGenocide #SaveGazaKids
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“A growing #consumer push to buy #Canadian and boycott #US products is reshaping #supermarket shelves in #Canada, forcing #grocers to improve country-of-origin labeling and secure new sources of #supply.” #cdnpoli
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“Twenty-four #Israeli military insiders including #intelligence officers and soldiers give insight into the #war in #Gaza and what they say is the systemic #killing of #Palestinian #civilians in “ #NAZA” a #documentary that’s having its world premiere Thursday at #VeniceFilmFestival” #GazaGenocide
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"أفادت أربعة مصادر حكومية #يمنية لوكالة رويترز أن #الحوثيين، المدعومين من #إيران، وصلوا إلى #جزيرة_بريم #الاستراتيجية في مضيق #باب_المندب يوم الجمعة وفي وقت سابق، ذكر مصدران من الحكومة اليمنية المعترف بها دولياً والمدعومة من #السعودية أن قواتها انسحبت من #بريم"
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“ #Yemen #Iran - aligned #Houthis reached the #strategic island ​of #Perim in the #BabelMandeb Strait on Friday, four #Yemeni government sources told Reuters Earlier, two ‌sources from the #Saudi - backed, #Yemeni government said its forces had pulled out of Perim”
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"أفاد مصدران مطلعان، يوم الجمعة، أن ولي العهد #السعودي الأمير #محمد_بن_سلمان طلب مساعدة الرئيس #الأمريكي دونالد #ترامب في محاربة #الحوثيين الموالين لإيران في #اليمن وفي نهاية المطاف، أبلغت #واشنطن #الرياض أنها غير مستعدة لاتخاذ أي إجراء #عسكري مباشر في الوقت الراهن"
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“ #Saudi Crown Prince #MohammedbinSalman sought assistance from President Donald #Trump ‌on Thursday to help fight #Yemen #Iran-aligned #Houthis. In the end, #Washington told #Riyadh that it was ​not willing to take direct #military action for now”
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“ #Iranian strikes damaged multiple #American military #aircraft this week on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in #Jordan, a ​U.S. official told Reuters. The #US military, the highest-funded in the world, suffered ‌material #damage even before #Iran's strikes on Tuesday.” #MAGA
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“Today, #France and #Canada are announcing alongside #Britain that they will also #ban the #import of goods from #illegal #settlements, #Miliband said. Cheers echoed through the parliamentary chamber. Miliband noted the three countries are not alone in taking action against #Israel”
ici.radio-canada.ca
Canada, U.K., France to ban trade of goods from Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank | RCI
Israel to close British consulate in East Jerusalem in response to joint trade measures
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“President Donald #Trump said Wednesday that #oil #prices that have surged because of the #Iran_war likely won’t come down until after #US #midterm_elections.” #midterms #MAGA
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“ #Israel said it was closing #Britain's consulate in East #Jerusalem in response to plans by the #UK, #France and #Canada to block #imports from #Israeli #settlements in the #WestBank. #Britain will also no ‌longer participate in a #US -led coordination mission for #Gaza” #cdnpoli #GazaGenocide
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"بحسب تقرير لصحيفة #إسرائيلية، تلقى رئيس الوزراء #الإسرائيلي بنيامين #نتنياهو تحذيراً مباشراً من رئيس دولة #الإمارات العربية المتحدة بأن حركة #حماس تخطط لهجوم واسع النطاق قبل أيام فقط من هجومها في 7 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول 2023."
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#UAE warned #Netanyahu of major #Hamas operation days before #Oct7 #attack, news report says #Israel
apnews.com
UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, news report says
An Israeli newspaper says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was directly warned by the president of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was planning a major offensive just days before the militant gro...
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“The #UnitedStates ambassador to #Israel condemned #Israeli #settler #violence in the #occupied #WestBank again on Saturday Ambassador #MikeHuckabee referred to such #settlers as “ #terrorists ” #palestinelivesmatter #westbankpalestine #MAGA
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“Two #Palestinian #teenagers were #killed on Wednesday in an #attack by #Israeli #settler #militants and #army troops on ​their #village in the #occupied #WestBank, amid an uptick in #violence by #Jewish #settlers in the territory” #palestinelivesmatter #westbankpalestine #PalestineSolidarity
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“Some #Calgarians frustrated by the renewed #US #tariff #trade_war appear to be taking out their anger on one pro- #Trump home by using eggs, dog feces and online suggestions of arson. The homeowner says while his life is in #Canada, he’s a strong supporter of Trump.” #yyc #abpoli #cdnpoli
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“ #Canadian Prime Minister Mark #Carney told the #Trump administration Tuesday to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough,” as he pushed back against a fresh wave of #attacks from #Washington.” #cdnpoli
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Dozens of masked #Israeli #settler #militants attacked homes surrounding the #occupied ​#WestBank village of #Qusra on Saturday, the first major #attack since a #siege by #settlers in the area earlier this month drew ‌an #international outcry” #palestinelivesmatter #PalestineSolidarity #Israel #MAGA
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#GazaGenocide #palestinelivesmatter #islamophobia #judiciary #usa
zeteo.com
Trump-Appointed Federal Judge Says, ‘To Be American Is to Be a Zionist’
Judge Roy Altman boasts about taking ‘10% of the entire federal judiciary in America” on trips to Israel,’ and promotes his genocide-denying book from his chambers.
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Saffar @ysjsaffar.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🤣🤔 #LakeAmerica #LakeOntario #cdnpoli #Trump
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