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makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 1h

"“Israel’s ongoing detainment and punishment of Palestinians “risks normalizing violations of human rights in an environment with little accountability,” writes Malaka Shwaikh."
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Palestinians under Israel’s 24/7 aerial bombings and food, fuel, medicine, and water obstructions after the Hamas attacks on settlers of October 7, 2023,

makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 1h

"“Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions strategies are the most effective form of international solidarity with the Palestinian struggle,” according to Omar Barghouti."
www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/17/p...

Palestinians under Israel’s 24/7 aerial bombings and food, fuel, medicine, and water obstructions after the Hamas attacks on settlers of October 7, 2023,

makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 1h

""Ahmed Masoud’s poem “To Khalid,” a pal of his slain in an Israeli air strike, is a heartfelt tribute. Recalling their time together as lads is a moving memory of childhood in all its innocence. It’s a double loss for this poet.""
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Palestinians under Israel’s 24/7 aerial bombings and food, fuel, medicine, and water obstructions after the Hamas attacks on settlers of October 7, 2023,

makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 1h

""Yara Eid’s Afterword highlights a four-letter word binding Gazans to each other and their land: love. Theirs is a collective experience. “For me, love is central to our survival as Palestinians,” she writes.""
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Palestinians under Israel’s 24/7 aerial bombings and food, fuel, medicine, and water obstructions after the Hamas attacks on settlers of October 7, 2023,

Israeli Forces and Settlers Have Killed Over 1,000 Palestinians in West Bank Amid Genocide

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makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 1h

""Israeli forces acknowledged the killing, and claimed the children threatened them with “confrontations and rock-hurling.” No Israeli forces were injured.""
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Israeli forces shot and killed fourth grader Mohammad Bahjat Al-Hallaq while he was playing soccer with friends.

Israeli Forces and Settlers Have Killed Over 1,000 Palestinians in West Bank Amid Genocide

makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 1h

""Israeli forces shot and killed fourth grader Mohammad Bahjat Al-Hallaq while he was playing soccer with friends.""
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Israeli forces shot and killed fourth grader Mohammad Bahjat Al-Hallaq while he was playing soccer with friends.

The Biggest Threat to Mamdani’s Agenda Isn’t Hochul or Trump — It’s Wall Street

makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 2h

""With necessary changes to improve city finances having to pass through Albany or Washington, it can be virtually impossible to develop/finance the social welfare structures that working people desperately need in the city.""
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Wall Street destroyed NYC’s social welfare economy in 1975. Can mass movements stop it from defeating Mamdani’s agenda?

The Biggest Threat to Mamdani’s Agenda Isn’t Hochul or Trump — It’s Wall Street

makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 2h

""When public programs are financed through the private sector, banks hold the ultimate veto power. .... This is the structural veto that Wall Street holds over our very democracy.""
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Wall Street destroyed NYC’s social welfare economy in 1975. Can mass movements stop it from defeating Mamdani’s agenda?

The Biggest Threat to Mamdani’s Agenda Isn’t Hochul or Trump — It’s Wall Street

makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 2h

""Electing a single, lone, progressive politician is not enough to discipline the rich to pay for what all we need. That necessitates power. We would need mass movements that can threaten much bigger disruptions unless the rich capitulate.""
truthout.org/articles/the...

Wall Street destroyed NYC’s social welfare economy in 1975. Can mass movements stop it from defeating Mamdani’s agenda?

The Biggest Threat to Mamdani’s Agenda Isn’t Hochul or Trump — It’s Wall Street

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makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 5h

""Wall Street destroyed NYC’s social welfare economy in 1975. Can mass movements stop it from defeating Mamdani’s agenda?""
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Wall Street destroyed NYC’s social welfare economy in 1975. Can mass movements stop it from defeating Mamdani’s agenda?

Opinion | Two Middle East Negotiators Assess Trump’s Israel-Hamas Deal

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makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 7h

هل نعرف فعلا من هو العدو؟ اللهم اتقني شر اصدقائي اماً اعدائي فأتركهم لي….

makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 7h

Netanyahu wants the world to forget about his crimes. But the truth is: he should be in the International Criminal Court where justice can be served. I've just signed the global people's letter so the world doesn't forget. Will you join me? *CLICK TO SIGN

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makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 10h

""There’s another part of their mind that is thinking: Well, what are we going to do about the Palestinian question?
At what point do they figure out that they’re going to have to resolve this question because the Palestinians aren’t going anywhere?""
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...

Opinion | Two Middle East Negotiators Assess Trump’s Israel-Hamas Deal

makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 11h

""Whatever alliance Israel thought that it could build with these countries against Iran — & there’s still a security cooperation between Israel and Gulf countries — the Gulf countries are also fearful of what an unbridled, unchecked Israel could do.""
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...

Opinion | Two Middle East Negotiators Assess Trump’s Israel-Hamas Deal

makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 11h

""The objective of completely defeating Hamas was never a realistic objective. It was a recipe for endless war, which is why it was stated as such. There was never any prospect of completely defeating Hamas, and I think the Israelis must have known that.""
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...

Opinion | Two Middle East Negotiators Assess Trump’s Israel-Hamas Deal

makhoury.bsky.social @makhoury.bsky.social · 11h

""Oslo has expired, but people keep on referring to it. So don’t go by text. Don’t go by deals.""
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/o...