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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 18m

Israel has destroyed the "ceasefire" in hours.

It is murdering Palestinians, and maintaining its illegal siege.

Not a ceasefire.

New post 👇

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Israel destroys ceasefire in hours

Today, Israel slaughtered Palestinians and resumed siege. Not a "ceasefire"

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 5h

The West is going to suffer terrible consequences from Israel's genocide.

New column 👇

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Be sure of this: many of the horrors the west allowed in Gaza will come closer to home | Owen Jones

History shows the crimes of empire were later mirrored on European soil. Dehumanisation and militarised terror both seem normalised now, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

www.theguardian.com

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 20h

Wow.

Keir Starmer's goons conned their way to power.

But now the chickens are coming home to roost.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 1d

Israel violates the ceasefire - and threatens more genocidal violence.

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Israel violates ceasefire, threatens more violence

Palestinians in Gaza are celebrating - but danger remains

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 1d

Israeli leaders screamed their genocidal intent at the top of their lungs all the way through.

No crime in history has been so confessed to as it actually happened.

But almost all Western media outlets suppressed this.

Kudos to @scotnational.bsky.social for not being one of them.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 1d

Netanyahu won't stop until we stop him.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 1d

Thatcherism wrecked Britain.

Celebrating Margaret Thatcher’s 100th birthday by discussing that on BBC Radio 2 at 1.30pm!

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 1d

Honoured to be speaking about my recent experiences in Palestine in London on Friday with the incredible Sabeel-Kairos.

You get tickets here!

events.humanitix.com/sabeel-kairo...

Sabeel-Kairos UK Conference From Lament to Liberation

Conference with guest speakers Sahar Francis, Human Rights Lawyer, and Revd Ashraf Tannous, Pastor, Panel Guest Owen Jones and Sangita Myska; Journalists.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 3d

So what excuse does Israel now have for not letting foreign journalists into Gaza?

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 5d

New episode with Zack Polanski and Owen Jones out now on all platforms

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 5d

Woahhhhhh.

A poll that shows the Greens surging to 15% - and just 2 points behind the Labour party.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 5d

Is Israel's genocide finally over?

There's no better analyst to explain what this all means than the incredible Palestinian analyst Muhammad Shehada 👇👇👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1vG...

Is The Genocide OVER? - Everything Explained By Muhammad Shehada

YouTube video by Owen Jones

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 5d

You can lock up as many people as you want for chanting or protesting against genocide.

You will never scrub away the truth about that genocide - or your own complicity in it.

You are just ensuring that you will be damned all the more for what you have done.

Government could crack down on pro-Palestinian protest chants, PM says

The government needs to

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 7d

Mocking Gaza's murdered babies on national television.

We are living through a depraved period of history.

But this is what genocides do.

They're only possible because of the dehumanisation of their victims.

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Mocking Gaza's murdered babies on national TV

A nauseating case study into the dehumanisation of Palestinians

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 7d

I went to @greenparty.org.uk conference - and unlike Labour, didn't get the boot.

But will the Greens succeed in convincing Labour voters - and what about the threat of Farage?

New video up now! 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds3R...

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 7d

Israel's cheerleaders have opportunistically seized on a heinous antisemitic attack to silence opponents of genocide.

Our freedoms are being stolen - and we are headed to a very dark place.

New column 👇

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It starts with Palestine protests. But where will the crackdown on Britain’s democratic freedoms end? | Owen Jones

In making dissent a privilege, not a right, Labour is crafting a repressive toolkit. Imagine it in the hands of a Farage government, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 9d

Great evening doing the first ever Bold Politics Live to a room of over 1200 people at the conference in Bournemouth. We'd love to do more!

Where should Zack take the podcast and who would be your dream guest?

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 8d

Israel’s cheerleaders are conflating Jewish people with Israel and its crimes.

This is a lie - and as @naamoduk.bsky.social's Emili Stevenson tells me, it’s dangerous.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 8d

They're destroying the right to protest - to shut down opposition to Israel's genocide.

Discussing that on @lbc.co.uk with @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social at 1pm.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 8d

You can support those plans on Patreon - link below.

Massive thanks for making all this possible!

Get more from Owen Jones on Patreon

Creating videos and podcasts

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 8d

We’ve just hit 600,000 followers on Instagram!

Thanks to your support, we are reaching millions of people across different platforms - whether it be challenging genocide or supporting social justice.

I’m finishing my book, but we’ve got big plans for the coming year to reach even bigger audiences.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 10d

Stop conflating the Jewish people with Israel's genocide.

Those who present opposition to Israeli war crimes as attacks on the Jewish people aren't just deeply cynical - they are dangerously irresponsible.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 11d

Starmer's stooges parachuted themselves into constituencies they had no connection to.

This is the result!

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 11d

History remembers people like Itamar as moral titans.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 11d

Apparently questioning Emily Thornberry about Israel's genocide is "misogyny".

I don't "chase" any men, she says.

Well, it's the first time I've been accused of that.

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