As long as our communal institutions continue to give her a platform, we will disrupt them.

Racism isn't kosher. No Hechsher for Tzipi Hotovely.

Glad that even with our 30-strong silent protest, Israel's ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely didn't manage to fill nearly half the auditorium at Limmud.

UK Jews reject her racist comments and her defence of the indefensible.

Under appreciated Julani lore - known in his youth for his good looks and Alawite romance

“What he learnt from his religion teacher was that no individual is truly independent and free-standing; that we have no spontaneous access to our inner selves; and that the good is neither available through mere introspection nor reducible to what individuals happen to want.”

“Finally, the whole structure that was imposed in Madrid, Oslo and Washington is designed to perpetuate the status quo. That is not a peace process, it is a process to manage the conflict in America’s and Israel’s interest. You have to completely jettison that.”
- Rashid Khalidi, 2011

Najla Said, daughter of Edward Said, on growing up “as a Jew” in Manhattan.

When Benjamin Netanyahu debated Edward Said on US television he refused to sit in the same building and told the audience that Said wanted to kill him.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=TZNG...

A picture that condemns the world. Gaza now has the highest number of amputee children in the world.

“Until the time comes when Israel assumes moral responsibility for what it has done to the Palestinian people, there can be no end to the conflict.”

Edward Said, 2000

Enjoyed this LRB podcast with @lalehkhalili.bsky.social on containerised shipping and global capital, seafarers and the gig economy, and the agency of Houthi disruption.

Unexpected travel tip: we should travel to the LA Long Beach port.

open.spotify.com/episode/3QGv...

My story for @aljazeera.com on the plight of African migrants facing displacement and discrimination, amid Israel's bombing campaign of Lebanon.

Hear from Selina, one of a group of 70 displaced mostly Sierra Leonean migrant women & children who were kicked out of a "Lebanese only" shelter.

Extremely harrowing read about Israeli capture and torture of a Palestinian medic, Dr Adnan Al-Bursh.
Glad Sky has published it, and wondering how anyone can read it and not want to take action to end these crimes.

news.sky.com/story/amp/he...

Have not seen much on here on Sudan, so I'm amplifying this horrific report that shows the number who are killed is higher than previously estimated.

Adding here other writing to read to understand this war that has displaced over 11 million people; the highest displacement crisis globally. 🧵