Catriona Dsouza retweeted
Repeated failure to act on the killing of journalists like Anas al-Sharif helps perpetuate the idea the West doesn’t care a damn about Palestinians. As I write in @thecurrency today, it is an argument increasingly hard to argue against.
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This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.
I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.
I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.
I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.
I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.
I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.
I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.
O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.
Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.
Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025
This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.
Catriona Dsouza retweeted
Widespread solidarity today from French reporters for our colleagues in Gaza. Its time for something similar here in Ireland across all major newsrooms.
Catriona Dsouza retweeted
This is Hossam’s team, and we are sharing his final message :
“If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18 months, I have dedicated every moment of my life to my people. I documented the horrors in northern Gaza minute by minute, determined to show the world the truth they tried to bury. I slept on pavements, in schools, in tents—anywhere I could. Each day was a battle for survival. I endured hunger for months, yet I never left my people’s side.
By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at rest—something I haven’t known in the past 18 months . I did all this because I believe in the Palestinian cause. I believe this land is ours, and it has been the highest honor of my life to die defending it and serving its people.
I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free.”
— For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza.
Catriona Dsouza retweeted
This account of @FranceskAlbs coming to @uniofgalway and calling out the Irish Government was on the front page of the @irishexaminer
ONE YEAR AGO next week. Good to see people finally take notice, a whole 100,000 dead Palestinians later
Ireland has a rep as a great little country. When it comes to Gaza, however, we've been all talk.There can be no more hiding behind pseudo-diplomacy& legal arguments. Until we take action, we're just as complicit as everyone else. In todays @irishexaminer
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Catriona Dsouza retweeted
I don’t care if your beat is war, sport, politics, or arts & culture, if you haven’t spoken out about Israel’s targeted slaughter of your Palestinian colleagues these past 15 months, you really have no business calling yourself a journalist.
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Catriona Dsouza retweeted
Month after month, the world has watched as Israel treated Palestinians in Gaza as a subhuman group unworthy of human rights and dignity, demonstrating its intent to physically destroy them.
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Why can’t we have a senior politician - maybe even the foreign secretary - make a humanitarian speech like this?
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What would you do if your child burned to death after your neighbours child was blown to pieces after your cousins child was shot 355 times? I know what I'd do.
A letter to all my friends who tell me to just shut up and be happy. in todays @irishexaminer
Catriona Dsouza retweeted
The row back by some media outlets over their reporting of the events in the immediate aftermath of the Amsterdam riots is quite something. Alas, it’s too late. This will become an example of how, when the basic rules of reporting are ignored, public trust in the media is eroded
Catriona Dsouza retweeted
The most confusing part about this week's US election is not why Trump won. It's why Irish people care so much that Kamala Harris lost. Let's not grieve something that was never real. In todays @irishexaminer
Haim was my lecturer @UEL_News. He is an honourable and decent man. Despicable yet unsurprising behaviour by @metpoliceuk #FreePalestine
Retired Jewish professor Haim Bresheeth, a child of Holocaust survivors and founder of the Jewish Network for Palestine, was arrested under a UK anti-terrorism law after speaking at a recent Palestine solidarity protest in London.
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Catriona Dsouza retweeted
I’m sorry but if Russian bombs rained down on displaced Ukrainians in a hospital courtyard & they were burnt alive, there would be wall to wall media coverage. Keir Starmer would do an emergency address to the nation. The world would stop.
But Palestinian lives don’t matter.
Catriona Dsouza retweeted
In years to come, students in university departments around the world will be studying the propaganda embedded in this headline.
As someone who regularly lectures in sociology, journalism and media studies, I could teach an entire lesson on the title alone.
For example:
1. Treating the 4 Israeli soldiers as more important than the 23 Palestinian children (by leading the story with their deaths and just chucking in the others at the end) implies their lives are of higher value.
2. Infantilizing active duty soldiers as "teenagers" while not emphasizing the age of the schoolkids, despite many of them being demonstrably younger.
3. The classic use of the passive voice: Israelis are "killed" while Palestinians merely "die".
4. Putting scare quotes around "23 die" subtly undermines the credibility of that claim. Maybe no one died, and the Palestinians are just lying?
5. Using the word "attack" for Hezbollah actions, but choosing a more neutral, clinical word like "strike" for Israeli aggression.
6. Allowing Israeli sources to dictate the framing of the story ("Israel names teenage soldiers") etc.
7. Actually naming the Israeli soldiers, but not doing the same for the far greater number of Palestinians, again sends the message to the reader that Palestinian lives don't matter nearly as much, if at all.
It's truly incredible how much propaganda has been packed into 16 words. We are swimming in an ocean of propaganda. That's why it is crucial to deconstruct it and critically assess everything you read, see and hear.
Watched a local news report about #SheetalDevi when in India earlier this year and was curious to see how she’d do and as expected, she’s absolutely nailing it. Her story is incredible. 🌟🥇🌟
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Catriona Dsouza retweeted
🚨The Ditch can reveal that more than 93 million units of ammunition primer – an explosive device used to propel bullets from guns – for IDF rifles were shipped to Israel over Irish sovereign airspace in February 2024.
93 million units of primer to fire 93 million bullets.
Catriona Dsouza retweeted
My legendary friend from #Gaza @YousefHammash tells the Edinburgh TV Festival how the international media has failed with its bid to inform the public about the ongoing Israeli massacre of Palestinians since October 7 and give wider context.
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