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Joined December 2018
Please read my piece in @officialFORSEA reacting to the news that the UK government (@GOVUK) & the police (@PoliceChiefs) are concerned about Hindutva & other ideologies, though they aren’t speaking about it publicly. This is a good sign in some ways, but we must remember that some may look instinctively to measures like policing, profiling, and surveilling. The real solutions will come from us all doing serious work in communities, fostering dialogue and connection. forsea.co/the-british-state-… – at London, England
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Thank you @officialFORSEA for publishing my piece about the @GOVUK’s inhumane decision to ban #Syrian #refugees from the UK. It is shocking that the #government would do such a thing, especially given that the #UK is responsible for the chaos engulfing #Syria and the Middle East. We must reverse this ban and welcome all asylum seekers as is our moral and legal duty under international law. #SyriansAreWelcomeHere #LiftTheSyrianBan #WelcomeAsylumSeekers #RefugeesAreWelcomeHere #AtithiDevoBhava #WelcomeGuestLikeGod forsea.co/syrian-refugee-ban…
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Syria's torture chambers sound nearly as horrifying as Israel's rape and torture chambers.
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Well done Abdulbaker you write so well. We all want this horrific genocide to be over asap & for all Palestinians to live free, dignified & independent. We’ll continue to support that cause anyway we can
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Replying to @DonaldJTrumpJr
I knew it!
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Replying to @DonaldJTrumpJr
There is something definitely wrong. From yesterday to today, these are two different people. Note the backpack/strap and hooded jacket colors.
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Pro-Aparthied fanatics are turning our world into an orwellian nightmare. 2024 will be remembered as the year of the acceleration of our descent to "1984". Palestine is not antisemitic: it is just the continuous re-enactment of Western liberal democracies' original sin: their colonial past and enduring racism.
Australian police stopped a man because his car had 'anti-Semitic' material on the window. When the driver queried what the anti-Semitic material was, The officer replied 'the small watermelon'.😂
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Replying to @MaxBlumenthal
When Biden & the American gov hands him an endless supply of weapons & a blank check... What's a megalomaniac, like Bibi to do... a homicidal, raging killer, like Bibi to do? But bomb, bomb some more... perhaps he's on autopilot... after all, there's a warrant for his arrest.
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Replying to @FranceskAlbs
It's so reminiscent of War Criminals everywhere Typicaly the Japanese Army used to take their frustrations on the civilian populations of the occupied territories of China and Vietnam .The Germans did the same in Russia and France ..
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This was instantaneously my deepest fear as the news of the ICC arrest warrants came in. It is noticeable that as of January, at every move at the int'l justice level, there has been an immediate intensification of lethal violence against the Palestinians in Gaza. This also needs to be thorrougly investigated, Prosecutor @KarimKhanQC.
🧵After arrest warrants for war criminals Netanyahu & Gallant, Israeli forces escalated mass killings of civilians in Gaza. At least 9 massacres were documented In Al-Shuja’iya, the entire Abu Asr family was killed, while in Al-Nuseirat, the Al-Hour family suffered the same fate
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Do not miss the full picture - In October 2023, UNSG @antonioguterres asserted that the Oct7 violent attack "did not happen in a vacuum". The ensuing violence in Gaza did not happen in a vacuum either: rather, it is part of a continuum of both structural & episodic/eruptive, low-pace & fast-pace violence by Israel against Palestinians, which has also affected Israelis. To fully comprehend the current situation, it is essential to examine the historical intentions & actions of Israel's political leadership, particularly its exclusive claims to sovereignty over Palestinian land, and the resulting impact on Palestinians. This situation is today genocidal, as historians such as Ilan Pappe, Martin Shaw, and Raz Segal have warned for long time. It is imperative that Member States firmly enforce int'l law—ending genocide, ending occupation, and ending apartheid—to create a pathway toward sustainable peace in the future, for both Palestinians and Israelis.
🚨 In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur @FranceskAlbs warns of an ongoing genocide against Palestinians, driven by a "century-long project of eliminatory settler-colonialism." The report reveals mass killings, ethnic cleansing & Gaza's total devastation. un.org/unispal/document/geno…
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Hello friends, I am happy to share that a new book from @inkanibooks edited by me has just been published! The book, titled Can Africans Do Economics?, examines the intersection of economic development and freedom across the Africa. Drawing on the powerful ideas of former African leaders such as Thomas Sankara and Julius Nyerere, this book explores their belief in the inseparable link between political independence and economic progress. With a powerful introduction from @vijayprashad and informed by the scholarship of economists Grieve Chelwa, @MarionOuma , @redgenkosi, @cleopas_sambo and @nssylla , Can Africans Do Economics? redefines development as a process of emancipation, not simply economic growth. Combining historical context with forward-thinking policy proposals this book presents an urgent case for transformative policies grounded in African realities, and rejecting foreign-led interventions on the continent. The book is published by @inkanibooks , a people’s movement-driven publishing house in Johannesburg, South Africa. You can order the book here: inkanibooks.co.za/product/ca… Lots of gratitude to Efemia Christiana, Inkani’s Managing Editor, for her magic touch in seeing this project through to conclusion.
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Perfect illustration of how the BBC operates. It can tell critics it covered this story, while hiding it away so almost no one will actually see it. This is the newspaper equivalent of burying embarrassing news as a filler at the bottom of page 46.
Hello @BBCNews, A British surgeon presented shocking evidence to a UK parliamentary committee that Israeli drones *target Palestinian children*. * Why is this not headline news? * Why does it not appear under ‘Israel-Gaza war’? * Why have you buried it under ‘local news’?
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Guys, finally… A Dutch official with the balls to condemn the Zionists thugs in Amsterdam Listen 🔈
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🇪🇸 Spain has refused entry of two U.S ships carrying military equipment and explosives from America to Israel. Spain has banned all ships carrying military supplies for Israel from docking in its ports.
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FORSEA retweeted
If there were hordes of people marching on the streets of Europe chanting "F**K THE JEWS"... there would rightly be outrage from every European leader & newspaper. This is a video of hordes of Israelis marching through #Amsterdam chanting "F**K THE ARABS". NO OUTRAGE #heirarchy
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In @KamalaHarris’s op-ed for South Asian voters, she talks about how her Indian grandfather taught her about civil rights and democracy, and her commitment to US-India relations, BUT not a mention of Modi’s India being a #Hindutva state that denies civil rights and diminishes democracy. thejuggernaut.com/kamala-har…
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