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Bill Samuel
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I am a retired career U.S. EPA employee living in Germantown, Maryland, USA. I am an active member of Dayspring Church of the Church of the Saviour. I am on the Board of the Consistent Life Network. I work for peace and human rights for all.
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UN' resolution on Gaza doesn't impose anything on Israel, who caused the problem. The Israeli government appointed its two most prominent genocide advocates, one previously convicted for supporting terrorism, as their representatives to this colonial plan.
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Dissecting the UN’s “Comprehensive Plan” for the future of Gaza
The Resolution perpetuates the same failed logic that has governed international diplomacy for decades, one in which Palestinian rights are conditioned.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Is Gaza slated for colonization? Israel continues to attack Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria. Attacks on the West Bank continue. This and more news.
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As Israel kills, will US steal Gazan land? Not a Ceasefire Day 45
Where to begin rebuilding Gaza?; “Should we place the noose around our own neck?”; Israel kills Hezbollah leader; Germany helps only 4-legged Palestinians
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November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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TFF Portfolio for true peace in Ukraine: UNITE trust, DREAM prosperity and other constructive components.
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TFF Portfolio for true peace in Ukraine: UNITE trust, DREAM prosperity and other constructive components.
It is time to stop misusing the word "peace" as if peacemaking required neither knowledge nor creativity. TFF presents a genuine portfolio of proposals for global dialogue - and not a fake plan...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Israel admits abducting doctor & holding daughter hostage, Israel continues to violate ceasefire, settlers poison Palestinian sheet, extremist settlers boast of terrorism, Palestinian land expropriated, universities surveil pro-Palestinian students, and more.
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Thousands going deaf from bombing in Gaza: Not a Ceasefire Day 44
24 Gazans killed; Israeli settlers poison sheep, boast about their terrorism; land theft in W Bank; US campuses treat anti-genocide protesters like terrorists
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November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Israel only allows 20% of aid promised for Gaza, Gaza camps flood, Palestinians killed in West Bank, IDF seizes Palestinian cattle and gives them to settlers, and more.
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2M Gazans survive in a 3.5 sq. mi. cage – Not a Ceasefire Day 43
Hunger, cold, invisible dangers stalk Gaza; Israel kills 3 in W Bank; Israeli leader wants propaganda overhaul; IDF soldiers steal cattle, give them to settlers
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November 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Israel continues assault on Gaza, shelter & food in short supply in Gaza due to Israel blocking aid, Israel moved Yellow Line to control more of Gaza, Israel displaced refugees on West Bank, settler attacks on West Bank, and more.
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On World Children's Day, Gaza kids suffer: Not a Ceasefire Day 42
Israel is moving the Yellow Line to grab more land; Israel's actions in West Bank crime against humanity; what's the best way to execute a Palestinian prisoner?
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November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Israel continues to violate Gaza ceasefire, Israel demolishes Palestinian homes, UN puts Gaza under U.S. mandate, and more.
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Israeli massacre kills at least 28 in Gaza:Not a Ceasefire Day 40
Heavy rains flood Gaza tents with sewage; Israel wreaks havoc on West Bank; Trump capitulates to Israel; UN embraces colonialism for Gaza
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November 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Interesting article in The Friend on Voice of Hope, a ministry working in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I have been trying to raise funds for them, and will post a link to the GoFundMe for them in the comments.
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Called to good: Harvey Gillman on Voices of Hope | The Friend
‘The work grows and grows.’| The Friend
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November 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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American-led Gaza command center contains no Palestinians.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/w...
Inside the American-Run Base Helping Plan the Future of Gaza
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November 19, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Israel Punishes a Rape Whistleblower But Embraces the Alleged Rapist Soldiers
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Israel Punishes a Rape Whistleblower But Embraces the Alleged Rapist Soldiers
An Israeli official is being targeted for revealing soldiers allegedly assaulting a Palestinian detainee – but you wouldn’t know it from the Western media.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Zikim crossing still closed blocking aid, settlers set fire to mosque, US proposes revival of British mandate with US in charge, Israeli use of Palestinians as human shields, U KY prof banned from teaching for comments on Israel sues, and much more.
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A 20-year Memorandum of Understanding? – Not a Ceasefire Day 36
Risk of flooding in Gaza; 2 youths killed in Hebron; America First After Israel; a new British mandate?; Biden knew about Palestinians as human shields
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November 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Break every chain!
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Tasha Cobbs Leonard - Break Every Chain (Live At Passion City Church)
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November 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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American Jews deported from Israel for picking olives with Palestinian farmers. The Israeli Jews with them were also detained.
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'I was not the right kind of Jew,' says US Jewish teen deported from Israel
(RNS) — Since its founding in 1948, Israel has welcomed American Jews and encouraged their immigration. Now certain Jews supporting Palestinians, like Leila Stillman-Utterman, are deported.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Israel continues to attack Gaza, food & medical care still lacking in Gaza, continued attacks on West Bank, 104 House Dems call for Israel not to demolish Bedouin village, and more.
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All of Gaza is highly food insecure – Not a Ceasefire Day 28
Hunger, cold, medical shortages stalk Gazans; Israel kills 2 youths in West Bank; Trump "extorts" Cornell; settler violence; more
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November 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Cornell University agrees to pay a $30 million bribe to the Trump Administration. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Cornell Reaches Deal With Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
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November 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Israel continues to limit humanitarian aid to Gaza and to violate the ceasefire. Attacks on West Bank Palestinians continue. More evidence of Israeli torture. And more news on Israel/Palestine.
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US CENTCOM, Marco Rubio are lying about Hamas – Not a Ceasefire, Day 23 | Israel Palestine News
Israel still blocking aid; Hamas wants to "close the file" on captive exchange; Israeli forces, settlers have destroyed 4000+ olive trees this sea ...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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It's a beautiful fall day!
October 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Final set of photos from Dayspring today.
Colorful tree near the Dayspring Farmhouse The forest by the road to my house.
October 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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More photos of Dayspring today.
Lake of the Saints with the Simple Gifts cottages (solar homes) in the background. The geese enjoy the Lake of the Saints. Great Blue Heron in the Lake of the Saints. Geese, a Great Blue Heron, and ducks enjoy the Lake of the Saints.
October 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Photos from Dayspring today.
Trees with varying colors on the horizon. Fall colors on trees near the Lake of the Saints shoreline. Lake of the Saints with more of the beauty of Dayspring in the background. Lake of the Saints
October 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Baltimore Banner reveals Maryland Correctional Institution murdered a prisoner by turning off water to his cell, causing his death by dehydration. The Medical Examiner was complicit by calling the deliberate killing an accident.
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How a Maryland prisoner died an ‘excruciating’ death from dehydration
Lamont Mealy died of dehydration in an isolation cell at Western Correctional Institution in 2023. A lawsuit claims state officials covered it up.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Tomorrow I celebrate 78 years since I left my mother's womb. If you want to honor that, I will suggest a donation to Voice of Hope Burundi, which helps the vulnerable and works toward healing and reconciliation in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Donate to Support the Vulnerable in Burundi and Eastern Congo, organized by Bill Samuel
I am Bill Samuel. I live in Germantown, Maryland, USA. I am an individ… Bill Samuel needs your support for Support the Vulnerable in Burundi and Eastern Congo
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October 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Israel continues to kill Gazans and block aid to Gaza, Palestinian bodies released by Israel show signs of torture, Israel shuts down orphan care charity, Palestinians abducted, and much more.
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Torture, hunger, peril stalk Gazans – This is ceasefire? Day 12
No food; no interest in Palestinian lives from JD Vance; UXOs; Israel shuts down orphan care charity; viral settler attack; Ben Gvir; Northwestern University
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October 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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You'll hear a lot about the "Yellow Line" in Gaza. Israel is killing Palestinians who cross or approach the "Yellow Line." Watch this video about it. It is a line on a map. It is not marked on the ground.
October 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Israel violates ceasefire and plans more violations, Gazans return to Gaza city, Israel holds most Gazan agricultural land, West Bank threats continue, abuse of Palestinian prisoners, Israel attacks Lebanon.
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Israel is not finished destroying Gaza – Ceasefire Day 3
124 martyrs arrive at Gaza hospitals, 1 killed in Khan Younis; Masafer Yatta faces major threat; Palestinian detainees abused ahead of release; more.
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October 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM