Mhmd
@mhmdhemish.bsky.social
Recovering journalist. Alleged engineer. News junkie. Communication @alshabaka.bsky.social Latinoamerica/Middle East/Palestine.
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Mhmd
@mhmdhemish.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network | Research & Analysis
Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network is creates independent Palestinian policy research, analysis, and insights.
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It’s great to see many people following! It’s refreshing to have an alternative (maybe a hideout for now) to twitter.
Also, we’re still setting up the account, but plz keep up w/ the work of my org @alshabaka.bsky.social & my colleagues @yarahawari.bsky.social & @tksshawa.bsky.social al-shabaka.org
Also, we’re still setting up the account, but plz keep up w/ the work of my org @alshabaka.bsky.social & my colleagues @yarahawari.bsky.social & @tksshawa.bsky.social al-shabaka.org
Colonialism, genocide, capitalism & extractivism work hand in hand.
Behind all the ahistorical fictional rhetoric about religious rights & “civilization” there will be economic greed that sees everything in a piece of land, including humans, as resources to be exploited.
Behind all the ahistorical fictional rhetoric about religious rights & “civilization” there will be economic greed that sees everything in a piece of land, including humans, as resources to be exploited.
SCOOP: Tony Blair and Jared Kushner will be at the White House today for a meeting on Gaza and present Trump with ideas for a post-war plan
Scoop: Tony Blair and Jared Kushner to brief Trump on Gaza post-war plans
The former British prime minister and Trump's son-in-law and former adviser will discuss ideas for how Gaza will be governed without Hamas in power.
www.axios.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Colonialism, genocide, capitalism & extractivism work hand in hand.
Behind all the ahistorical fictional rhetoric about religious rights & “civilization” there will be economic greed that sees everything in a piece of land, including humans, as resources to be exploited.
Behind all the ahistorical fictional rhetoric about religious rights & “civilization” there will be economic greed that sees everything in a piece of land, including humans, as resources to be exploited.
Time to turn up the volume on what’s happening in Gaza & on the Israeli genocide of Palestinians waiting to get aid during the “12 day war” btwn Iran & the Israeli regime.
Listen & share this episode w/ Yara Hawari & Safa Joudeh that I had the pleasure of editing podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
Listen & share this episode w/ Yara Hawari & Safa Joudeh that I had the pleasure of editing podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
US Private Contractors in Gaza with Safa Joudeh
Podcast Episode · Rethinking Palestine · 06/24/2025 · 24m
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June 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Time to turn up the volume on what’s happening in Gaza & on the Israeli genocide of Palestinians waiting to get aid during the “12 day war” btwn Iran & the Israeli regime.
Listen & share this episode w/ Yara Hawari & Safa Joudeh that I had the pleasure of editing podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
Listen & share this episode w/ Yara Hawari & Safa Joudeh that I had the pleasure of editing podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
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"En Gaza, hace casi dos años que no hay electricidad estable. Allí, el apagón es total: de la luz, del agua potable, de los medicamentos, de la ayuda humanitaria. Y a esa oscuridad se suma una violencia constante".
Mi último artículo de opinión en @eldiario.es👇
www.eldiario.es/opinion/trib...
Mi último artículo de opinión en @eldiario.es👇
www.eldiario.es/opinion/trib...
May 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"En Gaza, hace casi dos años que no hay electricidad estable. Allí, el apagón es total: de la luz, del agua potable, de los medicamentos, de la ayuda humanitaria. Y a esa oscuridad se suma una violencia constante".
Mi último artículo de opinión en @eldiario.es👇
www.eldiario.es/opinion/trib...
Mi último artículo de opinión en @eldiario.es👇
www.eldiario.es/opinion/trib...
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"Project Esther is more than just a desperate attempt to salvage a crumbling Zionist narrative—it is part of a broader authoritarian shift in US politics."
New essential reading by @tksshawa.bsky.social al-shabaka.org/briefs/proje...
New essential reading by @tksshawa.bsky.social al-shabaka.org/briefs/proje...
Project Esther: Suppressing Palestinian Solidarity in the US | Al-Shabaka
This brief situates Project Esther within the assault on free speech & dissent & outlines strategies to resist this authoritarian turn
al-shabaka.org
April 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Project Esther is more than just a desperate attempt to salvage a crumbling Zionist narrative—it is part of a broader authoritarian shift in US politics."
New essential reading by @tksshawa.bsky.social al-shabaka.org/briefs/proje...
New essential reading by @tksshawa.bsky.social al-shabaka.org/briefs/proje...
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“When we are crafting a design strategy, we have to ask ourselves: how much of that is about their survival? Is that sufficient? How much of this do we foresee helping a future free Gaza or free Palestine? And how much of this is actually just normalizing colonization & occupation?”
- Dena Qaddumi
- Dena Qaddumi
April 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“When we are crafting a design strategy, we have to ask ourselves: how much of that is about their survival? Is that sufficient? How much of this do we foresee helping a future free Gaza or free Palestine? And how much of this is actually just normalizing colonization & occupation?”
- Dena Qaddumi
- Dena Qaddumi
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Palestinian architect & researcher Abdalrahman Kittana, who has been actively engaged in discussions and initiatives on Gaza’s reconstruction, joins @yarahawari.bsky.social to examine the various reconstruction plans & their feasibility #GazaGenocide
Listen & Share!
al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
Listen & Share!
al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
April 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Palestinian architect & researcher Abdalrahman Kittana, who has been actively engaged in discussions and initiatives on Gaza’s reconstruction, joins @yarahawari.bsky.social to examine the various reconstruction plans & their feasibility #GazaGenocide
Listen & Share!
al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
Listen & Share!
al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
One of the most informative & timely episodes we worked on.
We keep hearing about reconstruction plans & initiatives but how much do we really know about them & their feasibility as the #gazagenocide continues w/ complete impunity.
Abed’s analysis was food for thought
We keep hearing about reconstruction plans & initiatives but how much do we really know about them & their feasibility as the #gazagenocide continues w/ complete impunity.
Abed’s analysis was food for thought
🚨NEW Episode!
Abdalrahman Kittana, who has been engaged in discussions & initiatives on Gaza’s reconstruction, joins
@yarahawari.bsky.social to examine the various reconstruction plans and their feasibility amid the ongoing #GazaGenocide:
Listen. Rate. Share.
Abdalrahman Kittana, who has been engaged in discussions & initiatives on Gaza’s reconstruction, joins
@yarahawari.bsky.social to examine the various reconstruction plans and their feasibility amid the ongoing #GazaGenocide:
Listen. Rate. Share.
Gaza Reconstruction Reality Check with Abed Kittana | Al-Shabaka
Abdalrahman Kittana, who has been engaged in initiatives on Gaza’s reconstruction, examines reconstruction plans and their feasibility
al-shabaka.org
April 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
One of the most informative & timely episodes we worked on.
We keep hearing about reconstruction plans & initiatives but how much do we really know about them & their feasibility as the #gazagenocide continues w/ complete impunity.
Abed’s analysis was food for thought
We keep hearing about reconstruction plans & initiatives but how much do we really know about them & their feasibility as the #gazagenocide continues w/ complete impunity.
Abed’s analysis was food for thought
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The tactics ICE is using--thugs in plain clothes kidnapping people simply for their political views--these tactics were developed by the US and spread across the world to hunt down Leftists from Latin America to Indonesia. They've also been used locally for decades to terrorize Black communities.
March 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The tactics ICE is using--thugs in plain clothes kidnapping people simply for their political views--these tactics were developed by the US and spread across the world to hunt down Leftists from Latin America to Indonesia. They've also been used locally for decades to terrorize Black communities.
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THURSDAY, April 3, at 7pm London time!
Join this @palfest event to mark the UK publication of Ta-Nehisi Coates' THE MESSAGE. He'll be in conversation with Al-Shabaka policy analyst Zena Agha for his first ever UK event.
More info/RSVP: www.palfest.org/full-schedul...
Join this @palfest event to mark the UK publication of Ta-Nehisi Coates' THE MESSAGE. He'll be in conversation with Al-Shabaka policy analyst Zena Agha for his first ever UK event.
More info/RSVP: www.palfest.org/full-schedul...
March 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
THURSDAY, April 3, at 7pm London time!
Join this @palfest event to mark the UK publication of Ta-Nehisi Coates' THE MESSAGE. He'll be in conversation with Al-Shabaka policy analyst Zena Agha for his first ever UK event.
More info/RSVP: www.palfest.org/full-schedul...
Join this @palfest event to mark the UK publication of Ta-Nehisi Coates' THE MESSAGE. He'll be in conversation with Al-Shabaka policy analyst Zena Agha for his first ever UK event.
More info/RSVP: www.palfest.org/full-schedul...
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NEW!
This commentary, by Ahmed Alqarout, examines the evolving ties between MENA countries and BRICS, focusing on the prospective Palestinian membership in the bloc and the group’s rationale for extending the invitation al-shabaka.org/commentaries...
This commentary, by Ahmed Alqarout, examines the evolving ties between MENA countries and BRICS, focusing on the prospective Palestinian membership in the bloc and the group’s rationale for extending the invitation al-shabaka.org/commentaries...
Palestine and an Expanding BRICS: Swaying the Global Order | Al-Shabaka
This commentary examines the evolving ties between MENA countries and BRICS, focusing on the prospective Palestinian membership in the bloc
al-shabaka.org
March 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
NEW!
This commentary, by Ahmed Alqarout, examines the evolving ties between MENA countries and BRICS, focusing on the prospective Palestinian membership in the bloc and the group’s rationale for extending the invitation al-shabaka.org/commentaries...
This commentary, by Ahmed Alqarout, examines the evolving ties between MENA countries and BRICS, focusing on the prospective Palestinian membership in the bloc and the group’s rationale for extending the invitation al-shabaka.org/commentaries...
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TODAY!
In this policy lab, Dena Qaddumi & @jehadabusalim.bsky.social
join host @tksshawa.bsky.social to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next.
Register here: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
In this policy lab, Dena Qaddumi & @jehadabusalim.bsky.social
join host @tksshawa.bsky.social to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next.
Register here: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
February 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
TODAY!
In this policy lab, Dena Qaddumi & @jehadabusalim.bsky.social
join host @tksshawa.bsky.social to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next.
Register here: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
In this policy lab, Dena Qaddumi & @jehadabusalim.bsky.social
join host @tksshawa.bsky.social to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next.
Register here: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
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In this third and final episode in a collaboration series between Al-Shabaka & @mondoweiss.net, Yumna Patel, @yarahawari.bsky.social & Abdaljawad Omar discuss the precarious ceasefire & different future scenarios in Gaza & wider Palestine.
Listen here: al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
Listen here: al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
February 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
In this third and final episode in a collaboration series between Al-Shabaka & @mondoweiss.net, Yumna Patel, @yarahawari.bsky.social & Abdaljawad Omar discuss the precarious ceasefire & different future scenarios in Gaza & wider Palestine.
Listen here: al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
Listen here: al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
For me, it’s the normalization of absurdity.
Trump was a joke less than a decade ago but his politics are now the norm and he is feared instead of ridiculed. I am afraid everything an emboldened Trump does now will also become the norm, including his fantasies about Gaza, the region & the world.
Trump was a joke less than a decade ago but his politics are now the norm and he is feared instead of ridiculed. I am afraid everything an emboldened Trump does now will also become the norm, including his fantasies about Gaza, the region & the world.
Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
February 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
For me, it’s the normalization of absurdity.
Trump was a joke less than a decade ago but his politics are now the norm and he is feared instead of ridiculed. I am afraid everything an emboldened Trump does now will also become the norm, including his fantasies about Gaza, the region & the world.
Trump was a joke less than a decade ago but his politics are now the norm and he is feared instead of ridiculed. I am afraid everything an emboldened Trump does now will also become the norm, including his fantasies about Gaza, the region & the world.
“Roll over and play dead.”
He actually wrote that. Lol
He actually wrote that. Lol
Carville says what all the useless Dems are thinking
“With no leader to voice our opposition and no control in any branch of government, it’s time for Democrats to embark on the most daring political maneuver in the history of our party: roll over and play dead.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
“With no leader to voice our opposition and no control in any branch of government, it’s time for Democrats to embark on the most daring political maneuver in the history of our party: roll over and play dead.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
Opinion | James Carville: The Best Thing Democrats Can Do in This Moment
There’s nothing Democrats can legitimately do to stop Trump, so we need a tactical pause in our fight to plan for the future.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
“Roll over and play dead.”
He actually wrote that. Lol
He actually wrote that. Lol
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TOMORROW!
In this policy lab, Dena Qaddumi &
@jehadabusalim.bsky.social join host @tksshawa.bsky.social
to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next.
Register here: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
In this policy lab, Dena Qaddumi &
@jehadabusalim.bsky.social join host @tksshawa.bsky.social
to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next.
Register here: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
February 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
TOMORROW!
In this policy lab, Dena Qaddumi &
@jehadabusalim.bsky.social join host @tksshawa.bsky.social
to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next.
Register here: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
In this policy lab, Dena Qaddumi &
@jehadabusalim.bsky.social join host @tksshawa.bsky.social
to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next.
Register here: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
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NEW from Al-Shabaka!
In this policy brief, Halah Ahmad revisits polling & election data to demonstrate the effect of the Democratic Party’s unflinching support for the Israeli regime on demobilizing voters in a presidential race taking place amid a genocide al-shabaka.org/briefs/depre...
In this policy brief, Halah Ahmad revisits polling & election data to demonstrate the effect of the Democratic Party’s unflinching support for the Israeli regime on demobilizing voters in a presidential race taking place amid a genocide al-shabaka.org/briefs/depre...
Depressing the Vote: Genocide and 2024 US Presidential Race | Al-Shabaka
This brief revisits data from US elections to show the effect of the Democratic Party’s support for the Gaza Genocide on demobilizing voters
al-shabaka.org
February 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
NEW from Al-Shabaka!
In this policy brief, Halah Ahmad revisits polling & election data to demonstrate the effect of the Democratic Party’s unflinching support for the Israeli regime on demobilizing voters in a presidential race taking place amid a genocide al-shabaka.org/briefs/depre...
In this policy brief, Halah Ahmad revisits polling & election data to demonstrate the effect of the Democratic Party’s unflinching support for the Israeli regime on demobilizing voters in a presidential race taking place amid a genocide al-shabaka.org/briefs/depre...
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In this recent roundtable, Al-Shabaka analysts offer insights into how Trump will compare to his predecessor, what lies ahead for Palestine solidarity organizing in the US, and the material impact will be on the ground in Palestine.
#gazagenocide #gazaceasefire
READ ⤵️
#gazagenocide #gazaceasefire
READ ⤵️
Trump's Return: Implications for the Palestinian Struggle | Al-Shabaka
While many aspects of Trump's foreign policy remain uncertain, they will undoubtedly have devastating consequences for Palestinians.
al-shabaka.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In this recent roundtable, Al-Shabaka analysts offer insights into how Trump will compare to his predecessor, what lies ahead for Palestine solidarity organizing in the US, and the material impact will be on the ground in Palestine.
#gazagenocide #gazaceasefire
READ ⤵️
#gazagenocide #gazaceasefire
READ ⤵️
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Next Wednesday, 6pm Palestine time!
Dena Qaddumi &@jehadabusalim.bsky.social
join @tksshawa.bsky.social to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next.
More info: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
Dena Qaddumi &@jehadabusalim.bsky.social
join @tksshawa.bsky.social to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next.
More info: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
February 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Next Wednesday, 6pm Palestine time!
Dena Qaddumi &@jehadabusalim.bsky.social
join @tksshawa.bsky.social to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next.
More info: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
Dena Qaddumi &@jehadabusalim.bsky.social
join @tksshawa.bsky.social to discuss what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians & the state of the physical & political landscape that determines what comes next.
More info: www.crowdcast.io/c/gaza-genoc...
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In this final episode of the collaboration between Al-Shabaka & @mondoweiss.net, Yumna Patel, @yarahawari.bsky.social, & Abdaljawad Omar discuss the precarious ceasefire & different future scenarios in Gaza & wider Palestine
Listen, Share, Subscribe: al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
Listen, Share, Subscribe: al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
February 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
In this final episode of the collaboration between Al-Shabaka & @mondoweiss.net, Yumna Patel, @yarahawari.bsky.social, & Abdaljawad Omar discuss the precarious ceasefire & different future scenarios in Gaza & wider Palestine
Listen, Share, Subscribe: al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
Listen, Share, Subscribe: al-shabaka.org/podcast/gaza...
When I see these this type of news it really weighs on me that those in the shadows of power will hold on to the status quo so tight before they let revolution liberate the millions.
Our region has some serious rot that can no longer be cured. The whole tree needs to come down.
Our region has some serious rot that can no longer be cured. The whole tree needs to come down.
Exclusive: Egyptian firm charges trucks entering Gaza $20,000 in ‘bribes’ - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-organi-firms-add-gaza-woes-charging-trucks-thousands-bribes
Exclusive: Egyptian firm charges trucks entering Gaza $20,000 in ‘bribes’
Powerful tribal leader Ibrahim al-Organi continues to monopolise permits to commercial and aid trucks despite ceasefire deal, adding to Palestinian woes
www.middleeasteye.net
February 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
When I see these this type of news it really weighs on me that those in the shadows of power will hold on to the status quo so tight before they let revolution liberate the millions.
Our region has some serious rot that can no longer be cured. The whole tree needs to come down.
Our region has some serious rot that can no longer be cured. The whole tree needs to come down.
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In this commentary, Al-Shabaka Board President Tareq Baconi reflects on over 12 months of genocide in Gaza, discusses its ramifications, highlights the façade of the international rules-based order, & centers the power of the global majority al-shabaka.org/commentaries...
The Palestinian Struggle: From Genocide to Global Realignment | Al-Shabaka
Tareq Baconi reflects on over 12 months of genocide in Gaza and discusses its ramifications on the Palestinian liberation movement
al-shabaka.org
February 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In this commentary, Al-Shabaka Board President Tareq Baconi reflects on over 12 months of genocide in Gaza, discusses its ramifications, highlights the façade of the international rules-based order, & centers the power of the global majority al-shabaka.org/commentaries...
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In this policy lab, Halah Ahmad and Andrew Kadi join host Tariq Kenney-Shawa to discuss what the incoming Trump Administration will mean for Palestinians, how it will affect the pro-Palestine solidarity movement in the US, and how to prepare for it al-shabaka.org/policy-labs/...
What a Second Trump Administration Means for Palestinians | Al-Shabaka
Halah Ahmad and Andrew Kadi join host Tariq Kenney-Shawa to discuss what the incoming Trump Administration will mean for Palestinians
al-shabaka.org
February 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
In this policy lab, Halah Ahmad and Andrew Kadi join host Tariq Kenney-Shawa to discuss what the incoming Trump Administration will mean for Palestinians, how it will affect the pro-Palestine solidarity movement in the US, and how to prepare for it al-shabaka.org/policy-labs/...
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Donald Trump's suggestion of ethnically cleansing the Gaza Strip lays bare the "long-term American project" in the Middle East, says Palestinian writer Mohammed El-Kurd. https://www.democracynow.org/2025/2/11/mohammed_el_kurd_palestine_perfect_victims
February 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Donald Trump's suggestion of ethnically cleansing the Gaza Strip lays bare the "long-term American project" in the Middle East, says Palestinian writer Mohammed El-Kurd. https://www.democracynow.org/2025/2/11/mohammed_el_kurd_palestine_perfect_victims
My colleague @yarahawari.bsky.social never misses a chance to call out and educate mainstream media on how not to dehumanize Palestinians. That’s why we need more Palestinian voices to speak on Palestine in media.
"I think it's really important that we get our language right. This isn't a forced movement. It is ethnic cleansing."
- Yara Hawari (@yarahawari.bsky.social) in a must-watch interview with CNN
- Yara Hawari (@yarahawari.bsky.social) in a must-watch interview with CNN
February 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
My colleague @yarahawari.bsky.social never misses a chance to call out and educate mainstream media on how not to dehumanize Palestinians. That’s why we need more Palestinian voices to speak on Palestine in media.
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"I think it's really important that we get our language right. This isn't a forced movement. It is ethnic cleansing."
- Yara Hawari (@yarahawari.bsky.social) in a must-watch interview with CNN
- Yara Hawari (@yarahawari.bsky.social) in a must-watch interview with CNN
February 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"I think it's really important that we get our language right. This isn't a forced movement. It is ethnic cleansing."
- Yara Hawari (@yarahawari.bsky.social) in a must-watch interview with CNN
- Yara Hawari (@yarahawari.bsky.social) in a must-watch interview with CNN