Rimona Afana
@rimona-afana.bsky.social
Romanian–Palestinian researcher, activist, artist resisting crimes against humans and nonhumans
www.linkedin.com/in/rimonaafana/
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Some thoughts on how torture impacts humans and nonhumans, written for yesterday's anniversary of the Convention Against Torture. Read it on Instagram, LinkedIn, or Facebook: www.instagram.com/p/DSFmgOmCGrJ/, www.linkedin.com/feed/update/..., www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
December 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Some thoughts on how torture impacts humans and nonhumans, written for yesterday's anniversary of the Convention Against Torture. Read it on Instagram, LinkedIn, or Facebook: www.instagram.com/p/DSFmgOmCGrJ/, www.linkedin.com/feed/update/..., www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
My interview with Vegans for Palestine on Israel's crimes against animals and nature in Gaza. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGMG...
December 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
My interview with Vegans for Palestine on Israel's crimes against animals and nature in Gaza. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGMG...
Vast profits for the merchants of death from having millions of humans and nonhumans murdered, injured, maimed, displaced, and nature destroyed, often irreversibly. My highlights after reading the latest SIPRI study on the top 100 arms producers: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
December 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Vast profits for the merchants of death from having millions of humans and nonhumans murdered, injured, maimed, displaced, and nature destroyed, often irreversibly. My highlights after reading the latest SIPRI study on the top 100 arms producers: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Why do we choose to not see, feel, care about the crimes perpetrated in our name? In “Unseeing Settler–Extractive Colonialism: The ‘Blindness Epidemic’ in the (com)Promised Lands”, I show how the denial and rationalization of crime are central to colonialism. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Why do we choose to not see, feel, care about the crimes perpetrated in our name? In “Unseeing Settler–Extractive Colonialism: The ‘Blindness Epidemic’ in the (com)Promised Lands”, I show how the denial and rationalization of crime are central to colonialism. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
On 27 November I’m giving a guest talk at Queen’s University Belfast, on the forgotten victims of Israel’s genocide–ecocide in Gaza: animals and nature. The event is in person and online. Message me if you wish to attend and I'll send the Zoom link. Details here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
On 27 November I’m giving a guest talk at Queen’s University Belfast, on the forgotten victims of Israel’s genocide–ecocide in Gaza: animals and nature. The event is in person and online. Message me if you wish to attend and I'll send the Zoom link. Details here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Tomorrow, 9 pm Jerusalem time: “Denying Genocide: Comparative Reflections from Armenia, Bosnia, the Holocaust, and Palestine”. Scan the QR code to register; if the registration is closed already, message me and I’ll send you privately the Zoom link.
November 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Tomorrow, 9 pm Jerusalem time: “Denying Genocide: Comparative Reflections from Armenia, Bosnia, the Holocaust, and Palestine”. Scan the QR code to register; if the registration is closed already, message me and I’ll send you privately the Zoom link.
Pomegranate festival in Halabja/Iraq last week. The red reminds me of a different red. In 1988, Saddam Hussein's forces massacred over 5,000 Kurds in Halabja, using sarin and mustard gas. Nearly 10,000 people were injured. Halabja was among the first stages of the Anfal genocide.
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Pomegranate festival in Halabja/Iraq last week. The red reminds me of a different red. In 1988, Saddam Hussein's forces massacred over 5,000 Kurds in Halabja, using sarin and mustard gas. Nearly 10,000 people were injured. Halabja was among the first stages of the Anfal genocide.
Presenting tomorrow at the “Conscious Beings: Rethinking Animality and Awareness” anthrozoology symposium. Sharing my research on the sinister ties between animal torture and corporate profit. If you wish to attend, message me & I'll send the Zoom. Program: anthrozoology.acadiasi.org/wp-content/u...
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Presenting tomorrow at the “Conscious Beings: Rethinking Animality and Awareness” anthrozoology symposium. Sharing my research on the sinister ties between animal torture and corporate profit. If you wish to attend, message me & I'll send the Zoom. Program: anthrozoology.acadiasi.org/wp-content/u...
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The victims of Israel's war on Gaza we aren't talking about 🕊️. Ep 27 of Think Like a Vegan podcast is live. Researcher Rimona Afana exposes the hidden cost: the deliberate destruction of the natural world and nonhuman animals. Streaming now on all platforms @rimona-afana.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The victims of Israel's war on Gaza we aren't talking about 🕊️. Ep 27 of Think Like a Vegan podcast is live. Researcher Rimona Afana exposes the hidden cost: the deliberate destruction of the natural world and nonhuman animals. Streaming now on all platforms @rimona-afana.bsky.social
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Can the dead die twice and can the unborn be unbirthed? For Palestinians, life and death lack fixed boundaries. In a colonial site, victims’ bodies and spirits are trans-formed continuously by violence, in both life and death. www.currentaffairs.org/news/israels...
Israel’s Crimes Against the Dead and Unborn in Gaza
The tomb and womb, once tranquil places, have become another battlefield in Gaza.
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September 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Can the dead die twice and can the unborn be unbirthed? For Palestinians, life and death lack fixed boundaries. In a colonial site, victims’ bodies and spirits are trans-formed continuously by violence, in both life and death. www.currentaffairs.org/news/israels...
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For those in Gaza who’ve lost loved ones dislocated from tombs and wombs, the grief is mutilated: for 23 months, the constant terror of bombing, mass murder, displacement, hunger, illness, heat or cold has not allowed Gazans a break to process their grief. www.currentaffairs.org/news/israels...
Israel’s Crimes Against the Dead and Unborn in Gaza
The tomb and womb, once tranquil places, have become another battlefield in Gaza.
www.currentaffairs.org
September 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
For those in Gaza who’ve lost loved ones dislocated from tombs and wombs, the grief is mutilated: for 23 months, the constant terror of bombing, mass murder, displacement, hunger, illness, heat or cold has not allowed Gazans a break to process their grief. www.currentaffairs.org/news/israels...
My research on Israel’s crimes against the dead and unborn in Gaza was published in Current Affairs. Read it here: www.currentaffairs.org/news/israels-crimes-against-the-dead-and-unborn-in-gaza
September 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
My research on Israel’s crimes against the dead and unborn in Gaza was published in Current Affairs. Read it here: www.currentaffairs.org/news/israels-crimes-against-the-dead-and-unborn-in-gaza
"The Commission concludes that the State of Israel bears responsibility for the failure to prevent genocide, the commission of genocide and the failure to punish genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip."
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September 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"The Commission concludes that the State of Israel bears responsibility for the failure to prevent genocide, the commission of genocide and the failure to punish genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip."
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From 16 to 18 September 1982, 1,300 to 3,500 civilians, mostly Palestinians and Lebanese Shias, were killed in Beirut by Lebanese forces, supported by Israeli troops. Don Wagner's "I Saw Israel's 'Final Solution to the Palestinian Problem' in Lebanon 41 Years Ago":
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September 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
From 16 to 18 September 1982, 1,300 to 3,500 civilians, mostly Palestinians and Lebanese Shias, were killed in Beirut by Lebanese forces, supported by Israeli troops. Don Wagner's "I Saw Israel's 'Final Solution to the Palestinian Problem' in Lebanon 41 Years Ago":
mondoweiss.net/2023/06/i-sa...
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"The estimate of 680,000 Gazan deaths therefore is about 12 to 14 times greater than the death toll of about 50–55,000 presently reported by nearly all Western mainstream media."
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Skewering History: The Odious Politics of Counting Gaza’s Dead – Arena
Critical * Radical * Australia * Earth
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September 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
"The estimate of 680,000 Gazan deaths therefore is about 12 to 14 times greater than the death toll of about 50–55,000 presently reported by nearly all Western mainstream media."
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Elbit, Israel's largest arms producer, seems to have closed its Bristol facility after sustained resistance by Palestine Action, recently banned under the Terrorism Act.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/06/israeli-arms-manufacturer-elbit-systems-closes-uk-facility-targeted-by-palestine-action
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/06/israeli-arms-manufacturer-elbit-systems-closes-uk-facility-targeted-by-palestine-action
Israeli arms manufacturer closes UK facility targeted by Palestine Action
Exclusive: Elbit Systems UK Bristol site was subject of protest days before direct action group was proscribed
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September 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Elbit, Israel's largest arms producer, seems to have closed its Bristol facility after sustained resistance by Palestine Action, recently banned under the Terrorism Act.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/06/israeli-arms-manufacturer-elbit-systems-closes-uk-facility-targeted-by-palestine-action
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/06/israeli-arms-manufacturer-elbit-systems-closes-uk-facility-targeted-by-palestine-action
The Swiss branch of the Gaza "Humanitarian" Foundation (GHF, the mercenaries assisting Israel's atrocities in Gaza while pretending to be delivering humanitarian aid) is in breach of Swiss law and is now dissolved.
Find here the decision: www.fosc.ch#!/search/pub...
Find here the decision: www.fosc.ch#!/search/pub...
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September 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Swiss branch of the Gaza "Humanitarian" Foundation (GHF, the mercenaries assisting Israel's atrocities in Gaza while pretending to be delivering humanitarian aid) is in breach of Swiss law and is now dissolved.
Find here the decision: www.fosc.ch#!/search/pub...
Find here the decision: www.fosc.ch#!/search/pub...
"In my view, South Africa’s case is exceptionally strong—arguably the strongest case of genocide ever brought before the ICJ. [...] Based on that, I think South Africa is likely to prevail in the case, and Israel will lose and be found to have violated the Genocide Convention."
Professor Schabas: US, Germany, and Others Could Be Held Liable as Accomplices to Genocide in Gaza - ECPS
In an extensive interview with the European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS), Professor William Schabas—one of the world’s foremost authorities on
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September 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
"In my view, South Africa’s case is exceptionally strong—arguably the strongest case of genocide ever brought before the ICJ. [...] Based on that, I think South Africa is likely to prevail in the case, and Israel will lose and be found to have violated the Genocide Convention."
“Torture and Genocide: The Shattered Futures of Former Palestinian Detainees in Gaza”, report by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, draws on testimonies from 100 Palestinian detainees to document the systematic use of torture as integral to the ongoing genocide.
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September 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
“Torture and Genocide: The Shattered Futures of Former Palestinian Detainees in Gaza”, report by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, draws on testimonies from 100 Palestinian detainees to document the systematic use of torture as integral to the ongoing genocide.
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Just published: "Meta’s Role in Amplifying Harmful Content Against Palestinians During Genocide in Gaza", report exposing the failure of Meta (parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) to protect Palestinians from incitement and hate speech in Hebrew.
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Hamleh - New 7amleh Report: Meta’s Role in Amplifying Harmful Content Against Palestinians During Genocide in Gaza
New 7amleh Report: Meta’s Role in Amplifying Harmful Content Against Palestinians During Genocide in Gaza
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September 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Just published: "Meta’s Role in Amplifying Harmful Content Against Palestinians During Genocide in Gaza", report exposing the failure of Meta (parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) to protect Palestinians from incitement and hate speech in Hebrew.
7amleh.org/post/meta-s-...?
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My interview with the Knowing Animals podcast about crimes against animals during Israel’s genocide–ecocide on Gaza. I took this photo many years ago: a homeless kitten in Rafah, which has meanwhile been turned into a concentration camp. Listen below.
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Knowing Animals: Episode 241: Animals in Gaza with Rimona Afana
This episode's guest is Dr Rimona Afana. Rimona is a Romanian-Palestinian academic, as well as an activist and multimedia artist. Her research addresses war crimes, crimes against humanity, crimes aga...
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September 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
My interview with the Knowing Animals podcast about crimes against animals during Israel’s genocide–ecocide on Gaza. I took this photo many years ago: a homeless kitten in Rafah, which has meanwhile been turned into a concentration camp. Listen below.
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-241-...
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-241-...
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The latest episode of Knowing Animals covers a difficult topic: I speak to @rimona-afana.bsky.social about the impact of the ongoing conflict in Gaza on animals.
You can listen to the episode for free below or in all the usual podcast places.
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-241-...
You can listen to the episode for free below or in all the usual podcast places.
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-241-...
September 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The latest episode of Knowing Animals covers a difficult topic: I speak to @rimona-afana.bsky.social about the impact of the ongoing conflict in Gaza on animals.
You can listen to the episode for free below or in all the usual podcast places.
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-241-...
You can listen to the episode for free below or in all the usual podcast places.
knowinganimals.libsyn.com/episode-241-...
The International Association of Genocide Scholars formally recognized yesterday that Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide and also constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. Below the resolution.
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September 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The International Association of Genocide Scholars formally recognized yesterday that Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide and also constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. Below the resolution.
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