Zak Essa 🇵🇸
@zak-e.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at London School of Economics | Interested in climate adaptation, social protection, and the just energy transition
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"A 2,000-household survey in Gaza... suggested that the official figures were likely to be undercounting the number of people killed in the war by roughly 39 percent... The majority of those killed — some 56 percent — were women, children and the elderly." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
Opinion | What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"A 2,000-household survey in Gaza... suggested that the official figures were likely to be undercounting the number of people killed in the war by roughly 39 percent... The majority of those killed — some 56 percent — were women, children and the elderly." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
Every Thursday we try again 🇵🇸
September 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Every Thursday we try again 🇵🇸
it is as if we are back in the days of the East India Company - impossible to tell state and business apart, and they’re consistently collaborating to plunder and oppress
September 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
it is as if we are back in the days of the East India Company - impossible to tell state and business apart, and they’re consistently collaborating to plunder and oppress
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There’s room for joy in our politics @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
There’s room for joy in our politics @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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🚨 BREAKING - FIVE Lift The Ban key spokespeople arrested in dawn raids.
Arrested for addressing Open Calls during which legal information on the risks of opposing Labour’s absurd ban on Palestine Action have been shared.
Video: Paddy Friend, a law student, arrested at home.
Arrested for addressing Open Calls during which legal information on the risks of opposing Labour’s absurd ban on Palestine Action have been shared.
Video: Paddy Friend, a law student, arrested at home.
September 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🚨 BREAKING - FIVE Lift The Ban key spokespeople arrested in dawn raids.
Arrested for addressing Open Calls during which legal information on the risks of opposing Labour’s absurd ban on Palestine Action have been shared.
Video: Paddy Friend, a law student, arrested at home.
Arrested for addressing Open Calls during which legal information on the risks of opposing Labour’s absurd ban on Palestine Action have been shared.
Video: Paddy Friend, a law student, arrested at home.
"It also intends to incinerate nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives, despite offers from the United Nations to buy the items, and has wasted hundreds of thousands of mpox-vaccine doses that are now so near expiration that they can’t be shipped to the African countries experiencing an outbreak"
August 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"It also intends to incinerate nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives, despite offers from the United Nations to buy the items, and has wasted hundreds of thousands of mpox-vaccine doses that are now so near expiration that they can’t be shipped to the African countries experiencing an outbreak"
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'we were trying to bomb a camera'
August 28, 2025 at 5:29 AM
'we were trying to bomb a camera'
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If you’re doing a ‘double tap’ strike on a hospital, you’re a war criminal and a terrorist.
#GAZA: Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital, including a freelance journalist who worked for @apnews.com.
At least 8 people were killed in a double-tap strike on the 4th floor, Gaza's Health Ministry said, the second attack came as rescue crews arrived.
At least 8 people were killed in a double-tap strike on the 4th floor, Gaza's Health Ministry said, the second attack came as rescue crews arrived.
August 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
If you’re doing a ‘double tap’ strike on a hospital, you’re a war criminal and a terrorist.
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Sally Rooney: “I would happily publish this statement in a UK newspaper–but that would now be illegal. The present UK Gov has willingly stripped its own citizens of basic rights & freedoms, including the right to express & read dissenting opinions, in order to protect its relationship with Israel.”
Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it
Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it
I would happily publish this statement in a UK newspaper – but that would now be illegal
www.irishtimes.com
August 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Sally Rooney: “I would happily publish this statement in a UK newspaper–but that would now be illegal. The present UK Gov has willingly stripped its own citizens of basic rights & freedoms, including the right to express & read dissenting opinions, in order to protect its relationship with Israel.”
My goodness this is so disturbing, a regime with a mania for violence - a people that have chosen to destroy their own humanity through the dehumanisation of others
Human rights group B'Tselem releases shocking video of Palestinian journalist Awdah Hathaleen filming his own murder at the hands of Israeli settler Yinon Levi.
As is usual in Israel, a judge quickly released Levi, even though the footage shows he shot Hathaleen in cold blood.
As is usual in Israel, a judge quickly released Levi, even though the footage shows he shot Hathaleen in cold blood.
August 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My goodness this is so disturbing, a regime with a mania for violence - a people that have chosen to destroy their own humanity through the dehumanisation of others
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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
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Revealed: Microsoft storing Israeli intelligence trove used to attack Palestinians
The tech giant developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians.
www.972mag.com/microsoft-82...
The tech giant developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians.
www.972mag.com/microsoft-82...
Microsoft storing Israeli intelligence trove used to attack Palestinians
Microsoft developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians.
www.972mag.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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The most evil crime of our lives, the most barbaric
This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.
By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza
By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza
August 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The most evil crime of our lives, the most barbaric
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I was lucky enough to hang out with the Climb Malawi team, a group of enthusiastic young climbers who want to see the sport grow in the country.
"I like the community feeling...You’re like one of the gears trying to move something and then, if you’re not part of it, it’s not going to move."
"I like the community feeling...You’re like one of the gears trying to move something and then, if you’re not part of it, it’s not going to move."
‘It’s all about trusting yourself, pushing your limits’: Malawi’s first climbers take their sport to new heights
From a wall in a back garden to their first international contest, a dedicated community of young climbers is attracting new recruits in the south African country
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I was lucky enough to hang out with the Climb Malawi team, a group of enthusiastic young climbers who want to see the sport grow in the country.
"I like the community feeling...You’re like one of the gears trying to move something and then, if you’re not part of it, it’s not going to move."
"I like the community feeling...You’re like one of the gears trying to move something and then, if you’re not part of it, it’s not going to move."
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Palestinian statehood is not a bargaining chip.
It is not a threat.
It is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people.
Our demands on this shameful government remain the same: end all arms sales to Israel, impose widespread sanctions, and stop the genocide, now.
It is not a threat.
It is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people.
Our demands on this shameful government remain the same: end all arms sales to Israel, impose widespread sanctions, and stop the genocide, now.
July 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Palestinian statehood is not a bargaining chip.
It is not a threat.
It is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people.
Our demands on this shameful government remain the same: end all arms sales to Israel, impose widespread sanctions, and stop the genocide, now.
It is not a threat.
It is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people.
Our demands on this shameful government remain the same: end all arms sales to Israel, impose widespread sanctions, and stop the genocide, now.
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I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard
I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard
A permanent ceasefire, the free and safe flow of aid, and the lifting of the blockade are needed now – all could be achieved with political will, says UK surgeon Nick Maynard
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard
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Wow—the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named after Raphael Lemkin, a Holocaust survivor who coined the term genocide) says plainly:
"No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits…IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."
"HISTORY WILL DETERMINE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS."
"No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits…IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."
"HISTORY WILL DETERMINE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS."
July 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wow—the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named after Raphael Lemkin, a Holocaust survivor who coined the term genocide) says plainly:
"No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits…IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."
"HISTORY WILL DETERMINE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS."
"No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits…IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."
"HISTORY WILL DETERMINE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS."
Racist, colonial barbarity
July 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Racist, colonial barbarity
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Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends.
But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.
See you soon, NYC.
But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.
See you soon, NYC.
July 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends.
But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.
See you soon, NYC.
But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.
See you soon, NYC.
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BREAKING: At least 116 Palestinians, including 38 people near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza today, according to medical sources in the enclave.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
July 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
BREAKING: At least 116 Palestinians, including 38 people near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza today, according to medical sources in the enclave.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
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Watch as an activist is arrested in Glasgow for displaying a sign reading 'genocide in Palestine, time to take action'
'We're not terrorists', he said as he was taken away by police
'We're not terrorists', he said as he was taken away by police
July 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Watch as an activist is arrested in Glasgow for displaying a sign reading 'genocide in Palestine, time to take action'
'We're not terrorists', he said as he was taken away by police
'We're not terrorists', he said as he was taken away by police
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Earlier this month, the government blocked an inquiry into its complicity in the Gaza genocide.
We don’t need their permission to uncover the truth.
That’s why, today, we are announcing The Gaza Tribunal.
Sign up at thegazatribunal.uk.
We don’t need their permission to uncover the truth.
That’s why, today, we are announcing The Gaza Tribunal.
Sign up at thegazatribunal.uk.
July 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Earlier this month, the government blocked an inquiry into its complicity in the Gaza genocide.
We don’t need their permission to uncover the truth.
That’s why, today, we are announcing The Gaza Tribunal.
Sign up at thegazatribunal.uk.
We don’t need their permission to uncover the truth.
That’s why, today, we are announcing The Gaza Tribunal.
Sign up at thegazatribunal.uk.
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“I rushed there to get a food basket. My father was killed, and I have no one to help my family.” Fadi, 13.
Children and families in Gaza are risking everything for their survival.
Children and families in Gaza are risking everything for their survival.
Risking everything for survival in the Gaza Strip
With aid being prevented from entering Gaza at scale, even accessing the meagerest supplies is fraught with danger
www.unicef.org
July 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“I rushed there to get a food basket. My father was killed, and I have no one to help my family.” Fadi, 13.
Children and families in Gaza are risking everything for their survival.
Children and families in Gaza are risking everything for their survival.
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“This is the cruel reality confronting many in Gaza today after months of insufficient aid being allowed into the territory, and parties to the conflict failing to uphold basic responsibilities to protect civilians.” - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell
Full statement: unicef.link/40Kib1K
Full statement: unicef.link/40Kib1K
July 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“This is the cruel reality confronting many in Gaza today after months of insufficient aid being allowed into the territory, and parties to the conflict failing to uphold basic responsibilities to protect civilians.” - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell
Full statement: unicef.link/40Kib1K
Full statement: unicef.link/40Kib1K