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Bystanders No More
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We offer empowering education and actionable guidance for those ready - or nearly ready - to take a public stand for Palestinian human rights.

As more bystanders speak up, governments will be forced to listen.
Labour MPs & advisers: Obama's Deputy National Security Adviser just published a devastating critique of Democrats' Gaza strategy.

Every word applies to Starmer. Only worse.

Read this before you repeat their mistake. (Gift article link below. 🙏🏾)

#LabourParty #LabourMPs #UKPolitics
"Yes, there must be a big tent over the movement to restore American democracy. But that movement cannot succeed if it is beholden to groups like AIPAC that finance far-right politics."

[GIFT ARTICLE] 🎁 This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza | New York Times @rhodesben.bsky.social
Opinion | This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Important commentary from (Jewish American) analyst Mitchell Plitnick on Ben Rhodes’ NYT piece.

Plitnick lays out why Kamala Harris’ Israel Palestine stance was a major political own goal, even among voters who weren’t so focused on Palestinian rights.

Worth your time. As is Rhodes' oped.
Ben Rhodes takes Democrats to task for their failures on Israel and Palestine. He misses a few points but gets a lot right.

Ben Rhodes and How the Democrats Can Get It Right In Palestine and Israel

Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/74WkVVTNzTY

Watch on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/mitchell...
Ben Rhodes and How the Democrats Can Get It Right In Palestine and Israel
YouTube video by Cutting Through: News and Analysis
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December 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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"The film follows an American anesthesiologist volunteering in Gaza, with commentary from an Egyptian-Canadian journalist and writer reporting on the genocide. The [Portland, Oregon-based] doctor calls out the medical profession in the US."

#pdx
TRAILER for SUMUD: A Doctor's Report on Genocide and Survival in Gaza
YouTube video by JHaaken Productions
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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In a truly powerful piece, B'Tselem's ED Yuli Novak says Israel’s genocide stems from decades of racist violence and oppression, actively or passively supported by the US & Europe

Accountability crucial to prevent its normalization - and stop it once and for all: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Israel needs to face accountability for our genocide. And so does the US | Yuli Novak
The international community allowed all of this to happen. We must not look away or move on
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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For millions of victims of atrocity crimes, the #ICC is the last chance for justice

The US, Russia and others are assaulting it

At #ASP24, states parties must commit to provide the Court with the protection, resources, and cooperation it needs: hrw.org/news/2025/12...
International Criminal Court: Justice at Risk
Member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should intensify efforts to protect the court and human rights groups campaigning for justice from attack.
hrw.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Debate between Mehdi Hasan, award-winning journalist and Zeteo founder, and former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy that took place in New York City on, Sept 21st, 2024
Organized by ‪@OpentoDebate

Motion: "Were Israel’s Actions in the Gaza War Justified? "

youtu.be/HOQTgfS3PbI?...
‘You’re a Sociopath’: Mehdi Hasan vs Eylon Levy on Gaza | FULL DEBATE
YouTube video by Zeteo
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November 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Proscription of Palestine Action as a terror group may lead to people being wrongly criminalised.

A member of the Home Office's homeland security group said the UK Government's anti-terrorism Prevent programme risks being overwhelmed because of the ban.

www.thenational.scot/news/2564346...
Palestine Action ban may wrongly criminalise people, Home Office official warns
The proscription of Palestine Action as a terror group may lead to people being wrongly criminalised, a Home Office official has warned
www.thenational.scot
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Antony Loewenstein, Australian investigative journalist and author, talks about the “culture that allows IDF soldiers to shoot Palestinians at point-blank range”:
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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"Vast areas once filled with crops now lie barren...

Agriculture previously made up 10 % of #Gaza ’s economy, but 80 % of farmland and 71 % of the greenhouses are now damaged.

Only a small fraction of land remains usable..."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHn8...

#Israel #News #Palestine #WorldNews
Gaza farmers revive shattered fields as war-ravaged agriculture fights for survival
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Omar El Akkad spoke after winning the 2025 National Book Award for nonfiction for “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” his book on the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. He accepted the award at a gala in New York City this week.
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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“On the argument that Israel is an important partner for the United States in the Middle East: Show me the receipts for that,” Trita Parsi told the DCNF. “Where are the big wins for the United States that Israel has helped deliver?”

dailycaller.com/2025/11/27/h...
How The US-Israel Alliance Has Evolved, For Better And Worse, A Year Into Trump
One year into Trump's second term, the U.S.-Israel relationship has been tested considerably
dailycaller.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Clearer footage:

Video: نير حسون Nir Hasson ניר חסון via X (@nirhasson)
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Torture: Israeli human rights groups tell UN that Palestinian detainees received medical treatment while shackled and blindfolded, forced to use diapers to relieve themselves, and were starved, with 'an official diet of approximately 1,000 calories daily' www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Israeli human rights groups tell UN that Israel increased use of torture during Gaza war
The Report Submitted to the UN Notes That Detainees Received Medical Treatment While Shackled and Blindfolded, and Were Forced to Use Diapers to Relieve Themselves. It Also Says Detainees Were Starved...
www.haaretz.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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🚨British military personnel trained in Israel amid the Gaza genocide, Declassified can reveal.

This comes after we exposed the Israeli soldiers training in Britain over the past two years👇
www.declassifieduk.org/british-mili...
British military trained in Israel amid Gaza genocide
Exclusive: Armed forces personnel have ‘studied on educational staff courses’ since October 2023, Ministry of Defence discloses
www.declassifieduk.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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"Albanese's report refers to Amazon's "Project Nimbus" and reveals that its primary funding source comes from the Israeli Ministry of Defense." Available in EN, ES, DE, FR, IT, TU, RU and BN.
How the world enriches from the blood of the Palestinians
UN report details how major corporations are enabling and profiting from the Israeli occupation and violence against Palestinians.
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The same happened with Trump's "peace plan" for Gaza. Heavy input from Netanyahu specifically on IDF withdrawal timelines & Hamas disarmament terms - secured last-minute edits that infuriated Arab mediators.

www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-se...
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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In the Oval Office Mamdani made clear the Israeli Govt is committing genocide, with US Govt funding, while standing next to Trump & calling him fascist, & while staying on his message of affordability

Zohran is leading how he campaigned—with authenticity. That's how you build trust & grow movements
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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BBC: “The largest displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank since Israel occupied the territory in the 1967 Six Day War.”

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Palestinians forced from West Bank refugee camps left in limbo as Israeli demolitions go on
A Human Rights Watch report claims Israel’s forcible displacement of residents from three refugee camps violates international humanitarian law.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Israel’s military killed at least 33 Palestinians in a single day, including 12 children, in one of the deadliest violations of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire to date. We are calling on President Trump to stop enabling these massacres and hold the Israeli government accountable. tinyurl.com/nz3cjxhc
CAIR Calls on President Trump to Demand End to Israel's Escalating Ceasefire Violations After Slaughter of 33 Palestinians
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on President Trump to force the Israeli government to stop its escala...
tinyurl.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Israeli forces are responsible for over 7,500 air violations and nearly 2,500 ground violations in the past year, according to the UN. This totals nearly 10,000 violations in less than a year of the ceasefire, which took effect on November 27, 2024.
UN: Israel Has Committed 10k Violations in Lebanon in One Year of Ceasefire
Israeli forces have killed over 100 civilians in Lebanon amid the ceasefire, UN officials say.
truthout.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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In a week thar Harvard administrators and former presidents have a lot of egg on their face, the kids show they are alright www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
On Survey of Harvard Undergrads, 63% of Respondents Favored Divestment from Israel | News | The Harvard Crimson
Sixty-three percent of respondents to a survey question posed by the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee said the University should divest from “companies and institutions operating i...
www.thecrimson.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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When Arab officials privately - and increasingly publicly - state that Israel and not Iran is the source of instability in the region, this is why:
During a year-long "truce" between Israel and Lebanon, Israel violated it 10,000 times!
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM