Maryam Jamshidi
@msjamshidi.bsky.social
Law Prof. Interested in Intl law, national security, sanctions, & SWANA (aka the Middle East & North Africa).
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Maryam Jamshidi
@msjamshidi.bsky.social
· Aug 23
"Palestinian life remains bifurcated into these two categories—terrorist and victim—separating those who may be eradicated from those who should be protected, making starvation outrageous but the bombing of civilians insufficiently genocidal."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide
Why it took Palestinians starving for many to finally admit Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Why has starvation been so crucial in getting some to finally admit Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, as compared to deadlier atrocities? The answer lies in the dehumanization of the Palestinian…
mondoweiss.net
My new piece for @mondoweiss.net. Those who only recognize the genocide of the Palestinian people when they starve adopt a dehumanizing logic /n bsky.app/profile/harm...
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As the U.S. uses sanctions and tariffs against those who seek to hold Israel accountable for genocide, @shahdhm.bsky.social and I have organised this panel on economic and physical coercion with an excellent group of speakers: twailr.com/webinar-geno...
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
As the U.S. uses sanctions and tariffs against those who seek to hold Israel accountable for genocide, @shahdhm.bsky.social and I have organised this panel on economic and physical coercion with an excellent group of speakers: twailr.com/webinar-geno...
This is only marginally more insane than the Bush admins invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003. That invasion was also unlawful under intl law but the good ol Congress decided to make it legal under US law by passing the 2002 AUMF. Here there isn’t even that www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is only marginally more insane than the Bush admins invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003. That invasion was also unlawful under intl law but the good ol Congress decided to make it legal under US law by passing the 2002 AUMF. Here there isn’t even that www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
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“My hands were cuffed behind my back, my eyes were blindfolded and legs shackled. Then they released the dogs on us, each weighing around 80 or 90 kilos. You fall on your head while blindfolded, and your body starts spinning. One or two of the soldiers come and start kicking you with their...
![“My hands were cuffed behind my back, my eyes were blindfolded and legs shackled. Then they released the dogs on us, each weighing around 80 or 90 kilos. You fall on your head while blindfolded, and your body starts spinning. One or two of the soldiers come and start kicking you with their military boots while you’re on the ground.”
Dr. Ahmed Mahana was taken from Al-Awda Hospital to Israel’s Sde Teiman torture camp. Emaciated and visibly shaken, he told Channel 4:
“There were interrogation sessions lasting between two and eight hours. They accused me of failing to comply with army orders to evacuate the hospital. Secondly, they said you had defamed [Israel] on international forums in the media.”
More than 400 healthcare workers from Gaza have been detained by Israel; around 80 remain in custody.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:avtgggryiqtjlg5wwsufccua/bafkreiffr36kca5zbvom7wlmvvoztzkqqzg57vpkut7nxxi4jkywsqbbm4@jpeg)
October 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“My hands were cuffed behind my back, my eyes were blindfolded and legs shackled. Then they released the dogs on us, each weighing around 80 or 90 kilos. You fall on your head while blindfolded, and your body starts spinning. One or two of the soldiers come and start kicking you with their...
The NY Times is taking its renowned skills at writing obfuscating headlines & applying c it to the Trump admin’s illegal assassination campaign against civilians in boats. You’d think from these headlines the boats had no ppl on them when they were “destroyed” but, actually, 14 ppl were killed.
October 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The NY Times is taking its renowned skills at writing obfuscating headlines & applying c it to the Trump admin’s illegal assassination campaign against civilians in boats. You’d think from these headlines the boats had no ppl on them when they were “destroyed” but, actually, 14 ppl were killed.
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France urges Israel to comply with international law in line with UN court’s advisory opinion
France urges Israel to comply with international law in line with UN court’s advisory opinion
France urged Israel on Thursday to comply with obligations under international law in accordance with an advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which assessed the legal conse…
www.middleeastmonitor.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
France urges Israel to comply with international law in line with UN court’s advisory opinion
Looks like Julia Sebutinde continues to believe God has chosen her to save Israel by just making shit up about intl law bsky.app/profile/drme...
October 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Looks like Julia Sebutinde continues to believe God has chosen her to save Israel by just making shit up about intl law bsky.app/profile/drme...
The cases relating to Palestine at the ICJ are going to build on 1 another. It was already likely ICJ was going to conclude Israel was committing genocide in Gaza in the South Africa case. Seems like this adv op has made that as close to 💯 certain as it could bsky.app/profile/drme...
Humanitarian crisis in #gaza is direct risk to existence of #Palestinian people & their ability to exercise self-determination. #Israel cannot prevent requirements of people in #Gaza to exercise self-determination.
October 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The cases relating to Palestine at the ICJ are going to build on 1 another. It was already likely ICJ was going to conclude Israel was committing genocide in Gaza in the South Africa case. Seems like this adv op has made that as close to 💯 certain as it could bsky.app/profile/drme...
The ICJ has now said what so many have been saying for months - that Israel has NOT proven that UNRWA’s employees are “Hamas” and that the org - which continues to be blocked from entering Gaza by Israel - is vital to providing aid to the Strip. bsky.app/profile/drme...
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The ICJ has now said what so many have been saying for months - that Israel has NOT proven that UNRWA’s employees are “Hamas” and that the org - which continues to be blocked from entering Gaza by Israel - is vital to providing aid to the Strip. bsky.app/profile/drme...
The ICJ is issuing its UNRWA advisory op today. Follow Melanie for a play by play of the decision which is being read now. bsky.app/profile/drme...
Time for another #ICJ ruling! Advisory Opinion on Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other Int Organizations & Third States in & in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory dropping now.
October 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The ICJ is issuing its UNRWA advisory op today. Follow Melanie for a play by play of the decision which is being read now. bsky.app/profile/drme...
Looks like the court is making some very helpful statements about the immunities of UN subsidiaries like UNRWA, as well as UN officials and experts. This is important given efforts by private parties & US govt to strip UNRWA, Francesca Albanese, and others of this immunity bsky.app/profile/drme...
Court considers particular relevance obligation to respect priv & immunities of UN, premises & property; of UN personnel; to address any concern regarding priv & immunities within legal framework.
October 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Looks like the court is making some very helpful statements about the immunities of UN subsidiaries like UNRWA, as well as UN officials and experts. This is important given efforts by private parties & US govt to strip UNRWA, Francesca Albanese, and others of this immunity bsky.app/profile/drme...
Looks like the ICJ rightly slammed the Gaza Humanitarian Fund as being a ruse that did nothing to alleviate Israel’s legal duties to provide aid to Gaza and instead hurt the people of Gaza bsky.app/profile/drme...
#Israel set up the GHF, which only had a few distribution points, claiming this was necessary to prevent diversion of aid by Hamas. This system did not align w/humanitarian principles, did not meet people's needs, & put people at risk. Other orgs would not collaborate w/GHF.
October 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Looks like the ICJ rightly slammed the Gaza Humanitarian Fund as being a ruse that did nothing to alleviate Israel’s legal duties to provide aid to Gaza and instead hurt the people of Gaza bsky.app/profile/drme...
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ICJ torches Israel's notion of 'voluntary' transfer: It observes that individual or mass population transfer are prohibited and that transfer may be "forceable" not only due to use of physical force, but also when population has no choice but to leave due to resulting conditions.
October 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
ICJ torches Israel's notion of 'voluntary' transfer: It observes that individual or mass population transfer are prohibited and that transfer may be "forceable" not only due to use of physical force, but also when population has no choice but to leave due to resulting conditions.
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'The court finds that the local population has been inadequately supplied and that Israel has obligation to provide humanitarian provisions. The court notes that there is no evidence that UNRWA has breached the principle of impartiality'
The ICJ finds that Israel as an occupying power and based on 4th Geneva Convention and customary convention has obligation to protect the civilian population, even under conditions of active fighting.
October 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
'The court finds that the local population has been inadequately supplied and that Israel has obligation to provide humanitarian provisions. The court notes that there is no evidence that UNRWA has breached the principle of impartiality'
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The ICJ finds that Israel as an occupying power and based on 4th Geneva Convention and customary convention has obligation to protect the civilian population, even under conditions of active fighting.
October 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The ICJ finds that Israel as an occupying power and based on 4th Geneva Convention and customary convention has obligation to protect the civilian population, even under conditions of active fighting.
This is insane, the US-Israel are effectively trying to create an alternative to the UN. They're calling it the "civilian-military coordination center." It's been established in Israel & is basically overseeing all things related to Gaza, bringing in other countries etc. apnews.com/article/mide....
US is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the Gaza ceasefire deal
The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and privat...
https://apnews.com/article/mideast-gaza-israel-hamas-us-military-c19caf7b193dbb3bfaf056366f9e2369#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20(AP)%20—%20The%20United,a%20civilian%20government%20in%20Gaza
October 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This is insane, the US-Israel are effectively trying to create an alternative to the UN. They're calling it the "civilian-military coordination center." It's been established in Israel & is basically overseeing all things related to Gaza, bringing in other countries etc. apnews.com/article/mide....
Well the Trump admin has apparently charged so-called members of “Antifa” - which isnt even a group - w/material support for terrorism, which doesn’t exist as a federal charge for domestic groups, let alone non-existent ones. The imperial boomerang is coming hard and fast apple.news/AKjoMnscgSVW...
October 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Well the Trump admin has apparently charged so-called members of “Antifa” - which isnt even a group - w/material support for terrorism, which doesn’t exist as a federal charge for domestic groups, let alone non-existent ones. The imperial boomerang is coming hard and fast apple.news/AKjoMnscgSVW...
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Horrifying and unsurprising at the same time.
Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Horrifying and unsurprising at the same time.
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Professor @mark-bray.bsky.social fled the country with his family after receiving death threats amid a right-wing campaign targeting him for his scholarship on antifa.
October 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Professor @mark-bray.bsky.social fled the country with his family after receiving death threats amid a right-wing campaign targeting him for his scholarship on antifa.
This is an important piece even if there is little hope that many law scholars in the US will heed its call - especially if they haven’t already. The navel gazing is painfully real & enduring even in this moment hrhttps://bsky.app/profile/evanbernick.bsky.social/post/3m3adm2yoq22a
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This is an important piece even if there is little hope that many law scholars in the US will heed its call - especially if they haven’t already. The navel gazing is painfully real & enduring even in this moment hrhttps://bsky.app/profile/evanbernick.bsky.social/post/3m3adm2yoq22a
Pretty sure no one who works on Palestine - we are amongst the most vulnerable and threatened - is getting any of these fellowships from the state that has taken some of the most repressive actions against anyone advocating for the rights & freedom of the Palestinian ppl bsky.app/profile/brad...
via @marydudziak.bsky.social The Germans are basically funding 3 year asylum professorships for US academics seeking to flee the country for the remainder of the Trump Administration.
New opportunity for professors in the humanities & social sciences in the US: Our Transatlantic Bridge Professorships support research & exchange in Germany & the US (€300,000 for up to 3 years). Apply from Jan 15, 2026. 🌉🇩🇪🇺🇸 More: 👉 www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/funding/f...
October 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Pretty sure no one who works on Palestine - we are amongst the most vulnerable and threatened - is getting any of these fellowships from the state that has taken some of the most repressive actions against anyone advocating for the rights & freedom of the Palestinian ppl bsky.app/profile/brad...
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I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.
The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.
The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.
October 15, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.
The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.
The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.
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Kind hearts,
Please, we urgently need your help to complete the rent amount — we still have £345 left. 🙏
Every bit brings us closer to keeping a safe roof over our children’s heads. ️🧡
Please, we urgently need your help to complete the rent amount — we still have £345 left. 🙏
Every bit brings us closer to keeping a safe roof over our children’s heads. ️🧡
October 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Kind hearts,
Please, we urgently need your help to complete the rent amount — we still have £345 left. 🙏
Every bit brings us closer to keeping a safe roof over our children’s heads. ️🧡
Please, we urgently need your help to complete the rent amount — we still have £345 left. 🙏
Every bit brings us closer to keeping a safe roof over our children’s heads. ️🧡
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IDF is still shooting people in Gaza
I feel thrown by the widespread proclamations of a glorious, lasting peace in Gaza. A lot even treats “now that it’s all over” as the unquestioned premise.
It still looks like a disaster to me. Am I way off? Are my domestic politics distorting my view? Either the consensus is wrong or I am.
It still looks like a disaster to me. Am I way off? Are my domestic politics distorting my view? Either the consensus is wrong or I am.
October 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
IDF is still shooting people in Gaza
Also the illegal and criminal and immoral strikes against Venezuelan civilians in boats. The “shock doctrine” of committing these criminal strike, of kidnapping and terrorizing immigrants (and frankly anyone who is black or brown) quickly, at scale is normalizing all this bsky.app/profile/unra...
Thinking about how much of their violence has been normalized already, how scenes that caused shockwaves 6 weeks ago are now part of the rhythm of daily life. Watched a TikTok from a daughter who has to do her parents' laundry & get their groceries because they're in hiding. This is just it now
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Also the illegal and criminal and immoral strikes against Venezuelan civilians in boats. The “shock doctrine” of committing these criminal strike, of kidnapping and terrorizing immigrants (and frankly anyone who is black or brown) quickly, at scale is normalizing all this bsky.app/profile/unra...
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No, seriously, he said this. had to watch the clip to be sure and then watch it again
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
October 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
No, seriously, he said this. had to watch the clip to be sure and then watch it again