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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 1h

Trump seeks a ‘hegemonic peace’ favoring Israel and the US, rather than a balanced resolution. Marwan Bishara warns that the plan remains vague and unenforceable, making lasting peace unlikely beyond a temporary ceasefire.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA1W...

Beyond a Gaza ceasefire, Trump plan eyes hegemonic peace that favors Israel: Marwan Bishara

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 18h

“7 October was a real earthquake on all levels, in awareness, politics, and geography.” www.newarab.com/analysis/gaz...

Gaza war two years on: Where does the Palestinian cause stand?

After two years of Israel’s war on Gaza, the Palestinian cause has returned to the centre of world politics - but without a clear path forward

www.newarab.com

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 19h

“War not only kills those who are bombed today, but impacts the lives of those who are born tomorrow.” www.newarab.com/features/how...

How Israel’s genocide is rewriting Gazans’ epigenetic code

The ongoing genocide in Gaza is reshaping genetics, with toxins, trauma and stress altering DNA, passing the war’s impact to future generations of Palestinians

www.newarab.com

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 1d

Would you buy a used car from a man like Trump? Marwan Bishara asks as he discusses the real origins of the Israel Palestine conflict.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-W5...

Who can guarantee Trump’s guarantees regarding Palestine? : Marwan Bishara

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 1d

You have to laugh.
Nasty gas guzzling, emissions spewing, polluting, climate change driving and ultimately a waste of time & money.
"By admitting that the program cannot deliver the F-35 jets that were promised is really an admission that the entire project is a failure. "

James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 1d

"Nearly 25yrs after the Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin the contract to develop the Joint Strike Fighter Program into the F-35, the gov't finally admitted the jet will never live up to Lockheed’s ambitious promises — used to sell the $2 trillion boondoggle to nearly 20 countries around the world."

US gov't admits F-35 is a failure

With some wonky, hard to decipher language, a recent GAO report concluded the beleaguered jet will never meet expectations

responsiblestatecraft.org

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 1d

Israel has lost.

cordeliaappleby.bsky.social @cordeliaappleby.bsky.social · 1d

David Adler reporting, in audio, on the brutal treatment of Israel's abductees - on the actual conditions inside Israel's prisons - on the display of inhumanity by Israeli officials, including genocidal Ben-Gvir and his minions. Listen now
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David Adler on his abduction by Israeli forces and the conditions he was held at

Stream David Adler on his abduction by Israeli forces and the conditions he was held at by yanisv on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

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Dylan, stinky hare @dylanbunbun.bsky.social · 1d

A "threat that the Right never saw coming" is a pretty ringing endorsement tbh!

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Our movement is living rent free in the heads of Telegraph journalists at the moment.

Join me in being ‘a threat to the right that they never saw coming’.

join.greenparty.org.uk

The greens may be the threat that the right never saw coming.

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 1d

The vices of the powerful and self entitled men.

@radbradley.bsky.social @radbradley.bsky.social · 2d

Whatever is in the Epstein files must be so horrific that the top echelon of society who imbibed at Epstein‘s soirées will kill people and or bring down our government to prevent anyone from discovering the crimes they committed against children.

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 1d

In this episode, Adil discusses his mission, new products, and the efforts by corporations to buy out and silence BoyCat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MJ1...

BoyCat: The App Diverting MILLIONS from Israel-Linked Firms

YouTube video by Palestine Deep Dive

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 1d

Listen & share 'Global Jews for Palestine's' very powerful Yom Kippur admission of Zionist guilt; www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_L9...

Global Jews for Palestine | Reflections on a genocide

YouTube video by Jewish Voice for Labour

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 2d

Two years of Gaza genocide: An interactive timeline
www.newarab.com/news/two-yea...

Two years of Gaza genocide: An interactive timeline

The New Arab tracks the key moments of the genocide in Gaza (October 2023-) two years after Hamas’s October 7 attack and the Israeli retribution against Gaza

www.newarab.com

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 2d

Trump's plan is all about what's good for the US and Israel, not what's good for Palestinians - Marwan Bishara
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3uq...

A plan fulfilling Netanyahu’s war goals leads to capitulation, not reconciliation: Marwan Bishara

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely, and a boycott of Israel itself. Never go there. Its economy should not benefit from tourism.

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 2d

basic facts

Rob Duncan @robduncan.bsky.social · 3d

#USPOL #USA #us #uspoli #poli #politics #cdnpoli #canada #MidasMighty #america #Politics-matter #Ethics #Truth #Justice #SocialJustice #bcpoli #onpoli #topoli #yyjpoli #PoliticsNation #GazaGenocide #StopGenocide #SolidarityWithPalestine #STOPISRAELIWARCRIMES #Palestine #Gaza #GazaWar #FreePalestine

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 2d

I want to know who pulls the strings of this arch-hypocrite

goldmartin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 3d

UK Home Secretary shabana mahmood in 2014 and now :

When one's guiding principle is ambition

#protest #Palestine #gaza #genocide

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 2d

Merely a promising start. We need to up the ante on genocidal Israel and our complicit governments.

ACLED @acleddata.bsky.social · 2d

📊 What does 2 years of global protests for #Palestine look like?

Nearly 48,000 demonstrations in 137 countries have been held since Oct 2023 —accounting for 15% of all protests worldwide. Explore our new infographic as the Gaza war enters its second year: acleddata.com/infographic/...

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 2d

He is one of the most inspiringly optimistic people I know

Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 2d

"Professor Ilan Pappé... has worked in many institutions exploring Israel-Palestine history, multiculturalism, and the dynamics of power and knowledge."

Ilan Pappé on the Israel-Palestine Crisis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvb2...

#Gaza #Israel #Palestine

Ilan Pappé on the Israel-Palestine Crisis

YouTube video by Science4Peace

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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 2d

"Follow Ma’athir, a young journalist from the West Bank, as she reflects on life in a refugee camp and the day soldiers stormed her home. Despite her own story of struggle, she continues to amplify the voices of others from the refugee camp..."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Ff...

#Israel #Palestine

On Palestinian Participation and Peace: A journalist, woman, and daughter of a refugee camp

YouTube video by GPPAC Peacebuilders

www.youtube.com

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Council Estate Media @councilestatemedia.uk · 2d

they're taking away our free speech for Israel

www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/in-the-uk-...

In the UK, you can be arrested for "terrorism" saying you disagree with a government decision

At an anti-genocide protest, a woman was arrested by the Metropolitan Police for holding up a sign reading: “I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action.”

www.councilestatemedia.uk

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 2d

I hope so

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 2d

We all want our governments to recognise the genocide and the ecocide.

Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 3d

“A United Nations Commission report concluded that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.”

Large majority of Canadians want Canada to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza

Large majority of Canadians want Canada to recognize Israel's genocide in Gaza

Canadians largely agree that Canada should recognize that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

cultmtl.com

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 2d

keeping them awake is the issue. It's not just about a ceasefire. It's about decades of occupation, apartheid, ecocide and ethnic cleansing before the genocide

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 2d

May they fail stupendously and be half a billion shekels poorer

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 2d

🟠 NEW (via Ynet):

Israel has earmarked over half a billion shekels ($145 million) in its 2025 budget to weaponize social media and ChatGPT in its largest U.S. propaganda push since it began carrying out a genocide in Gaza, according to newly filed FARA documents...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

Or is it that I'm saying things the Telegraph doesn't want to hear?

I suggest they might want to avoid our Party Broadcast this evening!

Courageous political leadership means telling an audience what they don't want to hear. Zack Polanski will never do that.

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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 3d

Agreed