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Your go-to for facts, sources & untold stories on all things #Palestine, #Palestinians & #PalestinianAmericans— politics, culture & activism. Connecting journalists with experts: [email protected]. Sister org of @imeupolicy.bsky.social

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · Jul 23

THREAD: Palestinians are dying from Israel’s deliberate starvation. We should all be speaking to our communities about what’s going on and how we can help. Here’s what you can say.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 45m

Israel has kidnapped 100+ more activists and journalists from the flotilla sailing to deliver aid and document Israel's crimes in Gaza.

Speak out now to demand their protection. Activists kidnapped last week faced assault and harassment while in Israeli captivity.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 3h

Take action now to demand an immediate end to Israel’s genocide at blockthebombs.org

Block The Bombs To Israel

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 3h

Israel has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, and many of their stories will remain untold. We may never know the full extent of Israel's unspeakable crimes against Palestinians.

What we do know is that Israel's genocide has to end now. No one should have to endure this.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 3h

In 2 years, Israel has:
- Wiped out entire bloodlines
- Starved children and families
- Forced 2 million Palestinians into homelessness
- Massacred people in line for aid
- Destroyed historic landmarks, churches and mosques
- Buried Palestinians in mass graves
- and more.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 3h

THREAD: Palestinians have endured 2 years of Israel’s genocide.

They shouldn’t have to face another day of it.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 21h

Now, Wadee’s family is working with Congresswoman Delia Ramirez on a resolution acknowledging Wadee’s killing as a hate crime and affirming the duty of elected officials to refrain from dehumanizing language.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 21h

6-year-old Wadee Al-Fayoumi should have turned 8 this week, but 2 years ago he was stabbed to death by his landlord in a horrific anti-Palestinian hate crime in Illinois.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 21h

“I wish I could [...] escape this genocidal reality to somewhere I could & and not just exist, somewhere I could chase dreams & not be haunted by nightmares, somewhere I could get food or water without fearing death. Somewhere I can [...] be free.”

The second year of genocide was different

Israel got creative with new methods of mass torture and murder, giving us a choice of how we die.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 22h

As Israel continues its genocide in Gaza, it has escalated its brutal violence in the Palestinian West Bank, launching nearly 7,500 raids since the start of 2025.

Israel’s campaign of military and settler violence in the West Bank is ethnic cleansing.

What’s happened in the West Bank since October 2023?

Amid the genocide in Gaza, conditions have also been desperate for the region’s largest population of Palestinians

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 23h

“I don’t want him to think of Gaza as a place of death & destruction. [...] It is a place blessed with geographical & natural diversity. [...] We have everything that makes us the owners of a free country. The only thing stopping us is the occupation.”

Two Years of Genocide: The guilt we live with from the miserable safety of exile

Every day, when we turn on the news, we thank God we survived the genocide. And every day, we regret it.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 23h

Israel has killed at least 6 US citizens in the West Bank alone over the last two years. None of their murderers have been brought to justice.

Their families are continuing to demand that the US hold Israel accountable for its killing of US citizens.

‘A club nobody wanted to be a part of’: Families of Americans killed by Israel face uphill climb to justice

Dozens of American citizens have been killed by Hamas and Israel – but the US government has taken a very different approach to the latter

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 1d

Like everyone, Palestinian families deserve safety and freedom. Keep up the pressure until our government takes action to stop Israel and save Palestinian lives.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 1d

What more is needed to stop Israel’s genocide? Real government action.

The US has a moral and legal duty to stop Israel. We must keep up the pressure until our leaders take real action to save Palestinian lives.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 1d

Palestinians told us that Israel was committing genocide from day one.

Since then, the UN and the world’s most respected human rights organizations have come to the same conclusion.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 1d

While these statistics help us understand the magnitude of Israel’s genocide, remember that behind them are real families who have endured unimaginable pain and loss.

As you read this, they are still struggling to survive Israel’s genocide.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 1d

In 2 years, Israel has:
- Destroyed nearly all homes in Gaza
- Destroyed or damaged 94% of hospitals
- Destroyed or damaged over 78% of all buildings

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 1d

In 2 years, Israel has killed at least 66,000 Palestinians in Gaza with bombs, airstrikes, and gunshots. This number is a severe undercount that does not account for:
- Tens of thousands presumed dead under the rubble
- Hundreds killed by Israel’s intentional starvation

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 1d

For 2 years, Israel has subjected Palestinians in Gaza to horrific violence and starvation. It has killed entire Palestinian bloodlines, forcibly starved infants, and pushed doctors to create a new acronym, WCNSF: wounded child, no surviving family.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 1d

THREAD: Today marks 2 years since the start of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, where nearly half the population is children.

One day of Israel’s non-stop killing of Palestinians is unacceptable—let alone 2 years.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 1d

“Despite two years of carnage in Gaza, & everything the world has learned about Israel’s true intentions, [...] global powers are lining up behind a proposal that does little to ensure Palestinians gain any say over their future.” - @dianabuttu.bsky.social

A ‘magic pill’ made Israeli violence invisible. We need to stop swallowing it | Diana Buttu

For years, I pressed Palestinian interests in peace talks. The response to Trump’s plan proves the international community hasn’t learned from catastrophe

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 1d

“By failing to apply sanctions and engage in boycott, many of you normalized apartheid and now by failing to act, you are at risk of normalizing genocide.

But if you normalize genocide, you will have nothing left.”

"If you normalize genocide, you will have nothing left" Professor Noura Erakat at the 77th Commemoration of the Palestinian Nakba - Question of Palestine

15 May 2025 Commemoration of the 77th Anniversary of the Nakba UN Headquarters, New York Statement delivered by Noura Erakat, Professor of Africana studies and Criminal Justice I. Ongoing Nakba: Today...

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 1d

This week marks 2 years since the start of Israel’s brutal genocide in Gaza, where it has taken the lives of tens of thousands of Palestinians.

Read our fact-sheet for a quick summary of what you need to know about Israel’s ongoing genocide.

Fact Sheet: Two Years of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

A fact sheet summarizing evidence that Israel has committed acts of genocide in Gaza under the UN Genocide Convention, including deliberate mass killings, starvation, destruction of essential infrastr...

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 1d

Since a preliminary agreement to the Trump-Netanyahu plan was reached on Friday, Israel has killed over 100 people with 131 air and artillery strikes.

Israel is ramping up its violence in Gaza. World governments must take real action now.

Israel kills 100 since Trump urged it to 'stop bombing' as negotiators discuss deal

Air strikes continue to pound Gaza, killing more than 100 people in over two days, including many children

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 1d

After Israel illegally abducted activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, it tortured the activists who were trying to bring aid to Gaza.

Israel is a rogue state, torturing international activists. It must be sanctioned.

More Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment in Israeli detention

Activists deported from Israel following their arrest in the aid flotilla to Gaza say they were treated 'like monkeys'.

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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 1d

As Israel continues to starve Palestinians in Gaza, it is targeting those living in tents with brutal airstrikes.

“No where is safe, it’s all lies. All of Gaza is not safe. [...] Either they kill us all or they force us all out.”

“Death is Better Than This Life”: Displaced Palestinians in Gaza Are Being Bombed in Their Tents

Israel attacked tent encampments and Al-Aqsa hospital as Palestinians fled Israel’s intensifying ethnic cleansing campaign in the north.

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