Iran knows a Strait beats someone not playing with a full deck.
Finn Callaghan Art
@finncallaghanart.bsky.social
Artist. Dog-lover. Paddystinian. Irish. Still masking. I want A free Palestine Clean air everywhere as viruses are airborne Human rights for everyone - non-negotiable - no debating it - instant block https://linktr.ee/FinnCallaghanArt
A few years ago I painted abstract Georgian doors based on entries in the 1901/1911 census. The 1st pic is about a girl called Eliza & was one of my favourites You can read the description about her here www.shopinireland.ie/multi-colour... Couldn’t find her in the 1911 one #speirgorm #1926census
A few years ago I painted abstract Georgian doors based on entries in the 1901/1911 census. The 1st pic is about a girl called Eliza & was one of my favourites You can read the description about her here www.shopinireland.ie/multi-colour... Couldn’t find her in the 1911 one #speirgorm #1926census
"The plan includes the construction of “cities” made of containers (residential caravans) within the green zone, each designed to house around 25,000 people within an area not exceeding one square kilometre. These cities are to be surrounded by fences and checkpoints" That's a prison, not a city
The ‘Green City’ in Rafah: a US–Israeli plan to impose a forced ghetto on Palestinians in Gaza
The plan entails grave risks, including the imposition of arrangements that would, in effect, forcibly displace Palestinians
euromedmonitor.org
"The New Year asks people to think about next year. To imagine something better." "But in Gaza next year is not a calendar; it is many question marks." "The days are all the same. They are just years being taken from our lives." #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Aid #Housing #Education #Genocide
For Palestinians in Gaza, a New Year Without a Next Year
For families in Gaza, 2026 arrives as a date on a screen, not a future.
inkstickmedia.com
Vincent Lemire, a leading historian of modern Jerusalem, has been banned from Israel. Explanation: "you are anti-Zionist". Story via @nirhasson.bsky.social
Yair Wallach@yairwallach.bsky.social · last yr.Former Israeli ambassador to France, Professor Elie Barnavi, and historian @vincentlemaire.bsky.social write in Le Monde, following Macron's recognition of a Palestinian state. "Mr President, if immediate sanctions are not imposed on Israel, you will end up recognising a cemetery."
"It’s clear that Bassett was pushed out for one reason only—her insistence on highlighting the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Her leadership of the FXB Center was singled out in a report on campus antisemitism as focused “heavily on Palestinians”—an apparent cardinal sin."
Sarah T Roberts, PhD@ubiquity75.xyz · 7mo ago“It was abrupt, unceremonious, and cruel. But cruelty is the point nowadays, isn’t it?” www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The cruelty of this country is constantly surprising. The Guardian: Israel to ban dozens of aid agencies from Gaza as 10 nations warn about suffering www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... #Israel #Gaza #Palestine
Israel to ban dozens of aid agencies from Gaza as 10 nations warn about suffering
Failure of groups including MSF and ActionAid to hand over staff details means they will not be able to operate in Gaza, say Israeli officials
theguardian.com
"Shocking footage shows an illegal Israeli settler running over a Palestinian man while he was praying in Deir Jarir, northeast of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank on December 25." www.instagram.com/p/DSsfOcsE05s/ #FreePalestine #Israel #IsraelNews #News #Palestine #PalestineNews #WorldNews
Under the relative calm of a ceasefire, Civil Defense crews in Gaza are undertaking the monumental feat of recovering thousands of bodies still trapped under the rubble. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/one-... #Palestine #Israel
One excavator, 10,000 bodies, a sea of rubble: inside Gaza’s effort to retrieve and bury its dead
Under the relative calm of a ceasefire, Civil Defense crews in Gaza are undertaking the monumental feat of recovering thousands of bodies still trapped under the rubble.
mondoweiss.net
"With Abu Shabab's death, the gang model stands exposed as a strategy devoid of vision or principle." "Rather, such a strategy only fosters a miniature warlord economy, setting the stage for endless cycles of retributive violence." #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide #Military
Israel's Gaza proxy strategy is collapsing
The killing of gang leader Yasser Abu Shabab, a known felon and druglord, by one of his own men has exposed the bankruptcy of Israel's vision for the Strip.
972mag.com
Raffle with prizes of 12 pieces of handmade jewellery by the Goldsmith, Janice Byrne, is closing in 2 days. All money goes to Kildare Wildlife Rescue Please share #SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm #IrishWildlife www.idonate.ie/raffle/12Day...
12 Days for Christmas for Wildlife for Kildare Wildlife Rescue on iDonate.ie
iDonate.ie - 12 Days for Christmas for Wildlife for Kildare Wildlife Rescue - iDonate Ireland online raffles for causes
idonate.ie
"[W]orst enemy of journalists." Israel "was named as the top killer of journalists and media workers, having killed at least 29 Palestinian reporters this year." "[T]hird year running." #Israel #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Myanmar #Mexico #Ukraine #Russia #Bangladesh #Media #Genocide #Military
Israel Named Leading Killer of Journalists in 2025 for Third Straight Year
In 2025, 29 Palestinian journalists were killed by the Israel Defense Forces, making them the top killer of journalists.
commondreams.org
Severe weather conditions in Gaza have claimed the lives of 13 people, including babies who froze to death, as Israel continues to block the entry of aid that could provide shelter to 1.5 million Palestinians living in worn-out tents. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/pale... #Palestine #Israel
Palestinians in Gaza are dying as the Israeli siege turns harsh winter weather deadly
Severe weather conditions in Gaza have claimed the lives of 13 people, including babies who froze to death, as Israel continues to block the entry of aid that could provide shelter to 1.5 million Palestinians...
mondoweiss.net
"[P]rotesters detained after the Palestine Action ban may have been arrested on false grounds, an internal Counter Terrorism Policing document [..] suggests." "Signs saying 'I support Palestine, Action is needed now' [..] deemed acceptable." #UK #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Protest #Policing #Genocide
Palestine Action policing guidance suggests protesters wrongly arrested
A previously unseen counter-terror police document clarifies how demonstrators should be treated. We are publishing it for the first time.
declassifieduk.org
"[R]elease the footage." "The family of a British aid worker killed by Israel have made a fresh demand for the UK military to release its surveillance footage of Gaza from the day they died." #UK #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Aid #Surveillance #Genocide #Military
'Release Gaza footage,' British victim demands in new spy flight documentary
Father of former Royal Marine killed in Gaza says footage captured by opaque UK surveillance programme could clarify what happened to his son.
declassifieduk.org
The ancient Palestinian town of Sebastia in the northern West Bank is a testament to 5,000 years of Palestinian history. Israel announced that it plans to seize the village and its archaeological sites. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/an-a... #Palestine #Israel
An ancient Palestinian town in the West Bank may soon no longer exist - because Israel plans on stealing it
The ancient Palestinian town of Sebastia in the northern West Bank is a testament to 5,000 years of Palestinian history. Israel announced that it plans to seize the village and its archaeological sites.
mondoweiss.net
And if you are looking for an affordable, ethical gift that helps people in Gaza, she has an Irish/Palestine solidarity pendant for €55. All profits are donated to Gaza www.janicebyrnegoldsmith.com/products/ire... #SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm #IrishGifts #ShopIrish #IrishMakers
Ireland/Palestine pendant.
Discover the symbolic Ireland/Palestine pendant or tie pin, crafted by Janice Byrne Goldsmith. Show your support for the Palestinian cause with this meaningful piece.
janicebyrnegoldsmith.com
Raffle with prizes of 12 pieces of handmade jewellery by the Goldsmith, Janice Byrne, is closing in 2 days. All money goes to Kildare Wildlife Rescue Please share #SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm #IrishWildlife www.idonate.ie/raffle/12Day...
12 Days for Christmas for Wildlife for Kildare Wildlife Rescue on iDonate.ie
iDonate.ie - 12 Days for Christmas for Wildlife for Kildare Wildlife Rescue - iDonate Ireland online raffles for causes
idonate.ie
“Storm Byron has #Gaza in its grip. People who had already lost everything and need everything face another layer of misery. As always, #UNRWAworks for #Palestine Refugee communities.” — UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini Full statement: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
Eight people detained for allegedly protesting in support of Palestine are currently undertaking the largest hunger strike in UK prisons in over 40 years. The strikers need international solidarity to show the world they are not alone. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/pale... #Palestine #Israel
Palestine activists conducting a historic hunger strike in Britain need our international solidarity
Eight people detained for allegedly protesting in support of Palestine are currently undertaking the largest hunger strike in UK prisons in over 40 years. The strikers need international solidarity to...
mondoweiss.net
Janice Byrne is raffling 12 pieces of her handmade jewellery to raise €10k for Kildare Wildlife Rescue. €5 ticket Closing date Sat 13th December Please share www.idonate.ie/raffle/12Day... And add her post to your IG stories www.instagram.com/reel/DRke1k-... #SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm #IrishWildlife
“Amnesty has alleged that Israel is still committing genocide in Gaza & that the use of the term ‘ceasefire’ risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal.” @libdems.org.uk @eddavey.libdems.org.uk #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into the remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’
theguardian.com
"'[P]rediction market app' Kalshi 'entered into an official partnership' with CNN." "[O]ne recent Kalshi betting market that allowed people to bet on whether Palestinians in Gaza would suffer mass starvation." #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Media #Genocide
CNN partners with Kalshi, a gambling app that lets you wager on starvation in Gaza
The network will integrate betting odds for life-and-death issues into its coverage. What could possibly go wrong?
therealnews.com
Wasim Said’s “Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide: A Testimony from Gaza” documents a genocide that continues to unfold. It is a record of what the world allowed to happen, and what the world will continue to allow unless we stop it. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/book... #Palestine #Israel
Book Review: The weight of witnessing
Wasim Said’s “Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide: A Testimony from Gaza” documents a genocide that continues to unfold. It is a record of what the world allowed to happen, and what the world will...
mondoweiss.net
"The voice of Palestine rises in the streets of Brussels.(yesterday December the 5)"(Mohammed Hamada) #Belgium #Palestine
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
violet allen@blipstress.bsky.social · 9mo agoI see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.