Thread by @Shepherds4Good

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On Monday, two Good Shepherd Collective members headed to #Ofer #military court & #prison to stand in #solidarity with Sami Huraini of Youth Of Sumud / شباب صمود and his family on the day of his trial.

Although we were unable to join Sami in the #courtroom, we sat with his family and dozens of other #Palestinians awaiting their family members, imprisoned and/or awaiting #prosecution in the #military #court system.

In Sami’s case, his trial was postponed, granting momentary relief despite a continuation of the bail conditions which prevent him from participating in #protests—essentially, keeping him from exercising his most basic right to #free speech and #resistance to #oppression.

Although we are grateful for our friend’s #freedom, it is clear that the #military is systematically targeting #Palestinian #activists, using the threat of endless trials and prison sentences to try to exhaust them into #silence. The use of endless delays is not uncommon.

There is too much to be said about the #Israeli use of #military courts against #Palestinians. Perhaps the most important thing to remember is the Kafkaesque feeling of instability, helplessness, #dehumanization, and anxiety that such a system brings—

stripping #Palestinians of their ability to expect even a modicum of #justice in a space where the #Israeli #military is #witness, judge, jury, and executioner—and #Palestinian interests and #rights simply do not exist.

You can stand in #solidarity with Sami by signing this #petition: change.org/p/united-natio…