2/ @SpeakerMcCarthy failed to cancel our event & silence the voices of Palestinian survivors of the Nakba. McCarthy's attempts to prevent Palestinians from sharing their lived experiences under Israeli oppression mirrors Israel's attempt to erase the Palestinian people.
3/ But as @4noura eloquently stated: "We exist. And today, gathered here we are collectively saying, Nahna mawjudin. It is of utmost importance to say that here because we are within the very institution that has sustained the ongoing Nakba."
4/ @YousefMunayyer noted: "Prior to 1948, only about 7% of the land of Palestine was owned by Jewish landowners after decades of trying to purchase as much as they could. After the ethnic cleansing, the [Israeli] state took control of more than 90% of the land."
5/ @shiranrobinson stated: "Between 1948 and 1949, under the cover of war, Zionist militias, and then Israeli troops, successfully expelled and otherwise uprooted roughly 85% of the indigenous Arabs of Palestine who inhabited the large portion of the country they conquered."
6/ Dr. Abed Musa, who was 8 years old at the time, shared his powerful experiences witnessing atrocities and being exiled from his village of Abbasiyeh, near Jaffa, in conversation with his daughter, Jumana.
7/ We also honored all the Nakba survivors who were able to join us last night.
She understands the grammar for fleeing,
unspoken rules that decide how
the journey will end, when words
like harb, war, and jou`, hunger,
might ebb and not flow.
Her toddler wakes asking for water
as the sea responds with crashing waves.
9/ @joshruebner: "US diplomats sent reports of discrimination by Israel against Palestinians who remained in cities such as Haifa & ‘Akka, Palestinians expelled by Israel from Tarshiha in the north & Majdal in the south, & wanton atrocities committed by Israeli soldiers."
10/ @JehadAbusalim: The Nakba "isn't just the loss of the homeland but the suspension of our lives & an assault on our dignity as a people. The Palestinian quest for liberation & return isn't just about reclaiming land but also about living in our historic homeland in peace."
11/ @basel_adra of #SaveMasaferYatta: "Palestinians have faced brutal attacks from soldiers & settlers. The Israeli army prevents Palestinian communities in my area from connecting to water. The Israelis make our lives hard so that we leave and they can take over our land."
12/ @RepRashida stated: "Speaker McCarthy wants to rewrite history & erase the existence & truth of the Palestinian people...We cannot allow the same people who want to ban books & erase history simply b/c they’re uncomfortable with the truth to silence Palestinian voices."
13/ @RepRashida also introduced a historic resolution: "As we mark 75 years since the horror of the Nakba, we honor the 1000s of lives lost, and the nearly 800,000 Palestinians who were...violently displaced from their communities during this period of intense ethnic cleansing."
THREAD: For the first time in the US, Oscar-winning film No Other Land is available to stream online. Watch now ⬇️ supportmasaferyatta.com/nootherland
This powerful documentary follows Palestinian journalist and co-director @Basel_Adra and his hometown of Masafer Yatta—a rural community where Israel has been violently forcing Palestinian families out of their homes for decades.
Basel began filming as a teenager—capturing Israel’s violent attacks on his neighbors, his home, and his family.
This isn’t just a story about the past. It documents an ongoing struggle—for dignity, for land, and for survival.
THREAD: An immigration judge found Mahmoud Khalil “deportable” last week—but the fight isn’t over. Here’s what you should know about his legal case.
Mahmoud Khalil is a Columbia graduate who ICE agents abducted from his home in March because of his vocal opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Mahmoud was the first of many students abducted by ICE over their speech in support of Palestinian freedom.
The US government is keeping Mahmoud in an ICE detention center in Louisiana, over 1,000 miles away from his wife Dr. Noor Abdulla, who is 9 months pregnant with their first child.
THREAD: Today is tax day. Do you know how much federal tax dollars your city sends Israel to harm Palestinians?
In 2024, New York City gave Israel $560,221,619 in weapons for its genocide. That could have funded groceries for 1,178,793 New York families for a month.
Israel used that money to bomb Gaza's aid distribution centers and starve Palestinian families.
In 2024, Los Angeles gave Israel $238,666,273 in weapons for its genocide. That could have covered rent for 149,634 low-income households for a month.
Israel used that money to bomb and destroy thousands of Palestinian homes, burying entire families under rubble.
THREAD: Today a judge ruled the US can deport Mahmoud Khalil because of his speech.
The Louisiana judge ruled against Mahmoud even after a letter from the Trump administration admitted Mahmoud did not commit a crime and is being targeted solely based on his speech.
Mahmoud should have been released from detention today and allowed to return home to his wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, who is 9 months pregnant.
Instead, he will remain detained without charge because he spoke up for Palestinian rights.
THREAD: 77 years ago today, Israel massacred 107 Palestinians in Deir Yassin. It hasn’t stopped killing Palestinians since.
Here's what you need to know ⬇️
On April 9, 1948, militias that would soon become the Israeli military invaded the Palestinian town of Deir Yassin where they killed at least 107 Palestinians, including children.
The militias rounded up the men of Deir Yassin and paraded them through Jerusalem before executing them. They gathered women and children in the corners of their homes and shot them.
THREAD: Israel killed 15 paramedics in Gaza—then lied about it. After footage surfaced of Israel’s deadly attack on the first responders, Israel has walked back its statements.
Learn the facts ⬇️
On March 23, a group of first responders, including Palestinian Red Crescent Society paramedics, Civil Defense workers, and a UN staffer, were dispatched to help wounded Palestinians after an Israeli attack in Rafah, Gaza.
Upon their arrival, the Israeli military shot and killed at least 15 of the first responders. One remains missing. A week later their bodies and vehicles were discovered, crushed and buried in a mass grave.