I see the lengths the New York Times has gone to obscure and diminish the atrocities Israel is perpetrating in Gaza & for that I’m compelled to share this: I was once approached for a position with the paper and the bureau chief asked me to write a ‘hit piece’ about myself Basically a piece laying out all the ways people could go after me if I took said position. My immediate reaction was to ask if my Jewish friend and colleague had to do the same and the answer was essentially no. I never wrote the hit piece of course. It wouldn’t have mattered

A few things to know about the Palestinian detainees being released:

Most are “administrative detainees’ which is a nice way of saying they are held without being charged based on ‘secret evidence’ and can be held indefinitely The child prisoners were all subject to a military "justice" system in which they were interrogated without a lawyer or parent present. In many cases, they were being made to sign documents in Hebrew, which most can’t read or understand

Let's go through the number of false statements made by Israel authorities:🧵

The 'infamous' calendar: They showed a paper on a wall of a hospital that they said was a 'list of terrorist names' - Those who read Arabic recognized it as having the days of the week written down. They claimed they're sending incubators to the hospital, despite the issue being the lack of fuel needed to run said incubators, which are available anyway. Three premature babies and many ICU patients died as a result.

A summary of what's going on in Gaza atm:
This morning, fighters from Gaza carried out an operation that took Israeli by surprise, reaching Sderot, and taking Israeli hostages amidst a barrage of rocket fire. 🧵 The unprecedented operation from Gaza comes on the heels of the killing of 4 Palestinians in the West Bank, Israeli settler attacks, especially in Huwara, and increased tensions at Al-Aqsa

There is currently a three hour wait at the Jordanian side of Allenby Bridge. Many of the people here are American citizens. Now tell me why the US is busy working on a visa waiver for Israel while we rot in literal hell at the border crossing Still waiting. Been here since 11. Just been told by the Jordanian side that the no. system they have doesn’t apply to ppl whose names are put on the list by a “minister” or someone “high up”. Some guy just told me he didn’t get a number and he already left for the Israeli side.

My sweet girl. I can’t believe this. What justice is there in this world? There’s none as long as you live under Israel’s military rule. They will say they will investigate. What does it matter? She’s gone. Shireen is an American citizen. Is that gonna make a difference? Is that where we get our worth? Is this why there will be an investigation??? Every life is precious, and hers was definitely that. She was so full of life. She was the life of every party. She loved her nieces.

The UAE - like many Arab states before it - is using the Palestinians (we stopped the annexation!) as a fig leaf for a relationship it has had with Israel for years. It will portray itself as a pan-Arab hero that made a bold move for the sake of the region. Israel will continue to demolish, confiscate and annex - without having to announce it on a megaphone. The UAE merely normalizes the status quo.