Tel Aviv’s club scene is often framed as a ‘beacon of light’—progressive, diverse, and full of life. But in reality, it plays a central role in whitewashing Zionism, making apartheid look like a party. This is precisely why cultural boycott are even more important. Israeli nightlife markets itself as an escape—carefree raves, queer parties, and techno festivals. But escape from what? The occupation? The fact that Palestinians can’t even enter Tel Aviv without a permit? That these clubs are built on stolen land?

The U.S. is escalating its war on Palestine. On Jan 31, two bills were introduced in Congress:

• H.R. 902 (Rep. Tenney) for U.S. agencies to call the West Bank Judea & Samaria
• H.R. 867 (Rep. Lawler) expands anti-boycott laws to punish int’l orgs boycotting israel These bills are part of a coordinated effort to:
• Erase Palestinian identity from U.S. policy.
• Shield Israel from accountability by punishing international organizations.
• Suppress free speech & criminalize support for Palestine.

Thread: @Betar_USA suddenly denies sexual predator Ross Glick’s Role in the organization on the same account where they referred to him as their director. This contradiction is now coming to light just one day since my two previous threads exposed them.
After I exposed Betar’s dubious claims of using AI to compile deportation lists targeting pro-Palestine activists and highlighted Glick’s role within the organization, the widespread attention they received has evidently pressured Betar into a defensive position.

https://twitter.com/nerdeenkiswani/status/1884851575224467687

So @Betar_USA raised their price back up to $1,800 to incite people to harass me/threaten me with violence. Wonder where this money is coming from since they are tax exempt. Are tax exempt orgs allowed to threaten people this way, using their funds in particular?
Both of these tweets are from today. Betar’s threats involving beepers reference the terrorist beeper attacks in Lebanon in Sept 2024. Those attacks used electronic devices to trigger explosions, killing 42 people & injuring 4,000, including many children. This isn’t a joke.

Ross Glick, the Executive Director of @Betar_USA is running a Zionist surveillance campaign to track and blacklist pro-Palestine students and offering people $1,800 if they can hand me a beeper. But who is he? A millionaire with a history of revenge porn charges. 🧵 In 2019, Glick was arrested in NYC for a revenge porn case involving his ex-girlfriend. The NYPD charged him after he allegedly spread explicit photos as part of a harassment campaign. A predator, not an “activist.” nypost.com/2019/02/25/the…

We should be so honored to witness and utter the words Al-Aqsa flood. We cannot celebrate the freedom of prisoners or advocate for Palestinian liberation if we hide from it.

Embrace it and others will catch on, these headlines are exactly why every protest was titled flood NYC🧵 Earlier today, Yahoo News covered the @WOLPalestine protest yesterday echoing flood in their headline.

The BDS denouncement of resistance is nothing new, they have slandered and undermined orgs that don’t fit into their liberal mold for over a decade. They attacked WOL (fka NYCSJP) in 2015 because we wrote a statement saying the student movement needs to go past the BDS ceiling. Read our original statement here. It wasn’t a rebuke of BDS or the BNC, it was simply a call that we needed to do more beyond symbolic divestment and boycotting. It called for student movements to serve the Palestinian communities they were fighting for.

nycsjp.wordpress.com/2015/10/04/the…

Today on the 3rd day of Eid the NYPD brutalized and arrested me and ripped of my hijab; with no warning. For protesting the genocide in Gaza. They refused to allow me to put my hijab back on. Please don’t post photos of me without my hijab on even if you try to block my hair. My wrists are bruised my entire upper body is in severe pain. This is the second time they rip off my hijab while arresting me. When I asked to put it back on they covered my face with it and I couldn’t see anything while they yanked my arms and yelled at me to get up.

Disgusted at the set up by @piersmorgan who has allowed this racist sports journalist to call me a terrorist and say I support 9/11 on TV. I can handle my own, but I’m not even able to get in a sentence without being spoken over. Shame on you both for using our tragedy for clout. You keep mentioning dialogue, which is impossible with those who can watch 20,000 of my people, 8,000 children murdered and justify it. You know that’s why I’m not interested in allowing it, that’s why you won’t let me get in a word. My perspective is too real for your bosses.