Columbia University students took over Hamilton Hall after the University’s refusal to divest from the State of Israel and complicity in the Genocide. Students have renamed Hamilton Hall to “Hind’s Hall” honouring 6 year old Hind Rajab, who was killed by the Israeli Defence Forces (IOF) after being the sole survivor of Israeli tank fire on the vehicle her family, of 6 other relatives, had fled in. Satellite imagery showed 3 tanks present in the area, countering the State of Israel’s claim that there was no military presence in the area at the time— the Washington Post later confirmed the satellite imagery and subsequent presence of Israeli tanks, disproving Israel’s claims. More on Hind Rajab here.
This occupation of Hind’s Hall (FKA Hamilton Hall) is reminiscent of Columbia’s history of student organisation, demonstrating and protesting— from rejecting the Vietnam War, to protesting War on Iraq. From AP: “When you’re going to Columbia, you know you’re going to an institution which has an honored place in the history of American protest,” said Mark Naison, professor of history and African & African American Studies at Fordham University and himself a participant in the 1968 demonstrations. “Whenever there is a movement, you know Columbia is going to be right there.”
Columbia University, and every student everywhere currently participating in encampment protests, you are apart of the future. Thank you for standing so strongly against injustice and inhumanity. Anti-Zionist Jews around the world stand with you.
i wanna reiterate that columbia journalists have more journalistic integrity than practically every mainstream news outlet reporting on columbia. they were just pushing back on the narrative being peddled by columbia admins and now media, that most of the people occupying hind's hall were not students. reporters have stated they know for a fact students were occupying hind's hall. simultaneously a journalist currently sheltering in pulitzer hall interrupted to report a police officer told them to stay inside or they would be arrested.
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Something you don't know is happening right now! Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis surrounded by the Israeli army and its vehicles. There is no Internet to cover what is happening. Carpet bombing everywhere around the hospital... Tens of thousands of people moving randomly with nowhere to go! It's the end of the world! I have never seen anything worse in my life!
The occupation intends to invade Nasser Hospital, the last operating hospital in the Gaza Strip, which contains thousands of displaced people! This is a crime against humanity! What happened in Al-Shifa Hospital, Kamal Adwan and the Indonesian is being repeated on front of the eyes of the world!
Call it PRO -PALESTINE, PRO- LIFE OR ANTI WAR PROTESTS ,this my friend's is the era of the unstoppable Generation of resistance, #genz Just globalised the Intifada.Bidens and Netanyahu worse nightmare just went on overdrive.
ISRAEL REALTIME - "Connecting the World to Israel in Realtime"
Shabbat - Parshat Vayeishev
Starts / Ends - Jerusalem 3:59 PM - 5:14 PM
Starts / Ends - Tel Aviv 4:14 PM - 5:17 PM
Starts / Ends - Beit Shemesh 4:18 PM - 5:16 PM
Starts / Ends - Gaza 4:20 PM - 5:19 PM
HAPPY CHANUKAH ! Chanukah night 2 TONIGHT 🕎 🕎
🚨🚨 SIMULTANEOUS ATTACK
🚨ROCKETS & SUICIDE DRONE(s) from LEBANON… Kiryat Shmona and large surrounding area in the Upper Galilee.
🚨ROCKETS from GAZA… Tel Aviv and central Israel, interceptions.
🚨ROCKETS from GAZA… at the Kerem Shalom transport border terminal. Noting this is the site the U.S. just asked Israel to open to increase aid entry into Gaza - and Hamas just tried to blow it up.
🚨INFILTRATION ALERT - KIRYAT SHMONA… Dear residents, Due to the fear of hostile aircraft infiltrating our area (which may be cover for an infiltration or an ultralight with terrorists), we ask the residents of Kiryat Shmona who are in the city to lock themselves in their homes and stay in a protected area. Doors must be locked and lights turned off. We are in continuous contact with the security forces and depending on the assessment of the situation, we will issue updates later. Our municipal hotline is available for any question at 1700-550-106. - Kiyrat Shmona spokesperson
🚨🚨 ANOTHER ATTACK
🚨ROCKETS from LEBANON… Sdei Nechemia and surrounds.
▪️IDF ATTACKS SYRIA… An IDF drone’d a vehicle in the "state of Alba't" in Quneitra (southern Syria). A medical source reports that 4 charred bodies arrived at the hospital from the vehicle that was attacked. This follows rockets from Syria overnight.
EARLIER TODAY: The Israeli Offence Forces targeted civilians once again with a firebomb, setting ablaze a group of tents in Rafah. These tents were housing displaced Gazan citizens in the “Safety Zone” that Israel has been forcing Gazan citizens into since October. Source.
JUST NOW: a journalist with wkcr called out the extreme danger of police barricading students inside campus buildings. "its an extreme fire hazard." students are effectively being held hostage by police.
On August 15th, 1947, India became free from British colonialism and violent oppression by the British empire. On Wednesday August 23rd, 2023, India landed a spacecraft on the South Pole of the moon, being the 4th country of all nations to get to the moon and the first to get to the South Pole of the moon. I am proud to be brown.
Caravan of Hope LGBTQ is currently driving an RV cross-country during Pride month, visiting 14 cities, & is in Philly TODAY, 6/30/23 in partnership with and across the street from the William Way Community Center: 1314 Spruce Street.
Personal note from NerdyKeppie: Angela handled Cat's name change in 2016. We recommend her and her team wholeheartedly. She was patient and kind and reassuring, and she and her team answered many fretting questions from a protective mom.
- Hundreds of people from over 30 countries around the world are about to set sail to Gaza. In the hopes of breaking the siege and delivering thousands of tonnes of urgent humanitarian aid.
As for my Australians I have a call to action ❗️
This link 🔗 has an autogenerated email that addresses our concerns for the safety of members setting sail. To place pressure on our government to make sure they have safe passage.