In Memory of Shireen Abu Akleh

In memory of the two-year anniversary of the killing Shireen Abu Akleh, an Aljazeera television journalist and who was assassinated by an Israeli bullet. In commentary on his painting artist Said Elata said: This is my painting of Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed by Israeli forces, and who proceeded to beat the friends and family of the people who were carrying Shireen’s coffin at her funeral. These sad and hateful actions, and attacks against journalists should not be allowed to continue, especially when innocent civilians are involved. Change is necessary, and Shireen’s passing shall not be forgotten. I honor and remember her beautiful life and what she stood for with my artwork.

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Israel Tells 22 Palestinian Families to Vacate For Demolition

The Israeli authorities distributed 22 eviction and demolition orders for Palestinian homes in Kafr Aqab, north of Jerusalem, Sunday. The Jerusalem Governorate stated that Israeli forces raided the town and distributed the eviction orders. It explained the orders gave homeowners a week to vacate their homes before the demolitions would begin.

In a subsequent statement, the Governorate confirmed Israeli authorities distributed 22 eviction and demolition orders for several homes, noting that these measures were a prelude to the demolition orders. The Governorate did not specify the number of homes affected by the orders, nor whether the orders included both eviction and demolition. The Governorate added that Israeli authorities previously distributed stop-work orders for approximately 20 homes in the town, revising an earlier statement that had indicated the number was 30 according to Al Jarmaq.

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Holocaust Survivors Against The Gaza Genocide

Holocaust survivors against the Gaza genocide -> Sunday, on the latest National March for Palestine in London, this particular group of campaigners, Holocaust Survivors and Descendants against the Gaza Genocide, highlighted, as they always do, the absolute hypocrisy of any Jewish people anywhere supporting Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip.

The group includes two child Holocaust survivors, Stephen Kapos and Agnes Kory, seated in the centre of the photo, and numerous other descendants of Holocaust survivors, and their message is irrevocably powerful.

They condemn Israel’s ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, they compare their own experiences of Nazi oppression to the oppression currently inflicted on the Palestinians, they believe that “Never again” means “Never again for anyone”, and they take part in every protest to actively counter claims that the pro-Palestine marches are inherently antisemitic or represent “no-go zones” for Jewish people.

See the 25-minute documentary about the group, “Gaza it Rhymes With Me”, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRtbBnHDSjM

Read the evidence they gave to the UK’s Foreign Affairs Committee here: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/133248/pdf/

And see here for an international list of Jewish survivors and descendants of survivors of the Nazi genocide who “unequivocally condemn the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza and the ongoing occupation and colonization of historic Palestine”: https://www.ictuni.org/…/full_page_b_tel_final_final.pdf

https://x.com/TomLondon6/status/2078467746422009865

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Palestine Enigmatic

Said Elatab writes: My painting “The Sad Woman from Palestine ” in abstract expressionism in all color with Palestinian flag.

Said Elatab paints with such force and power. His paintings are rich and enigmatic, telling a story of oppression and injustice. To add visual uniqueness, he uses color in such a dramatic way to drive home his point of view. Consequently his art keeps the onlooker in awe, captivated and in perilous wonder. He is a unique painter of realistic imagination.

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