#Columbia student protester sues #Trump administration for trying to deport her
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/columbia-palestinian-activist-sues-trump-administration-deportation
Yunseo Chung, who partook in university’s pro-#Palestinian protests, called government’s actions ‘shocking overreach’
#gaza
#palestine
According to the #Palestinian Ministry of Health, the martyrs toll in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 50,000 since October 7, 2023, with approximately 150,000 others injured. Reports also indicate that thousands remain missing under the rubble of destroyed buildings. Gaza authorities estimate that many more have died but could not be recovered due to a severe lack of heavy equipment.
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#OscarWinning #Palestinian Film Co-Director Attacked by #IsraeliSettlers, Detained
March 25, 2025
"#HamdanBallal, the Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary #NoOtherLand, was attacked by illegal #Israeli Jewish settlers in the occupied #WestBank, Al-Jazeera Arabic website, and other sources reported on Monday.
"His fellow co-director, #YuvalAbraham, shared the details of the assault on social media, stating, 'A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co-director of our film No Other Land. They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding.'
"Ballal was severely beaten by the settlers and called for an ambulance. However, the situation took a dire turn when Israeli soldiers intervened and forcibly took him away.
"Abraham further explained, 'Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called, and took him. No sign of him since.' As of now, there has been no information on Ballal’s whereabouts, leaving his colleagues and supporters increasingly concerned for his safety.
"No Other Land is a collaboration between Palestinian and #Israeli filmmakers that documents the destruction of #MasaferYatta, a village in the West Bank, by Israeli military forces.
"The documentary has won international acclaim, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. However, the film has also faced backlash and controversy, especially in Israel.
"A video released by the #CenterForJewishNonviolence shows masked settlers attacking Jewish activists with stones and sticks. The activists, including those filming the incident, were targeted and their car windows were smashed.
"One of the activists, Josh Kimelman, spoke to the Associated Press, stating, 'We don’t know where Hamdan is because he was taken away in a blindfold.' The Israeli military has claimed that it is investigating the incident but has not provided any additional information on the matter."
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/oscar-winning-palestinian-film-co-director-attacked-by-israeli-settlers-detained/
#IDFTerrorism #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal #FreePalestine #FreeGaza
#IOF are threatening #Palestinian women who testify against them or give interviews regarding the abuse they suffered during detention & captivity. IOF sexual violence took place during home invasions & at checkpoints, where women were forced to strip & perform humiliating acts in front of soldiers.
Oscar-winning #Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/24/oscar-winning-palestinian-director-attacked-by-israeli-settlers-and-arrested
No Other Land director Hamdan #Ballal attacked by armed settlers in West Bank before being handed to #Israel military, witnesses say
#gaza #genocide #palestine #israel #destruction
Family members killed, no food, no clean water, unthinkable violence, brutality, nothing left of one's neighborhood but rubble. A #Palestinian woman in sorrow and despair sits in the remains of what use to be her home.
The #Trump admin alleges #ColumbiaUniversity student & pro-#Palestinian demonstrator #MahmoudKhalil withheld that he worked for a #UnitedNations Palestinian relief agency in his #visa application, saying that should be grounds for #deportation.
#UNRWA provides food & healthcare to #refugees & has become a flashpoint in the war in #Gaza. Israel contends that 12 UNRWA employees were involved in #Hamas' attack on #Israel on Oct 7, 2023, leading the US to halt funding.
#law
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-alleges-columbia-student-covered-up-his-work-unrwa-2025-03-24/
#STOPTHEGENOCIDE #ceasefire #gaza #palestine #palestinian #civilians #siblings #parents #children #genocide #loss #suffering #pain #trauma #deaths #killings #horror #endisraelswarcrimes #stopisrael
@palestine
#Palestinian families mourn their loved ones.
Ihre Papiere, bitte. #Trump Wants Immigrants on U.S. Soil to Hand Over #SocialMedia Accounts to Apply for #Citizenship
Trump is demanding social media handles for #citizenship, #GreenCard, and #visa applicants whether they're already in the U.S. or not.
by Matt Sledge, March 23 2025,
"President Donald Trump’s administration wants to force people in the U.S. applying for green cards or citizenship to fork over their social media handles, in a move with far-reaching implications as the government cracks down on #ProPalestine activists.
"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or #USCIS, which oversees naturalization and immigration, earlier this month proposed requesting social media names from people in the U.S. who apply for asylum, permanent residency, or naturalization, expanding a policy that used to only target people living abroad applying for visas.
"The proposal references Trump’s day-one executive order laying the groundwork for a new #MuslimTravelBan, which also asked federal agencies to identify #immigrants in the U.S. who hold '#HostileAttitudes” toward the government.
"'This policy would disparately impact #Muslim and #Arab applicants seeking #USCitizenship.”
"The shift would affect an estimated 3.5 million people per year — some of whom have lived in the U.S. for decades.
In light of #ColumbiaUniversity #protester #MahmoudKhalil’s ongoing detention, one official from a Muslim civil rights group said the new policy poses special danger for critics of #Israel and the Trump administration.
"'This policy would disparately impact Muslim and Arab applicants seeking U.S. citizenship that have voiced support for #Palestinian #HumanRights,' said Robert McCaw, director of government affairs at the Council on American-Islamic Relations. 'Collecting the social media identifiers of any potential green card applicants or citizens is the means to silencing their #LawfulSpeech.'"
Original article:
https://theintercept.com/2025/03/23/trump-immigrants-social-media-citizenship-green-card/
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/nYlTX
#USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Authoritarianism #BigBrother #BigBrotherIsWatchingYou #BigTechBrosAreWatchingYou #SilencingDissent #FreeSpeech
https://www.972mag.com/jordan-valley-khirbet-samra-settler-violence/ #Israeli #settler #violence is rapidly emptying #JordanValley of #Palestinians
#KhirbetSamra is one of the last #Palestinian #shepherding communities in the #WestBank’s eastern flank. State-backed #settler militias are driving them out. #Israel Police, responsible for enforcing criminal law on Israeli civilians in the West Bank, have systematically failed to address crime against Palestinians.
#southafrica renaming the street serving the #usconsulate in honour of #palestinian #FreedomFighter #leilakhaled : https://youtube.com/watch?v=WpPeiXz4MYE
#snowflake #us has a meltdown about it.
This glorious!
#BrunswickME - #BowdoinCollege students stand firm in support of detained #ProPalestine organizer at #ColumbiaUniversity
by WGME StaffSun, March 16th 2025
BRUNSWICK, Maine (WGME) -- "Pro-#Palestinian students at Bowdoin have no plans to shy away from speaking out after a pro-#Palestine student-organizer at Columbia was detained.
"#MahmoudKhalil, a permanent U.S. resident, was arrested a week ago after his involvement in protests at Columbia University.
"He's being held by immigration in Louisiana but has not been charged with a crime.
"Olivia Kenney, a student-organizer at Bowdoin, is currently in New York protesting for Khalil's freedom.
"She tells us his detainment and the expulsion of students across the country is not deterring students from taking action.
"'I am seeing people on campuses across the country and in New York continuing to rise to the occasion. I heard from some of the expelled students who were speaking yesterday and talking about how you can expel a student, but you can't remove their conviction, you cannot remove commitment,' Kenney said.
"Justice Department lawyers have argued the U.S. Government is seeking Khalil's removal because Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reasonable grounds to believe his activities or presence in the country could have 'serious adverse foreign policy consequences.'
"Rubio says the U.S. will likely revoke more student visas in the coming days."
Source:
https://wgme.com/news/local/bowdoin-students-stand-firm-in-support-of-detained-pro-palestine-organizer-at-columbia-united-states-louisiana-new-york-justice-department-marco-rubio-trump-israel#
#FreeMahmoudKhalil #FreeMahmoud #MaineResists #MaineResistance #USPol
#Protest held in #PortlandME to support #PalestinianActivist
March 18, 2025
PORTLAND (WGME) -- "A rally in downtown Portland was held Tuesday afternoon, protesting the detention and proposed deportation of a #Palestinian activist.
"Community leaders turned out in support of #MahmoudKhalil, a permanent U.S. resident and student who was arrested a week ago over his involvement in #ProPalestine protests at #ColumbiaUniversity.
"He's accused of distributing pro-Hamas propaganda, including flyers bearing the group’s logo and organizing protests that disrupted classes and harassed Jewish students.
"Khalil is currently being held by immigration officers in Louisiana but has not been charged with a crime.
"The State Department is looking to revoke his green card.
"His attorneys have filed a lawsuit challenging his detention, arguing his rights were violated.
"'This is a travesty of justice,' #FaisalKhan of the #CarolinaPeaceCenter said. 'A stain on the moral conscience of the United States. And yet, the American public remains largely silent. How much longer will the silence continue, I ask? How much longer will people turn away from the suffering of innocent lives. Silence is complicity.'"
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/protest-held-in-portland-to-support-palestinian-activist/ar-AA1Bcl7i
#FreeMahmoudKhalil #FreeMahmoud #PortlandMaine #MaineResists #MaineResistance #USPol
Both female and male #Israeli soldiers raped #Palestinian women from #Gaza and the #WestBank, according to testimonies presented during the UN Commission of Inquiry's public hearing on March 11, 2025.
Kifaya Khraim, International Advocacy Officer at the Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counseling, and Witness 3, a Palestinian woman human rights defender, provided detailed accounts of sexual, reproductive, and other forms of gender-based violence committed by Israeli security forces and settlers.
#gaza #palestine #civilians #siblings #parents #children #loss #suffering #pain #trauma #deaths #killings #endisraelswarcrimes #stopisrael #idf #bibi #netanyahu #childmurder
#MurderedbyIsrael
The #genocide has not stopped, it continues - this little #Palestinian girl Hiba Abdullah Salem was killed today.
#gaza #genocide #palestine #children #israel #destruction
Childhood in a warzone - a little #Palestinian boy carries #water for his family.
MARCH ON WASHINGTON
STOP THE GENOCIDE!
SATURDAY, APRIL 5 • 1pm • Washington D.C.
[Sponsors include #Palestinian Youth Movement, #Jewish Voice for Peace, and others]
"For over 16 months, #Gaza has endured a brutal, ongoing genocide carried out by #Israel with the full backing and support of the US government. Israel continued to violate the terms of the ceasefire reached on January 19th, breaking it over 980 times...
The movement against genocide in North America has risen time and time again in support of Gaza and will not rest now. The #Trump administration, building on the tactics of the Biden administration, is now increasing its attempts to silence pro- #Palestine, anti-genocide voices. "
https://marchforpalestine.org/
#PermanentCeasfireNow
#GazaBelongsToPalestine
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#JewHatredHurtsPalestine #politics
#USA #US #USPolitics
#news @palestine
Chilling firsthand story about #censorship at Pen America, an organization that purports to promote free expression but instead suppresses even the mildest views that are pro-#palestinian, questioning of #zionism, or critical of #israel
Why was I investigated for sharing an article critical of Zionism by the ‘free speech’ organization PEN America? – Mondoweiss https://mondoweiss.net/2025/03/why-was-i-investigated-for-sharing-an-article-critical-of-zionism-by-the-free-speech-organization-pen-america/
#gaza #palestine #civilians #siblings #parents #children #loss #suffering #pain #trauma #deaths #killings #horror #endisraelswarcrimes #stopisrael #idf #atrocities #bibi #netanyahu #childmurder
#MurderedbyIsrael
The #genocide continues -
the bodies of four #Palestinian children.
#picturesthatdontneedcaptions
