June Wardé

Several airstrikes on different neighbourhoods in the city of Tyre.

I filmed this in Jan 2020 in #Nabatieh in south #Lebanon, residents chanted against sectarianism & corruption & called for reassertion of Lebanese government’s sovereignty, meaning disarming #Hezbollah. Their city has been destroyed in Israeli strikes, where do they stand now?

I’m going to go out on a limb here and post a rare personal, and very vulnerable, post. I went out to dinner on my own after a late meeting, thinking it would be a break from the pain and heartache so many of us are feeling. I ended up bursting into tears uncontrollably 1/

Outrageous and ominous. First, his supposed goal was to push Hezbollah away from border so Israelis could return home. Now goal is for the Lebanese to "free themselves from Hezbollah" or face "abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering like we see in Gaza.”

Things I have seen in the rubble of Israeli air strikes in Lebanon over the past week (a thread). 1/

I have no doubt Hezbollah were complicit in the #beirutblast. But that doesn't mean I celebrate the Israeli attacks, which also killed innocent people. I want justice, not vengeance. I won't allow anyone to justify the killing 100s of civilians in my name or Isaac's name.

What political analysis can capture this level of psychosis? Just absolutely drunk on violence, destruction, domination with no thought to anyone’s future, no vision beyond the massacre after the next massacre.

More than 1,000 people killed and more than 6,000 wounded as a result of Israeli attacks in less than two weeks in Lebanon, the health ministry said. Total toll at 1,640.

BREAKING - Some 1 million Lebanese have been displaced by Israeli attacks, 100s of thousands since yesterday — head of Lebanese government crisis cell Nasser Yassin to @Reuters

There is no “international law” there is only a global European white supremacy standing on all of our necks

You know what’s truly dystopian? My Egyptian colleague had to send a long email to our Head of Region to explain why it’s a communications faux-pas not to send an organization-wide message acknowledging & supporting Lebanese colleagues & stakeholders, especially since Lebanon is a key partner in the region and we operate across the Med. She had to *convince* him to do it while he threw out excuses like, “it’s not the government at war, it’s Hezbollah.” She ended up drafting the email for him. Of course no mention was made to Palestine. Few months ago I was asked by EU colleagues to reach out to the city of Ramallah to audit a project implemented in 2019. When I tell you that our lives as Arabs - collectively - aren’t even worth a few empty words of sympathy, believe me. I don’t work in tech or in some service industry. I work in international development, surrounded by social scientists & human rights lawyers - people who are supposed to be *aware* of the complexities of our situations. Mind you, just a few weeks ago, this same person was applauding LAF for their proactive efforts despite being severely under-resourced and underpaid. It’s sickening how human rights seem to apply to only a select portion of humanity, while the rest of us are left to scrape for dignity. I am appalled, horrified, disgusted, outraged, and frankly sickened at the state of our world.

Imagine how the world would react if Hezbollah launched a "precision strike" instantly destroyed 6 apartment complexes (filled with civilians on a Friday evening) in Tel Aviv That fact you can only imagine it in Gaza or Lebanon is because it only happens to us. We are expendable

I am still looking for a house, we are 3. 🙏🏽🫂❤️

Why does the foreign office tell British people to leave Lebanon and not British people to leave Israel? Is there an asymmetric war going on, or something? Is Israel able to defend itself and Lebanon not? I don’t get it. Is Israel firing indiscriminately? How very odd.

My parents are still looking for a place to rent! Most numbers circulating on social media aren't leading anywhere or charging 1.2k$+ so if you know of any legitimate leads somewhere safe please let me know!

BREAKING - Lebanon death toll rises to 492!!! from Israeli strikes today 1,645 wounded 35 kids and 58 women — Lebanese health ministry That is nearing half the toll of 34-day 2006 war in a single day.

On the 4th anniversary of the #beirutblast I saw a number of posts from UN entities &gov'ts saying they stand with the victims, desparing at the lack of justice &calling for an investigation. Quite frankly, these posts are starting to feel insulting /1 unscol.unmissions.org/anniversary-4-…

Today marks 4yrs since our Isaac was taken from us in the #beirutblast. Even if I had all the words in the world, they would never be enough to convey how much I miss him, or how cruel it is that a photo taken in a moment of joy now adorns his headstone. There is no justice.

على هامش #نظام_الكفالة، عاملات تحاولن إعادة اكتشاف أنفسهن من خلال العمل و #النشاط_السياسي.