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Madeeha Merchant

@madeehamerchant

Engineer turned Architect —building equitable institutions. Climate & Env. Justice Advocate | DataNerd | Founder: Urban Justice League | Research @Columbia

New York, NY Katılım Mart 2009
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Max Blumenthal@MaxBlumenthal·
In our review of Julian Assange’s devastating criminal complaint against the Nobel Committee, we detail corrupt institutional ties between key Norwegian committee members and Venezuelan regime change lobbyist Thor Halvorssen, who has promoted Machado for years
The Grayzone@TheGrayzoneNews

Julian Assange: Sweden broke own laws with Nobel Prize to Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado The Wikileaks founder and former political prisoner has filed an explosive legal brief against the Nobel Committee for its award to a pro-war coup plotter thegrayzone.com/2025/12/17/jul…

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ADAM@AdameMedia·
BREAKING: 🇪🇸 🇮🇱 SPAIN HUMILIATES ISRAEL AND EUROVISION Spain aired Israel’s Eurovision entry with footage of them carpet bombing Gaza. The world is so tired of Israel. x.com/JeffreyxEpstei…
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susan abulhawa | سوزان ابو الهوى
Somali Twitter has been unleashed and it's glorious. I would like to humbly add one more piece of evidence that God promised Minnesota to Somalis 3000 years ago: Mogadishu and Minneapolis both start with the letter M.
Somali American Public Affairs Committee 🎗️@SAPAC_25

Are you ready for a birthright trip to the promised lands of Minnesota? Now offering Aliyah Tours from Mogadishu to Minneapolis to all Somalis worldwide. A return to our homeland! Read the thread for further details:

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Zachary Foster
Zachary Foster@_ZachFoster·
Hey @HillaryClinton, I'm one of the "young Jewish Americans" you speak of. I've spent my adult life studying this history that you claim I "don't understand". What I discovered amidst a two-decade long deep diving into the history, was that the Zionist movement set out to build a ‘Jewish state’ with a Jewish majority working at Jewish-only cooperatives living in Jewish-only colonies owned by a Jewish-only land authorities in a country of ninety-five percent Palestinian Arabs. What could possibly go wrong? If you'd like to learn the history this history as well, I invite you take a course I teach on the topic: palestinenexus.com/courses/p/zion… Educate yourself Hillary to rid your arrogance, ignorance and moral depravity.
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Nimer Sultany
Nimer Sultany@NimerSultany·
1. The Trump - Netanyahu plan should be opposed and rejected. It offers the Palestinians a choice between colonial apartheid and occupation, at best, and gives a cover for the continuation of the genocide, at worst. 1/24 🧵
Rapid Response 47@RapidResponse47

President Donald J. Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict: 1. Gaza will be a deradicalized terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbors. 2. Gaza will be redeveloped for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough. 3. If both sides agree to this proposal, the war will immediately end. Israeli forces will withdraw to the agreed upon line to prepare for a hostage release. During this time, all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment, will be suspended, and battle lines will remain frozen until conditions are met for the complete staged withdrawal. 4. Within 72 hours of Israel publicly accepting this agreement, all hostages, alive and deceased, will be returned. 5. Once all hostages are released, Israel will release 250 life sentence prisoners plus 1700 Gazans who were detained after October 7th 2023, including all women and children detained in that context. For every Israeli hostage whose remains are released, Israel will release the remains of 15 deceased Gazans. 6. Once all hostages are returned, Hamas members who commit to peaceful co-existence and to decommission their weapons will be given amnesty. Members of Hamas who wish to leave Gaza will be provided safe passage to receiving countries. 7. Upon acceptance of this agreement, full aid will be immediately sent into the Gaza Strip. At a minimum, aid quantities will be consistent with what was included in the January 19, 2025, agreement regarding humanitarian aid, including rehabilitation of infrastructure (water, electricity, sewage), rehabilitation of hospitals and bakeries, and entry of necessary equipment to remove rubble and open roads. 8. Entry of distribution and aid in the Gaza Strip will proceed without interference from the two parties through the United Nations and its agencies, and the Red Crescent, in addition to other international institutions not associated in any manner with either party. Opening the Rafah crossing in both directions will be subject to the same mechanism implemented under the January 19, 2025 agreement. 9. Gaza will be governed under the temporary transitional governance of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee, responsible for delivering the day-to-day running of public services and municipalities for the people in Gaza. This committee will be made up of qualified Palestinians and international experts, with oversight and supervision by a new international transitional body, the “Board of Peace,” which will be headed and chaired by President Donald J. Trump, with other members and heads of State to be announced, including Former Prime Minister Tony Blair. This body will set the framework and handle the funding for the redevelopment of Gaza until such time as the Palestinian Authority has completed its reform program, as outlined in various proposals, including President Trump’s peace plan in 2020 and the Saudi-French proposal, and can securely and effectively take back control of Gaza. This body will call on best international standards to create modern and efficient governance that serves the people of Gaza and is conducive to attracting investment. 10. A Trump economic development plan to rebuild and energize Gaza will be created by convening a panel of experts who have helped birth some of the thriving modern miracle cities in the Middle East. Many thoughtful investment proposals and exciting development ideas have been crafted by well-meaning international groups, and will be considered to synthesize the security and governance frameworks to attract and facilitate these investments that will create jobs, opportunity, and hope for future Gaza. 11. A special economic zone will be established with preferred tariff and access rates to be negotiated with participating countries. 12. No one will be forced to leave Gaza, and those who wish to leave will be free to do so and free to return. We will encourage people to stay and offer them the opportunity to build a better Gaza. 13. Hamas and other factions agree to not have any role in the governance of Gaza, directly, indirectly, or in any form. All military, terror, and offensive infrastructure, including tunnels and weapon production facilities, will be destroyed and not rebuilt. There will be a process of demilitarization of Gaza under the supervision of independent monitors, which will include placing weapons permanently beyond use through an agreed process of decommissioning, and supported by an internationally funded buy back and reintegration program all verified by the independent monitors. New Gaza will be fully committed to building a prosperous economy and to peaceful coexistence with their neighbors. 14. A guarantee will be provided by regional partners to ensure that Hamas, and the factions, comply with their obligations and that New Gaza poses no threat to its neighbors or its people. 15. The United States will work with Arab and international partners to develop a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) to immediately deploy in Gaza. The ISF will train and provide support to vetted Palestinian police forces in Gaza, and will consult with Jordan and Egypt who have extensive experience in this field. This force will be the long-term internal security solution. The ISF will work with Israel and Egypt to help secure border areas, along with newly trained Palestinian police forces. It is critical to prevent munitions from entering Gaza and to facilitate the rapid and secure flow of goods to rebuild and revitalize Gaza. A deconfliction mechanism will be agreed upon by the parties. 16. Israel will not occupy or annex Gaza. As the ISF establishes control and stability, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will withdraw based on standards, milestones, and timeframes linked to demilitarization that will be agreed upon between the IDF, ISF, the guarantors, and the Unites States, with the objective of a secure Gaza that no longer poses a threat to Israel, Egypt, or its citizens. Practically, the IDF will progressively hand over the Gaza territory it occupies to the ISF according to an agreement they will make with the transitional authority until they are withdrawn completely from Gaza, save for a security perimeter presence that will remain until Gaza is properly secure from any resurgent terror threat. 17. In the event Hamas delays or rejects this proposal, the above, including the scaled-up aid operation, will proceed in the terror-free areas handed over from the IDF to the ISF. 18. An interfaith dialogue process will be established based on the values of tolerance and peaceful co-existence to try and change mindsets and narratives of Palestinians and Israelis by emphasizing the benefits that can be derived from peace. 19. While Gaza re-development advances and when the PA reform program is faithfully carried out, the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood, which we recognize as the aspiration of the Palestinian people. 20. The United States will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous co-existence.

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Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt
I thank each and every scholar and intellectual who signed this powerful letter. This helps clear the air around a smearing campaign whose sole aim was TO SILENCE ME.
Omer Bartov عومر بَرتوف עמר ברטוב@bartov_omer

I’m pleased to have signed this letter to the President of the @WorldBank, which denounces another smear campaign weaponizing antisemitism – this time directed at Massimiliano Cali, a Senior Economist at the World Bank. 1/4

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Assal Rad
Assal Rad@AssalRad·
Now this is a proper front-page story.
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Maira Hayat
Maira Hayat@MairaHayat·
YAY! Some time next year - I hope/think early-ish next year - this book will exist in the world @stanfordpress ! MY book guys - feels madly unreal!! YAY YAY YAY 💃🏽🙏🏽 💃🏽Now I need tips to calm down and finalize last steps. Jigging since morning = molto exhausting
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Drop Site
Drop Site@DropSiteNews·
🚢 The Global Sumud Flotilla—the largest civilian mission to break Gaza’s siege—launches today, with 50+ ships from 44 countries. Drop Site editor Alex Colston is on board and will be reporting live as it sails from Barcelona toward Gaza.
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Craig Mokhiber
Craig Mokhiber@CraigMokhiber·
The UN in New York is subject to constant harassment, smears, obstruction, unlawful sanctions, exorbitant financial costs, and threats to its delegates and staff all from the US government. The relocation of the UN to a safer and more supportive host country is long overdue. The financial and diplomatic benefits of hosting the UN are enormous. Let the bidding begin. state.gov/releases/offic…
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The Elders
The Elders@TheElders·
“A significant proportion of manifested trucks are turned away with vital supplies. The world needs to know... This has to stop.” Mary Robinson and @HelenClarkNZ witness the devastating reality at the closed Rafah border with Gaza.
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MESA
MESA@MESA_1966·
#Employment The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Palestinian Literature and Culture. mesana.org/resources-and-…
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Nasser Rabbat
Nasser Rabbat@nasserrabbat·
It's sadly ironic that Ziad died of a liver disease. In Arabic literary tradition, a person furious at injustices they cannot redress, dies of a liver breaking into pieces. الله يرحمه Ziad Rahbani, Composer Who Defined a Tragic Era in Lebanon, Dies at 69 nytimes.com/2025/07/27/wor…
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António Guterres
António Guterres@antonioguterres·
Let’s be clear: Statehood for the Palestinians is a right, not a reward. The only realistic, just, and sustainable solution is two States – Israel & Palestine – living side-by-side in peace. I urge the international community to take urgent & concrete steps to make it real.
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Matt Binder
Matt Binder@MattBinder·
Brad Lander on Cuomo losing: "Good fucking riddance"
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Michael Lange
Michael Lange@MichaelLangeNYC·
Zohran Mamdani has remade the political map. UNBELIEVABLE
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani
Zohran Kwame Mamdani@ZohranKMamdani·
Hope is not naive when you have a vision and a movement behind it. Hope is in fact righteous. This is the dawn of a new era in New York City. And we will win it together.
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Robin Monotti
Robin Monotti@robinmonotti·
PALANTIR CO-FOUNDER JOE LONSDALE: "I am really excited to invest in Iran... if we [USA] can get this country to be some sort of Republic" [with bombs]. Another Palantir linked massive psychopath!
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