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Nanjeanne

Nanjeanne's Journal
Nanjeanne's Journal
July 25, 2024

The Only Answer is Peace: Israeli and Palestinian Activists Share Vision of Coexistence

I haven't posted much about Israel/Gaza recently. It's just very raw and painful for me on DU on this subject. Just recovering from 10 days in Israel with family - out most nights protesting with hostage families and peace activists. Returned to an exciting time in US politics and a hope that we might also discover a different approach to Israel's war - to be disgusted and offended by Netanyahu's full of lies speech to Congress. To the news that Zahiro Shahar Mor, who's uncle was taken hostage by Hamas and who's cousin was killed, and who was given a seat in the guest galleries to Netanyahu's address by Rep. Omar was arrested for disturbance when he shouted out three times during Bibi's standing ovations to waking up this morning to this piece on Democracy Now with two amazing people: Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah - each who have lost loved ones to violence and who have come together to spread hope.

For those who wish to listen and those looking for peace to maybe be inspired that we accomplish it . . .

[link:https://www.democracynow.org/2024/7/25/netanyahu_congress_democrats_protest|]

MAOZ INON: Yeah, I can definitely tell you what he has never done. He never called any of the bereaved families of October 7th, not him or not anyone from his government or his coalition. They didn’t come the shiva, the Jewish way of mourning. They didn’t send us a condolence letter or a call. They didn’t come. They didn’t show, like they didn’t show on October 7th.

Netanyahu and his government are accountable and responsible to my parents’ death. They are responsible and accountable to October 7th. And he never accepted this and took this accountability. And I was surprised and shocked from the members of the Congress that they are not forcing him to take responsibility and accountability to his failure leadership.


And we are here to say and to represent a growing movement, a peace movement, Palestinian-Israeli movement, that believes the war must end and conflict resolution must start now. We cannot wait, because the sorrow, the pain, the casualties, it’s — we cannot take it anymore. We cannot suffer more. And we deserve a better life, a normal life and a better future.
July 25, 2024

I'm loving each and every one of Gov Walz's interviews. He is going to be a great asset to the Harris team - whether

VP choice (I hope) or just stumping for her.

“My God, they went after ‘cat people,’ good luck with that! Turn on the internet and see what cat people do when you go after ‘em.”

[link:https://x.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1816473480243867651|]

July 25, 2024

Kamala Giving a Great Pro Labor Speech to Teachers Union.

Promised to pass PRO Act.

Since Sen. Kelly previously voted against it but said he would now support it, all the more reason to keep him in Senate and hold his feet to the fire and get it done!

Still talking and whole speech is going great.

July 24, 2024

Interesting list of accomplishments for Tim Walz

-universal free school meals
- legal weed
- carbon free electricity by 2040
- tax rebates for the working class up to $1,300 (making under $150k per year)
- 12 weeks paid family leave
- 12 weeks paid sick leave
- banned conversion therapy
- red flag laws for guns
- universal background checks for guns
- automatic voter registration
- free public college (under $80k)
- ban on PFAS (forever chemicals)
- $2.2 billion increase in k-12 school funding
- sectoral bargaining for nursing home workers

Im impressed.

July 24, 2024

I'm really liking Walz - and the more people

Also learn, the more they will like as well.

[link:https://x.com/tim_walz/status/1815796023299567983?s=46&t=LWCY8QyVBo0oSmui9Ib8cg|]

Walz, Beshear, Cooper all will speak to rural voters in WI, PA, MI, NC, etc that we need to win.

Why have I not heard of Walz before? Real deal.

June 26, 2024

The Truth vs Alex Jones - HBO documentary

Last night I had the privilege of attending a showing of this documentary in support of the Choose Love organization started by Scarlett Lewis, mother of Jesse, one of the children murdered in Sandy Hook, CT in 2012.

This documentary is horrifying, painful, disturbing and so necessary to see. Watching what these families endured after their children were murdered and then hearing Scarlett Lewis’ own words on how the organization Choose Love came about and the programs it offers to schools

The film offered a lesson in just how vicious and pervasive conspiracy theories can become and a chilling portrait of how little they may trouble their purveyors. A lesson we all, as consumers of so many different varieties of media, need to remember. InfoWars still exists. And while earlier this month, Jones said he would liquidate assets to pay the Sandy Hook families, there are dozens more doing the same kind of damage.

If you have HBO I recommend watching. [link:

?si=gacEBzrFtj4AGRsS|]

Scarlett showed how she has dealt with this tragedy shaped her mission and how Choose Love addresses the root cause of violence to prevent it before it starts! Inspiring. Her organization is one worthy of support, if you wish.

About the Choose Love Movement
Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement™ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to create safer and more loving communities through Character Social Emotional Development programs (CSED) that are suited for all stages of life. We offer programs tailored for any age from toddlers through adulthood.


[link:https://chooselovemovement.org|].
June 5, 2024

Israel Secretly Targeted American Lawmakers With Gaza War Influence Campaign

In an attempt to sway global public opinion on the war in Gaza, fake accounts and sites spread pro-Israel and Islamophobic content. The operation was orchestrated by Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry and run by a political campaigning firm

The Israeli government is behind a large-scale influence campaign primarily aimed at Black lawmakers and young progressives in the United States and Canada. The operation, whose existence was first reported by Haaretz in March, was launched after the start of the war in Gaza and was intended to sway certain segments of public opinion on Israel's conduct.

The influence campaign made extensive use of fake websites and social media to promote content that is pro-Israel, anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim content, as well as disinformation about antisemitism on American campuses, according to an investigation by the Fake Reporter organization, published today.
The operation was run by a private Israeli online political campaigning firm called STOIC that was hired for the project.


SNIP

The campaign began with the establishment of three fake "news sites" that copied reports from official media sources. These sites had associated Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts, which amassed tens of thousands of followers. Meanwhile, the people running the operation used hundreds of avatars to aggressively promote purported articles that served the Israeli narrative, including reports about the sexual assaults by Hamas and about alleged ties between the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and Hamas. The articles were mainly directed at the online accounts of Black lawmakers in the U.S., particularly Democrats.


I’m not shocked but I am distressed. And how easily it is working is so apparent. Read full details here:

Haaretz subscriber [link:https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2024-06-05/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israel-secretly-targeted-american-lawmakers-with-gaza-war-influence-campaign/0000018f-e7c8-d11f-a5cf-e7cb62af0000|]

Free link [link:https://archive.is/i3XIF|]
May 27, 2024

Netanyahu referred to the deadly Rafah strike as a "tragic error" (ya think?)...

as family members of hostages protested against him from the Knesset gallery

Israel-Hamas War Day 234 | Hamas Nixes Talks With Israel Over Rafah 'Massacre'; IDF: Airstrike Led to Fire Killing 45

IDF's top attorney: Rafah incident 'very grave'; some 70 investigations launched by IDF police, including over Sde Teiman prison facility ■ Israeli army says it took steps to minimize possibility of civilian harm ahead of deadly Rafah strike, didn't anticipate civilian casualties ■ Fire breaks out in open area in Israel's north, hit by rockets launched from Lebanon ■ Egyptian soldier killed in exchange of gunfire with IDF; Israeli army sources say Egyptian soldier fired first


Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid spoke at the Knesset responding to Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech and said "every day, elderly people are dying in the tunnels – that's your responsibility, you didn't bring them home. You cannot remain the prime minister."


This is a horror beyond horrors. My heart breaks for all the victims - Israelis and Palestinians alike. The hostages that Bibi has forgotten, their families, the Palestinians displaced, the maimed, the orphaned. Enough.

Haaretz breaking news
[link:https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-05-27/ty-article-live/palestinians-report-at-least-35-killed-by-israeli-strikes-on-displaced-area-in-rafah/0000018f-b80a-d24f-a5df-feee2ae40007?liveBlogItemId=1114451959#1114451959|]

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