Had the terrorist attack witnessed in Lebanon in the past 48hrs occurred in Europe, western media would be following victims, telling the story of a boy who lost an eye, a girl who lost her life... but these are only brown people, so they celebrate Israel's ingenuity. Repulsive.
Respect! The Director of the NY Office of UN High Commissioner of Human Rights just resigned: “Once again, we are seeing a genocide unfolding before our eyes, and the Organization that we serve appears powerless to stop it.” Letter below-
Tonight's assassination in Beirut is another proof that Israel wants to escalate violence, provoke a regional war, and then "defend itself". The more impunity and cover it gets from US and western governments, the less safe the world will be for everyone. Is it so hard to see?
Dear foreign reporters: There is no “chaos” today in Beirut, it is a terrible misrepresentation. There is *manufactured turmoil* to undermine the possibility of
#accountability
by thugs on behalf of experienced warlords who are accustomed to escape justice.
The last time we saw in Lebanon so much happiness on the streets was in 2000, when the South was liberated. Today, it feels that people are really celebrating freedom from the sectarian ruling elite. May it last! #لبنان_ينتفص
#Beirut
- This is what “targeted” means in the Israeli Army’s lingo: an entire building right at the time schools dismiss kids… but when every Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian is a terrorist, you can rain bombs as much as you want and call it “precision”!
“Whenever I am asked to speak about Rachel I do so… on the theory that perhaps her story is a way to render comprehensible to some people, far from Palestine, broader truths about the violence of occupation& the politics that make that violence possible”
If you decided to turn your back and leave
#Lebanon
, it’s your choice. But please spare us the higher moral stand and the disgust of corruption, it’s not like it wasn’t there when the parties were on and you were having fun. I’ve had it apologizing for deciding to stay in
#Beirut
The
@AUB_Lebanon
@MSFEA_AUB
Aerosol Research Lab reports that air quality indicators have returned to normal levels in Beirut following a sharp rise observed between the hours of 6 pm and 7 pm today. One
#fake_news
you can skip!
@KimGhattas
There is also outrage that the United States feels entitled to assassinate who it wants where it wants, from Latin America to the Middle East- Irrespective of who Suleimani was and how people felt about him.
If you think it is paranoid to assume the political class will store its money in land/real estate in the aftermath of a major crisis, just remember what happened to
#Beirut
's coast post-civil war. By the 2000s, one man owned half of all private coastal land in the city!
Hey western reporters: Instead of starting your report with “nearly 3 weeks since Hamas attacks”, use “75 years after they started their ethnic cleansing of Palestine, 17 years after the air, land and sea siege they imposed on Gaza, Israeli forces continue…”
#History_matters
!
Why is the 40+ years of illegal occupation of large sections of Lebanon's coast not outrageous and the destruction of five ATM machines and a few glass façades considered by so many an act of vandalism that may even justify police brutality, I simply don't understand.
فخامة رئيس الجمهورية... خيفان يتفركش عالدرج! و"إذا ما عاجبهم، ولا حدا آدمي بالسلطة يروحوا يهاجروا..." بعد ٢٧ يوم من التظاهر والاعتصام وووو سمعت مزبوط؟! 🤦♀️
كوني بنت الجنوب ومن تبنين وعشت اذلال الاحتلال الاسرائيلي، صوتت اليوم ل
@mmfidawla
التزاما بخط معارضة الذل والاجرام الممارس من قبل مجرمي الحرب والسلم وحلفائهم من المافيا المصرفية… واذا ما سقطوا بالانتخابات، فعليا سقطوا بعين كتير ناس.
#Beirut_downtown
this morning, deserted... I got to walk in but was prevented to get beyond the entrance of parliament. I asked the soldier who stopped me: “Why?” He shrugged and said: “This country is not for us!”
Tired of baseless rumors circulating about
@AUB_Lebanon
for the past few days. Many of us here teaching/ working in this impressive institution are anchored deeply in our context and believe in our role and contributions to the city, the country, and the region from
#Beirut
.
‼️ Another sadly telling work on Gaza tracks the destruction of life and all its infrastructures.
Make time to visit the platform this weekend- superb work by the Gaza team, with many student volunteers at AUB to counter genocidal erasure.
Tracking the Urbicide unfolding in Gaza since Oct 7th. Digitally constructing Gaza serves as an act of archiving, countering erasure, reclaiming its existence, and providing a reset point for where the conversation can begin.
More on ➡️
With Habib Debs, Beirut lost its best citizen. With a strike of pen, he made public beaches, large parks, green paths, history and life attainable. He could always show how, never asked for anything in return. This incredible talent and deep humanity will keep him alive for long.
Unlike many of my compatriots, I don't find relief in
#Macron
's accusations of corruption to Lebanon's political class. Why should we forget that Paris I, II, III... fueled the bankruptcy of the political class for years & dug our hole deeper? Another round of the global game.
I still feel the anger boiling inside me every time I hear bankers who have transferred $$$$ abroad blame the ongoing crisis on people hiding some savings under their pillow. Seriously! No shame of any form.
كل يوم خميس نفس القصة، تويتر كلو نق ع"صار الوقت" 🤷🏽♀️ ليش بعدها الناس بتحضر "صار الوقت"، ما بفهم… وكيف واحد بحط حالو بموقف يقبل دعوة عهيك برنامج… هونيك اللغز 🤢
When I invited
@dan_azzi
and
@CharbelNahas
to speak of a forthcoming financial meltdown in 2018,
@ifi_aub
was accused of giving in to "pop" experts who were building their reputation with fake sensational news. Retrospectively, they were too mellow for what they were predicting!
Very sad day at
#AUB
, heart wrenching moments and bitter realization of what is yet to come as our country sinks deeper. When an institution of the caliber/history of this University and hospital has to make such tough decisions, it is a frightning symptom of Lebanon’s condition.
I understand the Covid, the hardship of the lockdown, and all... but can we please remember the financial audit of the Central Bank, accountability for the port blast, corruption in every public and private sector, and all the other crap that put us here!
For the planners/urbanists: Here is a visual deck of maps that can help understand the scale of the violence. Mapping Gaza’s neighbourhoods flattened by non-stop Israeli bombings via
@AJEnglish
Circulating all-over
#Lebanon
's whatsapp now... I wonder whether it is good to keep one's sense of humor, or bad to be so sarcastic and blasé. It's certainly awful to feel so helpless.
Beautiful video reclaims the local funding of the Lebanese revolution... to respond to the typical attacks that any uprising is instigated by foreign forces. ✌🏽🍀 #لبنان_ينتفص
The
#GrandTheatre
has been closed to people since 1975. Turned into a rated-x movie by militiamen who used to meet halfway in DT throughout the civil war, it was locked down by Solidere. Today, people are back, waving from the windows.
Congrats
#Lebanon
! Our lovely politicians have taken the ecological imperative at heart in forming a cabinet that mixes between recycle and reuse. They are a bit short on the reduce. 🤦🏽♀️
Everyday, a new hardship, big or small, pushes you over the edge. You try to think big picture, but every day, a little piece of your conviction and determination is chipped away. It is incredibly hard to keep your head up in Lebanon today. Still trying 😔
I realized we were mad, but I admit being in disbelief- that all the bishops of Beirut and 4 deputies find that the current priority to improve people's lives in the city and help them stay is to block the implementation of a soft mobility project! See how bad it is👇
People’s displacement from neighborhoods surrounding the
#BeirutExplosion
had started well before the blast, driven by vulture developers, etc. Read my piece for more on how we got here and what we should do republished with map at
Still trying to digest "migrant workers sending dollars out" in Salameh's speech today. A consistent position of Lebanon's "State". It polices vulnerable communities and individuals, but when it comes to crooks and millions, monitoring is 'unrealistic'. Maddening.
So refreshing to see a sound voice about public transport when media/state actors are scrambling to subsidize fuel, use public transport budget for subsidies, etc. This is the future: jobs, connectivity, environment, economy. Amazing work by
@BusMapProject
via
@ElenaHaddad
A map by
#BeirutUrbanLab
shows locations of 44[red] fully evacuated buildings in Municipal Beirut and 75[pink] mostly emptied buildings, all 119 slated for demolition, development permits filed in their locations! Looking for spaces for the hero doctors and nurses
@CityofBeirut
?
Loads of gratitude for friends asking if we are safe in -
#Beirut
today. Feeling very lucky to be physically unscathed with family, but the amount of pain and damage in home, office, and the city is beyond belief. So many friends hurt. Unable to analyze beyond tonight 🙏🏿♥️
Finally good news! Cancellation of Water Supply Augmentation Project (Bisri Dam Project)- Gratitude to the activists who fought the fight for years 👏🏾👏🏾♥️
@savebisri
@rolandnassour
Don’t measure the impact(s) of Oct. 17 by the number of protestors today. 2019 marked a moment when the Lebanese recognized themselves as a collective ruled by warlords. They stood together to announce it loudly. A moment of deep learning. Change is a longer process.
Making the base map used by many public, non-profit and activist surveys available to download to help align damage assessment and recovery efforts: Beirut Urban Lab - Municipal Beirut Basemap Available for Download! via
@BeirutUrbanLab
You never feel stronger than when surrounded by the beautiful team of
@Legal_Agenda
, all dressed in robes and expressing their solidarity with the popular uprising. ♥️ #لبنان_ينتفض
The full scale of the brutality of the Hamas terror attack leaves us breathless.
Defenseless people, brutally murdered in cold blood on the streets.
We stand strong with Israel and its people.
Today the EU and Israeli flags fly side by side.
3 أشهر بعد عرقلة وتوقيف مشروع اعادة تنظيم بسيط بحسّن حركة المشاة، ما قدمت الأطراف المعترضة أي حل شبه مقبول للبلدية تقدر تنفذه، فاضرت البلدية تفتح الطريق وترجع للزفت! العبرة؟ لا بدهم يشتغلو ولا بدن يخلو حدن يحسّن شي: طبقة سياسية ما ممكن يعمر على إيدها أي شي -زفت! #بيروت #مارمخايل
I stay or I run away. Kids want to leave, parents won’t move. My lifestory in South Lebanon. Assessing risk with zero military intelligence. Life is truly exhausting ;(
May you rot in worse than hell every warlord and mafia-banker who has deprived us Lebanese mothers of our children. I will do all I can to get you there. 🔥
Just finished writing the 10th recommendation letter of the week, seems like all my current and former students just want to leave... and they are all broke and need scholarships too. Must say something about how sad this place has become 😰
My heart goes out to everyone trying to think, work, produce, move forward in
#Lebanon
today. So much respect for those willing to push forward despite the obnoxious, incompetent, callous, and criminal class that rules us.
My prince is 19 today and like all other mothers in Lebanon, I will never forgive those war criminals and mafia allies who drove him away from home so young! 💔🎂
Every morning, activists have been cleaning and recycling/sorting Beirut’s downtown streets. All the love and respect to these heroes. Lebanon deserves better, we are so ready for it! 🍀♥️💪🏽 #لبنان_ينتفض
Beirut's sidewalks are again covered with mountains of trash. The problem is not a fuel/economic crisis; it's a Municipal Council that represents the interests of the dirty class that appointed it, not the city's residents...There are better options, even now, if they gave a crap
تداولت بعض مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي تقريرا يزعم أني من مؤسسي "طلعت ريحتكم"، وأني من خلال هذه الجمعية على علاقة بجهات خارجية. لم يكن لي يوما اي علاقة بالجمعية المذكورة كما إني أنفي نفيا قاطعا أي علاقة لي بأي جهة خارجية،
The turnaround of the Public Hospital from a failed institution like all others in
#Lebanon
into a success story is a fantastic source of hope. With solid leadership and dedicated/ motivated staff, public institutions can be rebuilt one by one. Thank you
@firassabiad
and
#RHUH
!
1.6 President
@EmmanuelMacron
’s visit to RHUH, and the announcement of a €7 million to support the hospital, are very significant: Both acknowledge the important role of the health sector especially during these difficult times, and also underscore the following points:
Nothing like a Ramlet-el-Bayda sunset to remind you that it all eventually turns into dust. Something is calming about this thought.
#Beirut
this evening...
American Passports Are Worthless Now (Map) by
@indica
: “In the end, Trump did what he said. He built a wall around America and made the world pay for it. He just never told Americans that they’d be stuck inside.”