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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

My latest piece for @972mag is now out. Once again, I crunch the numbers to show how @nytimes editorials have a long history of centering Israeli framings over Palestinian ones. And I explain why this led last Sunday's editorial to sound so outdated.

Why the NY Times is behind the times on Israel-Palestine

An editorial criticizing Israel's new government reflects the same blind spots that have dogged America's 'newspaper of record' for decades.

www.972mag.com

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

I'm working on a piece for @972mag about that recent @nytimes editorial. I suspected that the the editorials have long centered Israeli framings over Palestinian ones, so I decided to do a quick keyword search to get an overall impression. Here's what I found; a 🧵:

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@mtnassar

3 years

This is the best thing I’ve read about western media coverage of Palestinians (especially those in Gaza) in a really long time. @m7mdkurd and @MaramGaza are just two of many brilliant young Palestinian journalists out there. Listen to them.

لينة

@LinahAlsaafin

3 years

So grateful to see 2 Palestinian journos (who can’t meet in person in own country due to Israeli occupation) have a frank conversation about western media portrayal of Gaza on such a platform @AJEnglish ’s @MaramGaza interviewed by @thenation ’s @m7mdkurd

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And given that Palestinians often suffer from real material harm based on the definition of antisemitism being deployed against them, they MUST have a voice in these conversations as well.

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

And here's my piece for @972mag

Why the NY Times is behind the times on Israel-Palestine

An editorial criticizing Israel's new government reflects the same blind spots that have dogged America's 'newspaper of record' for decades.

www.972mag.com

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

Between 1970 and 2019, editorials in the Times that discuss Palestinians invoked "peace" 1,112 times, but "justice only 86 times.

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@mtnassar

2 years

Meanwhile, "Israel's security" was mentioned 90 times, while "Palestinian freedom" was invoked just three times.

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

Over the same period, editorials that discuss Palestinians also mentioned "terror" 649 times, but "occupation" only 219 times.

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

Of course, keyword searches don't tell us the whole story. But they do give us a sense of the overall tenor of @nytimes editorials. And they clearly show that time and again, the Times gives preference to Israeli framings over Palestinian ones. It also explains why....

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

3 years

I'm so excited to be joining @JehadAbusalim as Palestinian Non-resident Fellows at the Foundation for Middle East Peace! Stay tuned for podcasts & webinars centering Palestinian voices as we discuss topics that affect us all. @fmep @LaraFriedmanDC

FMEP's Palestinian Non-Resident Fellowship

The Foundation for Middle East Peace is delighted to announce our new Palestinian Non-Resident Fellowship, launched in 2022. Through this initiative, each year two Palestinian…

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

See, this is what I’ve been talking about. A beautiful essay in the @nytimes that brings to readers the daily violence that Palestinians living under occupation face. There’s no “both sides” here. There’s occupier and occupied. Many thanks to @Yara_M_Asi . We need more of this.

Yara Asi, PhD

@Yara_M_Asi

2 years

Very excited to share that my first piece for the @nytimes was published today, recounting my recent trip to the West Bank and the overall, continuously deteriorating state of health and well-being in Palestine: ?

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

3 years

Since I'm *still* seeing the whole "Palestinians didn't exist until 1967" nonsense bandied about here, I'm just gonna link this article by Beška and @_ZachFoster on the use of the Arabic term "Filastini" (Palestinian) at the turn of the 20C. Happy reading.

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

... last Sunday's editorial sounded so out of touch with the current realities.

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@mtnassar

1 year

All eyes are on Gaza where there is a war, but what about where there isn't? Here I provide crucial historical context for what we're seeing today.

The Conversation U.S.

@ConversationUS

1 year

#Gaza is about twice the size of Washington, D.C, but has a population of 2 million, ⅔ of them refugees from the 1948 war that created the state of Israel. Some more historical context from @MTNassar of @UArizona

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@mtnassar

1 year

Thirty years later, lots of folks still saying that Oslo failed because one or both sides violated the terms of the agreement. Here I explain how the terms themselves were deeply flawed to begin with. via @ConversationUS

30 years after Arafat-Rabin handshake, clear flaws in Oslo Accords doomed peace talks to failure

A famous gesture kick-started hopes of peace in the Middle East. But today, the idea of a two-state solution seems further away than ever before.

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

1 year

We'll keep saying this for the people in the back: Antisemitism has no place in our movement for justice.

Home

We the undersigned, Palestinian academics, writers, artists, activists, and people of all walks of life, unequivocally condemn the morally and politically reprehensible comments made by President of...

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

When I first read Ghassan Kanafani's "On Zionist Literature" (in Arabic) many years ago, I was struck by how timely and insightful it was. It could've been written today. So glad that @Ebb_Magazine and @LiberatedTexts is publishing an English translation.

Louis Allday

@Louis_Allday

2 years

I’m pleased to confirm that the first English language translation of Ghassan Kanafani’s ‘On Zionist Literature’ will be published by @Ebb_Magazine in collaboration with @LiberatedTexts on July 8th 2022–the 50th anniversary of Kanafani’s killing by Israel.

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@mtnassar

2 years

Journalist @Quique_K is beaten by an Israeli policeman in #Jerusalem during #JerusalemDay march by Israeli extremists. Yet the caption reads "clashes." I wrote in @ConversationUS explaining why this language is so problematic. Media: do better

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

3 years

I mean, if you're gonna try to gaslight people into thinking Palestinians didn't exist until 1967--when there are PLENTY of Palestinians still alive who can tell you otherwise--at least do some basic reading.

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

Yet another example of how @nytimes covers up Israeli crimes: The first paragraph in its story on the murder of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh states that Aljazeera was "blaming" Israel for the killing, presenting it as a subjective opinion. 1/4

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

I'm so excited to part of the editorial committee at MERIP! We're seeking pitches for articles, dispatches, poetry, translations, and visual materials for our forthcoming issue. DM me if you have any q's

Call for Pitches: Journalism and Activism in an Age of Transnational Repression - MERIP

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@mtnassar

2 years

With all the media coverage of #ShireenAbuAkleh 's killing and the police attacks at her funeral, I explain why using the word "clashes" to describe Israeli violence against Palestinians is so often misleading.

How media reports of ‘clashes’ mislead Americans about Israeli-Palestinian violence

In trying to present violent events in ‘neutral’ language, media reports may be ignoring power imbalances when it comes to Israeli police or military violence against Palestinian civilians.

theconversation.com

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

Kudos to Joel @jh_swanson for calling out this nonsense. As a Palestinian, I've heard such filth too many times. I even wrote a piece about it. Too bad it's still so relevant...

Opinion | It’s Time To Put To Rest The Myth That Palestinian Mothers Don’t Love Their Children

Since Nariman and other mothers cannot protect their children from Israeli violence, they strive instead to empower their children

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Joel S.

@jh_swanson

2 years

The Jewish community needs to reckon with how normalized anti-Palestinian racism is in our communal spaces. As a child at Jewish school, I routinely heard, “The difference between Jews and Palestinians is we love our children, and they don’t.” As if that’s a normal thing to say!

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2 years

Palestinians on both sides of the Green Line have long been connected by their shared sense of duty to protect Jerusalem and its holy sites from Jewish extremists who wish to destroy the Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock. I explain this history here:

“Al-Aqsa Is in Danger”: How Jerusalem Connects Palestinian Citizens of Israel to the Palestinian...

Maha Nassar explores the increasingly important role of Jerusalem in fostering Palestinian solidarity across the Green Line, arguing that Palestinian citizens of Israel should not be viewed solely in...

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

10 months

I had a wonderful time speaking with Yara Hawari @yarahawari about the meaning and significance of this important, yet much-maligned, phrase.

Dr. Yara Hawari د. يارا هواري

@yarahawari

10 months

🚨The latest episode of Rethinking Palestine is out now. Historian Maha Nassar @mtnassar joins me to discuss the historical significance of the slogan "from the river to the sea" & it's current importance amidst the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

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@mtnassar

2 years

I recently wrote a piece about how "Exodus" (the novel, and, to a lesser extent, the film) was a foundational piece of this edifice. "Exodus, Nakba Denialism, and the Mobilization of Anti-Arab Racism"

Exodus, Nakba Denialism, and the Mobilization of Anti-Arab Racism - Maha Nassar, 2023

Nakba denialism – that is, denying Zionist culpability for the mass expulsions of Palestinian Arabs from their homeland in 1948 – has long been a feature of US ...

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Yousef Munayyer

@YousefMunayyer

2 years

Nakba denial is a gross form of anti-Palestinian racism. Don't engage in it, don't promote it and don't associate with anyone who does.

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@mtnassar

3 years

In looking at Arabic newspapers in the early 20th century, they found "Filastini" used about 170 times in more than 110 articles between 1908 and 1914.

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

3 years

Check out my first podcast as an @fmep Fellow! I share a bit about my background, how I came to this work, and what I hope to do as a Palestinian Non-resident Fellow. If you have ideas for podcast or webinar topics, let me know!

On Palestinian history, culture, and advocacy: Introducing Dr. Maha Nassar, 2022 FMEP Fellow

Dr. Maha Nassar is an associate professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Arizona, where she specializes in the c

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@mtnassar

1 year

This is far and away the best video explainer on #Nakba #Nakba75 I've ever seen. So proud to be a part of it.

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@mtnassar

3 years

As I hear as lot of year-end talk about “shifting discourses” on Palestine, this piece is a crucial reminder that we must not lose sight of the ultimate goal: liberation.

Mezna Qato

@meznaqato

6 years

Six years ago, Kareem Rabie and I wrote this @jacobinmag piece about how human rights discourse and liberal forms of politics constrain Palestinians. We paid a cost for it, but I think it more or less has remained relevant.

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@mtnassar

3 years

Happening today--join us!

MECACS

@MecacsStA

3 years

We're very excited to be welcoming Dr Maha Nassar ( @mtnassar ) of @uarizona to give a talk on 'Equality vs Freedom: Continuity and Change in the Demands of '48 Palestinians' as part of our @MecacsStA @StAndrewsIR seminar series. Please email irevents @st -andrews.ac.uk to register.

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2 years

My most personal (and vulnerable) podcast yet. I share for the first time some key moments in my life that have helped me navigate this terrain. "How Do We Talk about Zionism and Anti-Zionism?"

How Do We Talk about Zionism and Anti-Zionism?

Occupied Thoughts by FMEP · How Do We Talk about Zionism and Anti-Zionism? Subscribe to “Occupied Thoughts” on iTunes | Soundcloud |Spotify Watch this conversation on YouTube In this…

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

3 years

As I Palestinian, I know how it feels to have my people's identity denied. As a scholar, I'm fascinated by how people's identities change over time. So, I'm writing a book about the history of Palestine's people, which I discussed with @saminkin at @FMEP :

Who Are Palestine's People? with Dr. Maha Nassar

In this episode of “Occupied Thoughts,” FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin speaks with Dr. Maha Nassar, associate professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North…

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@mtnassar

11 months

Following the censure of @RepRashida @RashidaTlaib , I wrote a new explainer about how Palestinians have understood "from the river to the sea," and why they insist on using the phrase despite all the controversy.

‘From the river to the sea’ – a Palestinian historian explores the meaning and intent of scrutini...

The slogan has been attacked as ‘antisemitic’ and defended as a ‘call for freedom.’ Behind the controversy is decades of usage.

theconversation.com

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@mtnassar

2 years

It's a classic propaganda move. It aims to muddy the waters so that we call into question what all the facts point to: that a journalist wearing a press vest and a helmet was killed in cold blood. 4/4

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@mtnassar

2 years

A sobering reminder of where we are in the present moment....

Amjad Iraqi

@aj_iraqi

2 years

There’s been a lot of talk in recent weeks of similarities with the buildup to last year’s intifada. But most Palestinians are still recuperating from the brutality they faced that month — and from the violence that continued since. My latest in @972mag .

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@mtnassar

11 months

What do Palestinians actually mean when they say "from the river to the sea?" I go into historical detail here:

‘From the river to the sea’ – a Palestinian historian explores the meaning and intent of scrutini...

The slogan has been attacked as ‘antisemitic’ and defended as a ‘call for freedom.’ Behind the controversy is decades of usage.

theconversation.com

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@mtnassar

2 years

"there had not been any confrontations between Palestinian fighters and the Israeli army when the shots were fired toward the journalists." So why use the word "clashes" in the second paragraph and state is as a definitive fact? 3/4

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@mtnassar

2 years

Then second paragraph claims the killing "happened as clashes between Israeli military and Palestinian gunmen took place in the city," presenting the "clashes" as an objective fact. It's not until the TENTH paragraph that we read a quote from an actual eyewitness saying 2/4

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

3 years

How can we have an honest discussion about Palestine if we can’t even use the word “Palestine” in mainstream US press outlets?

Davide Mastracci 🤌🏼

@DavideMastracci

3 years

Many mainstream Western news outlets prevent writers and reporters from using the word “Palestine,” except under limited circumstances. It’s not a conspiracy; it’s in their official style guides. Here are some examples of major publications where these policies are in place.

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1 year

Yesterday, @RepRashida successfully commemorated #Nakba75 #Nakba in Congress, with the help of @SenSanders . It's part of the Palestinians' long struggle for recognition, as I explain here: via @ConversationUS

The Nakba at 75 – Palestinians’ struggle to get recognition for their ‘catastrophe’

For the first time, the United Nations will mark the commemoration of the displacement of 750,000 Palestinians from their homes in 1948.

theconversation.com

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@mtnassar

2 years

I'm building on the great work of studies of media bias, including by @AMEJA @416Labs Also echoing the frustration that @AymanM @Dena @DaliaHatuqa and others in the media have expressed over the persistent use of the word "clashes" - often despite all evidence to the contrary.

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@mtnassar

3 years

"'Indigenous' carries a unique connotation — that of resistance to being colonized. It is not an identity, it’s a position. And despite spending my life in all manner of Jewish cultural and religious contexts, I have never heard that word or positioning used before." Great read!

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@mtnassar

3 years

Fantastic thread by @adamelmahrek on the intellectual dishonesty behind the banning of “Palestine” in US media style guides. Read and learn.

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@mtnassar

2 years

While @nytimes comes in for particular scrutiny, this is by no means limited to one paper or one outlet. It's much more pervasive than that.

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@mtnassar

3 years

@stevesalaita I read the Arabic while dissertating and thought it was brilliant. Glad to see it’s been translated. Still so timely.

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@mtnassar

2 years

I still remember all the feelings that washed over me when I first learned about the Palestinians of Iqrit. @RajaAbdulrahim captures their struggle so beautifully here.

Raja Abdulrahim

@RajaAbdulrahim

2 years

A Christmas Tree Brings Life to a Destroyed Palestinian Village For former residents of Iqrit, where Israeli forces leveled everything but the church in 1951, religious rituals bind them to a place from which they were expelled.

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@mtnassar

3 years

@Ilana_Who_ Yes, wait till spring when admissions are done

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

So excited to be in conversation with @RaniaBatrice , @YousefMunayyer , and @LaraFriedmanDC next Tuesday!

Lara Friedman

@LaraFriedmanDC

2 years

Webinar next week (Aug 30): "Israel, Palestine, & Take-Aways from the 2022 Democratic Party Primaries" ft. @RaniaBatrice @LaraFriedmanDC @YousefMunayyer in conversation with the brilliant @mtnassar details/registration:

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2 years

@rafaelshimunov @AFP @GettyImages I just wrote a whole explainer on why the word "clashes" is so problematic in these contexts: @AFP @GettyImages : Do better.

How media reports of ‘clashes’ mislead Americans about Israeli-Palestinian violence

In trying to present violent events in ‘neutral’ language, media reports may be ignoring power imbalances when it comes to Israeli police or military violence against Palestinian civilians.

theconversation.com

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@mtnassar

2 years

The more things change....

William Lafi Youmans

@wyoumans

2 years

Rashid Khalidi on CNN in early 1988, just after the intifada began.

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2 years

Here's BBC News reporting that there was simply "violence." Who was committing these acts of violence? No indication in this headline....

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@mtnassar

2 years

@RaffiMagarik That too!

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

Thanks @joshruebner for this great list.

Josh Ruebner

@joshruebner

2 years

9. @mtnassar 's Brothers Apart is a wonderful contribution toward understanding the profound cultural and political developments among Palestinian citizens of Israel despite the incredibly harsh military rule they lived under.

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2 years

I really enjoyed this conversation with @AhlamMuhtaseb about her fantastic doc, "1948: Creation and Catastrophe" Check it out!

“1948: Creation and Catastrophe” with Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb & Dr. Maha...

As Palestinians commemorate 74 years since the Nakba, FMEP’s Palestinian non-resident fellow Dr. Maha Nassar talks with Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb, professor of media studies at California State University, S

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Maha Nassar

@mtnassar

2 years

I had a great time interviewing LSJP students at @BerkeleyLaw for @fmep . We talked about the pro-BDS bylaw they passed last fall, the fierce backlash they faced, and the resilience of pro-Palestine activism on US campuses.

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@mtnassar

2 years

@shereneseikaly @UssamaMakdisi @meznaqato Agree with @meznaqato and @shereneseikaly here. There are many, many people around the world who crave to learn more about the Palestinians' struggle for liberation. Not sure why we need to seek validation from Western liberal academics.

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@mtnassar

2 years

Palestinian students at Tel Aviv University waving Palestinian flags and signing the unofficial Palestinian anthem, "Mawtini" to mark #Nakba74 We will never forget.

موقع عرب 48

@arab48website

2 years

جامعة تل أبيب | الطلاب العرب ينشدون نشيد موطني في مراسيم إحياء ذكرى النكبة ال74

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@mtnassar

2 years

@danyaqato You're welcome! It was on loop in our house for like a year.

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@mtnassar

2 years

I was at the Tucson screening yesterday. Great attendance—probably included some of Alma’s constituents. She’s terrified that the people she claims to represent will find out she’s trying to quash our First Amendment rights.

Julia Bacha

@juliabacha

2 years

BREAKING: A handful of Arizona State Legislators are terrified that their colleagues may watch a film this afternoon about the direct impact anti-boycott laws have had on Americans right to free speech. Why is that? 🧵

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@mtnassar

2 years

The people of Syria still need our help.

Laura Albast

@Lau_Bast

2 years

I’ve been working with volunteers at @Harvardarabaa for the past 5 years on supporting Syrian refugees in the region. This natural disaster is no different. We’re launching an #EarthquakeRelief campaign to aid Syrians displaced & refugees in Aleppo, Idlib, Gaziantep, & Urfa. 🧵

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❤️❤️❤️

Lina

@Lina_Serene

3 years

“The cup is a gift from the Algerian people to our family in Palestine” 🇩🇿❤️🇵🇸 #FIFArabCup #كأس_العرب

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@noraehp Men in the Sun during the week on migration and refugees in my modern ME history class

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3 years

@meznaqato Given UAE's role in destroying Yemen, I'm not sure any Yemeni artists or scholars would even want to attend. Which makes the UAE's hosting of an event on the "postcolonial" all the more...ironic.

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2 years

"Confront crowds" isn't any better, Twitter.

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2 years

The prisoner issue is a central one for Palestinians, yet it's rarely discussed in the West. I'm excited to share my conversation with Dr. Basil Farraj on Palestinian political prisoners and Israel's carceral regime.

Palestinian Political Prisoners and Israel's Carceral Regime

New on the FMEP podcast --> FMEP non-resident fellow Dr. Maha Nassar is joined by Dr. Basil Farraj to dive into the issue of Palestinian political prisoners and so much more.

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@meznaqato Do it. Prob will have a similar vibe to Ramy.

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A great thread from @_ZachFoster on the use of the term “Palestinians” in the early 20th century.

Zachary Foster

@_ZachFoster

2 years

Were Zionists called "Palestinians" before 1948? The claim is often made that Zionists were called Palestinians from 1920-1948. It’s time to debunk this myth. The terms ‘Palestinians’ & ‘the Palestinians’ were used to describe Arabs, not Zionists, from 1920-1948. A 🧵

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@jh_swanson Because the Zionist justification for displacing Palestinians in order to establish a Jewish state has essentially been “we were here first”

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@AImas8706 @jh_swanson If it were just “we were here historically,” that wouldn’t negate Palestinians’ presence or ties to the land. The central claim of political Zionism for most of the 20c has been: “we were here before the Arabs” and therefore our national claims supersede theirs.

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3 years

The historian me really appreciates the historical nuances here. We need more of this. Well done @DimitriASimes

Dimitri Simes Jr.

@DimitriASimes

3 years

I try to stay away from editorializing on here, but I will make an exception for this New Yorker interview with Princeton historian Stephen Kotkin. Kotkin makes some bizarre claims about Russian history which should be addressed. Let's begin 🧵

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Another "violence erupts" headline, totally obscuring the fact that Israeli police are carrying out the overwhelming majority of said violence. Against Palestinians. At a funeral.

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@AImas8706 @jh_swanson I think you’re drawing a false equivalency here:

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@RajaAbdulrahim at @nytimes shows us how it's done. A clear-eyed report on the occupation's violent attacks on seven Palestinian human rights groups. Explaining what happened w/o equivocation, centering Palestinian voices. Change is afoot. #StandWithThe6

Palestinian Rights Groups Raided by Israeli Soldiers (Published 2022)

The offices of seven groups were shuttered, months after Israel designated six of them as terrorist organizations. The groups said the moves were meant to silence criticism.

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@freespeechlover @michelleinbklyn Yup, good point.

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@AImas8706 @jh_swanson Why would you conclude that ending privileges for Jews in a Zionist state (I.e. dismantling Israel) would necessarily lead to the “inevitable genocide of Jews”?

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@Seanyfbaby @4noura This claim by Israeli officials has already been debunked:

B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم

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This morning, B’Tselem’s field researcher in Jenin documented the exact locations in which the Palestinian gunman depicted in a video distributed by the Israeli army, fired, as well as the exact location in which Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed.

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A lovely reflection on the Moroccan people of the High Atlas Mountains, with a link at the end to help support them. Thanks @aomar_boum

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This right here: "as scholars, we have a responsibility to support our Palestinian colleagues who still do not enjoy the academic freedom that we so often take for granted." Thank you, @BarberDamascus

AcademeBlog

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Historian Dana Sajdi urges members of @MESA_1966 to heed the call from Palestinian civil society and vote yes on BDS in solidarity with colleagues denied human rights and #academicfreedom in Palestine. @BarberDamascus

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I'm excited to read this!

Jehad Abusalim جهاد أبو سليم

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Our anthology, Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, is finally out! Light in Gaza is an exercise in reflection and imagination regarding Gaza's past, present, and future and Gaza's place in the Palestinian saga.

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@danyaqato This one?

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@AImas8706 @jh_swanson I agree the demographics have fluctuated wildly. That’s why a Jewish historical presence has always been freely acknowledged by Palestinians. But a Palestinian historical presence contradicts the “land without a people” premise

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@YousefMunayyer Agreed. Also, members of the Tajammu` (Balad) rank and file have long been uncomfortable with the party's inside/outside status. If it doesn't make the threshold, I'm not sure how many of its members will mourn.

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@UssamaMakdisi I found this thread to be useful:

Dimitri Simes Jr.

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I try to stay away from editorializing on here, but I will make an exception for this New Yorker interview with Princeton historian Stephen Kotkin. Kotkin makes some bizarre claims about Russian history which should be addressed. Let's begin 🧵

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@TheBlahDalia @JehadAbusalim @FMEP @LaraFriedmanDC Thanks habibti!!

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