More than 4 months ago, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court asked me to assist him with evaluating evidence of suspected war crimes & crimes against humanity in #Israel and #Gaza . I agreed and joined a panel of international legal experts to undertake this task. Together we have engaged in an extensive process of evidence review & legal analysis including at the International Criminal Court in The Hague
Beware of attempts to smear the ICC prosecution by claiming that ICC has "equated Israel & Hamas."
ICC has done no such thing. That's not how law works. The law works by comparing a person's behavior with what the law says is legal & illegal. That's what's happened here. Period.
I am waiting for the day when Russia will stop this war against Ukraine and maintain peace. I know it's not going to happen anytime soon.
Russia has been increasingly deploying "glide bombs" in its offensive against Ukraine, with over 200 of these weapons used in a single week to target the northern town of Vovchansk during Russia's ongoing cross-border advance near Kharkiv.
🇺🇦Thinking of all of my Ukrainian friends, volunteers I met from around the world, and the heroes on the front lines.
✈️Since 2022, I've volunteered on four humanitarian trips across Ukraine, from Przemsyl Poland then to Lviv, Kyiv and Kherson, most recently in March 2024.
I will continue to be a voice for Ukraine's strength and beauty, reminding the world of the ongoing need for support across the country. 🕊️
🌎Our collective effort can make a positive difference.
"Gruppi sionisti come Canary Mission e Antisemitism.org , individuano coloro che nei campus hanno opinioni filo-palestinesi.
Le università si trovano quindi ad affrontare pressioni politiche e da parte dei donatori per censurare i professori presi di mira."
“#Nakba and #Shoah, the Hebrew word for the Holocaust, both mean ‘catastrophe’ in English, and because both are rooted in the 1940s, they are often equated or conflated.”
Martin Luther King Jr., who said in 1967: “I think for the ultimate peace and security of the situation it will probably be necessary for Israel to give up this conquered territory because to hold on to it will only exacerbate the tensions and deepen the bitterness of the Arabs.”
“as unhelpful as Black History Month and Juneteenth without real policies toward racial equity, or driver’s licenses for unauthorized immigrants without fixing our immigration system’s doom loop.”
“Israel’s leaders and their supporters have chosen to exist as an apartheid, racist, theocratic military occupation; all the weaponry in the world cannot secure moral defense for it—though they keep trying.”
May the artwork take you to a place of vastness and majesty, a landscape where you can sit and ponder in a state of silent wonder. Be at peace, and rest in serenity and joy.
Honestly,I don't know how the people in Gaza are doing this. I don't think I could continue fighting to live. Which, of course, is what Israel wants of the Palestinian people.
#silentsunday#reflections#Sunset#nature#meditation#peace To all my #mastodon friends: Today I celebrate #MothersDay ❤️ We come in all sizes& colors. Some have given birth in a physical way. Some have birthed in other ways. 🌈 We are a dynamic force around the world, helping keep things together with #love as sometimes that’s all we have. 💐🥰🌻
28th Annual Mother's Day Walk for Peace in Boston 💟
▪Stand with Families Affected by Gun Violence: This walk honors victims and shows solidarity with their loved ones.
▪United Front Against Gun Violence: Together, we send a powerful message for peace and safety.
"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal#SecondThomasShoal#Philippines