This year for #pesach, I've picked a theme song for each night of the 7 (or maybe 8) day holiday, very loosely riffing o. my feelings of rather day or what I'm hoping for today. most will not be "Jewish" persay but rather just songs that resonate with the holiday and the flow of the season.
here is night #2's, "I hear them all" by Old Crow Medicine Show
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/anti-hamas-slogans-gaza-protest-war-israel-ceasefire-rcna198125
Sharing to counter the false narrative that all Palestinians back Hamas.
I'm very proud of my client, Lt. Joy Metzler, who appeared on Democracy Now! today.
Work has been too fast to comment much on politics over the few days, except to say this: don't let anyone fool you --- #Netanyahu is a fascist, just like #Trump.
https://cpt.org/2025/01/17/there-is-no-future-in-palestine?blm_aid=34192
A heartbreaking reminder that even if the #Ceasefire happens, there is ongoing harassment of the people of #Palestine in the #WestBank that has escalated in recent months.
These billboards are a cruel and sick tactic.
It is very hopeful to hear of these Israeli troops who are deciding to follow their consciences and refuse to fight in Gaza, joining the broader movement of former #IDF troops who are refusing orders to support the ongoing occupations of the West Bank, Gaza and Golan Heights.
I came across this story from a few months ago while researching the prevalence of #IDF troops posting evidence of #WarCrimes on social media.
It is a horrifying story, but I appreciate the author for taking the time to document some of the worst examples of this phenomenon.
Some of this, of course, is common to all wars. I've seen and heard similar things to these posts from US servicemembers (FYI, I am an attorney who works in the area of military law) but there does appear to be an escalation of scale in the quantity of such posts from IDF troops, which I personally believe represents a tacit endorsement of said war crimes by the brass.
P.S. War crimes are committed by all sides in wars, including this one. And they are always wrong.
I'm proud to share that I was quoted in this story from #CounterCurrents about the recent statement by #VeteransForPeace in support of #Israeli conscientious objectors who are refusing to fight in the wars in #Gaza and #Lebanon.
Tags: #Israel #ConscientiousObjectors #ConscientiousObjection #Peace #ShalomSalaam
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/21/middleeast/gaza-war-israeli-soldiers-ptsd-suicide-intl/index.html
I've been fearing this news since the beginning of the wretched war in #Gaza. These stories of IDF troops who are now dealing with terrible PTSD (with some taking their lives) are so heartbreaking.
As always, it is the rank and file grunts who have to deal with the horrors of war, while the generals and presidents can sit removed from it all. --- #Netanyahu probably sleeps like a baby because he doesn't have to see the carnage with his own eyes.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/10/14/air-force-academy-grad-deconstructs-a-military-mindset/
I am very proud to share this op-ed written by one of my clients, a USAF officer who has applied for #ConscientiousObjector status.
(My opinion/not my employers')
I'm mourning today the loss of six more Israeli hostages and many more Palestinian civilians.
But I'm also angry because of its pointlessness and the reality that those who are profiting from this war are not those paying the ultimate price for it.
The only winners in this war are Netanyahu and Hamas, so I think we need to start referring to it as the "Netanyahu/Hamas War."
I just made a small donation to my friend who is traveling to #Palestine / #Israel later this fall as part of a CPT peacekeeping delegation.
Please consider giving if you are able in part because I know this friend will be coming back home to #Oklahoma to share his experiences.
