“The real question, then, is not ‘what can we do?’, but ‘what are we afraid to do?’ Whose comfort are we protecting when we ask safe questions? Whose illusions do we preserve through politeness? Solidarity is not an optic; it is a disruption. It is noisy, uncomfortable, often isolating. It pulls reputation apart rather than polishing it.
…
We are too fluent in the language of outrage, too comfortable in the posture of virtue. History will not absolve spectatorship, even when spectators cheer for the right side. Liberation requires more than applause. It demands consequence. And the theatre of solidarity must finally give way to the labor of it. Otherwise, we are simply watching.”

africasacountry.com/2025/11/wh…

#Gaza #Palestine #israel #genocide #UN #FrancescaAlbanese #spectatorship

When solidarity becomes spectacle

Francesca Albanese’s visit to South Africa exposed a truth we prefer not to face: that our moral witness has hardened into ritual. We watch, we clap, we call it solidarity.

^{africasacountry.com}

"Memory is not enough. Sympathy is not enough. Watching is not enough. There is no virtue in being historically adjacent to struggle if we only perform its remembrance. To 'stand with Palestine' cannot mean simply attending the talk, posting the quote, or wearing the keffiyeh at the right conference. Liberation is not a brand identity. It requires cost. It requires risk. It requires material consequence, not just moral posturing."

africasacountry.com/2025/11/wh…

@palestine #Palestine #Israel #Gaza #SouthAfrica

When solidarity becomes spectacle

Francesca Albanese’s visit to South Africa exposed a truth we prefer not to face: that our moral witness has hardened into ritual. We watch, we clap, we call it solidarity.

^{africasacountry.com}

Hi everyone,

Today is @joynewacc’s birthday! 🎉

Joy, without you, there would be no Gaza Verified. Thank you for coming into my life when you did and for being one of the most wonderful, most selfless people I know. You face untold challenges in Gaza yourself everyday and yet you help others.

Folks, Joy also needs help herself to feed her family and pay for the basic necessities of life. In lieu of presents, please consider donating to her fundraiser:

🎁 chuffed.org/project/evacuate-j…

I’m not saying “happy birthday” because she made me promise to say it in person when we finally get her evacuated but that doesn’t mean you can’t :)

Thank you!

💕

#Joy #Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #birthday #fediAid #mutualAid

Joy's Voice: Empowering a Gaza Author

To My Dearest Donors,

^Chuffed

mastodon.social/@randahl/11550…

This is why @fabio made the Gaza Verified Archive (e.g., see gaza.onl/attachments) that archives everything posted by our #GazaVerified families.

And you can run a mirror to make it even more resilient and ensure that their testimonies are not lost to history: git.platypush.tech/blacklight/…

It also has an API: gaza.onl/swagger/

#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #GazaVerifiedArchive #archiving #israel #genocide #testimonies

Gaza Verified Archive

A public archive of all material uploaded by verified accounts from Gaza on the Fediverse

^gaza.onl

Randahl Fink

2025-11-07 06:30:47

I feared this day would come:

Trump puts human rights organisations on sanctions list and forces YouTube to delete their accounts, thereby erasing 700 videos documenting Israeli war crimes.

As a political commentator on YouTube, this news is profoundly troubling for me. And yes, I clearly need a plan B.

theintercept.com/2025/11/04/yo…

YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations

The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.

^{Nikita Mazurov (The Intercept)}

Good morning 💔
Today, while I was cooking over the fire, I realized how simple this is for some people… and how hard it is for us.
The heat was burning my face, the smoke getting into my eyes, and every time I tried to make the fire stronger, I could feel my hands burning.
There’s no gas, no kitchen… just two stones and a fire we try to use to make a meal to survive.

chuffed.org/project/maram

#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #israel #genocide #famine #warCrimes #settlerColonialism #apartheid