Tareq Baconi طارق بقعوني

@TareqBaconi

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    7 hours ago

    Ahead of Thursday's Supreme Court hearing, Israel summarized in brief key arguments for deporting me. They include 1) my refusal in court to vow not to call for boycotts (since defined to include rights advocacy), 2) speaking "passionately" in talks. Israel today

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  2. 7 hours ago

    Meanwhile, the EU’s response, that “[t]he continuation of this policy undermines the viability of the two-state solution and the prospect for a lasting peace,” sounds as ineffective and as detached from the reality on the ground as ever. End/

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  3. 7 hours ago

    And ’s analysis of Israel’s efforts to maintain Jewish supremacy in Jerusalem. 5/

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  4. 7 hours ago

    For useful recent resources on this, see ’s report on master plans aimed at excising Palestinian neighbourhoods and buttressing a Jewish majority in the city. 4/

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  5. 7 hours ago

    Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes fit into a larger policy of demographic engineering and annexation that are ultimately aimed at cementing Israel’s control over occupied East Jerusalem. 3/

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  6. 7 hours ago

    But perhaps more importantly, one should understand that these activities are neither sporadic nor haphazard, and are consistent with long-held Israeli plans in the city. 2/

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  7. 7 hours ago

    As demolishes 70 Palestinian homes in East today, it is worth noting that this sets a precedent, in that the houses being razed are in Area A, under PA control. 1/

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    11 hours ago

    The deal of the century in action in occupied East Jerusalem: Israeli forces in process of demolishing 13 structures, dozens of apartments, in Wadi Hummous, Sur Baher.

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    Jul 21

    In a new video published today by Gisha, and , farmers and herders whose livelihoods depend on the lands closest to the fence with Israel attest to the potential of a season without aerial herbicide spraying by Israel, the first since 2014.

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    Jul 18

    July 25: Join and LIVE online as they examine the ramifications for 's devastating stagnation

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    Jul 16

    An article from al-Dunia al-Musawwar 20th April 1930 about a transgender woman in Egypt called Hamida. When asked why she was dressed and acting like a woman, she said "It is my fate"

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  12. Jul 17

    "I had never seen the moon so up-close before. What struck me most was how battered she looked. How textured and pocked by impacts. There was a whole story written on her face—her face, which from a distance looked perfect." Such bravery in this essay .

    “There are worse things than not receiving love. There are sadder stories than this. There are species going extinct, and a planet warming. I told myself: who are you to complain, you with these frivolous extracurricular needs?”
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    Jul 16

    It’s rare for to sign open letters But w/the risk of war w/Iran as great & stakes so high, we decided to add our name to this one, asking that language enjoying bipartisan support & prohibiting such a war w/out Congressional approval be included in the NDAA

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    Jul 15

    As you watch and , keep in mind what Toni Morrison has said about racism: “The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps your from doing your work.”

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    Jul 15

    If you are interested in the politics of archives, especially of the left, of the Arab world, of decolonisation, then you should really be following the battle between Hilda Habash, widow of George Habash, a founder of the PFLP, and the famed Centre for Arab Unity Studies.

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  16. Jul 14

    Rereading Samir Kassir's Being Arab this morning and thinking about what it means to be Arab today. These words, enough to understand the Arab malaise we're living in, not enough to excuse it...

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    Jul 12

    Beautiful storytelling by . A couple weeks ago, she brought attention to a Yemeni family separated under the travel ban. Now, they’re reunited. “How are you, my loves? It’s been a long trip home.”

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    Feb 27

    Writers from a minority, write as if you are the majority. Do not explain. Do not cater. Do not translate. Do not apologize. Assume everyone knows what you are talking about, as the majority does. Write with all the privileges of the majority, but with the humility of a minority.

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  19. Jul 12

    "At times, these six years of writing have felt like living within a dense fog: I cannot see where I’m going or where I’ve been. The drafts seem to become both more refined and completely opaque as I press forward." 🙏🏽💪

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    Jul 11
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    It’s safe to assume Greenblatt & Co are fully on board with Netanyahu’s vision, which is also their vision.

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