Miranda Cleland
@MirandaCleland
advocacy @dcipalestine. writer, breakfast lover, midwesterner, abolitionist. @AU_SIS alum. she/her. views are mine ✨
New from me today in @MiddleEastEye about @DCIPalestine's new report, "Starving a Generation." Palestinian children are not dying en masse of starvation by accident.
"Israel is using starvation as a weapon of genocide in Gaza. The death of one child is not an accident, but the death of many is a crime the world has allowed" ✍️ Opinion by Miranda Cleland pulse.ly/rtqe8rg0e4
"We are calling for an immediate and decisive end to Israel's siege and genocide in Gaza - and for world leaders to take every action necessary to save the lives of Palestinian children and families. Anything short of that is simply not enough" ✍️ Opinion by Miranda Cleland…
The #HagueGroup of states has concluded its emergency meeting in Bogota, announcing the commitment of all members to a military and fuel embargo on the Israeli regime, blocking of complicit shipping, cancellation & prohibition of support to Israel by all institutions, and…
11 years ago today, Israeli forces shot and killed our @DCIPalestine colleague, Hashem Abu Maria, in Hebron where he worked to protect children's rights. Hashem was a hero and no soldier was ever held accountable. dci-palestine.org/dci_palestine_…
Read this very carefully: *One quarter* of all the people who have died of starvation in Gaza over the past 22 months have died in the past *3 days*
It had no grace to lose. 17 years of siege, 58 years of occupation, 77 years of Nakba is not justified either. Complicity with the first 20 months of genocide brought us here and acceptance of the Nakba by other means, makes it possible to continue. #Gaza #Nakba #Genocide
This is hugely important news. The Occupied Territories Bill I tabled in 2018 was clear, and the ICJ agreed in 2024 - we must end all trade with the illegal Israeli settlements, both goods & services. Today's vote in favour from the FA Ctte is a crucial step towards that,…
Foreign Affairs Committee expected to recommend services be included in Occupied Territories Bill irishtimes.com/politics/2025/… via @IrishTimesPol
Hasan should have turned three. Instead, he starved to death in Gaza. In a new op-ed, DCIP Advocacy Officer Miranda Cleland tells Hasan’s story. His death was not incidental, but the result of Israel’s deliberate use of starvation as a weapon of war. 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdjjm36u
I met with Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student at Columbia University, who was imprisoned for 104 days by the Trump administration for opposing Netanyahu’s illegal & horrific war in Gaza. Outrageous. We must not allow Trump to destroy the First Amendment & freedom to dissent.
A British Save The Children official on RTE radio now: "Children in Gaza are telling us they want to die because there's water and food in heaven and they'll meet their families." The UK/EU and US are the hand that enables this.
🚨Child starvation is surging in Gaza as Israel escalates its genocide and targets aid seekers. Without immediate action from world leaders, Israel may wipe out an entire generation of Palestinians in Gaza. Read more: ow.ly/pEhj50WtnHs
How many more statements are these countries going to put out to soothe their own conscience before they actually do something to stop the horrors in Gaza? I cannot comprehend how, this far in, with children literally starving to death, all they can come up with is more words.
Over 20 countries, including the UK, France, and Canada, have issued a joint statement demanding an immediate end to Israel’s war on Gaza. They condemned the killing of civilians seeking aid and warned: forced displacement is a violation of intl'l law. gov.uk/government/new…
13-year-old Amr Ali Ahmad Qabha was fatally shot in the back at least seven times by Israeli forces in Ya'bad last night. Israeli soldiers handcuffed Amr's father next to his son's bleeding body, blocking paramedic access, for about 40 minutes. dci-palestine.org/13_year_old_pa…
The latest baby to die of Israel’s forced starvation in #Gaza. One-and-a-half‑year‑old Sanaa al-Lahham. At least 69 Palestinian children have starved to death in Gaza.
The only thing Omer Bartov's recent piece in the NYT reveals is that he was a self-professed genocide denialist in the year where it mattered most. In Nov. 2023 he used his clout as a Genocide Scholar to DENY Israel was committing genocide. He deserves nothing but condemnation.
Questions from Gaza's Children as compiled by staff from the Palestine Trauma Centre in Gaza:
"A child does not die of starvation by accident... Israeli authorities have deliberately weaponized access to food and water as a key tenet of their genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Their intent has been clear from the very beginning."
NEW: Our report with @docstopgenocide asserts Israeli authorities have deliberately weaponized starvation as a method of genocide, resulting in the deaths & suffering of Palestinian children that will carry negative impacts for generations. Read it here: dci-palestine.org/starving_a_gen…
BREAKING 🇨🇴🇵🇸 States announce unprecedented measures to halt the Gaza genocide at emergency conference convened by The Hague Group in Bogotá, Colombia.
This op-ed enrages me. For an Israeli genocide scholar to admit, just now, that Israel is committing genocide is so shameful. And for the NYT to publish it, legitimizing this voice over countless Palestinians, continues to rank Israeli comfort over Palestinian lives.
🚨 BREAKING: The ICC has rejected Israel’s request to halt the arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant and to suspend the investigation into war crimes in Palestine. The Court reaffirmed: no one is above the law—not even sitting heads of state. 📄 icc-cpi.int/sites/default/…