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From a boy with a gun to a father with a vow. 🩸 Blood in My Eyes This is the story I couldn’t tell for years. A thread about belief, rupture, and what it means to remake yourself. 🧵

“Women and children are not commodities. They are not bargaining chips.” @UNICEF reports an alarming spike in crimes, especially kidnapping, of women and children; calls for the immediate release and safe return of all those who have been taken news.un.org/en/story/2023/…

I haven’t been silent out of fear. I’ve been silent because I knew what this moment would demand. Not performance. Not posturing. But reckoning. I wasn’t born a critic. I was raised in extremism—taught to see enemies, to think in absolutes. I’ve lost dozens of friends. I gave…

Kobi Skolnick, who is Israeli, and Aziz Abu Sarah, who is Palestinian, have worked for years leading tours to see their homelands. After the Hamas terror attacks, they began holding events in the US in hopes of fostering understanding. @MarParNews reports nbcnews.to/3H3ttnH

🚨 Call for inputs 🚨 For my next report to the @UN, I am looking for inputs on the challenges faced by woman human rights defenders working in conflict, post-conflict or crisis-affected settings. 🗓️ Deadline: 22 May 2023 More information here 👇 ohchr.org/en/calls-for-i…

The Anatomy of Radicalization: My Journey from a Jewish Extremist to a Peace Advocate by @kobiskolnick link.medium.com/mq4hBB9V6gb