Omar H. Rahman
@omarrahman
Writer/Analyst, MENA & US foreign policy 🍉 Fellow @ME_Council. Editor of #Afkār. Former fellow @BrookingsFP @BakerInstitute. Alum @Columbiajourn
NEVER FORGET: there was a ceasefire agreement in place that would have led to the release of all the hostages. Israel’s govt decided it would rather go back to slaughtering Palestinians, even at the risk of killing its own people in Gaza. Its goal is depopulation.
David Lammy can open the dictionary and use every harsh adjective he finds to describe Israel's actions in Gaza, but if the UK and the other 25 countries who issued a joint statement do not put actions to words, it's meaningless. My thoughts on @trtworld youtube.com/watch?v=6PBDCV…
This is a massive development. The first major test case of universal jurisdiction since the genocide began. The US will no doubt go ballistic on Belgium and the EU. Will they stand up to it or whither and capitulate?
Hmmm. middleeasteye.net/news/two-israe…
How many images of starving people in #Gaza did you see today?
FROM HEALTH CAREWORKERS WATCH: This is Ahmed, a bright 17 year old boy with #duchennecommunity Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. He is in Gaza and he is being starved. His family reached out to a few of us here on this group in desperation as he was no longer able to move due to the…
Imagine spraying people with pepper spray in the notorious summer heat, while they’re already starving and have very little access to clean water. Absolutely insane.
American mercenaries assault starving Palestinians and use pepper spray against them at the aid distribution center in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.
How many images of starving people in #Gaza did you see today?
My heart is broken, who will convince my daughter that I am not guilty, here Sally is crying because she wants food, she is crying and hitting me and telling me I want food, I don’t know what to answer her 🥹💔
How many images of starving people in #Gaza did you see today?
Aid for Gaza’s starving children is right at the gates. Let it in, if you have even an ounce of humanity left! 972mag.com/gaza-starving-…
How many images of starving people in #Gaza did you see today?
خلي العالم يسمع: أكم يوم ما أكلتيش يما؟
How many images of starving people in #Gaza did you see today?
How many images of starving people in #Gaza did you see today?
Gaza on brink of famine as UN says Israel is ‘starving civilians’ pulse.ly/e6zddkmdnh
How many images of starving people in #Gaza did you see today?
A starving Palestinian boy in Gaza, frail from malnutrition, collapsed beside his mother and succumbed to hunger. The West is exterminating the children. Zionists are exterminating the children. #GazaStarving #GazaIsStarving #GazaHolocaust
How many images of starving people in #Gaza did you see today?
Starvation in Gaza is at horrible level, look at this mother and her skeleton kid
How many images of starving people in Gaza did you see today?
Israel is deliberately starving Gaza. Where is the wall-to-wall coverage and global outrage? How can this be normalized?
In the past month, NYT has published 32 articles that mention Mamdani/"globalize the intifada", 13 on Israel's fake "aid" agency that's killed 800+, 5 on Israel's starvation campaign & 2 that mention Gaza child amputees. I argue this is objectively insane columnblog.com/p/child-ampute…
"Israeli actions in #Syria are following a familiar pattern of behavior, using false pretexts for advancing self-serving objectives. How long with the world continue to tolerate Israel's unlawful use of force in the Middle East?," writes Nader Kabbani. mecouncil.org/blog_posts/isr…
In this policy note, @HaidHaid22 examines the fragile process of military unification in post-Assad #Syria. Despite symbolic progress—such as establishing structures, formal divisions, and a chain of command—the paper explores how entrenched mistrust, financial shortfalls,…
The latest on Afkār. Lebanon is facing mounting pressure from the U.S. to disarm Hezbollah. But is there a formula that all sides can accept? mecouncil.org/blog_posts/as-…
Note that this is a bombing on a government building in the middle of a city. An act of terrorism by any definition. But don't hold your breath on any western government to condemn it.
Attack on Syrian Defense Ministry building in Damascus published by Israel
Israel is truly rabid and a threat to the whole region. What was the point of this? Either sign a peace agreement with us or we will bomb you? Syria posed no threat to Israel. #Syria
Smoke billows following Israeli strikes near the Syrian army and Defense Ministry headquarters in Damascus. At least one person was killed and 18 injured in the attack, which also damaged a government building, according to the Syrian state news agency. #Isreal #Syria #Attack…