Manal Issa, a French-Lebanese actress, raised the banner for Palestinians on the red carpet of the Cannes film festival. Since few have done more than Hollywood to vilify Arabs & portray Palestinians as terrorists, her act is extremely courageous at such an event since as a young actress it could change her career opportunities. God bless our sister with the nerves of steel.

(Photo from Basem Naim on Twitter; haven’t been able to verify this is at Cannes)

Concentrating during this time on the Palestinian struggle doesn’t take anything away from the Kashmiri, Rohingya, or other freedom struggles. They are inextricably bound together, & not just in the persecution of Muslims, but in so many ways so that when we strengthen solidarity with one freedom struggle, they are all advanced.

Lebanon stands with Palestinians. Many of the protesters may be Palestinians since there are at least half-a-million Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon.

(Photo from Basem Naim on Twitter)

Just so we’re clear about those 61 Palestinian ‘terrorists’ who Israeli snipers killed in cold blood yesterday: one was an 8-month-old infant; one was a double amputee; & eleven were teen agers. All the rest were unarmed young men in their 20s & 30s. The unspeakable cowardice of the Israeli military against Palestinians should be an embarrassment & is a criminal shame.

Bergen, Norway stands with Palestinians. Because they stand on the side of justice & refuse to vilify Palestinians as terrorists.

(Photo via Trista Hendren)

Apparently Facebook is removing the share capacity on many posts about the massacre of Palestinians. Feel free to bypass the share button & copy any of mine without asking. You don’t have to credit me in any way. Political ideas are of no use under copyright or ownership rubrics. Plagiarism doesn’t operate since everything I know, I learned from others & I don’t footnote my teachers every time I write. The point is standing with Palestinians (or Kashmiris, Rohingya, Syrians…), not writing a book for fame & fortune.

Belfast stands with Palestinians because they know a thing or two about military occupation & colonialism.

Peace Wall, Falls Road, Belfast.

(Photo by Harry Bradley via Dabhóg Ó Rinn)

Dublin, Ireland stands with Palestinians. The Irish also know a thing or two about colonialism.

(Photo via Dabhóg Ó Rinn)

Israeli snipers are back to take out more Palestinian protesters who are undaunted by the Trump embassy massacre. Shehab News in Gaza reports that two Palestinians have been killed & 160 injured. The only way to bear their grief is to hit the streets in ardent, committed solidarity with our Palestinian brothers & sisters.

This photo is an elderly man shot in the foot today although most of those killed yesterday were young men & boys and a tiny baby girl named Laila.

(Photo from Palestine Information Center)

Over 5,000 people marched in Cape Town, South Africa against apartheid Israel & in solidarity with Palestinians. South Africans know a thing or two about the struggle against apartheid.

(Photo from BDS South Africa)