Author: cody@goodshepherdcollectived.org
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Demolitions spike across West Bank and East Jerusalem
There is no single metric that has proven that calling a congressional representative in the United States is an effective strategy for change. Palestinian deaths are up all across historical Palestine — not just the Gaza Strip. Detentions and incarcerations are up across the board. Home demolitions continue to increase daily across Jerusalem and the…
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The genocide hasn’t stopped
The genocide hasn’t stopped I’m writing to you on day 271 since October 7, the start of Al Aqsa Flood, following which Israel launched its genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza. News from the ground in Gaza only gets more horrifying as Israel’s genocide continues, fully funded, supported, and coordinated with the US, Germany, UK,…
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Israel advances displacement campaign across Jerusalem, West Bank
The Supreme Court has ordered the Shehadeh family to be evicted from their four-story home in Batan al-Hawa, Silwan, by June 1, 2024, in favor of settlers affiliated with the Ateret Cohanim organization. The family’s petition challenged this decision, citing procedural flaws. It didn’t matter. On May 26, 2024, the Israeli kangaroo courts rejected their…
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A critical conversation on zionism
Em Cohen’s article titled “The Only Way Out is Through,” sheds a critical light on the concepts of antisemitism and philosemitism, exploring their intersection in service of the zionist project in Palestine. The text reveals how the fight against antisemitism upholds imperialist structures. Cohen examines how antisemites and philosemites posit Israel’s colonial existence as a…
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Critical: ICC Announcement, Gaza Updates
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, announced he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of international crimes in Gaza since 8 October — omitting the history that the Israeli regime has waged a campaign of ethnic cleansing since 1948.…
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Guide for Jewish Anti-Zionist Allyship
The struggle against zionism is not a dispute between Jewish zionists and Jewish anti-zionists. It is important that Jewish anti-zionists recognize this and orient their politics and organizing around it. Read writing from anti-zionist, decolonial Palestinian writers. Listen to speeches from anti-zionist, decolonial Palestinian organizers. Seek out information from anti-zionist, decolonial Palestinian organizations. Learn about…
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Demolition Report: Israel advances settlements across West Bank
The Israeli state, like all other settler-colonial regimes — New Zealand, Canada, the United States — was created and advanced by the elimination of the indigenous communities. The Israeli genocide in Gaza is not an aberration of the Israeli state, but an essential feature of the structures of zionism. Any cursory glance at the history…
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March Demolition Report 2024
Yesterday Israeli forces demolished two Palestinian homes in Duma belonging to local residents Mohammad Ali and Khaled Muleihat. According to the head of the council the military stormed the village that morning in large numbers and raided the village before demolishing. pic.twitter.com/srl6bACYdN — Good Shepherd Collective (@Shepherds4Good) February 3, 2023 Demolition Data The Israeli state…
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Take action this Ramadan
Dear friends, I’m writing to you on the first day of Ramadan with a brief update and an important action item. There is very little joy in the holidays as we watch the ongoing US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza. Nonetheless, those of us at GSC wish everyone a peaceful and meaningful Ramadan. In Gaza, the…
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Demolition Report | Rise in demolitions across West Bank, East Jerusalem
Since October 7th, Israel has killed at least 31,043 people in Gaza, wounding another 76,666. The death toll is widely understood to be a massive underestimate, as thousands remain under the rubble or on streets, with family members unable to rescue or retrieve them. The state’s targeted destruction of entire Palestinian neighborhoods has killed 13,536…