Lydia Wilson
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Culture editor, New Lines magazine. Writer.
https://newlinesmag.com/writers/lydia-wilson/
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Matthew Teller
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Excellent and deeply researched piece by
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
for
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
on the British Museum's obfuscation around its policy of referencing Palestine in public messaging
newlinesmag.com/reportage/why-did-the-british-museum-remove-references-to-palestine
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Why Did the British Museum Remove References to Palestine?
Experts have been surprised by a lack of open engagement on the issue, which has been raised with the UK Foreign Office by the Palestinian ambassador
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/why-did-the-british-museum-remove-references-to-palestine
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Rima I Anabtawi
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In defiance of its agreed obligations, Israel has created a financial crisis in the occupied territory that has left Palestinians increasingly desperate
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/th...
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The West Bank on Strike
In defiance of its agreed obligations, Israel has created a financial crisis in the occupied territory that has left Palestinians increasingly desperate
https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-west-bank-on-strike/
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Jos Betts
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An important new piece on what's going on at the British Museum over references to Palestine, from my colleague
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/reportage/wh...
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Why Did the British Museum Remove References to Palestine?
Experts have been surprised by a lack of open engagement on the issue, which has been raised with the UK Foreign Office by the Palestinian ambassador
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/why-did-the-british-museum-remove-references-to-palestine/
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New Lines Magazine
about 1 month ago
Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been detained in Kuwait for six weeks without charge amid broader criminalization of speech and a denaturalization campaign |Ā
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A Journalistās Arrest Points to Diminishing Freedoms in Kuwait and the Gulf
Prize-winning, high-profile international journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been in prison in Kuwait for the past six weeks, with limited access to his lawyer. Charges are yet to be brought, but it is feared that he, and others detained with him, will be tried under new national security laws for posting footage and photos relating to [ā¦]
https://newlinesmag.com/running-notes/a-journalists-arrest-points-to-diminishing-freedoms-in-kuwait-and-the-gulf/
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New Lines Magazine
about 1 month ago
As many Orthodox Christians mark the holiest day of the year, politicians on the American right have remained silent on Israelās restrictions in Jerusalem ā even after a rare rebuke from U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee, writes
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Long a Cause of the American Right, the Holy Land's Christians Face Israeli Restrictions Alone
Politicians on the American right have remained mum about Israelās cancellation of a Palm Sunday mass in Jerusalem, even after U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee, a staunch Christian Zionist, issued a rare rebuke.
https://tinyurl.com/9p8mrzfe
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Ben Collier
about 2 months ago
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
has written (and is writing!) a ton of brilliant stuff on this - eg
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Gone to Waste: The 'CVE' Industry After 9/11
After the rise of the Islamic State, I was part of this race for cash, working on CVE projects from media messaging to radicalization research, and it slowly dawned on me how flawed the industry is. N...
https://newlinesmag.com/argument/understanding-the-lure-of-islamism-is-more-complex-than-the-experts-would-have-you-believe/
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Danny Postel
about 2 months ago
Asef Bayat is a leading theorist of revolution and social movements. In a powerful open letter to imprisoned Iranian scholar Saeed Madani published by
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
, he reflects on the December-January uprising and what it might portend for Iran's future.
newlinesmag.com/argument/fro...
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From 'Woman, Life, Freedom' to 'Anyone Is Better Than These'
An open letter to Saeed Madani, an Iranian sociologist and journalist currently imprisoned in Iran
https://newlinesmag.com/argument/from-woman-life-freedom-to-anyone-better-than-these/
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A beautiful read on seeing the earth from space again, in its fragile, beautiful whole. Almost 60 years ago it brought the world together - could this happen again?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This Artemis moon mission is a truly unifying international project, one of the few we have left | Christopher Riley
For the first time in over 50 years, astronauts will see Earth from distant space. Letās hope the images they send back of our fragile home bring some much-needed unity, says author Christopher Riley
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/artemis-moon-mission-international-astronauts-earth-space?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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New Lines Magazine
about 2 months ago
Recent Israeli restrictions on Palestinian Christian worship "drew criticism from across the Christian world, achieving the astonishing feat of uniting previously fractured communities ā nowhere more divided than in Jerusalem itself." |
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Long a Cause of the American Right, the Holy Land's Christians Face Israeli Restrictions Alone
Politicians on the American right have remained mum about Israelās cancellation of a Palm Sunday mass in Jerusalem, even after U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee, a staunch Christian Zionist, issued a rare rebuke.
https://shorturl.at/Rso2o
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New Lines Magazine
2 months ago
From the
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Ā archives: As war escalates between Israel and Lebanon,
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
Ā reports on how Israelās ongoing bombardment has destroyed Lebanese heritage.
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Lebanonās Heritage Is Disappearing Under Israelās Bombardment
The war has already damaged many lesser-known antiquities and poses a threat to sites of global importance
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/lebanons-heritage-is-disappearing-under-israels-bombardment/
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New Lines Magazine
2 months ago
In this provocative essay,
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Ā turns the lens on the academic world, showing how respected scholars in Epstein's orbit didnāt just tolerate but actively legitimized ideas underpinning male supremacy.
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The Academic Justification for Male Supremacy
From Noam Chomsky to Larry Summers, elite intellectuals shared more than they want to admit with Jeffrey Epstein
https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-academic-justification-for-male-supremacy/
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Lucy Hamilton
2 months ago
I was reading that stuff over the years. Fitting it all into the Epstein phenomenon is fascinating and terrifying. We know money pushes study directions but the idea that this small group of people shaped so much about our lives is mindboggling. And the Edge is Atlas Network (Kochtopus).
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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)
2 months ago
"It is clear, now, that Epstein and his associates engineered much of the backlash against the
#MeToo
movement. Based on what I know of academia, I have no doubt that, despite the high-level resignations, these networks will remain intact for a long while yet."-
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
#academicskyš
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New Lines Magazine
2 months ago
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Ā revisits the Epstein files, tracing how evolutionary psychology helped shape and legitimize his views on women and race, and how funding $20M a year in research lent a veneer of respectability to his āproclivities.ā
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Epsteinās Obsession with Evolutionary Psychology
New Linesā Culture Editor Lydia Wilson revisits the Epstein files and focuses on one revealing thread: the role of evolutionary psychology in shaping and leg...
https://youtube.com/shorts/l3eDd-1Vfbk?si=jEynH2Ciel2ADmcQ
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When I saw Chomsky was in the Epstein files, I knew there'd be people I'd worked with - and I was right. As I dug into it, a horrifying picture of academia emerged. I wrote it up, for
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Nina Metz
3 months ago
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New Lines Magazine
4 months ago
šØ Dear
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
readers, A letter from our Middle East and Newsletters Editor,
@kshaheen.bsky.social
:
newlinesmag.com/become-a-mem...
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My new project - because who doesn't want a deep dive into pre-Islamic poetry or the esotericism of the mysterious Brethren of Purity? Take a break from the world and learn more about classical Arabic literature - from wherever you get your podcasts
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Anna Alexandrova
4 months ago
An amazing collection of primary sources on how science is represented and how these representations evolved
#histsci
#philsci
#hps
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Watch the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES archive
Watch all the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES back to 1966, when the lectures were first televised.
https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch-royal-institution-christmas-lectures-archive
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Take 13 minutes to watch this Nan Goldin documentary on Gaza
www.equator.org/articles/nan...
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Gaza Notes ⢠EQUATOR
Scenes from the destruction of a people
https://www.equator.org/articles/nan-goldin-gaza-video
4 months ago
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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition
4 months ago
Instead of withdrawing from Gaza, Israel has imposed a so-called "Yellow-Line," leaving its military occupying 58% of Gaza and forcibly confining Palestinians to the remaining 42 percent. This largely unmarked and lethal boundary functions as de facto annexation... 1/3
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New Lines Magazine
4 months ago
Festivities have returned to the place of Jesusā birth after a two-year pause, but the shadow of Gaza, occupation and genocide was never far from the muted celebrations.
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Ā reports from Bethlehem.
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Christmas Celebrations Are Returning to Bethlehem
But behind the still-muted festivities lies the shadow of Gaza
https://newlinesmag.com/essays/christmas-celebrations-are-returning-to-bethlehem/
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Danny Postel
4 months ago
Powerful. Christmas in Bethlehem last month āfelt particularly joyful ā welcoming back the spirit of the festival that is all about rebirth, goodwill and peace ā even though the constant threat of violence, small and large, is never far from the surface,ā my colleague
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New Lines Magazine
4 months ago
NEW: Christmas festivities have returned to Bethlehem after a two-year pause, but the shadow of Gaza, occupation and genocide was never far from the celebrations, reports
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
from the ground in
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
.
newlinesmag.com/essays/chris...
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Christmas Celebrations Are Returning to Bethlehem
But behind the still-muted festivities lies the shadow of Gaza
https://newlinesmag.com/essays/christmas-celebrations-are-returning-to-bethlehem/
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I wrote about the Christmas I just spent in Bethlehem - the joy was palpable after 2 years of cancelled festivities, although the violence, occupation and genocide remain. For
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/essays/chris...
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Christmas Celebrations Are Returning to Bethlehem
But behind the still-muted festivities lies the shadow of Gaza
https://newlinesmag.com/essays/christmas-celebrations-are-returning-to-bethlehem/
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elia ayoub
7 months ago
Israel is bombing southern Lebanon again This is what the Israelis call ceasefire: you cease, we fire
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Cape Cod Demon Hunter
9 months ago
Remember earlier when they were literally calling it a blood libel to suggest Israel would ever bomb a hospital and now the only ambiguity is how many times they bombed one
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New Lines Magazine
9 months ago
The number of ācidesā in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide ā the destruction of history itself ā argues
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
in
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Historicide in Gaza
Israelās destruction of official and personal archives is changing how Palestineās story can be told
https://newlinesmag.com/essays/historicide-in-gaza/
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Hanno Hauenstein
9 months ago
How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israelās murder of journalists in Gaza - my latest
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israelās murder of journalists in Gaza | Hanno Hauenstein
In the run-up to this weekās deadly attacks, stories linking Palestinian reporters to Hamas gained currency, says Berlin-based journalist Hanno Hauenstein
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/13/german-media-outlets-israel-murder-journalists-gaza?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Dr Dion Georgiou šØš¾ā¤ļøš¬š¾
10 months ago
Ft. articles by
@trillingual.bsky.social
for
@theguardian.com
,
@joshuatait.bsky.social
, Joe Betts &
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for
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
,
@nescio13.bsky.social
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New Lines Magazine
10 months ago
The pollution of Gazaās air and water will not respect political boundaries. From birth defects to increased rates of cancer, people across the region, including in Israel, will pay a price for years to come, argues Lesley Joseph for
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/argument/the...
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The Toxic Blowback of Israelās Bombs
How military action in Gaza is polluting the land, air and water far beyond the enclaveās bounds
https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-toxic-blowback-of-israels-bombs/
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New Lines Magazine
10 months ago
On top of the human cost, the Beirut explosion damaged Lebanonās long historical record.
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
reports on how the blast drove thousands of volunteers to save the cityās past, for
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
.
newlinesmag.com/reportage/be...
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In a Sea of Broken Glass, Beirut Museums Work to Preserve Their Antiquities
After the explosion last August, help poured in from volunteers and international organizations. The city has been healing slowly, but with the countryās economic and political crises, efforts are sta...
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/beirut-museums-work-to-preserve-their-antiquities/
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Shirin Jaafari
10 months ago
"Itās not just the horror, but the horror combined with the helplessness."
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Covering Gaza
A New Lines editor records her conversations with Palestinians about the challenges of living and writing in the territory
https://newlinesmag.com/first-person/covering-gaza/
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New Lines Magazine
10 months ago
The number of ācidesā in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide ā the destruction of history itself ā argues
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
in
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Historicide in Gaza
Israelās destruction of official and personal archives is changing how Palestineās story can be told
https://newlinesmag.com/essays/historicide-in-gaza/
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The Washington Post
10 months ago
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza. āA whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,ā UNICEFās executive director said. Here are some of their stories:
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New Lines Magazine
10 months ago
NEW: In Gaza, even those who want to write often cannot find the time or strength as they are starved & bombed.
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records her conversations with Palestinians about the impossible challenges in the territory, for
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/first-person...
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Covering Gaza
A New Lines editor records her conversations with Palestinians about the challenges of living and writing in the territory
https://newlinesmag.com/first-person/covering-gaza/
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Danny Postel
10 months ago
Hard to find a unique angle on a saturated topic like Epstein but
@benlorber8.bsky.social
has done just that ā he examines the antisemitic underbelly of the MAGA obsession with the billionaire pedophile and warns against progressive amplification of these narratives.
newlinesmag.com/argument/pro...
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Progressives Have No Business Celebrating MAGAās Epstein Revolt
Antisemitic conspiracy theories are central to the far rightās obsession with the sex-trafficking billionaire and his links to the global elite
https://newlinesmag.com/argument/progressives-should-not-be-celebrating-magas-epstein-revolt/
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Danny Postel
10 months ago
A pair of MUST reads at
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ā
@shaneburley.bsky.social
on Laura Loomer and Jewish MAGA's danse macabre,
@benlorber8.bsky.social
on the antisemitic core of MAGA's obsession with Epstein and why progressives have no business jumping on the bandwagon. Ideology critique at its best.
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Dana El Kurd
10 months ago
"...officials said the GHF system would attempt to screen people for involvement with Hamas by using facial recognition or biometric technology" I tried writing this in an article I wrote recently, citing palestinian sources, and was told "it hadn't been reliably reported anywhere"
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New Lines Magazine
10 months ago
The number of ācidesā in Gaza is growing, but beyond its destruction of schools, hospitals, farmland and entire family lineages, Israel is also engaging in historicide ā the destruction of history itself ā argues
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
in
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Historicide in Gaza
Israelās destruction of official and personal archives is changing how Palestineās story can be told
https://newlinesmag.com/essays/historicide-in-gaza/
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How many people will the government have to arrest if this is trueā¦me, for a start, because Israel IS committing genocide in Gaza
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New Lines Magazine
11 months ago
Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestiniansā connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
for
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Historicide in Gaza
Israelās destruction of official and personal archives is changing how Palestineās story can be told
https://newlinesmag.com/essays/historicide-in-gaza/
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New Lines Magazine
11 months ago
Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestiniansā connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
for
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Historicide in Gaza
Israelās destruction of official and personal archives is changing how Palestineās story can be told
https://newlinesmag.com/essays/historicide-in-gaza/
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mosababutoha
11 months ago
Breaking: Israel has just bombed UNRWAās Rimal Clinic. Casualties reported.
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New Lines Magazine
11 months ago
Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestiniansā connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
for
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Historicide in Gaza
Israelās destruction of official and personal archives is changing how Palestineās story can be told
https://newlinesmag.com/essays/historicide-in-gaza/
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elia ayoub
11 months ago
I wrote the below message yesterday. Since then, the Israelis have committed another massacre: at least 12 killed following an airstrike on a shelter for the displaced, with the total today so far being 25. Israel's final solution in Gaza continues.
www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...
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New Lines Magazine
11 months ago
What do Pete Hegsethās tattoos say about him ā and the far rightās obsession with the Crusades?
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
and guest
@goingmedieval.bsky.social
decode a rising strain of nationalist politics. Watch the latest
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
In Focus episode.
newlinesmag.com/video/pete-h...
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Pete Hegsethās Tattoos and the Crusading Obsession of the Far Right- With Lydia Wilson
What do Pete Hegsethās tattoos say about him, and the rise of Christian nationalism on the American right? We unpack the Crusader symbols inked on his body and how they reflect a growing ideological s...
https://newlinesmag.com/video/pete-hegseths-tattoos-and-the-crusading-obsession-of-the-far-right-with-lydia-wilson/
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New Lines Magazine
11 months ago
Beyond the physical destruction, Israel has worked to sever Palestiniansā connections with their land, to each other and with their collective history, writes
@lsmwilson.bsky.social
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@newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Historicide in Gaza
Israelās destruction of official and personal archives is changing how Palestineās story can be told
https://newlinesmag.com/essays/historicide-in-gaza/
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