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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39136482

By Mark Satinoff
November 17, 2025

Standing Together is the largest progressive grassroots movement organizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel to end the occupation of Palestinian lands and for peace, equality, and social and climate justice. Its nearly 7,000 dues-paying members are organized into 12 chapters throughout Israel and 14 student chapters.

The group has mobilized tens of thousands in street actions and organized hundreds of aid trucks for Gaza. Standing Together also runs the Solidarity Guard, which tries to protect those deliveries and Palestinians in the West Bank from state-backed settler violence. It has continuously brought to the attention of the Israeli public the Israeli government atrocities in Gaza — while the mainstream Israeli media have largely ignored it.

By Mark Satinoff
November 17, 2025

Standing Together is the largest progressive grassroots movement organizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel to end the occupation of Palestinian lands and for peace, equality, and social and climate justice. Its nearly 7,000 dues-paying members are organized into 12 chapters throughout Israel and 14 student chapters.

The group has mobilized tens of thousands in street actions and organized hundreds of aid trucks for Gaza. Standing Together also runs the Solidarity Guard, which tries to protect those deliveries and Palestinians in the West Bank from state-backed settler violence. It has continuously brought to the attention of the Israeli public the Israeli government atrocities in Gaza — while the mainstream Israeli media have largely ignored it.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39104627

Nov. 16, 2025
updated: November 17 at 12:55 p.m. EST

A string of incidents over the last month has revealed the extent to which bigotry and Jew hatred have taken center stage in the Republican Party and the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, which ushered Donald Trump to a second term in the White House.

These events show how deep anti-Black racism and antisemitism are within the ultra-right. This political current has the wind in its sails with Trump’s electoral victory last year and the actions of his administration since January — especially sweeping arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrant workers and attacks on democratic rights.

Nov. 16, 2025
updated: November 17 at 12:55 p.m. EST

A string of incidents over the last month has revealed the extent to which bigotry and Jew hatred have taken center stage in the Republican Party and the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, which ushered Donald Trump to a second term in the White House.

These events show how deep anti-Black racism and antisemitism are within the ultra-right. This political current has the wind in its sails with Trump’s electoral victory last year and the actions of his administration since January — especially sweeping arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrant workers and attacks on democratic rights.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39102631

By Alex MacDonald
Published date: 16 November 2025 14:24 GMT

Thousands marched in support of Palestine in the Spanish city of Bilbao as Palestinian footballers played their first European match against the Basque Country team.

The Basque Country team beat the Palestine team 3-0 in the friendly match, which was marked by shows of solidarity between both teams.

Palestinians and the Basque have long shared political sympathies, with both involved in nationalist struggles for independence.

The two teams celebrated side by side, arms around each other, on the San Mames pitch in front of more than 50,000 spectators.

"It's difficult to coach when your mother lives in a makeshift tent. I come from Gaza," Palestinian coach Ehab Abu Jazar told AFP.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39102631

By Alex MacDonald
Published date: 16 November 2025 14:24 GMT

Thousands marched in support of Palestine in the Spanish city of Bilbao as Palestinian footballers played their first European match against the Basque Country team.

The Basque Country team beat the Palestine team 3-0 in the friendly match, which was marked by shows of solidarity between both teams.

Palestinians and the Basque have long shared political sympathies, with both involved in nationalist struggles for independence.

The two teams celebrated side by side, arms around each other, on the San Mames pitch in front of more than 50,000 spectators.

"It's difficult to coach when your mother lives in a makeshift tent. I come from Gaza," Palestinian coach Ehab Abu Jazar told AFP.

By Alex MacDonald
Published date: 16 November 2025 14:24 GMT

Thousands marched in support of Palestine in the Spanish city of Bilbao as Palestinian footballers played their first European match against the Basque Country team.

The Basque Country team beat the Palestine team 3-0 in the friendly match, which was marked by shows of solidarity between both teams.

Palestinians and the Basque have long shared political sympathies, with both involved in nationalist struggles for independence.

The two teams celebrated side by side, arms around each other, on the San Mames pitch in front of more than 50,000 spectators.

"It's difficult to coach when your mother lives in a makeshift tent. I come from Gaza," Palestinian coach Ehab Abu Jazar told AFP.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39101717

By Sid Lowe at San Mamés
Mon 17 Nov 2025 03.00 EST

“We are more than a national team, we represent a story of pain but also hope,” Ihab Abu Jazar said, “and we are not alone.” At 8.26pm on Saturday the Palestine coach, whose father was killed in the Israel-Gaza war and whose siblings now live in tents in Khan Younis, emerged from the tunnel and took his place by the bench at San Mamés, Bilbao. Dressed in black, a keffiyeh over his shoulders, he watched 11 men in red, “a team of refugees playing for Palestinians all over the world”, and listened to 51,396 people applaud them, chanting for their freedom.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39101717

By Sid Lowe at San Mamés
Mon 17 Nov 2025 03.00 EST

“We are more than a national team, we represent a story of pain but also hope,” Ihab Abu Jazar said, “and we are not alone.” At 8.26pm on Saturday the Palestine coach, whose father was killed in the Israel-Gaza war and whose siblings now live in tents in Khan Younis, emerged from the tunnel and took his place by the bench at San Mamés, Bilbao. Dressed in black, a keffiyeh over his shoulders, he watched 11 men in red, “a team of refugees playing for Palestinians all over the world”, and listened to 51,396 people applaud them, chanting for their freedom.

By Sid Lowe at San Mamés
Mon 17 Nov 2025 03.00 EST

“We are more than a national team, we represent a story of pain but also hope,” Ihab Abu Jazar said, “and we are not alone.” At 8.26pm on Saturday the Palestine coach, whose father was killed in the Israel-Gaza war and whose siblings now live in tents in Khan Younis, emerged from the tunnel and took his place by the bench at San Mamés, Bilbao. Dressed in black, a keffiyeh over his shoulders, he watched 11 men in red, “a team of refugees playing for Palestinians all over the world”, and listened to 51,396 people applaud them, chanting for their freedom.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39088607

By Azad Essa
Published date: 16 November 2025 10:30 GMT
Last update: ~0830 ET

On Thursday, a plane carrying 153 Palestinians from Gaza landed at South Africa's OR Tambo International Airport, but the plane was held on the tarmac for around 12 hours, with passengers not allowed to disembark - triggering confusion and anger against local authorities.

Within hours, however, activists and South African authorities discovered several irregularities in the way the Palestinians' travel had been organised by a body called Al-Majd Europe.

Activists found that not only had the South African government been unaware of their arrival, but the evacuees themselves were not in possession of any documentation or paperwork to assist with their processing in the country.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39088607

By Azad Essa
Published date: 16 November 2025 10:30 GMT
Last update: ~0830 ET

On Thursday, a plane carrying 153 Palestinians from Gaza landed at South Africa's OR Tambo International Airport, but the plane was held on the tarmac for around 12 hours, with passengers not allowed to disembark - triggering confusion and anger against local authorities.

Within hours, however, activists and South African authorities discovered several irregularities in the way the Palestinians' travel had been organised by a body called Al-Majd Europe.

Activists found that not only had the South African government been unaware of their arrival, but the evacuees themselves were not in possession of any documentation or paperwork to assist with their processing in the country.