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Palestinians live under two Occupations, the Israeli one, and the Palestinian Authority's regime that functions under the regulations of the Israeli one. These are ain't our representatives. For years our voice did not reach the world because they were the ones who pretend to be carrying it to the world, while in fact all what they have done is exploiting our struggle for their own benefits. The new generation is sick of these games, we want to live in dignity. ⚡Zeus⚡ (@adnan_barq) • Instagram photos and videos

Abbas critic Nizar Banat dies after raid on his home by PA forces Nizar Banat, a leading Palestinian activist and critic of the Palestinian Authority (PA), died early on Thursday (24 June 2021) after a raid by PA security forces on his home in Dura in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron. In a statement, Governor of Hebron Jibreen al-Bakri said that Banat's "health deteriorated during the arrest". However, Banat's family said he officers had beaten him during his detention. The arrest took place amid an ongoing security crackdown by the PA on political opposition and social media users in the West Ban Banat was well known for his criticism of the PA leadership and had been arrested several times in the past by Palestinian security forces. Thousands protested against Palestinian Authority in West Bank following Banat's death, which Lawyers for Justice described as an 'assassination' So what is the PA (Palestinian Authority)? The Palestinian Authority (or "PA" - which the Palestinians have renamed the "Palestinian National Authority" or "PNA") was created through the Oslo Accords of 1993 - a series of agreements concluded between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel. The PA was created as an interim governing body while Palestinians and Israelis were negotiating a final resolution of their conflict - which should have occurred by 1999 under the accords. Still, the PA is treated as if it enjoyed a continuing legal mandate. In 2013, Mahmoud Abbas signed a decree changing the PA’s name to the State of Palestine, after the United Nations General Assembly voted in 2012 to recognize Palestine as an observer state. Despite this change, it is still commonly referred to as the PA. The PA was to take partial administrative and security responsibility over areas within the West Bank and Gaza Strip as Israeli troops withdrew from those areas. The two regions were subdivided into "A", "B", and "C" areas. In "A" areas, the PA has full civil administrative responsibility (i.e. running municipal governments, courts, schools, and other services), and was also responsible for security. In "B" areas, the PA has civil administrative responsibility, but shared security responsibility with the Israeli military. In "C" areas, Israeli military government exercises both civil administrative and security functions. The "A" and "B" areas contain the majority of the built-up areas and therefore most of the Palestinian population of the West Bank. However, the "A" areas, where the PA exercises sole security responsibility, has never exceeded more than 18% of the West Bank. In the Gaza Strip, "A" areas constituted about 70% of the region, prior to Israel's withdrawal in 2005. The PA lacks authority over Israeli settlers and settlements, borders, airspace, water, and a variety of other spheres. Israel reserves power to review and veto any PA legislation. Since the Oslo accords, the Israeli military has never controlled less than 59% of the West Bank, and, until the Gaza withdrawal in 2005, 30% of the Gaza Strip. The PA is led by a ra'ees (Arabic word meaning either "head" or "president") and the first ra'ees was Yasser Arafat, who received 88% of the vote in 1996. After Arafat's death in November 2004, Mahmoud Abbas was elected in January 2005, receiving 62% of the vote. Palestinians outside of the West Bank and Gaza Strip have not been allowed to vote in any PA elections. Palestinians in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza Strip also elected members of an 88-member Palestinian Legislative Council in 1996. The PLC is the main legislative body of the PA, and has been central in the campaign for democratic reforms of the PA. The most recent PLC elections occurred January 25, 2006 for an enlarged 132-member council. Following the elections, factional violence between Fatah and Hamas in 2007 left Hamas in control of governance in the Gaza Strip, with a Fatah-led PA functioning only in the West Bank. In April 2014, the two parties signed a reconciliation agreement and in June 2014 a new technocratic government was formed, reuniting the West Bank and Gaza Strip under the PA. Although created by the PLO, the PA appears to be eclipsing the PLO in political importance. Mahmoud Abbas is received abroad as either "President of the Palestinian Authority" or “President of the State of Palestine,” not Chairperson of the PLO Executive Committee. The PA has now held two presidential elections, two municipal elections, and two parliamentary elections. Meanwhile, the PLO's main policy setting body, the Palestinian National Council, has not convened since 1996. Many Palestinians are wary of this trend because the PA, unlike the PLO, only represents Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, but not the Palestinian refugees and Palestinian citizens of Israel. Some fear that Israel will offer the Palestinians limited sovereignty in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, which might alleviate the acute suffering of the Palestinians in those regions, and therefore appeal to the PA's electoral constituency. It will not, however, address the concerns of Palestinian refugees and Palestinian citizens of Israel, whose voices are represented by the PLO. Source Also see here

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Despite road closures, military presence and 4 dead, the "night confusion" by the "Torch unit" continues. Thier resilience is awesome www.instagram.com/p/CQjlMPMpBtm/

This is a must listen... Russel Brand Many of you wanted clarity on the subject of Palestine and the current conflict. This, from Holocaust survivor Dr. Gabor Maté (on my podcast Under The Skin) is the most beautiful and powerful testimony on this subject I’ve ever heard. From someone with deep connections to the history of this situation. https://youtu.be/WdPdslOTwJU

Making Du'a الدعاء سلاح المؤمن "The Dua is the weapon of the believer" Recorded on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu), Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) and Sayyiduna Jabir (radiyallahu ‘anhu) in the following Hadith collections: Mustadrak Hakim, vol. 1 pg. 492 Musnad Abi Ya’la, Hadith: 439 and 1812

Each of us changing our condition The Imaam of Musjidul Aqsa, Sheikh Ally Abbaasi (daamat barakaatuhu), once complained to Hadhrat Mufti Ebrahim Salajee (daamat barakaatuhu) about the pathetic condition of Palestine. He complained that in a recent protest against Israel, none of the Muslim countries supported them. Although they are surrounded by Muslims, the conditions only worsen day by day with no support at all from our Muslim brothers. After mentioning all of this, he awaited some response from Hadhrat Mufti Salajee (daamat barakaatuhu) who paused for some time and then responded to Sheikh Ally's complaint. Read here Click on image to enlarge

There is a lot we can do to help the Palestinian people EDUCATING ourselves to the true situation BOYCOTTING Israili products. See here and here - boycott list LOBBYING MP's for sanctions, condemning Israili illegal occupation, ect. See here Signing PETITIONS

Eye On Palestine on Instagram: ". Four days left for the demolition of the houses in Al Bustan neighborhood by the Israeli occupation in Silwan. 13 out of 100 homes…"

Absentee Property Law When the judge is your enemy, to whom shall you complain?”, asked the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah residents to depict how “Israel’s” law discriminates against Palestinians. This legalized injustice is not new, the 1950 Absentee Property Law is another example. More about it: MetrasGlobal on Instagram: "“When the judge is your enemy, to whom shall you complain?”, asked the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah residents to depict how “Israel’s” law…"

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A lengthy discussion with the Imaam of Musjidul Aqsa 2013/02/06 The Imaam of Musjidul Aqsa, Sheikh Ally Abbaasi (daamat barakaatuhu), once complained to Hadhrat Mufti Ebrahim Salajee (daamat barakaatuhu) about the pathetic condition of Palestine. He complained that in a recent protest against Israel, none of the Muslim countries supported them. Although they are surrounded by Muslims, the conditions only worsen day by day with no support at all from our Muslim brothers. After mentioning all of this, he awaited some response from Hadhrat Mufti Salajee (daamat barakaatuhu) who paused for some time and then responded to Sheikh Ally’s complaint. Below is the crux of Hadhrat Mufti Saahib’s reply which is in actual fact the solution to the problems of the Muslims around the globe. Hadhrat Mufti Saahib (daamat barakaatuhu) mentioned: “I once read in the tafseer (commentary) of Hadhrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahmatullahi alayh) that Allah Ta’ala has kept different systems for Masjidul Haraam in Makkah and Masjidul Aqsa in Palestine. The system that Allah Ta’ala has kept for Masjidul Haraam is that it will always be under divine protection no matter what the condition of the Muslims maybe. Allah Ta’ala will never allow the kuffaar to take control of the Ka’bah Shareef. That is why, when Abraha and his army of elephants went to attack the Ka’bah, Allah Ta’ala protected His house using small birds which destroyed Abraha and his powerful army. However, the system of Masjidul Aqsa is very much different. The condition of Masjidul Aqsa is based on the condition of the Muslim Ummah. If Muslims live in the obedience of Allah Ta’ala then Allah Ta’ala will bless them with the control of the Masjid. But Allah forbid, if the Muslims move away from the obedience of Allah Ta’ala, He will take away the control of the blessed lands and hand it over to our enemies. In the first few verses of Surah Bani Israaeel, Allah Ta’ala mentions: وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي الْكِتَابِ لَتُفْسِدُنَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَتَعْلُنَّ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا ﴿٤﴾ فَإِذَا جَاءَ وَعْدُ أُولَاهُمَا بَعَثْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ عِبَادًا لَّنَا أُولِي بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ فَجَاسُوا خِلَالَ الدِّيَارِ ۚوَكَانَ وَعْدًا مَّفْعُولًا ﴿٥﴾ ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ الْكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمْدَدْنَاكُم بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ أَكْثَرَ نَفِيرًا ﴿٦﴾ إِنْ أَحْسَنتُمْ أَحْسَنتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا ۚ فَإِذَا جَاءَ وَعْدُ الْآخِرَةِ لِيَسُوءُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَلِيَدْخُلُوا الْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَلِيُتَبِّرُوا مَا عَلَوْا تَتْبِيرًا ﴿٧﴾ And We warned the Bani Israeel in the Book, that they would do mischief twice on the earth and would be very proud and arrogant about it. When the first warning came, We sent against you Our servants who had strong aggressive power and they entered the very inmost parts of your homes and it was a warning [completely] fulfilled. Then We granted you the Return against them: We gave you increase in resources and sons, and made you more in man-power. If you did well, you did well for yourselves and if you did evil, you did it against yourselves. So when the second warning came to pass, [We permitted your enemies] to disfigure your faces, and to enter your Temple as they had entered it before, and to visit with destruction all that fell into their power. The Bani Israeel were the believers of that time and we are the believers of this time hence the same warning applies to us as well. After reciting this verse, Hadhrat Mufti Saahib (daamat barakaatuhu) explained, that from this verse, we clearly understand that we as an ummah have to work towards our self reformation and increase our connection with Allah Ta’ala. Then we will once again see Islam restored to the glory it enjoyed during the era of Hadhrat Umar t and Salaahuddeen Ayoobi (Rahimahullah).” Sheikh Ali Abbaasi was elated when he heard this reply. He hugged Hadhrat Mufti Saahib and mentioned to him, “Why is it that the works of the Ulama-e-Deoband are not translated into Arabic so that the Arab World may also benefit from their knowledge?” He then asked Hadhrat Mufti Saahib (daamat barakaatuhu) what he felt was the way forward, to which Hadhrat Mufti Saahib replied, “The effort of da’wat and tableegh, the efforts of the makaatib and madaaris and the effort of the khaanqahs will have to increase. With these three efforts working parallel to one another, there is great hope that we, as an ummah, will reform ourselves and increase our connection with Allah Ta’ala.” Source: In the Blessed Lands Source

Regarding The "Torch Unit" trying to save Beita The Israeli occupation forces closed the roads that leads to the Jabal Sabih mountain and confiscated rubber tires that used by Palestinians during the night confusion activities in the village.

Full letter from Amazon employees: Dear Jeff, Andy, and the Executive Team, In recent history, Amazon has stood up and led public initiatives to recognize the injustice that many communities are facing. Along with taking a public stance on inequity, Amazon has taken the time to internalize and reflect on how it can change the culture within the company to create a more inclusive and positive environment for all employees. These efforts should be lauded. But we're writing to you today on a pressing matter: the human rights abuses facing the Palestinian people. As Amazonians, we believe it is our moral responsibility to stand in solidarity with and speak out on behalf of the millions of Palestinians who, for decades, have not only been dispossessed of their voices and victimhood, but, in essence, their humanity. There is a long-standing, convoluted, and inhumane narrative that their suffering and deaths do not matter, and, in many cases, are warranted and commendable. Though, in the current milieu, we have seen millennials and Gen Zs see past this, amplifying the pain of Palestinians through various social media channels and demanding that more organizations reflect on where they stand on the issue of settler colonial violence. Despite numerous UN resolutions and consensus from international human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch and B'Tsleem, that the Palestinians are living under illegal military occupation and apartheid rule, those in positions of power and influence — who have boldly stood for human rights in so many other causes — have either chosen to remain silent, or have released milquetoast "both sides" statements. Enough is enough. The recent violent and deadly display of Palestinian displacement, disenfranchisement, and dehumanization cannot, once again, be actively or passively endorsed. Source

Three days after Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza ended, the Israeli government signed a $1.2 billion contract with Amazon and Google to provide tech services to Israel’s army. Here's what you need to know.

Q. Does a person in the state of Janaabat, a woman in the state of Haidh or Nifaas, a Majnoon or a child have to make Sajdah if they recite a verse of Sajdah Tilaawat or hear it being recited? (Question published as received) In the enquired case, the performance of Sajdah Tilaawat becomes compulsory (Waajib) on the following people: 1) A person who recited or hears a verse of Sajdah Tilaawat whilst in the state of major impurity (Janaabat). 2) A person who hears a verse of Sajdah Tilaawat from another person who is in the state of major impurity (Janaabat). 3) A person who hears a verse of Sajdah Tilaawat from a woman who is in the state of menstruation (Haidh) or Post-Natal Bleeding (Nifaas), or a child (Non-Baaligh) who can differentiate between right and wrong. However, the performance of Sajdah Tilawaat is not compulsory (Waajib) on the following people: A person who recited or hears a verse of Sajdah Tilaawat while in the state of menstruation (Haidh) or Post-Natal Bleeding (Nifaas), or is mentally incapacitated (Majnoon), or a child (Non-Baaligh). N.B. Whilst it is sinful to recite a verse of Sajdah Tilaawat in the state of major impurity (Janaabat), menstruation (Haidh) and Post-Natal Bleeding (Nifaas), the relevant rules as stated above are still applicable. (Shaami 2/107 – Ahsanul Fataawa 4/60) And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best Mufti Ismaeel Bassa Confirmation: Mufti Ebrahim Desai (The answer hereby given is specifically based on the question asked and should be read together with the question asked. Islamic rulings on this Q&A newsletter are answered in accordance to the Hanafi Fiqh unless otherwise stated.) Fatwa Department Jamiatul Ulama (KZN) Council of Muslim Theologians

Imagine if we were told to demolish our house in 24 hours OR pay a fine for it to be demolished! A Palestinian Forced to Demolish His Home Under The Pretext of Building Without Permit. Jerusalemite Abdulrahman Obaid self demolish his home in Issawia village in the occupied city of Jerusalem, to avoid paying high costs and fines after he received a demolition order from the Israeli municipality Jerusalem.

The "Torch Unit" trying to save Beita Every night in #Beita town, in southern #Nablus city, the "Torch Unit" light up some fire and head to Jabal Sabih mount, located in the middle of their town, where an illegal Israeli settlement is being constructed and tens of Israeli settler families have already moved to live in the settlement. The young men organize 'night confusion' activities to pressure the settlers to leave their town. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQc-HJwJck7/

The Town of Beita

Raid on the Ghousheh family home in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood last night https://www.instagram.com/p/CQb_W3uJCbi/

Donna Nevel, a founding member of Jews Say No, highlights the historical context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict In conversations about Gaza, I have heard many thoughtful people in the Jewish community lament the loss of Palestinian lives in Gaza but then say, “But Hamas…” as if that were the heart of the problem. I’d like to suggest that, when we have these conversations about Hamas and Israel’s bombing campaign, we begin with the necessary context and historical perspective. The Nakba To create the Jewish state, the Zionist movement destroyed more than 400 Palestinian villages and expelled 700,000 Palestinians from their homes and land. Palestinians who remained in what became Israel were relegated to second-class citizenship, had much of their property confiscated and, to this day, have fewer rights than Jewish Israeli citizens. The 1967 Occupation In 1967, Israel occupied the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, and still occupies them until this day. Settlement Expansion, the Apartheid Wall and Gaza Over the past 47 years of occupation, Israel has illegally confiscated more and more Palestinian land; built an apartheid wall; systematically denied Palestinians basic human and civil rights, and engaged in state-sponsored violence; and forced the Palestinians in Gaza to live in appalling conditions that make it increasingly impossible to survive. Israel’s latest bombing campaign, Operation Protective Edge, has killed over 2,000 Palestinians, at least 450 of whom are children, and has displaced hundreds of thousands more. If those of us in the Jewish community who are committed to justice begin from these facts, I think it would become clearer — regardless of who the Palestinian leadership is — that the underlying problem really is the denial of freedom and basic human rights to millions of people, for decades. And, as a community, it should also become clearer where priorities need to be in order to have any integrity on this issue: addressing the Nakba of 1948 and the responsibility for the Nakba head-on, including the right of return for refugees; ending the occupation; ending the siege on Gaza; and recognizing the right to full equality for Palestinian citizens of Israel. Source

Settles attacking the Palestinians outside their homes in Sheikh Jarrah - state sanctioned violence FALASTINI ™️ (@falastiniteam) • Instagram photos and videos

Watch this interview! The Palestinian narrative has changed. Know the truth from the Palestinians themselves Manar Owais on Instagram: "يتبع بالعربية 👇🏼 My blood was absolutely boilingggg hearing their questions. Do yourself a favor and watch the whole thing, and while you're…"