Justin Salhani

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Ras Beiruti journalist & writer

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"His (UAE) Highness added that if the PA paid as much attention to its own people as it does to security coordination w/ Israel the Palestinians will be in much better shape." Is this the same UAE?

"Ali Baba and the 40 thieves": Emirati-Palestinian shouting match blew up Blinken meeting. “One of MBZ's closest advisers is Mohammed Dahlan, a main political rival of Abbas, which has increased Abbas' suspicion towards the UAE.” www.axios.com/2024/06/06/u...

"Ali Baba and the 40 thieves": Emirati-Palestinian shouting match blew up Blinken meetingwww.axios.com The heated spat reflects disputes among Arab leaders that could challenge the Biden administration's efforts to forge a post-war strategy for Gaza.

The US' ideal partners in our region are regimes who jail, torture & brutalise journalists, activists, organisers & human rights defenders. Our only allies are each other & we need to widen our struggles beyond the confines of our own borders. Our future battles are not against 1 dictator but many.

Here's a map.

This is how they work.

Blinken in 2021: www.state.gov/ending-sanct...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he wants to work with Congress on legislation to penalize the International Criminal Court after it applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Blinken says he wants to work with Congress to penalize International Criminal Court | CNN Politicscnn.it US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he wants to work with Congress on legislation to penalize the International Criminal Court after it applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Ben...

Reading Sartre and I think this same framing applies to Lebanese who are exercising anti-Syrian sentiment today

When my dad left his bookcase in Beirut in 2012, I had to give away most of his books. I kept a few though, including this book of interviews with Edward Said. It’s been a wonderful read

Always read @lalehkhalili.bsky.social

“…you realized what prevented him from being consistent was a kind of nationalism that says it is all right to criticize them, but when it comes to us, we are always right.”

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I reviewed the UK version of Mickaël Correia's 'A People's History of Football' for the Markaz Review. I chose to frame it within the context of Saudi Arabia seemingly set to host the 2034 World Cup. themarkaz.org/the-rebels-o...

This is Cheryl A. Rubenberg, writing about her experience in 1982 in Israel's siege of west Beirut. Her experience lasted one week. In Gaza today, we are now well past 2.5 months.

What does Gantz have to gain from opening a front with Lebanon? I can't see it being of any benefit to anyone in Israel other than Netanyahu and his far right allies - and only then because they extend their reign. Do they think they can genuinely remove Hezbollah from southern Lebanon?

NYT newsletter says an airstrike left a “crater and widespread damage” without mentioning that Palestinians died.

US sends Israel 14 billion dollars in additional military and humanitarian aid Also the US: we probably won’t evacuate you but if we do, you’re paying and your pets can’t come.

I understand you can't get into Gaza, but is there not more information you, the paper of record, can add to this?

Palestinian Refugees Flee from Southern Lebanon 1978 Palestinian refugees at a camp in Sidon, fleeing the fighting caused by the Israeli Army’s advance in southern Lebanon. (photo by Claude Salhani)

Few hundred people at the protest for Gaza in Beirut

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The latest in a long line of disappointing policies/decisions by Europe. As Israel bombs Gaza, killing numerous civilians, and announces they will stop delivering food, water & fuel to the besieged population, we see another example of how Palestinians are simply held to a different standard.

A few months after my dad passed away last year, Rusted Radishes put out a call for submission Labor & Idleness. I was working through a lot of grief. I am still am. And I started to think about grief as a form of labor. Then I wrote about it for RR. The issue will be out later this year.

Incendies (2010) A new friend suggested this incredible film to me.

www.rustedradishes.com/living-is-ea... Dahlia Baasher

Thanks for the book @mahermezahi.bsky.social

The books I’ve read/been reading the last couple of months

New books!

Carine wanted to pick a book for me and she chose this one. Coincidentally, I listened to a podcast recently discussing Richard Wright’s work & relationship w/ James Baldwin so it’s wonderful (& serendipitous timing)

Picked up these two books in Barcelona.

Kalei, a cafe in Beirut with two branches, posted the photo below & is receiving comments from people claiming they will be boycotting the establishment. Here’s the thing: anyone who has been there knows the flag is always up. So the claim to boycott shows they’ve never been & never will go anyway.

Already posted this a while ago on Twitter but now that I’m here I have to keep my agenda going. If this man is “extremely handsome” then I demand the same public consideration.