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Act to Free Dr. Abu Safiya
"Courage Award 2025"
The Palestine Museum US was filled to the brim for the tribute to abducted Dr. Abu Safiya. At the end of the ceremony everyone in the hall held up pictures of Dr. Abu Safiya and chanted. Here's a "short of it.
In this video Basel Alnajjar reads a poem from Dr. Ezzideen (in Gaza)
Here's the presentation of the award.
Here's Dr. Abu Safiya's family statement
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Climate Protesters Arrested in Lamont's Office
The mother of murdered child Hind Rajab speaks *** Palestinian flag flies over City Hall in Toronto *** the Poster Shout-Out at the end of the "Courage Award" ceremony for abducted Palestinian doctor Abu Safiya *** more coverage of CT Civil Liberties Defense Committee conference *** featuring protest and arrests of "Don't Destroy Our Future" activists in the CT governor's office *** COP 30 fails *** Kiku in the New York Botanical Garden *** program #1137
Rains Flood Gaza Tents Adding to Misery
Featuring the rage of a man who has to watch his children wake up to water all in his tent in Gaza *** Venezuela, PEP's views *** Israeli soldiers accused of torture/rape hailed as heroes *** gem of Hajo Meyer talk about Judaism as opposed to Zionism *** Greenpeace video on coming animal extinctions *** Why 40 million need food stamps *** Kerry Ellington speaks about police and policing at 11/8/25 civil liberties conference ** Program #1136
Appealing to Doctors - Think about Doctors in Palestine
Featuring vigil in front of Yale New Haven Hospital calling on doctors and medical workers to support abducted Dr. Abu Safiya and other Palestinian medical workers ** Israeli National Security Minister video records himself committing a war crime ** UN says Israel committed "genocidal acts" against reproductive facilities (bombing of IVF center) ** Tor and Adnaan Sturmo talk about their experience on the Sumud Flotilla ** sandwich thrower acquitted *** program #1135
There is No Ceasefire
The so-called "ceasefire" is a scam, Palestinians in Gaza are killed daily and only a fraction of the promised aid trucks are getting through ** Jonathan Kuttab, Executive Director of FOSNA reacts to the film "Encampments". ** Ultra-orthodox Israeli Jews demonstrate against the Israeli draft ** Host Stanley Heller reacts to Pentagon criticism of "A House of Dynamite"** the right-wing attempt to upstage the Bethel, CT "No Kings" rally is revealed to be tiny ** Program #1134
"They Accuse Specific Israelis of Killing Hind"
Middle East Eye reports on investigation that alleges over 20 Israelis took part in the murder of Hind Rajab ** Shir Hever speaks frankly** Joseph Cirincione reviews "A House of Dynamite" and says IBM Missile Defense just doesn't work ** Dan Piper recalls the power of the "Day Without Immigrants" in 2006 *** program #1133
"Courage Award" to Dr. Abu Safiya
The Middle East Crisis Committee of CT gives its 2025 "Courage Award" to imprisoned Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya ** Rally in West Hartford, CT against Colt Firearms, Heller wonders if sniper murders of children were done with Colt rifles ** "Danbury Unites for Immigrants" unveils its phone hotline for dealing with ICE ** Senator Whitehouse asks the Attorney General what happened to the $50,000 that FBI had offered to give to Tom Homan, acting immigration czar *** program #1132
Abducted, Brutalized and Freed
Featuring the treatment of activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla after being seized by Israel (Democracy Now! did fine work on this) ** starting with the New Haven rally and march on 10/4/25 called "All Out for Gaza" ** the fascist stuck-up ADL gets it comeuppance from its FBI friends * more of retired Sgt. Bryce Lockwood's experiences on the USS Liberty, attacked by Israel in 1967
*** program #1131
Massive Worldwide Protests
Huge protests in Mexico, Italy, and Spain highlighted *** Sumud Flotilla activists sent to infamous Ketziot desert prison *** Jewish Voice for Peace New Haven "Pedal for Palestine" *** Mosab Abu Toha at the fundraiser for Gaza and a few days later tweeting on the murder of five in his family *** On the death of Robert J Lifton, an interview with Paul Hodel, President Emeritus of Promoting Enduring Peace
*** program #1130
What the Rally Told the UN
starting with an impressive general strike in Italy for Palestine *** Global Sumud Flotilla *** polls show huge drop in US of support for Israel *** rally at the UN 9/22/2025 *** Colombian president Petro at the UN calls for an armed UN protective force for Gaza *** Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah is free! Look back at our 2023 Courage Award ceremony in his honor *** violinist plays Bella Ciao on one of the boats going to Gaza *** program #1129
*** #1129
Single Shot Killing of Children
starting with British stars filling Wembley stadium and speaking up for Palestine *** War surgeon Kathleen Gallagher talks about Israeli practice of shooting children with one bullet to the head *** Mohammed Shehadeh sums up what Israel is doing *** Can the president now just kill any gathering of people and declare them terrorists? *** Elon Musk speaks with British thug Tommy Robinson at a large London far-right rally *** Bryce Lockwood talks about surviving attack on USS Liberty *** #1128
Speaking from the Heart of Gaza City
featuring the 9-12-25 interview with Anas Arafat in the heart of Gaza City including some video of recent bombings *** the lies about so-called "Hamas Towers" exposed *** call to telephone Sen. Richard Blumenthal at 202-224-2823 and ask him to phone Netanyahu and demand no harm come to Global Sumud Flotilla boats *** Our parent organization, MECC, votes to support a call for an Armed UN protection force to protects Palestinians ** program #1127
Call for an Armed UN Force to Protect Palestinians
Featuring Craig Mokhiber, human rights lawyer and former UN official, calls for an armed UN force to go to Palestinian and protect Palestinians from genocide *** genocide scholars association declares Israel is committing genocide *** horrible treatment of Dr. Abu Safiya in Ofer prison *** Hungarian Jews condemn Israeli genocide *** veterans interrupt DC hearing over genocide *** Smothrich idea to force West Bank Palestinian is small areas *** Sumud Flotilla *** Program #1126
Their Last Selfie
Palestinian journalists and medical workers killed at al-Nasser hospital, the "apology" was only in English *** article condemns federal court decision that Jews are a "race" represented by the Israeli flag *** poll numbers *** Turkey says it will break all economic ties with Israel *** protest in DC featured on "Free DC" FB page *** 8/26/25 interview with Anas Arafat in Gaza City ** program #1125
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