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1 week ago | husseini.substack.com | Sam Husseini

As US client Arab countries and governments stand idly by, or worse yet, enable imperial Israel or protect it from retaliation from Iran; they stand, exposed for all to see. I wonder what this looks like to pious Muslim women across the Arab world.

2 weeks ago | husseini.substack.com | Sam Husseini

AP reports today that Israeli “defense” minister Israel Katz said: “If (Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front — Tehran will burn.”This is clearly a nuclear threat. Israel has a nuclear weapons arsenal, though it is incredibly avoided. I believe Iran was the only nation to mention it at the UNSC meeting yesterday.

2 weeks ago | husseini.substack.com | Sam Husseini

I put this news release out via accuracy.org this morning. I’m spending too much time on X — @samhusseini. Late Thursday afternoon, the UN General Assembly voted with an overwhelming 149 affirmatives for a ceasefire in Gaza and demanded that Israel “immediately end the blockade” on Gaza, calling on member states to use “all measures necessary … to ensure compliance by Israel with its obligations.” About three hours later, Israel started bombing Iran.

2 weeks ago | husseini.substack.com | Sam Husseini

[I covered many of the issues in this piece in a recent interview with Nick Cruse at the Revolutionary Blackout Network.]As the US issued its veto last week, a group of veterans for peace and allies — many of whom have been fasting for 20 days — shouted “Shame!” outside the US mission to the UN. Their fast — with people eating only 250 calories a day, the average people are getting in Gaza — goes till the end of the month: The 14-1 vote signaled yet another low for the US government.

3 weeks ago | husseini.substack.com | Sam Husseini

I’ve been in New York since late last week, spending some of that time with these Vets for Peace and allies fasting in front of the U.S. mission to the U.N. I fasted a bit myself, but nothing like what some of these folks are doing.