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غزي🌍 👨‍🚀 Speaker🗣️ Sr. Manager Rocket🚀 @NASAArtemis 🌘Lander 🚁 #MarsHelicopter Lead @NASAPersevere

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Loay Elbasyouni
3 months
Thank you @AlbanaKasapi and @bbcworldservice for opportunity to share our story
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BBC World Service
3 months
In October @AstroLoay 's parents went to visit family in Gaza but were trapped when the war started. He says helping them escape to Turkey felt more difficult than designing Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter that flew on Mars 🎧
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My parents are dying in Gaza and no one cares. My mom had one cup water in last 24 hours, she is trying to save the water for my sick dad, my dad is losing his breath, Everyone deserted them. They miraculously survived several artillery shells. I’m not sure why I’m tweeting
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From Gaza now: Mosques are the only means of communication through speakers. 'We have no communication with the outside world. They are using their military might to harm us. We have no power but the power of God, no one but God. Please, pray for us.'
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My parents are in Gaza, and it's heart-wrenching. They hold German citizenship, but that doesn't change the fact that they're trapped with no access to water, power, or food. They were forced to leave Beit Hanoun due to the threat of bombs, and now they're in Gaza City, facing…
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My middle school @UNRWA in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip blown apart by demolition explosives.
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7 months
Not Gaza, this is West Bank today!
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6 months
A British doctor collapses while reading an emergency message from the Al-Shifa Hospital director, after the occupation killed more than 202 doctors in the region.
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2 months
No-one is counting, no more space. Gaza
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3 months
The heroes were rescuing my parents RIP
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3 months
The Palestine Red Crescent paramedic colleague, Mohammed Al-Omari, was killed, and two other paramedics were injured after the Israeli occupation forces directly fired at them in #Gaza City while they were transferring several wounded individuals from Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in…
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What to do if AIPAC call you? AIPAC called to connect me with my congressman Ted Lieu United States Representative
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RIP my cousin Mustafa Elbasyouni, he was killed yesterday in bombing near my parents, in last two month he been helping my parents secure food. I can’t keep track of all my family losses ان لله وان اليه راجعون
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As we can't call Gaza since the war started, today my mom embarked on a mission to reach me. Against all odds, she secured a phone and called me at the exact time I was born to wish me a happy birthday. She said, 'God is with us,' while smiling, and added, 'Happy birthday,…
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@channingms1 All the aid trucks enter Gaza equal to 2 days before the war you genocidal idiot. Plus Israel don’t allow anything to enter Gaza .. you got blood on your had by spreading lies.
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I just got hold of my parents in #Gaza first time in a while. they are fading away. My dad run out of his heart medication, but he was able to secure for few more days from a neighbor. If they survive the bombing, I’m not sure if survive without heart medications. Help!
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I cant understand why they destroyed a school after you already control it.
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From Gaza to NASA NASA engineer: “Every school that I went to in Gaza has been hit” Loay AlBasyouni, @AstroLoay , is a Palestinian-American NASA 🚀engineer from Gaza, part of the Mars team that made history in 2021 by flying a small helicopter on the Red Planet. 🔗 Watch his…
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Everybody's talking about the Gaza pier supposedly meant for helping Gaza, but it's all lies. This was an Israeli plan The Netzarim Corridor. They've even built a road that cuts through Gaza, right where they say the Gaza pier will be. The road will end here 31.497, 34.408
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Beit Hanoun is my hometown, situated amidst the rubble. Our house, two of my UNRWA schools, my high school, a hospital my father helped build, our groves, our water well, and many friends and family are buried under their own houses. Who is the terrorist?
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It all begins with #dreams and imagination. When accompanied by a vision and a plan, those dreams can transform into reality. No matter how challenging or distant they may seem, never cease to dream. If you believe in your abilities, nothing is beyond reach. Simply have faith in…
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Everyday I hear about another loss in my family, today it was my uncle Ibrahim Elbasyouni he was an accountant and love planting trees. I can’t find anyone to help my parents, all attempts failed, I don’t know much about them 😭
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Where does Israel get its weapons?
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Occupation forces storm the emergency department at Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin.
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German government say it is not their responsibility and will not help, it is their negligence cause this. Boycott Germany. The Palestinian space engineer trying to evacuate his elderly parents from Gaza - BBC Sounds ⁦⁦⁦ @bbcworldservice
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@sturmf1 Not all citizens created equal
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I’m not sure what is definition of humantrian crisis My parents don’t have medicine They are eating animal grains and drink water from any source they can find. My dad is sick and dying and has no access to any hospitals.
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Gaza here I come!
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@TheOnion @AdalahNY The most trusted news source in 2023
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@justinamash @RashidaTlaib This church was one of my favorite places in Gaza, and it symbolized coexistence. It's worth noting that this church is located near the Jewish Quarter in Gaza as well.
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3 months
We wasted our time to speak with CBS.
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CBS Mornings
3 months
Israeli troops have entered a hospital in Rafah, located in southern Gaza, which Israel says is being used by Hamas. Israel claims it has credible information that there are Hamas-held hostages at the hospital — and that there may be bodies of hostages there.
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After leading surgery at Al Shifa Hospital for years, my dad became a patient there in middle of the war. The hospital couldn't assist him. During their evacuation from Gaza, their ambulance was shot at, forcing them to shelter refugees overnight. Recently, he witnessed the…
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In war, there are no laws except those imposed by the strong on the weak.
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Freedom of speech is your right to speak without restraint. If you're unable to express your opinions due to the fear of judgment, you've already surrendered your freedom and are now a slave. #speakupnow
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As part of her testimony, Susan Abulhawa, a writer and human rights activist, recounted her journey to Al Nasser Hospital. She quoted Edward Said, saying, "Thank God for the students."
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Listen to People in Gaza; it is their last words. Maybe if you have a heart or if you a human. You would have mercy on some “human animals”. #CeaseFire
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There exists only one type of war, a war waged against us, a battle against humanity, and a war against our planet, Earth. Your machines are destroying our home; please cease this destruction now. 🌎🌍🌏
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My parents survived by a miracle they were on this caravan, now they stuck at AlShifa
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🚨Urgent: A PRCS paramedic was killed and others were injured due to the Israeli occupation forces firing at them in the area between Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital and Al-Shifa Hospital in #Gaza City. This occurred after a PRCS ambulance team from the southern Gaza Strip headed to…
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Don't worry, brother. This is Rafah, it's a safe zone.
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In Gaza city (the north) there is no food and water for months becoming less everyday. My mom cooking wild plant خبيزة with rain water on a fire made of wood from my dad medical bunch.
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After a journey of electrifying cars and planes on earth to The NASA Mars helicopters #Ingenuity I’m excited to announce that I will be responsible for developing rocket engine that will land us on the #moon I joined @blueorigin as Sr. Manager of Engine Electrical Design.
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All aid, including airdrops and ships, enters the northern part of the Gaza Strip (Gaza City, and North Gaza). The last 2 weeks are enough to feed people one meal at best. My cousin was killed last night at aid trucks while trying to get his kids flour.
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My final exchange with my parents prior to the outbreak of latest war in Palestine, my mother capturing a video of my dad tending to a recently planted tree in Gaza. It's been over six days since I last heard their voices, and many people inquire about my emotional state. What…
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Encouraging genocide: Offering them a reward of $26.4 billion.
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While Selfishness is a modern disease that plague majority of “humanity”. People in Gaza look one after another. Several people in Gaza shared some of their pills for heart medication with my dad.
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Welcome to Turkey 🇹🇷 after surviving 127 days of Gencide in Gaza city Welcome by Turkish Government and Palestinian Ambassador
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“Democracy”
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I still can't believe I'm witnessing these terrible acts against innocent people, and the world remains indifferent. It feels like I'm trapped in a never-ending nightmare.😢
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Just created petition to ask US State Department for help. Western governments treat us as 2nd or 3rd class citizens.. equal rights my ass
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We are struggling to find these meds for my father in Gaza. the one highlighted out, we can’t find them They are the most important. If you know any place have them please DM me. If any cardiologist have alternative list please DM
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Talking to BBC, my situation is so bad no words can describe it. Watch this latest from ground in Gaza, my parents. Listen to the end
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Even cats in Gaza City are dying from hunger. My mom told me every day she saw another dead cat. Things that happen in war are beyond your imagination. Credit: Alya Elbasyouni
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@J0hnPP5 .they are so desperate they are calling everyone
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@JeannetteChamp7 it is really sad
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This is a huge crime against humanity! Israel's medicine blockade in Gaza is killing many. Luckily, I saved my dad, but others still suffer. My dad had only one pill left.
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My parents were stuck in one of Gaza City's most dangerous neighborhoods for over four months, two of just five people left in Aldaraj. My father suffered a heart attack, and my mother called for help for two days before anyone arrived. Despite once heading the surgical…
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It is dark here no power no internet nothing to see no one care be quiet move on it is just Gaza!!!
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@MaxenceAngelXXX it is hard to get even close to the border, my parents can barely walk. Either way, the border checkpoint with Egypt got Bombed by Israel
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Water please!
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Ounce upon time Umar ibn al-Khattab prayed here. My mom didn’t take much with her out Gaza but she got some videos the Great Omari Mosque
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@4noura @CBSNews @ABC @m7mdkurd @CNN @YousefMunayyer it happened to me with 5 interviews, it felt like a complete blackout
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“Gaza is more remote than Mars, I can send a helicopter to Mars but not water to my Parents in Gaza” Thanks to @gsanroman2 @latimes For full online versions
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Today is my father's 75th birthday. Born as a refugee, 1948 he survived a bombing at just 7 days old with a shrapnel wound on his neck during an evacuation. Now, he says, "Never again, This is our home Palestine.”
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@moawady They are trying to censor the journalists directly by targeting their families
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@habibahamid They are trying to force people to move from the North to the South of Gaza by starving them. This is ethnic cleansing.
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I'm stating the situation as it is. When they don't like the answer, they try to make it seem like it is my parents' fault. It's so depressing; I feel like no one can hear me. 😔
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It can be incredibly difficult to remain calm and collected on television when you don’t know how your family in Gaza is doing, which is deeply saddening. Nonetheless, I feel a responsibility to speak out about the genocide. #FamilyInGaza #SpeakOut #Genocide #ceasefire
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It has Gaza's stubbornness at its core, it never gives up. It is supposed to last 3 rounds, but now it is at 67.
@NASAJPL
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Success! Ingenuity completed Flight 67 over the weekend, flying 393 meters for more than two minutes. The #MarsHelicopter repositioned itself to get ready for future flights.
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My cousin Mohammed is making bread in south of Gaza صامدين
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Talking about “the Palestinian people” ”Put yourself in their shoes – look at the world through their eyes,” @BarackObama told his audience
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@SenSanders Double standard hypocrite Zionist in sheep's clothing.
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شكرا #الأونروا
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UNRWA
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لؤي البسيوني، وهو طالب سابق في مدرستنا في #غزة، هو الآن جزء من فريق الهندسة في ناسا الذي نجح في إرسال مسبار إلى المريخ! #الأونروا_تواصل العمل على حصول كل طفل على التعليم اللازم، وهو ما يساعد #اللاجئين الفلسطينيين على جعل أحلامهم حقيقة. @AstroLoay 📺⬇️
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Merry Christmas!
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I appreciate all the work @UNRWA does toward the education of #PalestinianRefugees ; they provide education that allows kids to dream and helps them move forward to help all humanity.
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UNRWA
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Our former school student in #Gaza , @AstroLoay is now part of the NASA engineering team that sent a rover to Mars 🧑‍🚀🚀🪐🛰️ #UNRWAworks to make sure every child has access to education, supporting #PalestineRefugees to realize their dreams 💫 📺⬇️
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It's always clear who the aggressors are. Everyone makes a big deal about people expressing their opinions peacefully, but not about them being violently attacked.
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3 years
Thank you @DrHananAshrawi I’m so honored to be recognized by someone I’ve looked up to for years
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Hanan Ashrawi
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Soooo proud. From Gaza to Mars!
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On Earth, there is only us.
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@MariamBarghouti They are trying to censor the journalists directly by targeting their families
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@AJEnglish They are trying to censor the journalists directly by targeting their families
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@justinamash This happens in every area in Gaza no discrimination.
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@Coopertown104 don't care, I recommend 3rd party
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It crazy to think that part of my DNA in a @smithsonian @airandspace museum, The Ingenuity prototype contaminated with my DNA and probably have dust from my car and house.
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NASA JPL
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Making it official: With the donation of an Ingenuity prototype to the @Smithsonian 's @airandspace museum, the #MarsHelicopter will forever be recognized as part of aviation history. ✨
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This is a historic day after NASA succeed to demonstrate ability to fly on Mars in air density of 1% of earth’s. #MarsHelicopter @NASAPersevere #mars #NASAPerseverance
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The Palestinian Astronaut 👩‍🚀🇵🇸
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The destruction by Zionists didn't spare any historic sites; even Hamam al-Sammara, restored in 1320 by the Mamluk governor Sanjar al-Jawli, fell victim. a Samaritan community existed in Gaza, possessing a large synagogue and bathhouses, known as "the Bath of the Samaritans."
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Grateful and honored to carry my badge with pride, inspiring future generations and giving back to my community. Every human has the right to self-determination, and despite challenges, I embrace who I am, carrying our flag and badges of honor unyieldingly.
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Abier
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Just in case no one told ya, our boy was part of NASA team that launched an experimental helicopter from the surface of Mars. Our pride 🇵🇸 enjoy your glory, Loay… so proud of u habibiii #Palestine
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Israel's advancing its agenda with the Netzarim Corridor, slicing through Gaza, while erecting intimidating towers. But there's more: whispers suggest these structures could house AI guns and cameras, escalating fears of ethnic cleansing.
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OceanGate's recent news brings attention to the immense pressure experienced at 12,000 feet under the ocean. At this depth, the pressure can be about 362 times the atmospheric pressure at sea level, posing significant challenges for deep-sea exploration. Specially designed…
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@Dima_Khatib They are trying to censor the journalists directly by targeting their families
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Way to go @nujoud , #YallaToTheMoon , I can't wait to build our base for the moon
@nowthisimpact
NowThis Impact
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‘Artemis will put the first woman and person of color on the moon’ — NASA chief Nujoud Fahoum Merancy explains how the upcoming manned moon missions will ‘actually get to represent humanity’
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This is the coolest way to stop the "The earth is flat argument" just try it for yourself
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The Cosmos episode where Carl Sagan explains how ancient Greeks knew the Earth wasn't flat using only reason and math.
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German medication list, please DM if you know someone can get these in Gaza
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The best thing to say is nothing, the best thing to do is anything
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@VandenVandy That is democracy to be able to express your opinion, what you are saying is what tyrants and dictators say.
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@antonioguterres you are useless just like the organization you run.
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Gaza Pier for “Aid” or alternative military aid route? in preparation for next phase for war. The north front!!! “Always conceal your intentions. If you keep people off-balance and in the dark, they can't counter your efforts. Send them down the wrong path with a red herring or…
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@SebastienneL No place is safe
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I talked to my cousin to wish them Eid Mubarak in #BietHannon #gaza #Palestine I told him to pass my regards to my uncle. He said we all separated in different rooms as #israel randomly artillery shells all over residential area. just in case they get hit they don’t die together
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@sphillips2000 We control Michigan and Georgia swing votes
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Part of BBC interview: The world is witnessing a genocide involving highly advanced, sub-10-meter accurate weapons that are causing civilian casualties. #bbc #gaza
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@hzomlot very nice to meet you. Ingenuity #marshelicopter feel left out.
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Husam Zomlot
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Pleased to welcome Loay Elbasyouni, a Palestinian American from Gaza and an engineer that designed NASA’s Mars Rover - Perseverance. Fitting, perseverance is a Palestinian characteristic, a nation that can enable humanity to deploy rovers on Mars is inspiring.
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