rachel shabi
@rachshabi
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Journalist. Politics and sometimes food, but only for geopolitical point-scoring https://t.co/NbW4kUgNrT
London
Joined January 2009
Thrilled to be picked as the Observer’s book of the week, with @Natasha_Walter’s thoughtful and moving review
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In this sharp and engaging book, Shabi addresses the need to understand and confront antisemitism at a time when it is being downplayed by parts of the left and exploited by others on the right
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RT @rachshabi: How do I preserve the spirit of my Iraqi-Jewish mum’s life and the land that produced her, in a political climate determined….
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My parents told the story of how Jews were treated in the Middle East, before and after the creation of the state of Israel
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Thanks to the excellent @jewishcouncilAU, standing up against Israel’s continued destruction of Palestinian life and working towards freedom, equality and dignity for all
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It’s not only about the children, but I don’t know how we live with what we’ve done - and continue to do - to the children of Gaza.
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How do I preserve the spirit of my Iraqi-Jewish mum’s life and the land that produced her, in a political climate determined to vanquish not just the reality of her world, but the idea that it could ever have existed in the first place?.
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Western journalists are failing to stand up for their colleagues in Gaza | Mohamad Bazzi | The Guardian
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This hypocrisy of western media has been laid bare by Israel’s targeting of journalists since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack
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RT @MouinRabbani: If Anas al-Sharif cannot be considered a journalist, there are no journalists.
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Will be in Sydney tonight and Melbourne on Tuesday in conversation with the Jewish Council of Australia, looking at the country’s authoritarian moves to crush free speech on Gaza and conflate antisemitism and anti-Zionism, and much more: .
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As authoritarian ‘antisemitism’ plans and envoys continue to distort our politics at home and abroad, it has become difficult to […]
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RT @SaulStaniforth: From last week. @rachshabi explains the facts to Shelagh Fogarty, facts that Fogarty is either unwilling or unable to c….
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RT @YoumnaElSayed17: No, we never get used to the pain. It breaks our broken hearts again every time 💔💔💔.
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RT @carolecadwalla: Entire news crew wiped out: 2 journalists + 2 cameramen. Killed by Israel which has killed more journalists than died….
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RT @NigeriainfoFM: Gaza is moral failure for western countries - Rachel Shabi (@rachshabi), British-Israeli journalist and author. #Niger….
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RT @owenjonesjourno: Israel has deliberately starved the people of Gaza. It said it was starving Gaza over and over again. It has done so….
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The current hand-wringing by Keir Starmer and other western politicians is empty bluster. They knew what was happening all along, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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RT @hahauenstein: This settler murdered activist and journalist.Awdah Hathaleen today in Umm al-Kheir, Masafer Yatta. I've visited the vil….
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Once again, Israel’s extreme right government does not care about stern words - pitifully little, unconscionably late - from Western allies. Only actions will compel this genocidal government to stop.
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You helped. You gave Israel military support and diplomatic cover. Your complicity in this horror is unspeakable and indefensible.
The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible.
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It isn't just the immediate, unbearable horrors of starvation caused by Israel in Gaza. It is, as @muhammadshehad2 harrowingly explains, the permanent, life-changing damage this has created, the terrible harm that will carry into future generations
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RT @SaulStaniforth: .@rachshabi: "The 2 worst things that have happened in terms of people taking antisemitism seriously. One, anyone who w….
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