It's been one week since Israel restarted its genocidal attack on Gaza after the humanitarian pause. Here is the toll Israel has caused in one week!
Since October 7, Israel has killed 17,487 people and injured 46,480 in Gaza.
Israel has been waging war on the Palestinian people in Gaza for almost 50 days now.
Today, a four-day pause in Israel's atrocities will begin, but people's movements and human rights organizations have been calling for a permanent ceasefire.
Here is the cost of those almost 50 days of Israeli genocide.
🇿🇦/🇵🇸 #BREAKING, South Africa declares it will withdraw all of its diplomats from Israel in response to Israel's ongoing bombing of Gaza.
Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said "We are … extremely concerned at the continued killing of children and innocent civilians in the Palestinian territories and we believe the nature of response by Israel has become one of collective punishment.”
#PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember Samora Moisés Machel, Mozambican revolutionary and freedom fighter. Machel led FRELIMO (Frente de Libertação de Moçambique) which fought for independence from Portugal and he served as the first President of Mozambique since independence in 1975.
On October 19, 1986, Machel died in a plane crash in dubious circumstances, near the Mozambican-South African border. A total of 34 people, including Machel, were killed in the crash and nine survived.
#PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember the revolutionary Brazilian educator Paulo Freire, who was born in 1921.
Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed revolutionized our understanding of education and continues to inspire people across the world.
#PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember the revolutionary Chilean musician and active member of the Communist Party of Chile.
50 years ago, days after the coup against socialist president Allende, Jara was tortured and killed. He symbolized the idea that art and progressive politics should converge to strengthen people’s resistance.
To this day, Jara's resistance remains an inspiration for peoples' movements across the world.
#PeoplesHistory | Today, on the anniversary of his untimely death, we remember Tupac Shakur. Tupac was a revolutionary rapper and the son of Black Panther Party member, Afeni Shakur.
His music was centered on social issues facing the working class and the Black community in the US, as well as their resistance. He is considered one of the most influential rappers for his content and style.
On September 7, 1996, Tupac was injured in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He succumbed to his injuries six days later at age 25.
#PeopleHistory | Today, we remember Steve Biko, the South African anti-apartheid revolutionary who fought to build political consciousness among Black South Africans.
Biko was the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement and emphasized the importance of Black South Africans achieving psychological liberation and self-reliance in order to bring about fundamental change in the country. His contributions were a key part of the movement that would eventually end the Apartheid regime in his country.
Biko suffered constant political persecution and was tortured to death by the Apartheid security forces after violating the travel ban against him. He died from brain injuries after being beaten by several members of the police during an "interrogation."
#PeoplesHistory | Today, we commemorate the Little Rock Nine - a group of nine African American students who courageously enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
On September 4, 1957, the governor of Arkansas ordered the deployment of the Arkansas National Guard to "preserve the peace" and prevent Black students from entering the school. The governor claimed that there was an "imminent danger of tumult, riot, and breach of peace" due to the integration. A mob of white segregationists was also present and prevented the Black students' entry.
On September 23, 1957, President Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10730 to federalize the Arkansas National Guard and deploy them to support the integration as they protected African American students.
