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"US" locations of weapons and surveillance companies that supply "Israel" "US" locations of the "big six" military corporations producing most of the weapons "US" locations of corporations with active military contracts with "Israel"

"Canadian" locations of weapons and surveillance companies that supply "Israel" German weapons manufacturers supplying "Israel" (list on pages 54-57)

"UK" locations of manufacturers of "Israeli" combat aircraft components

More corporations invested in the genocidal Zionist colonial project

Nonprofits that fund the genocidal Zionist colonial project

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Screenshot from today, October 23, 2024.

This is a good time to remind everyone that Israel's intention was never to eliminate Hamas. It has always been to ethnically cleanse Palestinians to make way for new Israeli settlements. If this wasn't the intention, then why did Israel declare the end of their military operations in northern Gaza in May 2024 after having "defeated Hamas" but made their way back there in October 2024 to enact some of the most heinous acts of genocide?

The goal has never been to "defeat Hamas" or to "save the hostages", nor was it ever to ensure "Jewish safety". It has always been to ethically cleanse Palestinians to maintain the Zionist settler colonial project.

Here's a really good video that goes into Israel's plans for north Gaza at a deeper level.

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Tkaronto (Toronto) - October 25/24 - An Indigenous woman and a Muslim woman were picked out of the crowd of protesters were brutalized, and then denied medical attention. The protest was AGAINST police brutality, and after harming two women - they seemed to have made the case for protesters themselves.

The First Nations woman alleges that officer 11258 shoved his finger into her eye. She asked three times that he stop - before he did, he shoved his finger deeper against her eye and scratched her. Not to mention leaving her elbow dislocated. Gouging eyes in a new low for TPS, though.

The other arrestee seen here alleges that while being choked and having knees pressed against her back and neck, she was unable to breathe. She has severe asthma. She was in need and asking for her puffer, which TPS ignored. She had been recently hospitalized the week before.

Take a careful viewing of how casually TPS enact their monopoly on vi•lence. TPS outnumbered actionists by scores and still resorted to bringing upon carnage." -Praxis Archives

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Gigi, a Legal Observer for many protests in Toronto, speaking on police violence that she has witnessed over the past year at Defund N Disarm Dance Party in front of TPS headquarters. 31 concussions. Broken/fractured bones. Eye damage. Destruction/confiscation of accessibility devices. Who is responsible for getting civilians justice on these manners? Other cops.

In hearing this speech, Toronto Police decided to try and check the boxes of brutality Gigi was speaking on. They punched and shoved into the crowd of protestors multiple times, grabbed a First Nations Matriarch by her hair, shoving her head into the cement and gouging her eyes with fingers. After she screamed to get his finger out of her eye, the officer shoved it further in, twisting and pulling his finger across her eyeball - likely attempting to pop it. Multiple officers put their full weight on her, using the knee-on-neck technique.

She asks, "A First Nation Indian residential school genocide survivor... Where is the reconciliation..."

This act of brutality by a colonial force, attempting to permanently disfigure an Indigenous woman, is one of many abuses committed by Toronto Police Services.

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Sanad Alajrami describes Toronto Police violence against pro-Palestinian protestors

"In terms of what’s going on here, I had a reality check, because often I’ve been like, you know, at least I’m here. I’m grateful for what I do have here. But I was actually at the Land Day protest on March 30 and I experienced one of the most traumatic events in my life there. I genuinely was not sure if I was… what was going to happen to me, because I had to witness so many of my friends get choked, like with police knees on their neck, thrown to the ground. So many kids get thrashed, so many elderly people get hurt, horses run into the crowd, and I was choked on the ground by a cop. I had to go to the hospital after to check for a concussion and stuff, and I have a scar now on my hand and on my forehead. They’re small, but it definitely shook me up and sort of made me even more paranoid, which I think is something that comes with being Palestinian"

Sanad at the Land Day march in Toronto, Mar. 31, 2024. Photo: Joshua Best.

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(The Grind) asked three Palestinians in Toronto about their connection to Palestine, their experiences and reflections on the past year, and their thoughts on the future.

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Words from 61 year old Palestinian Refugee in Canada, Maryam Alnazer

"I was born in Palestine, in the city of Hebron. I finished my high school there, under the occupation, of course. I witnessed many scary things in my childhood. I was maybe 5 or 6 years old when the Israeli forces came to my home to arrest my uncle, who was 16 years old, at 3AM. Can you imagine a child, five or six years old, waking up to see the soldier over, with his full weapons?

We had many arrested in my family and in my city, friends and neighbours. It was also very difficult to walk to the school, and many times they (soldiers) came to the school, only trying to frighten people. I still sometimes dream about that that they came. And many nights you also see your neighbour, they kill him for nothing. Many young people.

So I came here as a skilled worker in 2017-2018. I chose Canada from four countries. I preferred Canada because I thought I will find peace and justice here, right? And it's the best country to live in.

Unfortunately, last year was very bad for us to see that there is no democracy in Canada. Without a democracy, there is no peace. I don't really feel safe here anymore because I saw with my own eyes how the police, instead of protecting us, is attacking us. We are only demonstrating peacefully. I really cannot understand when five big policemen attack a tiny girl. One of them held her, and 20 other police protected them, so we cannot help her. Can you imagine? I saw this.

I couldn't believe. I thought I can live in peace here. I really am scared of the police here. They remind me of Israeli soldiers. They are the same, believe me, especially the Toronto ones.

After Land Day (in March), they arrested me. They came to my house. Maybe 12 people, with a ram to open the door if I don't open it. Can you imagine? I'm 61 years old. They took me to the station for five hours, then they released me

I didn't do anything. They are accusing me that I have a weapon and I hit a horse. It was my flag. This is a weapon for them. I didn't even reach out to the horse to push them. The horses are so big and they were walking through us (the crowd).

My background is in physiotherapy. I have a degree in physical culture and physiotherapy. So all my life, I've been working with people, sick people, handicapped, and treating people. I will not hurt anybody.

We are not terrorists. We are trying to protest peacefully here.

I think that any nation under occupation for 76 years has the right to defend itself. We tried with Israel, tried with peace, but Israel is not respecting anything. They are still taking our land, killing our people.

But of course, we still have hope"

-Maryam Alnazer for The Grind