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Five solidarity actions you can take right now | #128

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It's a week since Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel, and the footage coming out of Israel, Gaza is horrific and heartbreaking.

Can't look at it, but can't look away.

My thoughts are with the people of the Middle East – Israel, Gaza and beyond. Praying for peace and hope for the future.

I was in two minds about whether to post anything this week – it's not BAU, is it? It feels insensitive and inappropriate to be posting humorous content right now.

And we need to be mindful about what we’re sharing on social - lots floating around from unverified accounts.

As Prof Samuel Woolley said about Russia-Ukraine, sometimes it’s better to say nothing and let the witnesses and experts take up the space.

People need to practise strategic silence. We should leave it up to the people who really understand the situation to post as much as possible.

We should give them our support, but we should allow people with expertise to do the talking.

Kaya Yurieff posted about thi…