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Monday 14 May 2018

somewhere #2: floating cloud | red carpet style limited kickabout (one of the most prominent brands) | Joseph Ceravolo: The Muscles of Animals

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26 | by Shweta_A

 26: photo by Shweta Agarwal, 26 January 2018


An Indian police officer fires a tear gas shell towards demonstrators, during a protest against the recent killings in Kashmir, in Srinagar Photo Danish Ismail: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 13 May 2018


#Cannes2018 Italian fashion blogger and stylist, Chiara Ferragni Photo @LoicVenance #AFP: image via AFP Photo @AFPphoto, 13 may 2018 
 

Palestinian demonstrators hold up signs with slogans written in Hebrew reading "soldiers, we are not objects, we are humans", "Gaza is the biggest and the ugliest prison in the world", "Gaza is a Nazi victim", and "humanitarian disaster in Gaza, we want a solution" Photo @Mahmudhams #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 13 May 2018


#Cannes2018 British-Thai actress Araya Hargat Photo @LoicVenance #AFP: image via AFP Photo @AFPphoto, 13 may 2018
 


MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Bangladeshi migrants look at the sunrise onboard the rescue ship MV Aquarius near the coast of Malta Photo @lgouliam #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 13 May 2018

#UPDATE Clashes erupt along the Gaza Strip's border with Israel between Palestinians and Israeli forces ahead of the controversial inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem Photo @MahmudHams #AFP: image via AFP news agency @AFP, 14 May 2018


#Cannes2018 French model and actress Laetitia Casta Photo @LoicVenance #AFP: image via AFP Photo @AFPphoto, 13 May 2018


A Palestinian protesting against the US embassy move to Jerusalem runs through smoke from burning tyres during clashes with Israeli forces on the border with the Gaza Strip Photo @MahmudHams #AFP: image via AFP news agency @AFP, 14 May 2018

Ivanka Trump in Jerusalem for embassy opening as Gaza braces for bloodshed: Israeli army deploys extra combat battalions and snipers at Gaza frontier: Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem

Ivanka Trump has landed in Israel for the inauguration of the US Jerusalem embassy on Monday, as protesters in Gaza prepare for a day of rallies along the frontier that are expected to be met with gunfire. The US president’s daughter said she was returning “with great joy” to Jerusalem, which Donald Trump has recognised as Israel's capital  to the dismay of Palestinians, who claim part of the holy city as the capital of a future state.

“We look forward to celebrating Israel’s 70th anniversary and the bright future ahead,” Ivanka wrote on Instagram ahead of the opening, which will take place on Monday, exactly seven decades since the country declared independence. “We will pray for the boundless potential of the future of the US-Israel alliance, and we will pray for peace.”

Ivanka, a presidential adviser, and her husband, Jared Kushner, were expected to attend a gala dinner on Sunday evening ahead of the event on Monday which is due to start at 4pm local time.

In Gaza, a strip of land Israel has blockaded for a decade, tens of thousands of people are anticipated to gather for protests along the perimeter fence.

Organisers hope Monday’s will be the largest demonstration to date, on the eve of the 70th anniversary commemorating the Palestinian "Nakba", or catastrophe, referring to their mass uprooting in the war surrounding Israel’s 1948 creation.

Israel has portrayed the movement as a “terrorist” ploy by Hamas and as a security threat to its civilians, pointing out attempts to damage and breach the fence. No Israeli has been wounded since protests began on 30 March.

Hamas, which rules Gaza and has supported the protests, said it would not stop people from attempting to break through the fence.

The Israeli army said on Sunday that it held Hamas accountable for anything in the Gaza Strip “and its consequences”. It added it had increased the deployment of “combat battalions, special units, field intelligence forces and snipers”.

In Jerusalem, dozens of foreign diplomats are expected to the attend the opening of the new mission, set on the site of the US consulate, although many ambassadors who oppose the move will skip it.

Israel captured East Jerusalem in 1967 and annexed the hilltop city in a move not recognised internationally. Most countries have kept their embassies in Tel Aviv.

Israeli football club renames itself Beitar Trump Jerusalem after 'courageous' president: Six-time Premier League champion have ‘greatest love’ for Trump: Move made after president moves US embassy to Jerusalem: Tom Lutz, The Guardian, 13 May 2018

As Jerusalem prepares for the inauguration of its new US embassy on Monday, the city’s best football team has announced it is renaming itself in honour of Donald Trump.

In December, the US president defied global opposition by recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, angering Palestinians and Muslims around the world who see the ancient city as a capital of their future state.

“For 70 years has Jerusalem been awaiting international recognition, until President Donald Trump, in a courageous move, recognised Jerusalem as the eternal capital of Israel,” read a statement on Beitar Jerusalem's official Facebook page.

“President Trump has shown courage, and true love of the Israeli people and their capital, and these days other countries are following his lead in giving Jerusalem its rightful status ... The chairmen of the club, the owner Eli Tabib and the executive manager Eli Ohana have decided to add to the club’s title the name of the American President who made history, and from now on will be called BeitarTrump Jerusalem.”

It is not clear whether the name change is permanent.

Beitar, who have won six Israel Premier League titles, are currently in second place in the table.

It is unsurprising that the club has supported Trump’s divisive move. It is the only club in the Israeli Premier League never to have signed an Arab player and some sections of its fanbase have a reputation for racism.

When the club signed two Chechen Muslims in 2013, the players were verbally abused and spat at by fans. The club’s offices were later set on fire by fans apparently angry at the Chechens’ arrival.

Untitled | by ilan burla
 
limited kickabout



L'équipe des béquilles Une équipe de football créée par un groupe de joueurs Palestiniens dont les membres inférieurs/supérieurs ont été amputés en raison d'attaques terroristes. Qu'attendez-vous pour #BoycottIsrael? #EndIsraeliTerrorism #GroupPalestine: image via Justice4Palestine! STOP KILLING PALESTINIANS @esmeralda78210, 13 May 2018

 

L'équipe des béquilles Une équipe de football créée par un groupe de joueurs Palestiniens dont les membres inférieurs/supérieurs ont été amputés en raison d'attaques terroristes. Qu'attendez-vous pour #BoycottIsrael? #EndIsraeliTerrorism #GroupPalestine: image via Justice4Palestine! STOP KILLING PALESTINIANS @esmeralda78210, 13 May 2018


L'équipe des béquilles Une équipe de football créée par un groupe de joueurs Palestiniens dont les membres inférieurs/supérieurs ont été amputés en raison d'attaques terroristes. Qu'attendez-vous pour #BoycottIsrael? #EndIsraeliTerrorism #GroupPalestine: image via Justice4Palestine! STOP KILLING PALESTINIANS @esmeralda78210, 13 May 2018


L'équipe des béquilles Une équipe de football créée par un groupe de joueurs Palestiniens dont les membres inférieurs/supérieurs ont été amputés en raison d'attaques terroristes. Qu'attendez-vous pour #BoycottIsrael? #EndIsraeliTerrorism #GroupPalestine: image via Justice4Palestine! STOP KILLING PALESTINIANS @esmeralda78210, 13 May 2018


Injuries on the #GreatMarchofReturn in #Gaza.  Since March 30, peaceful Palestinian protesters have been marching to demand their return to their lands, for response from the occupation they received bullets, 55 were executed, 7000 were wounded! #IsraeliCrimes #GroupPalestine: image via Justice4Palestine! STOP KILLING PALESTINIANS @esmeralda78210, 13 May 2018
 

Beautiful picture by @antotweettweet taken today! Indian actress Deepika Padukone walks the steps on the @Cannes2018 red carpet.: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 11 May 2018

Somewhere #2 | by Roccantica



epa editor's choice 09 May 2018: #IranNuclearDeal #IranNukeDeal #Donald_Trump #USA #epaphotos Photo epa-efe / Michael Reynolds: image via epaphotos @epaphotos, 9 May 2018
 
Joseph Ceravolo: The Muscles of Animals

      December 5, 1985              

Angry dogs, we are angry dogs
vicious cats, we are
               vicious cats
Hungry gorillas, we are
                starving gorillas

Roll around in death
Rub along decay
of living things

Don't tell me I'm wrong
or I'll bite you.

Joseph Ceravolo (1934-1988): The Muscles of Animals (December 5, 1985), from Collected Poems (2013)


No Singapore. @reuterspictures #GolanHeights #IranDeal: image via Reading The Pictures @ReadingThePix, 10 May 2018

DSCF0112 | by Pierre Wayser
DSC02420 | by Pierre Wayser

R0015517 | by RAB THANASORN

R0015517 | by RAB THANASORN

R0015517 | by RAB THANASORN

Untitled | by daviliga
 
Untitled: photo by davide piletti, 5 May 2018


The football match stopped The lights were turned off The #Algerian fans lit their mobile phones to spell #Gaza  in solidarity with the #Palestinians being brutally killed by the #Zionist entity #FreePalestine: image via Marwa Osman @Osman_Marwa1, 13 May 2016

R0016896 | by RAB THANASORN

 R0016896 [Prachinburi, Thailand]: photo by THANASORN JANEKANJIT, 23 April 2018

R0016896 | by RAB THANASORN

 R0016896 [Prachinburi, Thailand]: photo by THANASORN JANEKANJIT, 23 April 2018

R0016896 | by RAB THANASORN

 R0016896 [Prachinburi, Thailand]: photo by THANASORN JANEKANJIT, 23 April 2018

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