Writer/Activist/Speaker. Editor: EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION (AMERICAN) WRITERS ON PALESTINE (2015); Novels: A ON SAL MAL LANE (2013), A DISOBEDIENT GIRL (2009);

Sri Lanka, America, Everywhere
Joined November 2008
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Ru Freeman retweeted
I have the driver's name, car, photo, and ID.
Yesterday an uber driver pretended to pick me up, drove to the destination, then added himself an $80 tip. Uber Help on the app was unhelpful. @uber_support What's up?
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Ru Freeman retweeted
sarah
@sahouraxo28 Aug 2025
Israel killed Jory in Gaza today. She was only 4 years old.
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To everyone who has marched for Gaza—once or a thousand times—THANK YOU. From London to Sana’a, Cape Town to Melbourne, we walk one street: the long path to justice. Against genocide, racism, apartheid, and those who profit from it. And we are one.
Today, more than half a million people demonstrated on the streets of London to call on our government to end its complicity in genocide. We are an unstoppable movement for Palestine.
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Dublin now #FreePalestine
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⚡️🇺🇸BREAKING: Pro-Palestine protester arrested during Israel “Real Estate event” in Borough Park Brooklyn. This event is organized to sell stolen land in the West Bank, Palestine. Shocking information in the first reply to this tweet.
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Israeli forces carried out a “wide-scale arrest campaign” at dawn in the towns of Beit Duqqu and Biddu, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank, reports the Quds News Network. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/au8jpi
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Why has no Western newspaper covered this story? @BBCWorld why are innocent Palestinian lives considered so much less newsworthy than Israeli ones?
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Replying to @AliAbunimah
Here:
Harvard doesn’t want to hear from Gaza genocide survivors, but it had no problem hiring former Israeli Army Chief of Staff Dan Halutz, who oversaw the bombardment of Gaza and Lebanon, at its business school
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Nicholas Kristof
@NickKristof11 Oct 2024
It’s horrific first of all that children starve in Gaza as a result of the Israeli year-long invasion of Gaza. But it’s even worse when an Israeli airstrike then kills these kids as they line up for medical treatment for their malnutrition. And America supplies the weapons for this carnage.
Horrific scenes from Rufaida school in #Gaza where many mothers and children queuing at a malnutrition treatment point were killed and injured in an airstrike today.   At least two health staff of @UNICEF partner were also killed.   Our deepest condolences to the families and their loved one.   This attack serves as yet another stark reminder of the immense toll being inflicted on children and mothers in Gaza. They are not targets; they must be protected at all times.   These attacks against children must stop now.
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I don’t know what to say anymore, what to post or share or scream. We’ve seen every horror imaginable this past year, and nothing has changed. I really don’t think I can be a part of this country anymore. I don’t think I can raise my child in a place like this.
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⚡️BREAKING: Northern Gaza is being ethnically cleansed amidst deafening silence and widespread calls from residents and journalists to shed light on the genocide taking place. #SaveNorthGaza "The north of Gaza is facing the greatest threat since the start of the genocide. They have officially declared it an 'israeli' military zone and are working toward its ethnic cleansing. What we witness in the next 24 hours will be detrimental to the entire Palestinian cause," said journalist Hossam Shabat. Via journalist Anas Al-Sharif: — The most significant developments in the field situation in Jabalia Camp and its surroundings, as well as some areas in the north, on the fourth day and the 368th day of the genocide war on the Gaza Strip: The occupation threatens Kamal Adwan Hospital with complete evacuation by tomorrow, but the hospital administration refuses in order to continue providing services to the patients and wounded. 1) The occupation army continues to impose its siege on northern Gaza for the fourth consecutive day amidst heavy artillery and air bombardment, shooting at anyone who moves or travels through the main or side streets, in an attempt to displace tens of thousands of civilians who are holding onto their homes or staying in shelters. 2) Continuous and intense airstrikes by the occupation warplanes on Jabalia Camp, Beit Lahia Project, Beit Hanoun, Jabalia Nazlah, Al-Touam, Bir Al-Naajah, and Al-Saftawi. 3) Ongoing gunfire from vehicles, drones (quadcopters), and helicopters (Apaches). 4) Intense and continuous artillery shelling across all areas in the north, targeting many homes, neighborhoods, and streets, even ambulances have not been spared from the shelling. 5) The "israeli" occupation forces are demolishing several homes of civilians in the Al-Tawam area in northern Gaza. 6) Four martyrs in a targeting of civilians near the Civil Defense headquarters west of Jabalia Camp in northern Gaza. 7) Violent "israeli "airstrikes targeted Al-Razan Tower and Al-Ahram Tower in the Al-Alami area and around Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. 8) Martyrs and injured in a targeting of a group of civilians at Abu Al-Jadayan intersection in Beit Lahia Project, northern Gaza. 9) Injuries occurred after drones (quadcopters) opened fire on civilian homes in Beit Lahia Project, northern Gaza. 10) Premature and newborn babies were transferred from Kamal Adwan Hospital to Al-Sadeq Al-Amal Hospital. 11) Reconnaissance aircraft are flying at very low altitudes. 12) Intense airstrikes by occupation warplanes targeted several homes and agricultural lands in Al-Touam, Bir Al-Naajah, and Ahmed Yassin Street in Al-Saftawi neighborhood. 13) Civilians are fleeing Jabalia Camp to other areas in the north due to the heavy shelling, not fleeing to the south of the Gaza Strip. 14) There is a presence of occupation vehicles in the eastern and western areas of Jabalia, with intermittent gunfire from time to time. 15) Firefighting teams controlled a fire that broke out in "Al-Shalfooh" bakery (the only functioning bakery in northern Gaza) after it was targeted by an artillery shell in the Al-Falouja area in northern Gaza. 16) The three hospitals in northern Gaza are still operating despite the continuous shelling and the threat of evacuation. 17) The bodies of dozens of martyrs are scattered across the streets of Jabalia Camp, and the civil defense is unable to retrieve them due to the siege by the occupation. 18) The occupation army arrested a paramedic and obstructed the evacuation of five patients from the neonatal ward at Kamal Adwan Hospital, including a critical case. The ambulance was held for more than two hours near the civil administration east of Jabalia Camp. ---------------------------------- Civil Defense: Update on the current field situation in the Gaza Strip until 09:00 pm: ⭕️ North Governorate: ▪️A martyr and wounded as a result of Israeli shelling on the "Abu Ashkian" tower in the Al-Alami area in Jabalia camp. ▪️Controlling a fire that broke out in the "Al-Shalfouh" bakery after Israeli artillery shelling in the Al-Faluja area. ▪️4 martyrs as a result of Israeli shelling on a group of citizens while trying to retrieve martyrs in the 17th area in Jabalia camp. ▪️7 martyrs and wounded as a result of Israeli shelling on a house belonging to the "Manoun" family in Jabalia Al-Balad. ▪️A martyr and wounded as a result of Israeli artillery shelling around the Abu Al-Jidyan roundabout in the Beit Lahia project. ▪️A martyr and wounded as a result of Israeli shelling on a group of citizens near Al-Awda Hospital in the Tal Al-Zaatar area. ▪️A martyr as a result of Israeli shelling on a group of citizens in Jabalia al-Balad. ⭕️ Gaza Governorate: ▪️A martyr and wounded as a result of continuous Israeli artillery shelling on the al-Zeitoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza City. ▪️A child martyr and wounded as a result of Israeli shelling on a group of citizens in the al-Nasr neighborhood west of Gaza City. ▪️Injuries as a result of Israeli shelling on Salah al-Din School in the al-Daraj neighborhood east of Gaza City. ⭕️ Central Governorate: ▪️19 martyrs and a number of wounded as a result of Israeli shelling on a house belonging to the "Abdul Hadi" family in al-Bureij camp. ▪️3 martyrs and wounded as a result of Israeli shelling on tents for the displaced on al-Sikka Street in al-Bureij camp. ▪️Two martyrs and wounded as a result of Israeli shelling on a house belonging to the "Abu Nahl" family in the al-Sawarah area west of al-Nuseirat camp. ▪️Injuries as a result of Israeli artillery shelling on Al-Bureij camp. ▪️4 martyrs as a result of Israeli shelling on a house belonging to the "Al-Khalidi" family in Al-Bureij camp. ▪️One martyr and wounded as a result of Israeli shelling on a civilian vehicle in the vicinity of Al-Nuwairi Hill, west of Al-Nuseirat camp. ⭕️ Rafah Governorate: ▪️Recovery of 6 bodies of martyrs after Israeli shelling of a group of citizens in the vicinity of Hamza Mosque in the Khirbet Al-Adas area, north of Rafah city. ▪️Recovery of 4 martyrs from the Khirbet Al-Adas area, north of Rafah city. ▪️A child martyr as a result of Israeli shelling of Al-Amin Muhammad Mosque in Khirbet Al-Adas, north of Rafah city.
⚠️SPREAD THE WORD - ISRAEL IS NOW ETHNICALLY CLEANSING THE NORTH AS A PART OF “THE GENERALS’ PLAN”⚠️ Dr. Hossam Abu Safia, Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital: “The occupation is explicitly threatening us, giving us 24 hours to completely evacuate the hospital of patients, medical staff, and everyone inside. This is a dangerous measure that threatens the collapse of the healthcare system in the northern Gaza Strip.” Journalist @HossamShabat: “The Israeli occupation forces have asked all residents to leave the north first, and are now threatening to evacuate hospitals in the area within 24 hours. This is clearly an attempt to ethnically cleanse the north. The situation is serious and requires immediate media coverage.” Video - The Generals’ plan.
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About a minuet of what is happening now in North Gaza. Please amplify.
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The forced evacuation of NICU babies from a hospital in northern Gaza. Israel is besieging hospitals in northern Gaza, ordering evacuation and then immediately trapping patients and staff inside, committing massacres throughout the north.
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🚨 HEARTWRENCHING: A will found beneath the rubble of Rasha, a child only 10 years old, who was killed by the Israeli army in #Gaza: “Please don’t cry for me, as it would make me sad. I hope my clothes can go to those in need, and my accessories to Rahaf, Lana, and Batool. The bead boxes should go to Batool. As for my monthly allowance of 50 shekels, I want half to go to Rahaf and the other half to Ahmad. I’d like Batool to have my toys. Lastly, please don’t shout at my brother Ahmad. Please follow these wishes.”
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for the crime of bringing some beauty to the world
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Ru Freeman retweeted
When you have principles. massreview.org/node/11957 "What would Daniel Ellsberg do?" Chris Appy asks. David's wife: " Dan would have advised you to get arrested. He would have been anguished over the horror perpetrated by Israel on Gaza and probably arrested many times in protest.”
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Dear ICJ, I have found another instance of incitement to genocide by the IDF. On Dec 21, 2023, Israeli Sergeant Dvash Shuli wrote "MAY YOUR VILLAGE B*RN" while fighting in Gaza in an insta post. She took pictures in front of Palestinian homes and structures she had set on fire.
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I wonder if @sajithpremadasa saw this petition launched by @RuFreeman asking 🇱🇰 Sri Lankan government to stop Cooperation with the state of 🇮🇱Israel? See thread. You can still sign this and promote it to the public. xitter.cf/nomadic_sanjee/status/…
Ru Freeman is a Sri Lankan & American writer, poet, & activist whose work appears internationally. She has launched this petition asking the 🇱🇰 Sri Lankan government to stop Cooperation with the state of 🇮🇱Israel. Feel free to sign the petition & share. secure.avaaz.org/community_p…
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