and let the history books name joe biden, rishi sunak, justin trudeau, emmanuel macron, ursula von der leyen and every other world leader who did not step in to prevent the genocide of palestine as cold-blooded murderers. may they face a shred of the immeasurable pain and suffering they allowed to be committed against 2.2. million innocent lives.
the Israelis have blinded us to Gaza by bombing the remaining tech infrastructure. We are seeing drastic falloffs in connectivity especially in the northern and central strip, where al-Shifa Hospital is located. They bombed near Shifa earlier this week, and if you go check Israeli social media right now they have already manufactured the justification to bomb Shifa Hospital. They are calling it 'Hamas HQ'. Over 50 thousand people are believed to be sheltering there, and it's one of the last medical centers with any capacity to function despite the fuel shortage as it is partly solar powered. We likely won't hear anything for the next few hours, and ground operations are likely to already be underway.
There's not much more to say at this point, and not much to do but pray. I'm sorry.
Its been said countless times but its insane that we are literally witnessing a genocide. We are being witness to the mass slaughter of indigenous peoples and nobody with the power to do anything seems to care. Its so hard to hold onto hope, but we must for the Palestinian people. As an indigenous person who still feels the effect of ethnic cleansing and genocide and colonization today, who sees it still in his family, it pains me to see it currently happening to millions of people. Death to israel. Death to america. Death to britian. Justice for the Palestinian people. Solidarity with oppressed peoples everywhere. Strength to Gaza.
I've heard the quote "There's peace in solitude" probably a million times now. And although it felt right and wise when I was young. Now it's different. Not that I disagree with it, but failing to mention the "kind" of peace, is kind of misleading, I think.
Solitude, at least for me, is necessary. And I'm not talking about the "let me be alone for a while and then everything will be fine" kind of solitude. I'm talking about "I feel like I'm crushing under a truck if someone stays near me longer than they should". Solitude does bring me peace, but the chaotic peace. One where I constantly question why it is so unacceptable for me to be loved. One where I want to communicate how I feel, but I can't. One where I can be out-of-the- character rude if someone wants to stay. I need to be alone. I have this love-hate relationship with desolation, I hate it, but I need it to stay sane. I need it to function properly, I need it to write, I need it to focus, and I need it constantly. No amount of solitude is enough for me to achieve this chaotic peace of mine. And although it's so hard to understand, it's somewhat easy to write about when I'm alone.
The true power of writing lies in its ability to transcend time and place, to connect us with the past and future. And perhaps, to make us feel a little less lonely in the present.