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A quick rundown of Israel's violence in just the past couple of days in Palestine:

Israel continues its bombardment across all of Gaza, including targeting a food stall, a school, and a displacement camp last night, killing dozens of Palestinians including children [x]

Israel continues its invasion of refugee camps in the West Bank, destroying 70% of the infrastructure in Jenin and targeting Palestinian civilians including an 82 year old man who was shot 8 times before he was run over by Israeli tanks. Food, water and ambulances have been blocked and the main hospital in Jenin has been under siege for days [x]

Nope, not self defence but ethnic cleansing and genocide.

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In light of the current crisis in Gaza, we encourage you to support organisations providing aid to Palestinians both in Gaza, and seeking refuge abroad.

As Australians, we’d like to highlight Palestine Australia Relief and Action, which provides support for Palestinian migrants and refugees in Australia through advocacy, financial and material aid, and community engagement.

We’d also like to highlight the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, which has been operating since 1991, and continues to provide free medical care and humanitarian aid to children in Palestine.

Even if you can only spare $2, your donation will contribute to improving the lives of Palestinians.

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Because I needed the reminder and maybe you do too: the best way to deal with political frustration is to do something.

A real and immediate impact you can have that will directly help a Palestinian is to buy an eSIM and send it to gazaesims@gmail.com. This allows Gazans to access mobile data so they can get news out and keep in touch with their friends and family.

If you have never done this before, here is a step by step guide, complete with discount codes. It is slightly technical but still fairly easy (imo, ymmv). If you can't/don't want to buy one directly, you can donate to Crips for eSIMs and they will buy one on your behalf.

You don't have to top up the eSIMs when they get low/run out, but I find it comforting to do so. It means somebody is still alive, and that you've made a hellish experience a tiny bit less terrible.

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August 20, 2024 - If you want to help out the activists who have been physically interrupting the flow of weapons to the fascist Israeli state by attacking and occupying arms factories and businesses linked to them, you can donate to Palestine Action's Legal Defence Fund here: https://palestineaction.org/defence-fund/

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BREAKING: The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirms the first case of polio in the Gaza Strip, identified in a 10-month-old in Deir Al-Balah and confirmed through lab tests in Amman.

This comes a month after the virus that causes polio, which has a 15-30% fatality rate, was detected in the water in Gaza and in light of a UN push for a 7-day-long ceasefire for a vaccination campaign. The Ministry of Health declared Gaza a polio epidemic zone at the end of July.

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Since October 2023, Israel had attacked 155 schools that were sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza.

5 of these schools were attacked just in the past week alone.

The last of which was a few hours ago (August 10) when a school was struck three times with 2000 pound bombs killing over 100 Palestinians as they prayed at dawn.

A massacre so gruesome that the civil defence crews aren't able to identify and gather whole bodies.

This is Israel: continuously attacking school, hospitals and places of worship and calling it self defence.

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today's vetted campaigns. please please continue to share and donate. i know lots of my posts are like this now, but we can't lose energy. these families need us.

june 18th:

Tahani Shorbajee and her family of ten (including her three children, all needing urgent treatment for hepatitis) ($11,329/$50,000) - @tahanishorbaje2, verified by @/el-shab-hussein

Fadi Ayyad and his family of eight ($9,446/$35,000) - @mayadayyad, @aymanayyad81, verified by @/nabulsi

Shahad Abu Musa and her family of seven ($11,574/$40,000) - @shahdhatem, verified by @/sar-soor

Muhammad Al-Habil and his family of six (including his chronically ill parents and wife, and three acutely malnourished children) (€3,928/€50,000) - @mohammed-family76, verified by @/el-shab-hussein

Shahed Nahal and family ($4,342/$50,000) - @shahednhall, verified by @/nabulsi

Reem Shehab, her husband Fahed, their five children, and the children's grandmother (€13,730/€50,000) - @malakshehab, @danashehab, verified by @/ibtisams

Amani Hasan and her three children ($9,103 CAD/$17,732 CAD) - @amani93gaza, verified by @/nabulsi

Ahmed Abu Shammalah's family of eight (€7,541/€100,000) - @ahmed8311, verified by @/nabulsi

Skater Hani Alhajjar's family of ten (they lost their father to kidney failure due to lack of treatment, Hani is the family's only support) (€27,993/€50,000) - @skatehani, verified by @/fallahifag

not yet vetted but likely legitimate:

Dalia Mohisen and her family (€6,391/€35,000) - @daliamohisen

Ramez Hilles and his family of ten (€105/€37,000) - @ramezderar

i know link-heavy posts like this can seem like a lot, but if you can pick even just one of these fundraisers to donate to or promote today, it makes a difference

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Regarding Palestine, which members/senators do we write to? Any and all of them? Should we send physical letters or emails? Is there anything especially we should include?

OK so the thing you need to understand about contacting politicians is you're not being graded and this is not a test. The point is to communicate the thing you want them to know and you do that in the way that works for you. It's going to be ok! You've got this!

Here is a list of Senators. You can filter by the State or Territory you live in. You'll have 12 if you live in a state and 2 if you live in a territory. Though specifically Penny Wong is the Minister for Foreign Affairs as well as a Senator for South Australia, so if you live outside of South Australia add her to your list of people to contact.

Here is a list of Members. You have one who represents where you live. Feel free to also contact Anthony Albanese as well.

You can send them an email, a letter, and/or call them if you wish. Whatever way you want to do it is fine.

The thing to include is:

What your issue is

What you want to see done to resolve the issue

That's it. That's the fundamental basics of all communication with politicians. It's not an academic assignment that needs an introduction, supporting paragraphs, and a well researched list of citations. People get very worked up about this because it's unfamiliar and it feels super formal but I assure you it is not. Politicians get a ton of emails and I promise you a lot have typos and no punctuation by disappointed people who just want to be heard.

The most basic email/letter template is as follows:

Hello. My problem is (insert concern here) and I want you to do (solution here).

Best of luck.

You've got this.

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STOP. DON'T SCROLL. READ THIS TO SAVE LIVES IN GAZA. Below are some VETTED campaigns to support Gazans. These people have been experiencing an active genocide for almost a full year. Donate and share widely.

(may 27th)

Save a displaced Gazan Family (@ranibra) - Rania is married with five children, her husband needs medical care. She is now responsible to save her children. Help them evacuate.

Support Fahmi and his family (@fahmiakkila) - Fahmi's life has been turned completely upside down, and he now finds himself responsible to save his parents, sisters, & brothers - 7 members.

Save the Maliha family (@dinamaliha) - Dina wants to save her mother, two sisters, and three brothers. The family lost contact with their father when the genocide started. They desperately need to get to Egypt.

Save Firas' family (@firassalemnewacccount @prosolitudeeee) - Firas is a father of two children, a 10-month-old boy and a two-year-old girl, who are in need of safe haven in Egypt.

Help Husam and his family (@husamthaher) - Husam desperately needs to save himself, his wife, and 3 young children.

Help Nader's family to evacuate from Gaza (@nadershoshaa) - Nader and his family, consisting of six members, are currently displaced in the south; help them evacuate and survive.

The Shamaly family wants to survive (@daee571989) - Help save 15 kids and their family, who are living a horrifying active genocide.

Ahmd needs urgent evacuation (@ahmd-iyd) - Ahmd has lost his livelihood to this genocide, and needs funds to help his family evacuate and rebuild their life.

Help evacuate Hani's family (@skatehani) - A dear friend, and a Palestinian skater trying to evacuate 10 members of his family; he has lost his father to injustice.

Help Iman’s family find safety (@imaneyad) - Iman has a family of 7 who need to find safety.

Help save Youssef's family (@bba3lo @mahmoud7878) - Ahmed Baalousha wants to save his wife, his two sons, his daughter, as well as his parents and siblings.

Support Ruba and Amal's family's urgent evacuation (@rubashaban @amalshabn) - Ruba and Amal's family are lacking the basic necessities of life; they have an elderly father who desperately needs to be evacuated for medical care.

Save little Yusuf and his family (@ahmednabubake) - Yusuf is in an intensive care unit fighting for his life in Gaza; he needs urgent evacuation alongside his family.

Help Omar evacuate (@omarsobhi) - Omar is a 20 year old Palestinian student who wants to save himself and his family from this genocide.

Help Belal and his family to evacuate from Gaza (@alaajshaat) - Belal has lost too much to this war and needs to support himself and his family.

Do not scroll past this list without contributing. This list makes it easy for you to find a fundraiser to support. Choose at least one. Your contribution will save lives. If you cannot donate, share these campaigns.

FIND MORE CAMPAIGNS HERE

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In light of the current crisis in Gaza, we encourage you to support organisations providing aid to Palestinians both in Gaza, and seeking refuge abroad.

As Australians, we’d like to highlight Palestine Australia Relief and Action, which provides support for Palestinian migrants and refugees in Australia through advocacy, financial and material aid, and community engagement.

We’d also like to highlight the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, which has been operating since 1991, and continues to provide free medical care and humanitarian aid to children in Palestine.

Even if you can only spare $2, your donation will contribute to improving the lives of Palestinians.

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The people of Gaza are asking for YOUR help today. Here are some VETTED campaigns you should donate to and share widely.

(may 23rd):

Help Almoghrabi family to evacuate Gaza strip (@amjad20011) - Amjad needs to evacuate with his wife and his son, who isn't even 3 years old.

Support Ruba's family's urgent evacuation (@rubashaban) - Ruba's family are lacking the basic necessities of life; she has an elderly father who desperately needs to be evacuated.

Save little Yusuf and his family (@ahmednabubake) - Yusuf is in an intensive care unit fighting for his life in Gaza; he needs urgent evacuation alongside his family.

Help Belal and his family to evacuate from Gaza (@alaajshaat) - Belal has lost too much to this war and needs to support himself and his family.

Help Ahmed's family evacuate (@malkzaeem) - Ahmed needs to save his wife, 4 children, and severely injured father.

Help Ezzideen Shehab and his family evacuate (@helpezzideen) - Ezzideen, a young doctor, and his parents, siblings, and young brother Mazen urgently need to evacuate.

Help Iman’s family find safety (@imaneyad) - Iman has a family of 7 who need to find safety.

Support three orphaned children and their mother (@abedbahlool) - TW Graphic image. Asmaa is a mother of three and lost her husband due to the aggression.

Help save Bassam and his family (@lailashaqoura) - Bassam has five young children and has already lost 9 members of his wife's family.

Save Firas' family (@prosolitudeeee) - Firas is a of two children, a 10-month-old boy and a two-year-old girl, who are in need of safe haven in Egypt.

Help Hani's family evacuate (@skatehani) - A Palestinian skater trying to evacuate 10 members of his family.

Help Omar evacuate (@omarsobhi) - Omar is a 20 year old Palestinian student who wants to save himself and his family from this genocide.

Help Tahseen and his family (@tahseenmush) - Tahseen and his family are from northern Gaza and need urgent help to survive this genocide.

Help Nader's family to evacuate from Gaza (@nadershoshaa) - Nader and his family, consisting of six members, are currently displaced in the south; help them evacuate and survive.

Marah needs to save her family (@marahsalem) - Marah is trying to get reunited with her family, which consists of 5 members who need to urgently evacuate.

Help Mahmoud's family evacuate (@mahmoud0qassas) - Mahmoud and his family need to get to Egypt. His brother in law needs medical attention ASAP.

Yosof's family needs to evacuate (@yosofzaeem) - Yosof’s family needs to evacuate urgently; member of their family needs medical attention.

This list is supposed to call you to action. Please do not scroll past without contributing. Choose at least one fundraiser to support today. $5 can save lives. If you cannot donate, share these campaigns.

Looking for more campaigns?

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As of now, there isn't a Gofundme. Let's ask the following organisations to evacuate this child to safety:

Doctors Without Borders [Website / Instagram / Twitter]

Palestine Children's Relief Fund [Website / Instagram / Twitter]

Medical Aid for Palestinians [Website / Instagram / Twitter]

Palestinian Red Crescent Society [Website / Instagram / Twitter] (you should also message Red Cross)

The Egyptian and Qatari governments (especially if you're a citizen of either country)

Please message them on social media and their websites.

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Holy shit. The Israeli whistleblower story CNN just broke is insane. I cannot believe what I’m reading