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If you're wondering. This is the primary reason. I stopped vetting fundraisers through tumblr. Because uhh yeah in the communications it was strongly implied they were watching the IDs and photos that Ghazzawiyeh were sending us and I was not comfortable knowing that

1) tumblr staff were watching me and nabulsi like hawks.

2) a company headed by a zionist was collecting the IDs and stated locations of Ghazzans.

Just continuing the trend of Palestinians living under maximum forms of surveillance by zionist affiliated entities and groups I guess. I hope I don't have to explain why it's bad for a tech company with a zionist CEO to compile the photo IDs and stated lcoations of Ghazzans along with their IP addresses and photos of them in Ghazzah.

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I don't have much more to say that hasn't been said before about the whole situation w/ tumblr implying that users should assume anyone from the global south with a fundraiser is a scammer.

But I will say, after having staff in my DMs talking down to me about scammers and now this? This whole situation isn't coming as a complete shock. I was reached out to by staff prior to this happening (like earlier this year), and was sent a list of the same "signs of scammers" that zionists were weaponizing against us (and still are, I suppose).

They couldn't provide me with any solid proofs of people being scammers beyond weak arguments and the classic "just trust me, bro" They did not want to listen to or take in my perspective, which is built on my lived experience as a Palestinian, knowing Palestinian culture, knowing how we talk and our attitudes and how to communicate. And they insisted that they were right and I was wrong. They dismissed any clarification I gave on the vetting process and how Gazans on tumblr operate. They dismissed when I pointed out the flaws I saw in their own methods.

And I didn't press the issue at the time, just said that I'd be careful and moved on. My friends and I kept brainstorming to take more measures to make sure we were even more strict and even more careful that every single person we add to our list is legit.

(side note: they proved they were staff by answering a months old ticket where I'd reported blog #398534394 by that ox/ford comma loser, as if he hasn't remade another billion times since then. And I know this post is about something else, but WILD that this dude's been allowed to harass Palestinians on this site for YEARS and staff does nothing about him)

Anyway this is staff, yet again, thinking they know better than Palestinians, speaking down to us, acting like we don't know what we're doing or what we're talking about.

I was told that if I wanted to check on blogs, I could just submit a ticket and send it to staff and they could run a check to see if it's legitimate, and honestly? With staff's track record of deleting Palestinians on this site? People like Mohd Ayesh who has time after time proven he is a real genuine Gazan. This man was trekking through a war zone, putting himself though intense stress to do this for YOUR benefit. So you can have peace of mind knowing that you're donating to real legitimate people. And tumblr staff seemed to be certain enough he's a scammer apparently to delete his blog every single time he remade it.

There is no way I can trust tumblr staff to tell whether or not someone is a scammer, not back then, and certainly not now.

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have yall seen the new guide that tumblr posted on how to avoid scammers?😶

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Oh apparently badjokesbyjeff and writing-prompt-s is doubling down on the slander and also talking to genocidal zionist prismatic-bell at the same time.

He made a pinned post where he just 'doubts' my methods and attempts to call me a liar. Then he anachronistically accuses me of being incorrect with my vetting. His logic? He was looking at the result of updated information from a day ago and then accusing it of being wrong because I had been alerted to and discussed the suspicious behaviour back on the 2nd of August. The entire timeline is in the red link on my pinned post but this fucker will do anything but admit he was wrong.

If Basel clicked on a weird link on a website he's not familiar with and got hacked and his blog acted out and put me in a difficult situation where I had to revet his cousin and then him; well that's apparently too hard to believe he's actually a porn bot guys!!!

I haven't told him to kill himself like he accused me of doing in the pinned post and I'm fairly certain you can all see that on my blog lmao. But anything to play the victim of a hate campaign YOU started against Palestinians.

I'm serious. Block him and his 2 blogs.

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saw someone say that the reason people don't wanna vote for Harris is because she's a woman. this what you buffoons sound like.

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Hi this is ACTUALLY Ibtisam. I was really not planning on returning to tumblr, but I have now been made aware of two people trying to pretend to be me since I have left. The most recent person has my old url @/ibtisams and is pretending to be me and asking for money. I need to make it clear that I have never and will never ask for money for myself on here. All fundraising efforts I have ever done have been for Palestinian families or organisations. Taking my name and acting like me to get money for yourself is vile and goes against everything I actually stand for. I don’t believe it’s fair for others to have to speak up on my behalf and warn people about these fake accounts, so I am hoping this post/account will end all of that.

I am not ready to be back on here, and I really don’t know what to even say. For the last week I have been in an inpatient programme, and I will continue to be here for the next 8 weeks. I have limited access to my phone/internet/etc during this time, so I can assure you that any new accounts that say they are me are just trying to scam for money or followers or whatever they think they can gain from pretending to be me. 

Deleting my blog was a choice I made solely to benefit myself and there is a lot I apologise for, but there is also a lot I don’t apologise for. If I do ever return to tumblr, it will be on this account and I will never ever be asking for money for myself. I wish all of you the best, and Free Palestine.

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hi friends followers and admirers of ibtisam (@ibtisams) 🫶 she has asked me to make a small statement on her behalf while she’s not on tumblr anymore.

i don’t think it’s necessary to go into too much detail, but long story short she chose to deactivate her own blog, it was not done by tumblr. she has not remade her account, and if she ever does return to tumblr it 1. won’t be for a while and 2. it will be obvious it’s actually her and not an impersonator. 

she apologizes to all the families in gaza who relied on her to share their story, and hopes that in her absence others will continue to boost them. 

in regards to the raffle, she is devastated that rafflesforpalestine ended i getting caught in the crossfire when she had to delete her account. she put so much work into it, and she knows every person involved also put so much work in. she apologizes for putting herself over her fundraising efforts and hopes no real damage has been done. (with her having said this, I AM saying that there is no reason at all to worry ibtisam with anything having to do with the raffle/fundraising/anything really. if you have any concerns, questions, think there’s a way i can help you, please reach out to me.) 

anyway i hope people will respect ibtisam and all she has done enough to not use this as an opportunity to speculate on anything or impersonate her. instead, please just continue doing what we all know she wants us to do: help palestine!!!

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Hey guys, be sure to block this new blog going by @ibtisam-s.

That is not the real Ibtisam, it's just a troll blog impersonating Ibtisam.

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للغزاويين!!

لا تثقوا بحساب ibtisam-s، هذا نصاب سارق هوية صديقتي ابتسام الي ساعدت الكثير منكم

حساب ابتسام اتسكر و حد علمي ما الها حساب ثاني.

اعملوا بلوق لحساب النصاب!!

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GAZA FUNDRAISER RAFFLES!

I am raffling off a few items through @rafflesforpalestine! See linked posts for more details!

HELP FADI AND SHAHED SHARIF! (prize: handmade Palestine tote)

HELP ALIA'S FAMILY! (prize: recycled tatreez wallet)

HELP YOUSEF'S FAMILY! (prize: portrait commission)

Please DM me or send an ask for entry. If I missed yours, please shoot me another message!

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Digital Commission Raffle for Yousef!

@plomegranate is raffling off a digital commission! To be entered donate £5 to Yousef’s fundraiser and send the proof of donation to this account. £5will get you one entry, £10 two entries, etc. Once you send proof of donation, your url will be entered to win this commission and a winner will be randomly chosen on July 31.

Please see below for commission details!

General Raffle Guidelines

Sketch-y portrait commission!

You choose:

framing

person/character

main colors

overall pose/expression

Won'ts:

celebrities/influencers

non-human characters

hate speech/symbols

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Tote Bag Raffle for Fadi and Shahed Sharif!

@plomegranate is raffling off a handmade tote bag! be entered donate $5 USD to the Sharif’s fundraiser and send the proof of donation to this account. $5 will get you one entry, $10 two entries, etc. Once you send proof of donation, your url will be entered to win this bag and a winner will be randomly chosen on July 31.

Please see below for details about the bag!

General Raffle Guidelines

A handmade recycled denim tote bag with a handsewn map of Palestine designed as the Palestine flag

*Will only ship within the United States

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Wallet Raffle for Alia’s Family!

@plomegranate is raffling off a handmade wallet! be entered donate €5 to Alia’s fundraiser and send the proof of donation to this account. €5 will get you one entry, €10 two entries, etc. Once you send proof of donation, your url will be entered to win this wallet and a winner will be randomly chosen on July 31.

Please see below for details about the wallet!

General Raffle Guidelines

Wallet is recycled and made with scraps of thobe fabric

*Will only ship within the United States

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Hello, my name is (Abed) from Gaza, thank you very much for your help to me and my family, were collected to evacuate me and my family from the Gaza Strip, every day death approaches us, please donate any amount you can, or share my story with your friends And your family, I reblog with great appreciation. The more people know, can we raise today

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My beautiful new home has become ruined and destroyed. Stop the war and help me by donating to the campaign or helping spread the campaign link.

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Hello:

I am Muhammad Shehab from Gaza🍉. I support a family of 6 people. My sick mother and father, my wife Hiyam, and my sons (Zain and Yahya). I have a gofundme campaign that I created to treat my mother and father, protect my family, and get them out of the danger of the war on Gaza🍉. We live in very difficult circumstances Help me we are still very far from the goal. I hope everyone will donate even a little. I am confident that you will stand with me and support me until I achieve my goal and save my family from the danger of war. Share my story. Pin my story to your page. Everything helps. Can you share some of my posts from time to time? Maybe the internet will be cut off in my area. Thank you

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Daily update(5)💔

Children were terrified by the sound of the earthquake😭

This is how my children are terrified every day by the sound of bombing. When my son Muhammad hears this sound, he stops eating, drinking, and talking to others for a whole day until he begins to forget this terrifying sound, then the sound returns again the next day and the scenario is repeated.

For the sake of these children, stop the war on Gaza, stop the bloodshed.

The Israeli occupation is trying to steal our land and displace us.

Help us build our house and stay in our land, and we will not leave it if it costs our lives.

The campaign is documented by Nabulsi✅

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