#EndIsraelsGenocide

[heritageposts]

from al jazeeras live reporting of the first ICJ hearing, 11 Jan 2024

[blackpearlblast]

imagine you are texting with a friend and suddenly they tell you that a house near them was just hit with a bomb. in the middle of your conversation. to be more specific, think of the last friend you texted, open up your messages even and look, and think about how you would feel if that happened. how would they feel?

this just happened while i was talking with @nesmaah. she and her family are in constant danger and their only chance of escaping it right now is to get enough money to leave gaza. i'm leaving their fundraiser below. please share and donate if you can. these are real people who are in danger right now, who are suffering, who are trying to live despite the circumstances. do not forget that every single person asking for help is a person just like you and your loved ones.

[sayruq]

[hypocritic-trash-baby]

If somehow you haven’t seen by now, while the Super Bowl is being aired, Israel is striking Rafah.

The people of Palestine had been told to go there, they were promised it was safe.

And while this is happening, even though earlier several tags on Palestine were trending, only one or two are now.

I haven’t written any posts personally on Palestine myself. I didn’t feel I had anything to add here aside from reblogging and boosting whatever I can but please. We can’t forget Palestine or its people especially now.

This has gone on too long and gone much much too far MANY times and now is when we need to push harder.

Many of the heads of Western countries are either beating around the bush and wasting time, or outright denying the things the Palestinian people don’t have the privilege to ignore. They don’t have the choice to look away from their pain, or the pain of friends, family, neighbors, their country. And even through all of this they’re still trying their damn hardest just to live. And we all need to listen.

So now, especially if you live in a western country like I do, now we step it up a notch. Now is the time if you haven’t already to read up on Palestinian history. Listen to what the people of Palestine are saying. Hold firm on the boycott like never before. Any and every way you can donate, do it. eSIMs, aid, anything that will reach. Save as much evidence as you can. Videos, articles. Don’t let Zionists pretend all of this never happened.

Even if you think there’s nothing you can do, I’m telling you, keep going. Even if you feel you can only give a little, if we all give a little together it becomes much more.

Hit imperialism where it hurts. In the wallet. Follow the BDS instructions, find protests in your area if you can, boost as much information about Palestine as you can find, call your reps, and do not lose hope. The people of Palestine are not dead. They are holding on even through all this and we all owe it to them to do the same.

A Free Palestine will happen in our lifetimes. But it will be hard fought. So go out there and fight hard! The governments can’t hide from their own people forever. The companies can’t bleed cash forever. The people will win. So push until we do. Do not look away. Free Palestine

[because--palestine]

"what does international law mean for Palestinian children in Gaza today? It has protected neither them nor their parents. It has not protected their families or communities, it has not protected their lives or limbs, it has not protected their hopes or homes. We are a proud and resilient people that has endured more than its share of agony.

It is so painful to be Palestinian today. "

Today at the international court of justice hearing on Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the UN, held back tears as he appealed to the judges to uphold international law in the Palestinian territories and help secure a two-state solution 'in which the two-states live side by side in peace and security'.

[alex-just-vibing]

Are you a student who is unable to donate to Palestine, but still want ways to show your support?

Me too! Unfortunately, searching up ways for students who can't drive, spend money, or drop school for a week to show solidarity for Palestine just comes up with "centrist" (if not blatantly pro-israel) articles for teachers telling them how to stay neutral during discussions with students. So! Here are some ways that I've thought of to bring pro palestine sentiment into your school and community! You are more than encouraged to add on any ideas of your own!

Wear shirts, pins, or anything outwardly pro palestine. If you can't find something, make it.

Email your representatives. Email Congress. Email the White House, or whatever your country's equivalent would be. Let the people in charge know you want a ceasefire

Talk to your local library about holding an educational night about the genocide, and/or about Palestinian culture.

Talk to your peers. Find people who share your views. Create a fuss together.

Talk to your teachers about it. Having an authority figure on your side could make things so much easier for you.

Make stickers, posters, pamphlets, etc to put up around your school, town/city, anywhere you can.

Educate yourself on anti-palestine talking points and how to refute them in a calm and logical manner. (Palestinian Toolkit is a great website for that)

Speak up! It's fucking scary, but if you can, don't let people's bigotry go unchecked. (You can use knowledge from the last point to make it easier to talk)

But also, know when to give up. It sucks, but not everyone is worth wasting your time debating. Some people won't change their mind no matter what.

[naartjie-hijabi]

Just a small reminder

Do not stop talking about Palestine

Do not stop boycotting, do not stop protesting, do not stop speaking out. Be the voice for those who had their autonomy stripped away. Be the voice for the people, the parents, the grandparents, the children, the infants. Be the voice for the animals, the trees, the buildings, the very soil that has been desecrated. Stand up for what is right in whatever little way is possible, but do not stop talking about Palestine.

DO NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT PALESTINE

DO NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT PALESTINE

DO NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT PALESTINE

[monamoon8]

Instead of getting ready for Eid festivities like they used to every year, my friend Bilal's family are still living in a makeshift tent in this sweltering heat, striving to secure the inadequate amount of food and water they can hardly come by. Since October, Israel has imposed a tight siege on Gaza, severely limiting the flow of life-saving essential food and medical items. Now, with the seizure of the Rafah crossing border which has been closed since May 7, the situation is worse than ever. Vital goods are scarce in the markets, and when they are available they're sold at exorbitant prices.

Bilal's family had to leave Rafah and go to Khan Yunis again to escape the recent massacres. It is now harder for them to provide basic needs for themselves and the children including the three newborns. The little water they manage to obtain with great difficulty is often polluted and salty. It's not even suitable for cooking regular meals for adults, let alone prepare baby bottles for three newborns if ever formula is accessible.

Every single day is a struggle for survival for Bilal's family. Their lives are constantly threatened by acute malnutrition, infectious diseases, and indiscriminate bombing. Your support has truly made a difference, but it is now needed more urgently, as the situation is getting more dire.

Please help Bilal keep them as safe as possible until the border reopens and they are hopefully able to evacuate.

It would mean the world to them if you donated or reblogged.

[genuinelyshallow]

I will always remember the true story of a woman whose newborn died in her arms while she lived. She described how she helplessly put him to her chest, but no milk was being produced due to her own malnutrition. The horrific feeling of failing your own child.

[ashlakh]

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[heritageposts]

from al jazeera's live reporting of the second day of the ICJ hearings, 12 Jan 2024

[blackpearlblast]

Instagram user @/ramaduwaji draws a comic telling Reem Ahmed's story of being trapped under the rubble for 12 hours after being bombed by Israel

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i put this together too quickly for the social media blast and accidentally misrepresented aspects of the story. please see silicacid's addition here.

[sayruq]

No mainstream news channel broadcasted South Africa's presentation at the Hague (you actually had to find a livestream YouTube or Al Jazeera) but they broadcasted Israel's arguments 🙃

[hatem1190]

I am writing on behalf of my older brother Muhammad.!

📣📣🚨🚨Help my family, any donation from you makes a difference to us.🫶🫶🙏🙏

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This is a Initiative from me and my family to feed displaced families like us

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In Gaza “No water, no food, no medicine, no fuel... And money doesn't make sense.”

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The war on Gaza has deprived children of much security and safety.🥺🥺😢

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When I see my children and other Children, I feel guilty towards them because I can't do everything they need.

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We live in Gaza, we wake up every morning feeling grateful that we managed to survive another day🙏

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For more than 350 days we have lived surrounded by death, destruction and despair. The reality of constant Israeli bombardment, massive missile strikes from the air, land and sea, and the collective struggle for survival is indescribable. There is no safe place in the Gaza Strip.🥺🥺😢

My campaign is documented by @gaza-evacuation-funds

Campaign No. 299

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Hand in hand we can do a lot. 🙏🇵🇸✌🏻❤️

Best regards.

[what-shitfuckery-is-this-ew]

Jews aren't all white, and Palestinians aren't all brown, but that doesn't matter because society only focuses on dichotomies.

the Western world sees Jews as white and Palestinians as brown, then treats them according to those racial codes. This means that even if both groups are ethnically diverse, the West prioritising Jewish lives over Palestinian lives is a reflection of the West's prioritisation of white people over brown people.

So yes Israel is upholding white supremacy, and that's not even going into the details of

racism between different Jewish ethnicities (i.e. Ethiopian Jews being forcibly given birth control without consent or being explained what it is [edited], Arab Jews having to deal with social slums, not considering multiple Jewish ethnic groups from India as Jewish, the face of Jewish people only being white-passing Ashkenazi Jews, etc)

the dehumanising racist language used by Israeli media and officials ("children of light vs dark" "they are like animals. They aren't human" etc)

the very fact that Israel was founded as a colony (Jewish people are descended from those from the Levant, but so are Palestinians. The modern state of Israel was not founded as landback but rather as a tool for colonisation, which is why so many of the tactics used by Israel involve displacing Palestinians, forming a racial hierarchy between Jewish ethnicities, and changing the ecosystem to mimic Europe)