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Free Palestine!!!

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Palestine In Peace - a Prayer for the Palestinian People, a Reminder for the Palestinian Legacy, a Determination for the Palestinian Future.

Peace be upon you, O Palestine O Palestine, upon you be Peace.

The sigil is made from these two phrases. It is the most meager of work, but if you have any use of it, feel free to do so. Its free to use, distribute, edit, whatever, as long as it is used for Good and to support Palestine and others.

I dedicate all the merits to the Freedom and Liberation of Palestine, and also to the people of Tibet, Congo, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and all the peoples and places that are suffering from their ruthless oppressors all over the world.

ps: I made the sigils, the Bird is from freesvg.com and the Keffiyeh I got from the internet, but I just found out the Keffiyeh is a Paid Thing so I have removed it. i am so so sorry 🙏🙏🙏

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Happy international women's day

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Anyway, Israel's days are numbered. They're increasingly internationally isolated. Even some of their allies are turning against them. Their economy is tanking. And several of their key industries are fucking dead.

Tourism is dead. If it's not the genocide and evil that turn tourists off, then just the fear of war breaking out while they're there.

Tech likewise. No company wants to invest in a country that can slide into hell on a dime.

The law of holes takes on a whole new meaning in Israel because they're not only unwilling to stop digging, but they're happy to keep digging themselves into the grave, and the longer this genocide lasts, the deeper and darker the final resting place of their genocidal nightmare state will be.

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finished my zine of PFLP statements! if you're in the US you can purchase a print copy with a fancy red cover from my shop (all profits go towards eSims for Gaza!).

also i made the PDFs free for everyone to download if they want to print their own copy (available here at my website)

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Boycott these entertainment industry bigwigs that support Israel.

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152 days. Over 30,000 deaths. Please share in comments ways to help and what you've been doing.

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Yumma Mweil El Hawa / يمّا مويل الهوى

One of the most popular Palestinian folk songs, Yumma Mweil El Hawa, was first sung during the British mandate of Palestine. The main verse of the song was later built on throughout the years, keeping with the same theme of the song which is to reject subjugation no matter the cost.

The lyrics of the song can vary between different versions of it, with slight differences like switching انفدى (infada: sacrificed) and الفتى (elfata: young man) in one of the lines considering the two share very similar pronunciations. Although neither words cause a major shift in the meaning of the line, these differences in folk songs are attributed to the song being transmitted purely by singing through communities and during many years.

However, the core of Yumma Mweil El Hawa persisted throughout the years, with many being able to recognise it through its first lines:

يمّا مويل الهوا يمّا مويليا ضرب الخناجر ولا حكم النذل فيا ومشيت تحت الشتا والشتا رواني والصيف لما أتى ولّع من نيراني بيضل عمري انفدى نذر للحرية يا ليل صحي الندى بشهد على جراحي وانسل جيش العدا من كل النواحي والليل شاف الردى عم يتعلم بيا

Oh mother, this ballad of love is mine I would rather endure the stabbing of daggers Than live under the rule of the wicked  I walked under the rain and it quenched me And when the summer came, it ignited fires within me My life remains a sacrifice for the sake of freedom  Oh night, awaken the dewdrops so that they bear witness to my wounds The enemies have snuck in from every corner  Yet, the night watched as death learnt lessons from me

The first verse of the song was adopted by multiple artists including famous Egyptian composer and singer Sheikh Imam. However, one of the earliest versions that popularised the song was by the Palestinian band Al Ashekien / فرقة العاشقين in the late 1970s. The song remains relevant to this day with multiple artists remaking the song in different genres including Jazz.

Newer renditions of the song include this 2020 version of the song by Gazan band Sol and the most recent remake of it by Lebanese artist Julia Boutros who dedicated the song to the people of Gaza in December of 2023.

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Edward Said

I always struggle to decide which of Edward Said's works to recommend so:

Orientalism

The Question Of Palestine

Culture And Imperialism

See also: The Politics of Dispossession (PDF unavailable) & Peace And Its Discontents (PDF unavailable)

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How to Help Palestine

This post is intended to guide those who have no idea on how to help Palestine. I am making this as quick as possible, so please inform me if there is another source you would like me to add, or if any of these sources are inaccurate.

According to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, what we, the average person, can do to help Palestine is:

Educate ourselves (reading and learning Palestine's history)

Advocate for change (writing to representatives, voting, protesting, and petitions)

Staying informed and engaged (reading reputable news sources, don't stop talking about Palestine!)

Supporting Palestinian businesses (and boycotting those businesses which do not support Palestine)

Donating to reputable organizations (the PCRF is a great one, however there is also gazaesims.com, Doctors without Borders, UNWRA, and these)

Notice how many of these are free and easily available.

Education

Decolonizepalestine.com, and more specifically its reading list, is a great start. I highly recommend this Palestine Masterlist Google Doc, it provides free resources and just about everything you need to be informed and educated. This Carrd is also informative and easy to understand. Pluto Books is having a sale on books about Palestine, and Verso Books even provides ebooks for free. Words without Borders provides free stories from Palestinian writers. This website also links to free resources. It is also worth checking out your local library to see if they have any available books about Palestine.

Advocate for Change

Email script; send the message as often as you can, and keep track of possible responses from your representatives. If they're advocating for Is---l (such as my representative is, however I do not want to doxx myself; however, they are Republican) vote them out.

Ceasefiretoday.com provides a master list of advocacy resources.

Staying Informed and Engaged

Aljazeera.com is a great resource for current news regarding Gaza, the U.S. government, and the victims of this violence.

As for staying engaged, don't stop talking about Palestine! Talk with your friends, family, anyone about what is happening, and use your newfound education to educate others! Make a stand and cut Z---ists out of your life!

Support Palestinian Businesses

This is a good beginning list, but feel free to branch out to other Palestinian brands.

However, make sure to boycott these companies, and remember to check any produce you buy (especially dates for Ramadan) to see if it is produced by Is---l.

Donating to Reputable Organizations

Here is this charity list again. Make sure that your charity of choice:

Is going to Gaza/Palestine and

Advocates for a ceasefire

Be on the lookout for scams, and if you want to help Palestinians directly without running the risk of a scam, eSims for Gaza is a great source; and, you're making history! You get to tell your ancestors how you fought for Palestinians!

What Now?

As a final note, every little bit counts. Please do not remain silent even if you run a fan account or have a particular "aesthetic," please do not allow your fandom to remain silent, please do not fall for the fallacy that there's no way you can fight against an entire government. There is strength in numbers, and every little action you make contributes, whether for better or worse. Please do not support Z-----t actors or media, please do not drink Starbucks or buy McDonalds because that is what is convenient for you, please do not choose ignorance and silence to what is happening. I am not asking you to sacrifice or put your life on hold, but you do need to care. Thank you.

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The children of Gaza deserve to grow up with their mothers and fathers.

The children of Gaza deserve to grow up in a safe and healthy environment.

The children of Gaza deserve to grow up to have careers and families of their own.

The children of Gaza deserve to grow up.

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israelis love being like "how dare you accuse us of this crime? this is so unthinkable. we would never do that. we investigated, have fabricated fake evidence, and have found this claim baseless."

only to immediately commit the exact same crime they were accused of again, but this time with zero pretense

works cited:

israel killing journalists: - how dare you accuse us of killing a journalist? (shireen abu akleh) - we investigated and found this claim baseless - israel killing over 95 palestinian journalists in gaza

israel bombing hospitals: - how dare you accuse us of bombing a hospital? (al-ahli hospital bombing) - we investigated and found this claim baseless - israel bombing multiple hospitals in gaza and then shelling and invading the rest

israel killing starving palestinians trying to get food: - how dare you accuse us of shooting palestinians trying to get food? (flour massacre) - we investigated and found this claim baseless - israel killing palestinians trying to get food again two days later

worth noting also in every single case not only is the original accusation always proven true, albeit to much less fanfare from western media that originally amplified the israeli denial, but it's occasionally proven indisputably true after they've already done it again. just really impressive levels of "what were you gonna do about it, anyway?"

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By Paul Salvatori

When I hear children cry I think of

Palestinian children

it doesn’t matter that these cries are from

Istanbul

soon as I hear them I think of the children suffering in Gaza

hungry bleeding under rubble

with no family left

the little girl asking her rescuer to save her family before they save her

perplexed by how so much courage

courage greater than ours

can fit in such a small body

and the goodness of Palestinian children

that somehow always withstands this terrible world that watches their genocide-like spectacle horror movies no direction

but a billion-dollar budget that’s constantly renewed by the emperor’s friends

I need to go home

into my empty apartment

off the main ortaköy drag

pull the curtains lie down in darkness so I don’t see hear children outside crying

triggering sights of Palestinian children for whom i can never do enough

even if I buy all the bread from the loud vendor pushing the cart on the street below

and send it all to Rafah Maghazi Khan Yunis

where so many children malnourished

besides

they don’t need his day-olds

they deserve the food we hoard

forgetful pigs in restaurants getting updates on our phones before we return to selfies and laughter

we don’t know the suffering

and we don’t know how to suffer

without making it about us

we are not as strong

as Palestinian children