After the Al Ahli hospital massacre in Gaza this feels like the last essay I am ever going to write. There is nothing more to say and no other way to say it. I will never be the same and neither should you.
The Anti-Defamation League is fueling war with its attacks on those trying to stop Israeli assaults on Palestinians, and its pernicious charge that “anti-Zionism is genocide.”
Our stance on Gaza is a test of our human values, our privilege, and our opposition to racial supremacy.
The affinity between the West and Israel is due in part to an affinity with white settler life. Our task, in face of the ongoing Israeli onslaught in Gaza and the ongoing white settler attachment to it, is to struggle against this social order.
The massacre at the Ahli Baptist Hospital took the lives of 500 people, sparking outrage and waves of protest in the West Bank and the region, while Biden arrives at Israel and reaffirms U.S. commitment.
The Israeli military bombed the Anglican-run al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday massacring hundreds of people. Estimates range between 500-1000 dead, but that number may continue to climb.
Nowhere is safe in Gaza as Israel commits massacres in the areas it designated as “safe zones” for civilians. People fear that Joe Biden’s visit will give Israel the green light to wipe Gaza off the map.
As I met my close friend Mohammed a deafening explosion jolted us. The world collapsed around me. “Am I dead?” I asked Mohammed, clinging to his hand.
President Biden is headed to Tel Aviv and Jordan to firm up support before an expected Israeli escalation in Gaza.
The World Health Organization says there are only “24 hours of water, electricity and fuel left” in Gaza, which will lead to “a real catastrophe.” Meanwhile, Israel is now bombing the so-called “safe” areas where it told civilians to flee.