Israel is slowly cutting off Gaza’s communications with the outside world, because it wants to prevent us from revealing the massacres it is committing.
October is around the corner, which means the olive harvest in Palestine will soon be in full swing. But rather than preparing for a time of joy, celebration, and community, Palestinians are gearing up once again to fight for their lives and their land.
Life is precious. Every human being believes this and spends their life trying to survive. But in Gaza, just surviving can sometimes be an impossible task.
For years, I have seen how American citizens living in Palestine, myself included, have been disregarded by the U.S. government and by those who are meant to “help us” and ensure our safety abroad.
Writing stories about Gaza does not come only from interviewing and observing but most importantly they come from being a central part of it, as I experience them as any local living here.
No matter how often the same thing happens to different people across Palestine, it’s brushed off as an exception or a lie rather than acknowledged as Palestinians’ lived reality.
The name Manhattan was taken from indigenous Native Americans, similar to how Atarot, the name of an Israeli settlement, took its name from the Palestinian village, Attara. The settlement stole the name from the village upon which it was built.
Palestinian resistance is spreading. The example of Gaza is now being seen in the West Bank. For most Palestinians, their existence is how they stand up and resist.
For Palestinians living under Israeli occupation and apartheid, driving comes with more dangers than you can imagine.
If two-year-old Mohammad al-Tamimi was named Eric instead, would his killing by Israeli soldiers have been treated differently in the international media?