#Ahmad manasra
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adropofhumanity · 4 months ago
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soon-palestine · 1 year ago
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in 2015 he was only 13 years old.
Ahmad Manasra has been held in prolonged solitary confinement since the beginning of November 2021, in violation of the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment. The Israel Prison Service asked to renew Ahmad’s solitary confinement for a further six months on 17 April 2022. A hearing that was scheduled to be held on 15 June 2022 with regards to his solitary confinement was postponed to a later date. Ahmad Manasra’s mental health worsened during his incarceration. In October 2021 an independent Israeli clinical psychologist working with Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHRI) diagnosed him with severe psychiatric conditions, and stated these had developed since his incarceration. Ahmad Manasra’s parents said in February 2022 that their son had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, is suffering from psychotic delusions, and is severely depressed with suicidal thoughts. His lawyer, Khaled Zabarqa, told Amnesty International: “We have asked the Israel Prison Service to release Ahmad into home and community care as a matter of urgency because there is a real danger to his life. The prison doctors themselves recognized as much in their report on 13 June which led to his transfer from the prison cell to the prison hospital.”
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beardeddetectivepaper · 1 year ago
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captainrayzizuniverse · 1 year ago
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Ahmad Manasra's story has been one of the hardest ones I've followed. The torture he's had to go through... no one fucking deserves this. I pray for the day he gets released.
honestly if you haven't read his story I suggest you do
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subtextread · 3 months ago
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tortiefrancis · 8 months ago
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[ ID 1: Two tweets by Palestine Captives (map of Palestine), @/Palestinecapti1, made on March 25 and March 26, 2024, which read:
After over 2 years in solitary confinement, Zionist prison administration finally transferred Captive Ahmad Manasra to prison sections to join his fellow captives.
Alhamdulillah.
#FreeAhmadManasra
Attatched to this tweet is a photo of Ahmad Manasra, a young man with light medium tone skin, brown eyes and black, shaved hair, surrounded by prison guards. He looks upset.
Ahmad has already served 8 years and 5 months of his 9- and-a-half-year prison sentence. He will released in April 2025. God willing.
/End ID ]
[ ID 2: Photo of Ahmad as a young boy in a dark green coat being carried away by Israeli policemen, looking distressed and upset. /End ID ]
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Ahmad Manasra left solitary confinement!!
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shimtarofstupidity · 1 year ago
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https://www.change.org/p/open-the-rafah-crossings-to-the-people-in-gaza?signed=true
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hero-israel · 5 months ago
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Your sources are terrible and don't support your claims, though they do serve adequately as a smokescreen to try to get people to stop noticing how many "progressives" turn out to be objectively pro-rape and pro-slavery. Instead of WHATABOUTISM, just admit it's wrong, wait 30 seconds, and try asking about your other stuff.
But use OTHER other stuff, because the new stuff you brought is weak.
Hell no does Ahmad Manasra "get to leave" prison. He was filmed with a knife in his hands chasing Jews trying to kill them. He is considerably worse than your average smiling kid in a Jim Crow era lynching postcard. If you want to make a humanitarian appeal to release him because he didn't actually kill anybody, make that your argument, but the answer might be "no."
Your link to The Nation about "sexual violence in Gaza" provides nothing but transparently padded pseudojournalism. The author says some of the Oct. 7 atrocities have been "discounted by human rights experts," those alleged "experts" being the cranks at Putintercept, Electronic Intifada, and Grayzone. She then spins up a whole article about Israel being just as bad or worse on sexual assault and if you actually follow her sources, read the paragraphs and click the links, it turns out to be 2 cases of purported rape, then male Palestinian prisoners being stripped to their underpants, then that disgusting incident of Israeli soldiers stealing and playing with Palestinian women's underwear. While all of that is bad, it is not in the same universe of badness as Oct. 7.
From your tags:
#in Israel attempts to stomp out Hamas#they are creating more people that will want to join#if you exterminated my family and neighbors in an attempt to wipe out the IRA#I would start IRA 2
Do you suppose the constant attempts to exterminate Jews, in methods extending to - as mentioned above - rape and slavery, might make the Jews of Israel consider starting Irgun 2? Your preferred side doesn't have the patent on grudges and revenge, so it's a very bad tactic to try to encourage that.
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riding-with-the-wild-hunt · 4 months ago
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today's vetted campaigns. please continue to donate if you have the means and share as widely as you can regardless. the individuals on here go through so much every day just to communicate their stories to us - let's uphold that trust by showing them as much support as we can.
july 15th:
Hadeel Mikki (pregnant and needs perinatal care), her husband Waseem, their two young daughters, and Hadeel's mother and two brothers (they are the only survivors of her family) (€5,091/€35,000) - @hadeelmekki, verified by @/90-ghost
Aspiring doctor Malak Dader, her six siblings (they've already lost her teenage brother, and two of her younger brothers need medical treatment), and her parents (one injured, one sick with hepatitis) (€110/€25,000) - @malakabed, verified by @/90-ghost
Mohammed Al-Habil (needs urgent surgery after being shot in the leg), his five siblings (one of whom is immune-compromised and has congenital heart disease), their mother, and his widowed sister-in-law ($5,713 CAD/$70,000 CAD) - @mohammedalhabil2000, verified by @/90-ghost
Hanaa Jad Al-Haq, her husband Muhammad Hammad, and their little son Yousef (£2,675/£20,000) - @henomohammed, @hanaajad123, #246 on @/nabulsi and @/el-shab-hussein's spreadsheet
Salam, her husband Mohammad, and their two little children (€17,365/€40,000) - @save-salam-family, verified by @/90-ghost
Aya Maher, her three younger siblings (two under 18), and their mother (€4,920/€25,000) - @ayamaher444, #216 on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi's spreadsheet
The AlBalawi family of ten, including several children and two chronically ill members who need treatment (€24,200/€50,000) - @bisanalbalawi18, @elbalawi, @yasminalbalawiigaza, verified by @/90-ghost
The Ayyad family of eight, four of whom are children ($24,842/$35,000) - @aymanayyad82, @mayadayyad81, @aymanayyad1, verified by @/nabulsi
Munna Tashmali and her five children (this is the third time they've lost their home) (£3,269/£30,000) - @monashamali, verified by @/nabulsi
Maha Ibrahim, her husband Ahmed Al-Habil, and their two young children, one who is immune-compromised, and the children's sick grandfather (kr34,626 NOK/kr1,067,200 NOK) - @mahaibrahim12, @ahmedkhabil, #79 on butterfly effect project's spreadsheet
Ahmed Baalousha, his wife Islam, their three children (one a newborn), and Ahmed's parents and sister (€15,802/€50,000) - @5735765, @mahmoudbalousha4, #124 on @/nabulsi and @/el-shab-hussein's spreadsheet
Mohammed Al Manasra (needs treatment for chronic respiratory illness and a leg injury), his wife (also sick, needs chemotherapy), their three little children, and their cat (the family has already lost many extended members) (€26,790/€40,000) - @save-mohamed-family, #192 on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi's spreadsheet
Hanaa Al-Lulu (needs treatment for a painful foot growth) and her family (€2,628/€40,000) - @enghanalulu, verified by @/90-ghost
Mohammed Hijazi and his elderly parents, including his severely injured father (€2,106/€20,000) - @savemohammedfamily, verified by @/90-ghost
Maysaa Balousha (suffers from pulmonary fibrosis and is deteriorating without treatment), her husband Muhammad, and their four children ($118/$60,000) - @tamer200333, extended family of Mahmoud Balousha (#124 on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi's spreadsheet)
Mahmoud Saleh and his family (they've already lost several members, including Mahmoud's father and niece) (€5,265/€20,000) - @mide404, verified by @/nabulsi
Helping Siraj Abudayeh, his wife, and their three young children rebuild their destroyed home ($6,449 CAD/$82,000 CAD) - @siraj2024, #219 on @/nabulsi and @/el-shab-hussein's spreadsheet
Eman, Ahmad, and their two little children (€1,653/€15,000) - @zain-leen1993, @leen-gaza, verified by @/90-ghost
not yet vetted:
Mohammad Taysir, his wife Basma, and their two little children (€0/€50,000) - @yazanfamily
Mahmoud Alkhaldi and his family of five, including his little nephew ($235/$50,000) - @mahmoudalkhaldi
Shimaa, her little daughter Juri, and several members of her husbands family (€331/€50,000) - @shimaashaban22
your help, even if it seems insignificant to you, can bring life and hope to so many people. now is not the time to give in to despair or allow apathy to stifle our actions. here is something you can do. don't pass it by.
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bode-leone · 8 months ago
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i think we can talk about I/P without woobifying someone who attempted to commit terrorist acts. like come on
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wearenotjustnumbers2 · 1 year ago
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Since I've seen a number of people shocked about the Palestinian kids kept in Israeli prisons, here's more. I suggest you read about it more and spread the truth.
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Ahmad manasra was arrested in 2015, after he was run over by Israeli soldiers and his cousin who was walking with him killed. He has been kept in solitary confinement since November 2021. He started showing signs of mental disorders as well as schizophrenia due to the torture he endured by the IOF. Read about our children who are getting tortured and abused in Israeli military prisons. They are not criminals, freedom to all of them.
Soldiers versus children, yet the world sides with soldiers! This is pre-OCT 7th! A western backed, democratically elected government with one - if not THE strongest army in the world! I am a mother my heart skips beats when I look at their faces. These could be my children or your children. These are our children! Enough! This occupation must end now! This madness must end now!
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danmeireader · 6 months ago
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They seem to have already progressed to directly calling Palestinian children 'affiliated with Hamas':
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palms-upturned · 6 months ago
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🇵🇸GAZA ESCAPE FUNDS🇵🇸
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UPDATE, July 8th 2024: I am no longer updating this post. My master list has now moved to this post on @vetted-gaza-funds so please check there instead!
UPDATE: I’ve hit the link limit on this post, so here is part two of this list!!
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Laila Shaqoura: €23k/€45k
@/lailashaqoura, number 152 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Wafaa Alnhal: €24k/€50k
@/wafs-posts, number 171 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Ruba Shaban: €26k/€100k
@/rubashabansblog, number 90 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Issam Aziz: €21k/€25k
@/haifaaziz98, number 179 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Amneh Sharif: $8.6k/$90k USD
@/amnehsharif10, number 140 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Nada Saftawi: €11k/€16k
@/nadasaftawi, number 182 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Iyad Sobhe: £11k/£60k
@/iyadsobhegaza, number 173 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Dr. Nasser Mohammed: £6.2k/£50k
(terminated, formerly nassermohamed9), Verified by nabulsi
Nahla & Amal: €3k/€80k
@/jrk85, number 178 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Ahmed Iyd: £10k/£150k
(terminated, formerly ahmediyds), number 116 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Renad Magid: £15k/£25k
@/renadmagidnew, number 128 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Amira Alanqar: €11k/€20k
@/ameera-anq, Verified by nabulsi
Mohammed Hilles: €21k/€37k
@/hmzamahamed3, number 176 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Rania Ibra: £13k/£35k (LINK NOT WORKING, WILL UPDATE)
@/ranibra71, number 154 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Malk Al Zaeem: $18k/$50k CAD
@/malkzaeem, number 129 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Amal Abu Shammala: €55k/€60k
@/amalisam96, number 24 on the spreadsheet linked up top
NOTE: Amal’s family has been evacuated to Egypt, but Amal is continuing to raise funds to support her displaced relatives and to recover from losing her job and being scammed out of $20k in the process of evacuating her family. Please keep on donating to her both the above campaign and this second campaign, which has raised $2.4k/$10k!
Nael Helles: $16k/$50k USD
@/nael-helles, number 85 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Ahmed & Dina: €23k/€35k
@/zinaeleenyamin, verified by nabulsi
Hani Al-Hajjar: €31k/€50k
@/skatehani, number 75 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Mohammed Alanqer: €32k/€38k
@/mohammedalanqer, number 174 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Salaah Bilaal: €50k/€70k
@/bilal-salah0, number 132 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Shahed Muhammad: $8k/$50k USD
@/shahednhall, verified by nabulsi
Nader Shoshaa: €6.4k/€120k
@/nadergaza, number 153 on the spreadsheet linked up top (thank you to @/rubashabansblog for sending me this campaign!)
Iman Eyad: £6.6k/£60k (LINK NOT WORKING, WILL UPDATE)
@/imanblogs, number 150 on the spreadsheet linked up top (thank you to @/rubashabansblog for sending me this campaign!)
Aya Maher: €4.3k/€25k
@/ayamaher44, verified by 90-ghost
Hamsa Mohammad: €5.4k/€30k
@/hamsamohammad, verified by nabulsi
Alaa Al Khateeb: £25k/£56k
@/alaaalkhateeb, number 99 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Mohammed Hoboub: kr17k/kr300k SEK
@/mohammedhaboub, verified by 90-ghost
Youssef Helles: €2k/€23k
@/omaryousef, number 206 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Amani Hasan: $18,934/$17,732 CAD GOAL MET!!!
@/amani93hasan, number 169 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Ahmad Turk: €7.1k/€70k
@/ahmadturk00, number 96 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Ahmed Ziad: £3.9k/£30k
@/ahmed-ziad, verified by nabulsi
Mahmoud Helles: €1.1k/€50k
@/mahmoud92hells, number 198 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Sujood Odeh: £53k/£70k
@/sujoododeh, number 64 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Mohammad Al Manasra: €11k/€40k
@/save-mohammad-family, verified by ibtisams
Mohammad Awni: €2.1k/€45k
@/mohamedawnisblog, verified by nabulsi
Raghad Qanou: £3.2k/£55k
@/rhq274, verified by nabulsi
Iyad Sami: CHF5.7k/CHF20k
@/eyadeyadsblog, vouched for by mohamedalanqer
Ahmed Al Ostaz: €12k/€70k
@/4665440875, organized by @/mo98h, number 125 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Yousef Hussein: $7.3k/$50k USD
@/06679799, verified by 90-ghost
Nesma Ahmed: $66k/$80k USD
@/nesmamomen, verified by nabulsi
Abdelrahman: €7.1k/€20k
@/anqer, vetted by el-shab-hussein
Mahmoud Balousha: €14k/€50k
(terminated, formerly mahmoud26), verified by blackpearlblast
Samer Abu Rass: kr59k/kr450k SEK
@/samerpal, number 196 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Dr. Mohammed Al Deeb: €18k/€30k
@/mohammedaldeeb, number 212 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Fadi Ayyad: $18k/$35k USD
@/mayadaayyad, number 144 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Tahani Shorbajee: $16k/$50k USD
@/tahanishorbaje2, number 112 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Yazan Ashraf Abu Safiya: €3.5k/€50k
@/yazanabusaia, number 180 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Mahmoud Saleh: €4.6k/€20k
@/mide444, verified by ibtisams
Ahmed Abu Shammala: €9.8k/€100k
@/ahmed8311, number 161 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Mohammed Thalatheeni: €21k/€35k
@/mohammedtalatene, number 135 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Ahmed Thalatheeni: €4.1k/€35k
@/ahmedaltalaten, vouched for by mohammedtalatene
Mahmoud Khalaf: €10k/€30k
@/mahmoudkhalafff, number 152 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Basma Al Ghoul: kr9.2k/kr400k SEK
@/basmaalghoul, verified by nabulsi
Mahmoud Hilles: €20k/€25k
@/hillesmahmoud, number 170 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Ezzideen Shehab: €29k/€75k
@/boshradaoud1 (organizer), number 2 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Farah Haboub: $1.3k/$120k CAD
@/farahhaboub, vetted by 90-ghost
Firas Muhaisen: $1.7k/$82k CAD
@/firasmuhaisenn, shared by 90-ghost
Shaheen Family: €2.7k/€35k
@/shaheenfamily1, shared by 90-ghost
Walaa Ahmed: $3.9k/$50k CAD
@/burningnightgiver and @/ahmed79ss, shared by 90-ghost
Ghada Saftawi: €1.3k/€10,250
@/ghadasaftawi, shared by 90-ghost
NOTE: Ghada’s family has been evacuated, but it took all the money that Ghada had! This fundraiser is to support her children while they are displaced in Egypt with no savings left.
Diya Shamaly: $23k/$90k CAD
@/familydeea, verified by nabulsi
Basel Ayyad: CHF2k/CHF60k
@/basel-1995, number 214 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Alaa Ayad: $2.5/$20k CAD
@/alaa-pales, number 395 on Operation Olive Branch’s master list
Mohammed Iwais: kr15k/kr500k SEK
@/mohiwais, shared by 90-ghost
Khalil Abu Baker: €1.3k/€30k
@/khalil95, number 187 on the spreadsheet linked up top
Firas Salem: €33k/€65k
@/firas-salem, number 111 on the spreadsheet linked up top
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vetted-gaza-funds · 5 months ago
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Directory Master List/Fund Tracking
Each link in this post will lead to another post with further links to individual fundraisers, verification sources, and raffles/giveaways/other donation sponsoring efforts for specific campaigns. List under the cut for the sake of staying up to date.
Laila Shaqoura: €26k/€45k
Wafaa Alnhal: €60k/€60k (GOAL MET!)
Ruba Shaban: €27k/€85k
Issam Aziz: €23k/€25k
Amneh Sharif: $9.2k/$90k USD
Nada Saftawi: €12k/16k
Iyad Sobhe: £11k/£60k (TERMINATED)
Dr. Nasser Mohammed: £7.2k/£50k
Nahla & Amal: €3.6k/€40k
Ahmed Iyd: £10k/£150k (TERMINATED)
Renad Magid: £15k/£25k
Amira Alanqar: €16k/€20k
Mohammed Hilles: €26k/€37k
Rania Ibra: TERMINATED by GoFundMe, click to learn how to help
Malk Al Zaeem: $21k/$50k CAD
Amal Abu Shammala: €55k/€60k
Nael Helles: $16k/$50k USD
Ahmed & Dina: €39k/€49k
Hani Al Hajjar: €33k/€50k
Mohammed Alanqer: €46k/€58k
Salaah Bilal: €65k/€70k
Shahed Muhammad: $42k/$80k USD
Nader Shoshaa: €6.4k/$120k (TERMINATED)
Iman Eyad: TERMINATED by GoFundMe, click to learn how to help
Aya Maher: €5.6k/€25k
Hamsa Mohammad: €5.9k/€30k
Alaa Al Khateeb: £25k/£56k
Mohammed Hoboub: kr29k/kr300k SEK
Youssef Helles: €7.9k/€23k
Ahmad Turk: €636/€70k (follow up)
Ahmed Ziad: £7.6k/£30k
Mahmoud Helles: €3k/€50k
Sujood Odeh: £55k/£70k
Mohammed Al Manasra: €35k/€40k (DONATIONS DISABLED)
Mohammad Awni: €2.3k/€45k
Raghad Qanou: £4.5k/£55k
Iyad Sami: CHF9.7k/CHF20k
Ahmed Al Ostaz: €14k/€70k
Yousef Hussein: $9.6k/$50k USD
Nesma Ahmed: $88k/$100k USD
Abdelrahman Alanqer: €12k/€20k
Mahmoud Balousha: €17k/€50k
Samer Abu Rass: kr96k/kr450k SEK
Dr. Mohammed Al Deeb: €30k/€55k
Fadi Ayyad: $28k/$35k USD
Tahani Shorbajee: $17k/$50k USD
Yazan Ashraf Abu Safiya: €3.9k/€50k
Mahmoud Saleh: €5.8k/€20k
Ahmed Abu Shammala: €10k/€100k
Mohammed Thalateeni: €21k/€35k
Ahmed Thalateeni: €4.1k/€35k
Mahmoud Khalaf: €16k/€30k
Basma Al Ghoul: kr10k/kr400k SEK
Mahmoud Hilles: €23k/€31k
Ezzideen Shehab: €30k/€75k
Farah Haboub: $1.4k/$120k CAD
Firas Muhaisen: $4.1k/$82k CAD
Shaheen Family: €2.9k/€35k
Walaa Ahmed: $8.4k/$50k CAD
Ghada Saftawi: €1.4k/€10,250
Diyaa Shamali: $24k/$90k CAD
Basel Ayyad: CHF4.6k/CHF60k
Alaa Ayad: $4.4k/$20k CAD
Mohammed Iwais: kr25k/kr500k SEK
Khalil Abu Baker: €1.9k/€30k
Firas Salem: €34k/€65k
Dahlia Mohisen: €10k/€35k
Ramez Hilles: €1.4k/€37k
Mahasen Al Khatib: $2.7k/$50k USD
Hanaa Al-Lulu: €3.1k/€40k
Siraj Abudayeh: $13k/$82k CAD
Reham Al Jarrah: €3.1k/€49k
Intisar Abushammaleh: $10k/$40k
Ahmed & Abedelrahman Al-Nabih: €13k/€30k
Ashraf Alanqar: €9.8k/€20k
Dina, Noor, Omar, & Farah: $6.4k/$20k CAD
Alaa Amsse: €3.3k/€20k
Suheir Hojok: $39k/$70k AUD
Moamen Majed: $6k/$30k USD
Aya Alanqar: €2.7k/€15k
Sara & Alaa Tahrawi: £708/£15k
Bilal Abed Rabou: €2.9k/€80k
Hanaa Jad Al-Haq: £3.8k/£20k
Israa Al Azaiza: $3.1k/$48k CAD
Amal Ashour: €15k/€30k
Reem Shehab: €24k/€50k
Dima & Yousef: €4.1k/€25k
Salahaldin Ahmad Khalil Hor: €2.1k/€40k
Muhammad Atallah: €4.4k/€82k
Yasmin Salah: €26k/€50k
Musab Abed Raboo: €1.6/€7k
Karam Rafiq Al-Nabih: €10k/€20k
Mahmoud Al-Sharif: $1.7k/$60k USD
Rajaa & Khaled: $2k/$20k CAD
Mai Balousha: €478/€52k
Abdulrahman Shehada: €1.7/€50k
Aseel Asaad: kr36k/kr200k SEK
Doaa Jadalhaq: kr31k/kr200k SEK
Maram Ashour: £809/£25k
PART TWO ->
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starlightshadowsworld · 1 year ago
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It's important to recognise that what's happening in Palestine, what we are witnessing and what people are experiencing, are not isolated to Palestine.
You may hear people talk about the war in Sudan, the silent holocaust in Congo.
It's because these and so many more atrocities in the world are linked. They are preperuated by the same systems.
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So as a Palestinian when I say Free Palestine, I am not just talking about Palestine. I started nursing school in 2015 at Saint Louis, just a few miles away from where Michael Brown was killed by police.
Being in that city at that time, watching Black Lives Matter being born, stirred up a lot of feelings for me as a Palestinian.
I saw a country justifying a child being murdered by the state, in the street. I saw the people protesting that murder being vilified.
Standing there, protesting, watching a militarised police force with tear gas and rubber bullets matching towards me.
And I thought, this is that.
As a Palestinian to understand what is going on in Palestine is to understand the de facto aphartied that black Americans experience here in the states.
It's not an accident that when my grandfather came here, he was told to sit and the back of the bus. And it's not an accident that he marched with MLK.
It has been black and Palestinian solidarity, and it continues to be black and Palestinian solidarity.
Because yes, Free Palestine is about Palestine ceasefire now and the military occupation of the Palestinian people. It's also about resisting the global colonial hegemonic structure.
Because the shit happening there is happening here. If it isn't Palestinian women and babies being killed by bombs in Gaza, it's black women and babies being killed in American hospitals.
If its not Palestinian girls missing in the rubble. It is missing and murdered indigenous women here in the United States.
The rage I feel when I hear the names Michael Brown and Treyvon Martin is the same rage I feel when I hear the names Shireen Abu Akleh and Ahmad Manasra.
That's not to say that allyship is transactional, it is to say that the only thing we have is each other.
There's a reason that when people ask me about Free Palestine, I will point them to books on Black Lives matter.
When I say Free Palestine, yes I mean Free Palestine but I also mean Black Lives Matter, I also mean abolition now. I also mean reparations, I also mean land back.
This movement cannot lose steam, not just because there is currently a genocide being perpetuated against my people. And every minute we don't do something Palestinian lives are being lost.
But because this is a global struggle for justice. It does not start and end with Palestine, we will not be free until all of us are free.
The world is waking up, there has never been global solidarity for Palestine like this.
And we have them so scared. The violence is so disproportional because we are challenging a global power structure. Don't let the momentum die because this is about all of us.
Ceasefire now.
End the occupation.
But know what I mean when I say, Free Palestine.
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Books shown in the video:
"When they call you a terrorist a black lives matter memoir" by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha bandele.
"Freedom is a constant struggle. Ferguson, Palestine and the foundations of a movement" by Angela Y. Davis
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heartcountry · 1 year ago
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btw look up the story of Ahmad Manasra who was arrested at the age of 13 by i***** authorities (after they ran him over with a car) and was further beaten and tortured under the allegations of attempted m*rder in a stabbing that took place. the court found that he wasn’t involved and he was imprisoned anyway and has been ever since and has been in solitary confinement since 2021. his mental state has been deteriorating and despite UN human rights experts urging for his release, he remains in detainment. he is not the only story like this one.
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