#Sami Younis

[softestaura]

"Modern Love" Numéro #190, February 2018 Laurie Bartley featuring Sora Choi & Sami Younis

[vyorei]

This is too much for the heart to take

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Resources

(Original post: 2/19/2024; updated 9/7/2024)

Compiling resources here! Will update this post rather than reblog every time I have something new to add. Please note I am not affiliated with any of the links shared below.

A note on ownership: I don't own these videos. The creators of these videos want me to remove their content, contact me through DM and I'll do so. :)

1. Go Fund Me

I'm making a list of every Go Fund Me or donation link from accounts shared on this blog! If you have interacted with the posts or felt moved by the stories they shared, please consider donating to help them and their families.

Also, please take a look at these Tumblr accounts which I have highlighted on this blog. These users are documenting their experiences in Gaza and providing updates when they can.

Click on names to see their previous posts!

Listed alphabetically by first name

Abdallah Zaqout - GFM for evacuating his family (Link) Update: Abdallah was able to evacuate in March 2024, but his family remains in Gaza.

Abdel Kouta - GFM for Abdel (Canadian citizen) to return to his wife and kids in Canada. (Link) Update: Abdel has left Gaza. The GFM is still open to help cover living expenses.

Abd El Rahman Rizqa - GFM to help him and his family evacuate from the Gaza Strip. (Link)

Ahmed Younis - GFM to help him evacuate Gaza. (Link)

Amir Gharabawi - GFM to help evacuate his family (link) Update: Amir and a few family members have left Gaza. The GFM is still open to cover living expenses and safe passage for his siblings.

Anas Matar - GFM to help rebuild his home (link)

Athar Abo Rabea - GFM to help displaced children in Gaza (link)

Ashraf and Aboud Almajaida - GFM to help them and their family (link)

Asma Al-shaikh- While Asma has evacuated, there is an ongoing GFM to help her family and fiance leave Gaza. (link)

Aya Shaqalean - Raising money to support her family and evacuate when the crossings reopen. (Go Get Funding)

Bashar Zaneen - GFM to help evacuate him and his mother (link) Update: Bashar evacuated Gaza in May. His family, including his mom, are still in Gaza and the GFM remains open.

Fatima (Fatma) Hassona - GFM to help her survive and rebuild her life (link)

Gymrat In Gaza (Mohd Hatem) - Back A Buddy campaign to help him, his brother Shawqi, and the rest of their family evacuate Gaza. (Link)

Hasan Almoghani - GFM to help Hasan and his family in Northern Gaza afford food and necessities (link)

Hosam Soboh - GFM to help rebuild his home and business (link)

Kholoud Nassar - GFM to support her family in Gaza (link)

Mahmoud Alghrbawi - GFM to help evacuate his family (link)

Maram Alshurafa - GFM for evacuating her family (link)

Medo Halimy- GFM to support his and his family's evacuation. (Link) Update: Medo died in August 2024. The Go Fund Me remains open to support his family.

Meera Asfour - GFM to support her family and help them evacuate (link)

Nadia Abu Shaban - GFM for evacuating her family (link) Update: Nadia and her family evacuated in May 2024.

Nisreen Shehada - GFM to evacuate her family who remains in Gaza (link) Update: Nisreen left Gaza in late March. Her family is still in Gaza and were scheduled to leave the day IOF took Rafah Crossing.

Noor Nassar - GFM to support her Schools Without Borders education program. (Link)

Nour Elhouda Musabeh (Nouur97) - GFM to help her and her family afford food and other essentials. (Link)

Rahaf Shamaly - GFM for her family to join her in Egypt. (link)

Rawan Saleh - GFM to evacuate her and her family from Gaza (link)

Sami Alsultan - GFM to help Sami and his family rebuild (link)

Shoroq Isawi- GFM to help her family evacuate. (link) Update: Shoroq evacuated March 2024. Her family is still in Gaza and the GFM remains open. Update: Shoroq's brother Azouz died in July 2024. GFM remains open to support the family and their evacuation.

Tala Darwish - GFM to support her studies and evacuation from Gaza (link)

Talal Murad - GFM to support Talal and his family, help them rebuild (link)

Yusef Hattab - GFM to help support his family through the war. (Link)

Yousef Hosam - GFM to help support his family through the war. (Link)

2. Actions

(Updated 7/2/2024)

Contacting Representatives

Canada - MPs by Constituencies

CJPME tool to help call representatives

leadnow.ca script and tracker to call your representatives

Amnesty International

United States - Federal, state, and local representatives

5calls website to help call your reps

Action Network form to write to your representatives

USPCR advice and scripts for contacting congress

Jewish Voices for Peace

Need a script?

Humanti Project has some messages for emailing representatives, which you can use or take as inspiration.

Form emails and email campaigns

These links allow you to send a pre-written email. Just enter your contact information!

Jewish Voices for Peace (USA)

Congress: demand Biden reinstate UNRWA finding

President Biden: demand an immediate ceasefire now

US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USA)

Email Congress: End the Gaza Genocide

Email universities: Divest now and stop repressing protests

Medial Aid for Palestinians (UK)

Email your MP: Protect Palestinians in Gaza Against Atrocities

Petitions

USCPR: Demand Biden and Congress Acknowledge the ICC’s Authority and Put a Stop to the Genocide in Gaza

Amnesty International: Demand a ceasefire by all parties to end civilian suffering

Buying eSims

Purchase internet access for someone in Gaza with eSims for Gaza

Daily Clicks

Arab.org - Watch an advertisement, and the money goes to the UNRWA. (View their quarterly donation receipts here)

3. Conflicts across the globe

While this blog focuses on Palestine, there are other conflicts that deserve our attention. Please consider donating what you can to one or more of the charities below, or share the links with friends and family. (Updated 7/7/2024)

Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩

7 million people have been displaced due to violence between armed groups and government. Millions more face disease, starvation, and continued violence.

Focus Congo - founded in 2016 by a Congolese refugee Pappy Orion who escaped the Congo during the first and second Congo Wars of the late 1990s.

Help Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo- This effort, organized and run by Women for Women International, supports Congolese women escape violence and recover through education, job training, access to doctors, and cash assistance.

Sudan 🇸🇩

Violence between opposing factions of the Sudanese security forces have resulted in over 8.5 million people being displaced and millions more struggling to access food, medicine, and safety.

CARE International Switzerland - CARE has been in Sudan before the current conflict and runs programs helping refugees.

International Rescue Committee - IRC has increased their ongoing efforts in Sudan and have launched new programs to address water and sanitation.

Hi, this is an account to collect and share videos from regular people living in Palestine who are documenting their lives since 7 October, 2023. I will be collecting videos from Instagram and sharing a little about the person behind the account if I can. Videos can disappear from social media. My goal with this account to help back up and share these stories.

Disclaimer: despite my username, this is technically not an archive as it doesn't meet professional digital archival standards. It's a collection. I am using archive informally. I am not a trained archivist, but I am a historian.

Please be respectful of the people in these videos. Please do not interact if you are going to belittle, be hateful, or speak ill of this content. Instead, log off and go hydrate or nap or something.

Finally, a content warning: while I won't be sharing graphic content or violent images, these videos may show people in emotional distress.

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Vetted Palestinian Fundraisers list. December 2024 January 2025 Edition

Note: Check their blogs for vetted proof (all have been vetted by either nabulsi, el-shab-hussein, gaza-evacuation-funds, 90-ghost, gazavetters, The Butterfly Project, paliliberation, or multiple strong evidenced associations).

You can: give a bit to each one, or sponsor a specific family, or if can't decide which to donate to then 🎲 click our randomizer that will redirect you to a random fundraiser on this list. (the randomizer will "save" the fundraiser you got for 15 minutes, unless you clear cookies)

(Amount Progress listed as of December 14 and 15, 2024)

Shehab family Fundraiser: $4,127 CAD raised of $50K goal @reem-reem-0

Dr. Farhat's Family Fundraiser: $13,034 USD raised of $29.5K goal @husamfarht

Farah family Fundraiser: £8,163 raised of £10K goal @elegantkidpuppy

Rami Al-Ajrami & Lubna Alajrami Fundraiser for Nasser: £4,413 raised of £16K goal @rami-ajr91

Mahmoud Khalaf's family Fundraiser: €34,892 raised of €55K goal @supportgaza

Muhammad Al-Mashal Fundraiser: €50 raised of €20K goal @pleasantsublimeobservation

Ghazi Al Amoudi Fundraiser: €3,591 raised of €70K goal @ghazialamoudi

Huda Fundraiser: €3,340 raised of €5K goal @huda-gaza1

Hani Al-Sharif Family Fundraiser: $5,105 USD raised of $50K goal @haniibrahem

Ahmed Family Fundraiser: $4,391 USD raised of $75K goal @ahmad-gaza012

Imtithal Family Fundraiser: €7,897 raised of €50K goal @imtithalcrusadecreator

Ahmed Al-Habil family Fundraiser: €17,410 raised of €50K goal @ahmedomer9

Mohammed Ayyad Fundraiser: €7,699 raised of €35K goal @mohammedayyads-blog

Sami Fundraiser: €2,806 raised of €30K goal @sami999

Waleed family Fundraiser: €3,010 raised of €20K goal @waleed-ayman

Fatima Family Fundraiser: €4,172 raised of€75.4K goal @fatima2024-f

Sahar, Mohammed and Faisal's food and clean water in Central Gaza Project Fundraiser - NonProfit : $120 Raised of $200,000 (of Walaa's family) @babygentlemenmusic

Ahmad Fundraiser: $1,287 USD raised $30K goal @ahmad-gaza

Mohammad and Walaa Family Fundraiser: €2,110 raised of €30K goal @walaafamily31

Hussam Al-Qazzaz Family Fundraiser: €1,103 raised of €55K goal @hossamqazaz12

Mohamed Al-Khaldi and Wife Fundraiser: €4,661 raised of €20K goal

Ahmed Mohammed Al-anqar family Fundraiser: €6,596 raised of €30K goal @ahmedalanqer

Abdullah Mosbeh and Aya Family Fundraiser: €1,060 raised of €50K goal @ayah-yazan

Balousha Family Fundraiser: $69,283 USD raised of $90K goal @freepaleatine95

Ahmad Waleed's family and community of Khan Younis Fundraiser : $2,664 USD raised of $20K goal @ahmadwaleed5

Dia and Asma Family and little Amal Fundraiser: $9,525 USD raised of $30K goal @familygazaamal

Masa Halas Fundraiser: €878 raised of €45K goal @massagaza

Teenage Ibrahim Fundraiser: €30,704 raised of €50K goal @wolf-aid

Muhammad Al-Mashal Fundraiser: €50 raised of €20K goal @pleasantsublimeobservation

Ahmed Hammad Family Fundraiser: $8,748 USD raised of $20K goal @ahmadhammad1998

Hazem and pregnant wife Fundraiser: €415 raised of €30K goal @nadera00

Toddler Yousseff Al-Habeel Fundraiser: €38,527 raised of €50K goal @saveyousseffamily

Ghazi Alamoudi Fundraiser: €3,596 raised of €70K goal @alamoudi-ghazi

Mohammed and Ahmed Khalil Fundraiser: €17,711 raised of €50K target @ahmed0khalil

Ahmed Mohammed Salah Fundraiser: €115 raised of €22K target @ahmedsal-1qa

Ibtisam Al-Habil Fundraiser: $44,625 CAD raised of $70K target (post)

Rahaf Al-Ghandour and Mahmoud family Fundraiser: £350 raised of £100K target @kisirahaf @rahafmah

Mahmoud Ayyad and family Fundraiser: €10,072 raised of €55K target @mahmoudayyads

Ahmed Saed, Omar Saad, Samar Saed Fundraiser : 1% of $50k on ko-Fi @90-ghost

Belal family Fundraiser: $7,583 USD raised of $20K target @save-belal-family @belal-gaza

Hilda and Mohamed Ayad Fundraiser €6,422 raised of €50K target @hildanasr1

Nisreen Al Sirsik and family Fundraiser €210 raised of €25K goal @lovelycooltaco

Wasim's family fundraiser $3,300 USD raised of $20K goal @wasimhourani1

North and Central Gaza: Food, Water, Diapers + Milk, Medical Aid Non-profit £262,114 Raised of £500,000

Khawla's Family Fundraiser $46,395 USD raised of $80K goal @kawlafamily7

Abd AL Salam's Family Fundraiser: €60,167 raised of €100K goal (post)

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FUNDRAISER MASTERPOST

version date: July 29, 2024

Ghazi Younis / gofundme / verification / $2,405 USD of $50,000

Raneen Ibrahim (tumblr deleted) / gofundme / verification / €2,605 of €80,000

Dr. Ahmed M. A. Hamad / gofundme / verification / kr 1,731 SEK of kr400,000

Iyad Sami / gofundme / verification / CHF 9,785 of CHF 20,000

Bilal Abed Rabou / gofundme / verification / €3,788 of €80,000

Abdul Rahman / gofundme / verification / €12,651 of €20,000

Mahmoud Khalaf / gofundme / verification / €16,468 of €30,000

Ahmed Ziad / gofundme / verification / £7,844 of £30,000

Asmaa Majed / gofundme / verification / $953 USD of $50,000

Ashraf Alanqar / gofundme / verification / €13,159 of €20,000

Laila Shaqoura / gofundme / verification / €26,766 of €45,000

Moamen Majed / gofundme / verification / $7,480 USD of $30,000

Ahmed N. Alanqar / gofundme / verification / €40,741 of €49,000

Aya Alanqar / gofundme / verification / €4,665 of €15,000

Salahaldin Ahmad Khalil Hor / gofundme / verification / €2,591 of €40,000

Dr. Mohammed Aldeeb / gofundme / verification / €31,071 of €50,000

Mohammed Atallah / gofundme / verification / €7,147 of €82,000

Eman Salem / gofundme / verification / €2,436 of €30,000

Amal Alanqar / gofundme / verification / €3,130 of €50,000

Mohammed Hussain Ismaeel / gofundme / verification / €6,813 of €25,000

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NAHLA AL-ARIAN HAS been living a nightmare for the past seven months, watching from afar as Israel carries out its scorched-earth war against her ancestral homeland in the Gaza Strip. Like many Palestinian Americans, the 63-year-old retired fourth-grade teacher from Tampa Bay, Florida, has endured seven months of a steady trickle of WhatsApp messages about the deaths of her relatives. “You see, my father’s family is originally from Gaza, so they are a big family. And they are not only in Gaza City, but also in Deir al Balah and Khan Younis, other parts,” Al-Arian told me. Recently, the trickle of horrors became a flood: “It started with like 27, and then we lost count until I received this message from my relative who said at least 200 had died.” The catastrophe was the backdrop for Al-Arian’s visit last week to Columbia University in New York City. Al-Arian has five children, four of whom are journalists or filmmakers. On April 25, two of her daughters, Laila and Lama, both award-winning TV journalists, visited the encampment established by Columbia students to oppose the war in Gaza. Laila, an executive producer at Al Jazeera English with Emmys and a George Polk Award to her name, is a graduate of Columbia’s journalism school. Lama was the recipient of the prestigious 2021 Alfred I. duPont–Columbia Award for her reporting for Vice News on the 2020 explosion at the port of Beirut. The two sisters traveled to Columbia as journalists to see the campus, and Nahla joined them. “Of course, I tagged along. You know, why would I sit at the hotel by myself? And I wanted to really see those kids. I felt so down,” she said. “I was crying every day for Gaza, for the children being killed, for the women, the destruction of my father’s city, so I wanted to feel better, you know, to see those kids. I heard a lot about them, how smart they are, how organized, you know? So I said, let’s go along with you. So I went.” Nahla Al-Arian was on the campus for less than an hour. She sat and listened to part of a teach-in, and shared some hummus with her daughters and some students. Then she left, feeling a glimmer of hope that people — at least these students — actually cared about the suffering and deaths being inflicted on her family in Gaza. “I didn’t teach them anything. They are the ones who taught me. They are the ones who gave me hope,” she recalled. “I felt much better when I went there because I felt those kids are really very well informed, very well educated. They are the conscience of America. They care about the Palestinian people who they never saw or got to meet.” Her husband posted a picture of Nahla, sitting on the lawn at the tent city erected by the student protesters, on his Twitter feed. “My wife Nahla in solidarity with the brave and very determined Columbia University students,” he wrote. Nahla left New York, inspired by her visit to Columbia, and returned to Virginia to spend time with her grandchildren. A few days later, that one tweet by her husband would thrust Nahla Al-Arian into the center of a spurious narrative promoted by the mayor of New York City and major media outlets. She became the exemplar of the dangerous “outside agitator” who was training the students at Columbia. It was Nahla’s presence, according to Mayor Eric Adams, that was the “tipping point” in his decision to authorize the military-style raids on the campus.

On February 20, 2003, Nahla’s husband, Sami Al-Arian, a professor at the University of South Florida, was arrested and indicted on 53 counts of supporting the armed resistance group Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The PIJ had been designated by the U.S. government as a terrorist organization, and the charges against Al-Arian could have put him in prison for multiple life sentences, plus 225 years. It was a centerpiece case of the George W. Bush administration’s domestic “war on terror.” When John Ashcroft, Bush’s notorious attorney general, announced the indictment, he described the Florida-based scholar as “the North American leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Sami Al-Arian.” Among the charges against him was conspiracy to kill or maim persons abroad, specifically in Israel, yet the prosecutors openly admitted Al-Arian had no connection to any violence. He was a well-known and deeply respected figure in the Tampa community, where he and Nahla raised their family. He was also, like many fellow Palestinians, a tenacious critic of U.S. support for Israel and of the burgeoning “global war on terror.” His arrest came just days before the U.S. invaded Iraq, a war Al-Arian was publicly opposed to. The Al-Arian case was, at its core, a political attack waged by Bush’s Justice Department as part of a wider assault on the rights of Muslims in the U.S. The government launched a campaign, echoed in media outlets, to portray Al-Arian as a terror leader at a time when the Bush administration was ratcheting up its so-called global war on terror abroad, and when Muslims in the U.S. were being subjected to harassment, surveillance, and abuse. The legal case against Al-Arian was flimsy, and prosecutors largely sought to portray his protected First Amendment speech and charitable activities as terrorism. The trial against Al-Arian, a legal permanent resident in the U.S., did not go well for federal prosecutors. In December 2005, following a six-month trial, a jury acquitted him on eight of the most serious counts and deadlocked 10-2 in favor of acquittal on the other nine. The judge made clear he was not pleased with this outcome, and the prosecutors were intent on relitigating the case. Al-Arian had spent two years in jail already without any conviction and was staring down the prospect of years more. In the face of this reality and the toll the trial against him had taken on his family, Al-Arian agreed to take a plea deal. In 2006, he pleaded guilty to one count of providing nonviolent support to people the government alleged were affiliated with the PIJ. As part of the deal, Al-Arian would serve a short sentence and, with his residency revoked, get an expedited deportation. At no point during the government’s trial against Al-Arian did the prosecution provide evidence he was connected to any acts of violence. For the next eight years following his release from prison in 2008, Al-Arian was kept under house arrest and effectively subjected to prosecutorial harassment as the government sought to place him in what his lawyers characterized as a judicial trap by compelling him to testify in a separate case. His defense lawyers alleged the federal prosecutor in the case, who had a penchant for pursuing high-profile, political cases, held an anti-Palestinian bias. Amnesty International raised concerns that Al-Arian had been abused in prison and he faced the prospect of yet another lengthy, costly court battle. The saga would stretch on for several more years before prosecutors ended the case and Al-Arian was deported from the United States.

“This case remains one of the most troubling chapters in this nation’s crackdown after 9-11,” Al-Arian’s lawyer, Jonathan Turley, wrote in 2014 when the case was officially dropped. “Despite the jury verdict and the agreement reached to allow Dr. Al-Arian to leave the country, the Justice Department continued to fight for his incarceration and for a trial in this case. It will remain one of the most disturbing cases of my career in terms of the actions taken by our government.” That federal prosecutors approved Al-Arian’s plea deal gave a clear indication that the U.S. government knew Al-Arian was not an actual terrorist, terrorist facilitator, or any kind of threat; the Bush administration, after all, was not in the habit of letting suspected terrorists walk. Al-Arian and his family have always maintained his innocence and say that he was being targeted for his political beliefs and activism on behalf of Palestinians. He resisted the deal, Nahla Al-Arian said. “He didn’t even want to accept it. He wanted to move on with another trial,” Nahla said. “But because of our pressure on him, let’s just get done with it [because] in the end, we’re going leave anyway. So that’s why.” Sami and Nahla Al-Arian now live in Turkey. Sami is not allowed to visit his children and grandchildren stateside, but Nahla visits often.

[crimminalfish]

My name is Tarneem Sami, from Gaza, a mother of three children. I lost my beloved husband, Ahmed, who was martyred while trying to provide for our family. Since his loss, I have been struggling to keep going for the sake of my children, but life has become more challenging every day.

We were forced to leave our home in Shuja’iyya, and we moved from Rafah to Khan Younis, then to Deir al-Balah, and now we are living in a tent with barely any of life’s essentials. Every day, I am fighting to provide food, water, and medicine for my children.

I write to you today with a heavy heart, asking for your help, even if it’s just a little, or by sharing this message so that our story reaches those who can lend a helping hand. I have lost so much, but I have not lost hope in the kindness that still exists in people’s hearts.

Please, help me provide a decent life for my children. You can find more details and support options on my personal page here.

May God bless you.

I sadly cannot donate as I do not have the money to do so, but if someone sees this post that can donate, then donate!!

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Masterlist of Vetted Fundraisers from the Palestinians who directly contacted me (23-28 November)

28 November

Mohammed Nabulsi (@mahmoud-gaza): Mohammed and his wife Heba have 3 children: Nour (19), Maram (18) and Mahmoud (13). Mahmoud is carrying water to earn $2 a day to provide some income for his family. They are fundraising to buy basic necessities. (https://chuffed.org/project/114286-help-nabulsi-family) (#141 on @/gazavetters vetted list)

Jaafar Wael (@jaafar-gaza05, @jaafar-gaza01, jaafar-gaza00): Jaafar is a 24-year-old computer engineer. His family’s company has been destroyed. They are a family with 13 people. (https://gofund.me/382a7168) (#299 on @/gazavetters vetted list)

Mona Ramadan (@manouche-231): Mona is 31 years old and she has 3 children under the age of 13. They have been displaced and are now living in a tent in Gaza. (https://gofund.me/908d5b4d) (#253 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€865 raised of €50K goal)

Tarneem Sami (@tarnem-1): Tarneem is 35 years old and have 3 children: Layan, Jana, and Ayman. Her husband Ahmed was killed in a bombing while trying to get supplies for his family. (https://gofund.me/e3e7ffff) (shared by 90-ghost)

26-27 November

Majed (@majedgerbawi): Majed is from a family of 5. His eldest son lost his job due to the war, his daughter was preventing from graduating uni, and his youngest son’s education came to a halt. (https://gofund.me/54c6a645) (vetted by bilal-salah0)

Nada Dohan (@nadadohan44, @nadadohan2003): Nada has 3 siblings: Youssef, Nouran and Nour. Nour was seriously injured in the bombing that destroyed their house. They are fundraising to provide treatment for Nour and to buy basic necessities. (https://gofund.me/dfc697e5) (shared by 90-ghost)

Hanan Alanqar (@hananalanqar78, @hanananqar78): Hanan lives with his brother Jihad, his wife Ola and their 10-year-old son Yousef. Jihad has multiple chronic diseases including high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis and celiac disease. As a result, he has lost his eyesight, his kidneys have failed, and his legs are also broken. He needs medical treatment that is not available in Gaza. (https://gofund.me/394c0436) (#266 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€430 raised of €50K target)

25 November

Munther Sahweel (@munthersahweel1): Munther is from a family of 6. Munther suffers from kidney problems and chronic diseases (diabetes and high blood pressure) but struggles to obtain medication. Munther has 4 children: Karim (28) who is an Information Technology major, Samir (26) who is an accounting student, Aseel (24) who is studying business administration, and Layan (13). Their house has been destroyed. They are fundraising to buy food, water, medicine and evacuate from Gaza. (https://gofund.me/a2cd6382) (#256 on @/gazavetters vetted list)

Rima (@riima790): Rima is 45 years old. She has 2 children: Baha (13), and Ola (16) who wishes to study medicine. Her husband has been injured in the feet. Their house has been bombed and destroyed. They are fundraising to pay for Rima’s husband’s surgery and to evacuate from Gaza. (https://gofund.me/da70b47e) (#249 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€478 raised of €50K goal)

Aya Hassouna (@ayamontasr, @ayafamily5): Aya has 3 children. Their home has been destroyed and they are now sleeping on the streets. They are fundraising to buy basic necessities. (https://chuffed.org/project/help-aya-and-her-family-survive-the-onslaught-on-gaza) (shared by 90-ghost) (€88 Raised of €30 000)

24 November

Yossef Ezz Eldeen Abo Steta, Ruba Khaled Khader (@rubakhader2004, @yossef-gaza11, @ahmadabostita): Youssef is 24 years old and he used to be an accountant. He was supposed to marry his fiancee Ruba (20), whom he has been engaged with for 2 years, in Februrary 2024. Ruba is studying software engineering in uni and Yousef wishes to pay for uni fees so she can finish her education. (https://gofund.me/140f79ec) (#251 on @/gazavetters vetted list) (€167 raised of €30K goal, fundraising since August)

Farah Younis, Lauren (@farahyounis, @allorenasworld2): Lauren and Farah are sisters and they are from a family of 8. Lauren is a uni student and she dreams of becoming an artist. Her younger sister Farah was seriously injured in the head, resulting in bleeding and a fractured skull, when their home was bombed. They wish to evacuate from Gaza and get treatment for Farah. (https://gofund.me/44d38085) (shared by 90-ghost) (CHF1,172 raised of CHF30K, fundraising since April)

Adham Ayyad (@lawyer-adhamayyad88): Adham is a lawyer with 4 children. His family, including his parents, his 11 siblings and all their children, totals 62 people. They wish to evacuate from Gaza. (https://gofund.me/e41a607c) (shared by 90-ghost) (€807 raised of €50K target)

23 November

Maram Rafat (@maramrafat): Maram is a 27 year old pharmacist from Gaza. She is trying to evacuate her family (her parents, 3 sisters and her brother) from Gaza. His father needs medical treatment for the severe pain he is suffering on his back and foot. He has had 3 surgeries done to his back. Her father is a journalist, and they have had difficulty finding shelter as people are afraid to help him for fear of being targeted. (https://gofund.me/1d29dc02) (#85 on Butterfly Effect Project vetted list, shared by el-shab-hussein)

Abedallah Musallam (@abedallahmusallam): Abedallah is a fresh graduate and supposed to start university. He is a very talented student and wishes to become a doctor. (https://gofund.me/f7e44b6e) (#276 on @/gazavetters vetted list)

Mahmoud Ayyad (@mahmoudayyads, mahmoudayyad): Mahmoud’s family consist of 43 members, mostly young children and old women. They wish to evacuate from Gaza. (https://gofund.me/4539f36c) (vetted by 90-ghost)

Yehia Alqoqa (@yehiaalqoqa6): Yahya’s father has been killed and now he is the sole breadwinner for his family. He has lost his home and he is fundraising to help his family survive. (https://gofund.me/d38cc51f) (#95 on @/gazavetters vetted list)

Click here for my Google Doc with my complete masterlist of all the Palestinian gfm asks I've received

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See post here for other verified ways to send aid to Gaza.

Daily Clicks on Arab.org. Every click made is registered in their system and generates donation from sponsors/advertisers.

See links below for my Masterlists of Vetted Fundraisers from the Palestinians who sent me asks for if you want to help more people! As well as resources for palestinian students if you are a palestinian student!

Masterlists of Vetted Fundraisers

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 13 - 25 July.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 26 -29 July.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 30 July - 1 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 2 - 5 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 6 - 10 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 11 - 14 August.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 15 - 18 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundrasiers from 19 - 21 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundrasiers from 22 - 24 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 25 - 28 August

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 29 August - 1 September

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 2 - 5 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 6-10 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 11-14 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 15-18 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 19-22 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 23-26 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 27-30 September.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 1-4 October.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 5-9 October.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 10-14 October.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 15-21 October.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 22-26 October.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 27 October - 2 November.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 3-12 November.

Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 13-22 November.

Resources for Palestinian Students!

Initiatives and resources to support Palestinian students, academics and universities:

This is a list of initiatives and resources for Gazan students seeking to complete their studies, including initiatives, resources, training and scholarships. See list here.

Scholarships for Displaced Palestinian students:

Putting this here for the palestininans who follow me: If you are a displaced Palestinian student looking to fund your education, this document lists the scholarships available around the world for displaced Palestinian students.

[someonebeatyoutothisuser]

My name is Tarneem Sami, from Gaza, a mother of three children. I lost my beloved husband, Ahmed, who was martyred while trying to provide for our family. Since his loss, I have been struggling to keep going for the sake of my children, but life has become more challenging every day.

We were forced to leave our home in Shuja’iyya, and we moved from Rafah to Khan Younis, then to Deir al-Balah, and now we are living in a tent with barely any of life’s essentials. Every day, I am fighting to provide food, water, and medicine for my children.

I write to you today with a heavy heart, asking for your help, even if it’s just a little, or by sharing this message so that our story reaches those who can lend a helping hand. I have lost so much, but I have not lost hope in the kindness that still exists in people’s hearts.

Please, help me provide a decent life for my children. You can find more details and support options on my personal page here.

May God bless you.

PLEASE PLEASE DONATE! OR SPREAD THE WORD IF YOU CAN'T, DON'T LIKE, REBLOG, DO NOT JUST LIKE!

[tieflingkisser]

"Our Job Is to Flatten Gaza. No One Will Stop Us."

Journalists Younis Tirawi and Sami Vanderlip have managed to find and archive all the Instagram stories and daily posts shared by the soldiers of one key unit, Israel’s 749 Combat Engineering Battalion. They’ve mapped out the structure of the unit and identified the individual soldiers and officers involved, along with their various roles in operations. They have tracked the activities of each company in the battalion, including what they were doing, when, and where, as the force shred their way through Gaza. The mission is nothing less than a systematic, concerted, and deliberate effort to erase the intellectual, cultural, and social future of the Palestinian people. “Our job is to flatten Gaza,” the soldiers of the official D9 company of the battalion wrote on their Instagram page. They added, accurately: “No one will stop us.” 

[...]

The following is a thorough account of the acts committed by the 749 battalion, complete with the evidence they post themselves. These are not just isolated events, but represent a pattern that runs through the very heart of the Israeli military—a sadistic attitude toward the civilians of Gaza, whose futures they have been tasked with blowing up or flattening. If sadistic sounds harsh, read through this dispatch and ask yourself if it’s not, in the end, too soft of a description.

[softestaura]

"Modern Love" Numéro #190, February 2018 Laurie Bartley featuring Sora Choi & Sami Younis

[resident-wof-expert]

My name is Tarneem Sami, from Gaza, a mother of three children. I lost my beloved husband, Ahmed, who was martyred while trying to provide for our family. Since his loss, I have been struggling to keep going for the sake of my children, but life has become more challenging every day.

We were forced to leave our home in Shuja’iyya, and we moved from Rafah to Khan Younis, then to Deir al-Balah, and now we are living in a tent with barely any of life’s essentials. Every day, I am fighting to provide food, water, and medicine for my children.

I write to you today with a heavy heart, asking for your help, even if it’s just a little, or by sharing this message so that our story reaches those who can lend a helping hand. I have lost so much, but I have not lost hope in the kindness that still exists in people’s hearts.

Please, help me provide a decent life for my children. You can find more details and support options on my personal page here.

May God bless you.

[celestial-jellyfishstar]

My name is Tarneem Sami, from Gaza, a mother of three children. I lost my beloved husband, Ahmed, who was martyred while trying to provide for our family. Since his loss, I have been struggling to keep going for the sake of my children, but life has become more challenging every day.

We were forced to leave our home in Shuja’iyya, and we moved from Rafah to Khan Younis, then to Deir al-Balah, and now we are living in a tent with barely any of life’s essentials. Every day, I am fighting to provide food, water, and medicine for my children.

I write to you today with a heavy heart, asking for your help, even if it’s just a little, or by sharing this message so that our story reaches those who can lend a helping hand. I have lost so much, but I have not lost hope in the kindness that still exists in people’s hearts.

Please, help me provide a decent life for my children. You can find more details and support options on my personal page here.

May God bless you.

^

[watermelllonarchive]

Updated and reorganized the resources post (pinned on my blog) but wanted to share in a separate post as well <3

Resources

To see the most up-to-date version of this post, see my pinned post.

A note on ownership: I don't own these videos. The creators of these videos want me to remove their content, contact me through DM and I'll do so. :)

1. Go Fund Me

I'm making a list of every Go Fund Me or donation link from accounts shared on this blog! If you have interacted with the posts or felt moved by the stories they shared, please consider donating to help them and their families. (Note: not all accounts shared on watermelllonarchive have GFM or other fundraising campaigns.)

Click on names to see their previous posts!

Listed alphabetically by first name

Abdallah Zaqout - GFM for evacuating his family (Link) Update: Abdallah was able to evacuate in March 2024, but his family remains in Gaza.

Abdel Kouta - GFM for Abdel (Canadian citizen) to return to his wife and kids in Canada. (Link) Update: Abdel has left Gaza. The GFM is still open to help cover living expenses.

Ahmed Younis - GFM to help him evacuate Gaza. (Link)

Amir Gharabawi - GFM to help evacuate his family (link) Update: Amir and a few family members have left Gaza. The GFM is still open to cover living expenses and safe passage for his siblings.

Anas Matar - GFM to help rebuild his home (link)

Ashraf and Aboud Almajaida - GFM to help them and their family (link)

Asma Al-shaikh- While Asma has evacuated, there is an ongoing GFM to help her family and fiance leave Gaza. (link)

Bashar Zaneen - GFM to help evacuate him and his mother (link) Update: Bashar evacuated Gaza in May. His family, including his mom, are still in Gaza and the GFM remains open.

Hasan Almoghani - GFM to help Hasan and his family in Northern Gaza afford food and necessities (link)

Hosam Soboh - GFM to help rebuild his home and business (link)

Kholoud Nassar - GFM to support her family in Gaza (link)

Mahmoud Alghrbawi - GFM to help evacuate his family (link)

Maram Alshurafa - GFM for evacuating her family (link)

Medo Halimy- GFM to support his and his family's evacuation. (Link)

Meera Asfour - GFM to support her family and help them evacuate (link)

Nadia Abu Shaban - GFM for evacuating her family (link) Update: Nadia and her family evacuated in May 2024.

Nisreen Shehada - GFM to evacuate her family who remains in Gaza (link) Update: Nisreen left Gaza in late March. Her family is still in Gaza and were scheduled to leave the day IOF took Rafah Crossing.

Nour Elhouda Musabeh (Nouur97) - GFM to help her and her family afford food and other essentials. (Link)

Rahaf Shamaly - GFM for her family to join her in Egypt. (link)

Sami Alsultan - GFM to help Sami and his family rebuild (link)

Shoroq Isawi- GFM to help her family evacuate. (link) Update: Shoroq evacuated March 2024. Her family is still in Gaza and the GFM remains open.

Tala Darwish - GFM to support her studies and evacuation from Gaza (link)

2. Actions

Contacting Representatives

Canada - MPs by Constituencies

CJPME tool to help call representatives

leadnow.ca script and tracker to call your representatives

Amnesty International

United States - Federal, state, and local representatives

5calls website to help call your reps

Action Network form to write to your representatives

USPCR advice and scripts for contacting congress

Jewish Voices for Peace

Need a script?

Humanti Project has some messages for emailing representatives, which you can use or take as inspiration.

Form letters and email campaigns

These links allow you to send a pre-written email. Just enter your contact information!

Jewish Voices for Peace (USA)

Congress: demand Biden reinstate UNRWA finding

President Biden: demand an immediate ceasefire now

US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USA)

Email Congress: End the Gaza Genocide

Email universities: Divest now and stop repressing protests

Medial Aid for Palestinians (UK)

Email your MP: Protect Palestinians in Gaza Against Atrocities

Petitions

USCPR: Demand Biden and Congress Acknowledge the ICC’s Authority and Put a Stop to the Genocide in Gaza

Amnesty International: Demand a ceasefire by all parties to end civilian suffering

Buying eSims

Purchase internet access for someone in Gaza with eSims for Gaza

Daily Clicks

Arab.org - Watch an advertisement, and the money goes to the UNRWA. (View their quarterly donation receipts here)

3. Conflicts across the globe

While this blog focuses on Palestine, there are other conflicts that deserve our attention. Please consider donating what you can to one or more of the charities below, or share the links with friends and family.

Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩

7 million people have been displaced due to violence between armed groups and government. Millions more face disease, starvation, and continued violence.

Focus Congo - founded in 2016 by a Congolese refugee Pappy Orion who escaped the Congo during the first and second Congo Wars of the late 1990s.

Help Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo- This effort, organized and run by Women for Women International, supports Congolese women escape violence and recover through education, job training, access to doctors, and cash assistance.

Sudan 🇸🇩

Violence between opposing factions of the Sudanese security forces have resulted in over 8.5 million people being displaced and millions more struggling to access food, medicine, and safety.

CARE International Switzerland - CARE has been in Sudan before the current conflict and runs programs helping refugees.

International Rescue Committee - IRC has increased their ongoing efforts in Sudan and have launched new programs to address water and sanitation.

[riddle-on-the-milk-carton]

My name is Tarneem Sami, from Gaza, a mother of three children. I lost my beloved husband, Ahmed, who was martyred while trying to provide for our family. Since his loss, I have been struggling to keep going for the sake of my children, but life has become more challenging every day.

We were forced to leave our home in Shuja’iyya, and we moved from Rafah to Khan Younis, then to Deir al-Balah, and now we are living in a tent with barely any of life’s essentials. Every day, I am fighting to provide food, water, and medicine for my children.

I write to you today with a heavy heart, asking for your help, even if it’s just a little, or by sharing this message so that our story reaches those who can lend a helping hand. I have lost so much, but I have not lost hope in the kindness that still exists in people’s hearts.

Please, help me provide a decent life for my children. You can find more details and support options on my personal page here.

May God bless you.

@invisiblesketches @moths-and-crows @floweyyyyyy @skilatilu @dakotac0le @smthmeaningful @ring-around-the-rosi @thund3randrain @aspenwhispers @xxshadowcasterxx @sapfronkz

[negative-speedforce]

This Week's Gaza Fundraisers:

@drfarhatblog Vetted here (248). $8,792 out of $29,500.

@ghaziyounes1967 Vetted here, $4,961 out of $50,000

@motaz352 Vetted here. kr51,598 SEK out of kr250,000.

@mohammedswierh2 Not vetted but likely legit. $12,676 out of $40,000.

@abedallhferwanagaza Vetted here. €5,391 out of €35,000

@dodoomar12345 Vetted here. kr205,517 SEK out of kr300,000.

@samialkhalili Not vetted but likely legit. €155 out of €50,000. EXTREMELY LOW ON FUNDS!!!

@olasaqer Vetted here. €3,732 out of €35,000. Young widow with children!

@nourasissue3 Not vetted but likely legit. €123 out of €5,000. Family is in Egypt, but needs funds to rebuild their lives.

Let's all get together and get all our spare money and help these lovely families get to safety! If you don't have anything to spare, please reblog to help them get some reach.