#palestinian joy

[sayruq]

[documenting-apartheid]

Palestinian children smile and dance together at the Palestinian Heritage Center in Bethlehem. Date unknown. Source.

[watermelllonarchive]

After losing her crochet store during the war, Aseel has channeled her creativity into creating clothing for her children. Her cradt became a shared joy with her brother Mohammed. Last year, he whittled a pair of wooden crochet needles for her. The siblings have been distributing Aseel's creations to children around their camp, so they can stay warm in the winter.

In this video, Aseel's son and daughter try on the new clothes their mother made for them.

You can folow Aseen and her crochet projects on Instagram @ aseel_kh_art.

(Her phone number is in the profile, but I don't feel comfortable sharing that info)

[madintersexmermaid]

Anyways here's a very cool and rad flag I found on X/Twitter made by Olivia (@khamorri) that combines the Palestinian flag and the Roma flag together and I think it's so freaking awesome! 😊😊💖💖

(Plus, as an Afro-Romani-Palestinian and a Jew of color, this really warms my heart and makes my mixed heritage feel seen and acknowledged. Seriously, this is THE most perfect and most beautiful flag I've ever seen.

Opre Roma! ✊🏽

Opre Jews! ✊🏽

Opre Palestine! ✊🏽

😎😎😊😊❤💚💙☸️🇵🇸🇵🇸🍉🌿🗝

[rvllybllply2014]

I’m not crying you’re crying. What an amazing young man, he’s just a child still but he’s out there providing joy to other children. Just such a beautiful soul.

Palestinian joy is a rare sight to see especially in this past year, but it’s still amazing. These children are the seeds that will see a free and safe Palestine/Falasteen.

[runalongprincevaliant]

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[russenoire]

It had always been a sight for weary eyes but with Israel’s siege denying Gazans the freedom to move,

some things really haven't changed much, have they?

this photo of joy in the face of despair brings me hope. i hope the father and son here (and everyone else in this photo) are alive still.

A Palestinian father playfully balances his son on his right hand at the beach in Gaza City early one evening.

The coast of Gaza has grown increasingly popular over the years. It had always been a sight for weary eyes but with Israel’s siege denying Gazans the freedom to move, its seemingly endless seascape offers, for many, a very tangible escape, even if only temporal. It has also become a very popular family destination. Entire meals are prepared, served, and eaten here, and it is not uncommon to stay the night, father, son, and all.

Photo credit: Ali Ali, June 2013. (via smpalestine)

[odinsblog]

iconic

[colachampagne3]

sensei asking for a ceasefire

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[watermelllonarchive]

Two children, around elementary school age, play with a water hose on a hot day. Ahmed captured these moments of joy and shared on September 13.

Ahmed is on Instagram @ ahmed.ys3, where he documents daily life in Gaza through photo journalism, video, and interviews. You can support his work on Go Fund Me.

Available Go Fund Me campaigns for people whose stories have been shared on watermelllonarchive can be found in the resources post.

[stil-lindigo]

You'r eunder no obligation to reply but I'd like to ask, how do you keep your head up these days considering the genocide? It's been nearly five months now, my entire family is giving up the stirke and falling into propoganda, and every time i think "surely this is the end, no way the us will keep supporting this, israel is on limited time" i keep seeing no end in my twitter feed to the countless losses, i keep seeing gore and childrens butchered on my tiktok. i dont wanna lose hope or faith but ive started feeling so depressed these days that i dont even wanna open my social media because i know what ill see. it might sound selfish but i hope i can open up my tiktok and see silly little people doing trends again instead of seeing one between 6 posts asking to use filters so that they can donate and detailing the necessities that israel banned from palestine and it just feels so soul crushing and hopeless. it makes me feel worse because if im tired of it then how do palestanians cope being in it? if you have any tips or good news id be grateful

hi anon. A lot of what Palestinians report first-hand is graphic, and horrifying, and would contribute to that soul-crushing feeling. But they are so tenacious, they have so much love for their people, their country. Often, Bisan or Motaz or Plestia when she was still in Gaza will share little slices of joy from displaced Palestinians. It reinvigorates me, and I'll often return to watch them when things seem dire.

A baby in Gaza, blessedly unaware of the horrors. Look at that smile!

A Palestinian mother makes donuts for her children, and offers Bisan one as she prepares for an interview. She (the mother) talks about how she makes treats like this to try to cheer up her children, how she keeps herself busy like this so she can't feel the grief of the situation. It is expensive to buy firewood these days, and flour. At her side, her children chip away at a block of wood to help her.

if you'd like to support people like this family, donate to CareforGaza, which directly distributes supplies and money to families in need. They have stopped donations to their Gofundme campaign due to overwhelming support, but you can still donate via the paypal link in their bio.

Young Palestinians parkour in the ruins of Gaza, to show that Israeli bombing will not kill their spirits.

Mo, a Palestinian man, buys cat food after searching for two days straight, and feeds the stray cats in Gaza.

Palestinian children at a refugee camp filming a cute video.

Although they've lost their home, a Palestinian family gather to celebrate their youngest child's birthday, complete with a small cake and a birthday hat.

Bisan makes bread in Khan Younis.

Palestinians celebrate the birthday of an injured girl in hospital, with a small cake. One of them has dressed up as a clown.

After losing 22 members of his family and being injured in a bombardment, a Palestinian man named Mohammed Al Ghandour marries his fiance in a tent.

A Palestinian journalist plays with a baby who survived an airstrike.

@/nisreendiary on TikTok documents the process of making fresh bread in a tent in a calming video.

I got most of these off twitter, from this thread. Twitter is a hellscape at the best of times, but the easy communication it provides is a blessing. I'll try to share more of the good news here, as they pop up. In the future, I recommend you follow Eye on Palestine, or Al Jazeera if you'd like to stay informed on the situation in Gaza with minimal scrolling.

[blossoms-phan]

this means so much to me 😭😭❤️‍🩹 (x)

[audhdnight]

Another reminder:

I’ve tried to post this on tiktok six actual times and no matter how I change the tags/caption it always gets nuked in - no exaggeration - less than ten seconds. I’m banned from posting for a week because I’ve gotten so many strikes on my account tonight alone. I just want this to be seen somewhere.