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Today we took our little son to the hospital because he suffers from a chest infection that affects his breathing and causes him pain. I hope that every living conscience will help us save our young son’s life and donate any amount you can.

Unfortunately, there is no treatment in the hospital for my young son. Help us before it is too late.

Howdy folks, the Senate will be considering the first ever resolution blocking arms to Israel. This is huge and historic; it would block government contracting and about $20 billion in arms and support. This is an uphill battle, PLEASE urge your senators to support S.J.Res114-115. This is maybe the most important piece of legislation relating to Palestine that we have ever gotten and we must seize this opportunity.

This doc has information on the resolutions and their process, as well as sample messages and a phone script you can use. Please, use this moment to hear witness for your neighbors.

This is a massive call to action even if you live in a blue state! You cannot simply trust that your senator will do the right thing here. They need to hear that we still care even if the election is behind us.

God bless the pro-Palestine activists who made this happen!

British banking giant Barclays has sold all of its shareholdings (16,000 shares) in Israel's largest weapons company Elbit Systems Ltd.

Palestine Action has undertaken 54 protest actions across the UK against Barclays over the past 12 months, including smashing windows of the bank's branches and spraying them in red paint.

HELL YES!

(sources: x,x)

In case you lost it - a link to the eSIM donation guide. Even if you feel sick and powerless, you can at least do this. And even if you really, really can't donate, you can always at least share this and remind others.

https://gazaesims.com/esim-purchase-tutorial/

Casual reminder that the Palestine Children's Relief Fund has a 97% on Charity Navigator and you should donate to it if u can. Despite the limited external aid that's been allowed into Gaza, they've been able to distribute a lot of aid internally. And they are providing needed aid to Lebanon.

DONATE HERE

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Amal al-ashour is a dear friend of mine and a woman who has a been trying and doing everything that she possibly can to take care of herself and her family and her baby girl Maryam she was very honest and upfront with me when we first talked back in September that the campaign goal need to be extended and she was worried about the money running out with inflation and severe lack of basic daily necessities in the gaza strip and the insane 25% rate on money withdrawal and last time any aids has entered south of Gaza was 20 days ago I'm really about my friend situation in this image is just what the price of three items and it's a crime that this will not able to feed one person let alone 20 people who are always under feed and under constant threats of bombs and deaths please don't forget about my dear friend and sister amal keep up your support and donation.

LAST DONATION WAS AN HOUR AGO

I'm sure many people have already shared this here, but I think it's important that people here on Tumblr need to see this.

"I disagree with Kamala's position on the war in Gaza. How can I vote for her?" by US Senator Bernie Sanders

His question is NOT RHETORICAL by the way! Transcript for anyone who struggles with video:

“I understand that there are millions of Americans who disagree with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the terrible war in Gaza.

I am one of them.

While Israel had a right to defend itself against the horrific Hamas terrorist attack of October 7th, which killed 1,200 innocent people and took 250 hostages, it did not have a right to wage an all-out war against the entire Palestinian people.

It did not have the right to kill 42,000 Palestinians, two thirds of whom were children, women and the elderly, or injure over 100,000 people in Gaza.

It did not have the right to destroy Gaza's infrastructure, housing, and healthcare system. It did not have the right to bomb every one of Gaza's 12 universities.

It did not have the right to block humanitarian aid, causing massive malnutrition in children and, in fact, starvation.

And that is why I am doing everything I can to block U.S. military aid and offensive weapon sales to the right-wing extremist Netanyahu government in Israel. And I know that many of you share those feelings, and some of you are saying,

"How can I vote for Kamala Harris if she is supporting this terrible war?"

And that is a very fair question. And let me give you my best answer. And that is that even on this issue, Donald Trump and his right-wing friends are worse. In the Senate, in Congress, the Republicans have worked overtime to block humanitarian aid to the starving children in Gaza. The President and Vice President both support getting as much humanitarian aid into Gaza as soon as possible.

Trump has said Netanyahu is "doing a good job", and has said Biden is "holding him back". He has suggested the Gaza strip would make excellent beachfront property for development. And it is no wonder Netanyahu prefers to have Donald Trump in office.

But even more importantly - and this I promise you - after Kamala wins, we will together do everything that we can to change U.S. policy toward Netanyahu. An immediate ceasefire, the return of all hostages, a surge of massive humanitarian aid, the stopping of settler attacks on the West Bank, and the rebuilding of Gaza for the Palestinian people.

And let me be clear. We will have, in my view, a much better chance of changing U.S. policy with Kamala than with Trump, who is extremely close to Netanyahu and sees him as a like-minded, right-wing extremist ally.

But let me also say this - and I deal with this every single day as a U.S. Senator - as important as Gaza is, and as strongly as many of us feel about this issue, it is not the only issue at stake in this election.

If Trump wins, women in this country will suffer an enormous setback and lose the ability to control their own bodies. That is not acceptable.

If Trump wins, to be honest with you, the struggle against climate change is over. While virtually every scientist who has studied the issue understands that climate change is real, and an existential threat to our country and the world, Trump believes it is a "hoax". And if the United States, the largest economy in the world, stops transforming our energy system away from fossil fuel, every other country - China, Europe, all over the world - they will do exactly the same thing. And God only knows the kind of planet we will leave to our kids and future generations.

If Trump wins, at a time of massive income and wealth inequality, he will demand even more tax breaks for the very richest people in our country while cutting back on programs that working families desperately need. The rich will only get richer while the minimum wage will remain at $7.25 an hour and millions of our fellow workers will continue to earn starvation wages.

Did you all see the recent Trump rally at Madison Square Gardens? Well, I did. And what I can tell you is that, as a nation, as all of you know, we have struggled for years, against impossible odds, to overcome all forms of bigotry - whether it's racism, whether it's sexism, whether it's homophobia, whether it's xenophobia, you name it. We have tried to fight against bigotry. But that is exactly what we saw on display at that unbelievable Trump rally. It was not a question of speakers getting up there, disagreeing with Kamala Harris on the issue. That wasn't the issue at all. They were attacking her simply because she was a woman, and a woman of colour. Extreme, vulgar sexism and racism.

Is that really the kind of America that we can allow?

So let me conclude by saying this: this is the most consequential election in our lifetimes. Many of you have differences of opinion with Kamala Harris on Gaza. So do I.

But we cannot sit this election out. Trump has got to be defeated. Let's do everything we can in the next week to make sure that Kamala Harris is our next president.

Thank you very much.”

Animal Portraits for Gaza Aid Donations

I will be holding a fundraiser. For a $5.00+ USD (or equivalent) donation to Medical Aid for Palestinians I will do an animal drawing or portrait.

The situation in Palestine has made me feel emotions the depths of which I can't really put into words. I would like to use my skills to try and help in what little way I can.

DM me a screenshot of your donation confirmation email and the photo you would like drawn or painted. Either on my tumblr or instagram. Detail level will depend on donation amount.

Even if you can't donate, sharing would be appreciated. Every bit helps. Thank you.

The Alanqar family has a new baby to care for, and three very young children, Zeina, Eileen, and Yamen, the oldest of which is 7 years old. They need your help to restore hope and safety to their lives!!

🍉They are currently at €61,257 out of their €75,000 goal - please consider donating to them and helping them reach their goal as quickly as possible!!

🌟 This campaign has been vetted by @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi - #264 on the vetted Gaza fundraiser list.

🕊 Show your support to Ahmed and Dina by following their account @zinaanqar - their account has been suspended multiple times and they can use the support!

€68,075 / €68,000

We've hit €68k!! Let's keep this going - let's try and raise €1k so we can reach €69k by the end of the weekend!!

€68,577 / €75,000

€423 away from €69k!!

€68,906 / €75,000

€94 away from €69k!!!!

€69,692 / €75,000

as of october 27

In case you're wondering how responsible the US is for every murdered child, aid worker, and civilian in Palestine, it's 70%.

It's as much an American genocide as an Israeli one.

Lenval Brown, the voice actor for Sisyphus and the narrator from Disco Elysium is doing a fundraiser to help evacuate a family from Gaza.

To join the stream you need to donate here -> Link

Then submit proof of donation on this form -> Link

The stream will be this Saturday October 19th at 3 PM EST

Reminder the stream is happening tomorrow!

Feeling crazy I'm seeing Gazan journalists posting farewells on twitter again

Little Palestinian Girl vs. Israeli Soldiers

It is, and always has been, vitally important not to CONSUME information but to INTERROGATE it.

Who said this? What is the source? (Citations needed!) Can a primary source actually be found? What is their background? Who are they connected to? Beholden to?

Why did they say this?

Who benefits from this statement? How do they benefit?

Who is harmed by this statement? How are they harmed?

How does the statement affect power relations of which I am part, or which affect me?

Are there contradictions? Within the statement? Between this and other statements made by the same or connected entities? Between this statement and other information that I know of or have heard?

No one is immune to propaganda. Controlling hearts and minds is the lynch-pin of all other forms of control and coercion.

This is why it is, and always has been, vitally important not to CONSUME information but to INTERROGATE it.

And to be aware that, even with the best precautions, one can still get things wrong. So it's equally important to keep a spacious, flexible, and HUMBLE mind.

Context. Don't cut off the thread to intentionally obscure meaning.

I keep seeing these real interesting crops involving people trying to make out Jewish politicians and such as secret Zionists, and it sure is interesting. I mean, really fuckin' interesting.