the men and boys are innocent too.
we cry "the innocent women and children" to appeal to the masses, to try and force their sympathy, but the men and boys are innocent too.
I have seen sons crying out for their mothers, their fathers, their siblings. I have seen them break down at the loss of their families. I have seen them cling to their dead and grieve.
I have seen fathers cradle their dead children, seen them kiss their faces and hold their little hands. I have seen them faint with grief when asked to identify the dead. I have seen them carry their sons and daughters. I have seen them fasting to provide what little they can for their families.
I have seen men and boys digging through the rubble with just their bare hands, I have seen them comforting strangers, playing with children, rocking them, hushing them, even if the face of such imminent danger. I have seen them cry, seen them grieve, seen them break down into each other's arms, seen them be selfless, beyond selfless, becoming something I don't have a word for.
I have seen the men who are doctors refuse to leave their patients, even when they have no medicine or supplies to give them, even when they're threatened with bombings. I have seen fathers who have lost all their children pick orphans up into their arms and proclaim them their child so they are not alone. I have seen men and boys digging pets out of the rubble.
the men are innocent too. the men and boys are being hurt and killed too. the men and boys are grieving too. the men and boys are scared too. the men and boys are fighting to save their people too. the men and boys deserve to be fought for too.
"Will you free my Palestine"
Sticker spotted in Brunswick, Victoria
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I love this so much
🌘 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 🌒
For both sides,
For Israel, this time they're trying to massacre everyone. A genocide in daylight
For Palestine, They’re fighting not just for survival, like they were for the last few decades, No, It's for complete liberation.
This time, It's win or win.
We, Arabs, have been raised knowing about the Palestinian cause. We sang songs and prayed for them. We didn't have hope we could liberate it anytime soon. 2004 came and gone. 2016 came and gone. 2019 came and gone..
But something is different this time. Everyone can feel it.
One bright thing I can say for sure is that it's you.
You guys,
I never could have imagined the amount of awareness and education spreading through foreign communities this quickly. Me, using Tumblr as a platform to talk about Palestine and thousands are engaging? No way.
Many Palestinians and Arabs are saying: Win the battle on the ground or not, We won. Because people know the truth now.
To everyone who wasn't raised in an environment that taught about Palestine and educated themselves and are now sharing the truth with us,
May God reward you for this in a way better than you wish for.
Don't get bored.
Don't stop sharing.
Don't get used to the scene!
As Shreen said, "بدها طول نفس" : "It needs a long breath" (Patience and Stamina)
Temples are built for gods. Knowing this a farmer builds a small temple to see what kind of god turns up.