The world has let Palestinians down. The tiny shred of humanity that was once believed to exist, does not exist. What this year should teach humankind is that the oppressors are working tirelessly, not for a ceasefire, but to maintain their oppression at all levels and for those that oppose oppression, that fight must continue until Palestine is free and all oppressed people are free.
May the souls of all Palestinians who were killed by Israel have peace. May the souls of all Palestinians who were killed by Israel have justice. I pray this prayer for every martyr everyday. This world is at a loss without these beautiful people who did not deserve to die, but deserve to exist on their land that has been stolen and which Israel illegally occupies.
Do not look to governments for solutions. Do not look for those in power for a solution. They offer nothing but death and oppression. World leaders will grandly condemn Israel’s actions and delegates will stand up and exit the UN in a staged opposition to Israel, while continuing to do business and maintain diplomatic relations with Israel.
Where are the sanctions?
Where is the arms embargo?
Where are the ICC arrest warrants?
These countries voted together in the UNGA for a resolution calling all countries to follow through with the ruling of the ICJ which requests that countries no longer support Israel due to their illegal occupation of Palestine and that includes doing business and arming Israel. Yet these countries continue to do this even after their grandstand of a walkout in protest of Netanyahu’s speech at the UN. Palestinians do not need this performative nonsense, they need these countries to truly hold Israel accountable.
All I see are leaders and countries doing their best to dance around actually doing anything in the realm of accountability regarding Israel’s genocide and war crimes. It’s outright disgusting. Look at France! In one instance Macron declares that France will no longer provide weapons to Israel, and the next instance he walks it back. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have died. Over 60% of Gaza has been destroyed, and that seems like a low estimate.
We cannot trust our leaders or governments to end the genocide in Gaza. They have proven in this year that they will talk like they support Palestine, but take absolutely no action to uphold and protect the human rights of Palestinians.
On top of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Israel continues to push Lebanon and Iran into war at the behest of the US (though the US denies this despite all actions proving to the contrary). There is even some inane story that the US is trying to pay Israel money so that they do not attack Lebanon. And again, leaders are inactive and refuse to take any steps to address Israel’s violence and war on Lebanon.
Since we cannot trust our elected officials and governments to end the genocide, it is up to us. We have to continue supporting the boycotts through the BDS movement. We have to continue protesting and demanding protecting of human rights. We have to disrupt everything and scream at those in power everyday for those whose voices were taken.
Ultimately, we need a global strike. This is the only way through. We have to unite in protest for Palestine and for all people facing oppression and to protect our dying planet. Sanctions won’t be enforced, arms embargoes will not be enacted, and genocide will continue unless we ALL unite together as one voice that cannot be ignored. Until we can all unite in a global strike, we will be failing Palestine. Capitalists/oppressors only see us as potential profit and all they want from us is our labor which they profit from. Refuse them your labor and their profit until Palestine is free and until everyone is free. This strike needs to break all systems of oppression and give the power to the people.
My deepest apologies to Palestinians. You have opened the eyes of so many and suffer unimaginable pain, but you do not give up the fight, and here the world is offering such little assistance to end the injustice inflicted upon you. I am sorry from the core of my soul. This is a cruel world we live in which must be dismantled.
Please take the time today and honor the lives of Palestinians who have been killed. Al Jazeera compiled a list of the names of the 41,800 Palestinians Israel has killed in Gaza. May their souls rest in peace. May their souls have justice.
Al Jazeera: The names of those killed in Israel’s genocide in Gaza
From the river to the sea, may Palestine be free. May the whole world be free.
Strike
Protest
Boycott
Donate
Disrupt everything
Never give up your rirghts
BE UNGOVERNABLE
Demand sanctions and embargoes for Israel, US, UK, Germany, France, Australia, RSF, UAE, Russia, SAF, M23, and Rwanda.
Please extend your energy to other countries and people facing atrocities and genocide in Palestine, Sudan, DRC, Haiti, West Papua, the Rohingyas, Armenians, the Uyghurs, Yemen, and Lebanon.
Please read/watch and share.
France 24: One year of war in Gaza: The key dates in the Israel-Hamas conflict
Reuters: Thousands around the world protest Middle East war as Oct 7 anniversary nears
Al Jazeera: War crimes in Gaza
The Guardian: How Israel has made trauma a weapon of war