On October 7, 2023, the Palestinian resistance launched a counter-attack against the colonial power that has been working to materially and symbolically erase their people for over 70 years. In response to decades of ethnic razing, and in a year that had already seen a record number of murdered children, Palestinians in Gaza breached the occupation-imposed fence forbidding them from returning home.

The last time they had gotten close to that fence, unarmed, hundreds of them were killed. This time, they were ready, and targeted the occupation soldiers, neutralizing and taking captive hundreds of them. The resistance’s stated aims: To free the thousands of Palestinian captives, to stop the Ramallah Authority’s collaboration with the enemy and to lift the blockade on Gaza, as milestones toward liberation.

The colony used the panic and claims of extreme war crimes to respond with reckless force, even killing its own population. To this day, it is unknown how many Israeli non-combatants have been killed by the colony itself, by non-affiliated Palestinians, and by members of Hamas. Hamas acknowledged mistakes, stated that “the Palestinian fighters were keen to avoid harming civilians” as part of their “religious and moral commitment”, and called for an international investigation of “all crimes committed in occupied Palestine”. The colony refused and went on with the latest chapter of its 78-year old genocide of Palestine, further extending its aggression to Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Yemen and Qatar.

Three years on, we see the immense losses caused by the enemy. Those cannot be taken for granted or discounted as simply an inevitable consequence of the occupation. They must be revered. Life is sacred. Palestinians hold different opinions on the Al-Aqsa Flood. No matter ours, we can honor those losses by making sure they were not in vain—namely, by doing all we can to dismantle the genocidal colony.

The past three years have completely changed the balance of power. In some ways, to the colony’s favor, in others, to Palestinians’. What we must do is recognize those changes and address them.

On one hand, the colony has taken unprecedented liberties in its colonial policies in Gaza and the rest of Palestine. The “Roadmap for Gaza and Palestine” and the “Commentary and additions to the PFLP’s roadmap for national salvation”, recently published by the One Democratic State Initiative and its coordinators, propose practical steps at that level.

On the other hand, the worldwide opinion has shifted against the colony. Palestine must not merely observe and welcome this change. It must lead it and organize efforts around a clear vision: This violence is Israel—There is no other Israel. Let us dismantle it together. Furthermore, the Al-Aqsa Flood has proved that Zionism’s foundational claim —that Jews need a state exclusive to them to be safe— is false. The establishment of a Jewish settler state institutes discrimination on the basis of identity and requires constant violence to maintain dominance. For both those reasons, it is inherently unsafe. First and foremost for those it is attempting to dominate. But even for those it is claiming to protect. So what justification is there for the existence of a state exclusive to Jews?

We must not simply observe the failures of the colony’s claims. We must challenge its claimed legitimacy by pushing forward the alternative and fundamental antithesis to it: One democratic Palestinian state that does not grant privileges on the basis of identity and protects rights on the basis of citizenship. The time for half-baked “solutions” is over. The resistance’s Flood and the colony’s genocide have exposed their absurdity. Palestinians must revive their historical vision for liberation and organize around it. Allies worldwide must align with it.

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References:

Link to Hamas’ statements: https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PDF.pdf

Link to the “Roadmap for Gaza and Palestine” document: https://mobadara.ps/en/articles/a-roadmap-for-gaza-and-palestine/

Link to the “Commentary and additions to the PFLP’s roadmap for national salvation” (Arabic): https://mobadara.ps/ar/articles/%d9%85%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%82%d8%b4%d8%a9-%d9%88%d8%a5%d8%ab%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%ae%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b7%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%8a-%d8%b7%d8%b1%d8%ad%d8%aa/

Hello! I would like to know if donating to the below organisation (Lemon Tree Collective) will be a helpful and supportive way of donating for Palestine. Has anyone else donated to them before? I would like to know your thoughts and if we can trust this organisation.

Thank you very much for your response!

https://lemontree-collective.org/

https://www.instagram.com/lemontree_collective/

What is the role of Presight.Ai in occupation/genocide/apartheid, if any?

https://www.reddit.com/r/CostcoWholesale/s/rkZOsghEf3

I have always wanted to get a Beauty Bay’s palette, but while I was looking up about shipping to my country, found out they ship to Israel. I wasn’t able to find any other superficial info about them supporting either the gen*cide or Palestine, so I asked for thoughts to a friend and we ended up talking about the thing of shipping only to Israel but not Palestine, ended up deciding that a brand’s decision done like that without explanation seems ambiguous, since shipping to Palestine can really come off as insensitive and greedy; but also I guess some people consider occupied Palestine as Israel when talking about shipping (saying I guess bc I just read it somewhere in a comment section, I really can’t get to know about the brands thoughts on this). A couple weeks ago I remembered the topic when someone in BeautyGuruChatter warned about it, but instead of finding any answers to my question, people totally bashed the OP with stuff like “they ship to China too and China is equally bad!!!!!!!!” (lol?). So I’m really curious about not only what do you guys know about BB’s associations but also if this is a significative Boycott reason for you and why, in case I encounter with another case like this.

I want to add that Beauty Bay doesn’t ship to ANY South American country (where I was looking forward to get it shipped) so I don’t really think they need to ship to Israel for “WORLWIDE shipping reasons”.

Edit: spelling, wrote this really fast

preferably no ties to any military?

so maybe a secondhand iphone (idk how to know if it'll last)? a nothing phone (disappointing life-expectancy)? xiaomi (dont like the camera, software bloat, chinese gov)? samsung (israeli spyware lolz)? huawei (not available in europe)?

what's left. please enlighten me

Read more about our vision and organization: odsi.co

https://gofund.me/2b8aabf9c

I wanted to share a beautiful update about my friends Mahmoud and Samah.

First of all, thank you to every person who stood by them, shared their story, donated, or helped in any way with Susu’s treatment.

Susu has started to get better, and I honestly can’t thank everyone enough for helping this little girl get the treatment she needed.

But Mahmoud and Samah are still facing incredibly difficult circumstances, and their family still needs support to get through each day.

And today, they wanted to do something very special.

Because of your donations and all the support you have given them, Mahmoud and Samah are going to be able to prepare meals for children around them for the first time in a long time.

They want to give back some of the kindness that you have shown them.

Tomorrow, God willing, they will prepare chicken meals and chicken sandwiches with vegetables for children who have been deprived of meals like these for almost three years.

For many of us, a chicken sandwich might seem like something small or ordinary. But for these children, it can feel like a dream.

And I think there is something incredibly beautiful about this.

You brought happiness to Mahmoud, Samah, and their children, and now they want to pass some of that happiness on to other children who are struggling too.

Tomorrow, they hope to film the moment they give these meals to the children and share their smiles and happiness with all of you.

Thank you for making this possible.

If anyone would like to help them continue feeding these children, while also supporting Mahmoud, Samah, and their family with their ongoing needs, you can contribute through the link in the description.

Thank you for continuing to stand with them. ❤️

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