Report from the West Bank
Updates from Palestine
Mon, Oct 16, 2023, at 2:25 PM
The
situation here gets worst and worst! We are under a complete lockdown
in the West Bank. There is lack of food, the internet keeps cutting off!
Above all settlers are attacking us.
I always thought that our
Nakba that happened in 1948 because people back then were not educated
and didn’t know the term humanity. Now, we witness another Nakba but in
front of the whole world!
Israel now is committing a genocide in
Gaza where they told more than 1.1 million to evacuate which is
impossible because of the size of Gaza. Yet once they started fleeing,
they bombed them in the streets! They deprived 2.1 million people of
water, food, medicine, and electricity. What is happening now is not a
war against Hamas, it’s a war against Palestinians but they are using
Hamas as an excuse.
The media is not covering anything about the real situation in Palestine!
If
you want the truth, you should always go to the source! You have to
watch out for biased news! Fake information is filling the whole
internet! Because they are controlling the whole media! We are trying so
hard to fight them, but our voice is not heard. They said that women
were raped, and kids were beheaded in the beginning without one
evidence. Then they all admitted that it is not true, and it’s all lies
to make the Palestinians look savages!
We wonder, how can people
trust the narrative of country that its leaders lied to the whole
world, and these lies reached to a wide audience? On Platform X these
lies reached 44 million and still are not deleted!
We need your voice now more than ever. You have to remember: We are fighting for our justice and a humanitarian cause.
Those
who struggled against discrimination, segregation, and occupation in
many parts of the world were never honored with red carpets and
thunderous applause. They were instead murdered, imprisoned, and
banished. Yet their legacy is still felt today. Malcolm X and Nelson
Mandela are just two examples!
Following the correct path through history has never been simple, and that has been the case from the very beginning.
The
path of the oppressed is long and arduous, so most people would rather
side with the powerful (oppressor) than the weak (oppressed). We are not
surprised by the side of the politicians in Europe and the USA. Those
are the same people who saw our suffering and ignored us for more than
75 years.
We lived in this hell through all our life! It’s not
something new to us, unfortunately! Of course, now it is more difficult
than before! It’s true that we have mixed feelings of anxiety and
confusion, but we have nothing to lose!
What we will lose from all of
this is our tents and chains!
We have nothing to fear from our
oppressors, who will soon be forgotten. We are not scared of them or
their collective punishments and aggression, no matter how severe they
are.
Among all this tragedy, we hope for a future of peace,
liberty and dignity that awaits the Palestinians! If not, then death is
better than living under the mercy of the oppressor because leaving is
not an option for us!
Much love and respect. Your voice matters.
Saed Zboun
Aida Refugee Camp
Bethelem