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  • I have no words

    It’s been a little bit since I’ve written. Every day that’s elapsed, I’ve intended to explain—make a video, a Telegram message, a blog post…and I’ve been frozen. I open my mouth and no words come. I sit before a blank screen to write and no words come. What is there to say that hasn’t been said yet?

    Marcellus Williams was murdered despite his innocence and the massive public outcry. Cries for justice fell on ears that heard and did it anyway. Israeli violence has continued to escalate – a school of orphaned children was bombed just yesterday. The region has only continued to experience expanding violence from Gaza, the West Bank, then Lebanon, Yemen, Iran – and on and on. My country knows the majority of Americans, and the majority of the entire world, have called Israel’s crimes for what it is – genocide – but the officials still deny it. It’s still being funded. Billions of dollars are being sent overseas to fund proxy wars, meanwhile, towns across Appalachia have been wiped out by flooding and are still in dire need of help.

    Workers in Tennessee died from flooding because their bosses told them if they left, they’d be fired. People say things online like, “Well they should have just left anyway a job isn’t worth your life.” While not technically wrong, it oversimplifies the situation. Most Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Healthcare is tied to employment. Inflation is the worst it’s ever been. Not having a job for a lot of people means losing such a significant quality of life that the stakes are completely different. I was just laid off from my job a couple of weeks ago. I get why the threat worked.

    The longshoremen strike is one I wholeheartedly support. I even thought, maybe this will delay weapons shipments, too. Those hopes were quickly dashed. Our economy is a military-industrial complex built by blood both here and abroad. Military shipments are going on as normal. Israel was sent another 8.7 billion dollars from this administration, while FEMA does not have enough funding to make it through the rest of the hurricane season.

    We all know by now the government will not save us. It’s up to us to help one another. But, even when we try to we are stopped. I’ve been thinking a lot about the civilian pilot, Jordan Seidhom, who the local fire chief threatened with arrest if he continued flying rescue missions in North Carolina. Seidhom isn’t a hobbyist – he has a law enforcement background and all the necessary credentials to fly. He was trying to save people who are being absolutely failed by our federal and state governments, and instead of being seen as the hero he is, he was threatened.

    So with a mind full of nonstop horrors both domestically and abroad, I have lost my words. The shame of having stopped only increases each day, but still, no words come. Writing this has taken days, and each word has been a fight. Is anyone even listening at this point? Have my efforts truly done anything?

    I know this matters and I won’t stop forever. I need to rethink how to move forward to best use my time, skills, and abilities to make an impact without completely deteriorating. Right now I feel raw and open – I’ve need this time to assess the world and myself. I intend on coming out with a new structure soon to share. I’ve moved my hosting to 1984, and it’s been a little bit to transfer my blog over correctly. As an aside, I chose 1984 for its strong stance on free speech. The ADL sued them to try to get the website mapliberation.org taken down. Per the website, the map project “illustrates some ways in which institutional support for the colonization of Palestine is structurally tied to policing and systemic white supremacy here where we live, and to US imperialist projects in other countries.” I have a lot of respect for 1984 hosting fighting this egregious, frivolous lawsuit.

    SOURCES

    The Innocence Project “Stop the Sept. 24 Execution of Marcellus Williams, an Innocent Man

    Newsweek “I’m a Black Man in Missouri—Marcellus Williams’ Execution Reveals a Hidden Truth

    The Voice “When innocence doesn’t matter: Marcellus Williams’ execution was a modern-day lynching

    Al Jazeera “Video: Israeli attack on Gaza school for orphans

    Al Jazeera “Why did Israel attack Lebanon’s biggest Palestinian refugee camp?

    Al Jazeera “Iran’s missile attack against Israel: What we know and what comes next

    Scientific American “Why Appalachia Flooded So Severely from Helene’s Remnants

    Washington Examiner “Appalachia: A ballad of the unseen

    USA Today “Heartbreak across 6 states: Here are some who lost lives in Hurricane Helene

    NBC News “Tennessee investigating plastics factory after workers trapped by Hurricane Helene floods died or went missing

    CNN “Massive port strike begins across America’s East Coast, threatening shortages and rising prices

    WUSA9 “Baltimore cruise ships and military cargo not affected by dock worker strike

    NBC6 South Florida “South Florida couple stranded by Helene in North Carolina rescued by chopper pilot

    New York Post “Helicopter pilot threatened with arrest after flying rescue missions in flood-ravaged NC

    Firehouse “Civilian Pilots Join Rescue, Relief Efforts in Storm-Ravaged Areas

    AP News “Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn’t have enough funding to last through hurricane season

    Reuters “Israel says it has secured $8.7 billion U.S. aid package

    Newsweek “Matt Gaetz Voted Against FEMA Funding Right Before Hurricane Helene Struck

    The Hill “Hurricane Helene renews calls for Congress to pass disaster funding

    The New Republic ““Let It Go to Voicemail”: Democrats Reportedly Ignoring Calls for Cease-Fire

    Middle East Eye “Israel-Palestine war: Interns, fellows on Capitol Hill say US Congress suppressing Gaza ceasefire calls

    The New Republic “Congressional Interns Accuse Bosses of Suppressing Calls for Cease-Fire

  • ISRAEL’S ILLEGAL SHUTDOWN OF JOURNALISM IN WEST BANK IS UNACCEPTABLE

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    9/22 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

    Israel closing the Al Jazeera office in Ramallah, West Bank is absolutely ludicrous and demonstrates the overreach and complete occupation of Palestinian territories. They have no right to force journalists out of their offices and suspend operations in a town clearly internationally recognized as Palestinian land. Their defacement of the building’s banners of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is unacceptable. This is not Israel’s land, and even if it were, how would defacing the building by removing banners memorializing someone’s death be acceptable in any context?

    Experts in Israel’s policies and strategies towards Palestinians are concerned this is a signal of Israel’s intent to escalate the violence towards Palestinians in the West Bank. I, too, am deeply concerned of what this most recent attack on journalism will bring. We’ve seen over and over again how these types of actions precede horrific Israeli attacks.

    I demand you do everything in your power to:

    – Hold Israel accountable to a permanent, immediate ceasefire and for their repeat violations of international law

    – Call for the immediate end of Israel’s occupation and apartheid

    – Support Palestinians in their fight for freedom and peace

    – Secure the immediate release and safety of all hostages, including Palestinians held by Israel in “military prisons”, including those whose indefinite detention began prior to 10/7

    – Permanently end all monetary, diplomatic, and military aid given to Israel and enforce U.S. laws like Leahy Law and the Arms Export Control Act

    – Resume full funding of UNRWA and allocate more funds to aid humanitarian efforts to rebuild Gaza, and provide Palestinians with the resources to survive and thrive

    – Immediately withdraw all U.S. troops, military assets, and all other assets deployed throughout the Middle East and cease all actions that further escalate a larger regional conflict

    – Void all anti-BDS laws and other laws that infringe on my right to freedom of speech to criticize any political ideology or country, and to use my money in ways that align with my values

    SOURCES

    Al Jazeera 9/22 Live Updates

    Al Jazeera “Israel has no legal right to close Al Jazeera offices in Ramallah: Analysis

    Al Jazeera “Israel’s shutdown of Al Jazeera could facilitate more settler violence in West Bank: Analysis

    Al Jazeera “Shutdown threat: When has Israel targeted Al Jazeera before?

    Al Jazeera “Watching the watchdogs: Israel’s attacks on journalists are backfiring

    Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) “Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war

    NPR “Gaza war is deadliest conflict for journalists in over 30 years, press advocates say

    United Nations “UN experts urge Israel to stop attacks and harassment against journalists in occupied West Bank

    Free Press Unlimited “Safety of journalists and media coverage in Israel & Palestine

    Article 19 “Palestine: Israel’s attacks on journalists and free expression must end

  • WOMEN IN GAZA DISPROPORTIONALLY SUFFERING DUE TO ISRAEL BLOCKING AID

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    9/20 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

    Amidst the escalation throughout the entire region due to Israel’s terrorist attacks on Lebanon, the conditions for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank have only been getting worse. Yesterday, 9/19, Israeli forces have been filmed in Qabatiya, West Bank throwing Palestinian bodies off of a roof, and then opening fire on journalists nearby filming this. Throughout Gaza, approximately 83% of all health supplies have been exhausted. Women and children have been disproportionately affected. 155,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women have no access to prenatal and postnatal care. 5,000 female cancer patients have no access to lifesaving treatment. 25% of women have reported skin infections, more than double of men, and also make up most of the hepatitis A infections and gastrointestinal diseases. Humanitarian aid is needed more than ever, and is continually impeded and blocked by Israel with no consequences from this administration. Palestinians in Gaza are dying from preventable diseases that would not be circulating without Israel’s intentional destruction of civilian infrastructure.

    I demand you do everything in your power to:

    – Hold Israel accountable to a permanent, immediate ceasefire and for their repeat violations of international law

    – Call for the immediate end of Israel’s occupation and apartheid

    – Support Palestinians in their fight for freedom and peace

    – Secure the immediate release and safety of all hostages, including Palestinians held by Israel in “military prisons”, including those whose indefinite detention began prior to 10/7

    – Permanently end all monetary, diplomatic, and military aid given to Israel and enforce U.S. laws like Leahy Law and the Arms Export Control Act

    – Resume full funding of UNRWA and allocate more funds to aid humanitarian efforts to rebuild Gaza, and provide Palestinians with the resources to survive and thrive

    – Immediately withdraw all U.S. troops, military assets, and all other assets deployed throughout the Middle East and cease all actions that further escalate a larger regional conflict

    – Void all anti-BDS laws and other laws that infringe on my right to freedom of speech to criticize any political ideology or country, and to use my money in ways that align with my values

    SOURCES

    Al Jazeera 9/20 Live Updates

    Al Jazeera “Video captures Israeli soldiers pushing dead bodies from roof

    Al Jazeera “Israeli soldiers filmed pushing bodies off roof in deadly West Bank assault

    Middle East Monitor 9/20 Live Updates

  • ISRAELI TERRORIST ATTACKS IN LEBANON ARE UNACCEPTABLE

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    9/19 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

    I am deeply concerned about this administration’s seemingly likely involvement in the recent series of terrorist attacks in Lebanon where consumer electronic devices were outfitted with explosives. Associated Press reported an official from this administration, speaking anonymously, has advised that Israel briefed the United States about this terrorist attack. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller stating this administration “was not aware of this incident in advance”, and that our government was not involved appears to be yet another act of lip service to obsufcate this administration’s role in these terrorist attacks.

    25 were murdered yesterday, 9/18, and 12 on Tuesday. Approximately 3,000 total have been injured. One of those who were murdered on Tuesday was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah. One of the hospital workers at the Al-Rassoul al-Azzam Hospital in south Beirut was also murdered. I do not care if the intended targets are “terrorists” by this administration’s definition – this has had disproportionate effects on civilians. This is yet another war crime committed by Israel.

    I demand you do everything in your power to:

    – Hold Israel accountable to a permanent, immediate ceasefire and for their repeat violations of international law

    – Call for the immediate end of Israel’s occupation and apartheid

    – Support Palestinians in their fight for freedom and peace

    – Secure the immediate release and safety of all hostages, including Palestinians held by Israel in “military prisons”, including those whose indefinite detention began prior to 10/7

    – Permanently end all monetary, diplomatic, and military aid given to Israel and enforce U.S. laws like Leahy Law and the Arms Export Control Act

    – Resume full funding of UNRWA and allocate more funds to aid humanitarian efforts to rebuild Gaza, and provide Palestinians with the resources to survive and thrive

    – Immediately withdraw all U.S. troops, military assets, and all other assets deployed throughout the Middle East and cease all actions that further escalate a larger regional conflict

    – Void all anti-BDS laws and other laws that infringe on my right to freedom of speech to criticize any political ideology or country, and to use my money in ways that align with my values

    SOURCES

    Al Jazeera 9/19 Live Updates

    Reuters “Gold Apollo says Budapest-based BAC produces model of pagers used in Lebanon blasts

    Middle East Eye “Lebanon deadly pager blasts: What we know so far

    Al Jazeera “Inside the ‘groundbreaking’ pager and radio explosions targeting Hezbollah

    Associated Press “Hezbollah is hit by a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least 9 people and injured thousands

    CNN “September 17, 2024 – Hezbollah vows retaliation against Israel for deadly pager explosions

    Janta Ka Reporter “American university under scrutiny on pager blast amidst denial by US official | Janta Ka Reporter

    L’Orient Today “AUB denies rumors about its pager system

    Al Jazeera “Simultaneous, mass attacks target Hezbollah across Lebanon | Inside Story

    Al Jazeera “Do Lebanon explosions violate the laws of war?

    Al Jazeera “How did Hezbollah’s pagers explode in Lebanon?

    The New York Times “A 9-Year-Old Girl Killed in Pager Attack Is Mourned in Lebanon

  • WEST BANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATTACKED – HOLD ISRAEL ACCOUNTABLE

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    9/17 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

    I am absolutely appalled at the terrorist attack that Israeli settler-colonists escorted by Israeli forces perpetrated yesterday, 9/16, on an elementary school in the West Bank. Both faculty and students were attacked while school was in attendance at the Arab al-Ka’abneh Elementary School. Teachers and students were beaten. The school’s principal was tied up while being detained, all while terrified children tried to hide. There has been nothing done to hold these terrorists accountable whether in Israel or abroad. Half of the students were so traumatized from the attack, they did not attend school today. This administration cannot continue being complacent and cosigning Israel’s violence across occupied-Palestine. When perpetrators know they will not be held accountable, they just become further emboldened. The escalation in the West Bank is in part due to this administration’s lack of real action to hold Israel accountable for their ongoing genocide in Gaza.

    I demand you do everything in your power to:

    – Hold Israel accountable to a permanent, immediate ceasefire and for their repeat violations of international law

    – Call for the immediate end of Israel’s occupation and apartheid

    – Support Palestinians in their fight for freedom and peace

    – Secure the immediate release and safety of all hostages, including Palestinians held by Israel in “military prisons”, including those whose indefinite detention began prior to 10/7

    – Permanently end all monetary, diplomatic, and military aid given to Israel and enforce U.S. laws like Leahy Law and the Arms Export Control Act

    – Resume full funding of UNRWA and allocate more funds to aid humanitarian efforts to rebuild Gaza, and provide Palestinians with the resources to survive and thrive

    – Immediately withdraw all U.S. troops, military assets, and all other assets deployed throughout the Middle East and cease all actions that further escalate a larger regional conflict

    – Void all anti-BDS laws and other laws that infringe on my right to freedom of speech to criticize any political ideology or country, and to use my money in ways that align with my values

    SOURCES

    Reuters “Students describe attack by settlers on West Bank elementary school

    Palestine Chronicle “Violence in West Bank – Settlers Attack Primary School near Jericho, Leave Children Trapped inside

  • “WE ARE ALL CULPABLE IN THE ONGOING GENOCIDE IN GAZA” – MATT NELSON

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    9/15 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

    Matt Nelson, the man in Boston who recently self-immolated outside the Israeli consulate trying to get this administration to take action against Israel’s genocide, had what is likely some of his last words shared in a video. I want to share them with you.

    “My name is Matt Nelson and I’m about to engage in an extreme act of protest. We are all culpable in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

    We are slaves to capitalism and the military industrial complex. Most of us are too apathetic to care. The protest I’m about to engage in is a call to our government to stop supplying Israel with the money and weapons it uses to imprison and murder innocent Palestinians, to pressure Israel to end the genocide in Gaza, and to support the ICC indictment of Benjamin Netanyahu and other members of the Israeli government.

    A democracy is supposed to serve the will of the people, not the interests of the wealthy. Take the power back. Free Palestine.”

    He is right – a democracy is supposed to reflect the will of the people. The majority of Americans, across party lines, want an immediate, permanent ceasefire and for U.S. military weapons and aid to stop being sent to Israel.

    I demand you do everything in your power to:

    – Hold Israel accountable to a permanent, immediate ceasefire and for their repeat violations of international law

    – Call for the immediate end of Israel’s occupation and apartheid

    – Support Palestinians in their fight for freedom and peace

    – Secure the immediate release and safety of all hostages, including Palestinians held by Israel in “military prisons”, including those whose indefinite detention began prior to 10/7

    – Permanently end all monetary, diplomatic, and military aid given to Israel and enforce U.S. laws like Leahy Law and the Arms Export Control Act

    – Resume full funding of UNRWA and allocate more funds to aid humanitarian efforts to rebuild Gaza, and provide Palestinians with the resources to survive and thrive

    – Immediately withdraw all U.S. troops, military assets, and all other assets deployed throughout the Middle East and cease all actions that further escalate a larger regional conflict

    – Void all anti-BDS laws and other laws that infringe on my right to freedom of speech to criticize any political ideology or country, and to use my money in ways that align with my values

    SOURCES

    Middle East Eye “Massachusetts man shot in scuffle with pro-Israel crowd as video emerges of another who self-immolated

    Mondoweiss “Man reportedly lit himself on fire outside Boston’s Israeli consulate to protest Gaza genocide

    Common Dreams “‘We Are All Culpable’: Matt Nelson Self-Immolates to Protest Israel’s Gaza Onslaught

    Data For Progress “Voters Support the U.S. Calling for Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza and Conditioning Military Aid to Israel

    Gallup News “Majority in U.S. Now Disapprove of Israeli Action in Gaza

  • SELF-IMMOLATION ON 9/12 OUTSIDE ISRAELI CONSULATE IS A PLEA FOR YOU TO LISTEN

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    9/13 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

    How many times are we going to see schools housing displaced people be bombed by Israel? It’s aboslutely unconscionable. 18 people have been murdered in the 5th attack on the al-Jaouni school in the Nuseirat refugee camp on 9/11 where the polio vaccination efforts have taken place in. Today, 9/13, at least 16 have been murdered early this morning throughout multiple attacks throughout Gaza.

    The entire world is crying out for Israel to be held accountable and for this administration to do the right thing by haulting all weapons shipments and military aid to Israel. Last night, a person self-immolated outside of the Israeli Consulate in Boston. We have seen Aaron Bushnell, part of our active duty military forces, self-immolate earlier this year. We have seen it in Atlanta outside the Israeli consulate in December 2023. This extreme form of protest has been desperate attempts to get this administration to take Israel’s genocide seriously and take immediate action. When will you listen?

    I demand you do everything in your power to:

    – Hold Israel accountable to a permanent, immediate ceasefire and for their repeat violations of international law

    – Call for the immediate end of Israel’s occupation and apartheid

    – Support Palestinians in their fight for freedom and peace

    – Secure the immediate release and safety of all hostages, including Palestinians held by Israel in “military prisons”, including those whose indefinite detention began prior to 10/7

    – Permanently end all monetary, diplomatic, and military aid given to Israel and enforce U.S. laws like Leahy Law and the Arms Export Control Act

    – Resume full funding of UNRWA and allocate more funds to aid humanitarian efforts to rebuild Gaza, and provide Palestinians with the resources to survive and thrive

    – Immediately withdraw all U.S. troops, military assets, and all other assets deployed throughout the Middle East and cease all actions that further escalate a larger regional conflict

    – Void all anti-BDS laws and other laws that infringe on my right to freedom of speech to criticize any political ideology or country, and to use my money in ways that align with my values

    SOURCES

    Al Jazeera 9/13 Live Updates

    Al Jazeera “What is the purpose of Israel’s repeated attacks on UNRWA? | Inside Story

    Al Jazeera “Israel bombs another UN-run school in Gaza, kills 18 Palestinians

    NBC 10 Boston “Man sets himself on fire outside Four Seasons hotel in Boston, witnesses say

    WCVB5 “Police investigating after person found with ‘major burns’ near consulate

    The Guardian “Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire outside an Israeli embassy. It is our loss he is no longer with us

    CBC “Self-immolation as political protest: a brief modern history

    For more on prior self-immolations in the U.S. protesting Israel’s genocide, see prior petitions “AARON BUSHNELL, HUMAN RIFHTS ORGS, AND THE ICJ KNOW THIS IS A GENOCIDE” and “I WILL NO LONGER BE COMPLICIT IN GENOCIDE”

  • HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WILL DIE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR IN GAZA IF YOU DO NOTHING

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    9/11 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

    As of 9/11/24, over 200,000 Palestinians have been murdered in Gaza since 10/7. This number comes from the best estimates available to count all indirect deaths as described in the academic paper “Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential“. We have all known for a very long time now that the official death count significantly lags the true death toll due to the severe conditions Israel has created in Gaza. Ralph Nader believes this number is closer to 300,000 today and that if nothing changes by the end of the year we could see over half a million dead by the end of the year. If Israel is not held accountable soon, we will see this same unprecedented rate of genocide throughout the rest of occupied-Palestine. The tactics Israel used in Gaza shortly after 10/7 we are now seeing accelerate in Israel’s attacks on the West Bank.

    I demand you do everything in your power to:

    – Hold Israel accountable to a permanent, immediate ceasefire and for their repeat violations of international law

    – Call for the immediate end of Israel’s occupation and apartheid

    – Support Palestinians in their fight for freedom and peace

    – Secure the immediate release and safety of all hostages, including Palestinians held by Israel in “military prisons”, including those whose indefinite detention began prior to 10/7

    – Permanently end all monetary, diplomatic, and military aid given to Israel and enforce U.S. laws like Leahy Law and the Arms Export Control Act

    – Resume full funding of UNRWA and allocate more funds to aid humanitarian efforts to rebuild Gaza, and provide Palestinians with the resources to survive and thrive

    – Immediately withdraw all U.S. troops, military assets, and all other assets deployed throughout the Middle East and cease all actions that further escalate a larger regional conflict

    – Void all anti-BDS laws and other laws that infringe on my right to freedom of speech to criticize any political ideology or country, and to use my money in ways that align with my values

    SOURCES

    Al Jazeera 9/11 Live Updates

    Democracy Now! ““A Horrifying Undercount”: Ralph Nader Says True Gaza Death Toll Could Be Many Times Higher

    Al Jazeera “Aftermath of Israeli assault as military withdraws from West Bank’s Jenin

    The Intercept “Israel’s West Bank Attacks Fuel Its Annexation Plans

    +972 Magazine “Inside the brutal siege of Jenin

    Democracy Now! ““The Brutality Is Truly Unprecedented” in West Bank: Mariam Barghouti on Israel’s Deadly Incursions

    Estimated deaths as of 8/21 – 9/11 from multiple sources*

    Al Jazeera quotes 41,020 dead as of 9/11/24. Al Jazeera always includes the most up-to-date official death tolls on their Breaking/live updates page. Because the daily live pages are refreshed so frequently for each new day, I can’t link you to a specific date. You can always check the Breaking/live section on their site for the most recent official numbers.

    EuroMed Monitor quotes an estimated 48,380 dead shown on an infographic posted on their Instagram (link to post) as of 8/21/24. Their website has past infographics, but does not currently have this newest one included as of writing this blog post. This is not unusual- I believe they first post on social media and then add to the infographic section of their site later. Prior infographics posted on Instagram and then shown on their site have the exact same figures & data.

    If you use the multiplier for the number of indirect deaths for every reported death from The Lancet’s academic article, “Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential“, you can calculate the estimated total death toll. This calculation looks like:

    (Gaza Ministry # x 4) + Gaza Ministry #
    (41,020 x 4) + 41,020 = 205,100

    *Why are multiple sources used for the death count?

    Associated Press “Gaza health officials say they lost the ability to count dead as Israeli offensive intensifies

    The situation in Gaza has only gotten worse since the AP published this article on 11/21. The official numbers we are seeing from Gaza’s Ministry of Health are undercounted, and have been since at least 11/21.

    EuroMed Monitor is a NGO established in 2011 that advocates for the human rights of all persons across Europe and the MENA region. They have a regional office in the Palestinian Occupied Territories. I believe their estimates are credible which is why I quote them, and will continue to, when referring to the estimated death toll.

    My personal opinion is that the true number is even higher than estimated- people are dying from starvation, thirst, infections, and illnesses. Even if the genocide ended this moment, these types of deaths will unfortunately continue for some time. I believe their deaths should be counted. They may not have been shot/bombed/etc. by the Israeli military, but their deaths are directly attributable to the total siege, occupation, and intentional** destruction of civilian, water, waste management, and medical infrastructure by Israel.

    **Why are you accusing Israel of intentionally destroying important infrastructure and targeting civilians?

    It’s not an accusation. They’ve admitted to it.

    The Guardian “‘The Gospel’: how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza

    972 Magazine “‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza

  • CONDEMN ISRAEL’S BOMBING OF AL-MAWASI REFUGEE TENT CAMP NOW

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    9/10 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

    The Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack is absolutely disgusting. Israel used bombs that caused massive creators on an area where people were sheltering in tents. A field hospital was nearby. Approximately 40 were murdered and over 60 injured. Rescue efforts, today 9/10, are still ongoing.

    Additionally, American Ayşenur Eygi’s death must be taken seriously and an independent investigation is required. We have already seen the way Israel has handled the murder of prior activists and journalists even before 10/7. Our country failed Rachel Corrie, who was murdered by Israeli forces in a peaceful protest to try and save a Palestinian family’s home from being bulldozed in Rafah decades ago. We cannot fail Ayşenur Eygi as well.

    I demand you do everything in your power to:

    – Hold Israel accountable to a permanent, immediate ceasefire and for their repeat violations of international law

    – Call for the immediate end of Israel’s occupation and apartheid

    – Support Palestinians in their fight for freedom and peace

    – Secure the immediate release and safety of all hostages, including Palestinians held by Israel in “military prisons”, including those whose indefinite detention began prior to 10/7

    – Permanently end all monetary, diplomatic, and military aid given to Israel and enforce U.S. laws like Leahy Law and the Arms Export Control Act

    – Resume full funding of UNRWA and allocate more funds to aid humanitarian efforts to rebuild Gaza, and provide Palestinians with the resources to survive and thrive

    – Immediately withdraw all U.S. troops, military assets, and all other assets deployed throughout the Middle East and cease all actions that further escalate a larger regional conflict

    – Void all anti-BDS laws and other laws that infringe on my right to freedom of speech to criticize any political ideology or country, and to use my money in ways that align with my values

    SOURCES

    Al Jazeera “Israel’s war on Gaza live: Over 41,000 Palestinians killed in Strip so far

    Al Jazeera “Israel’s war on Gaza: Attack on al-Mawasi camp kills at least 40

    Democracy Now! “Rachel Corrie’s Parents Mourn Death of Ayşenur Eygi, Warn of Israeli Military Cover-Up

    Al Jazeera “First-person account of surviving Israel’s bombing of al-Mawasi in Gaza

  • MILLIONS ARE STARVING TO DEATH IN GAZA RIGHT NOW

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    9/9 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

    While children in the rest of the world are getting ready to go back to school, 625,000 children in Gaza are fighting to survive. Over 85% of all the schools in Gaza have been bombed. The few that are still standing are serving as shelters for thousands of displaced people. More than 750 educators have been murdered in Gaza since 10/7. This scholasticide is obscene. The longer children are deprived of their education, the more difficult it will be for them to resume where they left off. That’s not even considering the severe trauma children, their parents, and all others in Gaza are currently living through.

    According to the World Food Programme (WFP), nearly all of Gazans – 96% – are experiencing food insecurity. Approximately 2.15 million people are at crisis levels of hunger or worse. The man-made famine is impossible to alleviate while Israel continually blocks humanitarian access in Gaza. The WFP has only successfully reached about half of the people currently being starved to death.

    I demand you do everything in your power to:

    – Hold Israel accountable to a permanent, immediate ceasefire and for their repeat violations of international law

    – Call for the immediate end of Israel’s occupation and apartheid

    – Support Palestinians in their fight for freedom and peace

    – Secure the immediate release and safety of all hostages, including Palestinians held by Israel in “military prisons”, including those whose indefinite detention began prior to 10/7

    – Permanently end all monetary, diplomatic, and military aid given to Israel and enforce U.S. laws like Leahy Law and the Arms Export Control Act

    – Resume full funding of UNRWA and allocate more funds to aid humanitarian efforts to rebuild Gaza, and provide Palestinians with the resources to survive and thrive

    – Immediately withdraw all U.S. troops, military assets, and all other assets deployed throughout the Middle East and cease all actions that further escalate a larger regional conflict

    – Void all anti-BDS laws and other laws that infringe on my right to freedom of speech to criticize any political ideology or country, and to use my money in ways that align with my values

    SOURCES

    Al Jazeera 9/9 Live Updates

    Al Jazeera “Back to school – but not for the 625,000 students of Gaza

    UN Human Rights Office “UN experts deeply concerned over ‘scholasticide’ in Gaza

    World Food Programme “Palestine