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Below are some verified donation links of organisations that are currently providing assistance for the people in Gaza directly:

Food, water, and shelter

Taawon has launched a campaign to provide support in Gaza through food parcels, shopping vouchers, fresh produce, water bottles and shelter tents.

Watermelon Relief is a project initiated and implemented by a group of activists in Gaza, who work to provide aid to displaced families in Gaza through meals, support and activities.

World Food Programme (WFP) managed to provide assistance to more than 1 million people in Gaza in May by delivering food in shelters, makeshift camps and shops.

Life for Gaza is an initiative through which the Municipality of Gaza aims to provide basic necessities for the people of Gaza such as water projects, waste collection and the reconstruction of roads.

Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN) is working to plant farmlands in Gaza through their "Revive Gaza Farmlands" project, through which they had already started planting vegetables, fruits and leafy greens in Gaza.

Purchasing eSIMs is one of the only remaining ways to keep Gazans connected with the outside world, to get their stories out or even enable them to call for help after Israeli strikes.

The Sameer Project is a donation based aid initiative that provides tents, cash aid, diapers and formula for displaced families in Gaza.

Care For Gaza is an organisation that works to provide essential aid such as food packages and cash to deliver to displaced families in Gaza.

Palestine Children's Relief Fund, through their "Gaza Relief and Recovery" campaign, plan to provide essential medical supplies and treatments, as well as food and clean water.

The UNRWA has an Emergency Appeal for Gaza, where donations will provide families in Gaza with lifesaving food and water, winter kits and to repair UNRWA shelters.

Mutual Aid for the People of Gaza is a fundraiser managed by Mona in Gaza, who personally purchases and distributes basic supplies including food parcels to families in Gaza.

Help Gaza Children is another grassroots effort operating on the ground in Gaza to support families with food, water and clothing.

Medical care

Palestinian Red Crescent has been on the ground in Palestine since 1968 as part of the Red Cross & Crescent movement. They have had a continuous presence on the ground in Gaza as the main source of medical care and assistance.

Medical Aid for Palestine (MAP) provides medical supplies and supports healthcare services in Gaza.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) provide medical and humanitarian aid in Palestine and have had their teams on the ground operating from MSF-supported health facilities across Gaza.

Gaza Wound Care is a medical team in a tent in Nuseirat, providing care to children and supporting pregnant women.

Amidst the ongoing war in Gaza, we find ourselves as a family trapped between walls of fear and despair. I, Mohammed, a father of three children and a husband to a woman in her eighth month of pregnancy, live in an environment filled with threats and risks.

My technology startup, which I built with dedication and hard work, was destroyed during this war, leading to the loss of our livelihood. My children, Layan, Sarah, and Adam, no longer have the opportunity for education due to the destruction of schools, posing a significant threat to their future.

- "A souvenir photo of my startup company."-

My wife, Enas, lives in constant anxiety due to her advanced pregnancy and the destruction of hospitals in the area. After losing my job and source of income, I find myself in a severe financial crisis, unable to provide for the needs and safety of my family.

- "Me and my wife Enas majed "

Our family home was destroyed due to the war, forcing us to flee and move multiple times, leaving us homeless. Everything has become difficult now; we cannot provide a safe place to live, nor can we afford clean clothes and food for our children. Additionally, our children have been afflicted with diseases such as measles, and our son Adam has been diagnosed with viral hepatitis.

-" layan & sara & adam in the war" -

Our only hope now is to escape from this ongoing hell and find a safe haven for our family. However, this requires exorbitant financial costs, with the coordination fee for crossing borders amounting to $5000 per adult and $2500 per child, a sum I cannot afford alone.

- "My home before the war "-

We urgently appeal for your moral and financial assistance to cover the necessary costs for escaping to a safe environment, where we can build a better future for our children and ensure the safety of our family

Thank you for your attention and support, and we hope you can help us in these difficult circumstances.

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The first Palestinian athlete to participate in the Olympic games died on Wednesday at the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza as a result of kidney failure due to power outages and medical shortages as a result of the ongoing Israeli war and siege of the enclave.

Majed Abu Maraheel, who passed away at the age of 61, became the first athlete to be the flag bearer and represent Palestinians at the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. Being a distance runner, he competed in the 10km race.

Since his breakthrough on the world stage, more than 20 Palestinian men and women have been able to compete at Olympic competitions.

"He was a Palestinian icon, and he will remain as such," his brother told Paltoday TV after the funeral.

"We tried to evacuate him to Egypt but then the Rafah crossing was closed (by Israel), and his condition kept deteriorating."

In his preparation for the Olympics, Abu Maraheel would often be seen on his daily runs from his home in Gaza to the Erez Crossing with Israel, which Israel closed in October after imposing a full blockade on the Strip.

Last month, it was reopened for the first time since then.

He would often have to pass through that crossing for his job as a day labourer in Israel. After participating in the Olympics, Abu Maraheel went on to become a coach for other Palestinian runners hoping to replicate his presence at the international competition.

Abu Maraheel's death highlights the grim fate of many Palestinians who are facing kidney failure in Gaza.

A report from the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor in March found that there were between 1,000 to 1,500 patients in Gaza with kidney failure, and that they are facing a "slow death" because of "a lack of medical and therapeutic services, medications and other necessities".

Do you need any more evidence that this has literally nothing to do with the hostages and everything to do with a sick political stunt by Netanyahu?

DONT STOP TALKING ABOUT PALESTINE! DONT STOP TAKING ABOUT GAZA!

You're only done talking about Palestine when we see a free Palestine.

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Reuters continues to easily display the world's perception of the worth of white lives compared to brown lives.

1 white settler's life is worth more than 210 Palestinians.

This is the reality that Western journalism is asking you to accept.

The first headline, from 4:04 PM EDT, reads "Israeli Hostage Noa Argamani freed in time to see her terminally ill mother." /end quote. The thumbnail image is of a young person being embraced tightly by an elder person, the elder kissing them on the cheek, both smiling with relief.

The second headline, from 8:26am EDT, reads "55 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in Central Gaza, health official says.'' /end quote. The thumbnail image is of an adult cradling a small barefoot injured person in their arms, looking down at their face with an expression of concern. It is not clear to me whether the injured person is a child or how severe their injuries are. Their face has blood and dirt on it but is not clearly visible. They appear to be curled up in pain. A crowd of people stand behind them outside the door to a building.

The two headlines are the same size and font.

HAFRADA / APARTHEID

These five features of apartheid SouthAfrica are echoed in Israeli policies toward Palestinians today: 1. land expropriation, 2. racial classification, 3. mass displacement, 4. violent repression, and 5. token independence.

This series will be exhibited for the first time in London on Nov. 3, in partnership with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK, at their Justice in Palestine conference on ending Israeli apartheid. PSCJusticeConf

Image 1: A side-by-side chart comparing South Africa’s Apartheid (Afrikaans: [aˈpartɦɛit] past tense); and Israel’s Hafrada (Hebrew: [הפרדה] present tense), with Apartheid on the left and Hafrada on the right (this pattern will continue through the photoset).

Land expropriation. Apartheid: 1913 Natives Land Act. Hafrada 1950 Absentee Property Law

Racial Classification: Apartheid 1952 Pass Laws Act. Hafrada 1982 Identity Card Act

Mass Displacement: Apartheid 1960-1983 Forced Evictions. Hafrada 1948 & 1967 Forced Displacement

Violent Repression: Apartheid 1960 Sharpeville Massacre. Hafrada 2018 Great March of Return

Token Independence: Apartheid 1970-1981 South African Bantustans. Hafrada 1995-present Palestinian Authority

The following images provide more information on each point.

Image 2: A side-by-side comparison of Apartheid and Hafrada, covering point 1: Land Expropriation. On the left, there is a diagram of South Africa covered mostly in black, where the black coloring means “No Black Ownership.” On the right, there is a diagram of Israel/Palestine with the southern end and parts of the west covered in black where the coloring means “Israeli ‘state land’ .”

Apartheid. 1913 Natives Land Act. The first of a series of laws that were designed to outlaw Black land ownership and segregate “population groups” by race.

Hafrada. 1950 Absentee Property Law. The first of a series of laws bringing the land of displaced Palestinians under Israeli state control for the benefit of Jewish-only settlement.

Image 3: A side-by-side comparison of Apartheid and Hafrada, covering point 2: Racial Classification. There are photos on both sides of the types of identification each group was forced to carry.

Apartheid. 1952 Pass Laws Act: Required all Black people in South Africa over the age of 16 to carry a “pass book” while in White areas.

Hafrada. 1982 Identity Card Act: Requires all people in Israel, West Bank, and Gaza over the age of 16 to carry an Israeli-issued ID card which can be used to identify their ethnicity.

Image 4: A side-by-side comparison of Apartheid and Hafrada, covering point 3: Mass Displacement. There are photos of ruined homes on each side. The left depicts District Six, Capetown, c. 1974. The right depicts Manishiyya neighbourhood, Jaffa, c. 1948.

Apartheid. 1960-1983 Forced Evictions: 3.5 million Black South Africans removed from their homes in order to establish residential segregation.

Hafrada. 1948 & 1967 Forced Displacement: Over 1.1 million Palestinians forcibly displaced during the 1948 Nakba (“catastrophe”} and 1967 Naksa (“setback”).

Image 5: A side-by-side comparison of Apartheid and Hafrada, covering point 4: Violent Repression. On the left is a poster saying “Remember Sharpeville.” There is a photo from the event, followed by “Mass meeting. Wednesday 21 SSI. 12:30.” On the right is a photo of the Great March with a caption in Arabic at the top.

Apartheid. 1960 Sharpevill Massacre: 69 unarmed South Africans killed during peaceful protests against the racist “pass laws” ID system.

Hafrada. 2018 Great March of Return: 42 unarmed Palestinians killed in Gaza in one day during peaceful protests calling for end to Israeli siege and return of refugees.

Image 6: A side-by-side comparison of Apartheid and Hafrada covering segregation.

On the left is an aerial photo of South Africa showing the disparity between Bloubosrand -a White gated community, and Kya Sands -a Black township. Bloubosrand has higher quality living with clearly defined large buildings and greenery, while Kya Sands has much smaller buildings almost resembling ruins from its aerial perspective, and no visible greenery.

On the right is a photo of Israel/Palestine showing a similar disparity between Pisgat Ze'ev East -an illegal Israeli settlement, and Shuafat -a Palestinian refugee camp. The buildings in Pisgat Ze'ev are larger and flanked by trees and other greenery, while the buildings in Shuafat are crammed together and lack greenery.

Apartheid. 1. “Separateness”: the state of being separate, literally “apart-hood.” 2. name used to describe South Africa’s state policy of segregation by race, 1948-1990.

Hafrada. 1. “Separations”: the act of separating things (or people) from each other. 2. name used to describe Israel’s state policy of segregation by ethnicity, 1948-present.

Image 7: A side-by-side comparison of Apartheid and Hafrada, covering point 5: Token Independence. The photo on the left depicts a map of South Africa with a few small areas toward the north and southwest colored in black. The coloring indicates Black “homeland.” The photo on the right depicts a map of Israel/Palestine with a few areas in the center (West Bank) and the Gaza Strip highlighted in black. The coloring indicates Palestinian administered.

Apartheid. 1970-1981 South African Bantustans: Apartheid government defined ten fragmented Black “homelands,” each run by a puppet authority.

Hafrada. 1995-present Palestinian Authority: Palestinian Authority set up in coordination with Israel to govern disconnected fragments of the West Bank and Gaza.

Underneath each image is the source for the photoset.

Sep 2018

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