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Book recommendations for reading on Palestine with overviews or access to the content:

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine - A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917 - 2017 by Rashid Khalidi

The Palestinian - Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction by Martin Bunton

Voices of the Nakba: A Living History of Palestine edited by Diana Allan

Freedom is a Constant Struggle - Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis

The Palestine Laboratory - How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World by Antony Loewenstein

Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Pappé

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappé

On Palestine by Noam Chomsky & Ilan Pappé

My mother is sick, and my sister Mira is also sick. They both urgently need medicine and medical care, but we cannot afford it. I feel helpless watching them suffer while we have no food and no way to help them.

If you are able to help, your d.o.n.a.t.i.o.n can provide food for my family and medicine for my mother and my sister Mira. If you cannot donate, please share our story with others. Your kindness and support could give my family hope during this heartbreaking time. Thank you for reading my story.

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" This too shall pass "

I believe that good will always overcome evil, just as spring comes, and with it eternal life, overcoming the bitter cold of winter. We will overcome this genocide very soon with God's help and your continued help and support. One of the advantages we achieved during the war is to convey to you our voice, which has not been heard for many years, and to reveal the nature of this occupation and its actions that have been covered up for hundreds of years.

I would like to introduce you to my simple Palestinian family, who lived in peace in a very beautiful house consisting of a ground and upper floor and a charming garden that we renovated shortly before the war, but the occupation had a different opinion regarding the barbaric bombing of civilians and homes. The occupation destroyed our dear home, which reminded me of my father, the dearest person in the world. My life, may God have mercy on him. The occupation killed every happy and even sad memory by bombing our house.

This is my aunt Rifqa, my younger brother Ahmed, in his last year of school before university. My aunt's house was next door to ours, and she had been single for years. She was not married, and since we are a small family, I have no uncles, because my father was single. It was always my duty to check on my aunt and provide her with everything from food, drink, medicine, and everything else. Before I went to university every day, I always liked to go there to have breakfast together, chat and get her approval before I went to my studies. The memories of the occupation bombing my aunt’s house also disappeared.

This our beloved home before and after Israeli bombing 💔

My priority is to help this kind old woman, when the Rafah crossing is opened, to leave the Gaza Strip safely for Egypt. I do not care about the homes destroyed by the occupation. Money can be compensated, but the soul can be compensated. I don't want to see my aunt again. I want her to be with us again. This is really what I want. I want to send her money so that she can support herself in the northern Gaza Strip. The prices are crazy, folks, especially the food prices.

My priority is to help this kind old woman, when the Rafah crossing is opened, to leave the Gaza Strip safely for Egypt. I do not care about the homes destroyed by the occupation. Money can be compensated, but the soul can be compensated. I don't want to see my aunt again. I want her to be with us again. This is really what I want. I want to send her money so that she can support herself in the northern Gaza Strip. The prices are crazy, folks, especially the food prices.

this is my friend Ali Al-Tababi, and my name is Ghazi Sheto, but he was closer to me than many people in my family. I met Ali at university, and we had a goal: to graduate and work together. We will stay up all night to make this dream come true. He was always at my house, playing, studying, sleeping together and going to university together. We were conjoined twins. Quote. Him and all his family members. You can see the massacre of the Tabatabai family. May God have mercy on them all. I want to fulfill my dream and my friend’s dream and bring my aunt to Egypt and build my house again if possible.

He asked for 30 thousand as compensation, less than a little for what we lost in the war. Frankly, our homes cost half a million dollars, but I asked for 30 thousand so that I could bring my aunt and protect her soul from being killed and so that she could do that. Come to Egypt safely and give her food and drink while she is stuck in northern Gaza, but unfortunately I have only collected $500 so far.

These donations will go to my aunt, the old woman stranded in the northern Gaza Strip, to give her the opportunity to travel, protect her life from being killed, and secure her daily sustenance of food and nutrition. I ask everyone who can help, do not hesitate, because we really need help. Thank you all, and I hope you don't suffer as I do. We suffered, especially my weak aunt.

My little son is suffering from severe malnutrition. His body has become so weak because we cannot provide the nutritious food he desperately needs. Watching your child grow thinner and weaker while you have nothing to offer is a pain no parent can describe.

At the same time, my daughter has just come home after surgery. She needs rest, proper nutrition, and continued care, but we are struggling to provide even the most basic necessities.

We are not asking for luxury. We are asking for food, medicine, and a chance to help our children recover.

If you can, please donate. If you cannot, please share our campaign. Even the smallest act of kindness could make a real difference for my son and daughter.

Thank you for standing with our family during this incredibly difficult time. ❤️

✅️Vetted by @gaza-evacuation-funds & @90-ghost

✅️Here's my campaign link ⬇️⬇️⬇️

My name is Bilal. I am a 35-year-old father of four children 👨‍👧‍👦 from Gaza. I lived a simple life with my family. I worked hard every day to provide my children with a decent life and a better future.

But the war took everything from us… 💔

In a sudden bombing, my home was destroyed, and the place that once brought my family together became nothing but ruins. I lost several members of my family, and I, my wife, and my daughter were injured, leaving us with deep physical and emotional suffering.

After losing my home, my job, and my only source of income, I became unable to work because of my injuries. My responsibilities became greater than my ability to provide. Today, I live with my children in a small, worn-out tent ⛺ that does not protect us from the heat of the sun ☀️, the cold of winter ❄️, insects 🐜, or rats 🐭 that have become part of our daily struggle.

Even the little food we manage to get 🍞 does not remain safe for us, as the rats eat it, and my children cannot eat it afterward. We are living in extremely difficult conditions, trying only to survive through fear and hardship 💔.

The tent where we live is located near the yellow line, and we have nowhere else to go or a safe place to shelter. It breaks my heart to see my children suffering while I cannot provide what they need 😢.

I ask kind-hearted people ❤️ to stand with me and help us provide medical treatment for my wife and daughter 🏥, secure the basic needs for my children, and help us overcome these unbearable circumstances after losing everything.

Please donate whatever you can to help us and stand by us during this difficult time 🙏. Your support can give my family new hope and help my children have a safer and more dignified life 🤍.

Please share our story with anyone who may be able to help 🤲.

Thank you to everyone who extends a helping hand and feels our pain ❤️.

My name is Maram, I am 25 years old from Gaza. I dreamed of a peaceful life, spending my life with my husband and my three children... but the war turned this dream into an impossible one 💔😭. We lived through this genocide with all its painful details and we are still suffering from it😭. We were so happy when the ceasefire was announced, and we returned to our homes in northern Gaza after being displaced for a year and a half in a tent in the south of the Gaza Strip. After repairing a small room in our destroyed house, we began to live there and start over. Unfortunately, the war came back, and it was even stronger than before 💔. Now, we have no shelter or source of income. We have used up all our savings during the war. I know I created my campaign very late, but that's because I have no other means to help my family 🙏. I am completely confident and hopeful that someone here will help us as much as they can and save my family in these tough circumstances 😔.

I know how painful and frustrating it is to start over from scratch, but I hope to get any amount for my family 🥺🙏.

I am Inas, a mother of two young children: Muhammad, 7 years old, and Hala, 5 years old. They should have been living their childhood like all children—safe and warm in the embrace of their father. But the war has stolen that dream from us😭😭😭

Six months ago, my husband Anas, a kind-hearted man who endured a life of poverty, was killed by a random shell while on his way to work as a taxi driver. Since that tragic day, I’ve been left to carry the unbearable weight of life alone.

I held a diploma in international secretarial studies and was about to start a job to help support my family. But the war shattered not only our home but also my hopes and dreams. We’ve been displaced six times and now live in a tent that offers no shelter from the bitter cold or the ever-looming fear.

My young children face relentless hunger that weakens their fragile bodies and a cold that knows no mercy for their small hearts. Each day, their cries for warmth and food grow louder, and each day, I feel more helpless to provide them with even the basics of life💔😭😭

I appeal to your humanity, to your compassion. We need your help to survive, to find a safe shelter, and to feed my children. Your generosity could be the reason Muhammad and Hala continue to live and find hope amidst this darkness🥹

Please, help me keep the light of these innocent children from being extinguished by this cruel world

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I’m @ayooshalresh990 brother

Hello everyone here 💙 I'm Abdullah from the Gaza Strip, specifically from the south. I'm the youngest of my siblings and I'm striving to complete my education. I took my high school exams this year and excelled, achieving a 93.3 average. Now I'm aiming to study dentistry, but my family lost everything in the war, and we're now on the verge of a new life. I need to pay a university placement fee of over $200. However, I'm absolutely certain that there are people who can help me because of their immense humanity. My words may not be very expressive, but I desperately need help.

We are struggling in every way. Everything is incredibly expensive, and we can't afford basic necessities like food and drink.

We are constantly in need of assistance. Imagine, the cost per person exceeds $15 per day, and there are eight of us.

I am very ill, and I am also trying to care for my mother and provide her with medication.

Imagine that I am the sole provider for my family. Perhaps $100 isn't a large sum to you, but it's what I need to save my family. I need $50 daily to cover at least my family's most basic needs, in addition to my mother's medication. If I ever lose my voice, I will still be able to care for my family.

I will never forgive anyone who could have helped and let us down. Please, all I need to raise right now is $300. If six people each contribute $50, I will have it by evening.

@el-shab-hussein

My name is Bilal. I am a 35-year-old father of four children 👨‍👧‍👦 from Gaza. I lived a simple life with my family. I worked hard every day to provide my children with a decent life and a better future.

But the war took everything from us… 💔

In a sudden bombing, my home was destroyed, and the place that once brought my family together became nothing but ruins. I lost several members of my family, and I, my wife, and my daughter were injured, leaving us with deep physical and emotional suffering.

After losing my home, my job, and my only source of income, I became unable to work because of my injuries. My responsibilities became greater than my ability to provide. Today, I live with my children in a small, worn-out tent ⛺ that does not protect us from the heat of the sun ☀️, the cold of winter ❄️, insects 🐜, or rats 🐭 that have become part of our daily struggle.

Even the little food we manage to get 🍞 does not remain safe for us, as the rats eat it, and my children cannot eat it afterward. We are living in extremely difficult conditions, trying only to survive through fear and hardship 💔.

The tent where we live is located near the yellow line, and we have nowhere else to go or a safe place to shelter. It breaks my heart to see my children suffering while I cannot provide what they need 😢.

I ask kind-hearted people ❤️ to stand with me and help us provide medical treatment for my wife and daughter 🏥, secure the basic needs for my children, and help us overcome these unbearable circumstances after losing everything.

Please donate whatever you can to help us and stand by us during this difficult time 🙏. Your support can give my family new hope and help my children have a safer and more dignified life 🤍.

Please share our story with anyone who may be able to help 🤲.

Thank you to everyone who extends a helping hand and feels our pain ❤️.

I'm here. I've created a new link so you can help me.

After I was scammed in the old campaign, I posted and wrote that I had been robbed and asked you not to donate and to report it.

This is the link to my new campaign in Norwegian Krone, which is a very small currency, so please be mindful when making your donation.

Every 111 kronor = $10

This is our situation in the heavy rain, in tents and displaced persons 😭

@murderbot @narwhal-writings @nabongs99-blog @bellybuttonbacteria @kingofthebookcase @ahotknife @beaujes

89,429 / 110,000 kr

noor has fallen ill and ended up in the hospital again 3 days ago. due to her condition she has been very sporadic with messages and it is unclear how much money she will need.

i have currently set a goal of $1k USD and will adjust when we hear from her

Noor has informed us that she's still in the hospital, and now needs supplements for her malnutrition. However, before she can begin treatment, she must have an endoscopy; this will cost $200. This is very urgently needed, and Noor has stressed the money for this be raised quickly.

The deadline to raise this money is June 29th at 4 PM CST. WE HAVE LESS THAN THREE DAYS TO RAISE THIS MONEY BEFORE THEN.

Noor doesn't know what will happen if this money isn't raised by the deadline, but we can only assume it will be very bad. Please, donate if you can and share Noor's campaign. This is extremely urgent, and we have very little time to raise this before the deadline.

Anything helps, no matter how small; please help as much as you can.

Unfortunately, we passed the deadline without raising enough money for Noor to afford her endoscopy in time. She hasn't replied with any further details yet, so we currently don't know what will happen next.

Thank you so much to everyone who's been donating, though; while we aren't sure if Noor has been able to use any of this money since it was donated after the original deadline, the help is deeply appreciated regardless.

Until we hear back from Noor, the goal has been set back to roughly $1k USD. While the $200 goal wasn't able to be originally met, things are still incredibly urgent, and Noor still needs help. Please continue sharing her campaign and donating if possible!

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I deeply thank those who've been donating to Noor's campaign and gotten us closer to the goal. However, her campaign has still been very stagnant, and has only received a handful of donations in the past month.

PLEASE CONTINUE DONATING AND SHARING, ANYTHING GIVEN TRULY HELPS!

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Please keep donating, even the smallest amount helps!

This little boy and his family are enduring a profound ordeal; they place their hope in God, and then in the kindness and generosity of compassionate people, to help cover the costs of this critical surgery. Every contribution, no matter how small, can make a significant difference and rekindle hope. Please donate here to help save my child.

Together, we bring back the smile.

We need $500 for my son's surgery. Please help us and donate whatever you can to my poor child. Do not underestimate any amount, no matter how small; it carries hope for my little one's treatment.

Chuffed link

Raneen, @a00h2, is my friend. She is trapped in Gaza, Palestine, with her family. She lost everything in the bombings and is now in poverty and homelesness. Her 1-year-old baby has cancer; she needs to pay $5,000 more this month for him to finally access life-saving treatment.

My friend doesn't have that money. She can't help him alone. Please, I beg you, donate, whatever you can. $40, $20, $10, $5, whatever you can, it will all be useful. Thank you so much.

Her account is vetted by @90-ghost here, by @gazavetters (#576) , and by @bilal-salah0. This Chuffed fundraiser goes directly to her; for transparency, you can dm @a00h2 if you want to confirm it.

PLEASE, HELP SAVE THE LIFE OF MY FRIEND'S BABY!!

$5,200/$10,200

ONLY $5,000 NEEDED!!

Chuffed link

Raneen, @a00h2, is my friend. She is trapped in Gaza, Palestine, with her family. She lost everything in the bombings and is now in poverty and homelesness. Her 1-year-old baby has cancer; she needs to pay $5,000 more this month for him to finally access life-saving treatment.

My friend doesn't have that money. She can't help him alone. Please, I beg you, donate, whatever you can. $40, $20, $10, $5, whatever you can, it will all be useful. Thank you so much.

Her account is vetted by @90-ghost here, by @gazavetters (#576) , and by @bilal-salah0. This Chuffed fundraiser goes directly to her; for transparency, you can dm @a00h2 if you want to confirm it.

PLEASE, HELP SAVE THE LIFE OF MY FRIEND'S BABY!!

$5,200/$10,200

ONLY $5,000 NEEDED!!

Where are you? Where are those who promised to support us

Your silence hurts, and your indifference is even more painful than helplessness itself.

Ayaa is in an EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITION, and she URGENTLY needs treatment to save her life.

Unfortunately the treatments are very expensive, so they need as much help as possible to raise the funds