Psa: Haven't been active here in a while (and I am sorry I haven't updated my ask posts). That's mostly because of medical issues and also starting university. Said medical issues had been getting worse which means I haven't had the time/energy to properly post or engage here and I am gonna be starting treatment for them, too. I apologise but until further notice the blog is inactive.

I promise I will be okay, for anyone concerned, it's just gonna take a bit to get back to okay.

Alright, it's been an insane rollercoaster, but I finally have a diagnosis and I have gotten to a place where I am stable enough to actually function and get back to the blog.

Now, my main intention with this blog is to help spread awareness about Palestine and help however I can.

However. The way I was going about it until now (or, more accurately, until three months ago before my body decided it didn't want to work anymore), doesn't seem to cut it. While I would get too many asks to go through in a reasonable time, the posts themselves would also usually get no notes therefore no engagement. At the same time, I am a college student and usually can't donate and when I am able to, it's in small amounts.

So, I am going to start development on a site for the writing commissions, so that it's easier (and more- tempting-? Idk-) for more people to hopefully start checking that out, keeping the organisations in the original pinned post.

As for asks and campaigns, I am going to reopen my ask box and start up the chain posts again, since those did the best and in the meantime look for a better alternative.

Probably going to be posting other things too.

Actually, I'll be the Bitter Black Betty and say it out loud: this isn't just Israel's cruelty. There were still people with an enslaved Black woman that saw her life as worth so little that when it came down to it, they were willing to take an active role in her death- not just passively abandoning her to the bombs, but locking her in the house. Hawa's death is not on the Zionist entity alone. Antiblackness in the midst of something so horrible should let you know just how bad it gets.

I was too nervous to say anything, but this has given me some confidence.

In the original french tweet it's mentioned "elle travaillait comme une esclave", there are a few ways to interpret this but none of them are good and i dont think the english quote tweet emphasises this.

You could either interpret this as "she worked LIKE a slave" or she worked AS a slave", Based on the og tweet, it seems that her "employers" may not be the best descriptor of whoever she was working for. These people were cruel enough to leave her to die alone and I dont know why the english tweet chose the word employer im sorry

Quick correction, it states "elle travaillait comme esclave", no "une". There is only one interpretation of that statement. She worked as a slave, not like one. This is the reality of the Kaffala system.

If you are concerned for the rights and well-being of domestic workers in Lebanon, please support This Is Lebanon, an organization run by former domestic workers in Lebanon as well as Lebanese nationals, dedicated to naming and shaming this kind of horrendous mistreatment, and - frequently - anti-black violence.

Oh hell yes chase these murderers out, charge them, try them, lock them up. Let them live in fear of facing consequences.

These war criminals boasted about their war crimes on their social media and showed no remorse. This is the very least they deserve.

Hey guys!

I just wanted to remind everyone to follow @mahmoudfamily1. His accounts keeps getting shadowbanned over and over again and it's really important that as many people are seeing and sharing his posts as possible!

His campaign is currently only at $1,149 CAD out of $80,000 and the last donation was 10 hours ago!

Please help Mahmoud save his family by donating if possible, sharing his campaign, and sharing his posts. Anything helps.

VETTED BY ASSOCIATION

LIST OF PALESTINIAN FUNDRAISERS

Updated: October 6th 2024.

These are all from people who have contacted me through the ask box in the last month. All donations are protected by GoFundMe, but as always, exercise caution.

1. Hazem Shawish (GFM) | €11,189 / €50,000 (vetted as #75 on gazavetters' list, also by association here) | hazem-suhail

2. Heba & Yasmine (GFM) | €2,031 / €40,000 SICK CHILD (vetted by association here) | yasminsalahmahmoud

3. Omar Family (GFM) | $2,011 / $35,000 USD (careful: not vetted yet, but looks to be legitimate) | saveomarfamily

4. Khalid Sisters (GFM) | $5,785 / $15,000 USD (confirmed by a vetted family member here) | khalid-sisters

5. Abood and his wife (GFM) | $14,004 / $40,000 USD (vetted by association here) | abood-gaza2

6. Mahmoud Alkhaldi (GFM) | $16,165 / $50,000 USD (vetted by 90-ghost) | mahmoud1995

7. Safaa & Mohammed (GFM) | €25,401 / €35,000 CLOSE: AT 73%! (vetted as #135 on el-shab-hussein/nabulsi's list) | safaakhatib

8. Noha Ayyad (GFM) | $68,279 / $85,000 USD CLOSE: AT 80%! (vetted as #78 on Operation Olive Branch's master list) | nohaayyad84

9. Rola Abu Hashem (GFM) | €4,601 / €60,000 (vetted by 90-ghost) | rolaisam

Please consider donating. Any donation, no matter how small, can make a big difference in the long run. If you cannot donate, please share!

Hello. I am Maryam Um Baraa, 33 years old.

A mother of 4 beautiful children, the youngest of whom is 8 years old.

I live in northern Gaza.

Our life was very beautiful until the brutal war on Gaza began. We began to suffer from hunger, thirst and deprivation.

We have endured many hardships that mountains cannot bear.

My husband was injured in the head due to the brutal bombing, and my young son was also injured in the head.

We suffer from a severe shortage of clean and healthy water, to the point that my children walk a distance of one kilometer to get water.

A gallon of water is enough for five people.

We were suffering from a lack of food and nutrients to the point that we ate animal feed to stay alive, which caused us to lose weight and have low immunity.

In addition, my children were deprived of education and building a beautiful future for themselves..

My children suffer from malnutrition and skin diseases that have no cure except for the lack of medicines and the spread of waste everywhere around us. We also suffered from repeated displacement from one place to another and we do not have cooking gas, so we use wood and plastic to cook food, which makes me exposed to burns from the fire.

Help me, my children and my family to get out of Gaza.

You also have the TikTok link for my eldest son Baraa so you can see our suffering.

and the Instagram link.

https://www.instagram.com/baraa5546?igsh=MTBieGExNmdyNzBkYQ==

donation link.

https://gofund.me/be35b382

Donate to save me and my children from the brutal war.

My children need your help.

VETTED BY BUTTERFLY 🦋NU 911

Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #34 )

🚨Time is running out save us 🚨

This is a small part of what we have lived and what we live every day.

VETTED BY BUTTERFLY 🦋NU 913 here

Verified by @gazavetters

€9903 raised 50.000€ Help us complete this amount to get out of this crisis

Help us even with 5€ or 10€ every help brings us one step closer to life

TikTok link to watch the suffering

Instagram link

https://www.instagram.com/anas67804?igsh=MTNzcXJ1dzdkaTY4eQ==

Help my voice reach those who can help me

@wellwaterhysteria @junglejim4322 @kibumkim @neechees @kyra45 @riding-with-the-wild-hunt @heritageposts @toiletpotato @fromjannah @omegaversereloaded @vague-humanoid @evillesbianvillainarchive @ot3 @amygdalae @ankle-beez @dykesbat @stuckinapril @violentrevolution-blog @mavigator @lacecap @watermotif @socalgal69 @chilewithcarnage @ghelgheli @sayruq @papenathys @slicedblackolives @heritagepostsbot @rinnie @sweetoothgirl @timetravellingkitty @deathlonging @briarhips @mazzikah @mahoushojoe @rhubarbspring @appsa @90-ghost @ear @schoolhater @pcktknife @transmutationisms @sawasawako @appsa

Please help me and my family so that my voice can reach those who are able to help me.

€10,372 / €50,000 ‼️

as of September 29th

It's with a heavy but hopeful heart that I watch Palestinian families fundraiser on here, slowly accumulating the precious little money to go around that they need to survive. However, not everyone is so lucky. A lot of Palestinians that have not had that kind of luck, that did not get early verification, that did not get massive platforms behind them from large bloggers, have approached me in my inbox, asking me kindly to do what I can for them. It kills me that I have so little to give myself, but I've seen this platform collectively raise enough to change someone's life. I've made a list of Palestinian fundraisers that are extremely low on funds, in the hope that drawing attention to people who have not been lucky at all can help turn that luck around. I know most of us can't possibly give enough to get all of these families safe in one go. But please, reblog this list. Pick one or two fundraisers, give what you can, and then keep track of it. Slowly, collectively, we can make a difference in these people's lives. Share and donate as much as you can. https://docs.google.com/document/d/178EGDFKkHlh3y4TMVX82kqgITHsqtoMdNccI2f_94Os/edit?usp=sharing

!!!

Tagging random ppl. Share and donate if possible. Want off my 'mailing list'? Please message me!

The Ashuor family's fundraiser has only JUST reached €33,500.

I can't believe that I am saying this now, as opposed to TWO WEEKS AGO when I actually thought it might happen. That's how long it's taken to raise €3,500. Please think about that for a moment.

This family, consisting of Amal, who was completing her Masters degree in French before this genocide began, her husband and their baby daughter Maryam, who is at risk of malnutrition due to the increasing prices of food and formula, URGENTLY need your help raising €50,000 to cover daily expenses as well as their evacuation from Gaza.

At this point I shouldn't have to explain why their campaign can't afford to stagnate any longer. I don't want to keep saying that only 1 donation has occurred in the past ten hours. Instead I want to be saying that it's reached 50k!!! Or even that it's making rapid progress!!! They are so close yet so far from their goal and we need to help them get there as soon as humanly possible.

Do not look away from a family in desperate need of your help.

#175 on this verified list of fundraisers

Tags below, please let me know if you do not want to be tagged in future.

Donate or Share 💙

يمكنك مساعدتي بالتبرع للنجاة من هذه الظروف الصعبة ، الشتاء قادم يمكنك مساعدتي بالتبرع للنجاة من هذه الظروف الصعبة ، الشتاء قادم .

You can help me by donating to survive these difficult circumstances,

❄️ winter is coming. ❄️

❄️ winter is coming. ❄️

hi everyone, mahmoud (@hillesmahmoud) has reached out to me and asked me to share his story with you all. mahmoud has been living as a refugee in belgium for 7 years. this, unfortunately, means that he has been separated from his wife and four beautiful children for this long, even missing the birth of his youngest child. additionally, his wife suffers from kidney issues and had to have her left kidney removed before the war.

now, his wife and children have been enduring genocide for 11 months without him. he is forced to worry every day for the safety and of his family who he hasn't seen in years from thousands of miles away. in addition, his wife has been suffering due a lack of medical infrastructure due to her need for treatment for her kidney. mahmoud is haunted by the possibility of her succumbing to her illness and leaving his children orphaned and displaced.

as of september 4th, €24,988 / €37,000 has been raised to evacuate mahmoud's family to egypt and fund treatment for his wife. additionally, his fundraiser is verified by nabulsi here. any amount you're able to donate, even just €5, makes a difference. if you're unable to donate, please reblog or otherwise share mahmoud's story and fundraiser so that he may see a day where he and his family are safely and happily reunited.

Also this rise of tumblr users determined to call all gofundme’s a scam over the smallest details is so telling of the average person’s ability to have empathy and understand the lengths a person will go to to help their family survive. Yes, Gazans are making multiple accounts, they are sending asks relentlessly, they are copying templates/formats text posts from each other, they are giving extreme and explicit details of their suffering, they are using google translate to try to reach as many people as possible, but wouldn’t you do the same if it was your family you needed for raise money for survival for? How can you not understand where they’re coming from before jumping to calling them scammers?

Here's a Palestinian who was smeared by prismatic bell recently if you'd like to help out.

@mohammedatallah | vet by @/90-ghost | gfm

I think this might be my favorite picture of myself in the whole world

Help Khalid Sisters in Gaza not to be Homeless

Hello Dear,

We, (Najwa, Jana, Farah, and Maryam), are the sisters of Shaheed Khalid Saed Ash-Shawwah, who was martyred on 07/31/24 along with Al Jazeera correspondent Ismail Al-Ghoul and his colleague, photographer Rami Al-Rifi . Khalid was our older and only brother and he was a great support for us and others. As you may heard Khalid’s story in the news, he was bombed while he was riding his bicycle coming back from delivering food to our old and injured neighbors.

Before the IDF forces killed our brother Khalid, they forced us to evacuate our house and left everything behind. They then destroyed our house and our father’s restaurant. We had to move at least 10 times since every new area we seek refuge to gets bombed.

Currently, the 4 of us and our parents, are living devastating and sad life in a bombed room in Gaza. It is extremely difficult for us to get the basic needs of food, water, and shelter.

We sincerely hope you can empathize with our dire situation and consider supporting us. We are raising funds in order to be able to pay the rising cost of basic necessities in north Gaza. Our family is large and the cost of survival in north Gaza is astronomical. If you have anything you can spare, we implore you to support us. From where you are right now, you personally can help save our lives in north Gaza.

Please donate and/or replog 🥺🙏🇵🇸

Please reblog our post, follow us @khalid-Sisters and boost our posts, and repost the link to our campaign across all your social media.

Your generosity has the power to make a significant difference, and will give us hope that there will a better future waiting for us once the war stops.

We ask God to bless you and your families and to protect you all from all calamities and to never make you feel or go through what we are going through.

Vetted By: @olagaza @tahseenkhazen, @determinate-negation @northgazaupdates

This campaign is vetted by association. As this post says, the association is to Ola and Tahseen, who are their relatives.

✅ Trustworthy campaign. It's also a donation protected campaign on GoFundMe.

Update: Ola has also directly posted about the Khalid sisters now (here) asking for donations for them, who are the daughters of her cousin.

Did everyone else see the news about Telegram now sharing IP addresses and phone numbers to legal authorities

“Thinking about the possibility of Israeli authorities accessing the addresses and numbers of Palestinian users is alarming, especially with the escalation of Israeli authorities in detaining Palestinians based on their posts on social media platforms during the genocide they commit in the Gaza Strip.

This is particularly highlighted by a survey by Sada Social Center during the early months of the genocide, which included 500 Palestinians, showed that 97% of the respondents reported owning or creating accounts on Telegram after the war to follow news platforms. This comes after 76% of them felt that social media platforms posed a threat to their lives and rights. Additionally, 84% of the sample reported not feeling safe while using private messaging apps, and 47% mentioned that they took steps to change their accounts, adjust their security settings, or resorted to using fake names.”

This campaign is also vetted as entry #63 on the spreadsheet by @/gazavetters, which is run by several vetted Palestinians.