Palestine
A community for everything related to Palestine and the occupation currently underway by the occupying force known as Israel.
Anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism. Existence is resistance for Palestinians.
Please refer to Israel as Occupied Palestine, or occupied territories. The IDF is a fascist and ethnonationalist occupying force. Israelis are settlers. We understand however that the imperial narrative (which tries to legitimise Israel) is internalised in the imperial core and slip-ups are naturally expected.
We always take the sides of Palestine and Palestinians and are unapologetic about it. Israel is an occupying power whose "defence force"'s (note the contradiction) sole purpose for existing is to push Palestinians out so they can resettle their rightful land. If you have anything positive to say about Israel we do not care.
From Hamas Online Telegram:
A letter written by an Israeli captive to Al-Qassam Brigades hours before leaving the Gaza Strip…!
To the generals who have accompanied me in recent weeks, it seems we will part ways tomorrow, but I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the extraordinary humanity shown towards my daughter, Emilia. You were like parents to her, letting her go into your rooms whenever she wanted. She’s admitted that she feels like all of you are her friends, and not just friends, but truly beloved and good people.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for the many hours you spent as caregivers. Thank you for being patient with her and showering her with sweets, fruits, and everything available even when you didn’t have it.
Children should not be held in captivity, but thanks to you and other kind people we met along the way, my daughter felt like a queen in Gaza... In general, she says she felt as though she was the center of the world. She hasn't met anyone on our long journey, from the rank and file to the leadership, who didn't treat her with gentleness, affection, and love.
I will forever be a prisoner of gratitude because she did not leave here with a lifelong psychological trauma. I will remember your kind behavior, granted here despite the difficult situation you were dealing with yourselves and the severe losses you suffered here in Gaza. I wish in this world we could truly be good friends.
I wish you all health and well-being... Health and love to you and your families' children. Many thanks.
Danyal and Emilia
"[Israeli authorities] said, "We found Emily. She's dead," and I just went "Yes!" I went "yes", and I smiled, because that is the best news of the possibilities that I knew.
''She was either dead, or in Gaza. And if you know anything about what they do to people in Gaza, that is worse than death,"
"They'd have no food. They'd have no water. She'd be in a dark room filled with Christ knows how many people.
"And terrified every minute, hour, day, and possible years to come. So death was a blessing. An absolute blessing."
So anyway that's fucked up.
EDIT: These are different children.
The Palestinian resistance fighters have nerves of steel. It takes a lot of courage to sneak up on a tank with advanced detection systems.
Two videos about the hospital attack debunking the Israeli lies: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CymCIs2SQs6/?igshid=MmU2YjMzNjRlOQ==
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyjFtMXMmIS/?igshid=MmU2YjMzNjRlOQ==
"Urgent │ Statement by the Houthi military spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Saree: All ships heading to Israel are a target for our forces" https://www.youtube.com/live/Wvz7Vqm_53Q
"Minister of Information in the Ansar Allah Houthi government: We are ready to confront any military move against us" https://youtu.be/TrBZuhnixzk
Context on the music festival:
- it took place near the kibbutz of Re'im
- Re'im is the location of the Re'im military base
- the military base is the headquarters of the Gaza Division of the IDF.
- even Wikipedia says the "Re'im Festival Massacre" took place during the battle for the Re'im base.
Can't imagine rolling face directly between the world's largest prison camp, and the guards that kept them there.
No shit the militants headed directly for Re'im.
Even r/WorldNews can't defend the current fuck up with the hostages. I'm sure that won't last though, they'll get control of the narrative again soon.
A cowardly army that’s only tough bombing unarmed civilians. Abu Obeida said it, no prisoner is making it back home alive without a prisoner exchange deal. Though he wasn’t betting on the occupation army being this useless.