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15 Tweets That Explain Whats Happening In Palestine

5.20.21

By Nada Alturki

As the number of lives lost in Palestine gets higher and higher, this is a critical time to spread as much awareness around the issue and do what you can to help. The internet right now is a massive hub for misinformation and information overload, so here are 15 tweets that collectively help you understand what’s going on in Palestine.

palestinians are losing hope

My coworker in Gaza messaging all of us saying her and her family aren’t going to bother leaving their house in western Gaza because a nearby school harboring Palestinian re-refugees was told to evacuate so israel could hit the school, so she might as well die in her home.
— Rawan‏𓂆روان (@RiverToSea48) May 17, 2021

"I don't know what to do."

A 10-year-old Palestinian girl breaks down while talking to MEE after Israeli air strikes destroyed her neighbour's house, killing 8 children and 2 women#Gaza #Palestine #Israel pic.twitter.com/PWXsS032F5
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) May 15, 2021

Electricity still off, battery will soon die. We are all dressed & have shoes on, emergency bags near the door so if things get worse we are ready to run. #Gaza #GazaUnderAttak #PalestinianLivesMatter
— Omar Ghraieb🇵🇸 (@Omar_Gaza) May 17, 2021

Children and women are suffering the most

Over 30 children killed. Mothers dead. Hundreds injured. We are on the brink of a full-scale war. Sanctions on South Africa helped free its Black people – it’s time for sanctions on Israel to free Palestinians. Join the call. #GazaUnderAttack https://t.co/N72e0xLvX5
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) May 15, 2021

Names and ages of the 40 Palestinian children killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes, from Ministry of Health pic.twitter.com/LIIFHH95sy
— Sharif Kouddous (@sharifkouddous) May 15, 2021

Yesterday, Israel bombed the office of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, a charity in Gaza that provides free medical care for Palestinian children in need. This is a war crime. pic.twitter.com/nykV8co2GQ
— Gravel Institute (@GravelInstitute) May 18, 2021

Update: 181 people killed in Gaza – 52 children and 31 women. So basically a 1/3rd of all casualties are children and almost 50% are women and children. It’s a massacre.
— FREE PALESTINE🇵🇸 (@emsaleh93) May 16, 2021

this is not a “both sides” issue. this is an apartheid.

If the British and Americans genuinely believe this is a "both sides" scenario, then why the hell are they arming one of those sides?
— RD Hale (@RD_HaIe) May 17, 2021

Israel is an apartheid state.
Israel is a terrorist state.
Nuff said. #AlAqsa #FreePalestine
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) May 10, 2021

1. Palestine is not just an Arab cause.
2. Palestine is not just a Muslim cause.
3. Palestine is a human cause. No person of any faith or country should be able to accept what is happening there.
— Ussama Makdisi (@UssamaMakdisi) May 18, 2021

israel bombed the only covid-19 testing lab in gaza. just to remind you this is all happening as coronavirus rages on. https://t.co/4gBXtS0LKn
— sippin on that (@vivafalastin) May 17, 2021

Helpful analogies

A kid threw a stone at me today (and missed) so I climbed into a fighter jet and blew up his entire street with an air-to-surface missile. I'm sure you will agree I acted in self-defence.
— RD Hale (@RD_HaIe) May 14, 2021

do y’all understand how scary it is that the media brainwashed people into believing that villagers with stones are oppressing a nuclear superpower.
— raf (@jnoubiraf) May 14, 2021

media is being controlled by israeli government

There is no media coverage on what us happening right now in Palestine. Many Palestinian people are counting on social media to spread awareness, so please use your platform to inform others!#SaveSheikhJarrah #SavePalestine
pic.twitter.com/gbGEuxkThw
— 614 (@dailymti) May 10, 2021

this time has warranted more support from over the world than ever before

Eid Mubarak from my family to yours. ❤️ As we are celebrating and expecting our first child, I am thinking of Reema Saad (allah yarhamha) who was 4 months pregnant and murdered along with her family and two small children. Praying for the end of this suffering. #freepalestine pic.twitter.com/KPvlYW8BnJ
— h (@halsey) May 13, 2021

By Nada Alturki