Lishay's powerful and incredibly sad words perfectly capture my sentiment after more than six months of horrors that began on October 7: "I have no strength to continue, yet no privilege to stop." 💔 I identify with this because I, too, feel tired, exhausted, emotionally drained, anxious, sad, and heartbroken. I miss my quiet, private life without daily concern and agony over my family’s safety and fate, and without the toxicity of the Israel & Palestine discourse, without social media and online hateful mobs, full of ignorant, angry, and misinformed trolls and “activists” and self-appointed “experts” who perpetually dehumanize each other. I miss calling my mom in Gaza City and seeing the home that I grew up in, all distant memories now; I miss my cousins Heba and Yahya, aunts Zainab and Hind, and uncles Riyad and Abdullah, who were horribly killed by horrendous IDF bombardment. I miss our family's home in Rafah, with its impressive trees and spacious gardens, all reduced to featureless rubble and ashes. But there's no stopping until this war is brought to an end to halt the relentless carnage, death & suffering, and to get all the hostages reunited with their families who face unimaginable pain due to 191 days of uncertainty. Every time I come close to wanting a break or feel like giving up and walking away, I remember my nieces, nephews, family, and countless children, women, and civilians in Gaza and what they experience daily - reminding me of my own privilege & duty to keep going. We can't just hope for a better future; it takes all of us working meaningfully and sincerely to pursue a shared future based on mutual security, justice, humanity, and peaceful coexistence. This will require uncomfortable conversations, real proposals, accepting pragmatic solutions, and acknowledging agency & responsibility for actions and the ensuing consequences. I stand with Lishay and all the hostage families and call for all capable parties to maximally push for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal now. 🙏✌️❤️
Lishay's powerful and incredibly sad words perfectly capture my sentiment after more than six months of horrors that began on October 7: "I have no strength to continue, yet no privilege to stop." 💔 I identify with this because I, too, feel tired, exhausted, emotionally drained, anxious, sad, and heartbroken. I miss my quiet, private life without daily concern and agony over my family’s safety and fate, and without the toxicity of the Israel & Palestine discourse, without social media and online hateful mobs, full of ignorant, angry, and misinformed trolls and “activists” and self-appointed “experts” who perpetually dehumanize each other. I miss calling my mom in Gaza City and seeing the home that I grew up in, all distant memories now; I miss my cousins Heba and Yahya, aunts Zainab and Hind, and uncles Riyad and Abdullah, who were horribly killed by horrendous IDF bombardment. I miss our family's home in Rafah, with its impressive trees and spacious gardens, all reduced to featureless rubble and ashes. But there's no stopping until this war is brought to an end to halt the relentless carnage, death & suffering, and to get all the hostages reunited with their families who face unimaginable pain due to 191 days of uncertainty. Every time I come close to wanting a break or feel like giving up and walking away, I remember my nieces, nephews, family, and countless children, women, and civilians in Gaza and what they experience daily - reminding me of my own privilege & duty to keep going. We can't just hope for a better future; it takes all of us working meaningfully and sincerely to pursue a shared future based on mutual security, justice, humanity, and peaceful coexistence. This will require uncomfortable conversations, real proposals, accepting pragmatic solutions, and acknowledging agency & responsibility for actions and the ensuing consequences. I stand with Lishay and all the hostage families and call for all capable parties to maximally push for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal now. 🙏✌️❤️
@afalkhatib Solidarity with you and all Palestinians and Israelis working so that one day we can live in peace 🕊️
@afalkhatib @afalkhatib have you commented on the administrative detention hostages? You know. The future non crime arrest. THE HOSTAGES. EVERYONE IS A HOSTAGE. x.com/muntherisaac/s…
@afalkhatib @afalkhatib have you commented on the administrative detention hostages? You know. The future non crime arrest. THE HOSTAGES. EVERYONE IS A HOSTAGE. x.com/muntherisaac/s…
@afalkhatib You're a true warrior of peace and reconciliation 🫂🎗🕊
@afalkhatib Thank you... sending strength and more, praying for a better tomorrow... ❤️🙏❤️
@afalkhatib Yet, without you and people like you, there would be no hope at all. Bless you.
@afalkhatib Whatever it takes. Please bring them home. What will it take to end this and have peace? People are breaking under grief, fear, and stress.