November 4, 2023 - A protester raises the Palestinian flag as thousands marched in Berlin in solidarity with the Palestinian people, and in condemnation of the German government's reprehensible support for Israel's war crimes and apartheid. [video]

It's also worth pointing out that Ukraine has a population of 43 million, while Gaza's is only a little over 2 million

And yet...

I haven’t seen anyone talk about this, which makes me think it isn’t being reported, but right now the largest protest for Palestine in the history of the United States is taking place in Washington DC. Thousands turned up to show their solidarity for Palestine and to call for a ceasefire.

Look at this, they won’t be able to ignore us for much longer.

the fact is, israel now definitely realises that no one believes its bullshit anymore, especially seeing the mass movement and huge shift in narrative in response to its ongoing war against Gaza. this tells israel that the mask is now completely off and the masses no longer believe its claims of being the victim and whatever the hell else.

this explains why the scale of violence has been so overwhelming in recent weeks, considering there is nothing for israel to justify anymore and no pretences to keep up for those who used to fall for them.

there is also the sense of embarrassment; a whole military apparatus with billions in annual aid still could not break a besieged, starved enclave (it never will). we have been hearing about ground invasion this, ground invasion that and we have yet to see anything tangible.

again, the public for the most part has now seen who israel really is; a genocidal, terrorist state, and israel knows there's no turning back from this so it ramped up the violence to cause as much damage as possible before it is forced to halt its current acceleration of the ongoing genocide.

U.S. officials are literally telling israel to "pause" so that people can ease up a little and be lulled back into complacency. always remember this and let's keep doing what we're doing because the tides have really turned.

i saw this graph in Motaz Azaiza's story today and i was so shocked, i had no words. but as someone who studied statistics, i'm gonna try my best to paint you a picture of the numbers.

before we get into it, this is not to say that the lives lost in the Ukrainian war are worth less, this is simply to show a comparison, to make people see how incredibly violent the Israeli occupation is. this perfectly shows that they target civilians, which makes it a genocide, not a war.

we’re nearing the death toll of the Ukrainian war and it has not even been a month, while the war - an actual war - there has been going on for almost two years. more civilians have been injured in Gaza in less than a month, than in Ukraine in the span of almost two years.

the number of children who lost their lives in Gaza in less than a month is six times more than the children who lost their lives in Ukraine in almost two years. the number of injured children in Gaza in less than a month is eighth time more than the children who had been injured in Ukraine in almost two years.

the people who lost their lives in Ukraine in almost two years is nearly equal to the number of injured children in Gaza in less than a month.

out of all the people who were killed in Ukraine in almost two years only 5.8% of them were children. out of all the people who were killed in Gaza in less than a month 41.5% of them were children. that's very close to 50%, which means that it's almost half of them.

out of all the people who were injured in Ukraine in almost two years 6.7% of them are children. out of all the people who were injured in Gaza in less than a month 40% of them are children. again, very close to half.

i feel like i cannot stress it enough that the numbers in Ukraine, the deaths and injuries happened in almost TWO YEARS. while the deaths and injuries in Gaza, which is so so much smaller than Ukraine, happened in LESS THAN A MONTH.

the area of the Gaza Strip is 365 km² and the area of Ukraine is 603.628 km². the Gaza Strip does not even make up 1% of the whole area of Ukraine.

this is a genocide.

it's loud and clear, it's been unfolding in front of our eyes and the supposed leaders of this world still choose to do absolutely nothing to stop this.

i urge you to go to protests, sign petitions, donate if you can, contact your local representatives and demand a ceasefire. boycott the companies who support this genocide. stay informed, share posts and videos, repost/reblog and do not give up.

the people in Gaza do not have a voice and all they ask from us is to be their voice. that's literally the bare minimum any person could do. don't give up, don't forget even if there are less posts on your social media feed. do not let them silence you. continue to speak up for Palestine.

from the river to the sea.

TW MENTION OF BLOOD🩸🇵🇸

Had to stop and share to Tumblr to keep you all informed.

In my head and out-loud I'm constantly going "Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. Stop it."

And what I am feeling is not even a FRACTION of what Palestine has been feeling for decades. It is not even a FRACTION of what Gaza is feeling right this second.

And what I am feeling will be responded to by zionist fucktards with "If Hamas just gives up-" which makes me rage. It makes me froth at the mouth with a desire to punch them in the face and break their noses. The self entitlement, the ignorance, the gal, the sheer unequivocal stupidity and selfishness.

20 days of nonstop bombing.

20 days of nonstop murder.

20 days of nonstop excuses and empty platitudes.

20 days of entitlement.

20 days of laughter and mockery.

20 days of lack of any shred of sympathy for your fellow human.

20 days of pointing fingers at the oppressed and saying "it's their fault this is continuing."

76 years of nonstop bombing.

76 years of nonstop murder.

76 years of nonstop excuses and empty platitudes.

76 years of entitlement.

76 years of laughter and mockery.

76 years of lack of any shred of sympathy for your fellow human.

76 years of pointing fingers at the oppressed and saying "it's their fault this is continuing."

76 years of blood on their hands.

Israel is the worst of humanity.

DO NOT STOP SPEAKING ABOUT THE GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE.

Credits to mattxiv on instagram for the original post.

This kills me that they think queer Palestinians don't already exist. Just because you don't hear about them doesn't mean they aren't here. They just have to hide.

Laws won't make us disappear. They will just force us to hide more. It's a dangerous way of thinking to believe that making our identities illegal will make us disappear. Because what stops them from making us illegal in the rest of the world then? They're already trying to erase us, if they now start to think they can make us cease to exist just with a bunch of laws, you can be sure that they will try as hard as they can.

Queers existed before straight bigots gave us the authorisation to exist. We didn't pop up when you made us legal. We fought for our rights. We rioted. We said "We're here, we're queer, get used to it" long before you graced us with the right to walk by your sides. We were here before. We'll be here forever. No matter what you do, no matter the laws. We've always existed and we'll always exist.

We're here. And we're queer.

Boycott Disney. Boycott McDonald's. Boycott Starbucks. "Oh but it won't work, it won't do anything" Yes it will. Boycotts have worked before and they will again. Think of the Montgomery bus boycotts. Think about American women boycotting imported British goods during the revolution.

Why do you think popular media is so quick to discount boycotts as ineffective? Could it possibly be because they work? Could it be because major corporations understand that they work and are scared? Could it be because boycotts have historically been utilized by marginalized groups to assert their views and fight for change within a conflict in which they have no power?

Do not have give in to the apathetic nihilism of "nothing I do matters, so why bother?" That is exactly what oppressors count on. Be critical of the media you consume. Ask questions. Look to history. Boycott.

"24 massacres in 24 hours"

This is how Palestinians are describing today (October 23) in Gaza

The death toll had passed 5000 including 2000 children

Five thousand murdered in two weeks

1200 of which are unaccounted for under the entire residential buildings that have been flattened

This is not normal

We cannot get used to these numbers

This is horrific and we need to keep advocating and holding israel accountable for this and call it what it is: genocide.

Read, share, boycott, amplify Gazan voices - do whatever you can but don't ignore this now that you know.