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A project of @EuroMedHR that pairs Palestinian writers with int'l mentors to write the stories behind the numbers of victims. Content not censored by Euro-Med

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7 months
With heavy hearts, we share the devastating news of the killing of WANN writer, Mohammed Hammo. Mahmoud, along with his entire family, fell victim to the harrowing consequences of an Israeli airstrike on their home. May Mahmoud Hammo and his family rest in peace, and may their
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#Palestinian girls and guys do the #Dabkeh dance in Beit Jalah, celebrating #Christmas_Eve . 🎅💃
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🚨Breakinbg: A documented war crime committed by the Israeli occupation, which targets Al-Shifa Hospital with non-explosive American R9X missiles. The missile transforms into blades that fly up to 100 meters, severing journalists and civilians in their path #StopArmingIsrael
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8 months
It is with our deepest sorrow to announce that the entire family of @AlnaouqA , the co-founder of We Are Not Numbers, was killed today by Israeli warplanes.
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My beloved father, my brothers, my sisters, their entire children have just ascended to heaven. Israel targeted our home leaving around 30 of my family killed. No injuries.
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6 years
In solidarity with #Palestine , famous #British singer and songwriter, #Roger_Waters , raises the #Palestinian flag in a cencert in Rome.
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5 years
Congratulations to Jehad Shehada , who won our #GazaVision song contest today, and thanks for all the singers who sang for Palestine during the winner announcement's event which took place on the rubble of a building that was destroyed by the Israeli warplanes weeks ago in #Gaza .
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4 years
People of #Gaza try to draw a beautiful picture of it through their passion for life. In this video, the Gaza Orchestra- Edward Said National Conservatory for Music- sends the world a message of love, hope, and peace despite all hardships.
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6 years
"The armored turtle is approaching the border!" LOL. Even turtles are participating in the #GreatReturnMarch .
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6 years
Today’s #GreatReturnMarch . Three protesters have been killed so far, including a 14-year-old boy who was shot in the head. The two others are 21 and 30. 50 have been shot and injured. We are not going away Israel. We have nothing more to lose.
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8 months
Incredible Palestinian doctors still operating in Al Quds Hospital after a complete cut of electricity. Only phone and torch are the only sources of light #StopArmingIsrael #gazagenocide #IsraeliWarCrimes
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@SuellaBraverman Do not try to make up. Decent British people did not elect you. They want you to resign.
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4 years
Thousands of Palestinians started to protests in the streets of the #Gaza Strip and fire tires, condemning Trump’s #DealOfTheCentury . #NoToTrumpDeal
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4 years
On World Press Freedom Day, we honor the #Palestinian journalists who risk their lives to spread the truth. The Israeli occupation violated their rights and deliberately targeted them. In #Gaza , some lost their lives or eyes and others were injured during the Great Return March.
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4 years
Today marks a horrible memory to all #Palestinians in #Gaza . On this day in 2008, the Israeli occupation launched the first war on Gaza, one of the bloody wars in which more than 1k Palestinians were killed. 12 years have passed, yet effects of it linger on. #2008War
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4 years
#Gaza 's talents still manage to show up, and shock the world. Today's talent is a 11-year-old rapper, Abdelrahman Al-Shantti, and he goes by MCA,RAP. His videos have gone viral today on social media, so we decided to share one of them here with you!
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5 years
#Palestinian doctor, Adnan Alborsh, takes a short break after a long day of surgeries and attempts to save the lives of those wounded while participating in the #GreatReturnMarch protests eastern the #Gaza Strip. Much love and respect for you and others in the field ♥
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7 months
Can't afford your health insurance? We apologize, but the US has to send billions to Israel to bomb children in Gaza. The U.S. foreign policy won't change until people know the true narrative. Don't stop talking about Palestine. NEVER AGAIN
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Retired US Army Colonel and pro-Palestine activist, Anne Wright, was arrested today after she protested during the #US Senate. Commenting on #Israeli massacres in #Gaza 's #GreatReturnMarch , she said: "It's not a war at all. You have to have two sides to have a war."
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5 years
Remember Razan Al-Najjar? She is a paramedic volunteer who became later an icon of the Palestinian women's power as She was killed by #Israeli forces while saving people's lives during the #GreatReturnMarch . Happy #WomensDay to your soul, Razan! ♥️
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Good morning/evening, depending on where you are: A Palestinian child carrying the body of his baby brother. #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust
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4 years
In a celebration ceremony for distinguished students, Salwa Mohammed Shaat, raised the Palestinian flag. When her father's name was said, Salwa burst into tears. She tried to hide her tears behind the flag, but she eventually failed to hide them.
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5 years
This is to remind the world that tomorrow marks the 1st anniversary of the #GreatReturnMarch which began on last March 30. #Gaza lost 273 Palestinians and 51 of them were children while at least 9 thousand others were injured. We hope these numbers won't increase on the next days
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It is with our deepest sorrow to announce that the entire family of @AlnaouqA , the co-founder of We Are Not Numbers, was killed by Israeli airstrikes on their house. Rest in peace.
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4 years
Supremacy kills! Whether against blacks, Palestinians, or natives. Let's all work together to raise awareness and show solidarity with its victims. Much love and support to all those going through the worst because of it ♥ #GoergeFloyd #Gaza
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4 years
#Palestinian refugees in Lebanon's Ein El-Helweh camp who have been deprived of a homeland for years protest and say NO to the so-called #DealOfTheCentury and tell Trump: Our fate is not for you to decide.
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5 years
In another wonderful video from #Gaza , the #students of El-Shujaiyya Primary #School "A" do their #morning #exercise on a #BabyShark remix music in Arabic. Do schools do that in your city?
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6 years
#Israel , you may have killed #RazanNajjar but these #Palestinian nurses are now following her steps because savings people's lives is never a crime! Razan is a nurse who was murdered by an #Israeli sniper while volunteering near #Gaza borders. #GreatReturnMarch
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"In the last gathering of Dr. Refaat and his students, he brought us figs, strawberries, kiwis, and grapes... He was holding the tray of fruit and made sure all his students got some in case any were feeling shy." Dr. Refaat Alareer died. I am telling his
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6 years
#AhedTamimi got out of the #Israeli jails with a smile of victory and delivered speeches on her experience. Deema el-Wawi, 13, was also released but apparently with no energy to smile or hug her mom!
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@SuellaBraverman Resign, now! You have no degnity. Shame on you!
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5 years
Here's a video of the #school we mentioned in the previous post. This #UNRWA school has been #demolished by the Israeli #warplanes this #morning . It is a #crime , and nothing justifies committing it. #GazaUnderAttack #GazaUnderFire
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5 years
Aisha Lulu, a five-year-old girl from #Gaza , has died today alone in a hospital in the West Bank after an aggressive brain stem tumor surgery because Israel prevent anyone of her family to accompany her. Those who were around her said she died crying, unable to speak, and alone.
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3 years
The Israeli occupation continues to flout international law and violate the human rights of the Palestinian people. Here, the Israeli occupation forces assault the Palestinian medical workers in #Jerusalem and prevent them from doing their job #AlAqsaUnderAttack #SaveSheikhJarrah
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3 years
This photo was taken hours ago. Look at him! Look how peaceful he is! Giving kids simple gifts! He's now a martyr... Israeli warplanes murdered him in #Gaza as #GazaUnderAttack . His name is Ibrahim El-Shinbary, and he's not a number!!! Pray for Gaza! #SaveSheikhJarrah
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If I Must Die," A poem by Refaat Alareer If I must die, you must live to tell my story to sell my things to buy a piece of cloth and some strings, (make it white with a long tail) so that a child, somewhere in Gaza while looking heaven in the eye awaiting his dad who left in a
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Ismael Abu Eskhela and Issam Khalafallah, two Palestinian engineers from the Islamic University in #Gaza , created a ventilator model. Palestinians determinedly keep seeking solutions, however, the Israeli blockade always stands in their way to achieve major advancements.
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Thousands of #Palestinians mourn the 8-year-old child Qais Abu Rmelah who was found killed today's morning in a lake in #Jerusalem after being abducted yesterday's afternoon. Maybe he would have been alive now if Israeli forces didn't hinder his family's attempts to find him.
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Although he got his limb amputated by the Israeli occupation, the Palestinian Mohammed 'Aleiwa from #Gaza is practicing Parkour with one leg. He is the perfect example of the energetic and determined Palestinian youth.
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He found them sitting on the road after the Israelis bombed their home: they don't talk, they don't cry — shock #NoOilForIsrael
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He found them sitting on the road after the israelis bombed their home: they don't talk, they don't cry — shock #NoOilForIsrael | via @Kingmoj3
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@hzomlot We stand by you, Mr. Ambassador!
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6 years
We don't teach our children how to be terrorists, but how to be brave in the face of the oppressor. #IsraeliCrimes #GazaMassacre #GreatReturnMarch #GazaBleeds #FreePalestine #FreedomFlotilla
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For the 8th night in a row, Israel has been bombing #Gaza . The sounds of the bombardments have been getting louder and louder, and the impact has been getting stronger and bigger. Pray for Gaza because is always under Israeli attack!
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5 years
Watch and tell us what rationale could exist for the shooting of these two people by Israeli snipers at the #greatreturnmarch in #Gaza ?
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4 years
Generations of Palestine in one photo! @4noura , a Palestinian-American legal scholar and human rights attorney, shares a photo of her grandmother, mother, and daughter. Noura comments on the photo:"There’s what feels like the whole world is burning, then there’s this." #Palestine
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Hanadi AlHalawani, 38, from #Jerusalem , resists the Israeli occupation in her own way –cooking. Every Thursday and Friday of #Ramadan , she cooks a meal, and takes it to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to provide Iftar for the prayers. Israel banned her from Al-Aqsa for a year as a result
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24-year-old Dalia al-Darawish from the West Bank - Hebron becomes the youngest Palestinian woman to break the stereotypes and get a truck driving license. Much love and support, Dalia!
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Bravery isn't just the act of militia men, doctors and journalists. These children showed what courage and compassion means at Friday's #GreatReturnMarch in #Gaza .
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It's almost 5 am in exhausted, sleepless, assaulted #Gaza , and the Israeli warplanes strike and bomb an apartment out of nowhere. No warning. There are at least 2 injuries. Palestinians are fasting now. How inhumane can the Israeli occupation be? #GazaUnderAttack
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Here's an iconic photo from the #Palestinian history. Faris Ouda, well-known for The Knight of Return, dared to stand tall in front of Israeli tank and resist with stones. Of course, the Israeli occupation killed him with a bullet in his neck because that's what occupations do!!!
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"Let us today discover the humanity and the truth" Palestinians Are Not Numbers, They're Human' | Piers Morgan vs Dr. Izzeldin #StopArmingIsrael #gazagenocide #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaHolocaust
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#Gaza woke up to the sad news of suicide by a Palestinian youth, Sulaiman Al-Ajoury. Sulaiman committed suicide few hours ago, at almost 2 AM Gaza time, due to unbearable life under blockade. May his soul rest in peace.
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Good morning from this #Palestinian couple from a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon who decided to enjoy their engagement in a simple way wearing beautiful traditional Palestinian costumes.
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The Genesis Prize ceremony has been cancelled because #NataliePortman , who was awarded the prize, has decided that recent events in #Israel make her "uncomfortable participating in any public events in Israel." Thanks for taking a moral stand against #Israeli massacres in Gaza!
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If you follow American politics, you know that @IlhanMN , one of the first 2 Muslim and Arab women to be elected to the #US Congress, is under attack for calling out the #Israeli lobby's influence on politics there. Thanks to her for having the courage to speak truth to power.
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Gazans are fed up with not being able to travel. For people with severe illnesses and injuries, it's not a luxury. So, tomorrow (Tuesday) we will try to sail a boat out carrying those who desperately need treatment. Please RT widely.
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Meet Anas and Riham, a #Palestinian couple from Umm al-Fahm city in occupied Palestine who decided not to make a wedding party and instead help many Palestinian poor families in their city. They prepared 400 bags filled with various food supplies and gifted them to those families
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Women and girls are out in force at the #GreatReturnMarch in #Gaza .
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Try to imagine seeing this outside your window. #gaza_under_attack
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How beautiful this is? Two young Palestinian decided to have a simple wedding party, wearing the #Palestinian traditional costume - something that rarely happens due to the complexity of the 21st century! Congratulations! ❤️
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The farmers in #Gaza are picking Guava nowadays! Here are some photos from Khanyounis City, southern the Strip.
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The people of #Gaza spent two horrible sleepless days and lost so much but still, they march and never get tired of demanding their rights. It's the 20th #Friday of the #GreatReturnMarch protests and we hope the number of casualities won't increase!
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