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Inspired by this post by @alex-just-vibing. PaliRev values the contribution of all people to the liberation of Palestine, and we encourage you to share this around your schools or with others to give accessible options for us all to show solidarity for the Palestinian people.

[image id: an image with a white background, bordered on the bottom left and top right with green, corner illustrations, an olive garden branch drawing on the bottom right, and a drawing of a boy sitting down with a backpack leaning on him, looking downwards sadly on the top right. there is a low opacity palestinian flag behind black text reading "HOW DO I SUPPORT PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE IF I CAN'T DONATE?" below this is a list in smaller black text, bulleted with light green arrows. the list reads:

"- Wear shirts, pins, keffiyehs, anything outwardly pro Palestine.

Email your Representatives, Congress, White House. Tell the people in charge you want a ceasefire.

Talk to your local library about holding an educational night about the genocide and/or Palestinian culture.

Make schoolwork about Palestine! Writing about news? Focus on Palestine. Making questions for a test? Use Palestine as an example.

Find social media accounts for your representatives and schools, and make a fuss. Comment and @ them!

Show up to local actions (i.e. protests), join and organization, and follow Palestinian journalists! (next line) - Motaz Azaiza, Plestia Alaqad, Hind Khoudary, Bisan Owda -

Educate yourself on anti-Palestine talking points (Palestine toolkit) and how to refute them in a calm manner.

Speak up! It's scary, but don't let other people's bigotry go unchecked. You'll find that other people agree, and speak up from your example.

Don't engage with people unwilling to learn. Your goal is to educate people who are and make those comfortable with genocide feel UNCOMFORTABLE."

below this in light grey text reads "@PALIREV.WEB". /end id.]

Unsurprisingly, they’ve aired another propaganda ad. Last time they did this, they bombed Rafah and we had people on here telling us the death of hundreds in the early hours of the morning was justified and okay. Last time they did this, my entire timeline was filled with people in Rafah terrified for their lives. The situation has gotten infinitely worse across all of Gaza. Eyes on Rafah, eyes on Gaza, and continue to support in whatever way you can.

I, like countless others, am feeling frustrated, angry, utterly heartbroken and next to hopeless because of all that has been happening to the beautiful people in Gaza. I'm not good with words, but anyone who has been following the events unfolding in Palestine knows that posts about Palestine are what keep it from dying on the public eye, and I'm glad to see that the engagement and content has been going strong even after 4 months.

All the people in Palestine ask of us is to never stop fighting for them.

Don't stop speaking up.

Don't stop protesting.

Don't stop boycotting.

Don't stop posting.

Don't stop sharing resources.

Don't stop engaging with any and all pro-Palestinian content.

I'm hoping against hope for Palestine, because the only other thing I could do would be to give up hope entirely. And that's nowhere near being a fucking option.

ISRAEL are deliberately targeting anybody remotely involved in organising getting aid to the North of Gaza, which has been under starvation for MONTHS. There has been multiple flour massacres, where people were shot by Israeli Forces whilst trying to get aid and supplies. Israel have claimed that civilians were simply ran over by the food trucks in a rush to get to resources however, bullets have been found despite Israel’s claims of a stampede. More on the Flour Massacres here.

Just a couple of days ago there was a successful delivery of flour and aid into Gaza, but Israel assassinated Fayek Mabhouh— who coordinated with UNRWA to make sure that the flour got to North Gaza and that people were not gathering en masse.

It’s now been revealed that Israel were targeted the Palestinian Committees in Gaza— with 23 of the Committees being killed thus far— that are organising resource and aid operations into Gaza.

Israel are MANUFACTURING a famine on Gaza. They have absolutely no intention to feed or aid Palestinians in the North, and also want to ensure any organisational structuting within a currently torn Gaza is destroyed with intention to create complete chaos— which in hand makes it easier for the State of Israel to take full control of the region, as intended.

DO NOT USE TEMPLATES TO MAIL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!

So in case you want to use some sort of template to mail your representatives about the ongoig genocide in Gaza, don't!

To be clear: if you're planning on mailing your representatives about Gaza, DO IT! But DO NOT use a template!

Mail filters are easy to set up and deploy and WILL filter on specific sentences or patterns using regular expressions. If a mail server receives thousands of nearly-identical mails, chances are either the machine employs some sort of machine learning and it'll mark it as spam and disregard them immediately and/or some engineer will type up some extra filters to prevent more mails from coming through and cluttering up inboxes. Make no mistake: this is not hard to do and can be done within minutes.

If you want to get through mail filters, write it yourself. Do not erase typos, do not base your words on templates, but get personal. Do not let your voice get lumped in with spam runs!

Kind regards,

- Someone who has to deal with e-mail filters on a regular basis

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With everything happening in Palestine, thought I'd make a quick tumblr banner to show support; feel free to use!

From the heart of Gaza, activists carry the picture of Aaron Bushnell saluting his courage and promising not to ever forget him.

Rest in power, Aaron Bushnell

Source: Eye on Palestine on Telegram.

Protest at the Academy Awards 2024 | Al Jazeera, 3/10/2024

US vetoes Palestine bid for UN membership

...One vote? Against millions of people?

Itaqillah. Victory is inevitable for the oppressed.

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!

After the last infographic, PaliRev received many questions on the meaning of the kufiya and culturally appropriate usage. Palestinians have asked that everyone willing wear the kufiya in solidarity with their struggle and to unite. Of course, this should be done with respect to the importance and history surrounding the kufiya, and proper care shown to the garment. Thank you all for your strength!

[image id: an image with a white background. Medium sized gray text reads, "WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT". Below, large text colored with the Palestinian flag finishes, "PALESTINIAN KUFIYA". There follows an olive green block with white lettering. A white circle partially covers the left-hand corner, a depiction of a Kufiya surrounded by olive branches. The kufiya is a white and black checkered scarf with tied ends. The first line of text is bolded. It reads, "Also known as a keffiyeh, shemagh, or hatta, the kufiya was wrapped around Palestinian rebels' faces during the British Mandate of Palestine and 1936-1939 Arab Revolt to avoid arrest. When banned by authorities, Palestinians all wore kufiya to protect rebels. After illegal Israeli occupation forces banned the Palestinian flag from 1967 to 1993, the kufiya was used to symbolize national identity."

A low opacity gray text between boxes reads, @PaliRev.

Below is a white box with a slight shadow outlining it. In olive green text, one section asks, "What do the patterns represent?" Beside it is an image of the kufiya's design, with a fishnet pattern on top, three bold black lines in the middle, and two rows of olive leaves on bottom. Black text reads, "The fishnet pattern is for Palestinian connection to the sea, knotting together, and the barbed wire of occupation. As the tree lives 300-600 years, olive leaves represent resilience and ties to the land. The bold lines represent trade routes across historic Palestine."

A second section header in olive green text reads, "Who can wear the kufiya?" Below it, black text says, "You, me, and anyone in solidarity with Palestinians, resisting oppression, and honoring its significance and history. The kufiya is not restricted to any group or gender, a symbol of cultural heritage and identity for many in the Middle East, but an international symbol of activism and unity."

A small olive green box at the bottom of the shadowed white box has white text in it which reads, "Where can I get one that supports Palestinians?"

Below the white box and at the bottom of the page are four QR codes with labels beneath them. The first is Hirbawi, the second is Handmade Palestine, the third is KUVRD, and the fourth is Palestine Shirts. /end id.]

ATTENTION

just a quick psa for the people in support of palestine:

this emoji "🟦" is being used by people who support israel, and more importantly people who are conflating supporting Palestine with anti-semitism

the the hashtag "#🟦" and other forms of expression with the emoji are also being used as a dogwhistle for ganging up and targeting blogs in comments and reblogs.

if you see this "🟦" emoji anywhere near your blog, or people interacting with your blog that you do not know (if you know the person is using it for other purposes it is fine, obviously) know that they are in support of the oppressive israeli occupation of Palestine and are hiding behind people who use the emoji/hashtag for apolitical purposes.

NOT EVERYONE WHO USES THE EMOJI ARE IN SUPPORT OF ISRAEL! USE YOUR DISCRETION

Stay stong. Stay vigilant. Protect your blog.

tl;dr: people who support israel who think that support Palestine = antisemitism are using this "🟦" emoji as a dogwhistle to harass people. not all that use it are in support of israel, but those who are are hiding behind the bloggers who are using it for apolitical purposes. use your discretion.

credit: theadvocacynetwork

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While we're on the subject of clicking buttons for fun and vibes:

Don't forget to click this button to help the people in Palestine. It's free, takes a few seconds. Donations go to UNRWA