Let me tell you a story, Hanan.
I’m Vietnamese.
In 1954, the Western powers, fresh from centuries of colonial conquest, decided Vietnam should be cut in half.
Not because the Vietnamese asked for it.
Not because it was just.
But because it served imperial interests.
The North would go to us, the ones who had bled to defeat the French.
The South would be handed to a U.S.-backed regime we never chose.
They called it a "compromise."
They called it a "solution."
They said we should accept it, and there’ll be peace.
That half a country is better than none.
That resistance would only bring needless suffering.
But we refused.
Because Vietnam is not a bargaining chip.
We are not a parcel to be divided by strangers and called free.
And when we resisted, they called us unreasonable.
They called us terrorists.
They said we were the problem.
Sound familiar?
What you just said about Palestinians—that they should have accepted UN Resolution 181 and been grateful for half a homeland—is exactly what they told us.
And we proved them wrong.
We fought not because we hated peace.
We fought because real peace cannot come from foreign dictates, settler violence, and forced partitions.
We fought because no people should be told to accept half their dignity so someone else can sleep at night.
We fought because Vietnam is one.
Not north, not south, but whole.
And we won.
Now you expect Palestinians to do what we never would.
To accept their homeland divided.
Their history rewritten.
Their future stolen.
To say yes to a plan they never agreed to.
Written by people who did not live there.
Giving away land that was never theirs to offer.
You call that a missed opportunity.
We call it resistance to dismemberment.
Palestinians said no because they knew what we knew:
To accept a settler’s map is to erase your own.
So don’t talk to me about Resolution 181.
Talk to me about the villages wiped off the map.
Talk to me about the mass graves and refugee camps that followed.
Talk to me about the families still holding the keys to homes they are forbidden to return to.
Vietnam refused partition. And today we are whole.
Palestine did the same. And for that, they are still being punished.
But they were right to refuse.
Just like we were.
Just like the Algerians were.
Just like the South Africans were.
And one day, like us, they will reclaim everything that was stolen.
Because memory is stronger than force.
And the land never forgets who it belongs to.
Silence or Death
This is what the IOF wants from me and from the journalists of Gaza, while directing new threats against me and against a number of fellow journalists.
With the genocide that our people is being subjected to, these threats come with the occupation's desire for this genocide to take place in silence.
The IOF has repeatedly tried to silence us with death and strikes. This included targeting my home and killing my father, and repeatedly targeting us [journalists], including the recent targeting of our colleague, Al Jazeera cameraman Fadi Al Wahidi, who was severely injured.
My work is purely professional journalism, and has no connection to any party other than Al Jazeera News Channel.
The threats and incitement for killing us must stop, as I am clearly doing my job. What I am currently doing is covering the suffering of my people in northern Gaza, and this is what annoys the occupation and its army, who do not allow for the truth to become evident.
I call on all human rights organizations, press associations, and international agencies to help counter these false accusations. Your support is vital in promoting truth and protecting the freedom of speech.
لم يكن العالم بهذا المستوى من السقوط الأخلاقي كما اليوم، ولاسرائيل الفضل الأكبر في ذلك، فهي التي يتضاءل أمام إجرامها، كل ما اقترف مجرمو الأرض وسفاحوها من جرائم ومجازر.
بل حتى باتت مفردات اللغة العربية غير قادرة على اجتراح مصطلح يناسب إجرام إسرائيل، فلم تعد كلمة إبادة أو نازية أو مجرمة كافية لوصف ما يجري.
"We're looking for the baby killing technology; do you have it?"
At the AUSA 2024 Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C., a man approaches the Israeli section of the exhibition and enquires about technology products designed to kill babies.
Credit: thepalestinenewznetwork
جباليا
اللهم إنها أحب البقاع إلى قلبي
اللهم إن أهلها هم أهلي
اللهم فاحفظهم جميعًا بحفظك
اللهم إنا نستودعك شيوخها ونساءها وأطفالها
اللهم احمِ شبابها وأحياءها وأزقتها
اللهم امنح ساكنيها الأمان والهدوء والطمأنينة
اللهم أخرجهم من هذا البلاء غير فاقدين ولا مفقودين
#شمال_غزة_يباد
#SaveNorthernGaza
اللهم عزَّ النصير، وقلَّ المعين، وتنكَّر القريب، وتخلَّى البعيد.
اللهم وقد اشتدَّت بنا الأحوال، واستحكمت حلقاتها، وليس لها من دونك كاشفة، فاكشف اللهم غمتنا، وفرج كربتنا، وهيئ لنا من أمرنا رشدًا وغوثًا وعونًا.
حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل.
اللهم إنا نُقسم بك عليك، ونتوسل بك إليك، أن تلطف بأهل شمال غزة وتفرج كربهم !!
عيونكم على شمال غزة، فالناس في كرب عظيم، وبلاء شديد، وليس لها من دون الله كاشفة !!
الطفل اللي استشهد واللّقمة بتمّه، والأب اللي استشهد جنب كانون الحطب وهو بيطبخ لولاده، والأب اللي بيجري في ابنه وبيصرّخ عااايش بعد ما كان مفكره شهيد، ومئات القصص اللي لازم نحكي عنها.. كلها أهم مليون مرة من تحليلات عباقرة الوطن العربي، وأحضان الإسرائيلية مع أهاليهم..
Former French national team and Manchester United star Eric Cantona commenting on the heinous massacres by the Israeli occupation in Gaza:
"Is there still anyone defending these criminals? Or not condemning what they are doing? Are there still countries arming these criminals? Or people who don't call it genocide? Is there still anyone who hasn't wept in the face of all this?"
🇮🇹 Former Italian MP Stefano Apuzzo hung Palestinian flags on the balcony of the House of Representatives…
Apuzzo shouted from the balcony.. “Italian weapons are used for the genocide in Gaza…. there are over 35,000 deaths… “Enough is enough”..🇵🇸
Human body parts protruding from the earth; executed corpses; wrists tied: the israeli butchery of Al-Shifa hospital will. NEVER. be. forgotten https://t.co/GfNBMSDo46
I have been working nonstop for the past 6 months covering what’s happening in Gaza, but what I saw today while visiting Al-Shifa hospital was unlike anything I’ve ever witnessed before :
Israeli occupation forces executed 300 Palestinians in and around the hospital, and this morning, I witnessed hundreds of bodies outside the hospital , their wasn’t one full body all the bodies were either pieces or heavily mutilated .
The bodies were in horrific conditions; many had their hands and legs tied behind their backs and were flattened by a bulldozer.
Many of the bodies were burned and left to be crushed to pieces.
Several bodies were decomposed and partly eaten by stray dogs.
Most of the bodies were unrecognizable; families could only identify them by their clothes.
Al-Shifa hospital was considered the largest medical complex in the Gaza Strip, catering to many complex cases. It has been completely destroyed; they burned it down and destroyed all medical equipment. Israeli occupation forces has one goal and it’s to destroy every inch of Gaza