This Is Not About Me. It’s About the Children of Gaza.
This is not about me. It never was.
This is about the innocent children of Gaza being slaughtered. The families buried beneath the rubble. The children starving while the world watches.
I've reached the point where I've had to stop watching the footage coming out of Gaza. Watching a genocide unfold before our eyes has become emotionally unbearable.
But turning away from the images doesn't mean I've forgotten what's happening. I know the suffering continues, just as so many of you do.
And like so many of you, I feel helpless. I feel frustrated. And I am extremely angry that this continues while those with the power to stop it fail to act.
Their lives matter more than my reputation, my political future, or my personal comfort.
I will not allow the controversy surrounding me to overshadow their suffering.
The children of Gaza deserve to live. They deserve a future. And they deserve more than a world that watches their suffering and does nothing.
We are receiving very credible reports whereby Palestinian (not foreign ) journalists based in Jerusalem are being systematically called in for interrogation by the police. A not too subtle warning.
It's difficult following events in East Jerualem. People are afraid to speak out
.@AOC is spot on.
In Democratic primaries, @AIPAC uses Republican dollars to attack candidates who believe in Medicare for All, universal childcare, tuition-free college, and so much more.
In general elections, it backs extremist insurrectionists who undermine our democracy.
AIPAC endorsed scores of Jan 6th insurrectionists. They are no friend to American democracy.
They are one of the more racist and bigoted PACs in Congress as well, who disproportionately target members of color.
They are an extremist organization that destabilizes US democracy.
Israel bombed a refugee camp yesterday and our so-called “leaders” can’t be bothered to condemn it.
A. Refugee. Camp.
The bar is in hell and these folks still can’t manage to clear it.
Israel has cut off food, water, medicine, fuel and electricity from all innocent Palestinian civilians, half of whom are children. Israel has struck 120 health facilities—victims cannot escape from Gaza’s open air prison. They can’t even surrender, they can only die. Genocide! -R
Find a bus to join us & tens of thousands in a mass mobilization in D.C. on Nov 4th! Take to the streets for a #CeasefireNOW and #FreePalestine! Sign up here: https://t.co/QqnZheLKp5
The Meeks-McCaul resolution fully condones Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians. We celebrate the brave leadership of DSA members @RepRashida, @RepCori, and @RepAOC in voting against it. (1/4)