This video is a microcosm of how October 7 has been discussed and deliberately misframed.
If the Palestinian man had reacted at all, even in basic self-defense, the Israeli would’ve shot him on the spot and faced little to no consequence. That asymmetry is the operating reality; it’s not hypothetical.
What this footage captures is only a drop in an ocean of violence Palestinians have been subjected to for nearly eight decades. Yet when October 7 happened, the focus wasn’t on the daily, structural violence that preceded it (the settler who runs someone over, the soldier who humiliates, or the system that enables it all). Instead, the focus was placed squarely on the Palestinian who reacts, as if reaction exists in a vacuum.
That’s what this video exposes. One side’s permitted to brutalize, terrorize, and endanger lives in full view of the world, while the other’s expected to endure it quietly. If they don’t, they’re killed and then blamed for their own death.
Again, pretending to find a conscience now, as we enter the endgame stage of a genocide you did PR for, is not going to wash.
The BBC should never be forgiven for its complicity, its self-censorship, and how it allowed itself to be pushed around by lobbyists to hide the truth.
Tomorrow (Thurs 5 June) is the day of ‘Arafah, a day that is highly recommended to fast.
It is a means for expiation of sins for the year that has gone, and the year that is to come.
Marriage, wealth, health, Hajj, death, food, clothing - everything.
On Laylat al-Qadr, the decrees for the coming year are transferred from al-Lawh al-Mahfooz.
A man once asked al-Hasan while I was listening,
"Is Laylat al-Qadr in every Ramadan?"
He replied,
"Yes, by Allah, besides whom there is no god, it is in every Ramadan. On Laylat al-Qadr, every wise matter is decreed. Allah determines every lifespan, deed, and provision until the next Laylat al-Qadr."
The unspeakable horrors unleashed by Israel on Gaza will haunt me until my dying days. There are images I’ve seen that will never leave me. Their cruelty can never be understated I am a completely changed person witnessing Israel’s devastation of Gaza.