The photos coming out of Gaza are horrific.

https://x.com/aziz0nomics/status/1951266917529837899?s=61&t=gKvvk-rWmOlYFGMZN8QVvQ

I never saw that fake showing a before photo of Telaviv but purporting to be Gaza.

I did, however, hear and see Jeremy Bowen on one of the Jordanian planes dropping aid out of the huge opening in the plane out of which he could look down at the landscape of Northern Gaza below. He said he had known Gaza well before, and described that what he was now looking at shows it had been totally wiped out.

The aid dropping planes had only been allowed by Israel on condition that no photographs/videos were taken.

I believe Jeremy Bowen. See about 3:30 mins in:

Personally, the horror is too much to bear. I've completely shut off from the issue because I think I can't do anything about it. I've invested my youth in protests, actions, reflections, demonstrations, gatherings of all kinds; I feel we are truly impotent and I feel very pessimistic (bordering on cynical) about this particular conflict. I actively avoid this topic of discussion. It's unbearable.
I'm sorry for the rambling: I guess I'm just trying to make sense.
Now that I'm older, for the first time I've opened myself to the arguments of zionists and pro-Israel people: I understand and even agree with some of them. But I can't force myself to deny that this is a genocide. And I am not doing anything about it.

@They hate Jews. Lots of proven propaganda coming out of Gaza too and HAMAS regularly seize the aid for themselves but that doesn’t suit the antisemites narrative.

Sadly, AI seems to be being utilised for both sides along with misinformation and outright lies. For example, a photo posted on X recently claims to be a before / after image of Gaza but in reality the ‘before’ photo is of Tel Aviv.

Surely the quickest best thing to do would be to share the top five things you’ve done about Sudan? Not all of the things you’ve done about this cause you’re passionate about, just the top five?

All I’ve done about Sudan is donate to UNICEF but as it’s a cause you know a lot about and are committed to, you’ll be able to make great suggestions. I can’t really understand why you didn’t include them in this post…….it certainly wouldn’t be that you’re using an humanitarian disaster
to make a very weak point.

So hit us with your tips!

What's even worse is pro Israel supporters are circulating a video from 2017 on SM from a medical training video where "wounds" are applied with cosmetics and stating that the Palestinians are faking the injuries in this conflict. Many are stupid enough to believe it.

Are they being paid to do it by the USA and our government? Are a good number of the people abetting or doing this also citizens from the USA and Europe and descendants of the same?

What is it about this line of interruption to the thread about a so called civilised democracy carrying out this total destruction of Gaza, stealing of the Palestinian’s land in the West Bank and starvation of Palestinians, that it comes up again and again on these threads?

Do you aim to show the perpetrators of depraved savagery in Sudan as being the comparators to the leaders of Israel?

Why not start another thread about Sudan and include links about who among our governments are encouraging it, what NGOs to send money to, and whom to write to in our government about it?

I'm not sure if we're allowed to share things like this but this is a link to the sameer project https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject it's a Palestinian led mutual aid project that provides emergency support like shelter, food, water, and medical care to displaced families in Gaza

BBC TikTok
vm.tiktok.com/ZNd9jVLNj/

I’ve started a thread in Philosophy & Religion called “One Child a Day: Remembering Gaza’s Children”.

It’s not for debate, just a space to post the names and stories of some of the children killed. One a day, quietly, for those who want to bear witness in that way.

You’re welcome to follow, reflect, or just read. 🕯️

Unfortunately, you’re going to get some prolific posters turn this thread into a huge debate. If you looking for things you can do- DM me and I’ll pass along the names of other users who might have some advice too.

Don't waste your breath. Sudan is only ever mentioned as some kind of gotcha. Some people care so much that they never make threads about Sudan/Yemen etc. The other conflicts are only mentioned in as an attempt to whitewash the crimes the IDF are committing.

I don't randomly mention Sudan, as I would never use the trauma my Sudanese friends are suffering as some sort of propaganda.

Has the British Government been directly supporting the horrific things happening in Sudan? Has the UK been involved in creating some of those terrible situations? Did the UK support killing innocent people in Sudan? If you believe that happened please could you link evidence? Because that's the difference!! How many times does this need explaining? The UK has supported a genocide in Gaza, they need to take some bloody responsibility for ending it.

I suppose you could try the things that have worked before in other contexts? Maybe the effective actions you took for Syria? The Uighyurs? Somalia, DRC, Yemen?

Are you aware that in sudan unicef has reported that child rape is widespread.

Armed men in sudan are raping children and babies as young as one as an act of war.

Never mind the fact that they are also starving and children are resorting to eating rats, soil and tree leaves for food.

Can you believe this is happening to children and babies in the twenty first century?

Are you writing to your MP? Did you even know? I doubt it.

What is it with Gaza that has everybody so fired up but you couldn't give a toss about the rest of the world and probably don't even know. It as if is the only conflict on earth.

I don’t know why my reply was deleted. I was just suggesting people check instagram threads for families to support- perhaps I was too specific.

Grassroots charities like palestine Red Crescent have been recommended to me by lots of aid workers and medics.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/conflict-in-the-middle-east/5379032-a-post-for-people-feeling-helpless-about-the-situation-in-gaza?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=app_share

There is a thread where you can sign petitions, Save the Children etc. Also libby your MP. It’s really horrific.

No words to express the horror. Teenager DC have never seen anything like it on the news and they now hate the state of Israel. It’s not anti Semitic to judge criticise or loathe the actions of the Netanyahu administration.

I know, it's like 99.9% of the world can see what Israel is doing and yet the ones in power do NOTHING, it sickens me the core...

It has to be discussed in this section.

Truly, truly dreadful and horrifying.