Readers and Activists for Palestine discussion

If you're confused about certain things like history, ask away over here<3

okay, i'm pro palestine (def) but i'm confused about hamas because i thought they were in the wrong as well? because of what happened when they killed innocent people at that music festival? if anyone could explain i'd be very grateful <3

oh cool. moon I posted a q on ur update but I’ll just do it here instead:

So you said Hamas is the only thing protecting the Palestinian people with no other means to be safe. I thought Hamas was a terrorist group and kidnapped a lot of children? I may be misinformed though! I don’t want to have the wrong impression of any of this 🤍

allison ⋆·˚ ༘ * wrote: "oh cool. moon I posted a q on ur update but I’ll just do it here instead:

So you said Hamas is the only thing protecting the Palestinian people with no other means to be safe. I thought Hamas was ..."

agh I js responded on my update, ill c/p

There's been hostages, yes, but NONE of them have been harmed by Hamas. We've seen PLENTY of videos from the time Hamas released a group of hostages and the hostages actually hugged the hamas members, said thank you and bye, gave them high fives and kisses on the cheeks. After that release, the prime minister tried to talk to one of those hostages and they declined his request

Hamas is the only resistance force in Gaza and it's been 76 years since they've lost their home. The Palestinians had been peacefully protesting for 76 years and they finally fought back with violence because that was the only way they could finally DO something.

Israel, on the other hand, you should see how they treat THEIR hostages. The videos, interviews, and photos are so horrific.

in response to liv, the way i see it is things got to a point where they saw no other way to get ppl's attention and resorted to violence to make people see palestine and their oppression. it's like, israel had massacred their people over and over, and they decided to fight back and give them the same. not that its ok that people died! just that it's understandable. problem is, israel saw the attack as an ample opportunity to exploit it and turn the world against these oppressed, angry, and desperate people, if that makes sense :)

An OLD woman who was released from Hamas said on TV that they were fed well everyday, given toiletries, were well respected, and none of them were ever touched

uzo ୨୧ (FREE PALESTINE) [semi-hiatus] 🇵 wrote: "in response to liv, the way i see it is things got to a point where they saw no other way to get ppl's attention and resorted to violence to make people see palestine and their oppression. it's lik..."

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OH i js saw moon's alr replied im so sorry 😭

Our world system works on violence, so when no one is bothering to look at their suffering when they're being peaceful, fighting back with violence sets an outrage on our system.

uzo ୨୧ (FREE PALESTINE) [semi-hiatus] 🇵 wrote: "OH i js saw moon's alr replied im so sorry 😭"

HELP NO U EXPLAINED IT WELL TOO I didn't know how to word it

whaaattt okay that’s actually so crazy i had no idea. yeah, you can’t really get mad at someone for fighting BACK in defense. its like america joining wwii after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, no one thinks they were in the wrong for that (i dont think-)

uzo ୨୧ (FREE PALESTINE) [semi-hiatus] 🇵 wrote: "in response to liv, the way i see it is things got to a point where they saw no other way to get ppl's attention and resorted to violence to make people see palestine and their oppression. it's lik..."

oh okay thank you so much! i get why they did it now but it does make me sad to think about the lives that were lost (on both sides)

so the hostages were all mainly just to bring attention to the violence done against them?

allison ⋆·˚ ༘ * wrote: "whaaattt okay that’s actually so crazy i had no idea. yeah, you can’t really get mad at someone for fighting BACK in defense. its like america joining wwii after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, no one..."

YES EXACTLY ALLISON u get it !

Moon☽༊ ‧˚ {Free Palestine} wrote: "Our world system works on violence, so when no one is bothering to look at their suffering when they're being peaceful, fighting back with violence sets an outrage on our system."

yes it's really sad that it's like that but it is our reality

Moon☽༊ ‧˚ {Free Palestine} wrote: "An OLD woman who was released from Hamas said on TV that they were fed well everyday, given toiletries, were well respected, and none of them were ever touched"

omg how have i been so ignorant all this time

liv, np i'm glad i could help ! yeah i get it, i wish no one's lives had to be lost js for ppl to understand that this is wrong :(

Liv ౨ৎ (hiatus bc i'm in my academic weapon era) wrote: "Moon☽༊ ‧˚ {Free Palestine} wrote: "An OLD woman who was released from Hamas said on TV that they were fed well everyday, given toiletries, were well respected, and none of them were ever touched"

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liv, ml, you are totally fine! the point of this group is for all of us to learn from each other and stand up for justice as much as we can ♥️

liv, you've been ignorant bc governments want us to be so they can keep profiting off the occupation 😭😭 its sick but i'm glad all our eyes r being opened and im very proud of u for being so open now!!

allison ⋆·˚ ༘ * wrote: "so the hostages were all mainly just to bring attention to the violence done against them?"

Yes, exactly. The hostages were never harmed and there are hostages who said the hamas soldiers treated them like friends. There are videos of Hamas soldiers carrying Israeli babies and cradling them and singing lullabies to them. There is a video of an Israeli woman with children who got caught by Hamas but the hamas soldiers are saying "We will not harm her. She has children. She is a mother."

Liv ౨ৎ (hiatus bc i'm in my academic weapon era) wrote: "Moon☽༊ ‧˚ {Free Palestine} wrote: "An OLD woman who was released from Hamas said on TV that they were fed well everyday, given toiletries, were well respected, and none of them were ever touched"

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I'm sooo glad you see the truth now<33

that’s so sad and sweet😭 why has is this even an issue?? palestine has my support 💞

thank you for informing us 🥹

allison ⋆·˚ ༘ * wrote: "that’s so sad and sweet😭 why has is this even an issue?? palestine has my support 💞"

Israel is like a master gaslighter girl😭 I sometimes watch Netanyahu's videos and I gape at how serious he sounds. DID YOU KNOW THAT HE ONCE MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN MARCH SAYING, "We are blocking off food and water out of respect for Ramadan."

BUT YOU BLOCKED OFF FOOD FOR THEM ALL THE WAY BACK IN OCTOBER??

allison ⋆·˚ ༘ * wrote: "thank you for informing us 🥹"

mwahhh ofc<33

Me reading this: You guys are all so beautiful. 🥲

Could some of you guys tell me the meaning of some of the words you guys use in the chat. As an American I am a little bit uncultured and it would be nice knowing what they mean

what words specifically are you wondering about?

Lemme get them hold on

asiya, AW OMG thats so sweet😭

InshaAllah

This one mainly

storm, ohh im not muslim nor do i speak arabic, so u would have to ask someone who does 😭

InshaAllah means God willing. its also used like "I hope"

uzo ୨୧ (FREE PALESTINE) [semi-hiatus] 🇵 wrote: "storm, ohh im not muslim nor do i speak arabic, so u would have to ask someone who does 😭"

L.O.L.

Nour (semi-hiatus ~ FREE PALESTINE) wrote: "InshaAllah means God willing. its also used like "I hope""

YES!

asiya | アセヤ (free palestine) wrote: "Me reading this: You guys are all so beautiful. 🥲"

look who's talking

Inshallah - God willing

Alhamduillah - Praise be to God

Subhanallah - Glory be to God

Mashallah - God has willed it (but people use this to compliment others/themselves)

Allahumma barik - May God bless you

Allahuakbar - God is the greatest

Astughfirallah - I seek forgiveness from God

uhh that's all the common Arabic phrases in my mind rn

♡ R a y ♡ sOO LoNG aNd gOOd NiGhT {Free Palestine} wrote: "okay so I’m gonna put this in spoilers cuz it’s long but necessary to the question and also I’m worried some stuff may be triggering for some:
[spoilers removed]

so what I’m asking is, I’m not the..."

Absolutely

♡ R a y ♡ sOO LoNG aNd gOOd NiGhT {Free Palestine} wrote: "Moon☽༊ ‧˚ {Free Palestine} wrote: "Inshallah - God willing

Alhamduillah - Praise be to God

Subhanallah - Glory be to God

Mashallah - God has willed it (but people use this to compliment others/t..."

<33

Moon☽༊ ‧˚ {Free Palestine} wrote: "Inshallah - God willing

Alhamduillah - Praise be to God

Subhanallah - Glory be to God

Mashallah - God has willed it (but people use this to compliment others/themselves)

Allahumma barik - May G..."

Also, just in case you all want to know one of the root words to those phrases:

Allah = God

♡ R a y ♡ sOO LoNG aNd gOOd NiGhT {Free Palestine} wrote: "okay so I’m gonna put this in spoilers cuz it’s long but necessary to the question and also I’m worried some stuff may be triggering for some:
[spoilers removed]

so what I’m asking is, I’m not the..."

Yeah, that is very unfortunate. But it's mostly the government's fault for being VERY aggressive and biased towards Isnotreal, so your cousin isn't the sole one to blame, don't worry. Remember that some conversations with people are just NOT worth it, since their mind has already been made up (unless you think she can be changed). I'm also so sorry that she said those hateful comments about religion and your own personal beliefs. Stay strong!! 🤍🫶🏼🥺

˖ ࣪⋆˚࿔ ella˖ ࣪⋆˚࿔ wrote: "does the blueberry emoji mean pro isarel?"

I've never seen that but according to Ray, apparently yes

I heard that the blueberry emoji stood for the Uyghur Muslims in China?

People who I follow all over Pinterest use it, but they could be wrong.

♡ R a y ♡ sOO LoNG aNd gOOd NiGhT {Free Palestine} wrote: "but it doesn’t seem to be too popular. ig it has yet to catch on"

🤣🤣🤣

♡ R a y ♡ sOO LoNG aNd gOOd NiGhT {Free Palestine} wrote: "asiya | アセヤ (free palestine) wrote: "I heard that the blueberry emoji stood for the Uyghur Muslims in China?"

unfortunately *according to what I found* some zionists have decided to use it to show..."

That's so unfortunate.

why are people unadding eachother for different bbeliefs

🫐ava 🫐 wrote: "why are people unadding eachother for different bbeliefs"

From what I saw and this might not be 100% true but they weren't seeing the sides of other people and being extremely rude about everything making people uncomfortable or upset