Settler-colonialism is definitionally genocidal. There is no satisfying the settler state, because their desire is to control everything and therefore any autonomous life is inherently and always a threat, just for being alive. There is no end to the expansion of the genocidal project. It will continue until it is defeated.
They bomb places of education, community, and faith. They assassinate journalists and artists and educators. They destroy sources of food, water, medicine, and shelter. They displace people further and further. They ruin the ecosystem. The more they destroy, the more afraid they become.
This is why Israelis target frightened children and disabled people and starving elders. This is why they have created conditions wherein 40,000 babies are now suffering from malnutrition. This is why Israelis destroy septic lines and hospitals. This is why settler states all over the world send Israel weapons and resources. This is why private contractors in the United States send mercenaries to massacre people at aid sites. This is why Netanyahu seeks to invade and occupy Gaza, to force greater and greater numbers of people into displacement or massacre.
The genocidal project is threatened by life itself.
The fight against this project requires many things. It requires blocking the flow of capital and weapons to Israel. It requires organized defense. It requires sustaining Palestinian life by any means possible.
My friend Mahrah (@mahrahpalestine) and her brother Mahmoud (@palestinian95) have been raising funds for some time on Chuffed, but many people prefer to donate to GoFundMe campaigns. Because of this, the Balousha family is shifting fundraising to this platform.
My wife @cannilyuncanny is personally hosting this new GoFundMe campaign, and will be transferring any donated funds directly to Mahrah's bank account every week to ensure her family has money for food, medicine, and other essential supplies.
I am a United States citizen creating this campaign on behalf of my friend… Dion Freedman needs your support for Help Mahrah and Mahmoud Get
Mahrah, Mahmoud, myself, and my wife are in a group chat together on signal where we are coordinating this. I promise you that this is a secure and reliable way to offer immediate relief to this family.
Her family's fundraising has been vetted by 90-ghost and shared by fairuzfan. I am tagging @gazavetters and @90-ghost here also in the hopes that her new campaign is shared.
Please donate and share widely!
Please do not ignore this. I want to remind you that our family depends on your generosity and donations, to buy food, drink and the necessities of normal life.
