Most of us will never know the agony of being a parent that does everything to provide for their child, only to keep coming up empty. Of the immense suffering and self-loathing that comes with being responsible for this little life, and feeling like you're failing: to keep them safe, warm, sheltered, fed. Of holding your child, your toddler, your newborn, watching them slowly waste away from that relentless, gnawing hunger you can't stop (one that you feel yourself). Watching as they howl in pain, and the hollowness that comes when your child becomes too weak even to do that. All the while being totally helpless to stop it because it's not up to you.
Most of us will only see the aftermath of such a thing: a parent carrying the far-too-light shroud of their child, pictured under a headline that details how starvation has taken hold of some given population. Distant and removed from us.
Except that it isn't. There are so many desperate parents who've run out of options, for whom this isn't some abstraction, who are asking—begging—us for our help. Just so they'll be able to buy some of the shit canned food left from the last aid delivery, and a couple loaves of bread to feed their children with. Extortionately pricey because of scarcity, but it's enough to keep their children in a state of "acute malnutrition" rather than "catastrophic hunger", so they'll pay anything for it.
Attacks on NGOs & prevention of aid into Gaza puts every single person there at risk of a slow death due to starvation. Especially children, like Samah's newborn baby boy, her little 2 year-old girl, and their big sister (who's only 9). But we can help. What's pocket money for us, is an invaluable lifeline to parents like Samah. At a time when so many seem to have decided to live in an alternate universe in which deliberate starvation and mass slaughter of civilians is acceptable, we have to do what we can to oppose it. Not to push it away, to ignore it, to decide it's been going on so long we don't care or that it's hopeless so give up, but to grit our teeth, dig our heels in, and say "no, seriously, what the fuck are we doing here?"
tldr: donate to Samah so she can buy food for her kids so they don't starve to death. please. and thank you. :)
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sorry about this, tagging for reach, but let me know if you'd like off
There's not much left for the campaign to achieve its goal ‼️First, please share the post, we are able to provide a decent life for Samah and her family.
imagine being a parent trying to restrain the urge to rush to comfort your children because you think a video of them suffering might convince someone to help them. or a woman who normally doesn't post photos for religious reasons having to weigh your principles against the idea that posting a photo might help you get something to eat. or one of these children growing up, knowing that these photos are out there & that they can be seen and shared around by the very people who want to exterminate them.
when Mohammed went to try to salvage something from his destroyed home, he made sure to take lots of photos and videos in between being shot at by IOF soldiers so that he could prove he had done everything he could to try to provide his family with winter supplies before he turned to the internet.
we need to start sharing and giving regardless of how attractive, convincing, well-worded, or emotionally affecting a post is. we cannot keep forcing people to make these kinds of choices to try to get help
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November 6 / 7, 2024 - Far-right Israeli hooligans of Maccabi Tel Aviv came to Amsterdam for a match against Ajax, and went around singing their fascist songs about killing arabs and destroying palestine, attacking random people's houses, ripping down and burning palestinian flags and attacking random people for looking like palestine supporters, feeling untouchable.
After an evening of this, with Amsterdam police just letting it happen, people had had enough and mostly Moroccan dutch people organised to hunt down Maccabi hooligans throughout the city. One of the Maccabi hooligans jumped in the canal to escape a beating. Passports were confiscated showing that several of the hooligans were IDF soldiers.
The Israeli government has responded by calling this a pogrom and sending two planes to Amsterdam, presumably to bomb a hospital or school in retaliation.
Also this football team has a history of being violent and just terrible. Here's a video of an Arab young man who got beat up by Maccabi fans. You can see the young man lying in a pool of blood that gathers around his head.
My name is Dr.Mohammed Alkhaldi from gaza🍉🇵🇸, my wedding was in 12 October, but the war destroyed all my dream, I was also hit in the head on the day that it would have been my wedding day , then I received the news of the destruction of my dream house. 🥹🥹🍉
This is my happy card 👇🏻
This is my suit on my wedding day 👇🏻
These are pictures of my injuries during the war 👇🏻
These are pictures of the day I graduated from the medical analysis major 👇🏻
Here I was working as a search engine specialist(SEO) 👇🏻
Therefore, I ask you to help me and my fiancée to pay the costs of coordinating travel and start a new life🙏🏻♥️
DONATION LINK 👇🏻
Dear friends and supporters,
my name is Loria and I live in Germany. In … Loria Rahime needs your support for Help Dr.Mohammad and His Wife
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Our team at #paliLiberation has rigorously vetted and approved this campaign and will be listed as Family#197 on our linktree
I KINDLY ASK ALL OF YOU TO HELP ME AND DONATE IN THE LINK PLEASE 🥹🇵🇸
"I need your support more than ever. Please, if you can donate, any amount helps. If you can’t, sharing our story is just as important. Every reblog and donation brings us one step closer to safety and rebuilding our lives."
First of all, Al hamduliallah for everything. I would like to tell you that my mother needs to have an eye surgery. We went to two doctors and they told us that it needs to be done. The cost is high, reaching 3 thousand dollars. Check my pinned post if you would like to help us. My sister paypal🙏
My name is Ahmad Munir, a father from Gaza, where my family and I have endured the most difficult moments of our lives 💔. I am a father of four children: Qusay, 12 years old; Jouri, 7; Mohammed, 4; and Adam, who is only 10 months old 👶.
We have suffered through the horrors of the recent, relentless war 🕊️💔. In a devastating strike on the Baptist Hospital, I was injured 🤕. With danger escalating, we had no choice but to flee southward in search of safety 🏚️. Yet in the aftermath, we found ourselves without shelter, food, or work 😞🍞. Every day, I struggle to find a way to feed and protect my children, striving to shield them from the overwhelming fear surrounding us 😔🛡️.
In these difficult times, we urgently need financial help 🤲💵. My hope is to provide my children with the safety, food, and sense of security that all children deserve 🕊️💙.
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Urgent Humanitarian Appeal: A Displaced Family in Gaza
… Ahmed Moner Alanqar needs your support for Ahmed in the Heart of War:A Father
Hello my friend🤝 I am a father of four children, and my father and mother are elderly. We need your support and donation so that we can live a decent life and bring medicine, food and clothes for the winter. Draw a smile on the face of children. Please donate. Your donation saves my family from danger. Please 💔🙏😢 https://gofund.me/315b0b3c
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My name is Ahmed Al-Habil, a father of a family of six, and I lost almost everything in… Ahmed AlHabil needs your support for Help Save Ahme
🍉I am Mahmoud Ayyad, a Palestinian from the besieged and destroyed Gaza 😭😭, coming from an extended family of young children, women and elderly people ❤❤ who have been suffering😭😭 for 300 difficult days from an aggressive war.
Our lives are harsh because we lack all the basic necessities of life. Everything has become scarce and unattainable. There is no food, no water, no medicine.
So, I ask you to help me keep my family safe and alive, especially after we had lost all our sources of livelihood.Please do not leave my family to struggle and suffer these difficult days alone. You can support my campaign by donating whatever you can or by sharing my posts to reach others who can help us survive the war to safety and peace. You are helping the lives of many people with your small contribution. Every donation makes a difference in our very difficult lives. But this is a legitimate campaign and has been checked by 90-ghost.
https://gofund.me/31c5cbe3
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I am Mahmoud Ayyad and his family from Gaza, I share with … Mahmoud Ayyad needs your support for Urgent aid ! Help to fight starvation fo
You have shown us your unstoppable support, we need your support to provide a safe travel opportunity to safety for my aunt the elderly woman who needs food and healthy food, medical care 💔💔.
Also my friends we lost our only home in northern Gaza Strip due to Israeli bombing we hope you can help us rebuild it even with a little bit 💔🙏.
Thank you I hope you are all well 🌹
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Hello everyone, I am Ghazi Younis Shahato from Palestine, Gaz… Mohammed Darabaih needs your support for Rebuilt our only House in Gaza and g
We hope to help us by donating or sharing to others.
Every donation makes a different even if it a small.
As you know, the war began on October 7 and lasted ten months. During this period, we were unable to obtain food, drink, or treatment because we did not have money.
There is no source of income for the family at the present time, so we are unable to buy food, clean water, and medicine, especially after we are afflicted with the ongoing infectious diseases spread in the north like Hepatitis C disease.
Our house has been damaged a lot since the beginning of the war. We are from the north of Gaza and we are still in the north and have not displaced to the south. We displaced 10 times from place to another seeking to safety .
We hope for your help and support, even if only a little.🙏🙏
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This is the link if you would to read our story well 👇👇
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Thank you all
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I am Ola Ferwana from Palestine ,Gaza. I'm a mother of 3 kids Yamen, Qus… Ola Ferwana needs your support for Urgent Appeal: Save Ola' family
One of the most heartbreaking realities for children is being displaced from their homes, their belongings, and their sense of security. In times of conflict, natural disasters, or political turmoil, children often find themselves torn away from the only world they have ever known. The suffering of being displaced goes beyond the physical aspect; it cuts deep into their emotional well-being and mental health.
Imagine a child forced to leave behind their favorite toys, their comforting routine, their familiar surroundings, and the loving faces of their family and friends. The sense of loss and confusion can be overwhelming for them, leaving them feeling abandoned and vulnerable in an unfamiliar and often hostile environment.
The trauma of displacement can have long-lasting effects on a child's development, leading to feelings of fear, anxiety, and depression. Without the stability of a home and a community to provide support and comfort, children may struggle to cope with the overwhelming sense of displacement, leading to a sense of rootlessness and despair.
In the midst of such suffering, it is crucial for communities, organizations, and governments to come together to provide a safe haven for displaced children. By offering shelter, education, and emotional support, we can help ease the pain of displacement and ensure that every child has the opportunity to heal and thrive despite the challenges they face.
My name is Mahmoud Jihad, from Gaza. My home, my university, everything has been destroyed. I now live in a flimsy tent with my family after losing everything. I was studying Information Technology while caring for my family, and now we have nothing. 😔
We are living amidst indescribable destruction and desperately need your help to survive. 😭 Even a small donation can make a huge difference. Every contribution is a spark of hope in the darkness of this war. ✨
My campaign is verified by: @beesandwatermelons ✅ #190 and @gazavetters ✅ #63.
My GoFundMe link: https://gofund.me/463cbf01
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Let's rebuild our lives together. 🙏❤️
$7,565 USD/$25,000
Help Mahmoud Jehad and his family to leave Gaza to study and … Renee Hassert needs your support for Help Mahmoud and his family escape Gaza
Help Me Reach My Goal – Every Dollar Makes a Difference
"Dear friends ,
In the face of the challenges I’m currently navigating, I have set a short-term goal: to raise 10,000 AUD to regain some stability in my life. Thanks to the generosity and support of individuals like you, I have already reached 4,487 AUD, but I still need your help to achieve the full amount. Every contribution, no matter how small, makes a significant impact. Your support not only helps secure essential needs but also gives me the strength and hope to continue striving for a better future. I am deeply grateful for every hand extended in support❤️, and I promise to honor your generosity in the best possible way."
Help me restore my life, achieve my goal, and save the rest of my family
Every 5 Australian dollars equals 3.40 US dollars.
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