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Palestine Masterlist 

Introduction to Palestine: 

Decolonize Palestine:

Palestine 101

Rainbow washing 

Frequently asked questions 

Myths 

IMEU (Institute for Middle East Understanding):

Quick Facts - The Palestinian Nakba 

The Nakba and Palestinian Refugees 

The Gaza Strip

The Palestinian catastrophe (Al-Nakba)

Al-Nakba (documentary)

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 (book)

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (book)

Nakba Day: What happened in Palestine in 1948? (Article)

The Nakba did not start or end in 1948 (Article)

Donations and charities: 

Al-Shabaka

Electronic Intifada 

Adalah Justice Project 

IMEU Fundraiser 

Medical Aid for Palestinians 

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund 

Addameer

Muslim Aid

Palestine Red Crescent

Gaza Mutual Aid Patreon

Books:

A New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine

The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge

Hidden Histories: Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean

The Balfour Declaration: Empire, the Mandate and Resistance in Palestine

Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique

From Haven to Conquest: Readings in Zionism and the Palestine Problem until 1948

Captive Revolution - Palestinian Women’s Anti-Colonial Struggle within the Israeli Prison System

Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History

Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics

Before Their Diaspora: A Photographic History of The Palestinians 1876-1948

The Battle for Justice in Palestine Paperback

Uncivil Rites: Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom

Palestine Rising: How I survived the 1948 Deir Yasin Massacre

The Transformation of Palestine: Essays on the Origin and Development of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

A Land Without a People: Israel, Transfer, and the Palestinians 1949-1996

The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood

A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples

Where Now for Palestine?: The Demise of the Two-State Solution

Terrorist Assemblages - Homonationalism in Queer Times

Militarization and Violence against Women in Conflict Zones in the Middle East

The one-state solution: A breakthrough for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock

The Persistence of the Palestinian Question: Essays on Zionism and the Palestinians

Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians

The False Prophets of Peace: Liberal Zionism and the Struggle for Palestine

Ten myths about Israel

Blaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question

Israel and its Palestinian Citizens - Ethnic Privileges in the Jewish State

Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy

Greater than the Sum of Our Parts: Feminism, Inter/Nationalism, and Palestine

Palestine Hijacked 

Palestinian Culture:

Mountain against the Sea: Essays on Palestinian Society and Culture

Palestinian Costume

Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolution

Tatreez & Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Palestinian Diaspora

Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing (Oriental Institute Museum Publications)

The Palestinian Table (Authentic Palestinian Recipes)

Falastin: A Cookbook

Palestine on a Plate: Memories from My Mother’s Kitchen

Palestinian Social Customs and Traditions

Palestinian Culture before the Nakba

Tatreez & Tea (Website)

The Traditional Clothing of Palestine

The Palestinian thobe: A creative expression of national identity

Embroidering Identities:A Century of Palestinian Clothing

Palestine Traditional Costumes

Palestine Family 

Palestinian Costume

Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, v5: Volume 5: Central and Southwest Asia

Tent Work in Palestine: A Record of Discovery and Adventure

Documentaries, Films, and Video Essays:

Jenin, Jenin

Born in Gaza

GAZA 

Wedding in Galilee 

Omar

5 Broken Cameras

OBAIDA

Indigeneity, Indigenous Liberation, and Settler Colonialism (not entirely about Palestine, but an important watch for indigenous struggles worldwide - including Palestine)

Edward Said - Reflections on Exile and Other Essays

Palestine Remix: 

AL NAKBA

Gaza Lives On

Gaza we are coming

Lost cities of Palestine 

Stories from the Intifada 

Last Shepherds of the Valley

Voices from Gaza

Muhammad Smiry

Najla Shawa

Nour Naim

Wael Al dahdouh

Motaz Azaiza

Ghassan Abu Sitta

Refaat Alareer (murdered by Israel - 12/7/2023. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un)

Plestia Alaqad

Bisan Owda

Ebrahem Ateef

Mohammed Zaanoun

Doaa Mohammad

Hind Khoudary

Palestinian Voices, Organizations, and News 

Boycott Divest and Sanction (BDS)

Defense for Children in Palestine

Palestine Legal 

Palestine Action

Palestine Action US

United Nations relief and works for Palestinian refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA)

National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)

Times of Gaza

Middle East Eye

Middle East Monitor

Mohammed El-Kurd

Muna El-Kurd 

Electronic Intifada 

Dr. Yara Hawari 

Mariam Barghouti

Omar Ghraieb

Steven Salaita

Noura Erakat

The Palestinian Museum N.G.

Palestine Museum US

Artists for Palestine UK 

Eye on Palestine 

[damazcuz]

snails are offten all like @_// \\_@ in the garden and stuff

[sayruq]

Donate to Hot meals 4 Starved Palestinian Kids in north Gaza, organized by Hani Almadhoun

Do you know what it’s like to watch your family starve? I do. My… Hani Almadhoun needs your support for Hot meals 4 Starved Palestinian

Donate!!!!!! Boost!!!!!

[assdevourer]

the usa shouldn’t be the political and economic focal point of the entire fucking planet, actually

[briarrolfe]

I just learned that my medication is out of stock COUNTRYWIDE because America is restricting how much ADHD medication Australia is allowed to make... and they're just flat out ignoring Australia's request to meet to negotiate more.

[deepseametro]

America's Federal Trade Commission is taking public comments on this exact situation right now.

If you've been affected by the actions of US-based regulation in regards to accessing your ADHD medication, please submit a comment! Even if you're outside of the United States. The fact this has such far-reaching consequences is something that needs to be known!

You have until April 15th, 2024 to submit a comment. Please make your voice heard!

[dve]

hi. go buy esims for gaza. go preorder a kufiya from hirbawi. buy insulin for palestinian diabetics who need that help. if you live in the states use this to email your reps (this takes maybe 5 seconds to do). check out this massive list of resources where you can educate yourself in a meaningful and actionable way even if you don't have the financial means right now. from the river to the sea palestine will be free. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[fairuzfan]

USPCR is hosting a phone zap tomorrow!

Join USCPR on Wednesday, Feb. 7 to mobilize our masses and tell our elected officials: STOP ARMING ISRAEL!

This week we will be mobilizing to stop “THE DEADLY DEAL,” a $118 bilion spending package coming to Congress that includes $14 billion in weapons to Israel for arming genocide, $20 billion for militarizing the border and jailing immigrants, and the elimination of all humanitarian funding to the UNRWA aid agency for Palestinian refugees, permanently.

At 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT, we'll flood Congress’s phone lines together to let them know we're watching as the U.S. government continues to back Israel's horrific massacres and forced starvation of Palestinians in Gaza. Demand that your elected officials call for a PERMANENT CEASEFIRE NOW and stop arming Israel!

We’ll also discuss recent divestment wins, and how you can pressure your city council or college campus to divest from the genocide machine. Join us this Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 2 PM ET. You can also register for the next three Phone Zaps, as we mobilize together every week this month.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: USCPR Phone Zap: STOP THE DEADLY DEAL!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email

Join USCPR on Wednesday, Feb. 7 to mobilize our masses and tell our elected officials: STOP ARMING ISRAEL! This week we will be mobilizing

[kallistoi]

[image text: UCSPR Phone Zap

February 7 at 2pm ET / 11am PT

Stop the deadly deal

RSVP ucspr.org/phonezap

US Campaign for Palestinian Rights]

[snardensnail]

well folks guess im not gonna have a garden this year after all! i work so much that a lot of my plan was dependant on getting a decent amount of rain and we havent and with how tired ive been everythings either not growing (i have a collection of the worlds smallest cilantro plants) or completely dead (rip my lettuces)

also this account is getting a Ton of both bot followers and aesthetic blogs mining for content to repost uncredited.

so, im gonna shut this down. yall have been lovely to me. i just dont have the means to spend the time and attention on either my plants or this blog anymore 💛🐌🌱

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16 April, 2021

hello friends! it was another lovely day today so after i finished my taxes (ew) i went out and got grubby in the garden! i replanted everything that didnt sprout, and was very happy to discover me from the past had saved the peppers and tomatillos for when it was a bit warmer out! so the only thing im not gonna have is my teeny tiny cucumbers.

i also went and scatter seeded my native wildflower and pollinator mixes across the area i had set aside for them. with any luck i’ll not only have a mess of beautiful flowers, but also a summoning area for bugs and birds thatll help my garden grow!

i also tried direct seeding some of my extra beans and peas out in the garden, as well as planted my radishes into the dirt. if the beans dont end up working out there its okay! i have backups in my starts trays.

im tuckered out but very happy. 🐌🌱

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15 April, 2021

Hello friends! Well, we had a snap frost a couple nights ago (i woke up to SNOW on the ground) and it apparently scared my seeds out of sprouting. i went out to check on them and the lil sprouts were still doing okay, but none of the other seeds have germinated.

however the season is still young! i replanted what i could, and am holding out hope that my specialty seeds germinate with a bit more warmth.

since i was gonna put the plants in the ground today, i decided to clean up the garden plot anyways. neville the cat was very eager to help. here he is watching the chickens! i think if he had a job title itd be chicken supervisor.

(also dont worry! the chicken wire goes a full foot underground and the whole henhouse is very well built. he has no way of getting in there)

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8 April 2021

Hello friends! It’s been a couple of weeks since I planted my starts and we’ve got SPROUTS!

These are my arugulas, lettuces, and I believe either the cilantro or catnip. I’ve been sick basically since I planted them so I was worried about them, but the cheap little plastic “greenhouse trays” I bought have worked like magic cause with only one watering in that time they’ve stayed saturated but not soggy. Im very pleased.

My girlfriends darling cat has appointed himself garden manager and decided that the watering can is his new best friend.

I look forward to seeing how everything keeps growing and will keep yall posted on their progress 🐌🌱

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25 March 2021

Hello friends!!! 2020 sure was a year huh? great news i am now in a safe and stable housing situation so you know what that means!

GARDEN TIME!

this year i will be growing:

hot pepper mix! from territorial seed company, its a mystery mix of hot peppers. im very excited

heirloom tomatoes

mystery lettuce mix! also from territorial seed company (i got a Big Old Giftcard to them for christmas) its the accidental crosses from their seed propagation, so im excited.

radishes

herbs! lots of em!!

catnip for our cat

baby watermelon cucumbers. these tiny lil guys are in inch long and grow on what look like miniature watermelon vines. seriously ive never seen a plant better suited for a miniature house. theyre sweet and crunchy and delicious.

some other stuff im sure i forgot

lots of stuff in the fall

my girlfriends father tilled the garden for me this year (i Really Messed Up my shoulder so i couldnt do it) and im gonna be setting up my starts tomorrow.

welcome to our 2021 growing season 🌱🐌

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18 June 2020

Hello friends! I took a walk the other day with the intent of seeing how many different types of bees I could find, and in the process found many little friends!

The tiny black bugs have little wings and pollen sacs, but I’m not sure what they are. What I thought at first was a VERY small wasp is in fact a hover fly, known for mimicking bees!

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27 May 2020

Hello friends. After what was nearly a month of nonstop rain, everything is green and growing back in the woods. The undergrowth that was all dormant for the winter when I moved here is waist high and flourishing now.

The deers name is Georgianna and she’s apparently lived here for as long as Cassies family has. She’s got a limp and a wonky tongue, but she’s incredibly friendly. I usually have to talk at her loudly to get her to move off the path so I can get past her on my morning walks. 🐌

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24 March 2020

Hello friends! Some quick updates!

The home I have been living in for this past season has been sold, and as such I’m moving again! I will be moving in with my girlfriend in her home and I am so very very happy.

It’ll be sad to say goodbye to the island and all it’s delightful big big forests, but I am moving north, near to the mountains, to new big big forests!

My girlfriend and I will be keeping a garden for her family, and the property is large and forested and delightful. I’ll have even more opportunity to work outdoors and whole new places to explore.

I’m very excited to start this next month have in my adventure. 🐌

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22 March 2020

In this time of staying at home I am teaching myself how to embroider! Eventually I’ll buy some thick iron on backing and turn it into a patch for my favorite sweater.

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21 March 2020

Today I started the seedlings and finished the quilt square I have been working on. It was another beautiful day today. In between the planting and knitting, I went for a delightful walk through the woods.

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20 March 2020

Hello friends! It is finally finally spring. I went outside today to make sure everything was in tip top shape for starting the garden. Our little pond is all full up of frogs, and the earthworms are all waking up. I can’t wait to start planting!