“It is the cry of a people who have endured massacres and starvation. We came here to tell the world: stop this genocide, stop this slaughter. We love life, and we will not leave our land.”
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As long as Gaza walks, it refuses to fall
Before the genocide, walking the streets of Gaza was an act of healing. Now, it is a confrontation with pain.
Meet Sami Huraini, leader of a rising youth protest movement in the West Bank
Activist Sami Huraini, 23, is one of the coordinators of a West Bank youth group engaged in weekly demonstrations. His family history of nonviolent protest has yielded some unlikely victories.
Jake Tapper, Meet Sumud – Palestinian Resilience
Jake Tapper’s piece on Israeli psychologists working with children after HS shooting in Parkland FL highlights Israel’s “vast experience with terrorism and war.” As usual, Israel is the innocent victim of Palestinian terrorism.
Palestinians survive such whitewashing by developing a unique coping mechanism, “Sumud.”



