We must continue…
When the genocide took place, I didn't stop talking about Gaza, protesting, lobbying, and making speeches. The thing I wanted to do the most—the thing I couldn’t do—was write. I suppose it was a mix of caring for my newborn baby (born just three months before the genocide), working overtime to cover my family’s evacuation and war expenses, and, finally, the shock of the Israeli crimes against my family, community, and people.
Some think the end of the intensive bombing means the end of suffering in Gaza. My mission is to keep on speaking, keep on lobbying, and start writing on behalf of my people back home, especially now that the war has ended.
Gaza has reverberated across the globe, changing public opinion, reshaping politics, forcing us to march in the streets, and compelling us to understand international law, courts, and the realities of the Israeli occupation.
It has laid bare the compassion of everyday people demanding a free Palestine and the complicity of politicians enabling genocide.
This is a duty for the few of us who managed to escape that prison. It is our duty never to forget our martyrs and to pursue our oppressors; it is our duty to amplify the voices of those we left behind to suffer in the dungeons of the Israeli apartheid system; it is our duty to advocate for human rights and spread liberalism worldwide. That is why our fight will continue here—in our town halls, in the media, in courts, and in the streets.
In the years to come, I have made it my life's mission to meet with MPs and officials, write on my blog, submit articles and clips to journalists at various media outlets, and give speeches and plan events that speak to our suffering and culture.
While they say writers write for their peers, I have been fortunate to build a network that includes journalists, academics, NGO professionals, and researchers at think tanks. Therefore, I will use this platform and others to reach out to them.
Almost everyone in the media is speaking about Israel and Palestine, but few are giving us "Gazans" a platform to speak. I hope my writing and activism will shape public thinking about Gaza and Western politics from our perspective.
Some of my articles will express gratitude for those who stood with my people, highlighting their heroic role during this genocide. I will also write to expose the public figures who enabled this massacre.
Finally, I know I'm but one person, but I would like to play a role in the invincible liberation of my people and in rescuing humanity from Zionism. And although my center piece is Gaza, my commitment is to advocate for all social justice causes, understanding that our liberation is interconnected.