Palestinians from Gaza feel relief for the people of Lebanon. We are also heartbroken that we are still being slaughtered.
Lebanon Gets Ceasefire, but Palestinians in Gaza Can Only Hope When I heard about the upcoming ceasefire in Lebanon, it called to mind the past deadly escalations by Israel on Gaza in 2008, 2012, 2014, and 2021 — just before temporary ceasefires went into effect. The ceasefires had brought feelings of euphoria, relief that we had survived. The break from the massacres, however, brought its own torments: taking stock of the massive destruction and loss. For Palestinians from Gaza today, our feelings are again conflicted. We feel a relief for the people of Lebanon, who suffered violence for the sake of Gaza. We are also heartbroken that we are still being slaughtered. The Lebanon ceasefire is a reminder that we are still treated as subhuman. Following the victory of President-elect Donald Trump, who promised in his campaign to bring lasting peace to the Middle East, some Palestinians I spoke with once again expressed hope for the end of the genocide. Trump, though, is Netanyahu’s closest political ally and friend. Palestinians like me, waiting in fear for our loved ones, are left in another state of terrifying uncertainty. We can’t trust Israeli or American leaders when they talk about a ceasefire, and yet we still yearn for our own day to come, to experience those last hours before a ceasefire, when we might truly envision an end to the deadliest year in our recent history. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#33780): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/33780 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/109818045/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
