🇵🇸🪁 IF I MUST DIE: Kite-flying holds deep cultural and symbolic significance for Palestinian children, especially in Gaza. It represents a rare form of joy and creative expression amidst the challenges of living under siege and especially during an active genocide. In many cases, the simple act of flying a kite becomes a metaphor for freedom, as children watch their creations soar beyond the physical barriers that confine them. This tradition has also been a way to reclaim a sense of normalcy and to assert resilience in the face of adversity, turning the sky into a canvas of hope and defiance. Refaat Alareer’s poem “If I Must Die” poignantly connects the act of kite-flying to resilience, memory, and hope amidst the devastation in Gaza by the Zionist entity. In the poem, Alareer envisions his story being carried forward through the simple yet profound act of flying a kite. The kite becomes a symbol of innocence, defiance, and the enduring spirit of Palestinian children. It offers a moment of hope to a child looking skyward, imagining an angel bringing love and light, even in the face of profound loss. By flying kites adorned with Palestinian symbols and flags, we honor the memories of our martyrs and the enduring spirit of our children. Each kite becomes a tribute to their lives, a symbol of their dreams, and a reminder of their resilience. As these kites rise into the sky, they carry messages of hope, freedom, and remembrance, affirming our commitment to justice and the preservation of our history and our continued resistance. Through this simple yet profound act of cultural resistance, we ensure that their stories remain alive in our hearts and in the hearts of future generations. From the river to the sea, Palestine is almost free. 🇵🇸

ULFP AFFIRMS STATEMENT MADE BY THE ‘ABANDON HARRIS’ CAMPAIGN IN RESPONSE TO THE 2024 US ELECTIONS: Abandon Harris (@abandonbiden24) spokesperson Hudhayfah Ahmad comments on the results of the 2024 Presidential Elections: “What did you think would happen? Did you really think we’d sit idle while our tax dollars were used to massacre our people, desecrate our holy sites, level our places of worship, and that we’d then vote for the administration responsible for one of the most egregious atrocities in modern history? Did you think we’d stand by as anyone who protested was silenced, beaten, arrested, and degraded? As the letter from Black Muslim American leaders so powerfully stated, “The war on Gaza is a war on Islam.” The Muslim-American community—a diverse body of people from all ethnicities and races-has decided: we will not stand down.” It is a stark reminder to all that electoralism will not save us. It never has. In our statement back in August, we said: “As Palestinians and allies in the diaspora, we bear a profound responsibility to ensure that the message of Palestinian liberation remains uncompromised and untainted by normalizers who seek to perpetuate imperialist agenda and uphold the establishment. The time has come to unequivocally reject the false promises and empty gestures of electoral politics, regardless of what side it originates from. We must remain steadfast in our commitment to true liberation. Our solidarity with the Palestinian cause demands nothing less.” Whether it be Kamala or Trump, our stance has always been clear: this empire and its Zionist project is bent on destroying Palestine and its people and it is our duty to stand with our brothers and sisters to repel that harm. United Liberation Front for Palestine Statement — November 6, 2024

Saleh Aljafarawi (@saleh_aljafarawi) documents the moment he found a boy sleeping in a cemetery. The deep psychological and mental toll this has taken on everyone in Gaza will need decades to remedy, and this cannot be possible without the total dismantlement of the parties responsible for this genocide.