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let the world never forget that it’s AMERICAN weapons being used to wipe out Gaza. that it’s AMERICAN tax money funding this genocide while the AMERICAN president and AMERICAN leaders support this mass murder of innocent people. let the world never forget America has Palestinian blood on its hands

I recently heard about this young adult novel in which Schrodinger’s cat and Pavlov’s dog team up for a cross county adventure…

So I headed on down to the library to see if they had a copy for my 10 year old daughter.

The librarian said that my description rang a bell but she wasn’t sure if it was there or not.

compiled some non-fiction and fiction recommended reads about palestine/by palestinian authors:

The Parisian - Isabella Hammad ; historical fiction

Ten Myths about Israel - Ilan Pappe (a Jewish, Israeli historian) ; non-fiction

On Palestine - Noam Chomsky & Ilan Pappe ; non-fiction

Rifqa - Mohammed El-Kurd ; poetry collection

The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist - Emile Habibi ; satirical fiction

Justice for Some: Law and Question of Palestine - Noura Erakat ; non-fiction

Minor Detail - Adania Shibli ; historical fiction

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine - Ilan Pappe ; non-fiction

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine - Rashid Khalidi ; non-fiction

In Search of Fatima - Ghada Karmi ; autobiography, memoir

Where the Line is Drawn - Crossing Boundaries in Occupied Palestine - Raja Shehadeh ; biography

Men in the Sun - Ghassan Kanafani ; novella, fiction

I Saw Ramallah - Mourid Barghouti ; biography

Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement - Angela Y. Davis ; non-fiction, collection of essays, interviews, and speeches

Between River and Sea: Encounters in Israel and Palestine - Dervla Murphy ; travel literature

Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick ; non-fiction

A Child in Palestine: The Cartoons of Naji Al-Ali ; graphic novel, non-fiction

in light of a four day ceasefire in Gaza being agreed upon, i am once again asking you all not to lose sight of the big picture. Biden and the Israeli Government are trying to frame this as a major democratic victory and as a favor respectively. they have no intention of a total ceasefire. they have no intention of stopping their genocide. remember - a ceasefire is the very first step. it’s not even the bare minimum.

the absolute bare minimum in this situation is 1) a complete ceasefire and immediate humanitarian aid in Gaza, 2) complete halt of all military foreign aid to the Israeli government, 3) the Israeli government being prosecuted for its war crimes in the International Criminal Court, and 4) land back and reparations for the Palestinian people. free Palestine means free Palestine, not just temporarily stop carpet bombing Palestine.

a temporary ceasefire is something, but it’s not even close to the end goal. we cannot let up pressure when things seem to be looking up. keep protesting, boycotting, spreading awareness, contacting politicians, etcetera. keep your eyes on Gaza. free Palestine.

i would literally be the most inconsistent character in someone’s book. one moment i am happy and hopeful. the next i am sad and despondent. on some days i’m really productive. on others i lie in bed and stare at the ceiling. i am a mess of hastily scribbled notes and unfinished character concepts squashed together into a barely breathing, barely functional person.

patiently waiting for someone to fall in love with me. i refuse 2 date. i refuse 2 flirt or make a move. how could this go wrong.

I like these little guys

some dylans with varying levels of effort