Since October 7th, over 20,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed. That is 1% of the pre-war population of Gaza killed in just 11 weeks. 85% of the population has been displaced.
In that same time span, over 250 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank.
There is no war in the West Bank.
I am Palestinian. My family is Palestinian. I spent summers in Palestine throughout my childhood and have had fond, shorter trips there as an adult.
I've seen the trauma of my people first hand.
And yet, despite the biggest Arab death toll of *any* war with Israel in the last 75 years, the death of Palestinians seems to be an afterthought of the West's conscience.
In the Internet Age, 11 weeks is an eternity. Collective focus never lasts nearly that long.
So this is a reminder that 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in 11 weeks.
I pray for peace for everyone in the region and beyond. inshAllah we'll reach it.
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In that same time span, over 250 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank.
There is no war in the West Bank.
I am Palestinian. My family is Palestinian. I spent summers in Palestine throughout my childhood and have had fond, shorter trips there as an adult.
I've seen the trauma of my people first hand.
And yet, despite the biggest Arab death toll of *any* war with Israel in the last 75 years, the death of Palestinians seems to be an afterthought of the West's conscience.
In the Internet Age, 11 weeks is an eternity. Collective focus never lasts nearly that long.
So this is a reminder that 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in 11 weeks.
I pray for peace for everyone in the region and beyond. inshAllah we'll reach it.