by Roots and Resistance Resistance | May 9, 2024 | Palestine Updates
Sarah Aljamal dreamed of doing voiceovers for the animated films Tangled or Ratatouille. She had started taking voice acting classes with Fouad Shams, one of the best-known voice actors in the Middle East. Her dream, like many young women, was to be independent....
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | May 9, 2024 | Palestine Updates
The Israeli occupation continues its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip for the 215th day in a row on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of martyrs and injured people. Gaza’s Government Media Office (GMO) confirmed that the Israeli army has committed 3,094 massacres...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | May 9, 2024 | Palestine Updates
Hamas’s call for international organizations to document Gaza mass graves underscores the urgency and gravity of the humanitarian situation in the region. Documenting mass graves is crucial for preserving evidence of potential war crimes or human rights...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | May 9, 2024 | Palestine Updates
The statement from the National and Islamic forces rejecting all forms of guardianship over the Rafah crossing underscores the importance of Palestinian sovereignty and control over their own borders. The Rafah crossing, as Gaza’s primary gateway to the outside...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | May 9, 2024 | Palestine Updates
The description of protests for Palestine at NYU as “generation-defining” underscores the significance and impact of these demonstrations on the campus community and beyond. NYU’s protests for Palestine have galvanized students, faculty, and staff to...
by Roots and Resistance Resistance | May 9, 2024 | Palestine Updates
The description of panic in Rafah as an Israeli invasion begins evokes a haunting sense of history repeating itself, echoing the trauma and displacement experienced by Palestinians during the Nakba, or “catastrophe,” in 1948. The Nakba refers to the forced...
