Yesterday, the bloodiest day in Gaza since 2014 ensued. 58 Palestinian protesters were slaughtered, and thousands injured as Israel “defended it’s borders” during a rally protesting the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem.
Religious leaders and activists took to social media to stand against such violent oppression and call for the international community to stop sitting idle and act in the face of yesterday’s massacre.
Yasir Qadhi draws upon the story of David and Golliath to express his admiration of the new face of the resistance, Fadi Abu Salah, on Facebook:
I have been too distraught to write anything regarding the horrific massacres perpetrated by the Apartheid State against…
Posted by Yasir Qadhi on Tuesday, May 15, 2018
He goes further in depicting the language used by mass media outlets.
Using the passive tense allows the cold bloodied racist occupying murderers to conveniently be left out of the title.
It’s as if Palestinians just seem to ‘be killed’ magically, out of nowhere, by no one, and no blame on anyone but themselves. https://t.co/49sOWYpCUr— Dr. Yasir Qadhi (@YasirQadhi) May 14, 2018
Palestinian-American Imam Omar Suleiman retweeted the contemporary relevance of #nakba70:
Right now, U.S. and Israeli officials are celebrating the U.S. moving its embassy to Jerusalem—at the same time Israeli soldiers are massacring Palestinians. This is a reminder of how the state of Israel started, and continues to be built. #Nakba70 #GreatMarchOfReturn pic.twitter.com/5o7VH0tALS
— MPower Change (@MPower_Change) May 14, 2018
Palestinian-American activist, Linda Sarsour, re-tweeted a Jewish man’s position on yesterday’s violence:
I’m the child of Holocaust Survivors. This kind of genocidal violence in Israel must be called out for what it is. This is totally unacceptable. Occupation is a crime. Our heritage should forbid us from engaging in this horrendous violence. We must address the cycle and end it https://t.co/jR3u1VkVu0
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) May 14, 2018
She went further in retweeting a post highlighting the disregard for Palestinian life:
58 protestors killed in Gaza today including children (and counting). This should not be difficult to condemn. Why is a Palestinian life less worthy? The silence from some is deafening. The normalization from many is disgusting. https://t.co/pZDcYUzEn8
— Faiza N. Ali (@faiza_n_ali) May 14, 2018
Scholar Ingrid Mattson highlights the irony of blurred lines between religious and political affairs:
Glad to have full clarity that the US is basing foreign policy decisions on religious beliefs. So is that the principle we are all operating by in the world now @LindseyGrahamSC ? https://t.co/S9lBrkUiic
— Dr. Ingrid Mattson (@IngridMattson) May 14, 2018
She simply and boldly states:
Check your dehumanization of Palestinians. #Gaza #Jerusalem
— Dr. Ingrid Mattson (@IngridMattson) May 14, 2018
Imam Qari Asim draws upon statements from Amnesty International, calling for the protection of human rights:
According to Amnesty International: “We are witnessing an abhorrent violation of international law & human rights in…
Posted by Imam Qari Muhammad Asim on Monday, May 14, 2018
Adam Kelwick sends prayers to Palestine from his current humanitarian mission in Yemen:
Special prayers from #Yemen ?? for the people of #Palestine ??
Posted by Adam Kelwick on Tuesday, May 15, 2018
