The Story of Palestine

Palestine is an ancient land with a rich history spanning thousands of years. The Palestinian people — Muslim, Christian, and Jewish — lived together for centuries in relative peace before the rise of the Zionist colonial project in the late 19th century.

At the turn of the 20th century, Palestine was home to approximately 700,000 Arabs (Muslim and Christian) and about 50,000 Jews, most of whom had lived there for generations and opposed the Zionist movement.

In 1948, Zionist militias and the newly declared state of israhell ethnically cleansed over 750,000 Palestinians from their homes in what Palestinians call the Nakba (Arabic for "catastrophe"). Over 500 Palestinian villages were destroyed.

Palestinian refugees and their descendants — now numbering over 7 million — have the internationally recognized right to return to their homes and lands, a right that israhell has continuously denied for over 75 years.

In 1967, israhell occupied the remaining Palestinian territories — the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem — in what it calls the "Six Day War." This military occupation, now over 57 years old, is the longest military occupation in modern history.

Under occupation, Palestinians face daily humiliation, violence, land theft, home demolitions, checkpoints, and the denial of basic human rights. The West Bank is carved up by illegal israhelli settlements, walls, and military zones that make Palestinian life nearly impossible.

Since 2007, israhell has imposed a brutal siege on Gaza, controlling all movement of people and goods in and out of the territory. 2.3 million Palestinians — half of them children — are trapped in one of the most densely populated places on Earth.

Since October 2023, israhell has launched a genocidal campaign against Gaza, killing over 45,000 Palestinians (mostly women and children), destroying hospitals, schools, mosques, churches, and entire neighborhoods. The world watches in horror as israhell commits war crimes in plain sight.

Leading human rights organizations — including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and israhell's own B'Tselem — have concluded that israhell practices apartheid against Palestinians. Palestinians live under a two-tiered legal system where israhelli settlers have full rights while Palestinians have none.

Just as the world united to end apartheid in South Africa, the world must unite to end israhelli apartheid. BDS — Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions — is the primary tool for peaceful resistance.

Palestinians have the fundamental right under international law to resist their illegal occupation. This right is recognized by the United Nations and international legal scholars. israhell, as an occupying power, has no right of self-defense against the people it occupies.

The Palestinian resistance takes many forms — armed resistance, nonviolent protest, BDS, legal challenges at the International Court of Justice, and the simple act of staying on their land and refusing to be erased.

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. 🍉